WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL, INJURED SUSTAINED A BRUISED LEFT HAND. INJURY OCCURRED WHENPLATE STEEL SLIPPED FROM INJURED'S CONTROL, PINCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE STEEL AND BAR STOCK INJURY RESULTED IN RESTRICTED DUTY.
Search the record
Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
- Total incidents
- 739,207
- Of which fatal
- 3,111
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
36 total records
Showing all 36WALKING REARWARD WHILE MOVING A WATER LINE, INJURED STEPPED ON A ROCK, TURNING AND FRACTURING THE RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING AWAY A BLAST HOLE WETTINGS IN PREPARATION TO DEPLOY A PLASTIC SLEEVE IN A DEWATERED BLAST HOLE, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINEDHIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING A CIRCUIT, A CONDUCTOR ACRCED, CREATING A FLASH. INJURED SUSTAINED A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.
WHILE PUSHING A ROUGHT CTAHODE INTO THE CATHODE CUTTING SAW, INJURED FELT PAIN IN THE KNEE.
USING AN IMPACT WRENCH AND EE HEAD SOCKET TO REMOVE AN ALLEN HEAD BOLT INJURED SUSTAINED A CUT ON HIS LEFT PALM WHEN A ROLL PIN CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET, STRIKING AND CUTTING THE PALM OF INJURED
WHILE REMOVING DOZER TRACKS, INJURED WAS STRUCK ON BOTH UPPER LEGS BY DOZER TRACKS. THIS RESULTED IN BRUISES AND WORK RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RETRIEVING DRILL CORE SAMPLES NAD STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING THE DIRLL SAMPLES CAN.
WHILE PULLING SHOVEL CABLE INJURED FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. INJURED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-15-99.
INJURED, WALKING ON A HILL SIDE, SLIPPED ON LOOSE WET GROUND, STRIKING RIGH KNEE ON BARREL CACTUS.
WHILE CHECKING THE MAIN SUB STATION GENERATOR, INJURED NOTICED A STINGING SENSATION ON HIS LEFT LOWER CALF. THE PHYSICIAN'S DIAGNOSIS WAS: POSSIBLE BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER BITE.
ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED SOMETIME IN THE AFTERNOON OF 6-24-98. THE INJURY, A FOREIGN BODY IN THE LEFT EYE, WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 6-26-98. THE EYE DR. DID NOT FIND A FOREIGN BODY BUT DID REMOVE A RUST RING FROM INJURED'S LEFT EYE. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE STOP BOLT OF THE CATHODE LOAD OUT CONVEYOR, INJURED'S RIGHT HAND (PALM) WAS PINCHED AND BRUISED. MEDCIAL TREATMENT WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THAT TIME. ON 12-1-698 INJ URED WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INFLAMED MIDDLE FINGER TENDON ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL THE DIAGNOSIS OF 12-16-98.
INJURED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT ELBOW WHEN HIS ELBOW STRUCK & WAS LACERATED BY THE EDGE OF HIS OPEN CHANGE ROOM LOCKER DOOR.
EE STOOD ON PUMP TO OPEN WASTE OIL CONTAINER WETBOOT SOLE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND CATCH HMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM, STRAINING SHOULDER.
WHILE INJURED AND A CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING A FUSING MACHINE FROM A FOUR INCH RAFFINATE MANIFOLD LINE, A BRANCH SADDLE CONNECTION ON A NEAR-BY 12" RAFFINATE HEADER LINE BLEW OUT. THE LINE PRES SURE TUMBLED THE INJURED ACROSS THE GROUND RESULTING IN CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE FACE AND BODY AND A DISLOCATION OF THE LEFT ELBOW. RAFFINATE SOLLUTION ALSO ENTERED BOTH EYES.
INJURED STEPPED OVER GUARD RAIL AND USED RIGHT FOOT TO GAIN LEVERAGE FOR ALIGNING A COPPER CATHODE. AS HE DID SO, INJURED'S RIGHT LOWER LEG WAS FRACTURED WHEN PINCHED BETWEEN SHEET CONVEYOR HY DRAULIC RAM AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF CONVEYOR.
WHILE LIFTING A CATHODE, THE CATHODE STARTED TO FALL BACKWARDS, BENDING AND DISLOCATING INJURED'S LEFT THUMB.
WHILE LIFTING A COPPER CATHODE, THE CATHODE FELL BACKWARD, BENDING BACK INJURED'S LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE TYING IN SHOT. HE HAD BEEN DRILLING AND TAKING SAMPLES EARLIER IN THE DAY. NO KNOWN CAUSE OF ACCIDENT OR INJURY.
WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP, INJURED SUSTAINED A LACERATION, REQUIRING SUTURES, TO THE PALM SIDE OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. INJURY OCCURRED WHEN FINGER WAS CUT BY FALLING SUCTIO N PLATE.
EE WAS CHANGING ROTARY BLASTHOLE DRILL BIT. WHEN HE BENT TO SET BIT DOWN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE GRINDING METAL, A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED INJURED'S LEFT EYE. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED.
WHILE DESCENDING A WATER TRUCK ACCESS LADDER, INJURED PLACED FOOT ON LARGE STONE, CAUSING LEFT ANKLE TO TURN, RESULTING IN SPRAIN OF LEFT ANKLE.
GOT SOLVENT ON PANTS, LIT TORCH, CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE.
INJURED SUSTAINED A LACERATED LOWER RIGHT LIP, WHEN STRUCK BY AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT. INJURY MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHEN A ROPE, USED FOR PULLING A POWER CABLE BROKE APPROX. 100 FT FROM INJURED'S LOCATION; POSSIBLY FLINGING A ROCK. INJURED DID NOT KNOW AND THERE WERE NO EYE WITNESSES. SUTURES WERE TAKEN.
WHILE INSPECTING REPAIRS MADE TO PIPELINE, INJURED STEPPED IN SMALL HOLE WHICH CAUSED INJURED TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FALL RESULTED IN A MUSCLE STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK. THE TREATING PHYSIC IAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EE WAS INSTALLING A RAIN SHIELD AT AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHILE PUTTING ON A WELDING HOOD, AN OBJECT FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A SERVICE TRUCK, A SPARE TIRE RESTING AGAINST THE TRUCK STARTED TO FALL, THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE TIRE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE TIRE WAS HEAVY, CAUSING A S TRAIN TO THE RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A BOX WORKING ON A LOADER THE BOX SLIPPED OR TURNED OVER AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO FLOOR
EMPL CUTTING HO5E IN CONVEYOR BELTING WITH KNIFE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A PLANETARY RING GEAR WHEN HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS LIFTING A BATTERY HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE VICTIM SUFFERED A LOW BACK STRAIN. HOWEVER SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS REVEAL ADVANCED DEGENERATIVE CHA NGES IN THE AREA OF THE STRAIN. HE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 6-13-84.
EMP WAS REMOVING A DRIVELINE FROM A LARGE HAUL TRUCK WHEN DRIVELINE SUDDENLY BROKE APART A HEAVY PIECE CAUGHT THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRIVELINE AND TRUCK FRAME CAUSING LACERATED FINGER THAT NEED SUTURING
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON THE THIRD STEP OF A 6 FT. STEP LADDER. HE WAS PULLING ON A 15" WRENCH WHILE USING A CONDUIT KNOCK OUT PUNCH ON TOP OF AN ELECTRICAL PANEL. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL OFF THE LADDER. HE LANDED ON THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.