Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
INJ EE WAS OPERATING 1YD LOADER WHEN IT FREE WHEELED DOWN WEST DECLINE APPROX 500' WHEN EE STEERED LOADER INTO RIB OF XCUT. PREEVULATION OF EE'SINJURY WAS POSSIBLE BACK & HIP INJURY. DR CHECKE D OUT EE FINDING NO PROBLEMS WITH HIP OR BACK. DR FOUND EE TO HAVE 2 CRACKED RIBS ON LEFT RIB
EE WAS CLEANING SAND BUILDUP FROM AROUND A PUMP. WHEN A UNDETECTED PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL, HITTING IN THE BACK. ATHE TIM EE SAID HE WAS OK, NEXT DAY HE CALLED IN SAYING HE WAS SORE AND STIFF . HE THEN WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR. CHIROPRACTOR CHECKED HIS AND THEN RELEASED HIM FOR 8-3-98.
EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW PIN N A LOWBOY TRAILER, HE WAS USING A 16# HAMMER TO PUT PIN IN WHEN HE SWUNG HAMMER AND HT PIN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJ MAN WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TIE THAT HELD HIS SELF RESCURER ON WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED WITHKNIFE CUTTING HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM. DR HAD TO STICH THE CUT. RELEASED HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK.
INJURED EE WAS LOADING 55 GAL. BARRELS 3 OF THEM OFF OF ONE TRUCK ONTO ANOTHER TRUCK SO HE COULD HAUL THEM TO THE MINE. AT THE MINE HE LOADED BARRELS INTO BACKET OF 2.5 LOADER. WHILE UNLOADING BARRELS OUT OF LOADER, HE FIRST FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE STARTED THE JOB. REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING, WENT TO HAVE IT CHECK ON 6-4-98 AFTER IT DIDNT QUIT HURTING.
INJURED EE WAS WASHING LOADER WITH STEAM CLEANER, WHEN HE PASSED THE WAND ACROSS HIS RIGHT FOOT, BURNING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. INJURED EE DID NOT GET TO DR. TIL 7-8 WHEN HIS FOOT CONTINUED TO H URT.
INJURED MAN WAS PUTTING A BULL HOSE TOGETHER WITH A RAP - WRENCH WHEN HOSE MOVED & HE RAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE CLAMP BOLT. MAN WENT TO DR TO HAVE IT CHECKIED, DR PUT SPLIT ON FINGER & GAVE T HE MAN "ULTRAM" 50MG.
WAS PULLING SERVICE TRUCK OUT OF THE MINE WHEN INJURY EE WAS STANDING OFF TO ONE SIDE OF DRIFT, TO ALLOW THE HAUL TRUCK PULLING THE SERVICE TRUCK TO PASS. THE SERVICE TRUCK OPERATOR LOST CONTR OL AND RAN OVER INJURED EE'S LEFT FOOT AND PINNING HIM BETWEEN I BEAM AND RIB.
INJURED WORKER WAS WELDING ON BACKIN OF WELDING TRUCK WHILE ANOTHER WORKER WAS USING CUTTING TORCH WHEN HE CAME TO A POCKET IN THE WELD IT SPLATERED AND FILLED INJURED WORKER WITH SPARKS AND S LAG GETTING INTO HIS LEFT EYE. INJURED WORKER HAD DR. CHECK AND REMOVE A PIECE OF SLAG.
CONTRACTOR ELECTRICIAN WAS STRIPPING OUTER COVERING ON 4/0 8 KU MINE POWER FEEDER. RAZOR KNIFE BEING USED TO SLIT OUTER COVERING. ELECTRICIAN DRAWING KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN KNIFE SLIPED CAU SING WOUND TO KNEE. ENDED WITH STITCHES.
WORKER WAS RIDING ILLEGALLY ON UNDERGROUND HAUL TRUCK, WHEN FRONT WHEEL DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DITCH PIPE, THE INJ WORKER SLIPPED OFF HOOD AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR. AT THE TIME THERE WAS CONCERN WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BEING INJURED AT THE HOSPITAL I WAS TOLD THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS OK BUTSUSPECTED NECK RE-INJURY. THEY DONE MRI FINDING HIS NECK AHD THE VERTEBRATES.
EE HAD NO WATER TO HIS EQUIP. EE SHUT OFF WATER PUMP & STARTED TO CLEAN SCREEN IN WATER FILTER, WHEN HE HAD 3 OR THE 4 BOLTS OFF [THAT HOLD SCREEN HOUSING], HE STARTED REMOVING 4TH BOLT & FILT ER BLEW APART, CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE SAFETY GLASSES, & GET SAND IN EYES, WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE EYES CLEANED & CHECKED.
EE WAS WORKING IN A CROUCHED POSITION ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OF A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE WAS LOCKED UP. WENT TO DR THE NEXT DAY, TO FIND OUT THAT HE HAD & TORN MENISCUS IN H IS KNEE.
SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK, CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT FIGULA BONE. EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A JEEP, DIDN'T SEE UNEVEN SURFACE & SLIPPED.
EE WAS HIT IN GROIN WITH AIR HOSE WHEN IT CAME OFF A JACKLEG WHEN HE WAS HELPING THE DRILLER.
LARGE ROCK FELL & HIT EE ON THE BACK.
SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND EXCAVATOR BUCKET.
MOVING JACKLEG UP THE DECLINE AND FELL ON IT.