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EE WAS USING THE END OF A PAINT BRUSH THAT HAD A ROUGHT END ON IT TO OPEN A GLUE CAN. PUSHING DOWN ON IT THE CUP ON THE TOP OF THE GLUE CAN SLIPPED OFF AND WENT THROUGH LEFT THUMB NAIL.
WAS DRIVING BOLTS OUT OF ROD MILL WITH HAMMER. RIGHT HAND WAS WRAPPED AROUND HANDLE CLOVE TO THE HEAD OF HAMMER. SWUNG HAMMER. MISSED BOLT WITHTHE HEAD OF HAMMER. HIT HANDLE WHERE HAND WAS, RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER.
WHILE PRYING USED LINENS OUT OF BALL MILL TWO LINERS FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. CAUSINGA FRACTURE OF TWO METATERSAL BONES. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED BY THE DR TO RETURN TO WROK LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGE PINS INTO CONCRETE FORMS USING A 4 LB. HAMMER AND A BOLT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.
WHILE DRIVING BOLTS OUT OF ROD MILL SHELL EMPLOYEE A PROFR UDING BOLT WITH THE KNUCKLE OF HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION THE LACERATION R EQUIRED SIX SUTURES THIS EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYE D THOURGH AMERICAN TEMPOARARY SERVICES ELKO OFFICE 702-738-1595
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO MOVE AN OVERSIZE ROCK INTO THE JAW CRUSHER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT THUMB. THE TIP OF THE THUMB WAS FRACTURED AND LACERATED AND REQUIRED TWO SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING HOLES IN RUBBER WITH A HOLD PUNCH. THE PUNCH SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE PUNCH. TREATMENT REQUIRED THREE SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO DISLODGE AN OVERSIZE ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER. WHEN THE ROCK DISLOADGED IT FELL AGAINST THE PRY BAR CUAISNG IT TO JERK OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. THE PRYBAR TH EN WHIPPED BACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURED THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING LARGE ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER.WHEN ANOTHER LARGE ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS BAR.THE BAR JERKED AWAY FROM THE EMPLOYEE PULLING SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED MATERIAL FROM A SCREEN FEEDER CHUTE WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHUTE OPENING WITH HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER RESULTING IN AN AVULSION OF THE SOFT TISSUE . EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE THE INJURY WAS SUTURED.
STEEL TRASH BOX CONNECTED TO OVERHEAD CRANE BECAME LODGED IN A LOADER BUCKET WHILE BEING EMTIED. TENSION WAS APPLIED WITH CRANE AND EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON BOX WITH PRY BAR. BOX DISLODGED ABRUP TLY AND EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON CHIN WITH PRYBAR.
WHILE SHOVELING DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF SOME STEPS THE SHOVEL HANDLE JAMMED INTO THE PALM OF THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT AHND.THIS INJURY DID NOT BECOME VERY PAINFUL UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER.THE EMPLOYE E WAS EXAMINED ON 03-21-89 AND PAIN MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BAG WITH A KNIFE. SHE SLIPPED AND CUT HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING STEEL FENCE POSTS WITH A POST POUND WHEN HE LIFTED THE POUNDED TOO FAR AND MISSED THE POST, SMASHING HIS HAND & THUMB (LEFT). EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND TRASPORTED T O THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED FOR A THUMB FRACTURE AND LACERATIONS WERE SUTURED. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED 12 MILES SOUTH OF THE MINE SITE.
KNOCKING A BUCKET PIN LOOSE WITHA HAMMER & A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & STUCK IN HIS RT.HAND
EMPLOYEE SPALSHED TOILET BOWL CLEANER IN HIS EYE WHIULE CLEANING TOILET.
EMP. NOT SURE HOW HE GOT METAL IN EYE, COULD HAVE BEEN GRINDING OR USING A CHISEL.
INJURED PARTY WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY LOOSE A ROCK FROM THE MOUTH OF THE JAW CRUSCHER WITH A PARY BAR. THE BAR APPARENTLY SLIPPED FROM ITS LOCATION CAUSING OPERATOR TO FALL FORWARD AND STRIKE HI LBOW AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER CAUSING INJURY.
INJURED PARTY WAS INSTALLIGN LINERS IN BALL MILL IN PROCESS OF PRYING UP LINERS INTO POSITION PARTY STRAINED GROIN AREA ALLOWING URINE TO PASS INTO GROIN AREA CAUSING INFECTION THIS REQUIRED EXPLORATORY SURGERY TO CORRECT INFECTION ESPLORATORY SURGERY TO CORRECT INFECTION.