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.
Employee was removing jackhammer from catwalk approx 6ft high. As the employee pulled the jackhammer down to the ground level, the jackhammer oiler struck the employee in the mouth, causing a chipped tooth.
Right thumb caught in grinder. Right nail pulled off during incident. Required two stitches to stop bleeding.
Laceration caused during smash by large metal plate to right pinky finger, palm side.
Truck driver entered empty bulk trailer tank for unknown reason, and was later discovered unresponsive inside the trailer.
EE was attempting to climb onto an equipment(TA-40). Weather conditions were icy, wet, and cold. As he attempted to climb on equipment his foot slipped on the stirrup and he caught himself on the rails to prevent him from falling. He heard something pop in his right shoulder.
Employee was returning from getting water in Maintenance Office. Upon re-entering the loader cab he put his right hand where door closes and utilized his left hand to shut the door. He thought he could move his right hand before the door shut. The door shut on his right middle finger. He reopened the door and removed his finger.
EE was assisting another ee in shoveling material from a hopper that had stopped up with material. As he shoveled material he felt pain in his right shoulder.
Employee was building chute and cut their right forearm on piece of sharp angle iron.
Employee was climbing fixed ladder on burner floor to bring down cardox equipment. EE was 4-5 rungs up (4-5ft), when hard hat came off. At the same time, the right foot missed the next rung and the employee fell. The employee tried to stop the fall and fell forward. EE's right elbow and hand made contact with the floor.
Employee was getting off of the Maintenance truck. As he was coming off the truck there was a oil spilled on the bumper causing him to slip and fall to the floor. Fell to the floor on right side of body.
Employee was attempting to loosen liner plate in finish mill using a 8# sledge hammer. Employee struck liner plate and a small fragment of metal spalled from the liner plate and struck employee in the right upper leg. Fragment was removed by emergency room personnel and wound was closed using a single staple. Employee released to full duty without restrictions.
Employee was cleaning shot cast nozzle and material blew into employee's right eye.
Employee was moving metal disk weighing about 300 lbs by rolling it on edge. The disk fell over and struck employee on outside of left foot. Sustained "Jones fracture" to fifth metatarsal.
Employee was attempting to use magnetic block to reset switch on BMH reclaimer, when reclaimer was moved by another employee and caught employee's finger between sensing block and rail block. Right fingernail evulsion and laceration. Employee treated and released. NO LOST TIME.
Zemer maintenance crew was performing a lift of a roll of belt. During the lift miner's hand became entrapped between the lift chain and the roll of belt resulting in an injury to his right thumb.
Employee was pushign brick on conveyor. He trapped his right index finger between two bricks and sustained a crush/pinch injury to the finger tip and nail.
Miner was trimming belt from cable with a knife and cut index finger. Miner was taken to doctor and received three stitches in finger. Miner returned to work the same day and had no lost time.
Employee was cleaning slots in division screen of #3 F/M using jackhammer. Small piece of metal went up under safety glasses sticking him on the right side of nose and a piece of metal ended up in left corner of right eye.
While using a jackhammer in cooler his left hand was on the handrail (scaffolding) and he was pulling back on the jackhammer with his right hand. When the jackhammer came loose the handle pinned his left hand between the handle and the handrail of the scaffolding.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE BLOCKAGE IN AIR SLIDE GATE WITH STEEL BAR WHEN BLOCKAGE RELEASED AND GATE SLAMMED CLOSED, TRAPPING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL BAR AND THE AIR SLIDE HATCHWAY. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A CLINIC AND SUTURES WERE TAKEN TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED A 5-GALLON BUCKET CONTAINING SAMPLE DISCARDS THAT WEIGHED ABOUT 50 POUNDS. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE BUCKET BEFORE IT HIT THE FLOOR AND IN DOING SO STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. LATER IN THE DAY HE REQUESTED MEDICAL EXAMINATION. TREATING PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED A LUMBAR STRAIN AND PRESCRIBED MEDS AND PHYS THERAPY.
Employee was placing liner plates in finish mill using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and struck him in outer surface of left ear.
A cooler had broken down. They were passing 5 gallon buckets full of material from person to person. EE said he grabbed a bucket and turned too hard to hand it to the next guy. He felt a pain in his right groin area.
Employee was moving a bucket of rock, and lost footing on uneven surface. He twisted his lower back causing a strain.
EE WAS CLEANING TOWER. WHEN HOT BUILD UP PIECES CAME BACK OUT DOOR & GOT IN HIS EYE.
Working on preheater with jackhammer, working in a rush. Poking on preheater and twisted in and upward motion & felt sharp pain on left side.
EE entered the mill chamber to check air quality alarm went off and the EE exited the area and became sick shortly after. EE was treated with oxygen and directed to stay home for 2 days.
Employee was installing overhead grate and stretched a muscle in his upper back. He was placed on restricted duty for three days.
Employee was loading cement into a rail car and fell off the side when his fall protection harness take-up reel locked up unexpectedly, causing him to lose balance. He sustained a laceration to his right thumb requiring sutures and a small cut/contusion to his right cheek.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN A PLATE OF 1/4" STEEL WITH A HAND DRILL MOTOR. THE DRILL BIT BOUND UP IN THE STEEL, CAUSING THE DRILL MOTOR TO KICK BACK, FORCING THE EMPLOYEE'S RING AND PINKY FINGERS BACKWARDS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO CLINKER SILO 4 WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL BY GRABBING THE LADDER AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT SHOULDER, RESULTING IN A ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN.
Employee went to Stage #4 to blast an air cannon. He blasted the cannon and the sample port cap came off and sprayed employee with hot materials.
Employee was working in raw mill with dusty work environment, did not notice any problem until he woke up the next day with irritated right eye. Employee was examined by clinic physician and a dust particle was removed from the surface of the eye.
Employee was operating a jackhammer on the bypass at L2 preheater when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He immediately put the jackhammer down and started working with an air lance. The pain continued and employee was taken to doctor.
Employee was attempting to slide a metal panel when the corner slipped and pinched his fingertip. He reacted by pulling his finger away which caused a laceration on the fingertip. The laceration required two sutures to close.
Employee was walking out of Finish Mill 3. He had oil/grease on his boots. He stepped into a puddle of water and slipped, twisting his ankle. Employee initially refused any medical attention, but decided to go to a doctor when his ankle began to swell on 11/3/05. His doctor ordered that he not wear his safety footwear until 11/7/05, which restricted his normal duty assignment.
Employee was installing pump on water truck when pump slipped and struck his left thumb, causing fracture near nail bed.
Employee claims he was using an oxyacetylene torch to cut duct work from top of finish mill. Pieces of hot slag allegedly entered employee's shirt through a gap in the sleeve and caused burns to forearm area. Employee failed to report injury and burns became infected, causing employee to seek medical treatment a week after injury.
Changing bags inside compactment area, hot dust got on his arms. Body sweat mixed with dust and caused a burn on arms and hands.
Changing bags inside compactment area and hot dust got on arms; sweat from body mixed with dust and caused a burn on arms and hands.
While wearing protective dust suit in 100+ degree weather, employee climbed up/down tank truck 4 times to assist with positioning of truck for loading of CKD. On 4th trip, employee felt nauseous and dizzy.
Employee was leaning over a wheelbarrow cleaning next to a tall pallet of bricks when one of four bricks fell from top of stack & struck him in lower back.
Employee was using a 4' metal bar to poke through the inspection port at the Return Airslide at Finish Mill #2 to clear a material plug when he hit the fifth digit on his right hand on the edge of the port hole opening.
Lifting 20 ft extension ladder, ladder flipped over and employee twisted his wrist.
Employee claims that on or about 5/27/05, he lifted and held a section of grating at the Line 1 Scrubber Pit with his left arm while cleaning out the material with his right hand and arm. During this process, employee claims he felt a sharp pain in his left arm. Employee did not report injury until 6/29/2005.
AT APPROX. 9:20 AM ON MAY 20, 2005, AN EXPLOSION WAS HEARD COMING FROM LINE NUMBER ONE. THE DEFLAGRATION WAS OBSERVED TO BEING AT THE ELEVATOR BOOT & CONTINUED TO THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR. THIS EXPLOSION WAS CAUSED BY THE IGNITION OF A DUST CLOUD INSIDE THE ELEVATOR.
Employee was shoveling material out from under 311-BC1 belt conveyor when he claims he struck a secured bolt with his shovel, causing his right wrist to hyperextend. Employee did not report injury until he felt initial pain on 05/04/2005.
Employee was working inside the raw mill roll removing outer bearing race using a wedge and hammer. Employee claimes he was driving the wedge between the bearing race and cage when a piece of race came out and struck him in right thigh.
EE was at bottom of bypass dust silo performing inspection on 2 bypass dust extraction systems. EE thought isolation gate was closed. EE claims he opened port downstream of gate on airslide to verify gate was closed. When EE opened port on airslide, material immediately began flushing from silo. EE inhaled bypass dust during incident.
Injured employee & co-worker used strap attached to forklift to lower Pfeiffer grinding segments into open box. While lowering segment, strap stuck on front of one fork. Injured employee claims that when he used his right hand to pull strap off fork, segment weight shifted in box applying a load on strap causing strap to pinch employee's finger between strap & fork.