Employee was cleaning foam spray out of a hose at the end of a shift. Some of the remnants of the foam got into the employee's eye.
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Showing all 14EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50LB BAGS OF ANFO, TO LOAD A ROUND UNDERGROUND. COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN ON 06-28. WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA RESULTING FROM STRAINING OR LIFTING HEAVY IEMS. PUT ON LIGHT DUTY. WAITING ON DETERMINATION IF THIS IS A WORK RELATED INJURY.
Employee was reaching down to light an empty bin. As ee did this ee rested left hand on the forklift mast, exposing left hand thumb. As the employee stood up the bin came up quickly hitting left hand thumb.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LAGGING OVERHEAD WITH THEIR PARTNER. IT WAS A 3X12X6 TIMBER. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HOLD OF THEIR END AND IT HIT THEM ON TOP OF THEIR HARD HAT.
Employee was removing core out of a drill rod. Repetitive motion caused pain in his right shoulder
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBER (200-300 LBS) TIMBER IN A STOPE AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT REPORT IT TILL MAY 14 WHEN IT DID NOT GET BETTER.
Employee was cutting wood on a table saw. Reached back and grabbed the unfinished end of the wood and received a sliver in her rt hand.
Taking the wire off of mucker to place in a bucket-cut wrist
Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against employee's left leg
Employee was installing insulation behind stacked drywall-drywall fell against the employees rt leg and foot
Employee was bending over and twisted to turn on a water valve.
employee was hooking up the blow pipe to clean out drill holes
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AUGER WITH HER RIGHT HAND WHEN HER FINGERS WERE CAUGHT
We were pulling out tube and started laying it onto tube rack when the over shot popped off the retriever point causing tube to fall. Other end of tube came up and hit employee on side of cheek. He then fell to the ground. He was unconscious for a few seconds.