ROYAL MOUNTAIN KING Metal/Non-Metal

AN APPARENT HUDRAULIC FITTING MALFUCTION ALLOWED HUDRAULIC OIL TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON AN HITACHI EX1800 EXCAVATOR CAUSING A FIRE AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE FIRE LASTED 55 MIN UTES BEFORE EXTINGUISHMENT.

EE STOOD FROM A SQUATTING POSITION AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT KNEE. INJURED BECAME REPORTABLE ON 11-12-93 DUE TO MEDICAL TREATMENT BEING ADMINSTERED.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAS SEVERE BACK AND LEG PAIN WHILE LIFTING. STATES THAT THE PAIN HAS GROWN MOVE SEVERE OVER THE YEARS. CANNOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITUATION CAUSING DISCOMFORT. EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN ON 7-16-93. REPORTED TO DR ON 8-17-93, DOCTOR PLACED HIM OFF WORK X3 WKS.

EE WAS MIXING PAX REGENT WHEN A PARTICLE OF CHEMCIAL DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE. THIS CAUSED SEVERE BURNING SENSATION EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING/FABRICATING WHEN A PIECE OF MATERIAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE RIGHT. THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC TIME, NOTICED THE FOREING OBJECT AT 9AM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER ON THE ORE PAD WHEN THE MACHINE DROVE INTO A HOLE CAUSING IT TO PITCH SEVERLY. THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE THE MACHINE WAS PITCHING.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT OVER THE PAST 5 YRS OF BENDING AND LIFTIN GPROCESS PIPING, HIS BACK BECAME SORE. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CANNOT IDENTIFY SPECIFIC TIME OR DATE OF INCIDENT.

THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY IS UNKNOWN. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS RIGHT EYE ON THURSDAY 4-22-93. HE STATES TAHT AT THE TIME HE THOUGHT IT WAS IRRITATION DUE TO AN ALLERGY . HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON 4-26-93 WHEN HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. HE CLAIMS THAT OVER THE WEEKEND HE NOTICED THE FOREIGN PARTICLE IN HIS EYE. HE ALSO

EMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE INJURY OCCURRED. BUT SAID THAT WHILE HE WAS AT WORK HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AND FLASHED BY A WELDER. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT AS A RESULT OF WHATEVER GOT I N HIS EYE IT CAUSED CONJUNCTIVITIS. DR. SAID FLASH BURN DID NOT CAUSE INFECTION. EMPLOYEE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN HE GOT FOREIGN MATERIAL IN EYE.

WHILE ADDING AIR TO A CAT 777 HAUL TRUCK TIRE THE INSIDE RING BLEW OFF RELEASING THE AIR PRESSURE THAT WAS IN THE TIRE. THE FORCE OF THE AIR LEAVING THE TIRE HIT IN THE EYE BRUISNG THE MSUCLES IN HIS EYE. NO FOREIGN PARTICLE WAS LODGED IN THE EYE.

LINING DRILL RIG UP ON AN ANGLE HOLE, BENT OVER LINING RIG UP ON STAKES WHEN A BEE STUNG HIM BEHIND THE LEFT EAR CAUSING ALLERGIC REACTION.

54736YEE WAS KNEELING ON A CONVEYOR BELT AND WAS CUTTING OUT SOME BOLT HOLES ON THE SIDE OF THE BELT.WHEN A SPARK ROLLED DOWN THE BELT AND BURNED LEFT KNEE.BURN MARK WAS VERY SMALL AND WAS NOT 09445DIATELY REPORTED.KNEE BECAME INFECTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

55061S TRYING TO CUT A 5 GAL. PLASTIC BUCKET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE BUCKET WAS SLIPPING SO HE PUT IT ON THE FLOOR AND PLACED LEFT FOOT ON IT.WHEN HE TRIED TO CUT IT THE BUCKET SLID OUT FROM 04545R HIS FOOT CAUSING THE KNIFE TO SLIP AND STAB INTO EE S RIGHT UPPER THIGH.

WHILE EE WAS DECENDING A STAIRWAY HIS LEFT HEEL CAUGHT THE STAIR AND AS HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT DOWN ON THE GROUND. SLIGHTLY OFF BALANCE, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. INJURY RESULTED IN FRACTU RE TO ANKLE WHICH WAS FOUND BY X RAY LATER.

WHILE SITTING IN A CHAIR THE EE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HER TAILBONE ON THE FOOTREST. INJURY WAS A CONTUSION TO THE COCCYX TAILBONE REQUEST FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION WAS MADE 3-10-92 AND TIME OFF RESULTED 3 13 92.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE HAND BY THE HANDLE OF A CLEANING TOOL USED WHILE CLEANING THE ROLLER OF A BELT CONVEYOR, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER. (SUTURES REQUIRED)

WHILE USING A SHARP KNIFE TO REMOVE SOME PLASTIC SHIPPING COVERING ON A BOX OF MATERIALS USED IN THE MILLING PROCESS, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HAND WITH THE KNIFE BLADE, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

DURING THE INSTALLATION OF A TRANSFER CHUTE WEIGHING APPROX 2800# A CABLE BEING USED TO STRAP THE CHUTE TO A CONVEYOR SECTION HAD BNOT BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED.THE CHUTE BECAME BOUND AGAINST AN OTHER HOIST DURING MANUEVERING AND CAUSED THE CABLE TO BREAK.THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE CHAIN-HOIST FROM THE CHUTE AND THE CHUTE WAS RELESSED,CAUSING IT TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND THEN O

DURING WELDING MANUVERS IN THE SHOP,EMPL FAILED TO LOWER WELDING HOOD TO SHIELD FROM THE WELDING ARC RAYS.

WHILE DISCONNECTING A DISHCARGE LINE FROM A WATER PUMP, THE EMPLOYEES HAND WAS STRUCK BY THE HOSE COUPLING. THE LINE WAS FULL OF WATER WHICH CAUSED PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN THE LINE. WHEN ATTEMPT ING TO DISCONNECT, THE LINE CAME APART QUICKLY, PASSING THROUGH THE EMPLOYEES HAND LACERATING THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND.

AFTER SHIMING THE JAW CRUSHER, THE SHIM BLOCK ASSEMBLY WAS TO BE REPLACED TO ITS POSITION AND BOLTED. A PRY-BAR WAS BEING USED TO HOLD ONE OF THE BOLTS INTO POSITION WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PLA CED THE NUT ON THE BOLT. THE PRY-BAR SLIPPED FROM THE BOLT AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE NUT AND HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT UNDER THE NUT, RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF #5 AND FRACTURE TO #4 DIGI

EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS ASSIGNED WORK SHIFT ON FRIDAY(08-02-91) NO INCIDENTS HAD BEEN REPORTED UPON TERMINATION OF THE SHIFT PERIOD.ON MONDAY (08-05-91)EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO REPORT TO HIS ASSI GNED SHIFT DUE TO LOWER BACK PAIN,WHICH IS INABLE TO PINPOINT TO A SPECIFIC INCIDENT AT WORK OR OTHERWISE.

WHEN INSTALLING THE SAFETY PIN ON A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, THE PIN WAS STUBBORN AND RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH THE PIN. INJURY RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTU RES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED FOR A BACK STRAIN FROM ACTIVITIES OF HER WORK ASSINGMENT, WHIHC IS NOW APPARENTLY REORCCURING.

EMPL WAS REPLACING CENTERING PIN IN HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AS EMPL REACHED INTO AREA OF LIMITED SPACE TO GUIDE TO CYLINDER INTO PLACE CYLINDER JUMPED CRUSHING EMPLS ARM AGAINST MACHINE WALL & CYLI NDER CAUSING FRACTURE TO ARM AT WRIST.

WHILE SPLITTING DOWN BLASTHOLE SAMPLES, EMPLOYEE OVER-EXERTED HIMSELF CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

AFTER SPLITTING A SERIES OF SAMPLES, EMPLOYEE FELT STIFFNESS TO THE BACK AREA.

WHEN CHECKING THE OPERATION OF A NEWLY INSTALLED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING DIE TO A SMALL OIL SPILL, AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE CYLINDER HINGE FRACTURE TO FINGER TIP (R) RING, AND A LACERATION TO THE SAME FINGER.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR OF THE LAB, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HER ANKLE WHILE MAKING A DIRECTION CHANGE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THE FOOT. FLOOR WAS FREE OF DEBRIS.

WHILE CONNECTING AN AIR-LINE HEADER (2" STEEL) THE PIPE SLIPPED FROM THE HANGER AND THE EMPLOYEES THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE WALL.

WHILE DISMOUNTING A FRONT-END LAODER, EMPLOYEE REACHED THE GROUND ADN UPSET FALLING WITH HIS HAND EXTENDED CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS WRIST.

WHILE REMOVING THE SAFETY CABLE FROM A TRUCK BED LOCKING MECHANISM. IT DISLODGED FROM ITS CLAMP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES THUMB RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BENT OVER WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK TO MAKE AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE POT LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK, WHEN HIS HOLD HAD APPARENTLY KNOCKED LOOSE A SMALL CHUNK OF DIRT WHICH ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE FROM BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING IRRITATION.

WHILE REMOVING OLD WEAR FROM MILL , LINER FELL APPROX ONE FT HITTING THE EMP L INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES TO CLOSE

DURING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS OF A SCREEN DECK EMPLOYEE SAFETY ROPE HUNG UP AND WHILE FREEING IT UP HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

DISMOUNTING SHOVEL EXCAVATOR EMPL FELL 3' TO GROUND BELOW ,LADDERA WAS BEING REPAIRED AND EMPL WASNT AWARE OF THIS.EMPL SUFFERED CONTUSIONS TO BOTH FEET-HEEL PORTION.

DURING A MINOR MAINT. ROUTINE TO DIS-ASSEMBLE AN AUTO-SAMPLER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRESCENT WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY RUSTED. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE UN-EXPECT-TANTLY THE EM PLOYEES HAND SLIPPED AND HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE SAMPLER FRAME, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE FIFITH DIGIT AND A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE SAME FINGETIP.

WHILE PLACING STEEL PLATES IN A STEEL CONTAINMENT RACK USING A FORKLIFT TO TRANSPORT THE PLATES THE STEEL WAS SUSPENDED FROM THE FORKLIFT AND AS IT SWUNG EMPL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STE EL PLATE AND THE FORKLIFT FRAME CUTTING THE INSIDE OF THE INDEX FINGER

DURINGT FABRICATION OF A STEEL RACK EMPLOYEE HAD TACK WELDED A CROSS STRUT USING IT AS A STANDING RUNG TACK WELD FAILED & EMPLOYEE FELL FROM STEEL RACK APPROX 8FT TO FLOOR RESULTING IN SMALL L ACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD REQUIRING ONE STITCH

A ROCK WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE BASE OF THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE TOUCHED THE ROCK WITH HIS HAMMER THE HAMMER ROLLED PULLING HIS R HAND UNDER THE ROCK AND CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER

EMPL HAD FUELED HAUL TRUCK.SLIPPED OFF LADDER ONTO MUDDY GROUND HURTING RIGHT ANKLE.

HE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM KEYWAY HE LIFTED A ROCK TO THROW IT OUT OF THE KEYWAY AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK BECAUSE OF LIFTING THE ROCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND SEVERE PAIN CAUSED HIM TO GO HOME H E THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A PULLED WING MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A D8H TRACTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FLAGGING ORE CONTROL ON SHOT MUCK.ROCK SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. IN ATTEMPTING TO BRACE HIS FALL HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A SHARP-EDGED ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION.

ACUTE LUMBAR SPRAIN/STRAIN DUE TO BOUNCING IN SEAT WHILE DRIVING EQUIP.

EMP. WAS FUELIGN EQUIPEMNT FROM THE FUEL AND LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN AN AIRBORNE PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE AND IT COULD NOT BE WASHED OUT WITH EYE WASH.

UNLOADING OF STEEL THREADED PIPE. PIPE CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN SIDE OF TRUCK AND END OF PIPE.