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Employee was removing plastic wrapping from a pallet of bentonite bags using a utility knife and cut EE's left thumb.
Miner was scaling with a scaling bar and a rock fell onto the scaling bar and the weight of the rock resulted in downward momentum of the bar and the employee pinched their right hand between the scaling bar and the mine floor resulting in a fractured pinky finger and metacarpal.
EE was removing a loader bucket pin when it slipped and fell on their finger.
Miner was attempting to get a socket seated onto a corroded nut on a vic coupling by hitting the socket with a pipe wrench. EE missed the socket and struck EE's left thumb with the pipe wrench.
EE was removing right boot using a boot jack. As they pulled their leg up, they felt low back and hip pain.
While pulling an HQ 5' Innertube with a rope sling, the rope broke allowing the tube to fall and catch IE's hand, wedging IE's right thumb between the Innertube and an HQ drill rod crushing and cutting the right thumb.
EE was cutting chain with bolt cutters and felt pain in right shoulder
On 6/2/2022 an underground miner was separating two air hose wing nut fittings using a rap wrench. EE struck left ring finger resulting a laceration requiring sutures.
EE was trying to close a compressed air valve with a 12' scaling bar. The employee lost grip on the bar and it slipped out of employee's hands, striking employee in the face causing a fractured tooth.
THE CREW HAD COMPLETED A CORE TUBE RETREIVAL AND WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE THE STUFFING BOX AND OVERSHOT. THE DRILLER'S ASSISTANT BEGAN UNTHREADING THE STUFFING BOX WITH A PIPEWRENCH AT WHICH TIME THE STUFFING BOX, OVERSHOT AND TUBE FELL ON TO THE ASSISTANT'S RIGHT FOOT FROM A HEIGHT APPROXIMATED AT 4 FEET.
EE was using a knife to cut some plastic off of an oil containment tote when the knife struck something and kicked out of the plastic. The downward force of the knife struck EE's leg causing a laceration.
An employee was removing a large nut from the torque arm on the gear box on conveyor, when pulling on the wrench the employees left middle finger popped. The employee did not seek a medical evaluation at that time. On 12/10/2020 the employees finger was swollen and was not improving so EE was taken to a medical facility for evaluation at which time EE was put on restricted duty.
Removing front axle housing to replace ball joints using hammer to drive housing off. Hit ball joint at an angle causing hammer to hit top of right hand, pinching the palm against the housing. First aid administered on site. Injury appeared to be minor in nature. Sought medical care after shift. Released for full duty, no work restrictions. Returned to work on next scheduled shift.
IW was using a 36" pipe wrench to take off a water swivel when the swivel broke free and wrench struck EE's left knee cap.
IW was grouting a finished hole through a packer when the pressure started to push the packer out of the hole. IW took a 36" pipe wrench and attached it to the packer to try and hold it from coming completely out. The packer then surged out of the hole and pinched Left middle finger between the wrench and foot clamp. This caused a laceration that required sutures.
Pre-Engineered Building was being erected. The employee was performing a rafter to column connection. Employee was twisting to bolt up using a spud wrench. Later ee noticed a pain in right shoulder.
Employee cut left thumb while cutting crab leg prior to going to work.
Employee was cutting HDPE pipe with a hacksaw and cut their finger.
EE was removing the last bolt from the sheave liner and had one hand pulling on the ratchet and the other holding a bar so the sheave wouldn't turn. EE went for more throw on the ratchet and started to turn the bolt to loosen and right pinky finger got caught by the bar.
EE was using a pry bar to try to adjust liner plates on a bin feeder in the crushing plant. The tip of the bar slipped down to where a moving pan feeder contacted it and caused the bar to lever forward crushing EE's left hand between the bar and the bin feeder.
EE was using a 4 foot long pry bar to pry a ring from a rim when the bar came free resulting in the pry bar striking the EE left palm.
Employee was cutting a couple of inches off slicker pants, as employee cut with the blade coming towards body, knife slipped and cut left thigh.
Employee's hand contacted frame of equipment while swinging a hammer in an attempt to drive a hydraulic cylinder pin.
Employee was tightening a fitting when the wrench slipped off causing pain in left arm and shoulder.
The employee sprained wrist while attempting to loosen a wing nut on a 4" bull hose with a hammer. The employee was initially treated and released to full duty, as of 5/19/2016 the injured required a cast and restricted duty to assist with healing of the tendon.
While tightening a bolt at head level, the wrench slipped striking the employee in the tooth resulting in a broken front tooth.
Employee was using a 20# sledge hammer to straighten a step on mobile equipment and smashed finger between handle and track of equipment
Employee was using a hammer to remove a jaw block from a bolter. The hammer chipped off a small piece of steel from the jaw, hitting the employee in the tooth.
The employee received a minor laceration on his right thumb while using tin snips to cut thin sheet metal.
The employee received two minor lacerations to the back of his left hand while attempting to cut off and plastic handle on a water jug.
Employee received a self inflicted laceration to the left forearm as he was using a utility knife to trim away old gasket material from a window on mobile equipment.
EE was helping the miner hang wire in the stope. The dwyidags they were hanging the wire from were rusty and when they tried to tighten the nut on the bolt, rust flaked off and became airborne. The particles swirl around in the ventilation and got around the employees safety glasses.
On 07/01/2014 E was pulling on a wrench with his right hand to loosen a nut. The wrench slipped and fell on his left hand pinching his left pointer finger against a bolt. On the night of 07/08/2014 the finger started swelling and turning red. E reported the incident on the morning of 07/09/2014 and was taken to medical care giver and received antibiotics to treat infection.
Employee injured his left shoulder(A/C ligament) while removing a bolt from a victaulic coupling. Bolt was rusted and employee was using a ratchet with socket to remove the nut when he felt a pain in his shoulder.
EE was using a hummer to break legs of the old table. Hummer bounced back and hit EE's right shin causing a deep i inch wide laceration.
Miner was attempting to trim plastic cone with personal utility knife held in his right hand when the knife slipped. This resulted in a laceration to the first finger of the right hand.
In the process of digging a sump ditch, employee bent over to pick up a pick axe. When he was standing up, he twisted at the waist and felt a pain.
Employee was tightening a bolt when the ratchet slipped of the end of the bolt head and hit him in the upper lip. Employee required stitches to close up the wound.
Miner was attempting to dislodge a jammed split set from the bolter using a scaling bar. When the split set popped up and out, it struck the miner on the left side of his chest resulting in a contusion.
Employee felt pain in his right arm after lifting man hole covers and using pipe wrenches. No specific mechanism of injury is identified. Employee completed his work rotation and on his days off, saw his personal physician. Contacted employer on 7/25/2011 with a release from work note from physician secondary to right shoulder strain.
Worker was using a chain binder to secure plate steel to forklift. As the chain was tightened it rolled over pinching worker's thigh against the steel plate.
Workers were lowering a work staging. They disconnected a chain fall and the staging tilted to one side causing material to slide across the deck striking the worker on the upper arm.
Employee was transporting HDPE pipe on a Boom Truck. He stopped to re-secure the load which was tied down with a chain binder. As he was retightening the load the cheater bar slipped off the chain binder handle and he was struck in the face resulting in a fractured mandible (rt side)
Employee attempted to open a stiff air valve using a pry bar. The employees' hand was placed in a pinch point and his thumb was struck by the pry bar when it slipped. The employee was taken to the clinic for treatment. A x-ray of the hand revealed a hairline fracture at the tip of the thumb. The employee was released back to work with no restrictions.
Mill Mechanic was lying down on a concrete floor and reaching through an opening while pulling on an 18" pipe wrench with his right arm. He was trying to break loose a rusted pipe fitting on the bottom of the air receiver tank. Between the awkward position and the force required to break loose the fitting he suffered an injury to his shoulder.
Intern was cutting small roots in the ground for soil sampling at a remote exploration site using a small 4-inch handsaw with both hands. The saw blade broke on a forward stroke and his momentum caused his left hand to strike the broken blade. He was wearing gloves at the time and received 4 sutures to the cut.
Employee was helping install guard rail posts when another employee was using a 4 lb hammer. The hammer slipped from his hand and hit the employee in the mouth. Note: The employee did not report this incident when it happened. He finally reported the incident to the company on 12/21/2010. He is to be seen by a dentist and has lost two teeth and two others are cracked.
A mechanic was hammering slag off of a loader bucket, when a piece of metal flaked off of the hammer and embedded itself in his hand, leaving an 1/8" hole. The procedure to try and remove the metal resulted in an incision that required sutures.
Employee was removing the bands from a bundle of bolts, as he cut the bands the band sprung striking him on the left hand causing a laceration to the palm. The laceration required sutures.
While loading 18' lengths of 1 rebar for snow fence posts. A length of rebar slipped off the rack pinching the meaty palm side end of the ring finger between the rebar and the bed of the pickup. Resulting injury was deep 15mm laceration to tip of (R) ring finger on the palmer side.