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I NAME DID NOT 9EPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO THIS COMPANY UNTIL 04 29 87 ON 030487 SHE WAS MOPPING AND CAUGHT THE MOP HEAD, SHE JERKED THE MOP CAUING A SNAP IN HER LOWER BACK
I NAME WAS PULL3MG ON LARGE BOLT ON THE ROCK BREAKER AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. THE NOSE OR POINT SECTION SLID FORWARD PINCHING THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE LIP OF THE CRUSHER HOPPER.
I.NAME WAS CUTT3NG CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES AT ELKO HOSPITAL RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT SHIFT
I.NAME AND ASSI8TING EMPLOYEE WERE TIGHTENING BOTLS ON A 10 IN TAILING LINE I.NAME WAS HOLDING A OPEN ENDED WRENCH WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE USED HIS FOOT TO PUSH DOWN THE WRENCH WAS PUSHED DOW N PRIOR TO I.NA4E MOVING HER HAND I.NAMES RT SMALL FINGER WAS BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE FLANGE BOLT CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO THE FINGER
I.NAME GOING TO3CHANGE HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT HAD BLOWN AND RAISED BED ON HAUL TRUCK.HE PLACED SAFETY STAND ON FRAME AS ADDED SECURITY TO SUPPORT BED IF IT LOWERED.AS HE TURNED,THE STAND WHICH WA SNT STABLE ON F9AME FELL OVER AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN STAND AND FLOW DIVIDER.I.NAME FIAILE---- FAILED TO MAKE SURE STAND WAS PLACED SOLID ON FRAME.
I.NAME WAS USING A ROD TO UNPLUG A CHUTE OF A BUILDUP OF QUICK LIME. AS A RESULT OF POKING INTO THE CHUTE WITH THE ROD, SOME LIME APPARENTLY SHOT UP INTO HIS EYES CAUSING SEVERE BURNS TO EACH EYE. I.NAME WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT GOGGLES WILL BE REQUIRED IN THIS AREA NOW
I.NAME USING HAMMER AND PICKLE FORK TO DISASSENBLE DRAG LINK.DUE TO POSITION OF DRAG LINK HE HAD TO HIT PICKLE FORK WHILE HIS BODY WAS IN AN AWKARD POSITION.THIS CAUSED HAMMER TO GLANCE OFF FO RK AND STRIKE LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.I.NAME RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY.
I.NAME & I.NAME WERE ASSIGNED TO UNPLUG THE CHUTE AT THE CRUSHER. THEY DECIDED TO USE A HAMMER AND BAR TO BREAK THE MATERIAL LOOSE. I.NAME WAS HOLDING THE BAR WHILE I.NAME TAPPED THE BAR WITH THE HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BAR STRIKING I.NAMES FINGER AND IT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES
I NAME AND I NAME WERE REMOVING MANHOLE COVER FROM #5 TANK AFTER ALL BOLTS AND NUTS WERE REMOVED BUT ONE I NAME ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THE GASKET SEAL WHEN SEAL SEPARTED MANHOLE COVER DROPPED PINC RT HAND BETWEEN HANDLE ON MANHOLE COVER AND A HANDRAIL LOCATED BESIDE THE TANK
MR BURT WAS USING A TORQUE MULTIPLIER AND BRE AKER BAR TO REMOVE THE BOLTS ON THE REAR TIRE OF A HAULPAK WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUTWARD PINNING MR BURTS HAND AGAINST THE RIM
SINCE THE RECLAIM BELT WAS DOWN DUE TO P.M. SCHEDULE MR CRANDALL AND MR DELSARTO WERE CLEANING UP SOME FROZEN MATERIAL UNDER THE RECLAIM BELT. DARRELL WAS USING A BAR & A SLEDGE HAMMER TO CHIP THE FROZEN MATERIAL & WAS TAPPING AT THE BAR WITH AN 8 TO 10 STROKE WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER AGAINST THE BAR
MONTOYA WAS REPAIRING AN AIR CHISEL HE WAS USING A PUNCH TO PUT THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER WHILE HE WAS HITTING THE PUNCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT HE SAW A SMA LL BLOOD SPOT
MR ROMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE A COVER ON A STORAGE TANK WITH A 12 LB. HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
MR WALKER, A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE, WAS WORKING IN THE LAB CRUSHING ROCKS IN A ROLL CRUSHER WHEN ONE OF THE ROCKS BECAME LODGED; HE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE THEROCK WITH SOME TONGS. MR WALKER CUT TH E INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND, AND IT REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.
DRAGGING TOW CABLE TO FREE STUCK ORE TRUCK CABVLCABLE CAUGHT ON ROCKS AND THEN SLIPPED LOOSE CAUSING FRAYED PART TO MOVE ACROSS MY LEG CAUSING LACERATION