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CHAIN BROKE AND HEATER FELL ON HIS LEG.
EE WAS BETWEEN A MINING MACHINE CONNECTED TO A MOBILE GENERATOR WITH A CHAIN, NEITHER EQUIPMENTOPERATOR NOTICED HIM THERE. WHEN THE MOBILE GENERATOR OPERATOR PIVOTED HIS MACHINE, THE CHAIN TIGHTENED AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN AND EXTENSIVE BRUISING
WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF TO THE GROUND AND THEN FELL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT UPPER LEG CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE AND ALSO CAUSING PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BAC K.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HOSE OUT OF THE REEL ON THE LUBE TRUCK. AS HE WAS WALKING BACKWARD, HE STEPPED INTO A CRACK IN THE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER TO AN AREA BELOW THE FEED PREP ORE SCREENS, WHEN HE FELL ABOUT 8' TO 12', CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HEAD, BRUISED RIBS, & FRACTURED TOES ON LEFT FOOT.
ON 3-29-98 EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING IN THE MILL (SOURCE OF FOREIGN BODY UNKNOWN. HE WASHED OUT THE EYE AND FELT THAT IT WAS REMOVED. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY, HIS EYE WAS STILL IRRITATED AND HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO HAVE A METAL PARTICL REMOVED AND A RUST RING REMOVED.
WHILE TRAVELING IN ENSIGN, AN UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBECT FLEW INTO THIS RIGHT EYE. HE RINSED HIS EYE AFTERWARDS, BUT CAME INTO NURSING OFFICE NEAR THE END OF HIS SHIFT (3:30PM) AND STATED IT STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN THE EYE. EYE APPEARED REDDENED, AND IT WAS RINSED AGAIN. HE SAW THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY-TREATED FOR ABRASION/BURN, BUT THERE WAS NOT OBECT FOUND IN THE EYE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CLEAN W3ELDING SLAG FROM WELDS ON A SPACER, WHEN SOME SLAG PARTICLES BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE. (LEFT EYE)
EE WAS STOCKING BOLTER; WHILE LOADING GLUE BOX ON BOLTER BY THE STRAPS, THE BACK STRAP BROKE & HE REACHED DOWN TO CATCH THE GLUE BOX, STRAINING HIS MUSCLES IN THE MIDDLE & LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS WASHING A LOADER FILTER. PLACED WASHER BETWEEN LEGS AND BENT OVER TO TURN THE HOSE OFF (CHICAGO FITTING CONNECTOR) AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST, STRAINING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A RAIL AFTER OPENING A VALVE, INJURING RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 2-25-97 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY ON THE KNEE.
EE WAS OPERATIONG A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER; HE WAS GUIDING THE BOLT UP INTO THE BACK, PLATE ON THEBOLT DID NOT SLIDE DOWN, PINNING HIS HAND UNDER THE CENTRALIZER. LEFT MIDDLE & RING FINGER WERE BRUISED & LACERATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING HIS RAMCAR ANDTURNED HIS HEAD SUDDENLY, STRAINIGN HIS NECK MUSCLES.
EE AND A COWORKER WERE PUTTING UP CHAIN LINK ON THE RIB. WHEN THE COWORKER TRIED TO REPOSITION THE CHAIN LINK WITH THE PICK ON THE BOLTER BOOM, IT SLIPPED OFF THE PICK, CAUSING THE DRILL STEEL TO COME LOOSE, STRIKING THE EE ON THE HEAD. THE EE SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE HEAD, AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION.
WHIILE TAKING APART A EFFREY MINER HEAD, HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS SMASHED IN THE EXTENSIONN STOP WHILE IT WAS BEING REMOVED BY A FORKLIFT CHAIN.
WHILE EE WAS HITCHING A TRAILER TO AN ENSIGN, HIS MIDDLE LEFT FINGER WAS SMASHED, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING A BIT BLOCK OFF MINER, HE HIT THE BLOCK WITH A BRASS HAMMER WHICH SHATTERED THE BLOCK, AND A SHARD OF METAL WENT THROUGH THE ANTERIOR KNEE CAUSING 2 SMALL LACERATONS AN D SWELLING WHICH HAD TO BE RELIEVED BY NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN VENTILATION TUBING, WHEN A SECTION OF THE TUBING FELL, STRIKING LEFT KNEE, CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN. PLEASE NOTE THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED LATE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO LOST T IME UNTIL HE SAW HIS DR ON SEPT 4TH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING HEAVY PIPE FOR WATER LINE ON UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN THE RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BECAME PINCHED IN THE CLAMP LEVER, RESULTING IN BRUISING AND SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RAMCAR WHEN A LARGE ROCK BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAIL OF THE MINING MACHINE AND THE BACK. THE ROCK FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT SHOULDER, CAUSING BRUISING.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF FORKLIFT ONTO A ROCK. THE ROCK ROLLED UNDER HIS FOOT, SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE STATES THAT THIS IS A REPETITIVE MOTION INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING RAILROAD CAR WITH RAIL JACK STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HITTING COUPLING WITH HAMMER. EMPLOYEE SWUNG HAMMER BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH, CHIPPING TOOTH.
WHILE STEPPING ONTO MOTOR, EMPLOYEES KNEE POPPED
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF BOLTING MACHIEN WHEN HE LEFT LEG BENT OUTWARD AT THE KNEE CAUSING LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF MINING CABLE (WEIGHT APPROX. 4000LB.) FROM A TRUCK IN THE WAREHOUSE. AS IT ROLLED OUT OF THE TRUCK, IT ROLLED OVER HER LEFT FOOT, CAUSING FRACTURES IN THE SMA LL TOE AND LACERTAIONS UNDER THE TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE SWACO SCREEN FOR HOLES. FLUID RUNNIGN INTO THE SCREEN SPLASHED INTO EYES, CAUUSING CHEMICAL BURN IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CONCRETE RUBBLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL BY CUTTING IT FROM THE THROAT OF THE MINING MACHINE, WHEN THE METAL STRUCK HIM, FRACTURING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
FELLOW EMPLOYEE THREW A BIT CAN LID LIKE A FRISBEE & HIT PATIENT IN THE MOUTH WITH THE LID CAUSING A LIP LACERATION & SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A CUSHMAN, SITTING ON A LARGE LUNCHBOX TO AVOID GETTING HIS SEAT WET FROM THE SNOW. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED AT A CORNER, THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WAS T HROWN FROM THE SEAT, INJURING A WRIST AND STRAINING HIS BACK.
EE WAS TWISTING A 15 KV LINE PLUG APART WHEN BACK STRAIN OCCURRED.
PICKING UP IMPACT WRENCH (15#), TURNED TOWARD LINE WITH IT AND FELT MUSCLE PULL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CAUSTIC LOADOUT, WHEN APPARENTLY SOME CAUSTIC DUST GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE, CAUSING SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES CUTTING A PATCH FOR A HEAVY GUAGE PLASTIC LINER (60 MI). THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE MATERIAL AND CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT THIGH. THE LACERATION REQUI RED STITCHES. THIS CUTTING PROCEDURE HAS BEEN PERFORMED MANY TIMES WITHOUT AN INCIDENT.
A 12 INCH DRISCO PIPE GOT HUNG ON AN ELBOW. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT FLEW PAST EMPLOYEE AND HIT HIM AS IT RECOILED. THE MINE OPERATOR BECAME AWARE ON 3-1-95 THAT THE INJURY CAUSED RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY ON 2-14-95.
REMOVING A HOSE FROM A TRAILER--THE JACK BROKE AND TRAILER FELL ON FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING A CREW THAT WAS COVERING A BERM WITH HYPALON THEY HAD THE HYPALON LAYING ON THE GROUND EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE HYPALON & STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT W AS COVERED BY THE HYPALON
EMPLOYEE WAS IN CHANGE ROOM GETTING READY FOR WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON HAND CLEANER THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EE HAD BEEN WASHING GREASE FROM LARGE METAL SWING CASE COVER AND WAS WASHING HIS BOOTS BEFORE GOING TO BREAK. HE APPARENTLY PLACED THE END OF THE WAND TO CLOSE TO HIS RUBBER BOOTS AND THE COMB INATION OF PRESSURE AND HEAT TORE THRU THE BOOT ALLOWING HOT WATER AND STEAM TO BURN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOXCARS FOR LOADING HE WAS SWEEPING UP HEAVILY SCENTED CAT LITTER WHEN HE BECAME EXTREMELYNAUSEATED & LIGHTHEADED HE WENT HOME & HIS WIFE TOOK HIM TO THE DOC WHO DIAGNOSE D AN ALLERGIC REACTION LATER THAT EVENING THE EMPLOYEE BROKE OUT IN A RASH WHICH KEPT HIM UP MOST OF THE NIGHT SO THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A STOPING WHEN A LARGE ROOF FALL OCCURRED, INJURYING PATIENT. HE RECEIVED LARGE ABRASIONS TO BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER, AND A SMALL LACERATION TO THE RIGHT KNEE. X RAYS NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURES.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF UNISTRUT AND FELL. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIPE AND LANDED ON ACEMENT PAD ON HIS LEFT HAND AND HIP. HE RECEIVED STITCHES ON HIS CHIN AND TEMPORARY BRACES TO ST EADY LOWER TEETH LOOSENED BYY THE BLOW. HIS HAND AND HIP WERE BRUISED.
PICKING UP TRUNION PIN TO PUT IN THE 2550, MASHED FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STOCKING BOLTER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS UNDERFOOT & FELL STRIKING HIS RT SHOULDER & RT KNEE TESTS SHOW A PARTIAL TEAR IN THE RT SHOULDER ROTOR CUFF
FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF TRANSFERRING MATERIAL FROM THE STORAGE DOME, INJURED APPARENTLY ENTERED THE DOME ALONE. HIS BODY WAS LATER DISCOVERED IN THE DOME. HE HAD APPARENTLY BEEN BURIED BY TH E MATERIAL STORED IN THE DOME.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SPUD WRENCH ON THE HEAD OF A BOLT THAT WAS HOLDING TWO PIPE FLANGES TOGETHER AS COWORKER WAS TIGHTENING OUT ON THE BOLT WITH AIR POWERED IMPACT WRENCH THE SPUD WRENCH SLIP PED OF THE BOLT AS IT WAS BEING TURNED BY IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING SPUD WRENCH TO FLIP BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 1/2" IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE. SOCKET WAS ATTACHED TO IMPACT WRENCH WITH A PIECE OF THREADED ROD AND A NUT ON EACH END. SOCKET SLIPP ED OFF OF BOLT AND THE END OF THE THREADED ROD CUT EMPLOYEES ARM. LACERATION REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO THE SAME JOB WITHOUT ANY LOST TIME.