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TWO MECHANICS WERE REPLACING A BELLY PAN ON A D9L DOZER. THEY WERE USING A COME-ALONG TO HELP. THE COME-ALONG SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING AND BREAKING A MECHANIC'S ARM.
CUTTING DRIP LINE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.
INJURED WAS CUTTING THE BAND FROM A BUNDLE OF 6" PIPE, WHEN THE BAND BROKE IT SNAPPED UP CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. TREATED 1-30-95 AT BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC RECEIVED 10 STITCHES.
HANDING A HUGGER TO CO-WORKER, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND CUT/THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE TIP. VIOLATION SLIP ISSUED TO EMPLOYEE FOR NOT WEARING GLOVES WHILE HANDLING HUGGERS.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A BOX OPEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. T HE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE BOX AND CUT ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC AND RECEIVED 7 STITHCES .
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING @ WATER WELL #1 INSTALLING DUEL CABLE. STRIPPING CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE SO CABLE COULD BE SPLICED. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECEIVED 12 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER LINER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, WHICH HAD A NEW BLADE, AT BOTTOM RUBBER WAS THIN & KNIFE CUT RAPIDLY STOPPING AT STOMACH. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT BEATTY CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVE 2 STITCHES & A TETANUS SHOT & RELEASED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE CORRECT TOOL FOR JOB. HE TRIED TO PRY A CUP OF A SURVEY PRISM WITH KNIFEBLADE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. HE WAS RELEASED TO WOR K SAME DAY.
THE EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED PUMP BY MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH WITH A PIPE WRENCH. WHEN THE PUMP BROKE FRUSE THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK THE EE WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR.
WAS LOOSEN BOLTS AND ANOTHER EE WAS HOLDING A BACK UP WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK EE ON CHEEKBONE WAS TREATED AT INDUTRIAL MED GROUP OF LIV DIAGNOSED AS A MILD CONCUSSION AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
A PIECE OF STEEL IN RT EYE FROM CHIPPING ON WELD WELDING ON BUCKET OF DEMAG
31975 ROCK CAUGHT IN GRIZZLEY,USING HAMMER TO REDUCE ITS SIZE.
68935 REPLACING FEED CART TO POSITION ON SAG MILL SNATCH BLOCK FAILED CABLE WIRE ROPE WAS TIGHT IT HIT EE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION.
EMPL PRYING ON A BOLT WITH A LARGE BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED. HAND FLEW FORWARD WITH THE BAR AND SMASHED RIGHT PINKY ON A BOLT.1/2" GASH. SENT TO CLINIC AND RECD 13 STITCHES.
EE WAS DRAINING OIL FROM A SCOOPY AND THE PLUG WOULDNT COME LOOSE. HE TOOK A HAMMER TO HIT THE WRENCH. HE MISSED THE WRENCH AND STRUCK THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. EE WAS SENT TO INDUST RIAL MEDICAL CLINIC ON HIS DAY OFF.
EMPL WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM BROKEN SCREEN PANEL FOR REPLACEMENT. HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH 18" CRESSENT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK EMPL IN UPPER LIP. EMPL WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MEDICAL CL INIC & RECEIVED 7 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A DRILL WHEN A FOEIGN OBJECT FELL BEHIND HIS GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.HE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR TWO DAYS.
LOWERING RODS IN HOLE AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND DRILL RIG FRACTURING THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDING HOPPER USING A CAT BAR AND A 5 POUND HAMMER HE MISSED WITH THE HAMMER HITTING HIS LEFT WRIST.HE CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LIFT UP ON A SCREEN WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON SCREEN CAUSING A CUT. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC W HERE HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING A LATH INTO THE GROUND WITH HIS LEFT HAND DUE TO SORENESS IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW; HE IS RIGHT HANDED, AND INADVERTENTLY HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPL PRYING WITH BAR ON GATE VALVE LEADING TO THE CYCLONES.BAR SLIPPED AND EMPL FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BAR AND CYCLONE.EMPL TRANSFERRED TO MED CLINIC FOR EVALUATION.EMPL X-RAYD -FINGERTIP WAS BROKEN.RETURNED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE WAS TAKING INSULATION OFF OF PIPING FOR THE STRIP CURCUIT WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES. THE EYES WERE NOT FLUSHED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE NO PAIN OR DISCOMFO RT WAS FELT. MEDICAL ATTENTION OCCURRED ON 1/31, 2/1, AND 2/4. SCRATCHES TO THE EYE CAUSED THE DR TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATION WHICH WAS USED. NO LOST TIME OR LIGHT DUTY OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE'S ARM BECAME SORE FROM POUNDINLT TOO MANY LATH INTO MUCK PILE FOR ORE CONTROL. EMPLOYEE SEEKED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS WAS TENNIS ELBOW. X-RAYS WERE READ AS NEAT, BUT EMPLOYEE WAS ISSUED A SUPPORT BRACE FOR THE ELBOW. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR OF INJURY ON 12/17/90.
EMPL WAS SHOVELING ROCK UP FROM IN FRONT OF SAG MILL FEED CHUTE INTO MILL WHEN HE STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST FEED CHUTE. ON 9/21 AT 9:50 PM EMPL WENT TO DR IN L.V. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING C ONTUSION OF RIGHT ELBOW. HE WAS DISABLE FROM WORK BUTWAS RECOMMENDED FOR THERAPY DAILY UNTIL 9/24. AT THIS TIME HE WAS TO BE REEVAULATED.
EMPL WAS DISLODGING ROCK IN ROCK BOX WITH PRYING BAR. ROCK SLIPPED SIDEWAYS FALLING DOWN PINNING EMPLS FINGER BETWEEN BAR & FEED HOPPER. EMPL WAS TREATED AT B EATTY MEDICAL CLINIC & RECEIVED N UMBER OF STITCHES TO FIRST FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SHEET ROCK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WITH HIS KNIFE AND CUT THE FIRST ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HEAVY CHUNK OF IRON WHICH WAS SECURED TO A CHAIN TO FREE BRIDGED MATERIAL IN THE JAW.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING FLANGE BOLTSD ON APUMP USING AN OPEN END WRENCH. BOLT SUPPLY CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER TO JAM AGAINST THE FLANGE.