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.
Hoist accelerated into overspeed mode and stopped. The hoist was removed from service immediately and all persons withdrawn from the mine via the Decline. Repairs were made to the electronic controls and the hoist returned to service for the evening shift on 08/10/2008.
During weekly performance testing and routine maintenance, one of the brakes overheated and locked on the Timberland Hoist situated at #10 Shaft. All miners working underground were safely evacuated to the surface via #8 Shaft. After the brake was allowed to cool, it was adjusted, tested, and the hoist returned to service.
This employee stated his back began to hurt after driving a haulage truck on rough roads.
A fire occurred on a road grader. The mine was evacuated with no injury to any person. The fire was allowed to extinguish itself. Air quality checks were made throughout the mine prior to miners being allowed to return underground.
This employee was using a sawzal to cut all thread while installing a pump starter. The sawblade jammed, resulting in the employees left pinkie finger being pinched between the saw caging and a piece of uni-strut.
#3 Hoist computer allowed the hoist to overspeed to more than 300 feet per minute total. The hoist safeguards immediately stopped the hoist. The computer was reset and the fifteen employees within the cage were brought to the surface. After successful function testing the hoist was returned to service.
This employee sliped and fell as she attempted to wash out a chute. She lacerated her left hand.
A rock fell from the face and struck this employee's right knee, as he scooped a sample of drill cuttings.
This employee was sitting in a maintenance utility vehicle passenger seat with his hand in the door opening. As he looked over his left shoulder, the vehicle door closed on his right index finger.
A broken spring was found during the preshift hoist inspection. No persons were underground. While the hoist still was capable of functioning, it was downed for repairs. The hoist was returned to service after the spring was repaired and proper function tests were successfully performed.
This employee was struck on the head and shoulders by a falling rock as he attempted to change a drill bit.
This employee said he reinjured a repaired hernia while installing a truck tire. After an investigation by the workers compensation insurance carrier it was determined that the injury was reportable as of August 26, 2008.
This employee injured his left, middle finger when he pulled a 5/16" chain from the back of a tractor carrier. The chain hung and jerked his finger when it unexpectedly stopped.
During pre-shift testing, #3 Service Hoist Computer recorded an inadequate brake test. The hoist was removed from service. No persons were underground. Further investigation revealed a failed hoist servo. When repairs are completed and hoist fully tested and found safe, it will be returned to service.
This employee pinched two fingers between a door and door frame on a blasting rig when the door closed.
This employee slipped and fell to the same level as he dismounted a service truck. He twisted his knee on a plastic discharge pipe. He later requested medical evaluation and was placed on restricted duty on April 23, 2008.
Upon entering the mine, the night shift crew encountered smoke and 12 PPM carbon monoxide. The shift boss removed the crew from the mine. No fire was seen. MSHA was contacted as a precaution. After receiving approval from MSHA, the mine was checked for hazards and none were found. A high voltage vacuum breaker blew out, causing the smoke.
Three employees were installing a wear plate in a chute. As they lowered the plate into the chute, it was pulled up by a tramp steel magnet. One employee's finger tip was pinched between the steel and the magnet.
#3 Service hoist was overloaded when a heavy motor was placed in the cage for transport. The safety controls on the hoist prevented conveyance movement. The motor was removed, the cage and rope connections inspected, and a round trip shaft conveyance test successfully performed before the hoist was returned to service at 6:00 PM. The mine crew left the mine via the Decline.
#3 Service Hoist brake did not release during pre-use inspection. The hoist was shut down for 55 minutes to adjust the brake. It was returned to service at approximately 10:15 AM. Mine crews were evacuated to the surface via the decline upon hoist shut down.
Worker was walking down a slope of gravel and clay that had received rain the previous night. The worker's feet slid from underneath her. She reached back to catch herself. This effort resulted in a strain.
As this employee placed a six foot long drill steel in place on a drill boom, another six foot steel fell over, striking his right instep.
As an old electric cable was being removed from a mine shaft, it broke and fell back into the shaft. This employee was observing the task and was struck on the upper lip by the end of the cable. Sutures were required.
A miner operating a Caterpillar TL943 Telehandler climbed under the boom to adjust a mirror. He accidentally contacted the joy stick control with his leg. The boom came down and caught him between the boom and engine cover, injuring his chest.
This employee and another were scaling loose rocks from a manlift basket. He and his partner identified a loose rock. When they began to scale the rock, it loosened over them. As the employee attempted to move the manlift out from under the rock, the rock fell, striking both men.
This employee and another were scaling loose rocks from a manlift basket. He and his partner identified a loose rock. When they began to scale the rock, it loosened over them. As the employee attempted to move the manlift out from under the rock, the rock fell, striking both men.
A miner was using a metal banding tool. Apparently a piece of the metal banding material was protruding out from the tool. The miner lacerated his left forearm on the metal banding.
This employee was changing electrical connections on a fan. He lacerated his left hand with a razor knife when he tried to cut nylon tie wraps. The laceration required six sutures to close.
EE was unscrewing a bad shaft coupling. When he got to the top of the threads, the oil tub had pressure against the shaft, causing it to jump sideways and strike him. This resulted in a deep cut on inside of right index finger.
EE WAS INSTALLING OR CHUTE. WAS WALKING ON STEEL BEAM, JUMPED TO GROUND ABOUT 4', FRACTURED HIS TOE.
EE WAS GUARDING A BLAST WHEN A 2" X 3" ROCK FELL FROM THE BOLTED AND MATTED BACK, STRIKING HIM THE RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS CUTTING THE BANDS ON A BUNDLE OF BOLTS.HE CUT HIS LEFT WRIST ON A SHARP EDGE OF ANOTHER BAND HE HAD ALREADY CUT. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
GRINDING ON A STEEL PLATE WITH A GRINDER AND FELT PIECE OF METAL FLY INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
THEY WERE CEMENTING BACK & FILL INTO A STOPE ANDTHE LOADER BUCKET SLAPPED THE BERM. WET CEMENT FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE INSTALLING A 6" BY 20' SECTION OF STEEL PIPE, THE PIPE SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK. AMPUTATION OF FIRST KNUCKLE OF LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
EE STEPPED ON SOMETHING AND CUT HIS FOOT.
PREPARING TO DO REMOTE DRILLING AND AFTER PUTTING PULLING HOSES LOWER BACK APPEARED TO BE STRAINED.
EE WAS BOLTING WHEN THE BOLT TIGHTENED AGAINST THE BACK A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS OPERATING TRUCK TRAVELING UP MAIN DECLINE TO DUMP A LOAD @ THE SURFACE. DUST WAS BLOWING AND EE GOT DUST/FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS LOADING A LIFTER AND WHILE TAMPING THE POWDER HIS FINGER HIT A ROCK ON THE FLOOR.
EE WAS REMOVING A 60" DIAM. 20' SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING WHEN IT SLID INTO HIS HAND, PUSHING IT INTO A STEEL PLATE.
EE WAS GETTING OFF A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PULLING ON WIRE ROPE CABLE WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY CAME FREE, HE LOST HIS BLANCE AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FALLING OBJECT PROFECTION STRUCTURE FOPS
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN A FIST SIZE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BACK THROUGH THE WIRE (4" X 4") AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE MOUTH.
THE MINER WAS PULLING HIS STEEL OUT OF A DRILL HOLE WHEN IT BECAME STUCK. AS HE WAS EXERTING MORE FORCE TO REMOVE THE STUCK STEEL IT CAME OUT SUDDENLY CAUSING THE JACKLEG DRILL TO TWIST AROUND & CATCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKLEG AND LEG.
STEPPED ON NAIL (DIDN'T BEND OVER NAIL) POOR HOUSEKEEPING.
THE EE LOST CONTROL OF HIS JACKLEG WHILE REPOSITIONING THE DRILL. THE DRILL "BUCKED" AND CAME OVER ON HIM. AS HE FELL TO THE FLOOR THE DRILL CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL AND ROCKS ON THE SILL FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE IN PREPARATION TO INSTALL ROCKBOLTS. LEG SPUN ON A ROCK AND MACHINE KICKED OUT OF HOLE AND EXTENDED. EMPLOYEE LET GO OF MACHINE STEPPED BACK OUT OF THE WAY AND TR IPPED ON ROCKS. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HEEL.
MINER WAS SCALING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND A MAT, BOUNCED OFF THE SCALING BAR AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM.