Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
climbed up on hand rail to put water in radiator on crusher motor, hand rail was wet and slipped and fell, landed on ground on his feet and broke is right heal.
Dragline operator was dumping bucket of rock, when it hit pile the material spattered mud and rock back toward dragline and the rock hit his left wrist it broke the skin and wrist swelled up. Back to work on monday 11/14/05.
February 6, 2002FL · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CLIMBING ON FRONT END LOADER TO FIX RADIO ANTENNA FELL OFF WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE FROM HEAVY DUE.
August 30, 2000FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE MEASURING THE END OF THE BOOM ON THE ROCK PECKER AT RED MILL. IT SLIPPED DOWN AND MASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND SPLIT IT THE HOSPITAL PUT 3 STITCHES.
April 25, 2000FL · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MAN WAS USING BAR TO PRY LODGED ROCK LOOSE, WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE IT HIT BAR CAUSING IT TO STRIKE MAN IN CHEEK AND EYE LID. IT CAUSED BRUING TO THE CHEEK AND LACERATION ON THE SIDE OF HIS EYE L ID.
CLIMBING IN RED MILL CRUSHER TO HOOK A COME-A-LONG UP TO PULL BACK PLATE TOO WELD IT. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS AND FELL. IN THE PROCESS OF FALLING HE HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE AND BACK.
May 20, 1998FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
OPERATOR PUSHING MATERIAL IN A VIBRATING FEEDER. FEEDERS FED BY CONVEYOR WAS STOPPED. LOADER WAS HELPING FEED MILL. STARTED BACKUP. A ROCK ABOUT 9 " DIAMETER HIT LOADER, GOING THROUGH WINDSHIE LD, STRIKING OPERATOR IN LOWER STOMACH.
May 11, 1998FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DRAGLINE OPERATOR HAD LEFT LEG RESTING ON BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN HE ACTIVATED CONTROL LEVEL CAUSING BROKE PEDAL TO KICK. CAUSING KNEE TO STRIKE DASHPANEL, MACHINE IS MANUAL CONTROLED CAT AIR ASSIT ED.
November 13, 1997FL · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AT NIGHT. HE WAS FURNISHED WITH SAFETY EQUIPMENT. SAID THAT HIS GLASSES HAD GREASE ON THEM, WAS REASON HE DIDN'T USE THEM.
June 4, 1997FL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CHAIN HOIST CONNECTED TO A-FRAME UNDER CONVEYOR BELT. TENSION WAS ON HOIST PULLING ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHEN WELD BROKE, PULLING FRAME ON HIM INJURING HIPS, RIGHT LOWER BACK, CAUSING MINOR ABRASIO NS, AND BRUISING TO LOWER RIGHT BACK.
May 14, 1997FL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
GROUND WHERE RIGHR REAR OF TEREX DUMP TRUCK CAVED IN CAUSING THE TEREX TRUCK TO LEAN TO THE RIGHT. TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED AT THE TIME. THEREWAS AN UNKNOWN CAVITY IN THE LIMEROCK
August 27, 1996FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
INSTALLING PUMP IMPELLA DID NOT REMOVE DRIVE BELTS FROM DIESEL ENGINE. ENGINE TURNED BAR WAS IN IMPELLA, HIT EE IN RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
August 10, 1996FL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON