Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
INJURED WAS WALKING UP INCLINE CONVEOYR IN THE GLASS SAND SCREEN ROOM. HE BENT OVER TO WALK BENEATH OVERHEAD H BEAM WHICH CROSSED OVER THE CONVEYOR WALKWAY, INJURED STRUCK HEAD AGAINST H-BEAM CAUSING TRAUMA TO THE HEAD AND NECK. HARD HAT AND RESPIRATOR BEING WORN AT THIS TIME.
August 1, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE INJURED WAS ROLLING A PIPE THAT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CUT INTO. HE HAD PLACED A PIPE WRENCH ON THE 10'X10" PIPE TO TURN THE PIPE JUST AS THE INJURED BENT OVER TO ROLL THE PIPE AND TU RN IT, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
June 25, 1996NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
February 29, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON BOTTOM OF RAIL CAR. THE DOOR WULD NOT CLOSE. HE WAS PULLING ON TEH BAR AND IT SLIPPED JERKING HIS ARM. HE CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM. OUT PATIENT SURGERY TO REM OVE.
February 11, 1996NJ · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE STEPPED ONTO WORKBOAT FLOOR & SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
January 31, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS HELPING A WATER VALVE AT THE WET PLANT CFS UNIT. WHILE USING BOTH ARMS/HANDS TO PULL WRENCHES ON BOLT/NUTS, INJURED STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. BOLTS/NUTS WERE RUSTED A ND HAD BEEN PAINTED OVER.
December 7, 1995TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM A TRUCK. THE PIPE ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN TWO PIPES CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AND CONTUSION TO TIP OF 3RD FINGER POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT IN DEX FINGER.
December 5, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INJURED WAS USING AN APPRX 2" DIAMETER WATERHOSE TO WASH DOWN/CLEAN UP AREA. THE INJURED GAVE A SUDDEN PULL ON THE WATER HOSE CAUSED A STRAIN TO THE MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & NECK.
October 16, 1995NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING DOCK PLATE INTO POSITION. RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PLAT AND SHOE, FRACTURING FINGER.
August 1, 1995TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SUBJECT WAS FUELING DOZER BY USING THE FUEL TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH FUEL HOSE NOZZLE WHICH WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF DOZER FUEL TANK SPOUT WHILE FUEL WAS PUMPING. NOZZLE FELL & STRUCK INJU RED ABOVE RIGHT EYE & ON LEFT HAND. FUEL SPRAYEDON INJURED'S BODY & IN RIGHT EYE.
October 24, 1994NJ · Metal/Non-Metalledgeman/hand, quarry manPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRACTOR-TRAILER WHEN FRONT TIRES HIT SOFT SAND CAUSING STEERIN GWHEEL TO SPIN. EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT RING FINGE RON WIND WINDOW HANDLE.
September 16, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE ROD MILL AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD. A PIPE WHICH THE INJURED HAD PREVIOUSLY PLACED OVER THE WRENCH HANDLE TO GAIN LEVERAGE, STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYEBR OW AREA OFHIS FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.
August 19, 1994NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE HOLDING SUPER SACK ON DISCHARGE CHUTE. OTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED CHUTE LACERATING FINGER.
April 15, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED PULLED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND FROM THE BED OF A TRUCK AND PLACING HTE BAGSIN A SMALL TANK APPROX SHOULDER HIGH.
February 2, 1994TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS PUTTING A NEW BELT ON TANK CONVEYOR. WHILE HE WAS PUTTING IT IN PLACE HE TWQISTED HIS KNEE IN SAND.
August 30, 1993NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE BEING HANDED A NON-RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE, VICTIM SLIPPED FORWARD. AS HE FELL TO HIS KNEES, THE KNIFE BLADE LARCERATED THE PALMAR SURFACE OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE VICTIM USED A PRY BAR TO HIT A METAL SLEEVE FOR REMOVAL FROM A SHAFT WHICH WAS ON A PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE PRY BAR WAS RESTING ON THE SHAFT BEARING AND APPROX. 6" MOVEMENTS WAS USED STRIKING T HE SLEEVE. THE VICTIM FELT IRRATATION IN HIS LEFT EYE AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS FOUND IN HIS LEFT CORNEA.
July 17, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF A WALKWAY TO RETRIEVE A SMALL SOCKET THAT WAS DROPPED ON FLOOR BELOW. AS HE JUMPED HE GRIPPED THE EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY TO STABALIZE HIMSELF. THE EXPANDABLE METAL CAUSED LACERATION TO THE INJURED'S RIGHT THIRD FINGER.
June 3, 1993NJ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE BEGAN COMPLAINING OF WRIST/HAND PAIN NUMBNESS COMPANY PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF RT WRIST THIS WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A WORK RELATED INJURY UNTIL 06-16-93
May 17, 1993NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE GETTING ON FORKLIFT, SMALL FINGER TWISTED BETWEEN FRONT & BACK OF SEAT.
May 14, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
VICTIM WAS TRYING TO THREAD FOOT VALVE ON A THREADED PIPE WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY A VICE. THE VICTIM, THINKING THE THREAD HAD STARTED, WENT TO TURN THE FOOT VALVE & IT FELL 4-6", MASHING FINGE R BETWEEN FOOT VALVE & VISE.
February 9, 1993NJ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
January 27, 1993TN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THEY WERE UNLOADING STEEL FROM TRUCK. THEY UNHOOKED BOOM TRUCK FROM SHEET METAL AND THE METAL FELL CATCHING WC'S ARM BETWEEN THE METAL AND FENCE POST BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM.
January 13, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PULLING A SECITON OF 12"X13' PIPE WITH A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WHICH WAS CONNECTED BY A STEEL CHAIN. HE PULLED THE PIPE TO THE AREA BEHIND THE FLOAT WHERE THE VACUUM SYSTEM WAS BEING MOVED TOT HE OUTSIDE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING. HE STOPPED THE TRUCK AND BEGAN TO BACK UP TO RELEASE THE TENSION ON THE CHAIN, IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK AND PIPE. AS HE WAS BAC
SHE WAS CLOSING THE GATE TO PLANT PARKING LOT. SHE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HER RIGHT SIDE LIFTING THE GATE UP OVER THE GATES TOP TO RELEASE GATE IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT.
December 23, 1992NJ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE STEPPING FROM A LIGHER TO A LOWER PLATFORM LEVEL EE SLIPPED ON A HI VAC HOSE ON THE FLOOR.
September 23, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ON A NIGHT OF RAIN, THE INJURED WAS ON TOP OF A RAILCAR POSITIONED UNDER THE LOADOUT HOSES OF THE GLASS SAND LOADOUT. WHEN STEPPING OFF THE WALKWAY IN THE CENTER OF THE RAILCARS TO POSITION TH E HOSES. THE INJURED SLIPPED, PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK WHEN TRYING TO PREVENT A FALL.
September 18, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
INJURED WAS LIFTING APPROX. 5 SHEET OF 1/8INCH X 4INCH X 8INCH SHEET METAL WITH AOVERHEAD CRANE AND A LIFTING CLAMP THE SHEET METAL STRUCK A OF EXPANDED METAL STICKING UP ABOUT THE METAL RACK. THIS CAUSED THE LIFTING CLAMP TO RELEASE A SHEET OF METAL LACERATION THE INURED CHEST STOMACH AREA WHEN FALLING TO THE FLOOR.
Morie Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A BUNDLE OF RODS WAS BEING LIFTED BY THE CRANE TRUCK BOOM TO THE ROADMILL PLATFORM THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE BUNDLE OF RODS BEING LIFTED TO POSITION THEM WHILE THE BUNDLE WAS IN MOTION THE B UNDLE OF RODS STRUCK AN IBEAM & HE INJUREDS HANDWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO OBJECTS DIAGNOSED BY MD AS A BRUISE ONLY BUT PROBLEMS DEVELOPED ON 01-2 5-93 WITH PREVIOUS INJURY A REA OUT PATIENT
June 19, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON WHICH WAS LAYING ACROSS ATTRITIONER SUMP. AFTER CUTTING THE IRON WITH A TORCH, THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE IRON TOWARDS HIMSELF AND THE WEIGHT OF THE IR ON MADE THE OPPOSITE END DROP, THROWING THE HOT END UP AGAINST VICTIM'S ARM.
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