The worker was waiting for a container to be filled with degreaser. Although EE initially had EE's safety glasses on, EE removed them upon entering the room because the area was darker. During the filling process, the pump malfunctioned and the hose detached due to inadequate fastening, causing the product to splash directly onto the worker's face and eyes.
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Showing all 20The accident occurred while the miner was attempting to adjust a piece on a forklift. The piece rolled over, causing minor injury to fingers #2 and #3 on EE's right hand. Finger #3 sustained a small amount of bleeding, with no significant impairment reported.
Lifting parts from floor at the warehouse.
After installing a screen cloth, the miner felt back pain illness.
Miner was replacing a conveyor cleaner when EE suddenly raised EE's head and bang into the structure.
When the miner removed a piece of metal from the magnet, the magnet immediately pulled back the metal simultaneously and pricked the thumb of the right hand.
The employee was closing the main entrance gate when it fell and impacted employee's left leg and bruised employee's head.
The Excavator bucket failed and hit the hammer the welder had on his hand and the hammer impacted him.
A metal particular was embedded in the left eye, miner was washing his face when he noticed that something entered his eye.
Loading railing, install one side and when you lift the other side falls catching two finger of the right hand against the concrete.
Taking down some plates from the pickup the rope broke injuring the left foot.
Moving oil drums, injuring his lower back
He was mounting the jaw die of the jaw crusher, they were set with a wooden piece, opened the jaw crusher to align the screws, apparently one of the wooden pieces fell causing the jaw die to fall forward and wedge his right foot.
Closing off the ladder, removed the bolts from the stairs it rolled down impacting the employees left foot.
Se bajo del camion para mover una piedra y se lastimo la espalda. (moved a stone and hurt back)
Al momento de subir al equipo de barrer resbala, al resbalar se da en la espalda con la goma del equipo. Esto le ocasiono un dolor en el area de la cintura. (At the time of raising the equipment to sweep, it slips. This caused a pain to him in the area of the waist.)
THEY WERE REMOVING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO CHANGE THE SEAL. THE CYLINDER IS HOLD WITH A PIN TO THE BASE OF THE CRUSHER, WHILE REMOVING THE PIN THE CYLINDER PITCH THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A TENSION SPRING ON THE EXCAVATOR EX-1-002, THE SPRING BOUNCED CAUSING INJURIES ON ONE OF HIS FINGERS AND ON A TOOTH.
HE GET REFER BACK TO THE CFSE BECAUSE HE WAS NOT FEELING SUITABLE TO REALIZE HIS REGULAR FUNCTIONS. CFSE-CORPORACION DEL FONDO DEL SEGURO DEL ESTADO.
THE WELDER WAS DISASSEMBLING SOME ROLLERS ON A CONVEYOR TO BE REPLACED IN AN AREA MORE OR LESS 4 FEET IN HEIGHT. HE DIDN'T KNOW ASSISTANT WELDER WAS THERE WHEN HE DROPPED/THREW THE ROLLER HITT ING THE ASSISTANT WELDER.