EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MILLWRIGHT TAKE UP NO.1 CRUSHER USING A 1-1/2' WRENCH TO LOOSEN 3" NUTS ON CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LOOSEN THE NUT TWO TIMES WITHOUT MOVING NUT. ON THIRD TIME NUT RELEAS ED CAUSING LEFT THUMB TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH AND 8" PIPE.
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Showing all 29NO 4 HARDINGE DISCHARGE SCREW WAS PLUGGED. EE TRIED TO CLEAR PLUG BY TURNING SCREW CONVEYOR WITH 3' PIPE WRENCH. AS HE WAS TRYING TO TURN SCREW CONVEYOR WITH PIPE WRENCH HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LO WER BACK.
AS EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE A 2" X 3" PIPE NIPPLE FROM A 90 DEGREE ELBOW WITH AN 18" PIPE WRENCHWITH A 2 FOOT EXTENSION PIPE, THE JAWS SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND STEPPIN G DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT ROLLING HIS ANKLE CAUSING THE INJURY.
USING 12" PUNCH AND BALL PEEN HAMMER TO LINE UP NO. 4 SCREW CONVEYOR. STRUCK PUNCH WITH HAMMER, 1/4" PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF END OF PUNCH AND PUNCTURED UPPER LEFT QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN.
EE WAS PULLING ORE OUT FROM UNDER 3 BELT TO CLEAN IT UP, HE FELT BACK PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #6 ELEVATOR HEAD PULLEY USING A LARGE BAR TO SLIDE HEAD PULLEY BACK TO CENTER POSITION. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP, TWISTING BACK SEVERAL TIMES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING CHUNK OF ORE IN HOPPER & FELT PAIN IN GROIN DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION TILL SEPT 30 1994
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING CHUNK OF ORE IN 700 LEVEL CRUSHER. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
LOOSEN STUCK ORE IN 700 LOADING POCKET REPETITIVE MOTION INJURY TO PALM ON LEFT HAND USING PRY BAR REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR 03-19-92
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON BAR TO MOVE RADIATOR COWL ON 966D FELT PAIN IN BACK AND GROIN DATE OF ACCIDENT 11-07-91.1ST VISIT TO DOCTOR 12-02-91.
WHILE USING HOOK TO MOVE CHUNK OF ORE IN CRUSHEREMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO BAR SLAB IN CRUSHER BAR SLIPPED CAUSING STRAIN ON BACK & NECK.
INJURED WAS CHANGING CHAINS ON FEEDER WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED, PINCHING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND FLOOR GRATING.
INJURED WAS PRYING UP ON A 25 HORSEPOWER MOTOR WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO TAKE OUT MOTOR SHIMS, WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING MOTOR TO FALL ON RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS BARRING A BRIDGED CHUNK OF ORE IN THE CRUSHER, WHEN HE PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN FEEDER PAN AND STEEL BAR.
INJURED WAS BARRING A CHUNK THROUGH THE CRUSHER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HSI BACK, WHICH RADIATED UPWARD TOWARD HIS NECK.
INJ REMOVING NUT WITH WRENCH,IT SLIPPED OFF NUT INJ RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK THE BOLT.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS SWEEPING LABORATORY FLOOR WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT EYE.GLASSES WERE WORN BY INJURED.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS SCALING DOWN LOOSE ROCK WHEN HE MISSED THE LOCATION HE WANTED TO PLACE THE BAR TO TAKE DOWN THE LOOSE ROCK; THE FORCE CAUSED INJURED TO SLIP.
CLEANING WET ORE OUT OF SURFACE CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT LOW BACK PAIN.
INJ CLAINS HE W5S SCRAPING AND CLEANING COMPRSSOR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT HAND ON COMPRESSOR, AND OPENED OLD CUT. INFECTION DEVELOPED AND HE WENT TO T HE COMPANY DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT OF INFECT
INJURED CLAIMS 2E WAS BARRING ON CHUNK BRIDGED IN THE CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED CLAIMS 6ARING ON A LARGE CHUNK BRIDGE IN T HE CRUSHER WHEN THE BAR CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CUSHER JAW & CHUNK CAUSING THE BAR TO STRIKE INJURED ON RIGHT SHOULDER & NECK.
INJURED CLAIMS 2E WAS BARRING OLD KNOT FROM CLEVIS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
INJ BARRING ON 7HUNK OF ORE BRIDGED IN CRUSHER.CHUNK BECAME DISLODGED CAUSING PRY BAR TO STRIKE INJ ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD.
WITH I.NAME DRILLER EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM STOPE SIDEWALL THAT RESULTED FROM BLASTING ON PREVIOUS DAY IN SCALING ONE PARTICULAR PC OF LOOSE LOOSE MATERIAL FORCED THE SCALING BAR BACK IN TURN CATCHING I.NAME RT HAND LITTLE FINGER (THE FLESHY PART OF THE FIRST SEGMENT) BETWEEN END OF BAR& SOLID SIDEWALL GLOVES WERE BEING WORN
WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR "LOK TAPE" WITH KNIFE HE SLIPPED OFF BOARD THAT TAPE WAS ON. CUTTING TWO FINGERS.
2 MEN ASSIGNED TO SCALE ACCESS DRIFT TO 40 MANWAY OF EAST DRIFT 500 LEVEL.AS EMPL HELD SCALING BAR AGAINST PIECE OF LOOSE,OTHER EMPL PRYED ON THER END.CHUNCK BROKE LOOSE FORCING PIPE END OF BA R INTO EMPL RIGHT KNEE.
REPAIRING 3/4\\ WIRE CABLE.HAND S IPPED CATCHING PROTRUDING STRAND CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND AND BONE CHIP MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.