The employee, maintenance electrican opened a remotely located electrical centrol panel. A wasp nest (flying insect) was disturbed. A wasp flew straight at the electrican's face, stinging him on left eye lid. Eye lid was swollen, employee was taken to local hospital ER for evaluation, first aid. Two days later employee received cortazone shot to counter facial swelling.
EE WAS OPERATING HITACHI BACKHOE, WORKING ON ORE FACE. A HYDRAULIC HOSE 1.5 ID. RUPTURED NEXT TO RIGHT SIDE OF OPERATOR'S CAB. RIGHT CAB WINDOW WAS SHATTERED WITH GLASS AND OIL STRIKING EMPLOYEE. EE RECEIVED BLAST TYPE INJURIES WITH LACERATIONS TO RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER, NECK & FACE. INJURIES WERE CLEANED, SUTURED AND DRESSED.
EE WAS MEMBER OF 'PM' CREW. EE WAS WASHING A D-10 DOZER W/ FIRE HOSE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO THE DOZER RIPPER TABLE BY CLIMBING UP THE REAR DOZER TRACK. AS EE ASCENDED THE DOZER TRACK, HIS LEFT FOREHEAD STRUCK A SHARP CORNER, LACERATING HIS FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. EE, LATER THAT DAY, COMPLAINED OF WEAKNESS IN BOTH ARMS. DR. GAVE MEDS & RESTRICTED WORK.
EE WAS LIFTING TANK TO BE REPAIRED WITH OVERHEAD CRANE IN MINE REPAIR SHOP. AS TANK STARTED TO LIFT, IT MOVED ALONG SHOP FLOOR, BECAUSE RIGGING WAS NOT CENTERED CORRECTLY. EE'S RIGHT FOOT WAS STRUCK BY TANK. EE WENT TO DR FOR TREATMENT ON 19 DEC. 2003, FOR INFECTION TO GREAT TOE. EE RECEIVED RX FOR INFECTION & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDS.
NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS AS PER REPEAT AUDIOGRAM THAT CONFIRMS 'STS' OF 17 SEPT. 2003. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS THAT EE SHOOTS HIGH CALIBER WEAPONS ON A REGULAR BASIS AS A HOBBY.
EE WAS A MEMBER OF MAINTENANCE CREW, PERFORMING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ON A PRODUCTION HAUL TRUCK. THE EE'S JOB WAS TO REMOVE MUD FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, WITH HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE. EE WAS CARRYING OUT HIS NORMAL DUTIES; WHEN HE EXITED, FROM UNDER TRUCK, HE NOTICED HIS LOWER BACK WAS IN PAIN. HE HAD TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATES HE HAD BEEN WELDING FOR SEVERAL SHIFTSWITHOUT PROPER VENTILATION OR RESPIRATOR. EXPERIENCED TIGHTNESS IN CHEST AND TROUBLE BREATHING. SEEN BY DR. AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATION FOR LUNG IRRITATION AND INFLAMATION.
EE WAS REMOVING REAR DIFFERENTIAL PLUG. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, THE BREAKER BAR CAME DOWN, HITTING EE UNDER LEFT EYE.
EE WAS GRINDING ON A METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS LOADING DRILL HOLES, HE POSITIONED THE AUGER ON THE DRILL TRUCK OVER HOLE. IT SWUNG BACK STRIKING EE RIGHT ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE. THE JOYSTICK TO THE AUGER CONTROL MECHANICALLY FAILED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.
TWO MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING BEARING WHEN ONE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF STRIKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE NEXT TO HIS NOSE. HE WAS RUSHED TO THE E.R. & METAL WAS REMOVED WI TH TWEEZERS. ON 1/31/02 HIS FACE BECAME BRUISED & SWOLLEN. HE WENT TO HIS DOCTOR WHO FOUND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. DOCTOR HAD TO MAKE INCISION TO REMOVE METAL; 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE INCISION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING EQUIPMENT WALK AROUND INSPECTION. HE LIFTED CHALK BLOCK ON HOLDING PIN TO SEE IF IT WAS FREE OF ICE. HE THEN ALLOWED CHALK BLOCK TO FALL BACK INTO NORMAL POSITION. EMPLOYEE' S FINGER WAS POSITIONED WHERE IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHALK BLOCK AND PIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SALT INTO SALT SPREADER. LIFTING 50 LB BAGS OF SALT AND DUMPING INTO SPREADER. HE SAID HIS NECK STARTED HURTING A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER.
EE WAS HOOKING UP A WELDER IN A MECHANIC TRK. THE JACK FAILED CAUSING WELDER TO SLIP AND STRUCK EE IN THE RT. LOWER LEG.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER CRIMPING TOOL TO CRIMP LEAD ONTO BATTERY CABLE. EE MISSED THE END OF THE TOOL AND HIT FINGER.
EE STEPPED OFF OF DOZER ARM WHILE DISMOUTING CAT D9 DOZER EE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN A 4 CLASS 4 SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE DROVE THROUGH DUSTY AREA ON HAUL ROAD. EMPLOYEE SWERVED AND PULLED MUSCLE ALONG RIBS.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR BURN TO EYE, WHEN HE WASREPAIRING FRONT STRUT ON HAULAGE TRUCK. ANOTHEREMPLOYEE OVERFILLED A BATTERY ON THE SAME TRUCK AND WATER WITH POSSIBLY SOME ACID SPLASHED INTO THE EYE OF THE INJURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING AIR LINE. HE LIFTED ENGINE HOOD ON CAT 777C HAUL TRUCK TO INSPECT LINES.WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER WITH UPPER BODY EXTENDED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE ENGINE HOOD FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ACROSS UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS. EMPLOYEE SUFFERRED BRUISES TO SHOULDERS, NECK, BACK.
EE LIFTED WHEEL CHOCKS FROM BEHIND TIRE OF HAUL TRUCK WITH RIGHT HAND. EE FELT A PULLING TEAR IN HIS ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW.