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A mechanic was entering the cab of 9107 drill from the mast side. At which time the door slammed shut for unknown reasons, pinching the mechanic's pinky finger between the door jam and the door.
Employee was chasing threads on an impeller when the employee's shirt sleeve was caught in the vane of the impeller. At contact employee pulled away thus dislodging impeller which caused it to hit employees left side rm and the left side of their face.
Lifter on the drill that suspends the pipe down hole slipped and smashed the driller helper's finger between the pipe holder (or clamp) and the lifter.
Drill helper was helping to remove a sub adapter from the roughneck by holding the elevated sub adapter prior to release. Once it was released, the weight of the adapter caused the sub to drop slightly causing the drill helper to pinch their middle finger between the threads of the sub adapter and drill rod; causing a laceration and fracture of the finger tip.
The millwright reached down to pick up a 2" high-pressure steam valve, but it got hung up on another valve that was wrapped in plastic. EE then felt a slight pain in EE's shoulder.
While moving a 5-foot piece of 8-inch pipe to make repairs, an employee's foot was hit. The pipe slipped and landed on top of the employee's foot.
Employee advised they were removing a filter housing on a rubber tire dozer in the truck shop when the incident occurred. In the process of removing the filter, a finger was pinched on a piece of metal causing an injury to the left finger.
Employee was placing a jaw block into the slide table of a sonic rig & felt a strain in left bicep. Seen at a clinic & was released to Full Duty with no treatment or diagnosis. MRI was done on 1/24 & results were reviewed at F/U visit on 1/29. 1/29 diagnosis of torn bicep received. EE remains Full Duty with no treatment to date & has an Ortho eval on 2/05/24.
EE was lifting an empty pallet that was caked with product residue. The pallet was heavier than originally thought. EE dropped the pallet hitting their fingers.
While positioning an IBC bag in the doorway pic #1 the top of the forklift mast made contact with the top of the box car doorway and damaged the hard piped hydraulic line on the forklift. The employee elected to try and straighten the line by self and cut the end of EE's left index finger.
Operator pinched index finger in between dust collector lid and frame.
Contractor states they were attempting to remove the ERT stretcher. Part of the stretcher was balancing on top of the gurney and as the gurney was gradually being removed from the trailer, the balancing stretcher came with it and when the employee's let go of the stretcher it flicked up and made direct contact with the contractor's mouth, chipping two front teeth.
Employee was replacing cutting edge (approx. 8ft x 10inches x 2inches) on a 834 rubber tire CAT dozer drag box in the truck shop. When lifting the final cutting edge after the others had been installed, the load became unstable and fell. The uncontrolled movement of the cutting edge pinched/crushed the employees right thumb.
Employee was turning a drum with hands. Had proper PPE - gloves. Hand slipped , struck a piece of metal. Both glove and hand were cut.
An Operator was installing a bag/bladder in a trailer for dry bulk loading. The employee was hooking the bungee cord to the top of the trailer when it recoiled, striking the employee and causing a laceration that required stitches on the right eye brow.
A Plant Service Operator (Cranes, Skips, and other) was boarding a crane when EE felt discomfort on shoulder. EE was taken to Occupational Health and put on 3 day restriction that stated EE could not board a crane.
The employee was in the process of raising the unistrut back to its normal height when the unistrut slipped thru the clamps and impacted the employee's finger between the transmitter bracket and the handrail. Employee sustained an injury to left index finger
Employee scraped knee. Employee was referred to out Occ Health clinic to which EE did not follow direction. EE went to the Emergency room where EE was given antibiotics for an infection. This was denied by Rio Tinto as there was no signs of infection by our onsite medical staff.
Millwright was assigned to re-bag and service a dust collector. The Millwright was lifting the lid to access the compartment and lost their grib of the lid, pinching their finger between the lid and housing.
A millwright was removing a steam valve from a steam line. The system was locked out, but the millwright was sprayed with residual hot water (~170F). The injuries are non-life threatening. He is being treated for 1st and 2nd degree burns.
A technician was emptying a hopper. The technician was helping another employee by shifting a larger hopper to dump into. When the technician shifted the hopper it moved impacting the left little finger causing a fracture.
An employee received a laceration to the right hand when a pump fell that the employee was moving
Employee was installing a pipe clamp and brushed a dust particle into his eye. At the end of shift he reported the incident and his eye was flushed. He reported continued discomfort on his next shift, a small dust particle was removed from his eye and he received prescription eye drops.
Millwright was attempting to close a product elevator access door while standing on a ladder. The Millwright lost balance and grabbed the elevator door to steady himself. The bottom of the elevator lacerated his left little finger.
An employee was injured while attempting to catch a light pole that was being re-established. The employee's right hand (thumb tip) was pinched between the light pole and the handrail causing the pad of the right thumb to be disconnected from the right thumb.
Finger was fractured when a metal door was closed on a Millwright's hand.
Employee was moving a metal screen by hand. The screen was heavy and difficult to move.
Picking up a lock for a door. Bending and standing back up, twisted the wrong way and locking back up.
Employee was washing a beaker over the sink when it slipped out of the analyst's hands and broke inside the sink. A glass shard made contact and cut the right ring finger.
An employee received a slight cornea burn from sodium hydroxide to the right eye while inspecting a pump.
Employee complaining of soreness in right elbow.
Employee was stepping up into Yard Tractor and felt a pop on Achilles behind his ankle.
While shoveling material around a rotex, employee picked up a shovel, twisted and immediately felt his back "pop". He felt pain in lower back and down both legs.
Driver, of Dry Lake Trucking, was transferring trailer box into truck box for dumping, when he reached into a known pinch point between truck and trailer hooks to reposition tailgate hook that was not in the right position. With the trailer box in forward motion, he failed to stop the box thus smashing 3 fingers on his left hand (middle, ring and pinkie).
On 4-14-11 an employee received Rx antibiotics for an infection of a cut to left thumb. Original injury occurred on 4-8-11. At that time medical treatment was not administered. On 4-8-11 the employee was unloading a pipe from a storage rack. While employee tried to move the pipe, left thumb was pinched between the 2 bars.
Employee was closing the doors on a container above his head and felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. After visiting the doctor, it was determined that he aggravated a hernia that was not properly repaired. Employee had surgery to repair the hernia on 3/01/2011 and is scheduled to return 4/01/2011.
While utilizing overhead shop crane to assist hoisting of cutting edges of a blade, the lifting strap became tight, the weld on the nut failed and the strap recoiled under tension and the hardware struck the palm of his left hand which was holding the strap. Mechanic received a laceration to palm of left hand.
While lifting a bag-lift table onto a floor mat the lifting table opened up resulting in a pinched right index finger. The employee was sent to a hand surgeon for medical treatment.
Employee was filling 25 kg bags via a spout and then stackig those bags on a pallet and felt strained muscle in left arm.
Employee carrying a filter in right hand. Using his left hand he grabbed the frame of the emergency exit door to close it. Failing to remove his hand quick enough, he caught his finger between the door frame and the fam causing a laceration that needed off-site treatment.
At about 2 pm on August 21st, 1st Class Mechanic reported a loss of strength in his right bicep as he was lowering a ~40lb air filter access panel while working on a loader in the Truck Shop.
An employee grabbed the edge of a screw conveyor to turn it during re-assembly and cut his hand.
Following fitting a motor the individual was lowering the motor onto a pallet, when the eyebolt securing the motor to the lift, pinched the employees finger. The employees finger was in the position to be pinched, because he was moving the motor wiring out of the way to prevent it from being damaged.
An auger tube was plugged, the individual was in the act of trying to unplug the tube with a stick. He used his left index finger to attempt to remove the material, when the motor was activated. This resulted in an cut avulsion to the left index finger requiring 3 stitches.
2 Millwrights were tasked with changing a v-belt connection between a hydraulic trolley and a sluicing rod on a strong liquor polishing filter. While dismantling the hardware, the sluicing rod dislodged from the polishing filter striking the millwright in the face. The employee was knocked to the ground.
Employee complaints of pain and numbness to both shoulders and hands from opening and closing tight valves. Coninuous trauma illness to l & r shoulder resulting in rotator cuff terars-Surgical repairs.
Employee states while testing air conditioning unit on water truck be removed the control unit venting cover and his hand slipped onto the blower motor when he was replacing the cover. Open fracture right ring finger.
The employee had placed his right hand on the bed of a hydro-crane, while pulling a sling out from under a 4" stainless steel pipe with his left hand. When he pulled the sling loose, a piece of pipe that was stacked on the lower one came loose, falling about 4" onto the employee's right hand. The tip of the employee's right ring finger was smashed with minor bone loss.
Employee states he was opening and closing a block valve when he felt a pop in his right shoulder.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SLIDING TWO 8' STRUTS BETWEEN ROOF AND I-BEAM. WHEN STRUTS CAME OFF WALL HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN TWO STRUTS. REQUIRED STITCHES.