REMOVING A BEARING WITH A HAMMER, PIECE OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN EYE.
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Showing all 14EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE A CUTTING EDGE ON A CATERPILLAR FAM WHEN A LARGE CLUP OF DIRT BROKE LOOSE FROM A PRON AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS REPAIRING A TRACK FROM A DOZER. THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIMSELF ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.
WHILE CLEANING PACKED MUD FROM AROUND A BOLT WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER, A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. STARTED BOTHERING HIM 11-2-95, WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR. MISSED WORK 11-3-95.
PUTTING AN ALTERNATOR ON A D-5. WHILE TAIGHTENING ANUT ON A BOLT, HE NOTICED A PAININ IS SHOULDER, HE IS CURRENTLY SEEING A CHRIO, BUT MAY NEED SURGERY IN THE FUTURE. NO LOST TIME AS OF TODA Y 12/17/94.
LEVELING A PUMP. SNAP RING CAME OFF THE SHAFT ALLOWING THE LEVELING JACK TO COME OFF AND TONGUE FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.
OPENING A CARDBOARD BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING RIGHT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR & HIS HELPER EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER EE MISSED THE BAR & STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT HAND WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A BULLDOZER TRACK FROM A FLATBED TRUCK. I.NAME WAS UNDOING THE CHAINS WHICH TIED DOWN A TRACK, THE PIPE FLEW WHEN HE OPENED THE RATCHET TYPE BINDER, THE PIPE BOUNCED OFF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
PUTTING WEAR PLATE ON TOOTH ADAPTER,EMPL STRUCK WEAR PLATE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND A SPALL FROM WEAR PLATE FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPL IN LEG.
EMP WAS CLEANING DIRT OFF ABATEEY TERM WITH A WIRE BRUSH ON R-85 TRUCK WHEN A PC. OF DIRT GOT INEYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RESOCKETING CABLE FOR DRAGLINE EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL DRIVER WHEN SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK STEEL DRIVER SMALL FRAGMENT OF STEEL DIS LODGED AND WAS EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE S LEFT LEG.
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG BOLTS ON R 75 TRUCK AT END OF THE SHIFT DOING NORMAL MAINTENANCE WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. SUPERVISOR DID NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN MSHA REPORTABLE ACCIDENT D DUE TO LACK OF 4EDICAL TREATMENT. EMP WAS GIVEN PAIN RELIEVERS SO INSPECTOR TOLD HIM IT MUST BE REPORTED
EMPLOYEE CHANGING A DUMP CABLE ON DRAGLINE AS HE SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO KNOCK OUT A WEDGE FROM DUMP CABLE HE NOTICED PAIN IN H IS NECK & LEFT SHOULDER FINDINGS BY DOCTOR MUSCLE SPASMS AND PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER