CREW MEMBERS WHERE REPLACING THE CLUTCH HOUSING ON THE DIRECT DRIVE TO THE CRUSHER IT WOULD NOT SLIP INTO PLACE SO THEY HAD THE CRANE OPERATOR PICK UPON IT A BIT A CORNER OF THE HOUSING BROKE OFF & H IT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD BELOW HIS HARD HAT & ABOVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES
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Showing all 15WHILE LIFTING ROCKS & THROWING THEM INTO THIS FEEDER I FELT MY BACK STRAIN APPROX 50# ROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS WRESTLING (HORSEPLAYING) WITH ANOTEHR EMPLOYEE IN THE CLOCK ROOM WHEN PUCNHIGN THEIR TIMECARDS AT THE START OFSHIFT. THISHORSE PLAY ELD TO THE OTHEREMPLOYEE FALLING ON THE EMPLOY EE THAT INSTIGATED HORSEPLAY.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE WAS PREPARING PULVERIZED SAMPLES USING A RING PULVERIZER. WHEN CLEANING OUT BOWL AND PREPARING TO PULVERIZE ANOTHER SAMPLE THE EMPLOYEE BANGED THE RING AND PUCK TOGETHER T O KNOCK OFF ANY LOOSE MATERIAL. A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL BROKE OFF AND ENTERED THE LEFT EYE UNDER THE SAFETY GLASSES.
EE SUSTAINED SMALL CHEMCIAL BURN TO CORNER OF EYE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADD CAUTIC SODA TO CHECMICAL MIX TANK. THE CAUSTIC IN BEAD FORM HAD CLUMPED AND SPLASHED WHEN IT ENTERED THE TANK SENDING DROPLETS UP AND ONTO THE FACE OF WORKER. WORKER REMOVED GLASSES AFTER SPLASH ENTERED CORNER OF EYE TO RUB THE AREA.
WORKER WAS TAKING STRIP SOLUTION SAMPLE. THE SAMPLE LOCATION HAD A VALVE WITH A BUCKET HANGING FROM IT. WORKER WAS IN PROCESS OF PURGING SAMPLING LINE WHEN HANGING BUCKET FILLED UP & FELL OP ENING THE 1 1/2" VALVE WIDE OPEN. THE RELEASED SOLUTION FLOWED DOWN INSIDE THE WORKERS BOOT. THE BUCKET FELL FROM ITS POSITION ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO SOLUTION GOING INTO BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLING A 1 1/2" PIPE UNION BECAUSE THE SUYSTEM WAS FROZEN. WHEN THE UNION WAS JUST ABOUT DISCONNECTED, A SMALL BIT OF SOLUTIONUNDER PRESSURE ESCAPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE AT OUTER CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF IRON TO BE WELDED INTO PLACE. WHEN IT FELL, HE TRIED TO GRAB IT AND CUT HIS HAND.
EMPL WAS UNDER TABLE OF D40K DRILL TECH PICKING UP SAMPLE PAN HE STOOD UP & HIT BACK ON TUBE THAT HOLDS HAMMER WHEN WE ARE NOT USING IT.
BENDING OVER TO GET SAMPLE PAN WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.
IN PIT WORKING ON POWDER TRUCK GETTING UP ON TRUCK TO REAPIR BROKEN DRIVE KEY ON AUGER-TWISTED WRSIT.
HOOKING UP ROCK BASKET TO CLEVIS.WHILE HOOKING UP CHAIN ON BASKET -THE SHACKLE WAS HONGING OFF THE TOOTH OF THE SHOVEL-THE CLEVIS SLIPPED OFF AND HIT I.NAME ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK.
THE INJURED WAS MOVING ANTISCALANT DRUM,THE DRUM SLIPPED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE DRUM RESULTING IN LOWER BACK INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STEEL FROM THE PICKUP TO THE FLATBED TRUCK.
MECHANIC WAS LI0TING PIECE OF VAN VECHILE ENGINE WILL REPAIRING IT.