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.
While doing clean up around a dust elevator choke up, some lime dust got into his boots causing lime burns to both of his ankles.
Some lime slid down his boot causing a chemical burn to his ankles.
Employee was manually closing top lid of rail car.
EE was decending a trailer ladder, when he stepped onto ground, he stepped in a hole that had apparently developed from recent rains. Sprained a tendon in his left foot. Was taken for emergency treatment, fracture rule out, placed on light duty for two days.
A contractor employee was picking up a pallet of 50# bagged lime (2,500#s)w/a forklift. As he inserted fork lifts forks in pallet it fell forward on another contractor employee that was walking in the path of the falling pallet. Injured was air lifted to medical facility, released at 1:00 am after treatment and injury evaluation 8/7/07.
Employee stated that he was stepping up a stair step when he tripped, fell and hurt his left knee and lower back.
Employee was standing on a conveyor platform trying to free a loaded pallet of bagged product. His foot slipped and his left leg became trapped between a moving conveyor and a roller conveyor. He suffered abrasions and a crush injury to his lower left leg.
Employee was standing next to another worker. The other worker struck a sledge hammer against a machine sprocket. A sliver of metal dislodged and struck the injured employee on the left cheek. There was a small laceration.
Employee was climbing a metal fixed ladder when his foot slipped. He had 3 points of contact and he caught himself with his arms/hands grip on rungs above. He noticed later that evening soreness in his left shoulder and was subsequently treated at a clinic.
Employee was walking up a set of metal stairs when her left foot slipped off a stair riser. Her right knee struck the edge of a stair riser causing a hairline fracture of her upper fibula bone. She was holding the handrail but was unable to break her fall.
Employee was holding a metal inspection cap in his hand. The cap slipped out of his hand and struck the employee's steel toed boot top. The employee's small toe on his right foot was struck and the small toe was broken.
Employee had kiln dust blow into his eyes. He subsequently asked for medical care and was given prescription eye drops by the treating physician. Diagnosis was eye irritation.
Employee was descending a set of stair steps. He stepped down to the next step which was lower than he expected. His left ankle twisted and became sprained.
Employee was lifting the door to the service elevator at the firing floor level. Some lime fell from above his head and into his eyes around his safety glasses. He washed out his eyes, but became increasingly uncomfortable and was taken to the clinic for treatment.
Employee was walking on an elevated walkway when some dumped material dust became airborne and got in his eyes around his safety glasses.
Employee was descending a ladder, his handgrip slipped and he fell about 5 feet scraping his arm, hip and receiving a small laceration on his right knee.
Employee was running a bagpacking machine and noticed later in his shift that he had recieved a lime burn to leg.
Employee was using a hooking tool to move a rock lodged inside of a machine. When he pulled on the tool, his right hand struck a metal guard rail smashing his thumb, breaking the tip joint of his thumb.
Employee was closing the top lids on railroad hopper cars. A lid he lifted & released fell back against his left leg. He lost his balance & fell. His leg was pinned against a walkway (on the top of the hopper car) & he sprained his ankle. His fall was arrested by the safety harness & lanyard he was wearing (EE ended up dangling off top of hopper car).
Employee was stepping upon a stair step and his foot slipped and his left knee struck a stair step.
Employee was trying to lift a bearing grease cover to take a temp. check. The cover did not open and he applied more force, resulting in a tendon rupture to his left biceps at the elbow.
Two employees were working with a Pressure Washer unit. After changing a tip-end of the pressure wand they tested it by sending water pressure through the wand. The recoil on the wand caused the wand to strike the injured employee across his nose.
Employee was lifting a hatch lid on a railroad car. The hatch lid was heavy and the gravity force of it caused a severe strain to the employee's right wrist ligaments causing a bone in his wrist to fracture.
EE was walking with a 5 gallon pail of steel balls. His feet slipped and he fell against a metal guard rail, bruising his left rib cage. 2nd physician diagnosed broken rib.
Employee was attempting to lift a heavy component without sufficient help or use of a proper lifting device. He stated that when he turned with the heavy load he felt pain in his lower back muscles.
EE was raking ash from lime kiln firing hood. There was a pulse of air which blew lime dust into his face shield. He stated that some material got in his eyes. He washed eyes out for several days but had irritation which required med. attention. He was treated for corneal abrasion 7-12 & returned to duty same day w/restrictions. Had followup visit on 7-15 & returned to full duty.
EE WAS HOLDING AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR IN PLACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE PULLING A DRIVE BELT ON ANOTHER PART OF THE MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TWO SURFACES AND HE RECIEVED A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND. HE RECIEVED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION AND THERE WAS NO IMPAIRMENT RESULTING
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A STAIR SECTION CARRYING A PAIL OF STONES IN EACH HAND. HE STUMBLED AND FELL 3 STEPS TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE HYDRATE OPERATION ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR. HE HAPPENED TO LOOK UP TOWARD THE FLOOR ABOVE. SOME HYDRATED LIME MATERIAL FELL FROM THE FLOOR ABOVE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT EYE FALLING PAST HIS SAFETY GLASSES
Ee was using a metal pry bar to move rocks that were bridged in a secondary cone crusher. He jerked to pry a rock loose and strained his right shoulder. after monitoring his condition for a few days, he decided to receive treatment at a clinic. he was placed on modified duty and returned to work without loosing time from work.
Employee was driving a pickup truck through the plant site. A gust of wind picked up some lime dust and the dust was blown into his left eye.
EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO RELEASE A FITTING FROM A MACHINE. THE FITTING RELEASED AND THE WRENCH HANDLE STRUCK EE OTHER HAND AND MASHED IT AGAINST THE EDGE OF A FLANGE. EE RIGHT RING FINGER TIP WAS SEVERELY MASHED CAUSING FRACTURE WITH A CONTUSION, SPLINT AND THREE SOUCHERS NEEDED EE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON THE SAME SHIFT
EE states he was using portable grinder to dress a piece of metal. In course of operation a piece of hot metal flew over his safety glasses & got into rt eye. Several days later EE began having discomfort in rt eye. Company took him to clinic which diagnosed small 2nd degree burn to upper part of rt eyeball. Burn had already started healing. Medicated eyedrops prescribed.
Employee was dragging a water hose up an inclined walkway. He stumbled and felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was stepping off of a ladder and twisted his ankle when his foot slipped as his foot touched the ground.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF CONCRETE STAIR STEPS. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS KNEE (LEFT).
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A RAMP WITH WOODEN BOARDS FASTENED TO THE RAMP WALKWAY PROVIDING A SAFE FOOTING. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE FOOT BOARDS, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN.
EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWDERED LIME AND RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS FOREARMS.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A HEAVY METAL PLATE, CARRYING IT WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKER. INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND THE LOAD HE WAS CARRYING SHIFTED. AS HE MOVED TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE RECEIVED A SEVERE MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWDERED LIME AND RECEIVED ALKALINE BURNS TO HIS FOREARMS.
EE WAS BEGINNING AN ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE JOB, WHEN OTHER WORKER BEGAN USING AN AIR TANK CAUSING LIME DUST & GRIT TO BECOME AIRBORNE DUSTING EMPLOYEE IN HIS FACE & BOTH EYES. EE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITUS, CORNEAL EDERNA, & CORNEAL FOREIGH BODY. EE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION & RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEES HAD REMOVED 3 DOOR SECTIONS FROM THE TOP OF THE BAGHOUSE IN PREPARATION TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE. ONE DOOR SECTION WAS PLACED VERTICALLY AGAINST A HANDRAIL AND NOT TIED DOWN. A WIND GUST BLEW AGAINST THE DOOR CAUSING IT TO FALL, INJURING THE EMPLOYEE. MEDICAL CARE WAS GIVEN AND DIAGNOSIS WAS CERVICAL STRAIN TO NECK. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO MODIFIED DUTY STATUS ON 4/14.
Employee was walking down stairs holding a bearing housing (150 lbs.) not wearing work gloves. The bearing housing slipped from his hands and fell a short distance, striking his left foot.
EE WAS SUPPORTING A HEAVY COUPLING WHILE ANOTHER EE ASSISTED. THE OTHER EE LOST GRIP OF THE CONE HE WAS HOLDING AND IT HIT THE FIRST EE S HAND CRUSHING HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN BROKEN LITTL E FINGER. FINGER REQUIRED SURGERY AND A PIN TO REPAIR.
WHILE USING AN INDUSTRIAL VACUUM TRUCK, HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO THE VACUUM HOSE CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT ARM. INJURED WAS ON REGULAR DUTY UP UNTIL 12/18/03 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DU TY DUE TO CONTINUING PAIN & DISCOMFORT RESULTING IN INJURY BEING MOVED TO REPORTABLE STATUS.
TIME OF INJURY IS UNKNOWN. SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT APPARENTLY GOT LIME IN HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED TWO DIME SIZED BURNS THAT WERE DIAGNOSED AS THIRD DEGREE BY A DR VISIT ON 8/20/03. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 8/18/03. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 8/18/03. WHEN THE BURN DID NOT HEAL PROPERLY, THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. EE WAS RELEASED TO MODIFIED DUTY.
A "SPIDER" BUSHING WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. A COME-A-LONG WAS BEING USED & WAS UNDER TENSION. THE COME-A-LONG SNAPPED AND HIT THE INJURED AS HE WAS WALKING BY. THE SAFETY LATCHES ON THE COME-A-LONG WERE IN ORDER. TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, REMOVED FROM DUTY, CAST TO BE APPLIED ON 6/26/03 AND RETURN TO DUTY.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD, SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS RELEASED FOR MODIFIED DUTY THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE HIS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHOUT SEVERE PAIN TO THE INJURED ANKLE.
WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LINK BELT CRANE, THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED HARD AND AWKWARDLY WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE IMPACT CAUSED A BIMALLEOLAR CLOSED ANKLE FRACTURE. INJURED WAS RETURN ED TO WORK AFTER TREATMENT ON A LIMITED DUTY BASIS. INJURED UNDERWENT SURGERY AND WAS OFF WORK AS OF 6/10/03.
INJURED WAS WORKING REMOVING A SHEAVE ON THE PRIMARY SCREEN OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. WHILE REMOVING THE SHEAVE, THE SHEAVE FELL ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TIP CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND THAT REQUIR ED SEVEN SUTURES TO CLOSE. INJURED WAS RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY AFTER TREATMENT.