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EE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ON A DRILL WHEN THE HANDLE CAME OFF AND CRUSHED HIS THUMB.
THE EE STRAINED HIS KNEE (LEFT) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO A HAUL TRUCK (CAT 777C) THE EE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 1/4/99
REMOVING A BOLT FROM A BOLTER, BOLT BROKE & HANDSLIPPED & CUT FINGER
EE WAS REMOVING UTILITY LINES WHEN THEY REACHED THE NEXT SECTION. THEY LOCKED OUT THE VALVE ABOVE THEM & THEN RETURNED TO DEPRESSURIZE THE LINE. THE VALVE WAS STICKING & THE EE TRIED TO FO RCE IT OPEN. HIS GLOVES WERE WET & HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE VALVE. AIR PRESSURE THEN CONTACTED HIS ARM
EE WAS UP ON A POLE PUTTING ALUMINUM WIRE INTO TRAVELERS, WHE HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB WIRE, EE SUFFERED A STRAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
MOVING TIMBERS. TIMBER ROLLED OVER ON WRIST.
EE WAS RESUPPLYING HIS GROUND SUPPORT WIERE. HE LEANED A PIECE UP AGAINST THE RIB AND TURNED TO WALK AWAY WHEN THE PIECE FLL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK.
ADDING A ROD & TWISTED WRONG, WHEN TIGHTING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS POURING #2 FUSION FURNANCE WHEN A CRUCIBLKE FELL AND STRUCK HER LEFT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/09/97. I DID NOT RECEIVE THE C-4 REPORT UNTIL 11/24/97 STATING SHE HAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. THIS REPORT WAS DEVELOPED THE SAME DAY.
EE WA SUNLOADING 4" PIPE FROM A SUPPLY TRUCK. HE HAD ONE END OFF WHEN THE OTHER END SLIPPED DOWN. THIS CAUSED HIS END TO POP UP AND COME DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SOLENOID VALVE OF A HANKINSON AIR DRYER. THE DRYER WAS SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATED. WHEN HE UNSCREWED THE SOLENOID VALVE, BACK PRESSURE FROM A LEAKING ISOLATION VALVE BLEW THE PISTON OUT OF THE VALVE STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND, CHEEK AND NOSE.
EMPTYING A TUBE. PULLING TUBES OUT OF RODS.
PULLING A PIECE OF DRISCOLL PIPE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO UNDERGROUND STORAGEAREA, EMPLOYEE CUT BANDS ON A PALLET OF 18" BOLTS. TWO OF THE BANDS HAD BEEN CUT AND THE LAST BAND BROKE ALOOWING THE THE BOLTS ON THE TOP [ALLE T TO FALL ON HIE RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATIONTO THE WRIST.
EMP WAS MOVING STEEL POUE TABLE IN FIRE ASSAY ROOM IN PREPARATION OF POURING SLAG. TABLE FELL OVER AND STRUCK EMP ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE.
EMP WAS PLACING AN EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLE ONTO A RACK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN AND AROUND THE MID SECTION OF HIS BODY (LOWER ABDOMEN). THIS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA. SURGERY HAS BEEN SCH EDULED FOR 4-24-97.
EMP WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF A DRESSER 150 TON HAUL TRUCK AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT ANDFELT SOMETHING POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER SEEING DR THAT DAY, SHOULDER CONTINUED TO HURT. EMP REFERRED TO DR WHERE HE WAS JUDGED TO REQUIRE SUGERY WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON 4-4-97.
EE WAS PUTTING IN A PIECE OF SPILING BETWEEN LAGING IN STEEL SETS WHEN THE UNSECURED LAGING FELL OUT AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELOCATE A GOLD BAR, EMP GRABBED THE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMP CAUGHT HISRIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE GOLD BAR AND THEGROUND CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCH ES.
IN PREPARATION OF LOADING A ROUND IN THE UNDERGROUND AT THE MURRAY MINE, EMP WAS REMOVING POWDERTRANSPORT BOX WHEN THE LID FELL SHUT CATCHING HIS LEFT LONG FINGER BETWEEN THE LID AND THE MAIN BODY OF THE BOX CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
THE 83 JACKLEG WAS LAYING ON THE BOLT DECK. EMP ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP THE JACKLEG AND PLACED HIS SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE SADDLE AND MACHINE CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A JACKLEG DRILL ONTO A BOLT BASKET AFTER FINISHING THE LAST LIFTER AND FELT PAIN IN THE LUMBAR AREA OF HIS BACK.
WHILE INSTALLING THE PIPE IN A STEAM CLEANER, A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FELL FROM THE HANDER AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT, SMALL TOE. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS A 20LB AND THE HANDER HAS BEEN REPLACED.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE M4-D AREA OF THE MURRAY MINE AS A DIMOND DRILL HELPER. HE WAS MOUNTING ANOTHER DRILL ROD IN THE STRING WHEN HE PLACED HIS HAND ON A SHARP BURR CREATED BY THE DRILL RODS R OTATING IN THE ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT ANTERIOR LONG FINGER JUST ABOVE THE SECOND KNUCKLE WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS LOADING WIRE INTO A TRUCK TO HAUL IT AWAY. WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM ON ANOTHER PIECE OF WIRE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES .
BRAKE DRUM WAS NOT SECURRED AND FELL PINNING THUMB.
CONTRACTOR WELDED A PIPE CONNECTION AND DIDN'T MARK PIPE AS HOT. EMP PLACED HAND ON PIPE AFTER CONTRACTOR LEFT AREA. NOT KNOWING PIPE WAS HOT BURNED HIS HAND.
PLACING WHEEL CHOCK INTO HOLDER AND CAUGHT FINGERS.
EE PICKED UP THREE BUNDLES OF ROCK BOLT PLATES TOGETHER, TO CARRY INTO HIS WORK AREA. THE TOP BUNDLE OF PLATES SLIPPED OFF THE STACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION REQUI RING STITCHES.
WATER WAS OVER EE'S BOOT TOP, SHOTCRETE NOZZLE KEPT COMING OFF, EE WALKED OUT INTO THE WATER TO RETRIEVE NOZZLE.
REMOVING A BAG HOUSE FOR INSTALLATION IN ANOTHER PLACE. THE BAG HOUSE SHIFTED (WHILE SECURED TO A CABLE) AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAG HOUSE MOUNTS AND THE TRUCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND PALM AND REQUIRING STITCHES.
LIFTED A LARGE BOX.THE BOX SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ONE DRILL TUBE INTO ANOTHER WHEN A BURR IN THE SIDE OF THE FIRST TUBE CUT HIS FINGER.
READJUSTING SHOTCRETE CHUT, EE PULLED A KEEPER PIN & HAD TOO MUCH WEIGHT TO HOLD, CHUTE PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLING SHELVING WHEN A PIECE SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
LIFTING A DOZER CUTTING EDGE FOR REPLACEMENT, SECOND EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE EDGE & IT SMASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS.
LINE WAS LEAKING & DUSTED HIS LEFT EYE WITH SODA ASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING A PUMP AND STANDING IN SOLUTION LIME ENTERED HIS BOOTS & CAUSED BURN.
DULL PAIN IN ELBOW & WRIST. COMPLAINED & THEN A DR. APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED ON 3/9/95.
LIFTING TAILGATE ON SAND TRUCK AND FELT STRAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.
CREW WALKING DOWN STAIRS WITH BUCKET & FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ARC WELDER OUT OF DOG HOUSE, ONTO ONE TON. HE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN GROIN AND BACK. DIAGNOSED WITH MINOR HERNIA, LEFT SIDE.
LINE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED FITTIN GFAILED & SPRAINED EMPLOYEE WITH 187 DEGREE SOLTION. BURNING HIS CHEST-CHIN, ARMS, NECK & SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING PREVIOUS SHIFTS TIMBERING AND PLACED HAND ON EXISTING TIMBER WHICH CAUSED TIMBER TO SHIFT SLIDING DOWN ARCH ON STEEL SET. IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING HIMSELF TO BE OU T OF HARMS WAY OF BEING STRUCK BY TIMBER, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PARTS (SUPPLIES0 FROM P.U. AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE GROUND ADJUSTING A BELT AT THE TAIL PULLY THAT HE HAD JUST INSTALLED. AS A RESULT HE APPARENTLY WAS CUT ON THE RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE BY A BELT CLIP. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE AREA THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES PUSHING AND PULLING A 10' PIECE OF TRACK RAIL ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL THE RAIL TO ONE SIDE, WHEN HE DID THE RAIL FELL OVER PINCHING HIS L EFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE GROUND.
WHILE LIFTING 50LB CHUTE LINNER PLATES INTO POSITION HE RAISED THE PLATE CHEST HIGH AS HE DI DHE FELT APAIN IN HIS BELLY BUTTON.
INJURED WAS CARRYING ONE END OF A 20' PEICE OF PIECE A FELLOW EMPLOYE EWAS ONT HE OTHER ARK WHEN THEY PIPE WAS REMOVED AND FROM HIS SHOULDER HE NOTICED PAIN.
EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER WERE BLOWING DEBRIS FROM 2" BULL HOSE PRIOR TO HOOKING UP MANIFOLD TO BEGIN BOLTING WHEN BULL BROKE LOOSE & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FACE. A LACERATION ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE REQ UIRED SUTURING.