EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING JAW INTO PLACE ON 21-AB1 DRILL WHEN ASLIVR OF METLA CAME OFF HTE JAW WHEN HE WAS TAPPIN GIWTH A HAMMER AND SLIVER WENT INTO HIS FINGER.
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Showing 50 of 572" COMPRESSED AIRLINE WAS PLUGGED AT VALVE, EMPLOYEE OPENED VALVE AND PUSHED A WIRE INTO THE PLUG CAUSING A SUDDEN OUTBURST OF RUST AND DUSTCAUSING SANDBLAST TYPE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A CHUTE WITH A BAR. THE BAR CAME DOWN HITTING HIS THUMB AND SMASHED IT ON THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE.
WAS PRYING A PIECE OF SHOTCRETE OUT OF CRUSHER, IT CAME OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN AND BENT THUMB BACKWARDS.
HAND MUCKING WITH A SHORT HANDLED O-RING SHOVEL BENT OVER FOR APPROX 45 MINUTRES & APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK
WAS CUTTING A ROCK BOLT TO FREE DIAMOND DRILL WHEN THE HACK-SAW BLADE BROKE. HIS HAND SLIPPED FORWARD AND WAS CUT BY THE ROCK BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A STEEL. HE RATTLE IT LOOSE IWTH STRIKER BAR UNCOUPLED, THE STRIKER BAR CHIPPED AND THE CHIPIMBEDDED INT HE LEFT LATERAL PORTION OF THE NOSE.
DRIVE BARS INTO BIN TO BLIND OFF ORE FROM CONVEYOR IN ORDER TO CHANGE BELT & P8ULLED NECK MUSCLES
95231LLING A MOTOR INTO A SCOOP WHEN CHAIN BROKE CATCHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAME.
WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH, FELT PAIN IN BACK WHICH LATER GOT VERY STIFF.
REMOVING LAROX COLUMNS MACHINE SWAYED SHARPLY IN GROIN AREA WITH COME A LONG HANDLE OR CORNER OF PLATE
ONGOING CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER DUE TO LIFTING AND FIRST NOTICED WHEN HITTING FROZEN SAMPLES WITH 3 LB HAMMER.
CUTTING OPEN BOX WITH KNIFE CUT L HAND
PULLED ON WRENCH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WINGING SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED OBJECT GRAZED HIS WRIST.
CUTTING BOX WITH KNIFE, IN R THIGH
TAPPING PIN OUT OF BRAKE CALIPER AND PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND PUNCTURED LEFT HAND ON KNUCKLE BETWEEN INDEX AND GREAT FINGER KNUCKLES.
DRIVING RACE OFF OF QUILL BEARING,PIECE OF METAL PUNCTURED SKIN AND LODGED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER.
LOOSENING HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH END WRENCH. CONNECTION BROKE LOOSE. WRIST STRUCK STRAIGHT ONTO INSIDE CORNER OF BOOM ON MUCKER.
STRUCK LEFT HAND FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE REMOVING BEARING FROM SHAFT.
PRYING ON 4 X 6 TIMBER WITH PRYBAR AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
REACHED FOR BOX FELL BACK TO FLOOR LANDING ON BACK
WHILE PRYING WING OF CAN (TUNNEL FORM) WITH CROWGAR, CROWGAR SLIPPED OUT AND THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF 28US2.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING OUT A BEARING WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF BEARING BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING LOOSE BOLTS WITH A BREAKER BAR ON THE BOOM OF 21 AJ1 DRILL WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND HIS FOREARM HIT THE BOOM.
CUTTING TIE WRAP OFF ELECTRICAL CABLE, KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATING BACK OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH TO PULL GEAR OFF OF BALL MILL EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPL WAS PICKING OUT MUCK BUILD UP IN NUMBER 4 FEED CHUTE. HE BROUGH PICK BACK FOR ANOTHER SWING. ON DOWN STROKE H HIT CROSSMEMBER & STOPPED MOTION. STRAINED OCCURRED TO UPPER BACK & NECK.
MECHANIC WAS PUTTING A WRENCH BEHIND HIM WHEN HE HIT A PIECE OF METAL WITH HIS FINGER. THE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND METAL SMASHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE CLEANING OFF A TRUCK WITH A WRENCH,THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO HIT THE TRUCK CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EMPL WAS RORQUING DOWN BOLTS ON APRON FEEDER PAN. HE WAS PULLING WRENCH WHEN TEETH SLIPPED. HE FELL BACK & HIT LEFT SHOULDER & RIGHT HAND ON OTOR MOUNT.
INJURED WAS USING SOCKET TO REMOVE NUT ON DRILL THE SOCKETE SLIPPED AS HE WAS TURNING WRENCH & HE LACERATED HIS WRIST ON A PIECE OF METAL
THE INJURED WAS BENT OVER USING A LARGE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS.AS HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH,HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.INJURY WAS DUE TO IMPROPER POSITION.
INJURED EMPL WAS U SING PRY BAR TO REPOSITION DIAMOND DRILL WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF LIFTING.
INJURED WAS HOLDING BAR WHICH WAS BEING STRUCK BY FELLOW EMPL USING HAMMER A METAL PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD DISLODGED FROM THE HAMMER AND STRUCK AND ENTERED THE INJUREDS ARM
INJURED WAS PUTTING A CONTROL PANEL ON A CUBEX DRILL HE WAS TRYING TO HAND THE CONTROL PANEL WITH A ROPE THE PANEL SLIPPED DOWN AND BROKE THE L RING FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE TO CUT SOME POWDER BOX LIDS. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIS LEG WHEN THE KNIFE AND CUT THE UPPER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE ROCK WITH A BAR WHEN THE BAR BROKE AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A METAL EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING IN STEEL GRIZZLY WITH DOUBLEJACK AND A METAL SLIVER ENTERED THE RIGHT EYE
I,NAME WAS BREAKING OUT ROCK FROM A CORE TUBE WITH A SPUD WRENCH WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HAND WITH THE WRENCH. THE WRENCH PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND AROUND THE THUMB AREA.
I.NAME REMOVING ROCK STUCK BETWEEN DUAL TIRES OF TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING.AS I.NAME HIT ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER IT SPLIT AND PRESSURE FROM TIRES PINCHING ROCK SHOT SHARP EDGE ACROSS FINGER CUTTING IT THRU TENDON.
EMPL BARRING DOWN BARRED MATERIAL LANDED ON 4" COMPRESSED AIRLINE WHICH BROKE. MATERIAL STUCK EMPL IN FACE EYE & ARM. MATERIAL WHICH STRUCK EMPL WAS DRIVEN BY COMPRESSED AIR.
INJURED EMPL WAS USING PICK TO REMOVE CONCRETE FROM AROUND AIR DOOR & OVER EXERTED HER LEFT SHOULDER & BACK MUSCLES. EMPL. WAS NOT USED TO DOING THIS TYPE OF HEAVY LABOR. INJURY WAS NOT RE PORTED UNTIL 3RD DAY.
PERSON WALKED UP TO THE PUG MILL TO OBSERVE INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN IT AND PLACED HIS HANDS ON THE SIDE OF IT. ONE OF THE WORKER'S BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER NAIL WAS REMOVED BY THE DOCTOR.
CHOCKED UP ON HAMMER AND STRUCK EDGE OF STEEL TABLE.
EMPL. WAS STAND3NG ON CHUTE LIP BARRING DOWN A SLAB IN CHUT WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE & CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS RGHT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOP.
EMP WAS STAND I3G NEAR A PLUGGED CHUTE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE SAND. WHEN THE SAND CAME FREE, IT FELL ONTO THE EMPLOYEE. HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP CLEAR OF THE FASLLING SAND, BUT WAS CAUGH AND PARTIALLY B6RIED. THE SAND CAUSED HIM TO BE BENT AT AN ANGLE, RESULTING IN HIM SUSTAINING A BACK INJURY
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS STRIKING PLATE WITH WRENCH TO DRIVE IT OVER A BOLT THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE PLATE & STRUCK HIS HAND
WAS CUTTING SPL3T BOLT WITH HACKSAW. ON LAST DOWNSTROKE, THE BOLT SEPARATED AND HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BOLT.
CUTTING RUBBER LINING WITH POCKET KNIFE BLADE CLOSED ON FINGER LACERATED RIGHT FOREFINGER TENON REPAIR AND SUTURES.