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I NAME AND ANOT2ER EMPLOYEE WERE STANDING ON THE MUCK PILE WORKING ON A CHUNK TRYING TO GET A BAR UNDER IT. A CHIP FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON THE RIGHT LENS. A FRAGMENT OF GLASS EN TERED HIS RIGHT3EYE AND SCRATCHED THE CORNEA.
I.NAME SHOVELIN1 UNDER CONVEYOR BELT NEAR TAIL PULLEY IN MILL AND STRUCK SHARP PIECE OF CONVEYOR ANGLE WITH LEFT INDEX FINGER CUTTING MIDDLE JOINT.EMPL TAKEN TO E.R.HAD STITCHES.
I.NAME WAS WATC2ING A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC WORK ON A BUCKET OF A LHD THE MECHANIC STRUCK A BUCKET PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK I. NAME ON THE NOSE 3
REMOVING LINER 3N ROD MILL HE WAS HAMMERING ON STEEL WEDGE AND PIECE OF LINER FLEW AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYEGLASS SHATTERING SAFETY GLASS LENS.PARTICLES ENTERED LEFT EYE.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE DENT FROM FENDER AND THE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF HANDLE ON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURED TO LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL SIDEWAYS INTO OXYGEN TORCH AND TANK.
INJURED WAS BREAKING APART WITH PIPE WRENCH. ROD HOLDER SLIPPED & T HE RODS SLID BACK INTO HOLE WITH PIPE WRENCH ON THE RODS STRIKING INJURED ON KNEE.
INJURED WAS HITTING BOTTOM OF MACHINE LEG WITH HAMMER AND RAISE PIN WHICH WAS HOLDING TOP OF LEG JARRED OUT, STRIKING INJURED ON HELMET.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE & THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS USING A GRIZZLY HOOK TO REMOVE A CHUNK THAT WAS IN THE CRUSHER BONNET CHUNK BROKE STRIKING HOOK CAUSING INJURED HAND TO HIT CRUSHER BONNET FIRST NOTICE OF VISIT TO DOC WAS DOC REPORT RECEIVED 111584
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS BARRING CHUTE WHEN A CHUNK CAME DOWN, STRIKING BAR CAUSING INJURED TO PINCH HISFINGER BETWEEN BARAND CHUTE HEADER .
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS TIGHTENING DOWN BOLT WITH WRENCH, BOLT BROKE AND INJURED RECEIVED PAIN IN GROIN WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT.
INJURED CLAIMED HE WAS TIGHTENING CHUCK ON DIAMOND DRILL AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING INJURED ON THE EYE BROW.
INJURED WAS BARRING A CHUNK IN CHUTE AND AS HE WAS BARRING FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS TAKING NUT OFF SCREEW. WRENCH SLIPPED & INJURED HIT THUMB ON FEED SCREW SLIDE.
INJURED WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT BETWEEN HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND EYE LID.
INJURED AND HELPER WAS UNLOADING STICKS OFF THE MANCAGE WITH TIMBER TONGS. INJURED BENT OVER TO RELEASE TONGS AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS PULLING RODS AND BREAKING COUPLINGS APART WITH PIPE WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS WRIST
INJ HAD CUT THE EYE OFF THE LINER AND WAS KNOWCKING THE SLAG OFF WITHA HAMMER AND PIECE FLEW UP STRIKING INJ IN LEFT EYE
PUMP WAS CLAMPED IN VISE AND IN WAS JUMPING ON PIPE WRENCH TO BREAK FITTING LOOSE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING INJ TO BUMP KNEE
INJURED THINKS HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON BEARING NEXT DAY WAS SITTING TAKING NOTES ON JOB AND ARM STARTED TO ACHE RAISED SLEEVE AND ELBOW WAS SWELLED BADLY AND PAINING WHILE ARM
INJ WAS BARRING ON A CHUNK AND WAS PUTTING A LOST OF PRESSURE ON THE BAR AND WHEN HE RELEASED THE BAR HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT
INJURED WAS SCALING WHILE STANDING ON THE MUCK PILE AND AS HE WAS REACHING FORWARD HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
STANDING ON MINE CAR TRAMMING ORE CHUTE.HAD RIGHT HAND ON COW HORN AND IN LEFT HAND HELD LOADING STICK TO BREAK DOWN MUCK.CHUNK CAME DOWN AND EMPL BROUGHT RIGHT HAND DOWN CAUSING IT TO BE PIN CHED BETWEEN CHUNK AND HEADER RAIL.
INJ WAS BARRING ON A CHUNK IN THE HANGING TIP BROKE OFF THE BAR CAUSING INJURED TO HIT HIS HAND ON THE HANGING