I NAME WAS PUTT3NG UP SHEETING THE PULLEY ON TOP CAME OFF HOOK I NAME WAS HOLDING ONTO THE ROPE,WHEN THE WEIGHT OF SHEET AND ROPE TWISTED WRIST.
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Showing 50 of 51THE STEMMER WAS3OPENING JAWS AND BACKING OFF OF HOLE WHEN EMPLOYEES FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD SURROUNDING THE HOLE. STEMMERS JAWS SCRAPED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING BRUISING AND A LITTLE BIT OF3SWELLING. THIS WAS IN DRILLING AND BLASTING DEPARTMENT
EMP WAS INSTALL3NG RIGHT HAND BOOM PIN ON ELECTRICAL SHOVEL, TIGHTENING INSIDE CLAMP WITH 10" CRESCENT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED FROM NUT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE WAS STANDING ON A WOODEN BO X PLACED ON THE3CAT PADS TO REACH BOLTS. HE WAS 11 FEET FROM THE G ROUND
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D THAT HE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A 90 LB JACKHAMMER ONLEFT LEG JUST BELOW KNEE WHEN HE AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE DRIVING IN LINER BOLTS APPROX 15 MIN LATER WHILE USING A DOUBLE JA CK THE HANDLE S7RUCK SAG MILL SHELL CAUSING A JOLT TO BOTH WRISTS
TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE LIFTING A BALL MILL LINER WITH A SPUD BAR ONE EMPLOYEE LET GO OF HIS BAR CAUSING I.NAMES BAR TO HIT HIM IN THE RIBS THE BLOW THREW HIM AGAINST THE WALL AND KNOCKED THE BREA TH OUT OF HIM E4PLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-21-86
I.NAME AND ANOT2ER EMPLOYEE WERE INSIDE A BALL MILL REMOVING A WORN SHELL LINER I.NAME STRUCK THE LINER WITH A 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE LINER ENTERING HIS LEFT LE G ABOVE THE KNE9
WHILE DRIVING A3BOLT IN LOWER ROLLER PIN AT 23 SHOVEL, EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE BOLT WITH A 16LB HAMMER IT BOUNCED BACK, HITTING HIM ON FOREHEAD.
3 SHOVEL MECHAN3CS WERE ADJUSTING THE TRACKS ON THE NO.29 SHOVEL, MOVING THE IDLER IN FORWARD DIRECTION TO INSERT SHIMS INTO THE SHIM PACT. USING A 50-TON HYDRAULIC JACK AND A PIN AS A SPACER. THE PIN SLIPPED3FROM THE JACK AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE
EMP WAS BEAKING3LOOSE A STUBBORN NUT ON THE BRAKE DRUM OF A TRUCK. WHEN THE NUT BROKE LOOSE, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT WORXX WRIST. HE HEARD HIS WRIST POP AND FELT A SHAR P PAIN 3
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SPUD BAR TO PRY LOOSE A GRATE. AS THE GRATE FELL, IT HIT THE SPUD BAR CAUSING THE SPUD BAR TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE LEFT THIGH AND MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAN D. 3
WHILE USING A P3PE TO PRY A MANUEL VALVE OPEN, THE PIPE SLIPPED, CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE HAND RAIL.
CLEANING OUT DR3LL BIT,USING DOUBLE JACK TO POUND ON IT INJ LOWER BACK.
EMPL PRYING BAL5 MILL LINER WITH CROWBAR,TRYING TO PUT IT ON LOADER.PRY BAR SLI-PPED AND LINER FELL ON EMPL RIGHT HAND.HE TRIED TO PULL HAND OUT AND COULDNT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING SHIM STOCK, SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING OUT A BEARING AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
EE WAS REMOVING3AN AIR HOSE FORM A FORKLIFT. HE WAS LYING ONT HE FLOOR REACHING UNDERNEATH WITH A WRENCH. THE AWKWARD POSITION & THE HARD PULL ON THE WRENCH PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HELPING TO HOLD3A CLAMP ANOTHER SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERT WITH A HAMMER
PUNCHING HOLE I3 ENGINE OIL FILTER TO DRAIN HOT OIL WHILE DOING LUBE PM ON EUCLID HAULAGE TRUCK STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
WHILE DUMP BED 4AS FULLY RAISED THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PRY REAR GATE OPEN, AS DRUMS DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT WEIGHT TO EXIT. ONE DRUM 40-50 LB. CAME OVER THE TOP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS HEAD AND SHOULD9RS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.
WHILE TRYING TO3JACK OUT A LOWER ROLLER PIN AT #28 SHOVEL, THE JACK STOP AND SUPPORT BRACKET CAME LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A SIDE PANEL ON SOUTH SIDE OF CRUSHER FEEDER BELT. HE ATTACHED HOOK ON COME A LONG TO A HOLE IN SIDE PANEL AND WAS TIGHTENING COME A LONG WHEN HOOK SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE HIM ON RIGHT I3DEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.
TIGHTENING BOLT8, WRENCH SLIPPED, MASHED RIGHT THUMB AGAINST GRATING.
WHILE INSTALLIN1 OPERATOR'S SEAT ON #31 SHOVEL, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR WHICH SLIPPED ANDHIT HIM ON RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 11-18-85 THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN HURTING OVER THE WEEKEND AND HE FELT HE MUST HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TIGHTENING TAKEUP BOLTS ON #4 BALL MILL CYCLONE PUMP ON 11-15-85 B-SHIFT. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-26-85, THEN LAID OFF AND MISSED FOUR SHIFTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A RUBBER GASKET FOR A GALIGHER PUMP USING HIS POCKET KNIFE HE WAS USING HIS LEFT HAND TO HOLD THE KNIFE & HE SLIPPED & CUT HIS RT HAND NEAR THE WRIST THE WOUND BECAME INFE CTED & HE LOST 4ORK BEGINNING 110785
PULLING ON A CYCLONE PUMP WITH M ETAL BAR THAT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SHOULDER ON A W ATER LINE PIPE
LOOSENING BOLTS AT CRUSHER MOTOR BASE - PULLING ON WRENCH, FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN
INSTALLING A CHECK VALVE ON PUMP DISCHARGE LINE ANOTHER EMP WAS USING A FIT UP BAR TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES ON FLANGE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES RT RING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND VALVE
EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE WORKING ON A EUCLID PRODUCTION TRUCK CHECKING END PLAY ON WHEEL MOTOR PLANETARY GEARS. I.NAME WAS USING A PRY BAR PRYING ON A GEAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND I.NAME RIGHT HAND HIT ONE OF THE TEETH ON THE OTHER GEAR.
LIFTING LINER WITH BAR, GOT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A NEW BUSHING ON BOTTOM OF RIGHT STRUT OF A HAULAGE TRUCK WITH A HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE BEARING BUSHING A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF THE BUSHING, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGH T LEG ABOVE THE KNEE, AND BECOMING IMBEDDED.
I.NAME AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET ON A 6 IN GALIGHER VERTICAL PUMP THE BRACKET HAS A CUTTER PIN I.NAME ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE PIN OUT WITH A HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER
EE WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM A TRAILER. HE WAS HOLDING THE HANDLE ON THE BOOMER WHEN IT TWISTED SPRAINING HIS RT HAND & WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH WHILE A CO-WORKER WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER MISSED AND STRUCK LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A LOWER FRONT STRUT BUSHING INTO PLACE ON A EUCLID HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF THE BUSHING AND STRUCK ABOVE HIS LEFT KNEE.
I.NAME TIGHTENING BOLT ON CLAMP THAT ATTACHED 2 SECTIONS OF 16\\ PIPE.THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND I.NAME RIGHT SMALL FINGER STRUCK THE DIRT.DIAG TO HAVE FRACTURE TO RIGHT SMALL FINGER.
STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER
I,NAME WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON A CLAMP TO SECURE TWO 16" PIPE TOGETHER. THE STRAIN USED IN TIGHTENING THE BOLTS CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE.
CABLE IN PULL BOX WHE PLIERS SLIPPED CAUSING INJ TO RAP KNUCKLES ON CONDUIT TERMINATED AT PULL BOX KNUCKLES IMMEDIATELY SWELLING ON RT HAND INJ WAS SENT TO GET X RAYS AND THERE WAS NO FRACTU
USING RATCHET AT LIME PLANT TO DUMP LIME RAIL CAR CHEATER BAR BEING USED TO GAIN LEVERAGE WITH RATCHET SLIPPED TRAPPING FINGER
EMP WAS KNOCKING A BEARING OUT OF A 6 IN GALLAGHER PUMP WHICH HE WAS REBUIDLING WHEN PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS HAND
EMP AND ANOTHER ELECTRICIAN WERE REMOVING MOTOR ON THE GRINDING FLOOR SUMP PUMP WHEN THEY WERE PULLING MOTOR OVER ABOUT 1 FOOT TO LET IT DOWN ON TRUCK BED THE COMEALONG SLIPPED AND I NAME HAN GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE CABLE AND BELT SHEAVE ON THE MOTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SOME GASKET MATERIAL WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. AS THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE HARD MATERIAL IT JUMPED FORWARD, CAUSING A CUT IN HIS LEFT KNUCKLE OF INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG HOPPER AT LAUNDER PLANT BY HITTING SIDE OF HOPPER WITH 5-FOOT PRY BAR WHILE BRINGING BAR BACK FROM H OPPER MR GONZALES CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND CONC RETE WALL THE HOPPER IS ATTACHED TO
WORKING ON CRUSHER, TIGHTENING BOLTS, WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MISSED LUG WRENCH AND HIT INJURED EMPLOYEE\S LEFT SHOULDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL DEC. 7, 1983, AT WHI CH TIME THE INJURY BECAME A LOST-TIME INCIDENT.
EMP WAS USING A 1/2 IN C PIPE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A KEEPER PIN IN CLAMSHELL OF #8 CRANE FOR CABLE CHANGE PIPE SLIPPED OFF PIN HITTING EMP IN MOUTH
EMP WAS TRIMMING A BOARD WITH A POCKET KNIFE TO MAKE A GUAGE TO MEASURE THE OPENING ON THE CUTTER BLADES FOR THE PRIMARY CUTTERS AT THE X RAY SAMPLE CUTTERS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER
TAKING OUT A LINER ON THE #27 ELECTRIC SHOVEL BAR SLIPPED DROPPING PLUNGER AND CATCHING INDEX FINGER BETWEEN 2 LINERS
TORREZ WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVE A 7/8" DIAMETER BOLT FROM A PROPEL BNRAKE ASSEMBLY AT THE SHOVEL REPAIR SHOP TORREZ WAS HOLDING A DRIFT PUNCH WITH A PAIR OF VISE GRIPS WHILE THE OTH ER EMP WAS TAPPING THE PUNCH WITH A 16 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE THE BOLT OUT WHEN THE BOLT FINALLY SHOT OUT THE HAMMER REBOUNDED AND HIT TORREZ ON HIS LEFT THUMB
EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO SCRAPE MASKING OFF FROM A MASTER LINK PIN. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE PIN, STRIKING EE\S LEFT HAND.