EMPL STRUCK VALVE TO OPEN IT TO BLEED OFF PRESSURE ONWATER JACK TANK & FILLER VALVE BLEW OFF & STRUCK HIM IN HEAD.
Gilt Edge Mine Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Reportable incidents
4 on file1990 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING STEEL OUT OF A HOLE. STEEL HUNG UP IN MACHINE. EMPLOYEE TOOK A PIPE WRENCH WITH A BROKEN HANDLE TO TAP IT BACK IN LINE. HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS FINGE R BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND UPPER JAW EXTENSION. WHEN HE STRUCK THE STEEL HE BROKE HIS FINGER.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPL WAS JACKING TRAILER DOWN TO HITCH ON TRUCK. JACK SLIPPED CAUSING HANDLE TO SNAP UP PINNING LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE & JACK.
IN REGARDS TO THIS CLAIM STATE WORKMANS COMPENSATION INFROMED ME TO GIVE A WRITTEN SYNOPSIS OF MY CONVERSATION WITH I NAME WHICH OCCURRED 8/16/89 PM I WAS INFROMED OF THIS INCIDENT 8/16/89 AM VIA A FELLOW AND FRIEND OF I NAME HE AGREED AS H DUE TO THE LOST WORK TIME INVOLVED I THOUGHT IT BEST TO REPORT THIS AND TALKING WITH I NAME HE AGREED AS HE COULD BE LOOKING AT SURGERY IN THE