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EE AND THE CREW TEAM LEADER WERE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A 4' 6X6 TIMBER UNDER THE DISCHARGE LINE OF A PORTABLE PUMP. THE TEAM LEADER PUSHED IT CAUSING IT TO PINCH EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE TIMBE R AND A ROCK. WEATHER WAS WIND & RAIN.
EMPLOYEE OPENED THE LID OVER THE HYD OIL TANK TO ADD OIL. THE LID FELL CLOSED ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING CUTS REQUIRING SUTURES ON MIDDLE AND RING FINGER (2&3).
DRIVELINE GUARD SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEES HANDS AS HE WAS REMOVING IT. THE GUARD HAD A SHARP METAL BURR AT A BOLT HOLE, WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIBRATING AN AUTOMATIC WATER ADDITION VALVE. AS HE WAS ADJUSTING THE METER HE RESTED HIS LEFT HAND ON PIPE BESIDE THE VALVE. HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF HIS FINGER TO THE VALVE ACTUATOR AND AS THE COUPLING TURNED 90 DEGREES, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SUPPORT BARS AND THE COUPLING.
EMP STATED THAT WHILE ALIGNING THE RIM PARTS ONTO THE RIM, HE NOTICED HE HAD CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON A BURR OF METAL ON THE SIDE RING. THE 3/4" LACERATION REQUIRED FIVE SUTURES.
EE STATES THAT HE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF METAL FLOOR GRATING (3'X7') PANEL AND THE PANEL SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS FINGER TO WEDGE BETWEEN THE PIECE HE WAS MOVING AND ANOTHER STATIONARY PIECE.
AFTER THE STRIP COLUMN PLUGGED UP, AND FOLLOWING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR IT, THE EE REMOVED THE BOLTS TO THE ELBOW ABOVE THE FILTER TO GAIN ACCESS. AS THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED, BACKPRESSURE RIGHT SIDE, RESULTING IN 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE THERMAL AND CHEMICAL BURNS.
EE WAS PUTTING RUBBER BOOTS OVER HIS REGULAR BOOTS, AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN BACK.
ALLEGED THAT WHILE UNLOCKING GATE GATE FELL ON LEG
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS SHE WAS ADJUSTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OF HER HAUL TRUCK, THE DOOR CLOSED, SMASHING HER RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE DOOR FRAME AND THE DOOR.
ON SEPT. 18 KRMC MILL TECH. REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER SHOVELING CARBON FINES. ON OCT. 11 HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON A FOLLOWUP VISIT. @ THAT TIM E PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF A LADDER WHILE DISMOUNTING A 980-A CATERPILLAR FRONT END LOADER HE TWISTED HISRT ANKLE EXTENT OF THE INJURY IS STILL BEING INVES TIGATED
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REMOVING A 3" GATE VALVE THE VALVE FELL AND MASHED EMPL INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND.
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE DRILL BIT ON DRILL DL-01. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A NEW BIT FROM THE BIT RACK. AS HE BEGAN TO REMOVE THE BIT FROM THE RACK, THE BIT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND SMASHED HIS RING FIGNER. RIGHT HAND BETWEENT HE BIT AND THE BIT RACK.
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EMPL REACHING INTO GANG BOX. TOP OF WELDING ROD CAN HAD BEEN OPENED ON 3 SIDES AND PRYED BACK. EMPL REACHING IN ,CAN FELL OVER AND CUT THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND. EMPL ESCORTED TO FIRST AID/SECUR ITY OFFICE WHERE FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED.THEN TRANSPORTED TO DR WHERE 7 SUTURES WERE APPLIED. THEN RELEASED FOR WORK.
I.NAME-NEWLY HIRED EMPL,HELPING A CREW RECOUPLE ML-01 PINION COUPLING.THE CREW HAD INSTALLED THE FIRST HALF AND WERE WORKING ON THE SECOND HALF WHEN IT BUMPED THE FIRST HALF AND IT FELL HITTIN G I.NAME ON TOP OF KNEE RESULTING IN A CUT WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES (7).
EE AND CO WORKER WERE HOISTING THE PINION ASSEBLY INTO THE CRUSHER COUNTER SHAFT BURR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE THE ASSEMBLY IT MOVED LATERALLY PRESSING INJURED FOOT AGAINST A PIECE OF CONDU IT.THE INJURY AT THE TIME INVLVED ONLY A VERY MILD ABRASION TO THE ANKLE. EE MISSED WORK ON 10-1-91 FOR SWELLING OF THE ANKLE DUE TO A SECONDARY INFECTION.
RIGGING WAS BEING DISASSEMBLED AFTER SAG MILL TROMMELL HOOD WAS SET INTO POSITION. COWORKER WAS DROPPING A 1 1/4 SHACKLE FROM TOP OF HOOD TO FLOOR LEVEL. INJURED WAS GOING TO CATCH SHACKLE BUT DID NOT ANTICIPATE ITS WEIGHT (10LBS) CORRECTLY. THE SHACKLE PUSHED HIS HAND DOWN TO FLANGE WHERE TOP AND BOTTOM OF HOOD BOLT TOGETHER MASHING HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER.
MOVING A PUMP ON MONORAIL SUSPENDED WITH A CHAINFALL. THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE PUMP STOPPED DUE TO RUST & DIRT ON MONORAIL. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON PUMP TO MAKE IT ROLL, BUT IT DID NOT MOVE. W HEN THE WEIGHT OF THE PUMP SWUNG BACK IT ROLLED BACKWARDS, RUNNING OVER THE INJURED MECHANICS HAND.
EMPL MOVING TOOL BOX WITH HELP OF ANOTHER FROM TALE IN SHOP TO A PICKUP.LIFTED BOX,IT TILTED AND I.NAME TRIED TO MOVE HOLD ON BOX.THIS SPRAINED WRIST.HAD NO PAIN UNTIL NEXT DAY.THEN WENT TO DR AND WRIST SUPPORT WAS GIVEN.
LOAD POLES ON TRUCK, GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN POLE
I.NAME OPENED TWO U TUBE OPENINGS AND WHILE WORKING TO EXTRACT THE AIR LANCE FROM ONE STEPPED INTO THE OTHER OPENING TWISTING HIS KNEE.
LOADING STEEL ONTO BED OF TRUCK FROM A FORKLIFT. LOAD BECAME UNBALANCED AND ROLLED OFF FORKLIFT. I.NAME WAS STRUCK BY 3 DRILL RODS ON HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE LEFT LEG.
TAKING SAMPLE OF ORE WITH SHOVEL TWISTED BACK AND WENT HOME. BACK STIFFENED UP AND PAIN INTENSIFIED. REPORTED NEXT DAY.
A PIPE FROM A HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT WAS DISCONNECTED STEAM WAS IN THE PIPE AND WAS RELEASED WHEN THE PIPE WAS DISCONNECTED THIS STEAM HIT INJURED IN THE RIGHT REAR PORTION OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.