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ADJUSTABLE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT HE WAS LOOSENING CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL ON HIS KNEES, DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-5-96 DIAGNOSED AS MUSCLE STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON 14" OVERHEAD VALVE. WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON FACE AND TEETH RESULTING IN CHIPPED TOOTH AN DNASAL CONTUSION.

EE WAS USING A 3/4" RACHET WITH A 1 1/2" SOCKET TO BREAK LOOSE THE DRAIN PLUG ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING DRAIN. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED EE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE RATCHET HANDLE AND THE RIM. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN AVULSION AND FRACTURE INJURY AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY UNTIL REEVALUATED BY DR.

EE WAS USING A PUNCH TO REMOVE A BROKEN BELLY PAN BOLT. AS HE STRUCK PUNCH W/ HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF & LODGED IN HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER. ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE METAL BY ER PHYSICI AN WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN SUTURED & BANDAGEDTHE WOUND AND RELEASED THE EE TO REGULAR DUTY.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A 3" PLASTIC HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE KNIFE IT SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND CUT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND. LACERATION REQUIRED 9 SUTURES.

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF ROPE WITH A HACKSAW THEBLADE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS ASSISTING IN ASSEMBLING A SNUB PULLEY. TOOLS BEING USED WERE A 1" DRIVE TORQUE WRENCH AND A 3/4" TO 1/2" REDUCER. ON THE SECOND PULL THEREDUCER BROKE CAUSING EMP TO FALL, HURTING HIS L EFT ANKLE. EMP WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY, BUT AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY 7-29-96.

THE EE WAS UNSCREWING THE LAST NUT ON THE LINER MILL LINER IN ORDER TO REMOVE IT. THE BALL LIFTER SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE HULL AND THE NUT, CRUSHING IT. HE WAS TAK EN TO HUMBOLDT GENERAL ER, WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

THE EE WAS CLOSING THE VALVE ON 9 CYCLONE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THE WRENCH CRUSHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER VALVE HANDLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HUMBOLDT GENERAL ER, W HERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A TUFT FRACTURE OF THE IINDEX FINGER AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

A NEW DIVERTER PLATE IN THE SAG MILL FEED CHUTE CAUSED THE CHUTE TO PLUG. EMP HAD TO ENTER THE CHUTE IN ORDER TO UNPLUG IT. WAS PULLING ON SOME ROCKS & WHEN THEY CAME LOOSE HE FELL BACKWARDS, HITTING HIS KNEE WITH THE BAR AND THEN TWISTING IT. WAS TAKEN TO HUMBOLDT GENERAL ER, WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

TIGHTENING COMPRESSOR BOLTS USING A 2 3/4 COMBINATION HAND HELD WRENCH. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER RESULTING IN DIAGNOSEDBACK STRAIN.

THE EE LOADED HIS WATER TRUCK 216 AT THE W 10 STAND PIPE AND WAS PLACING A SHOVEL AT THAT LOCATION TO SUE AS A GUIDE WHEN HE RETURNED FOR HIS NEXT LOAD. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND WAS TAKEN TO H UMBOLDT GENERAL ER FOR TREATMENT. DR DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A SPRAINED ANKLE AND PLACE HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS HOLDING TWO SHOVELS, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GRABBED ONE OF THE SHOVELS, AND THE TWO MEN BEGAN STRUGGLING OVE IT. EVENTALLY, THE SECOND EMPLOYEE LET GO OF THE SHOVEL AND BEGAN HITTING EE, KNO CKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND CONTIUING TO HIT HIM UNTIL HE WAS PULLED OFF BY A THIRD EMPLOYEE.

EMPLLYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PLASTIC BAG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. DURING THIS PROCESS, HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING ALL OF HIS JOB DUTIES.

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM THE HOPPER IN THE JUNIPER LAB. THE SHOVEL HIT THE TOP OF THE CONTAINMENT ARE AND CAUSED HER TO TWIST HER RIGHT WRIST. SHE WAS TAKEN TO ER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TH AT SHE HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN HER RIGHT WRIST.

REMOVING 1ST STAGE VALUTE ON MAIN AIR COMPRESSOR USING LARGE BOX END WRENCH. WAS PUSHING UPWARDS TO FREE A BOLT. WHEN BOLT BROKE FREE, RIGHT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH AND MACHINE CASING FRACTURING THUMB.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POUNDING IN A WOODEN LATH. THE LATH BROKE AND THE HAMMER HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS WEARING INSULATED GLOVES, WHICH MAY HAVE TAKEN MOST OF THE IMPACT OF THE BLOW. AN ICE PACK WAS APPLIED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER, WHERE HIS HAND WAS XRAYED AND SPLINTED.

EE WAS CUTTING STRIPS OF GEO TEXTILE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE CUT THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES. [EE IS PERFORMING ALL OF HIS JOB DUTIES].

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT CUTTING EDGES ON A 16GMOTORGRADER. WHILE USING A HEEL BAR TO SLIDE THENEW CUTTING EDGES ONTO THE CARRYING DOLLY, THE EDGES SLIPPED OFF FROM THE HEEL BAR. EMP TRIED TO HOLD THEM AND GOT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TRAPPEDIN BETWEEN TWO EDGES, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT TWO BUCKET TEETH ON A FRONT END LOADER, IN THE FIELD. AFTER CUTTING OFF THE BENT PIN KEEPER WITH A TORCH, EE STARTED HITTING THE TOOTH WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT WHEN A MET AL CHIP CAME LOOSE, HITTING HIM IN THE RT LOWER LEG . THE WOUND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A TRACK PIN ON SHOVEL. HE WAS USING A 20# HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE PIN AND PINCHED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND SIDE FRAME. EE SUFFRERED A C UT TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEES THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND RODS WHILE RODS WERE BEING LOWERED.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A DRIVE BAR ON A BUSHING FOR#202 SHOVEL BUCKET. CO-WORKER MISJUDGED HIS SWING WITH A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER & STRUCK INJURED'S LEFT HAND. EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT, BUT THOUGHT I T WILL BE OKAY. ON 2/26/96 HE WAS SEEN BY THE COMPANY DR & RELEASED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK WITH LIMITATIONS & PRESCRIBED TO WEAR A WRIST BRACE.

WHILE DRIVING A STEEL FORM STAKE WITH A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND HOLDING THE HAMMER WITH BOTH HANDS, THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER MISSED THE END OF THE STAKE. THE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE HAMME R HANDLE AND THE TOP OF THE STAKE.

WORKING ON CUT 5, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE OR LOOSEN A BOLT FROM A PUMP,K AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH, HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. AS TIME WENT BY HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT MORE AND HE WAS N OT ABLE TO STAND STRAIGHT UP. EE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL REEVALUATED BY A DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING 20' RODS ON THE GROUND. HE JUMPED ON PIPE WRENCH WITH HIS FOOT, SLIPPED OFF PIPE WRENCH AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS TURNING A 120' LENGTH OF PIPE WITH A 24" PIPE WRENCH & THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING BACK STRAIN. EE NOTIFIED SAFETY DEPARTMENT 12/4-95. WASSEEN BY DOCTOR ON 12/4/95 & PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL RE-EVALUATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A HOSE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A FEED LINE. THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER WAS RESTING IN HIS LEFT PALM AND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND A NEARBY HAND RAIL. EMPLOYEE'S INJURY REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES AND TWO DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING CABLE TO PREPARE FOR TERMINATION AND KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATION LEFT THUMBAPPROX. 1" IN LENGTH. EMPLOYEE PLACED ON ALTERNATE DUTY UNTIL 10/26/95.

EMP WAS MOVING NEW WHEEL COMPONENTS FOR NEW HAULTRUCK. EMP WAS ROLLING RINGS AND BREAKING DOWN WHEELS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. INJURED LEFT LOWER BACK AND SIDE. EMP RETURNED TO WK - RESTR DUTY.

WHIL REMOVING TEETH FROM S109 SHOVEL, EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE MISSED "THE MARK" WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER. EE WAS SEEN BY A DR. AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL RE-EVALUATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE STICK PIN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SHOVEL BUCKET. HE WAS PULLING THE PIN WITH A COMEALONG WHEN THE WELDED EYE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF. STRIKING HIS LEG. EMPLOYEE RECEIV ED SEVERAL SUTURES, NO LIGHT DUTY.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A DRAIN PLUG WHEN HIS SOCKET WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE INJURED PERSON'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE TRUCK SURFACE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE BONE ON HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. THE FINGER WAS SPLINTED AND HE WAS RELEASED BACK TO FULL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE HAD LATCHED CHAIN BINDER DOWN, HOWEVER IT HAD FULLY CAMED OVER, HANDLE FLEW OPEN AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TOOTH FROM 107 SHOVEL WITH A PIN REMOVING DEVICE. TO GET THE PIN LOOSE, ANOTHER WAS ASSISTING BY HITTING THE PIN DRIVER WITH A SLEDGE. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PI N AS IT WAS HIT AND LODGED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL RE-EVALUATED BY DR. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 13 SUTURES.

EE WAS REPLACING A TRACK PAD ON S-104 SHOVEL. WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON THE COME-A ALONG, THE HOOK SPREAD OUT AND CAME LOOSE. THE HOOK HIT EE ON THE ARM CAUSING A LACERATION. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A TRANSMISSION FILTER HOUSING BOLT USING A 1/2 DRIVE BREAKER BAR AND SOCKET. THE BOLT WAS VERY TIGHT. THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE, THE BREAKER BAR SWUNG AROUND CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THE DECKING OF D2 261.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN ANKLE ABOUT 1:00AM AND ASSUMES INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TORQUEING BOLTS ON A HAUL TRUCK.HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND RELEASED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A PICK UP TRUCK WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED UP ON THE RATCHET HANDLE HIS HAND SLIPPED & STRUCK THE RIM OF THE TIRE THIS ACTION CAUSED THE INJURY EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED O N LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 DAYS PER DR

EE WAS CUTTING BANDS ON DRIP PIPE WITH A RETRACTABLE KNIFE, OR UTILITY KNIFE. EE WAS PULLING BAND ACROSS PIPE WHEN HE PULLED ACROSS THE BLADE, CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE WAS REMOVING THE ESCO WEAR BLOCKS FROM THE RUNNER OF A HITACHI BUCKET FRONT (CLAM). AS HE WAS STRIKING THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK, SOMETHING STRUCK HIS RIGHT FRONTAL NECK AREA. EE WAS WEARING FULL LEATHERS AND FACE SHIELD. EE HAD A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN NECK WHICH WAS REMOVED, AND EE WAS RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX CONTAINING AN AIR FILTER. EMPLOYEE HELD BOX AGAINST HIS BODY AND USED A UTILITY KNIFE, CUTTING AWAY FROM HIMSELF. AS HE MADE THE LAST CUT HE SLICED HIS HAND J UST BELOW THUMB AND ON THE HEEL OF THE HAND.

EE WAS RELACING A HOIST PIN BOSS ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE FAILED TO COMPLETE THE CUT ON THE PIN BOSS AND INSTEAD STRUCK THE PIN BOSS WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE PINBOSS STRUCK TH E EE IN HIS LEFT LEG, ABOVE HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE DRILL OPERATOR IN BREAKING DRILL STEEL LOOSE, USING A PRY-BAR & WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE PRY-BAR POPPED LOOSE HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 48" PIPE WRENCH AND FELT A "POPPING" IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A DR. AND WAS RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHILE CLEANING A CHUTE FOR A LIME SHAKER. HE WAS HITTING A DRIVE BAR WITH A HAMMER WHEN HIS THUMB SLIPPED & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE BAR & THE HAMMER. HIS THUMB WAS FRACTURED AT THE TIP.

EE WAS DRIVING IN A DUMP BODY HINGE PIN KEEPER ON ONE OF THE 150 TON HAUL TRUCK USING A 4 LB. HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED, BOUNCED BACK AND HIT THE EE ON HIS RIGHT EYE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A SAG MILL LINER OVER WITH A PRY BAR WHEN THE LINER ROLLED OVER IT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEES RT LITTLE FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE PRY BAR & ANOTHER LINER THE INJURY RESUL TED IN (3) SUTURES & HE RETURNED TO HIS NORMALJOB ACTIVITIES WITH NO RESTRICTIONS

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A WEAR CAP ON SHOVEL 106 BUCKET. THE DIRT HAD BEEN CLEANED AWAY FROM THE TOOTH. EMPLOYEE STARTED TO POUND THE KEEPER OUT WITH A 6 POUND HAMMER. ON THE THIRD SWING, EMPLOY EE FELT A SHOOTING PAIN UP BOTH SIDES OF RIBS IN THE BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

EMPLOYEE LODGED A FIBERGLASS SPLINTER IN HIS LEFT RING FINGER WHILE USING A FIBERGLASS HOT STICKTO MOVE THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL POWER CABLE.