Miner was taking the pin retainer cap off of an excavator bucket (heavy round collar weighing about 30-40lbs). EE had to remove three bolts holding the collar on. It released easier than expected. EE's fingers were crushed between the collar and the bucket, breaking EE's left ring, and middle, fingers.
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Mostrando los 11Miner was holding a long piece of rebar, torching it, when the bottom half of the rebar fell once they cut through and landed, straight up and down, onto their right shin. Causing a 3.5'' gash in their leg, down to the bone.
Miner was attempting to unclog a pipe with another pipe using compressed air. The smaller pipe, that was inside the larger clogged pipe, slipped due to moisture, hitting the top of the miner's right hand with the flat piece of metal, cutting the top of EE's hand open.
Two miners were in the fab shop making a repair on a WA700 Hydraulic Tank. One began to weld with left arm inside the cylinder, while the other held a flashlight above with right hand. The second weld immediately caused the cylinder to ignite causing a full flame blast up other EE's arm. It also engulfed EE's hand.
Two miners were in the fab shop making a repair on a WA700 Hydraulic Tank. EE began to weld with EE's left arm inside the cylinder, while other EE held a flashlight above with right hand. The first weld (about 1 inch) did not cause any issue, EE then began to weld again, and immediately the cylinder ignited causing a full flame blast up EE's arm. It also engulfed other EE's hand.
EE was welding in the HSI crusher. After welding for approximately 4 hours, EE states that a rock "the size of a softball" became dislodged from the crusher above EE and struck EE on head.
Employee was welding on a loader bucket with a partner and experienced arc flash. Was using a Miller Welder.
Cutting a piece of metal with a cutting torch the piece fell and EE swung his arm down watching the piece fall and torch burned his shin.
Grinding and a piece of metal got behind his safety glasses and into his eye.
Oxygen line on torch burst open, caught fire, and blasted fire onto EE'S forearm. EE received 2nd Degree Burn.
Pushing in a catwalk on a Hitachi backhoe and tore the muscles in his shoulder.