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EE WAS CHANGING A LOADER TOOTH WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT, A BIT OF IT BROKE LOOSE AND GOT EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT BICEP. OBJECT WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED AND REQUIRED STITCHES EE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME.
WHILE RE-INSTALLING A DIPPER TOOTH RETAINING PIN ON L06 (P&H 2250 SHOVEL) WITH A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER, A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL BROKE OFF OF THE PIN AND HIT EE IN HIS LEFT LEG (INNER MID THIGH AREA) PIERCING HIS COVERALLS, PANTS AND THEN HIS SKIN - REPORTABLE BECAUSE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS BY USING A SHORT PIECE OF PIPE ON THE END OF THE RATCHET HANDLE, WHICH WOULD HELP BREAK THE BOLTS LOOSE. WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE PIECE OF PIPE AND THE HYDRAULIC LINEEMPLOYEE IS GOING TO BE ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
HAUL TRUCK 3 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A HYDRAULIC LEAK AT 0500 AND THE BED NEEDED TO BE PINNED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE PIN FOR THE SPIKE CABLE WAS STUCK IN ITS BORE SO THE EE USED A CHISEL AND HAM MER TO WEDGE THE PIN OUT. WHEN HE HIT THE CHISELBOUNCED OUT AND HIT THE EE IN THE LEFT CHEEK. REPORTABLE DUE TO STITCHES.
REMOVING DIRT AROUND TREE ROOTS WITH A PICK SHE SMASHED HER FINGER BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE PICK HANDLE.
ROCKS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM THE LEACH PAD LINER, THE BIG ROCKS WERE BROKEN INTO SMALLER PIECES WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER OEPRATOR PULLED A BACK MUSCLE WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER.
EE WAS HOLDIMG A GROUSER BAR USING IT AS A PUNCH. WHEN ANOTHER EE STRUCK THE BAR, A PIECE OF IT SPLINTERED OFF AND FLEW INTO THE INJURED EE'S UPPER LEFT LIP. STITCHES, NO LOST TIME.
OPEATOR WAS SHOVELING SPILLED LIME, INTO BUCKET OF 966 LOADER. DUST CREATED DURING OPERATION DUSTED OPERATOR CAUSING IRRITATION OF CHEST/BUTTOCKS.
WHILE CHANGING A SHANK ON 1313 LOADER, EE WAS HOLDING THE PIN REMOVAL TOOL. MECHANIC HIT THE TOOL WITH HIS HAMMER. EE TURNED HIS HEAD & A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TOOL CAME BEHIND HIS SAFETY GL ASSES & STRUCK NIN IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF HOPE PLASTIC LINER WITH A POCKET KNIFE. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF, WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE PLASTIC AND WENT INTO HIS RT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED ON 1-23-96 THAT HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE MOVING JACK STANDS FOR LARGE EQUIPMENT.
HE WAS ON THE 490 BENCH WORKING THE BLAST HE WAS ON THE BLAST TRUCK BREAKING UP CHUNKS OF ANFO WITH A PRYBAR & HIT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD WITH THE PRYBAR CAUSING A CUT ON THERIGHT SIDE OF HIS HE AD NEAR HIS EYE
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN EMITTER HOSE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE PALSTIC HOSE & CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
EE WAS DRIVING A SHANK ONTO THE BUCKET OF A 992D FEL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF, HIT HIM IN THE UPPER RIGHT ARM.
AS EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A OIL FILTER HOUSING BACK IN PLACE, HIS HAND SLIPPED WITH TH WRENCH ALLOWING THE HAND TO RUN INTO A WIRE RETAINER FOR THE OIL CAP. HIS MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT THE END OF THE WIRE PUNCTURING THE END OF THE FINGER
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AND LOADE A 992 C LOADER AXLE. THE AXLE WAS RIGGED WITH A SLING ATTACHED TO THE SERVICE TRUCK BOOM. THE AXLE SLIPPED IN THE SLING, CAUSING THE HEAVY END TO R FALL TO THE GROUND HITTING THE LEFT FOOT ON THE INSTEP AREA. THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONE, HOWEVER THE FOOT WAS BRUISED.
INJURED WAS HELPING PUT NEW TEETH ON HIS LOADER. HES TRUCK THE TOOTH WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER TIP SPLINTERED SENDING A PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS OPENING A BOX OF CAST EXPLOSIVES BOOSTERS. HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE STABED HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT FINGER (1ST) WITH KNIFE WHILE CUTTING TUBE (EMITTERS) ON HEAP LEACH PAD. CUT REQUIRED 10 SUTURES. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO THE SAME DAY AT 1 PM.
WHILE CUTTING 1/2 PIPE ON LEACH PAD WORKER CUT TIP OF LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STRIPS OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT KNEE.
IT OCCURED AS INJURED WAS PUSHING TO PUT A BULB ON THE END OF A 75 ML PIPETTE. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE BULB IN, THE PIPETTE CONTACTED THE SURFACE OF A SHELF SHATTERING INTO VARIOUS PIECES. ONE O F THESE PIECES WENT INTO MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING A 3/4" GASH AT MIDDLE JOINT. INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY.
I.NAME WAS CONNECTING DRIP LINES AT THE BASE OF THE SITE III HEAP. HE WAS USING HIS KNIFE TO CUT OPEN A HOLE IN THE HDPE TUBING. THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE HOLE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HA ND, CUTTING THE KNUCKLES. I.NAME SAID HE WAS NOT IN A RUSH AND THAT THE KNIFE POPPED OUT OF THE HOLE UNEXPECTED.
EMPL WAS CHANGING TRANS FILTERS ON 988B LOADER. PUT FILTER WRENCH ON FILTER & WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED & ALLOWED EMPL TO FALL BACKWARDS HITTING DECK ON LOADER RESULTING IN BRUISED BACK.
WHEN DRILLER WA8 REMOVING DRILL STEEL WRENCH SPRUNG BACK AND HIT DRILLER IN SHIN, RESULTING IN SMALL ABRASION BONE BRUISE AND SWELLING OF LEG EXMENT BYDR BARGEN IN GEBBS NV . DR. IN GEBBS N5.
SNEEZED WHILE CUTTING HOSE, KNIFE WENT THRU HOSE & CUT LEFT WRIST.