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 HELPING REPLACE A PIECE OF METAL IN LOADING BIN WHEN IT DISLODGED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A SMALL CUT BETWEEN RING AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT H AND.
September 14, 1988KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS SCHEDULED TO WORK 8-27-88 BUT DID NOT COME IN. HE TOLD THE QUARRY SUPERINTENDENT ON 8-29-88 THAT HE COULD NOT GET OT OF BED ON THE 27TH BECAUSE OF HIS BACK NOR DID HE GO AND SEE A DOCTOR. EMPLOYEE CAME IN FOR WORK ON 8-29-88 AND WAS ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. EMPLOYEE TOLD SUPERINTENDENT THAT HE COULD FEEL HIS BACK PROBLEM COMING ON DURING THE WEEK BUT WAS READY TO GO
August 26, 1988KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A CONVEYOR MEASURING FOR A MOTOR MOUNT. HE FELL FACE FOWARD ON THE BELT AFTER THE BELT WAS STARTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO DID NOT KNOW HE WAS ON THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINING CONVEYOR MOTOR TO DETERMINE REASON IT HAD TALLED THE VICTIM WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON ALTERNATOR BELT WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE CAUSING VICTIMS MIDDL E FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY
EMP WAS CHANGING OIL FILTER ON AIR COMPRSSOR. THE COMPRESSORE WAS NOT DISHCARGED. THEOIL FILTER TOP CAME OFF STRIKING EMP BELOW LEFT EYE CAUSING LACERATION STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
March 26, 1988KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A SCREEN FROM ITS STORAGE RACK AND LOADING IT ON A PICKUP TRUCK MANUALLY REMOVING THE SCREEN THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS LOWER BACK THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED O F LOWER BACK PAIN ACROSS HIS HIPS UPON VISITING A DR THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK BUT RESTRICTED TO LIGHT DUTY
March 15, 1988NC · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MECH. WORKING ABOVE DISLODGED DIRT DUST MATERIAL WHICH BOUNCED OO CHUTE AND A PC. STRUCK VICTIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. VICTIM COMPLAINED OF IRRITATION A(D TRIED TO WAS H EYE OUT.
January 29, 1988KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS3HELPING REPLACE GASKET AROUND THE CRUSHER DOOR.THE CHAIN HOIST HOOK CAME OFF THE DOOR LETTING IT FALL.THE DOOR HIT THE INJURED ON THE LEG KNOCKING HIM BACK. A GRATE BAR CAME OU T OF THE CRUSH9R,HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD,OVER THE LEFT EYE.
October 27, 1987NC · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
EMPL KNELT DOWN3TO DISLODGE ROCK BLOCKING FLOW OF MATERIAL TO JAW CRUSHER.WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP HE COMPLAINED KNEE POPPED OUT.UNABLE TO PUT BODY WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG.
I.NAME WAS PRYI3G UP ON HIS TRUCK SEAT WITH THE HANDLE OF A WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS RING & LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH HANDLE & FRAME OF THE TRUCK 3
August 10, 1987KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING BINS AFTER PLANT SHUTDOWN. A STONE FELL FROM MAIN BIN STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAY SHOWED SEVERE BRUISE.
THIS ACCIDENT W5S REPORTED ON 6-1-87 AND HE HAD BEEN WORKING SINCE 7:30AM I,NAME TATED THAT HE HURT BACK ON 5-3087 WHILE DUMPING LOAD OF ROCK BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. AT ABOUT 10:30AM ON 6-1-87 HE SAID HE SHO6LD GO TO DR (TRAINING) WENT TO DR AND HAD PULLED MUSCLE.
May 18, 1987KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMP 3 WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP PORTABLE WELDER BY HIMSELF. THE WELDER SLID OFF THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK AND THE TONGUE SMASHED HIS RT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER REQU3RED SIX STITCHES
March 5, 1987KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL USING PRY 6AR TO FREE UP A ROCK IN PRIMARY FEEDER AND ANOTHER ROCK FELL AND STRUCK PRY BAR CAUSING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN CHUTE AND PRY BAR AND IN DOING SO BROKE FINGER.
THE CUSTOMER WH2 IS THE OWNER OPERATOR AND NOT EMPLOYED BY MEDUSA HAD PULLED HIS TRUCK UP TO GET LAST PART OF LOAD, STEPPED OUT ON RUNNING BOARD OF HIS TRUCK TO INSPECT HIS LOAD, AT THAT TIME A ROCK FELL FRO4 #1 CONVEYOR AT A GLANCING LICK AND HIT HIS HARD HAT THEN BVOUNCED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS SCAPULA.
February 2, 1987KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMP WAS LIFTING3BLOCK OF WOOD ANOTHER EMP TOOK THE WOOD AND DRIPPED IT ONTO SOME METAL THE INJ EMP HAD HIS HAND ON THE METAL AND HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS BROKEN. SURGEON OPENED FIN FINGER TO RELEA8E PRESSURE
CONVEYOR WAS BE3NG HELD UP BY ENDLOADER SO EMPLOYEE COULD CUTT OFF SUPPORT LEGS WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN THE LEG WAS CUT LOOSE IT FELL BACK TOWARD EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE.
November 6, 1986KY · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I NAME WAS WELD3NG ON A SHAKER ABOVE HIS HEAD HE SAID HE HAD HIS WELDING HELMET ON A PIECE OF STEEL FELL IN HIS EYE PENETRATING THE STROMAL OF LEFT EYE HE BELIEVED IT WAS A FLASH BURN BUT WENT TO DR ON 9 18 86 THEY REMOVED THE STEEL ON THE 19TH USING A SPUD WASHED IT OUT PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION NO DAMAGE TO EYE
September 5, 1986KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorOTHER
EE WAS UNLOADIN1 & DISPATCHING TRUCKS AT PUG MILL AT WHICH TIME GOT SHORT OF BREATH & VERY WEAK WENT TO OFFICE THEN TO DR OFFICE WHO SENT TO TO HOSPITAL WHERE TEST DONE & HE HAD AN ACUTE MYOC ARDIAL INFARTIN1
August 28, 1986KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO REMOVE AN OVERSIZE ROCK FROM 4' CONE CRUSHER. PINCHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE CRUSHER AND THE ROCK. FRACTURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
ADJUSTMENT WAS 6EING MADE TO CONE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CRUSHER AND WRENCH.
April 17, 1986KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE CONTRACT TI9E CHANGER NOT EMPLOYED BY MEDUSE AGGREGATES CO. WAS CHANGING TIRES ON RT REAR OF R-35 TRUCK THE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP WITH BED RAISED THE INJURED STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAU SED THE JACK TO3KEEL AND THE BED OF THE R-35 TO FALL PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE BED OF TRUCK AND THE 1800 X 33 TIRE
February 13, 1986KY · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF LOADER TO CHECK MUD IN BUCKET IN COMING DOWN LADDER AS HE PUT LEFT FOOT ON GROUND HE STEPPED ON A 3-4 IN ROCK AND WHEN HIS ANKLE TWISTED AND HE FELL TO GROUND FRACTURE LEFT ANKLE 3
January 30, 1986KY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING A LADDER IN THE SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL
December 16, 1985KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING UP LADDER AT 3 FT CONE AT #2 PLANT THE GROUND WAS FROZEN AND HAD A LAYER OF ICE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ICE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND
August 16, 1985KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF LOADER AND SLIPPED AND FELL IN DOING SO CAUGHT RT FOOT BETWEEN BUCKET AND BOOM ON LOADER WHERE HE WAS GOING TO HOOK CHAIN TO HOLD UP ROCK KNOCKER ON A R-35 HAUL UNIT THAT REPAIR WORK WAS BEING DONE TO
June 10, 1985NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CLEANING LIVE PARTITION OF BUSS BARS WHITH PAINT BRUSH AND IN DOING SO PASSED BETWEEN TWO BAR WHICH NOW CLOSED AIR GAP CAUSING ARC TO BE CREATED BETWEEN LIVE PARTS WHICH GREW INTO VIOLENT ELE ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION SECOND DEGREE BURN OF FACE AND RT HAND AND WRIST
October 16, 1984NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WALKING ACROSS GARAGE FLOOR,I.NAME SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT AND BOTH FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM,FALLING ONTO HIS BACK AND RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
ROGER WAS ALIGNING A DRIVE SHAFT ON A REAR-END TO PLACE BOLTS, THE PIPE HE WAS USING HAD GREASE ON IT. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND STRUCK ROGHER ON UPPER RIGHT LIP REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.
August 23, 1983MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMP WAS USING RATCHET TO ADJUST CONE CRUSHER WHEN PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE RATCHET THE GEAR IN THE RATCHET BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL ON THE CATWOALK
August 3, 1983KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
LOADING A PIECE OF 2" GALV. PIPE ONTO TRUCK, INDIVIDUAL SLID PIPE THROUGH BARE 6 HAND, BURNING PALM AND 3 FINGERS. PIPE HAD JUST BEEN CUT OFF WITH ACETYLENE TORCH.
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