Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Employee was pulling down pull through curtains when they heard their shoulder pop. Employee is having surgery today 10/17/2019. Employee never missed a day of work until the surgery date.
Standing on 3 foot ladder hanging curtain when a piece of the rib rolled out and hit ladder knocking EE off and EE landed on the ladder and pieces of coal.
October 15, 2018IL · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MaRyan Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Throwing a pallet in a dumpster when it hit a foam canister in the dumpster squirting a liquid in employee's face and eye. Employee had to get a prescription for eye.
MaRyan Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was using a pry bar to slide a pin pod over when the bar slipped pinching a finger between the pin pod and the pry bar. Employee received 5 sutures.
December 2, 2017IL · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miner was walking away from the miner while they were changing bits when a piece of the bit or hammer hit the employee walking away in the side of the head. The employee received 5 sutures.
October 15, 2017IL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee was straightening roof bolt plates when a piece of rock fell and smashed right ring finger. EE received 7 sutures and broke the bone at the end of finger
Stepped on a piece of coal and twisted ankle. The employee never missed a day of work until 11/02/2017. The ankle never really healed and now the doctor has put EE in a boot and told EE to stay off it for 2 weeks.
August 3, 2017IL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MaRyan Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Truck driver dumping fly ash got dizzy fell into a pile of fly ash. Employee received burns to employee's eyes which employee had to get antibiotics for employee's eyes.
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