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.
While performing routine cleaning duties, the operator of a Bobcat MT100 mini track skid steer reversed the equipment and made contact with a protruding motor. This resulted in an impact to the operator's lower back
Employee was stung by a bee on EE's right hand
Cleaning under Rotex area. Backing up with Dingo when left wrist got pinned under structure beam and dingo controls.
Employee was removing organics from screener when EE noticed a slight pain in EE's back from twisting and pulling. Later the employee was feeling more pain while operating a loader.
Employee was working on carrier feed hopper guard. While another employee was using grinder to remove the guard. Employee pulled and guard popped "snapped" out striking employee and forehead causing skin to be open at point of impact.
Employee used leverage, via pushing by hand, to break a 4.5" PVC pipe, upon breaking the pipe flipped up and struck the employee in the mouth causing a laceration on the lower lip.
EE was entering the skidsteer when EE's phone fell out of EE's pocket. It fell on the bucket step into a corner. EE sat down and went to pick it up quickly and when EE pulled hand up noticed the left index finger was bleeding. When EE flexed the finger EE noticed the severity of the cut and it started bleeding profusely.
Employee was opening the lid on a pneumatic truck. The lid on the handle was tight and employee exerted a good amount of force to get it to open and felt something pull in shoulder muscle. Employee called and said employee wanted to take pain medication and see if it felt better. After about an hour the pain was not getting better and we decided to take employee to get checked out.
Employee was closing lids at our loadout facility and was not maintaining 100% tie off while on the customer truck. The truck pulled forward and the employee fell 15 feet to the concrete floor.
Employee got sand in EE's right eye while performing housekeeping duties. Was treated onsite with first aid measures, then taken to an offsite facility for evaluation where EE received an eye drop prescription.
Employee was operating a skid steer around a screening location. The following morning the employee complained of facial irritation. Employee was taken to Quality Urgent Care in Pleasanton, TX for evaluation. Diagnosis was Dermatitis to EE's face. This event was reported more than 24 hours after being present at work.
Employee was bending a damaged guard with a hammer when the guard shifted and the employee struck their hand against the edge. This caused a laceration on their right index finger requiring 3 stitches. No restrictions were put in place.
Employee was repairing leaks on baghouse & valve separated from wall and struck EE in the face. EE was driven to ER for medical attention by co-worker.
While operating a skidsteer the equipment overheated. The employee exited the equipment to inspect the issue and while the engine compartment was open the radiator overflow line had whipped up and a burst of hot coolant came out hitting their hands. The overflow hose was not secured in place due to the mounting brackets being on the wrong side of the radiator frame.
Loadout operator was on top of a box truck closing hatches. The top of the box had a thin layer of sand causing the EE to slip and stumble backwards, tripping over the small rail on the edge of the box causing EE to fall over the side and between the the 2 boxes on the trailer and hit the bridge of nose on the second box which was directly behind EE.
Belt press attendant was cleaning a floc mix bowl, after flushing out the bowl EE went hang the hose up and slipped backwards due to floc on the ground. EE extended EE's hand out to catch fall & got a cut from a metal grading step. After EE fell, we asked EE if EE was okay, EE said "yes" we helped EE clean the cut on EE's hand after that EE was taken for more medical attention.
Employee was going to wash off grease fittings. The employee was having an issue with the hose, so the operator was going to dismount the loader to help. The operator did not realize the loader was still in gear and as operator stepped off the brake pedal, the loader moved forward. The front right tire bumped the employee's knee.
Weather was sunny and damp. Employee was replacing springs on the duster in the dry plant when a metal plate slipped and smashed EE's hand between the metal plate and the metal structure.
There was light rain and the employee did not fall, but slipped while walking to the fuel station and felt pain in EE's left knee.
Employee was backing up a dingo pushing dand when EE's hand was pinched in between the dingo controls and a cross member for the duster. There was light swelling and redness, treated as a first aid incident. When irritation persisted it was learned that the wrist was broken.
Employee stepped into an area where there was some "FLOC" residue causing the concrete slab to be slippery. Employee slipped on EE's left ankle and fell to EE's right side landing mostly on EE's right shoulder then right hip.
Employee operating skid steer when it suddenly pulled hard to one side causing employee to hit their head on side of window and later experiencing neck pain. Employee did not report incident and went to ER on their own.
Blisters on feet due to friction inside of boots. Blisters infected - Cellulitis.
Employee was loading rotex balls and screens into the skid steer when EE twisted at the waist and strained back.
Employee opening lid hatch for Trailers. Employee opened double hatch lids and was attempting to cross back to the platform and stepped into the open space of box with left foot and fell onto cross member of Box; employee sustained a bruised right knee, left elbow & perineum area of buttocks. Initially, was reported as a first aid injury only.
The employee added oil a machine and then climbed into the cab to turn it off. After turning off the machine EE proceeded down the ladder of the machine slipping on the second rung falling approximately 4.5 feet to the ground landing on EE's buttocks. When EE got up EE felt a sharp pain in EE's pelvis and lower back causing EE to call for help as EE was alone.
The employee was removing a piece of equipment from the forklift to be worked on. The forklift was placed in a holding position but the emergency brake was not on and the controls were not touched when the forklift jerked forward striking the employee on the right side of body causing them to land on the connex box several feet away.
Employee was working at clearing the chute where the Cyclone from the West Dryer discharges into the sump. As EE was working to clear this chute EE smashed hand into the top opening of the chute causing injury to the tip of the little finger on the left hand. The fingernail was lost and the tip of the finger required stitches.
MPCS division independent contractor was installing floor grating. EE had cut a piece off and returned to cut more and stepped onto a piece of metal buried in the sand. The pointed sharp edge punctured the boot and caused a laceration under the left big toe.
EE was helping assemble an excavator. Attempting to attach arm to boom with a steel pin (273.25 lbs.). Pin was held in place with a nylon strap. Pieces were misaligned. The EEs began to remove the pin and pieces shifted, causing the injured EE's finger to be pinched between the pieces, causing soft tissue injury. EE was treated for degloving of the distal phalanx of fifth finger.
The injured employee got EE's left thumb caught between a forklift mast and a fork causing a laceration to the left thumb.