Elkin Metal/Non-Metal

While performing maintenance a welding lead slipped off tower above employees head. Employee attempted to catch stinger causing a dislocated thumb.

Employee slipped descending steps while holding the right hand rail resulting in torn bicep tendon.

EE WAS STANDING NEAR BY WHEN ANOTHER EE WAS USING A 8 LB HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BUSHING DOWN IN THE HUB OF THE KELLY DRIVE ON THE DM-25 DRILL. A SMALL FRAGMENT APPROX 1/8" IN SIZE CAME OFF THE EA R OF THE BUSHING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE STOMACH. EE USING THE SLEDGE HAMMER SAID HE COULD ONLY SWING ABOUT 6 INCH, WHICH IS VERY LITTLE FORCE. THEY THINK EAR WAS ALREADY CRACKED.

WATER HOSE VALVE CAME OPEN, CAUSING HOSE TO FLY UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE.

INJURED EE WAS HOLDING SPIKE HAMMER. SECOND EE STRUCK SPIKE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF, STRIKING EE IN THE NECK.

A HOIST SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO HANDLE THE PIN. LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERED ABOVE 1ST JOINT. THE FIGNER WAS RE-ATTACHED AND DISABILITY, IF ANY, SHOULD BE MINOR.

THE ABC CRUSHER RUN BIN PLUGGED UP. INJURED WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO BEAT THE OUTSIDE OF THE BIN. HE HAD HIS HAND CUPPED OVER THE END OF THE BAR, WHEN HE SWUNG BACK THE BAR HIT A STEEL BEAM. H IS HAND HIT BETWEEN THE BEAM AND THE BAR.

85061S CLIMBING UP INTO HIS TRUCK R-35 EUCLID, WHEN HE FELT A PULLING FEELING IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

95149ED WAS USING A SCREW DRIVER TO INSTALL VEEBELTS ON A CRUSHER SHEAVE AS TWO OTHER MEN ROTATED THE CRUSHER SHEAVE EE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER AT THE METER SHEAVE TO MOVE THE BELTS OVER IN TH 50796OVES EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT & THE SHEAVE IT CUT THE VERY END OF HIS FINGER RT INDEX OFF THERE WAS NO BONE LOSE OR DAMAGE

WORKERS WERE REMODELING #2 SCREEN TOWER SCREEN CLOTH WALKWAY HAD BEEN REMOVED IN SOME SPOTS IN ORDER FOR THE CONDUIT TO CONNECT TO THE MOTOR WHILE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING V-BELT GUARD ON E OF THEM STEPPED IN A HOLE & FELL SCRAPING HIS LEFT LEG & BRUISING HIS KNEE

WHILE HANGING A CHUTE ON 489 CONE CRATPLANT SUBJECT WAS PRYING AGAINST CHUTE SO IT WOULD ALINE IN WITH BOLT HOLE CHUTE RELOOSNED & PRY BAR CAME OUT KNOCKING THE SUBJECT OFF BALANCE HE STARTED TO FALL & GRABBED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON & THE CHUTE SLIDE AGAINST HIS FINGER