The subcontractor's employee was removing solar panels from their frame when a the glass from a broken solar panel lacerated their wrist.
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Showing all 25The miner was performing routine housekeeping maintenance for a conveyor belt located inside a sloped steel tunnel. The miner lifted a piece of floor grating, tilting it to the side against tunnel wall and then shoveled material that was being accumulated underneath. The miner turned around briefly when the unsecured grating slid and impacted EE's left hand/wrist.
Miner was adjusting a hose when EE suddenly suffered acute pain in EE's knee. The incident was due poor posture. The working conditions were safe and adequate. The miner suffered a fracture in EE's meniscus. The miner suffered no impact, nor did EE slip before the incident.
After removing the stones into the mill, employee moves the dough manually to make sure it is free and pricks the last fingers with the next section of the dough.
When the door of the machine was closed, the middle finger of the right hand was caught.
Equipment engine cover fell on top.
Closing the bottle of the mill, the closing lid catches the finger of the left hand.
The employee was loading bags of ammonium nitrate when they bent to lift, felt a severe pain in the lower back.
He was working on the removal of a cover focus. When cover focus loosen pricking his finger between the cover and railing of the manlift.
The employee alleges feel pain in the left arm and back.
He was working in the secondary mill adjusting the opening bar applying hot to release the nut. He forgot they were hot touch the nut was burned three finger of the left hand.
While employee was assisting the master mechanic in repairing the bulldozer's linkage, the chain that was lifting a part, broke and struck employee in the lower left leg. Causing employee a left leg traumatic laceration.
Employee was helping the welder holding a small piece of steel that was to be cut, in order to prevent it from falling abruptly, when the piece was cut the employee had difficulty and felt some bruising in his right hand, the hand appeared in good condition only a little swelling, later that day he felt pain in his shoulder.
Employee was washing the Caterpillar 226 skid steer loader. When he opened the engine cover the radiator cap came loose and hot water was spilled from the engine to his abdominal area.
Allegedly, EE was changing a drill rod of the drilling machine and felt pain in his lower back.
EE WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF MACHINERY AND SOMETHING HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB.
HE WAS GOING TO LIFT A WOOD PALLET AND HE GOT PINCH WITH NAIL IN HIS LEFT HAND.
CHECKING A PORTABLE COMPRESSOR THAT HAD TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE COMPRESSOR NEEDED WATER. WHEN TAKING OFF THE TOP, THE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT WAS COLD ALREADY BUT THE WATER WAS STILL HOT AND BURNT HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TAKE OUT A PART FROM THE TRUCK WHICH COULD NOT COME OUT. WHEN HE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT HE PULLED IT AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS WORKING WITH A DUMP TRAILER AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM THE DUMP, HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER. PUTTING DUMP TRAILER ON THE HITCH.
EE WAS PUSHING A PART AND HE HIT HIMSELF WITH THE CORNER OF THE MOTOR. EL EMPLEADO ESTABA EMPAJANDO UN PIEZA U SE GOLPEO CON UNA ESQUINA DEL MOTOR.
THE EE RECEIVED A SMALL INJURY WITH A PIECE OF METAL ON THE RIGHT FOREARM WHILE HE WAS MOVING THEM FROM THE IMARI LOADSTONE, THE MAGNET THE INJURY WAS RIGHT ABOVE THE AREA WHERE THE BLOVE DOES NOT COVER.
CLEANING A HOLE, NEXT TO HIM WAS A HOSE WITH OILFOR THE DRILLING MACHINE (TAMROCK RANGER 700). THE HOSE SPLASHED SOME OIL INTO HIS EYE.
CHANGING A TIRE. HURT HIS BACK. WENT TO A PRIVATE DR. DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE OFFICE UNTIL 10-17-00.
LIFTING A BAG OF AMONIA OF 55 PDS. TO PUT IN THE PICK-UP TO PROCEDE WITH A BLASTING HURT HIS BACK.