EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHE WAS PUTTING TWO PIECES OF YELLOW PLASTIC PIPE TOGETHER AND FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
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Showing all 15EMPLOYEE WAS SEPARATING 2 PIECES OF YELLOWMINE PIPE, ONE OF THE PIECES STARTED TO SLIP DOWN THE EDGE OF THE HEAP LEACH PAD AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE PIPE THAT WAS FULL OF WATER.
PUTTING TIES ON PRESS PLATE CLOTHES.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND LIFTED PIPE TO FREE IT FROM ROCKS. WHILE PIPE WAS BEING PULLED, THE SUDDEN JERK (RELEASE OF PRESSURE) RESULTED IN PAIN TO LEFT SIDE OF LOWER BACK.
INJURED EE ASSISTED BY A SECOND EE WAS ADJUSTING THE FORKS ON A FORKLIFT. INJURED EE WAS HOLDING FORK AND PUSHING INJURED SECOND EE LET HIS END OF FORK DOWN PINCHING INJURED EE FINGER BETWEEN FORK AND FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SNUBBER PULLEY FROM MOUNTING PULLEY SLIPPED & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PULLEY & MOUNTING STRUCTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING LAGGING ON HEAD PULLEY. MATERIAL (DUST) BECAME DISLODGED FROM STRUCTURE AND FELL DOWN. THE FINE DUST PARTICLES ENTERED AREA BEHIND EMPLOYEES GLASSES AND ENTERED EMPLOYEE S EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SECTION OF LEACH PAD PIPE. PIPE BOUNCED ON GROUND WHILE EMPLOYEE HAD PIPE ON SHOULDER CAUSING SUDDEN JERKING MOTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SAMPLE BAGS FROM BED OF PICK-UP EMPLOYEE STOPPED FROM TAILGATE OF PICKUP TO GROUND LEVEL WITH SAMPLE BAGS IN HIS HAND EMPLOYEES FOOT TOUCHED GROUND IN AWKARD POSITION CA USING INJURY
PROCESS PLANT EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PLATE FROM PRESS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ASSISTING EMPLOYEE DROPPED H IS END OF THE PRESS PLATE & INJURED EMPLOYEE COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE ENT IRE WEIGHT PLATE DROPPED HITTING AGAINST PRESS &CAUSING SPRAIN TO RT WRIST OF EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHILE HOLDING ONE END OF A DRILL HAMMER (APPROX 225LBS). THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE OTHER END OF THE HAMMER DROPED HIS END. INJURED STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE HAMMER.
WHILE CLEANING PRESS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPED A SCRAPER ON PAN TO CLEAN IT OFF PRECIP FLEW OFF OF SCRAPER INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 4X4 LODGED UNDER A CRUSHER TIAL PULLY GUARD THE 4X4 CAME LOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE
WHILE DUMPING CAUSTIC SODA INTO MIX TANK FILLED WITH HOT WATER CAUSTIC HAD A VIOLENT REACTION.REACTION CAUSED CAUSTIC TO BLOW BACK INTO EMPLOYEES FACE.
EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN HORSEPLAY THROWING ROCKS WHEN ROCK STRUCK I NAME IN HEAD.