WHILE EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BLT WITH A UTILITY KNNIFE, IT SLIPPED AT THE END OF THE BELT. DUE TO FOLLOW THROUGH, I WAS CUT ON LOWER LEFT ARM.
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Showing all 19WHILE TIGHTENING A U-BOLT ON A BELLY DUMP TRIALER, THE ACK HOLDING THE AXLE UP FELL DOWNWARD (RIGHT UPPER PORTION) HITTING EMPLOYEE'S LIP.
DRILLER WAS REMOVING DRILL BIT FROM BROKEN DRILLSTEEL. THE BALL PEEN HAMMER HE WAS USING CHIPPEDAND THE CHIP LODGED IN THE DRILLER'S CHEST. THE CHIP WAS LATER REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EE WAS BREAKING UP A CLOD OF DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BGI LOADOUT SYSTEM. THE SHOVEL SPADE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE CLOD AND THE LOADOUT LIP. WHEN THE CLOD LOOSENED, IT FORCED THE SHOVEL BA CK, HITTING EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKIGN REMOVING THE VIBRATOR FROM THE IMPACT FEEDER UNDER GROUND AT FT. DODGE MINE. WHEN UNIT CAME LOOSE IT CAUSED A COME-A-LONG TO JUMP AND THE HANDLE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE L EFT HAND FRACTURING A BONE IN THAT HAND.
USING A CROWBAR TO CLOSE A DOOR ON RAIL CAR, WHILE PULLING CROWBAR BACK, THE BAR SLIPPED, HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOULDER & KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A RAILCAR DOOR. USING A PRY BAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE "OVEREXTENDED" HIMSELF.
EMPL TIGHTENING SCREEN BOLTS,WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPL HIT ELBOW ON ANOTHER SCREEN BOLT.
WHILE CLEANING DEBRIS FROM UNDER A CONE CRUSHER, A ROCK BROKE LOOSE A SMASHED EMPLOYEE MIDDLE FINGER-LEFT HAND.
HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO FREE A JAM UP INT HE PRIMARY WITH A CHAIN AND FELT SOME PAIN. HE STATED THE PAIN BECAME WORSE THE NEXT DAY FROM BOUNCING IN THE LOADER. HE WAS DIAGNOISE D AS HAVING A HERNIA.
EE STATED HE WAS REACHING OVER THE TIRE TO CHANGE OIL FILTER ON HIS LOADER AS HE WAS REACHING HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
PULLED UP LICK WITH PRY BAR TO LOCK CAR DOOR
WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER WRENCH SLIPPED CASUING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL APPROX 10'.
EMPL WAS USING WIRE BRUSH ON WELD HE JUST COMPLETED. HE STATED PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF & INTO RIGHT EYE.
A CHAIN WAS BEING USED TO PULL A HOSE OVER THE DREDGE. A CLAMP ON THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE CUTTING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTIG CONVEYOR BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BELT AND STRUCK HIS FOREARM LACERATING ARM.
STRIKING BOLT WITH MAUL TO REMOVE IT FROM FRAME PC OF METAL FLEW STRUCK HIM IN L KNEE PUNCTURING IT.
EE WAS TIGHTENI3G DRILL STEEL ON DRILL WITH STEEL GRABBAR WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED KICKED BACK & HIT EE ON HIS LEFT WRIST & PALM SIDE. RESULTED IN TORN TENDONS IN LEFT WRIST.