Miner was changing the teeth on an excavator bucket (Cat 390 #1-15). The miner was using a hammer to strike the retaining pin on the tooth when a piece of steel broke and hit the miner in EE's right leg causing a laceration.
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October 9, 2024
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Foster Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object
May 31, 2000
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Foster Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LOADER FROM BUCKET USING A SLEDGE HAMMER UPON STRIKING TOOTH A SLIVER OF METAL BROKE OFF AND PENETRATED LOWER LEG.
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