Using hand held grinder, wearing safety glasses. Grinding 1/4" steel.
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Showing all 16Setting down hinged end of conveyor. While hooking up to it, employee walked up the belt end tipped back toward him and pinched his foot.
MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER. 18" PIPE WRENCH KICKED BACK WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED. FACIAL CONTUSION/BRUISE.
Flame cutting a metal piece with cutting torch and a piece of slag fell and dropped into lap and burned inner right thigh and penis.
EE WAS IN AUTO ACCIDENT PRIOR TO HIRE WHICH RESULTED IN BACK INJURY. LIFTING ROCKS AGGRAVATED BACK INJURY.
EE S VEHICLE HIT BY LOADER COMING DOWN HILL FROM CRUSHER TOO FAST IN HIGH GEAR NORMAL, USED FOR HIGHWAY.
EE CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN CRUSHER LINERS CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE MOVING ROCK DRILL ON AIR TRACK AND PULLING AIR COMPRESSOR ON HITCH. EQUIPMENT OVERSTEERED AND EMPLOYEES RIGHT LEG CAUGHT IN PINCH.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED ROCK ON FOOT WHILE CLEANING OUT JAW OF CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE HELPED TO PULL TOP OFF CRUSHER COMPLAINED OF SORE ARM SEVERAL DAYS LATER UNKNOWN IF PULLING OFF PLATE CAUSED AN INJURY & WE HAVE DENIED CLAIM AT THIS POINT WORKER LEFT LIGHT DUTY JOB 10-05 -94
EE CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON BOLT CAUSING A LACERATION WHILE REPLACING A SCREEN.
EMPLOYEE FELT MINOR BACK STRAIN WHEN LIFTING 40-50 LB. ROCK FROM GROUND TO PUT IN LOADER BUCKET.HE RETURNED TO WORK AT HIS USUAL TIME THE NEXT DAY.
EE RECEIVED SMALL CUT ON HEAD DROM ROCK WHILE OPERATING WELDER.
EE EXPERIENCED BROCNHIAL SPASMS CAUSED BY DUST.
EE WAS BRACING SIDE BOARD WITH A 5 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN METAL RIBBING THAT HELPS HOLD SIDE BOARDS IN PLACE. ABOUT THE 5-6TH SWING HEAD OF HAMMER SNAPPED OFF STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE.
EE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER WIPER MATERIAL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND JABBED HIMSELF WITH THE KNIFE.