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While lowering a section of floor grating into a work platform frame in the shop, the Welder's finger was caught between the frame and the grate. The contact cut through Welder's leather gloves and resulted in a laceration requiring 6 stitches.
A Dragline Oiler was moving a toolbox and pinched the tip of his finger against the toolbox and the hard surface of the swing case. The contact resulted in a fracture on the tip of his finger. He was wearing gloves at the time of the accident.
A dragline oiler was next to the tub unhooking a cable strap. The dragline rotated and he was struck in the shoulder with a hook shoe. A physician allowed him to work his normal duties until a surgery could be scheduled.
A mechanic was attempting to pull a gear across a work table toward a crane. The gear slipped off the table pinching his finger. The wound took 3 sutures to close and he was given a full duty release. He returned to work on that same shift.
A dozer operator was pushing a cable tower that had cable strung on it. The cable became draped over the dozer arm. In attempting to lift the cable off the dozer arm, he felt a "pop" in his left arm. He continued to work his next shifts, per ER doctor release,until he could see an orthopedic surgeon.He was diagnosed with a torn bicep tendon.
Employee was pushing a wheeled dumpster through the shop when his left pinky finger was caught between the dumpster and the tire of a haul truck that was parked in the shop. The finger was lacerated and required sutures to close.
Employee states that she was closing the cab door on a drill as she exited when her left thumb was pinched between the door latch and the latch striker mechanism. The thumb sustained fractures, lacerations and an avulsed nail.
Employee was welding in the drum of a dragline. He just completed his job picked up his tools and was walking out of the dragline to go to lunch . He was wearing his safety glasses with side shields. As he stepped out into the light he felt something in his eye. He was taken to the eye doctor where a small piece of metal and a rust ring was removed from his eye.
Employee's hand was pinched between lower pin on tow hauler grab hook and a jackstand. When the employee was removing the pin, the grab hook unexpectedly rotated causing the pinchpoint. The employee's hand received a two inch laceration that required five sutures to close.
Employee carried a floor jack to a concrete apron outside a utility shed to jack up a pickup. When he reached the pickup, he dropped the jack appoximately 1 1/2 feet to the ground. The jack handle sprung upward striking the employee's left ear. The blow caused a laceration that required sutures to close.
Employee was welding cracks on a 8750 revolving frame in inclement weather, after the shift was over and he had left the mine site. An hour and half after the shift ended he reported to a shop supervisor that he had a foreign object in his (L)eye.
Employee was attempting to raise the mast on a stadium light plant. When the employee got the mast vertical, he then attempted to extend the mast to raise the lights to desired height. At this time the dead end of the cable bracket broke free striking employee on the chin causing a laceration requiring 10 sutures to close.
Employee was working in the hell hole of a D-11 caterpillar dozer. To remove a breather from the transmission. When the breather broke loose from the transmission. It caused the employees right arm to move up and back striking a fire suppersion nozzle. Causing a fracture to the right elbow.
Employee was lining up a lift cylinder to a D-block on a D-11 Cat dozer. During lining up of the cylinder and the D-block. The employee's left hand was caught between the D-block and the gusset on the dozer blade resulting in fractures to the left middle and ring finger.
After securing the rope on a cable tree rope brake, the employee pulled sharply on the free end of the rope which caused the rope brake to swivel towards the employee. The handle on the rope brake struck the employee on the right eye causing ocular fractures. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
Employee was reaching to mouse a crane hook when the load of door panels slipped off a 6 x 8 x 48 1/2" wooden block and slid down to 2.5 feet - temporarily pinning his foor between the door panels and the floor.
Installing radio equipment, was removing modulator from headliner, module came loose quickly causing his left thumb to hit the radio security cage/bracket.
While laying a dozer blade pin down, the pin shifted in the cardboard box containing the pin. This caused the pin to slide out of the box pinching an employee's finger causing a laceration to the end of the finger. In addition, the employee experienced a tuft fracture to the end of the finger. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the accident.
Employee was cleaning a shelf in the warehouse with a cloth (wiping forward on shelf). Employee turned her head as she was wiping and dust particles came down behind her safety glasses and got in her eye.
Right index finger caught in pinch point while adjusting shims on a shovel bucket. Tip of right index finger was crushed.
While trying to remove a wire choker from a haul truck the employee's left middle finger was lacerated by a sharp broken wire strand which cut thru the leather glove. The injury required stitches.
While lifting a sample the technician said she injured her elbow. This was diagnosed as tennis elbow and became reportable 3/15/05 due to lifting restrictions given during a follow up appointment. Workers Compensation has been filed, but company is contesting the case and this report will be reviewed for further action pending outcome of the appeal.
EE WAS INVOLVED IN INSTALLING A SET OF DUMP ROPES ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. AS THE NEW ROPES WERE BEING REMOVED FROM THE REEL ONE SET OF ROPE ENDS RELEASED TOWARD THE EE UNEXPECTEDLY. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPE END & SERVICE TRUCK. COMPOUND FRACTURE TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE BELT SPLICE MAGNET. HE SET THE CONTROLLER DOWN & WAS RUNNING THE CONTROL BUTTONS AS WAS TRAMMING THE MAGNET. THE DOWN BUTTON STUCK & LOWERED THE MAGNET ONTO HIS MIDDLE FINGER WHICH WAS STILL ON THE CONTROLLER. THE EE PULLED HIS HAND OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE MAGNET CAUSING THE AVULSION TO THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS FORMING 1"ROUND STACK METAL KEEPER PINS TO A SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER/PECTORAL AREA.
TWO MECHANICS WERE TESTING THE TILT RELIEF PRESSURE ON THE LEFT CYLINDER. ONE WAS HOLDING A 38# PIN (AS A BLOCK) BETWEEN THE DOZER BLADE AND CYLINDER HOUSING. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE PI N STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE. HE RECEIVED THREE FRACTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIPE OFF TRUCK, PULLED SLING AWAY FROM PIPE AND IT HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER, WHICH IN TURN TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING SPINAL PAIN.
EE WAS CHANGING THE DUMP BED ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE BED PIN OUT OF THE BORE HOLE WHEN THE PIN CAME LOOSE & BOUNCED OFF THE TRUCK & STRUCK HIS LEFT PINKY. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS WHICH REVEALED FRACTURE TO HIS BACK & MIDDLE KNUCKLES OF HIS PINKY FINGER.
A CONTRACTOR WAS SETTING UP A 50' EXTENSION LADDER. IT STARTED TO FALL AS VICTIM WAS WALKING BY.HE REACHED OUT TO GRAB IT. HE OVER-ESTENDED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE FELT FINE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THEN STARTED HAVING PAIN. HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER ON 2/6/02.
EE WAS POSITIONING A METAL CABLE CHOCKER TO FREEA DOZER THAT WAS STUCK. THERE WAS A SHARP BURR OR WIRES STICKING OUT FROM THE CABLE WHICH PENETRATED HIS OVERALLS CAUSING THE LACERATION. HE REC EIVED 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.
EE & COWORKER WERE CARRYING BOTTLES OF OXYGEN WHEN EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
DURING THE SHIFT EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE. IT WAS SCRATCHY THE NEXT DAY SO HE HAD IT LOOKED AT. AN EYE DOCTOR PUT ANTIBIOTIC DROPS IN THE RIGHT EYE FOR THE CORNEAL SCRATCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE TRUCK SIDE DOOR. HE WAS HOLDING THE WINDOW WITH RIGHT HAND AND PULLING DOOR WITH LEFT HAND. WHEN IT CLOSED AND MASHED KNUCKLE AREA, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS SECURING HER LUNCH BUCKET WITH A BUNGEE CRD. SHE HOOKED IT TO A METAL SHELF. AS SHE WAS STRETCHING IT TO HOOK THE OTHER SIDE, THE END CAME UNHOOKED, SPRANG LOOSE AND HIT HER IN THE LEFT EYE. SHE RECEIVED A CORNEAL ABRASION AND LACERATION.
INSTALLING HYDRAULIC TENSION BLADE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN EAST DOOR TO LAB OFFICE. THE DOOR DID NOT UNLATCH AND THE MOMENTUM OF HER BODY RAN INTO THE DOORS WINDOW. THE WINDOW BROKE AND EE GOT SMALL PARTICLES OF GLASS IN BOTH EYES. RESULTED IN CONJUNCTIVITIS AND FOREIGN PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES.
EE WAS UNLOADING A SMALL POWER POLE, AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF. THIS CAUSED A TEETER TOTTER EFFECT WITH THE POLE. THE POLE WAS SUPPORTED AT THE CENTER POINT WITH A SET OF POLE TONGS. AS THE TOP OF THE POLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IT FORCED THE POLE TONGS TO RELEASE. THE POLE HIT THE GROUND AND ON THE BOUNCE IT HIT HIM IN THE LEG.
EE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING A PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A 220 TON HAUL TRUCK. ONE OF THE BOLTS HOLDING THE ASSEMBLY IN PLACE BROKE OFF DUE TO BACK PRESSURE AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE TOP OF THE LITT LE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE RECEIVED A DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING SEVERAL SUTURES.