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MILL OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A LINE FROM A PUMP ON TOP OF TANK 5 IN THE CIL AREA WHEN A CLAMP ANOTHER EE WAS LOOSENING FELL AND STRUCK EE'S RIGHT THUMB. THE RESULT WAS A LACERATION REQUIRING (4) FOUR SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A BALL PEEN HAMMER TO DRIVE A BALL STUD INTNO A STEERING CYLINDER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS ABDOMEN. EMPLO YEE RECEIVED 2 SUTURES.
EE HAD REMOVED A NUT FROM A U-BOLT SECURING A 12" DIAMETER PIPE TO A VERTICAL PIPE STAND. AS A COWORKER LOOSENED THE NUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE U-BOLT, EE STOOD BY TO OBSERVE. AS THE NUT WAS LOOSENED, THE PIPE STAND SLID BACK SUDDENLY ANDSTRUCK THE FIRST MECHANIC IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS USING A TOOL TO REMOVE A TUBE CAPE ON A SCREEN, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS MOUTH, FRACTURING HIS TOOTH.
INJURED CUTTING RUBBER. KNIFE SLIPPED SMALL CUT ON LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING BUCKET TOOTH FROM 992 C LOADER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE TOOTH WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH HIS 4 LB. HAMMER. THE PIECE OF METAL ENTER ON THE R.H. SIDE OF HI S ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE PRYING THE LOADER LIFT CYLINDER OUT THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND THE LOADER FRAME.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING RETAINING BANDS ON A PALLET OF SAG MILL LINERS, A LINER SHIFTED ON THE PALLET WHEN HE CUT THE FIRST BAND. CONTRARY TO COMPANY PROCEDURE S AND TRAINING, THE EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED HIMSELF IN A PINCH POINT POSITION BETWEEN THE LOAD OF LINERS AND A HANDRAIL. WHEN THE LINERS SHIFTED, THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE LINER A
TIGHTENING BOLT ON DREDGE COUPLING, WRENCH SLIPPED, FACE HOT BASE OF DREDGE CAR. THE FACE OF I.NAME HOT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON THE CAB CAUSING A LACERATION BELOW THE RIGHT EYE. THE LACERATIO N REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES. A RATCHET AND SOCKET OF THE CORRECT WERE BEING USED. THE ANGLE IRON WAS APPROX. FROM HIS FACE BEFORE HE SLIPPED.
PROCESS OF CHANGING WORN TIPS ON 992 LOADER BUCKET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING ON FRONT OF TIP TO LINE UP RETAINING PIN HOLE. A SMALL CHIP OF METAL FLEW INTO INSIDE SKIN OF LEFT ARM BETWEEN WRIS T & ELBOW. SMALL BLEEDING CUT WAS VISIBLE ON ARM APPROX. 1/2 INCH JOY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS OPENING UP A CARBOARD BOX, THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIS BODY. THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE BOX AND CUT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FORE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TANK PIN WITH A HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF METAL HIT RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED METAL FROM EYE.
INJURED WAS WALKING TO WORK AREA PASSING UNDER MILL FEED CONVEYOR BELT BELT HAD GONE DOWN ON MISALIGNMENT BEFORE IT WAS RESTARTED ANO THER EMPLOYEE SPOTTED A ROCK WEDGED ON RETURN SIDE OF BELT & CONVEYOR FRAME HE SPOTTED AN EMPLOYEE BELOW &ONTINUED HIM TO MOVE WHICH HE DID BEFORE THE ROCK WAS FREE FROM THE FRAME WORK INJURED CAME FROM ANOTHER WORK AREA & BEING UNAWARE OF PRAOBLEMS
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PICK TO CLEAN DIRT FROM THE TRACK ROLLERS ON BOOM TYPE ROCK DRILL. WHILE SWINGING THE PICK, HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PICK HANDLE AND DRILL DUST COLLECTION UNIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING FORMS AND HIT ONE HAMMER AGAINST ANOTHER ONE. ONE HAMMER BURST AND A PIECE WENT INTO HIS LEFT ARM. HE WAS TAKEN TO KERSHAW CO. HOSP. WHERE DR. REMOVED THE METAL AND PUT IN 3 STITCHES.
METTS WAS ON TOP OF LOADER INSTALLING PIN & COLLECT XXCYL HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE COLLECT INTO POSITION WHEN HIS HAND/FINGER STRUCK THE CORNER OF HYD HOSE MOUNT THIS WOUND RECEIVED 3 ST ITCHES NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTION
EMPLOYSS'S WERE INSTALLING LINNERS IN MILL. BELLY LINNER WAS PUT IN PLACE AND EMPLOYEE'S WERE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL LIFTER BAR ON BELLY LINNER. LIFTER BAR BUMPED BELLY LINNER KNOCKING IT OUT. WHEN BELLY LINNER FELL IT KNOCKED LEFTER BAR OFF THE LIFTING JIG. LIFTER BAR FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S FOOT, BREAKING ALL FIVE TOES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS.