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 IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY WITH REMOTE OPERATING BOX ON BOTTOM, TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE OUTBY INTERSECTION. THE MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED TOWARD NO. 2 ENTRY AND AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAMMED PAST THE OPERATOR, HE SPLIT THE GATE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION RESULTING IN THE BOOM STRIKING EMPLOYEE A GLANCING BLOW ON THE BACK.
January 3, 1993KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)OTHER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE SAID HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK AND STRIKE HIS TAILBONE ON SCOOP DECK. INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 12-26-92.
December 6, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG STAGE 1
December 5, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STRAINING WITH LIFTING INJURY EMPLOYEE ON TO STRECTCHER AND THEN INTO AMBULANCE. EMPLOYEE MISSED TWO DAYS, 12/23 AND 12/26, IN CONJUCTION WITH HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OFF. THE INV ESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 2/1/93.
December 5, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS EATING LUNCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK PREVIOUSLY HE HAD BEEN PULLING UP ROOF BOLT CABLE WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN & SHORTNESS OF BREATH INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 01-2 5-93
November 8, 1992KY · Coalcontinuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgemanALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
EE FELT PAIN IN BACK WHILE REACHING FOR TRAILER CABLE THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AS HAVING AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE FIRST DEGREE SPONDY 10 PERCENT ESTHESIS AT 5-1 AND DENEAGAT IVE CHANGES. MOST DIACENDING CONFIRMED PROCTION DIRECTION INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 1/11/93.
November 6, 1992KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG.
October 19, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
UNDER EE WAS HANDLING TRAILING CABLE FOR CONTINUOUS MINE AND ALLEGED BACK STRAIN THE CLAIM HAS BEEN AND LITAGNATION SINCE INITAL RESERT AND SETTGMENT WAS REACHED BY PLANTING AND DEPENDANT RECE NTLY .
October 6, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
EE ALLEGES HE WAS REACHING TO PUILARD MATERIAL AND FELT PAIN IN BACK EE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSON BUY AN ORTHO SPECIALIST AS SPONSY WHILE IS AN OCCUPATION DISEASE INVESTIGATOR WAS COMPLETED ON 1-4 -92.
October 4, 1992KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Eastern Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REPAIRMAN HAD MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO LEVEL DRILL HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER. ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH ADJUSTMENT AND ASKED REPAIRMAN TO OBSERVE WHILE HE PLACED DRILL HEAD AGAI NST ROOF. AS DRILL HEAD WAS RAISED REPAIRMAN FAILED TO REMOVE HIS LEFT HAND FOR CRADLE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN CRADLE AND CANOPY.
September 15, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG
September 15, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG
September 15, 1992KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
BLACK LUNG
September 14, 1992KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ROCK FELL OCCURRED IN A RETURN ENTRY; 18' WIDE APP. 48" THICK & 60' LONG THE ROOF WAS SLATE & WATER WAS PRESENT IN THIS AREA OF THE ROOF FALL. THE FALL WAS IN AN AREA WHERE THE TOP HAD CHANGED FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE.
September 1, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLTER INTO DRILLED HOLE TO CLEAR DRILL HEAD OF MACHINE & CLAIMED HE FELT PAIN IN RT SIDE OF BACK INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 09--14-92
August 29, 1992KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR TRAMMING FROM CAR PERSON TO CONTINUOUS MINER HE ALLEGED HIT A HOLE IN RUNWAY JARRING HIS BODY AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR SEAT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 01-23-9 3
August 24, 1992KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
54730REASSIGNED FROM STONE 4 MAINLINE MOTORMAN TO SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR AT B2. EMPL OPERATING A LAY DOWN SHUTTLE CAR AND THE CONTROL BAR AGAINST EMPL BACK COMBINED WITH THE CONSTANT UP & DOWN A 33965 OF SC CAUSED BY UNEVEN ROADWAYS RESULTED IN A TRAUMA DISORDER. INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 8-27 UPON RECEIPT OF LAST DRS REPORT.
August 23, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED BACK INJURY WHILE UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM SCOOP BUCKET KINCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 07:55PM MEDICAL XXXRECEIVED ON 11-19-92 XXTO INDICATE A BACK STRAIN INVESTION ;OF TH IS CASE WAS COMPLETED ON 11-20-92
EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN HE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF BACK PAIN NELIROLGICAL EXAMINETION FOUND NORMAL AND EMG ILU BUT DEGENERATIVE CHANGED OF THE SPIN WHICH IS CLAFING PAIN INVESTI GATION OF THIS INCEDENT WAS COMPLETED ON 11-30-92.
August 15, 1992KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
65038E MORNING OF 08-16-92 EMPLOYEE REPORTED AN ALLEGED BACK INJURY THAT SUPPOSING OCCURED WHILE LOADING CONVEYOR BELT ON PANLINE ON 08-15-92 FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSED WAS 08-17-92 INVESTIGATIO 50612 COMPLETED ON 09-01-92 WHEN ALL PARTINENT INFORMATION MEDICAL WAS OBTRAINED
August 10, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
55081D FINISHED INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HIS TBT CANOPY OF ROCK 1 1/2 T X 20 X 14W FELL ROOF AND HIT EE IN BACK EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND THEN WENT TO PHYSICAN .
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