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Miner was connecting 2" pipe together when he turned to reach behind him to get a vice clamp. As he turned he struck a piece of 9 wire hooked to a bolt plate on the rib. The 9 wire lacerated his upper right eyelid. The employee had safety glasses at the time of the accident but was not wearing them.
Miner was chipping and cleaning around cribbing with spud wrench when water splashed under his safety glasses into his left eye. Water irritated eye.
Drilling with a jackleg in the back, pulled back and steel puller let go of steel. Machine fell and miner tried to stop it from falling resulting in a strained shoulder.
Geotech was performing routine core lab duties during most of the shift. Late in the shift the geotech felt pain in the back. Geotech went to ER after shift and was told to remain off work due to a back injury.
Miner received cement burns to right ankle when cement saturated water leaked through a hole in his boot.