EE WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF GROVE, CUTTING HIM 2" ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE IN THE THIGH AREA.
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Showing all 13EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN HER STUCK LOCKER DOOR WITH A SMALL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED OUT, HITTING HER ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE IN THE EYEBROW AREA.
EMPOLOYEE WAS BREAKING SLAG OFF OF ASSAY SAMPLER WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A CHUCKER WITH A BAR THAT WEDGED IN THE GYRO CRUSHER SPIDER. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN PRY BAR & CRUSHE R HEAD.
EE WAS CHANGING TOOTH ADAPTER ON LOADER BUCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN BALL MILL REMOVING BALLS. TRIED TO LOOSEN BALLS UP WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP FROM IMPACT AND GOT IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT. BANGED HIS HAND ONTO THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD, SMASHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN GUARD & SHOVEL.
WHILE CUTTING RUBBER SKIRTING FOR THE STACKER WITHA KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG.
WHILE CHANGING DRIVE BELTS ON VIBRATING SCREEN DRIVE. PRYING MOTOR WITH A PRY BAR TO RELEASE TENSION ON BELTS. EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW BELTS ON WHEN PRY BAR BENT & MOTOR DROPPED CATCHING IN DEX & MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN BELTS &SHEAVE.
MAINTENCE WAS IN PROGRESS, INSTALLING A LIP PROTECTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING APPROX. 10' AWAY WHEN THE MECHANIC HIT THE LIP PROTECTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF IRON FLEW ACROSS AN D STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT FOREARM.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CLIPS ON FENCE WITH PLIERS. IN DOING SO, THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
35199NG AND ASSISTING IN MOUNTING TIRES IT SPUN OUT HIT BY THE BEAD BREAKER
WHILE EMPLOYEE (#1) WAS OBSERVING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (#2) HAMMERING THE REMOVAL OF A SHANK GUARD EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL METAL CHIP FROM THESHANK GUARD