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EE was moving a caustic line when the line fell over and splashed the chemical in his eyes.
Rock fell from high-wall and busted into several pieces and one piece struck employee in back side of right arm just above the elbow resulting in laceration and subsequent stitches.
Employee was removing the hyd. tank cover on the ex1800 Hitachi excavator. He dropped the cover on his left index finger. Fractured (small) to end of finger.
Employee was repairing the air conditioner on the PC1800 Komatsu excavator when his finger came in contact with the air conditioner fan blade.
Employee was removing a fuel pump on the service truck. The pump slipped and mashed/cut his thumb between tank and pump. (This was a Lincoln air pump located in one of the fuel tanks on the service truck bed).
Employee was repairing the transmission on the 992-C loader. The cover slid and cut the top of his left index finger. (Required stitches).
EE was changing the dust filters on drill #514. He failed to move his arm and the filter dropped out and struck his arm.
Employee were setting a new reel of drag cable dragline cable with a 992 c loader into the cable stand. As reel was lowered into stand employee got his left hand caught between the pipe holding the reel and the cable stand. Pinched palm of left hand.
Employee was moving the power cable feeding the 1300 BE dragline in order for the machine to walk back on the bench. He bent over to hook the cable to the machine & strained his lower back. *Did not go to Dr. or loose time until 12/02/05.
EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE MOTOR ONTO THE MOTOR STAND (FRAME) AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND STAND. LACERATION REQUIRED 2 STITCHES. (EMPLOYEE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO WORK 11-5 AND 11-6).
During dragline repair, employee was lifting a metal house roller pin, strained abdomen. Later determined to be abdominal hernia. Did not loose time until 8/29/05 for hernia repair.
Employee was conducting pre-shift exam on loader. he was on the ground and turned around striking his left elbow against the side of loader.