ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TWIST IN WIRE ROPE SLING, WHILE A SLIGHT LOAD WAS APPLIED. SLING ROTATED QUICKLY AND PINCHED HAND AGAINST I BEAM. LACERATION OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER. I NDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 12INSTALLING GUARD ALONE. ONE END FELL, CAUSING A SCISSOR AFFECT AGAINST ANOTHER GUARD TO HIS FINGER.
WHILE MOVING ROCK. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND METAL CUTTING TIP. LEFT HAND DOMINANT.
WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM UNDER JAW HOPPER TO RESTART STALLE DCONVEYOR, A ROCK FLEL AND INCHED SMALL FINGE RON RIGHT HAND (GLOVES WERE BEING WORN). LACERATION AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE BELOW LAST J OITN AND TIP OF LITTELE FINGER.
HIT HEADF ABVOVE LEFT EYE ON STEEL SUBSTRUCTURE WHILE CLEANING UP UNDER DUMP HOPPER.
OPENED RADIATOR ON A CRANE & HOT WATER SHOT UP & BURNED FACE & NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OVERSIZE ROCK OFF CONVEYOR HE STOOD IT UP (ROCK) ON ITS EDGE TO THROW OVER THE SIDE WHEN ROCK ROLLED DOWNWARD SHARP EDGE CUTWRIST
ATTEMPTING TO TURN ROCK BY HAND. ROCK SHIFTED, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK.
WHILE WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CHECKING OIL AFTER STARTING THE D-11 MACHINE SOMETHING BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
WHILE RE-HOOKING LIFTING CHAIN ON JAW CRUSHER,TOGGLE PLATE -350 LBS-ROLLED OVER ON HAND WHICH WAS UNDER PLATE TRYING TO FREE UP CHAIN. POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGERS,LEFT HAND.
SHOVELING DIRT AROUND PLANT AREAS.
EMPLOYEE IS A H9AVY DUTY REPAIRMAN AND WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND GOT HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.