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An employee was trying to remove a skid steer bucket from the machine. The employee was using a hammer to tap the top latches to release the bucket. When the employee tapped the last latch, the bucket popped off and landed on EE's right foot causing two fractures in the 3rd metatarsal bone of the right foot.
Two employees were replacing I beams on the scale. The employee in front was aligning the cross beam with a sledgehammer. When the employee struck the beam, it bounced off of the beam and struck the second employee in the upper lip. Employee received 8 sutures to the upper lip.
An employee was helping change belt rollers on LC-2 belt line and felt a pop in their back.
Miner was exiting a front end loader when EE's boot got caught on the tread of the access step resulting in the miner falling approximately 6 feet landing on their left side. Miner sustained injury to the left hip & knee, head and neck.
While performing maintenance on the dewatering wheel, miner struck his left thumb with a hammer.
Removing a piece of metal from 66" sand screw when wind blew something into right eye.
EE was removing electric wiring from a conveyor. EE was using a pocket knife to remove a zip tie that was holding the wire to the conveyor. The knife slipped and struck ee on the left bicep resulting in a puncture wound that required 1 stitch to close.
EE was dismounting loader, stepped on bottom step of loader and slipped off twisting knee. EE states the ladder was slippery and frosted. Claims a little bit of pain but it went away. EE said he noticed swelling Friday night and was painful and could not get in to see his doctor until Monday morning.
Grinding I beam, slag bounced off safety glasses into eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
2 EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW CUTTING EDGE ON ML53 988 CAT LOADER BUCKET. ONE OF THE CUTTING EDGES FELL OFF THE FLOOR JACK WE USE TO LIFT THE EDGE INTO PLACE AND CAUGHT INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN EDGE AND BLACKTOP.
Fell while fueling loader, claimed injury to ribs, saw Dr on 5-7-04, returned to work 5-10-04, worked no problem until 5-19-04, went to Dr again, and off until 5-20-04.
HELPING PULL WATER PUMP FROM RIVER SITE, STEPPED IN LOW AREA AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
DISASEMBLING DREDGE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER PLANT SITE. EE WAS REMOVING ELECTRICAL TRAYS FROM WALL OFDREDGE INSIDE POWER HOUSE & WAS ON A LADDER APPROX 4-5FT OFF FLOOR OF DREDGE WHEN TRAY KICK MAKI NG HIM FALL BACK OFF LADDER ONTO GUARD FOR PUMP WHICH HIT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK
DUMP BOX ON F3 FIELD CONVEYOR WAS PLUG UP, AND EE WAS USING A SPUD BAR TO PRY ROCK OUT OF BOX AND IS THUMB ON RIGHT HAND GOT PINCH BETWEEN SPUD BAR AND DUMP BOX, CUTTING THUMB. RESULTING IN GE TTING 9 STITCHES. CONVEYOR WAS SHUT DOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EE PULLED A LEVER IN CAB, FELT A PINCH IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. FINGER SWELLED & ALSO HAD SOME NUMBNESS. EE ALSO COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN RIGHT LEG & FOOT.
EE WAS FUELING VOLVO ARTICULATED TRUCK STEPPED DOWN RIGHT FENDER TO FUEL TANK EE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN TRUCK AND TANK HITTING HIS ELBOW & HIP.
CLIMBING UP PERMANENT LADDER ON FRONT OF EUCLID REACHED FOR LAST HAND HOLD ABOVE WINSHIELD AND MISSED, LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF MACHINE BACKWARDS 8-10' TO CONCRETE FLOOR.
EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK HAULING MATERIAL BEING LOADED WITH TRACK EXCAVATOR WHEN STONE CANE OUT OF BUCKET. BROKE REAR CAB GLASS OF TRUCK. EE GOT PCS OF GLASS IN EYE.
HE WAS STEPPING INTO A ROWBOAT TO INSTALL AN OUTBOARD MOTOR. BOAT SLIPPED OUT INTO WATER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE 7 HE FELL ONTO BANK. HE HIT SOMETHING CAUISNG HIS LEFT SHOUDLER TO DISL OCATE.
WE WERE PUMPING WATER OUT OF OUR PIT. EE GOT OFF HIS LOADER TO MOVE THE SUCTION HOSE. WHIEL DOING THIS, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS CUTTING W/ TORCH. RAISED GOGGLES UP. SLAG POPPED, AND GOT A PIECE OF SLAG & RUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON DOZER. DOZER BLADE ARM HAD FROST ON IT. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ELBOW.
EMP WAS THE PIT LOADER OPERATOR. WAS GETTING OFFLOADER AND MISSED THE LAST STEP AT BOTTOM OF LOADER OR STEPPED IN A HOLE (HE DID NOT KNOW FOR SURE WHICH OF THE TWO HAPPENED). TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
TAIL PULLEY BEARING STARTED TO GO BAD ON F-5 CONVEYOR. EMP BENT OVER TO GET A BETTER LOOK AT IT.A PIECE OF IT FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER DURING COLD WEATHER AND RECEIVED FROST BITE BEHIND EAR. THIS WAS REPORTED TO US ON 2-21-06 - HE HAD NOT SEEN A DR. AND I REPORTED FOR HIM TO DO SO.
PICKED UP SPUD BAR & TURNED TO THE RIGHT & SOMETHING IN BACK SNAPPED--HE FINISHED SHIFT & ALSO WORKED THE NEXT SHIFT. ON THAT SHIFT HE WAS HELPING TO UNPLUG JAW CRUSHER--THE NEXT MORNING HIS L OWER BACK WAS SORE & SWOLLEN.
REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT - TEMP WAS AROUND 100 DEGREES. HE WAS OVERCOME WITH HEAT. HE LAID DOWN IN SHADE AREA THEN PASSED OUT. HE HAD VOMITED EARLIER BUT WENT BACK TO WORK.
EE WAS INSTALLING SAFETY RAILINGS ON WALKWAY, USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT AND BEND PIPE FOR RAILING, WHEN PIPE SLIPPED OFF POST AND STARTED TO FALL OFF PLANT. EE ATTEMPTED TO STOP FALL OF PIPE, BY GRABBING PIPE. PIPE PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND POST.
WHILE UNLOADING 1/4" X 4' X 8' STEEL PLATES OUT OF TRUCK WITH THE BED PARTIAL RAISED. THE PLATES SLID OUT ONTO SAW HORSES & ONTO THE GROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS HELPING CHANGE DUMP CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET- HE WAS SHOVELING CABLE INTO SOCKET- ITJAMED CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.
WAS PAINTING A WATER PUMP FLOAT HE WAS WALKING BACK WARDS & FELL INTO PUMP HOLE IN DECK HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK
CHIPPING WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAGE WENT BEHIND HIS FACE SHIELD AND INTO HIS EYE.
WAS REINSTALLING SAND PUMP TIGHTING BOLT ON DISCHARGE PIPE BOLT TRIPPED & WRENCH CAME OFF EE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF THE PUMP ONTO A BEAM & WATER PIPE
GETTING ENGINE READY TO REMOVE. LEFT HAND WAS IN FAN SHOURD. RIGHT HAND WAS IN AREA OF INSTRUMENT PENL. RIGHT FOREARM BUMPED STARTER SWITCH. FAN CAME PAST HAND CUTTING ALL FOUR FINGERS.
WAITING FOR THE WORK BOAT TO PUSH FLATS OVER TO THE BANK TO HOOK A CHAIN ON IT TO PULL OUT OF THE WATER EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE WATER TWISTING HIS KNEE.
55061S CUTTING OFF THE END OF PIPE IN PREPERATION TO WELD TOGETHER. THE PIPE WAS ELEVATED APPROX. TWO FEET IN THE AIR. AFTER CUTTING IN TWO FELL, BUT NOT COMPLETLY TO THE GROUND. HE ATTEMPTED 36074LL IT COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND IN THE PROCESS HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO ENDS.
CRAWLING UNDER FRONT END LOADER AND HURT RIGHT KNEE.
LOADING TRUCK FROM HOPPER WHILE PULLING ON LEVER OPEN GATE SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF BOARDING LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP.
WHILE WORKING ON PORTABLE SCREEN PLANT SLIPPED & HIT LEG ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON & CUT LEG
WHILE WELDING ON DRAGLINE BUCKET RANDY RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD WHILE CHIPPING WELD-A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.
AFTER MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO THE DRIVE BELTS OF A JAW CRUSHER, EE BEGAN TO NOTICE IRRITATION TO THE LEFT EYE WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. HE WENT TO DR WHO REMOVED A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM HIS L EFT EYE. HE WAS EXAMINED BY DR NEXT DAY AND TOLDNOT TO RETURN TO DR UNLESS HE HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THE OBJECT CAME FROM OR HOW IT ENTERED THE EYE IS UNKNOWN.
ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR HITTING PLANT OPER IN TEMPLE SLIGHTLY BELOW HARD HAT.
CREW WAS REMOVING CUTTER HEAD FROM DREDGE I.NAME WAS PINCHED BETWEEN LADDER BEAMS & SHAFT MOUNTED BEARINGS WHILE PULLING OFF WITH FRONT END LOADER
ND 1/2''DEEP 3
EMP TIGHTENING LARGE NUT ON CATERPILLER DOZER FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLE. HE WAS USING A 4" SOCKET AND STEEL BAR TO TORGUE NUT TO DESIRED TIGHTENESS BAR BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON HIS BACK LANDING O N CORNER OF WOOD PALLET RESULTING IN CONTUSION TO MUSCLES IN BACK NEAR TAIL BONE
PUTTING TWO PIECES 123/4 O.D. STEEL PIPE TOGETHER WITH RUBBER SLEEVE CONNECTOR AND CLAMPS, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON LEFT RIB CAGE.