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As two mechanics leaned a belly pan from a rubber tire dozer against their service truck, the belly pan fell over and struck the top of employee's left foot. This resulted in a fracture of the metatarsal.
The injured employee was replacing an engine on a drill 121. He was lifting a fuel filter base when he felt pain in his lower back.
While employee was handling a piece of pipe, he contacted sharp metal with finger tip on left ring finger, causing laceration. Cut required 3 stitches.
Employee was changing struts on a tool box lid. Employees right hand slipped which allowed the lid to fall on his left ring finger. X-rays revealed small chip on the tip of the bone (left ring finger tip).
Mechanic was removing hoses underneath a service truck. Dirt fell from overhead, got underneath mechanics safety glasses, and contacted right eye. Eye was still irritated after flushing out in eyewash station. Mechanic was taken to emergency room where a foreign body was removed from the cornea area.
Mechanic was descending hydraulic shovel using manlift/basket and the locking mechanism stuck. The mechanic exited and attempted free the basket. When the mechanic pulled, the basket released causing the basket to jerk away from him. The mechanic hyper extended his right elbow. Mechanic was seen at the emergency room and given two days of light duty.
While picking up chock blocks strained lower back.
Employee injured eye when putting on safety glasses. He poked eye with eye glass temple
While bending over in front of a portable heater to pick up a tool, metal grindings that were on his jacket blew into his eyes.
After incident investigation it was found that the injury arose from a door shutting on her finger.
Worker was shoveling material out of the anchor trench when she felt a pain in her lower back. The worker informed her supervisor, but declined any treatment. On July 11th, the worker asked to see a physician where a micro fracture was diagnosed. No additional treatment necessary at this time.
Sprained back while twisting to throw air filters in maintenance dumpster.
Helper was getting choker cable off of casing. When he lifted up on the choker, the choker came unwrapped from the casing and hit him in the mouth. In doing so, it chipped one of his front teeth.
Employee picked up mud tub to load into truck and felt pain in his back. Treatment first provided on March 3rd.
Handling 1" steel plate from cutting table.
EE was opening engine access cover of haul truck and strained lower back. Incident occured on last scheduled work day. Employee seen for follow up on 4/17/2009 and was perscribed light duty. Employee competed three days of light duty and was released to full duty on 4/23/2009. EE missed no schedule work days
Employee was lifting one end of a compressed gas cylinder with the assistance of another employee and strained his right shoulder. He evaluated at local Emergency Room and perscribed light duty for the next three shifts.
Employee states she was unloading a propane tank with her supervisor and it fell onto her foot.
Crew was tripping drill pipe out of hole and stacking pipe against Roligon. Helper's right index finger was pinched between ladder on Roilgon and pipe. Result was fracture to tip of finger. Helper received a finger splint and returned to work at rig with light duty release.
Employee was rebuilding a drill hammer. He pinched his right index finger when he was putting the cylinder back inside the tube. He received a laceration that required 5 stitches.
Employee was opening paper towels and got dust in right eye.
After further investigation and medical review it has been decided that the on site incident did result in an injury. The injury occurred while the employee was pushing an 18" pipe up a berm and began to feel pain in left knee.
Employee was changing cutting edges on IT loader and cut his right middle finger. Employee transport to local ER and received 10 stiches. Employee released to full duty and returned to his asssigned job. The was no Lost time.
SPLITTING OF LAB SAMPLES.
While lifting a wheel chock to put in the holder, employee thinks it caused him to have a hernia.
Oil filter from Hitachi 5500 shovel was being removed and fell and struck employee's right foot.
Employee was advised to replace segments and track on D10R Dozer. The old track rolled off, new one was being installed and was positioned so that it could be bolted together, when a sling & hook assembly came loose, hitting him in the face.
Cleaning up crucibles off of the table - one slipped causing a laceration to employee's right thumb.
WHEN CHANGING G.E.T. EDGES ON A DOZER, EMPLOYEE LIFTED UP ON A BAR TO KEEP AN EDGE FROM FALLING.
Employee was tripping pipe and strained a muscle in his lower back. He worked the remainder of the shift. The next morning his back was tight and he went to the doctor to get it checked out.
A Geology Technician was picking up a exploration drill sample when she felt the muscles in the upper left side of her back pull.
WHILE REMOVING A "CUTTING EDGE" (WEAR PLATE) ON THE 16H MOTOR GRADER THE CUTTING EDGE FELL AND SMASHED EE'S LEFT 2ND FINGER.
EE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE DISC FROM HAUL TRUCK. BRAKE DISK WEIGHS 50LBS. AND WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN WAIST. WHEN EE PICKED DISK UP IT SHIFTED TO RIGHT PLACING MOST OF THE WEIGHT ON THE RT. ARM CAUSING THE RT. FOREARM TO BE INJURED.
WHILE MOVING A LARGE CHOKER, EE FELT A PULL/TEAR IN RIGHT ARM.
SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING PIN & COLLETS FOR TILT CYLINDER ON A LOADER. ONE COLLETT WAS BEING INSTALLED WHEN IT FELL (SLIPPED) BELOW AND HIT EE ON HEAD. SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTED EE TO GET THE CUT LOOKED AT, AT BATTLE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL, WHICH HE DID. 6 STITCHES AND RELEASED, NO LOST TIME.