Employee had right hand on mast. Carosel closed pinching thumb on right hand. Employee lost skin on side and tip of thumb requiring skin grafting. Thumb also had fracture.
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Showing all 19THE OXYGEN HOSE ON THE TORCH DEVELOPED A LEAK FILLING HIS GLOVE WITH OXYGEN. A SPARK IGNITED THE GLOVE, CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HISLEFT HAND
EE HIT BUCKET TOOTH WITH HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF THE TOOTH CAME OFF CUTTING HIS LEFT LEG. RESULT 3 STITCHES IN LEFT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO CHANGE SCREENS ON PLANT. HIS FINGER WASCUT, RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS STARTING UP THE CRUSHER/SCREENING PLANT, WHEN A ROCK EJECTED FROM THE FEED CHUTE ABOVE THE SCREEN. THE ROCK STRUCK EE IN THE RT SHOULDER.
MISSED A STEP ON THE LADDER CLIMBING DOWN, AND FELL ON ROCK, BRUISED BACK.
SCREEN PANEL SLIPPED OUT OF HAND SCREEN WIRE CUT FINGER VERTICALLY.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE 600' CONVEYOR. DUST WAS DISLODGED WHICH DROPPED INTO THE EE S LEFT EYE. CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION.
WINDY, WET COLD CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO WET GLOVES LETTING A HMMER SLIP OUT OF AN EE'S HAND HITTING ANTOHER.
EE HAD A PERIOD SCREENING CHEST X RAY READ BY THREE B READERS USING THE ILO PROCEDURES. THE X RAY WAS CHARACTERIZED AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUNOCONIOSIS WITH READING 1/1 AND 0/1 THE THIRD B READE R DID NOT AGREE. DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY ONLY READING CHEST X RAYS THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LTR P92 - 2
EMPLOYEE WAS RECEIVING A LOAD OF SHOT STONE FROM LOADER A LARGE STONE ROLLED STRIKING THE SIDEBOARD & ROCKED THE TRUCK AGGRAVATING A PREEXISTING BACK CONDITION EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL JULY 26TH
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOCKED WHEN POWER COMPANY POWER SURGE AFFECTED CONTROL ROOM. THERE WAS NO INJURY. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRECAUTIONARY EXAM & TIME OFF FOR OBSERVATION.
HURT BACK STANDING UP AFTER GREASING PLANT.
EMPL WAS CLEANING UP THE FLOOR OF THE SURGE TUNNEL. HE BROKE A SLAB OF STONE IN HALF WITH A HAMMER SO HE COULD EASILY DISPOSE OF THE STONE. AS HE PICKED THE STONE UP HE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE S HARP EDGE OF THE SONE, WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
REMOVING CHAIN FROM CRUSHER CHUTE.
DRIVING QUARRY TRUCK,WHEEL DROPPED IN CLAY HOLE CAUSING TRUCK TO JOLT DRIVER TWISTING HIS BACK.
INJURED SAID HE WAS GREASING CONVEYORS DURING DAY AND BACK BECAME SORE IN EVENING.
LIFTING TAIL PULLEY (PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK).
SLIPPED ON ICE.