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Mechanic cut hand while removing tie wrap
Employee was scaling rib and back. Something got in his eye (he was wearing safety glasses). He flushed eye but it would not come out.
Employee got right thumb caught between ram and pipe wrench. Laceration requiring 3 stitches
TWO DRILLERS WERE SCREWING DRILL PIPE WITH PIPE WRENCHES. ONE DRILLER SLIPPED STRIKING THE CONTROLS FOR ROTATION. PIPE ROTATED DRIVING PIPE WRENCH INTO INJURED ABDOMEN. SURGERY REQUIRED TO REPAIR DAMAGED MUSCLE TISSUE
Employee was adjusting a bar on the shovel bucket while replacing/adding shims to the trip bucket. The shovel operator thought he was signaled for him to trip the bar. Employees finger was between the trip arm and the shovel door resulting in a broken, lacerated right index finger.
WHILE JACKING UP ROD TRAILER, THE TIMBER UNDERNEATH THE BOTTLE JACK DETERIORATED CAUSING THE TRAILER HITCH TO LAND ON EE'S HAND.
Loading grinder bucket propped the door open with a pry bar- hit the pry bar which fell and struck his left pinky causing a fracture.
Using a ratchet to tighten a bolt on a 10" hugger ee felt a pop in his neck.
WAS BREAKING A CORE SAMPLE WHEN EE STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A ROCK HAMMER CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE FINGER. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
Ee was striking metal object with big hammer when a piece broke off sticking in ee's right hand.
While changing pipe nipple on top of flight pump with ee holding pump with pry bar, injured was pulling on pipe wrench, pipe wrench slipped on his middle finger left hand, was pinched, lost fingernail.
While using a masking tape paper cutter employee lacerated left index finger requiring five sutures.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE DRIVING SHIMS WITH PIECE OF PIPE. LACERATED FINGER SEVERING TENDON.
The ee was cutting a piece of 5/8" nylon rope that was holding 2x4 lumber together. The ee was cutting away from himself at first, he then turned the utility knife toward him & was cutting in his direction. Once the knife cut through the rope & the force he was using he could not stop the knife from striking him on his arm.
Ee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting with a jack knife and knife slipped and he cut the back side of his left hand requiring stitches.
PICKING ROCKS WITH A PICK, PICK REBOUNDED OFF A ROCK. HE LOST GRIP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PICK FLEW OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER, HYPEREXTENDING THE SHOULDER.
WHILE DRIVING BUSHING FROM JACKLEG (REPAIR) WITH A PUNCH, A CHIP CAME OFF PUNCH AND HIT EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE AND LODGED THERE.
EE WAS SWINGING A 2 LB HAMMER TO GET A FITTING OUT OF A HOSE. THE HAMMER MISSED THE FITTING AND LEFT PINKIE FINGER HIT THE FITTING. RESULT WAS A LACERATED LEFT PINKIE FINGER THAT REQUIRED SUTU RES.
EE WAS SCREWING A BIT INTO THE HAMMER ASSEMBLY WHEN HE TURNED THE BIT THE WRONG WAY AND IT CAME DOWN AND PINCHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.
THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC BY PRYING ON THE STABILIZER BAR OF A CAT 773B HAUL TRUCK. THE STABILIZER BAR HAD COME LOOSE AND WEDGED IN THE REAR END HOUSING. AS HE PRYED, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-8-03. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 12-23-03.
WHILE UNLOADING DRILL PIPE ONE PIECE OF PIPE WAS CROOKED ON THE PIPE RACK. ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN PIPE ON PIPE RACK WITH A BAR. AS THE BAR WAS PULLED A PIP WAS FELT IN THE LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MODIFYING THE CAROUSEL ON A BOLTER WHEN HIS TOOL SLIPPED - WRIST STRUCK CAROUSEL RESULTING IN CONTUSION.
EE WAS STRICKING A METAL OBJECT WITH A BIG HAMMER WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF STICKING IN EE'S RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A VISIT TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE OBJECT REMOVED & WOUND STITCHED.
WHILE REMOVING THE LATCH HEAD THE WRENCH SLIPPED LANDING BETWEEN THE DRILL ROD AND HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 1/2 INCH RUBBER HOSE USING A UTILITY KNIFE. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HOSE (KINKED) IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS CUTTING IN A DOWNWARD (SAWING) MOTION.
WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON A LOADER, HE OVERSTRESSED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHILE HAMMERING.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BUCKET TEETH. IN THE PROCESS OF STRIKING THE TOOTH A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS LEFT LEG.
WHEN HAND WRENCH WAS BEING REMOVED EE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND DERRICK. 1" LACERATION ON OUTSIDE OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK DURING THE SHIFT.
HE WAS TIGHTENING HOSE WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED PINCHING HIS PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE BEAN PUMP.
USING PRY BAR TO ADJUST TIRE/WHEEL TO FIT ON LUGS TWISTED BACK - RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS PRYING ON MOTOR TERMINATION BOX WHEN BAR SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE, BANGING HIS RIGHT SHIN & TWISTED HIS BODY, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE USING A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN AN OIL GAUGE THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE VISE WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT HAND.
EE STRUCK THE LOADER TOOTH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE KNEE.
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, CUT HOSE ALSO CUTTING LEFT THUMB.
WHILE DRIVING A PIN INTO APRON FEEDER CHAIN LINK A PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF.
EMPLOYEE PULLED THE PIN ON THE JACK STAND, AND WHEN IT RAISED IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. NOTE: JACK STAND IS SPRING LOADED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BEARING BOLT WHEN HIS RACTCHET WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING TWO FRONT TEETH.
EE WAS CUTTING ROCK CORE SAMPLES WHEN YHE MADE CONTACT WI6TH THE SAW BLADE WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED T6O CLOSE WOUND.
EMPL0YEE WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN WITH A HAMMER. A SHARD OF METAL BROKE OFF FROM THE PIN STRIKING HIS LEFT UPPER LEG CAUSING A 1 CM LACERATION. TWOSUTURES WERE REQUIRED FOR REPAIR OF LACERATION. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A RATCHET AND A CHEATER PIPE. THE SOCKET BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS LACERATED BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 9 SUTURES TO RE PAIR THE LACERATION AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTYFOR TWO DAYS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING DOWN NEW DRILL SITE WITH APPROPRIATE LENGTH SCALING BAR. ROCK CAME DOWN ON END OF SCALING BAR CAUSING SCALING BAR TO GO DOWN & SCALING STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON UPPER RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS PRING A CORE SPRING WITH A FLAT SCREW DRIVE. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CLEAN-UP CREW AFTER A MILL RE-LINE. HE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO LIFT ROLLER ASSEMBLIES FOR RIGGING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK. *FIRST DAY MISSED 5/3/00 .
EE WAS USING A 12# DOUBLE JACK TO KNOCK OUT A BUSHING ON A 54D MUCKER. FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDED, FILLED OUT A NOTICE OF INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR, BUT DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL AID. ON 7-6- EE SEEKED MEDICAL ADVICE ON SHOULDER AS IT WAS BOTHERING HIM. SURGERY ON SHOULDER WAS PERFORMED 11-30-00. EE HAD NO LOST WORKDAYS OR MODIFIED DUTY UNTIL SURGERY