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While trying to pry a screw out of a pump with a 5' bar, the bar slipped off the fulcrum point causing a strain to the right shoulder.
Employee was cutting belting with utility knife, when it slipped, cutting his arm.
CONTRACT LABOR, NOT AN EMPLOYEE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM WAS USING A COMEALONG TO PUT A HYDRAULIC MOTOR ON A FEEDER, WHEN THE COMEALONG SLIPPED AND THE HOOK AND HANDLE SMASHED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. ALSO SMASHED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND, CLOSE TO HIS INDEX FINGER.
The employee was in the process of using a hammer to hit a wedge when a piece of metal broke off and struck him in the left wrist.
While attempting to bend a metal tab on a Clinker Cooler door using a four pound sledge hammer, the hammer hit the edge of the door, deflected and hit the worker's left thumb. The impact resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.
While placing a wrench on a cam nut the wrench slipped and fell to the deck where the employee's hand was located. The wrench struck the employee's right hand.
While removing the use liner from the head of an Omni Cone Crusher, the employee was lifting with a crane and hitting the liner with a 3 lb hammer to break it loose. The hammer struck the employee's right middle finger.
On conveyor #2 unplugging head box, using a 5' pry bar to wedge between rocks. Pry bar popped out of rocks & smashed little finger between pry bar & steel plate skirt board. Wound required sutures to close, reason for reporting.
Employee was changing blade in a box blade knife. The guard for the blade was bent causing the blade to pop out of the holder resulting in a laceration to the right index finger. Employee received 3 stitches and a tetnus shot and was released to return to work.
The employee and a co-worker were in the process of cutting a conveyor belt. The co-worker was using a razor knife and the injured was holding a "T" square. While cutting, the co-worker's knife slipped and cut the injured's left index finger.
Employee was prying worn rubber that had been siliconed to a chute with a crowbar. When the rubber came loose the crowbar slipped from the employee's grasp causing the bar to drop to the ground which caused the employee to drop to his knees striking his left knee on the center hold down bolts of a screen.
While using a 12 lbs hammer to clear rocks form a vibrating grizzly screen, the employee struck the right index finger with the hammer.
The employee began to notice pain in his low back after using a 16 lb hammer to install a head bolt of a crusher. As the pain began to intensify the employee requested medical intervention for the low back pain.
While tramming a 1 ton hoist operated by a hand crank pulley system, the load on hoist shifted while being turned over, causing the crank to back lash into employees left wrist.
The employee was using a wrench to tighten a nut on a bolt that was welded to a conveyor frame. The weld failed where the bolt was attached to the conveyor frame causing him to loose his balance and he struck the frame of the conveyor with his right hand, injuring his middle and ring fingers.
Employee was cutting rubber backing for shell liners with a razor knife when he slipped and cut his pinky finger of left hand. Employee received 9 stitches.
Employee was making a cut on a 36" wide piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped out of the belt and cut his right hand below the thumb
While prying a gearbox off of a shaft, the bar slipped pinching the employee's finger between the bar and weighfeeder.
The employee was cutting a frozen rubber hose with a utility knife. The kniffed slipped and cut his finger.
The employee was using a hammer to strike the side of the Primary Shaker when his left little finger was caught between the hammer handle and side of the shaker.
Employee was removing liners in the mill with a sledge hammer when a piece of hammer head chipped off hitting employee in the forehead. Employee received stitches.
The employee was clearing out a head-box with a long bar when his left hand became caught between the bar and a piece of angle stock inside the box.
Struck with metal chip while removing a bearing race.
Employee was unscrewing some bolts on a brake pad and the bolt came out quickly with force and lacerated his left middle finger.
Swinging hammer and pinched finger between beam and finger.
EE was cutting rubber belting when the knife (box cutter) slipped cutting his left index finger on the side.
Employee is a loader operator who was going to flip the teeth on the loader bucket. Prior to begining work, the employee was wearing safety glasses, but removed them to look for a hammer in the toolbox. The employee did not put his safety glasses back on prior to commencing work. The employee hit one of the teeth and a metal sliver flew into his right eye.
Two employees were attempting to drive a pin from the bucket of a Samsung SE280 trackhoe. The employee swinging the twenty pound sledgehammer missed the pin and lost his hold on the hammer. The hammer flew approx. 8 feet, striking another employee in the leg. This resulted in a fracture.
While cutting a strip of rubber hanging from 8BC36 Conveyor Belt, the knife slipped causing a laceration to the left inside knee.
While cutting flag cable for a water conveyor extension with a short handled four pound sledge hammer, the hammer missed the correct contact. It instead struck the employee on the webbing of the left hand between the forefinger and thumb.
Employee was using an electricians knife to cut tape off of electrical connection. The knife slipped and cut his right hand.
The employee was using a utility knife to open a package of padlocks for his work locker. He bended his knee and used the upper thigh as a wooden block for cutting purposes. The utility knife slipped and sliced open the left leg, upper thigh.
While tightening a bolt on a jaw crusher, the employee felt a twinge to his back.
The employee was hammering a keeper pin in a new ripper shank guard on D11 dozer. He steadyed the guard with his legs while hammering, striking his left knee with the hammer.
Employee was holding a piece of drill steel as a punch which was struck with a hammer to drive out a pin. A piece of the steel broke off and impacted the side of the employee's head, giving him a laceration.
Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a cutting knife and the knife slipped at the end of the belt causing the employee to lacerate his right leg.
Employee was working on a shaker screen and was pulling on a pry bar to install a band on a motor when the pry bar slipped and hit employee in the mouth knocking a tooth loose. Dentist eventually pulled tooth in November
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE DRIVE SHAFT ON A LOADER WITH PRY BAR. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL AND HIT THE PRY BAR CAUSING IT TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN. STITCHES WERE NECESSARY.
Employee was splicing #1 conveyor. He was attempting to cut belt when his arm hit a nail sticking up when he was sliding the Flexco cutter back and forth on the track. The wound required sutures (stitches).
REPAIRING CRUSHER. EE WAS HOLDING A TOOL (WRENCH) WHILE A COWORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. THE TOOL SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER STRUCK EE'S THUMB.
Employee was tightening bolts at the scrubber. He was using a hammer to strike a wrench. He hit his finger with the hammer against the wrench and cut his finger.
WHILE REMOVING FITTING FROM SUMP PUMP, THE EMPLOYEE CRUSHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM THE VISE AND HIT HIS FINGER.
The employee was helping in the replacement of a adjusting wedge on a pioneer jaw crusher. The employee was attempting to pry the wedge into position when it came unhooked from the come-a-long. The wedge fell striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered a cut over his eye and one on his finger.
Ee was cutting on old splice out of belt-holding the belt with his left hand to steady the belt-knife slipped and cut his wrist.
EE WAS LOOSENING A NUT UP ON THE CRUSHER WITH A BREAKER BAR. THE BREAKER BAR SLIPPED MAKING HIM HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE ON THE CRUSHER LID. X-RAY REVIELED A BONE FRACTURE.
Employee was preparing to repair a belt splice. The conveyor belt was in a bind so to relieve the tension on the belt, he and a co-worker used utility knives to cut the "Dirthog" belt scraper. The utility knife slipped and cut employee's hand between his left index finger and thumb.
Employee was swinging a hammer and his forearm struck a cable deflecting the hammer. The hammer struck his left thumb. A slight fracture was sustained.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BUCKET TEETH FROM BUCKET USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TOOTH OFF ADAPTER. A PIECE OF THE TOOTH BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT UPPER CHEST. THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED IN AN OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.
The employee was removing the outside bolts of a tailpulley take-up unit. The inside bolt was missing from the unit which allowed the top of the take-up unit to come loose, striking the employee on the left side of his face.
Working on a site after a misfire; working with a knife. Knife slipped, cut finger.