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A truck driver's hand was pierced by a pressurized narrow stream of hydraulic fluid from a trailer. This happened while unhooking truck from trailer.
Employee was removing pin from steering cylinder to the bell crank. As pin came out, cylinder shifted forward and pinched finger between cylinder and bell crank. This smashed the finger.
Mechanic was putting away a tie rod off of a CAT 789 haul truck. Six days later they informed their supervisor that they thought they received a back injury putting away the tie rod. The EE's medical records indicate a history of back pain and sciatica which is what the EE is being treated for. Medical reports also indicate that sciatica can be caused by herniated/slipped discs.
While drilling holes in a plate on a drill press, metal stringer shaving swung around and caught glove.
Employee was throwing cribbing onto climbing jacks and cribbing hit jack and bounced out and hit employee on the bridge of the nose. Resulting in a laceration requiring stitches.
While employee was assisting another employee replace the bearing on a tail roll, she got debris in her left eye.
While changing bucket teeth for a shovel, a small piece of metal broke off the tooth and struck ee in the leg. The result was a 1/4 inch cut. The cut required no treatment at the time of injury. On 6/11/15, the ee had a procedure to repair a narrowed artery under scar tissue. The damaged is the result of the injury that occurred on 2/11/14.
Employee was pushing a hand tool cart in the shop area and felt pain in her lower abdomen
EE had finger pinched between hydraulic ram and stairway tread while moving ram down stairway resulting in sutures.
While handling a scrap piece of wire rope, strand punctured leather glove and finger of EE causing a puncture/tear that required sutures.
While installing a nut on the end of a hydraulic ram, EE cut the tip of his finger on the frame resulting in 6 sutures. Machine was locked and tagged out. EE was wearing leather gloves.
A Welder complained of eye irritation on 8/29/13. An eye doctor found a small piece of debris in the eye and prescribed antibiotic drops. It is believed the debris entered the eye sometime the previous shift. The cause is not known as the Welder wore all required PPE during welding/grinding activities.
Employee turned on the wash down water hose before he could pick up the hose it started spraying and the end of the hose struck him in the safety glasses
Employee struck head on cyclinder head requiring four staples behind the ear.
While changing conveyor roll a Plant Tech's finger became pinched between the roll and the frame. The EE was wearing leather gloves. The EE received a 1/2 inch long laceration that required stitches. The EE RTW full duty.
Employee was removing a water hose from a pump and the hose jumped, striking his mouth and fracturing his 2 front teeth.
Two stitches on finger, finger was pinched between lock ring and pad on tire handler.
Conditions were normal, pump was operating correctly. Worker was introducing anti-freeze to the line feeding into the pump. Worker was wearing requited safety equipment including safety glasses and hard hat. A ball valve was not fully closed and when air pressure was introduced to the line, the anti-freeze blew up into the workers face and eyes.
Lost footing while loading powder blend truck. To avoid falling, grabbed a support beam and felt a sharp pain in lower back.
Lifting chock blocks
While changing shovel ropes, a Welder received a laceration through his leather glove when his finger was knocked against a motor cover by the tugger cable.
Bearing plate fell.
While installing a drive tumbler shaft in a shovel, a maintenance technician cut his finger on a fan blade. The cut required stitches.
Employee was lifting compressed gas cylinder.
Loading holes and a piece of coal dust flew into right eye.
Tech. attempted to pick up a chock block from under a haul truck. He felt pain in his groin area, after Dr. visit it was determined that he had a hernia. EE had surgery on 3/10/11. EE missed no time from work and has rec. full release to return on his next sch. shift.
While changing out a crowd motor, a Welder's finger was pinched between a roller and a crowd gear case. This resulted in a one inch laceration requiring stitches.
A mechanic was attempting to load a 30 gallon oil barrel onto a hand cart. As he manuvered the barrel his right hand came into contact with the lid clasp on an adjacent barrel causing a laceration to the ring and middle finger of the right hand.
A mechanic was moving an equipment part and as he lifted it he strained his groin resulting in a hernia.
Crawling out of car body and strained muscel in thorasic region of the back
Individual was lifting a body pin into the truck pivot bore and strained his back. Incident occurred on January 29, but individual did not seek treatment until February 2nd, at which time he visited a chiropractor.
While performing an inspection of the conveyor belt, EE's index finger contacted the moving belt, resulting in a laceration that required medical treatment.
While collecting samples for plant tech EE opened Sample System Cabinet doors and coal dust flew into her eye
While changing crows and retract ropes on a shovel.EE strained his bicep while lifting the rope to reset it into the drum. Upon further exam it was determined surgery was required to repair the damage to the bicep. The EE worked without restriction until his surgery on 9/17/08, he was unable to return to work on his next scheduled shift on 9/18/08.
Lifting heavy awkward metal protective guard that was extremely greasy, he lost grip. He reached lower to get a better hold and to pull harder and felt something pop and got a pain in lower back.
Upon EE's return to work status, mitigating information was submitted & reviewed which indicated EE's lost time back injury was instigated by his work activity 5/5/07 when he was lifting a 2" metal cable.
A Maintenance Technician slid a dozer belly pan off of a belly pan jack stand and cut his middle finger on the edge of the dozer belly pan.
A pumper was attempting to open a drain/relief valve on a dewatering pump when hot water in the pump, caused by low suction, sprayed his left hand and the left side of his face.
The crane operator was moving an outrigger pad and strained a muscle, non reportable at that time. On 5/2/07, the EE received medical treatment for the stain as it worsened in time.
During a shovel bucket changeout, a Maintenance Technician placed a yoke pin keeper onto his toe. The impact resulted in a fractured toe.
The employee was attempting to re-rig a piece of iron to put in place. The iron shifted and when he tried to get out of the way, his left leg was caught.
The employee was pulling on a stuck trip rope cable on a shovel bucket. As the cable came loose it sucked his left hand down and pinched his left hand ring finger between the cable and the cable pulley. He sustained a laceration on the tip of the finger which required twelve stitches to close.
While climbing the boarding ladder on a Cat 793 haul truck, the employee experienced a sharp pain in the right shoulder.
Employee punctured finger with tie wire on 11/8/06, finger became infected and was treated on 11-15-06.
A welding technician was struck by a small piece of metal debris while removing the insert on a shovel latchbar. The technician received a 1/2 inch laceration which required three stitches.
Glove snagged on hinge while closing door-pinched 4th finger of right hand between door & frame-smashed fingernail causing cut and bone fracture.
EE was lifting a phase module to install in cabinet and strained his lower back.
A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN WAS INSTALLING A GREASE PUMP MOTOR. THE TECH MISTAKENLY HOOKED UP THE AIR HOSE TO THE MOTOR BEFORE HE HAD COMPLETED INSTALLATION. WHILE TIGHTENING A MOUNTING BOLT, THE TECH INADVERTENLY BUMPED AN AIR VALVE WHICH ACUTATED THE AIR MOTOR SHAFT. THE TECH'S RIGHT FOREARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE AIR MTR SHAFT & THE PUMP SHAFT.
While bolting a section of poly pipe a contact pit pumper was struck on the nose resulting in a nasal fracture and a small laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was unloading a portable generator from the bucket of a backhoe loader. As he moved the unit he sustained a strain in the groin area. On 4-27-06 after a doctors visit it was determined that he had a hernia.