I AND TWO OTHER3EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING THRUST BEARINGS OUT OF WEST SIDE OF BUILDING. WE HAD THE BEARINGS HANGING ON THE TROLLEY BEAM WITH A CHAIN HOIST, THE BEARINGS WERE PUSHED OUT TO THE END OF THE BEAM, WH3CH HANGS OUT THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WERE TRYING TO HOOK IT TO THE LOADER BUCKET AT WHICH TIME THE BEAM BROKE AND THE BEARINGS FELL UNTO THE LAKE AND BEAM HIT THE SIDE OF THE
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Showing all 24EMP WAS CHANGIN1 DUMP CABLE FOR THE BUCKET ON 9W SHOVEL. HE WAS KNOCKING THE WEDGE OUT OF PIN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT IN HIS LEG IMBEDDING ITSELF IN HIS LEG
EMPL WASHING OU7 KOHLMAN LOADER WHEN SMALL STONE CHIP CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING THE ASST PLANT OPERATOR CHANGE A SCREEN ON A 4X10 AC RIPL-FLO SCREEN HE WAS TIGHTENING A CLAMPING RAIL BOLT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT TURNED IN THE CLAMPING RAIL LETTING THE RA CHET HANDLE COM9 DOWN AND IT CAUGHT HIS RT THUMB BETWEEN THE RACHET HANDLE AND A CONVEYOR FRAME
LIFTING LINK AR4 ON TRUCK USING PRYBAR-1 1/2 HOIST, LINK ARM FELL FROM POSITION-LINK ARM SLIPPED FROM SLOT AND SKINNED FINGERS.
THE OILER AND I3NAME WERE REMOVING THE FACE PLATE FROM THE 20" DREDGE PUMP. THE DREDGE LADDER WASN'T ON THE BOTTOM AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND IT TILTED THE DREDGE HULL FORWARD 5 DEGREES TO 10 DEGREES. WHEN 4E REMOVED THE LAST BOLT THE FACE PLATE SWUNT OUT OF THE PUMP AND HIT ME AND KNOCKED ME OFF THE WALKWAY OVER THE PUMP WELL.
WHILE KNOCKING 9OCKS THROUGH THE SCREENS A PIECE OF DEBRIS (METAL) ENTERED LEFT FOREARM REMOVING ROCKS FROM TOP SCREEN ON WEST TOWER IN ORDER TO REMOVE SCREENS A HAMMER AND PUNCH WERE BEING U USED 3
I.NAME WAS USIN1 A 48" PIPE WRENCH INT HE PROCESS OF REMOVING A 4" NIPPLE FROM A CHECK VALVE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NIPPLE & I.NAME LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL TO THE FLOOR. FALL FRACTURED HIS 9TH RIB. 3
EMP WAS CUTTING3A SKIRT BOARD RUBBER WITH A BELT KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EMP ON INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
I.NAME WAS HOLD3NG A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER CLOSE TO HIS LEFT LEG USING A POCKET KNIFE TO ENLARGE THE BOLT HOLES IN IT KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE RUBBER EASIER THAN HE ANTICIPATED & AS A RESUL T HE CUT HIS LE0T LEG ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIRING TWO STITCHES
INSTALLING HOPP9R OVER COVNEYOR EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT THE HOPPER DOWN FFROM A TIGH FIT. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE STEEL CAUSING THE EE TO TWIST HIS BAKC.
EMP WAS HELPING3GET A 6 X 12 SCREEN INTO PLANT TO BE SET. HAVING TO PULL SCREEN IN WITH A COFFING HOIST FROM A CRANE. EMP WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF SCREEN USING A COFFING HOIST, WHILE JACKING CO FFING HOIST DID3T LOCK IN HANDLE, FLIPPED UP HITTING HIM IN JAW
EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING METAL IMPACT FAD INTO PLACE USING COFFING HIRST THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ALLOWING THE HANDLE TO STRIPE HIM IN THE NOSE AND EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF CONEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE BELT AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE TH E KNEECAP. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A TOOTH FROM THE DREDGE CUTTER HEAD. HE WAS DRIVING OUT THE PIN THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE, USING A 4# HAMMER. AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.
CALDWELL WAS HAMMERING ON HOIST CABLE THAT HAD LODGED BETWEEN POINT SHEAVE AND BOOM FRAMEWOEK.HAMMERING CAUSED INJURY TO ROTATER CUFF OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
WAS REMOVING TOOTH POINT FROM A 5YARD DRAGLINE BUCKET.STRUCK THE TOOTH POINT WITH A 3LBS.ENGINEERS HAMMER.STRIKING THE TOOTH POINT ON UPPER RIGHT SIDE.A SILVER BROKE AWAY FEOM TOOTH POINT STRI POINT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS RIGHT SHIGH.
II NAME WAS HITTING SPEED BAND WITH A HAMMER, TO TAKE UP SLACK I NAME WAS TRYING TO PUT A T-BOLT INTO SLOT ON SPEED BAND, HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HIT WEDGE ON DRAG CABLE KEEPER ON DRAGLINE TO REMOVE WEDGE (WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER) A SLIVER BROKE OFF OF WEDGE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN ABDOMEN
I.NAME WS USING A 10# SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A BREAKER BAR BACK INTO PLACE HAMMER HIT FLOOR INSTEAD OF BREAKER BAR AND BOUNCED OFF THE FLOOR AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A CO NTUSION OF THE LEFT FOOT
HE WAS DRIVING A BOLT OUT OF A CONVEYOR FRAME HE MISSED THE BOLT AND STRUCK HIS FINGER
EMP WAS JACKING ON THE 5 1/2 CRUSHER WITH A 35 TON JACK, THE JACK KICKED OUT CAUSING A BOARD TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEEK & RIGHT SIDE OF HIS LIP. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 8 SUTURTRES IN HIS LIP
EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE LET PIPE WRENCH SLIP OUT OF HIS HANBD WRENCH FELL STRIKING FELLOW EMPLOYWE
EMP WAS CLEANING UP LARGE GRAVEL SPILL IN LOWER END OF RAW STORAGE TUNNEL DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO EMP UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME