WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CLEANING UP A SLURRY SPILL AT THE MILL SLURRY TANK. THERE WAS 2 ORE PALLETS FROZEN IN THE MUD. THEY TRIED TO GET THEM FREE AND BEING UNABLE TO GOT A MUSTANG LOADER TO DO IT BUT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FREE IT, HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND CAME THE NEXT DAY EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HURTING. HE CAME AGAIN ON THE 27TH BUT WHILE ATTEM
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Showing all 8I.NAME OPENING 7ONTAINER OF LAUNDRY ALKALAI AND SOME DUST BECAME AIRBORNE GETTING IN LEFT EYE.GOT EYE WASH AND RINSED 10 MIN.I.NAME SUSTAINED SMALL PAINFULL BURN TO INTERNAL CANTHUS OF LEFT EY E.TREATED BY DR3AT EMERG RM AND SENT TO OPTHAMOLOGIST.
WAS WORKING IN MAINTENANCE OFFICE-LABORER CAME INTO CLEAN UP A SPILL ON THE FLOOR. HE TRIED A STRIPPER WHICH DIDN\T WORK-SO WAS GIVEN A #12 CLEANER TO USE (THIS IS A AROMATIC SOLVENT & ACETONE -USED TO REMOVE PAINT) ONLY A SMALL AM\T WAS USED BUT THE FUMES (SMELL OF) GOT TO I,NAME AS SHE CONTINUED TO WORK IN THE OFFICE AREA WAS VENTILATED BY OPENING DOOR-BUT DOOR WAS CLOSED LATER A
A HOLE HAD BEEN CUT IN LEACH TANK #5 FOR THE PURPOSE OF MOVING EQUIPMENT IN AND OUT OF THE TANK FOR REPAIRS. A PIECE OF 4" PIPE 12" LONG HAD BEEN PLACED IN THIS HOLE BY THE MAN INSIDE OF THE T ANK. THE MAN OUTSIDE OF THE TANK WAS PULLING THE WELDING LEADS THROUGH THE HOLE AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE WAS ALSO MOVING THE PIECE OF PIPE WITH THE LINES. THE PIPE CAME OUT AND FELL TO THE F
EMP WAS REMOVING SLEEVE FROM FIBER GLASS BOND STRAND PIPE & A ONE INCH SLIVER OF FIBERGLASS IMBEDDED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER MIDDLE PLALANX REQIURED SURGICAL REMOVAL & ONE STITCH
MOVING POLYOX DRUMS WITH FORKLIGFT.GOT OFF MACHINE TO GO TO STORAGE AREA AND BUMPED INTO...
ROGER WAS BENT OVER WASHING DOWN UNDER PREMIX TANKS HE TURNED AND WALKED INTO FLANGED LINE GOING TO GROUND ORE BIN CUTTING HIMSELF ABOVE THE EYEBROW
PULLING A DRUM OUT OF A STACK ON A RAIL CAR HE DIDNT LOOK UPTO SEE IF UPPER DRUM WOULD FALL ED LOVELL SAW A DRUM AT THE TOP OF THE STACK STARTED TO FALL TOWARD JEFF AND ED HOLLERED JEFFS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO DRUMS