Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Employee states he was installing flashing on a conveyor belt to prevent spillage. As he was pulling on the flashing to properly place it his right hand went across a piece of jagged metal resulting in a laceration to his index finger on his right hand.
May 13, 2013MS · Metal/Non-Metaloutside foreman, leadmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE REAR SECTION OF AN 8" PIPE THAT WAS BEING PULLED FROM A TRENCH BY A 824 JOHN DEERE LOADER. THE REAR OF THE PIPE SUDDENLY CAME UP OUT OF THE TRENCH AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST.
August 22, 2011MS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee states he was removing a turbo from a Caterpillar generator. He states he had a wrench in his left hand and reached around the exhaust with his right hand. He was trying to put the wrench in his right hand and as he was doing this a metal gasket that joins the exhaust to manifold cut his right forearm.
Employee states he was securing crane to lowboy trailer. As he was throwing chain through the hook of the crane to secure felt a pain in his right shoulder.
June 9, 2010MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was removing a lid off of 120lb can of grease with a screw driver. As he was removing the lid the screwdriver slipped lacerating his middle finger on his right hand.
April 16, 2010MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee states he had positioned a 6X10 sheet of metal in a vertical position in a hopper to weld. He had placed (3) 2x2's in a horizontal position with one end against the sheet of metal and the other against the wall. As he was climbing out of the hopper on a ladder sheet of metal came unsecured and pinned him against the ladder.
August 11, 2009MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was replacing flooring at the primary plant. The employee was using a pry bar to move a steel plate when he felt pain in his back.
March 27, 2008MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was knocking the pin out of the bucket from the stick of the backhoe. The stick moved causing the pry bar to pinch between the stick and bucket. The pry bar then hit employee in his right collar bone.
October 24, 2007MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee states he was taking compressor off of engine , had it unbolted, reached for a hammer, when the compressor fell off of mounting studs. He grabbed the compressor to keep it from falling.
March 16, 2007MS · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was getting off of a track hoe that he had loaded onto a low boy, when he slipped and fell from the tracks onto the low boy trailer.
October 9, 2006TN · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee states that he had a back injury on October 9, 2006 while moving crossties at a conveyor belt. He did not report this when it happened. It was reported to us after the first of the year.
Employee hit his left ring finger with a hammer trying to knock a pin out of a roller.
September 11, 2006MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee slipped getting down from a front end loader and his right foot got caught in a step causing him to fall backwards twisting his right leg, knee, and ankle.
May 3, 2006MS · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAINS FROM A CONVEYOR COVER THAT WAS BEING LOADED ON TO A FLATBED TRUCK. EMPLOYEE HAD UNHOOKED CHAINS AND WAS GOING TO UNHOOK OTHER CHAINS WHEN A BOOM POLE ATTACHED TO A FRONT END LOADEDER STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SHOUDER.
September 15, 2005MS · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
While using a grinder, employee got some metal in eye.
August 18, 2005MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While changing air filter, serviceman cut right thumb on sharp metal barb.
August 6, 2005MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was putting an oxygen bottle on the service truck and dropped the bottle on his right foot.The employee received a contusion to his right foot.
RIDING A 4-WEELER ACROSS THE PIT AREA AND RAN OFF A 6 TO 8 FOOT HIGHWALL. THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS FACE ON THE HANDLE BARS.HE RRECEIVED LACERATIONS TO HIS NOSE AND FACE ALSO BRUISES TO HIS BODY.
July 12, 2004TN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
WHILE USING A PRYBAR TO ALIGN A ENGINE GOING INTO A BACKHOE, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND THE ENGINE.CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO THE LEFT LITTLE FINGEER AND BROKE THE END OF FINGER.
September 26, 2003MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
CUTTING WELD OFF DRAGLINE GEAR. GEAR WAS OUT OF MACHINE BUT THE GEAR ITSELF WAS NOT SECURED & WHEN THE WELD WAS KNOCKED OFF THE GEAR SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD & PINNING HIM UNDER THE GEAR.
WHILE OPERATING A DOZER, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 3-28-02. AT THAT TIME HE WAS WORKING FOR LEHMAN-ROBERTS & WAS COVERED BY OSHA. HE TOLD THE DR. IT HAD BEEN HURTING FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS& A NEW CLAIM WAS STARTED. REPORTED TO US ON 2-24-03.
November 11, 2002MS · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS