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The tunnel belt head box became jammed with rock which was impeding operation. Trying to clear the jam with a pry bar, the workers hand was impinged between the bar and I beam.
Worker fractured and lacerated right index finger while tightening a nut and bolt on a crusher. The wrench sprung off the nut from the stored tension and struck the finger, smashing it between the wrench and the base of crusher.
Driller smashed right ring finger while using a hammer to loosen the bit from a drill steel. The hammer had a glancing blow, allowing driller's hand that held the handle to strike against the bit.
Employee sprained his left shoulder when a wrench slipped as he was tightening a hose fitting bolt on a drill. When the wrench slipped, he extended his left arm and hand to catch himself from hitting the boom.
Worker received laceration to his right thigh while cutting conveyor belt with utility knife. Injury required sutures.
Worker received a shoulder strain while pushing down on a pry-bar during repairs on a front end loader. He requested medical care the morning following the incident.
The employee sustained injury to both shoulders that required treatment with cortisone injections and returned to modified duty. The injured employee was swinging a 20 lb. sledge hammer to remove a seized pin from the bushing in an arm of a Cat loader.
The ee was cutting a piece of rubber with his right hand. He was cutting away from his body and out his left pointer finger (was holding the rubber in place with his left hand) Resulted in taking off distal of left pointer. Work status is restricted duty, must keep clean, dry and covered. Wear finger splint. Follow up on Monday 8/2/10.
Worker received contusion and small laceration to his left ring-finger as he attempted to free-up a roller on a moving conveyor belt by using a metal bar to dislodge stones from the roller. The metal bar got caught and pulled in by the conveyor motion, causing his hand to strike the side of the moving belt.
Worker was cutting a section of rubber conveyor belting when razor knife unexpectedly cut through the belting resulting in a laceration to his left upper leg. Worker received medical care including 3 sutures and anti-biotic medicine. He was received a full medical release and returned to work without any lost time.
Employee was holding a piece of drill steel as a punch which was struck with a hammer to drive out a pin. A piece of the steel broke off and impacted the side of the employee's head, giving him a laceration.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE DRIVE SHAFT ON A LOADER WITH PRY BAR. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL AND HIT THE PRY BAR CAUSING IT TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN. STITCHES WERE NECESSARY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BUCKET TEETH FROM BUCKET USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TOOTH OFF ADAPTER. A PIECE OF THE TOOTH BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT UPPER CHEST. THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED IN AN OUTPATIENT SURGICAL PROCEDURE. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE IS EXPECTED.
Working on a site after a misfire; working with a knife. Knife slipped, cut finger.
Employee was trying to dislodge a rock from a feeder pan with a bar. The bar slipped from the rock, and the employee's finger was pinched between the bar & chute wall. This resulted in three stitches on right hand, pinky. Employee was back to work the next shift with no restrictions.
Employee's hand was caught between shovel handle and side of conveyor while digging out tail pulley resulting in a contusion.
WHILE CLEANING AROUND ROCK BOX WHICH JAMMED AFTER THE STACKER BELT RIPPED, HE WAS DIGGING ROCK WITH A SHOVEL. WHEN HE HIT HE ROCK BOX WITH HIS HAND THE RESULT WAS A BROKEN RIGHT PINKY FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING NOTCHES IN RUBBER SHEET FOR CONVEYOR AT PORTABLE PLANT WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CUTTING EDGE FROM BUCKET. WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS AND NUTS HE HELD BOLT WITH RIGHT HAND AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP BOLT EDGE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED THREE S TITCHES.
EE WAS USING RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF NOSING FROM SCREEN CLOTH WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATING THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. PULLED KNIFE TOWARDS HIM AND ACCIDENTALY CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS USING A RATCHET ON A CONVEYOR BELT. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BACKING FROM HP300 CONE BOWL- THE BACK SLID DOWN BETWEEN FRAME AND MANTLE STRIKING RIGHT HAND. 2 BROKEN FINGERS AND LACERATIONS.
WHILE HITTING A BEARING WITH A BALL PEN HAMMER TRYING TO REMOVE THE BEARING OFF THE SHAFT, A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK LIP CUTING IT.
USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TAKE PLUGS OUT OF A SCREWTO DRAIN THE PIPE, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF & HE SMACKED FINGER CAUSING LACERATION
WHILE TIGHTENING PUNCH PLATE, THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AND RATCHET.
EMPLOYEE SHOVELING MATERIAL CLOGGED IN PIPE WHEN SAND SLUG BROKE LOOSE. HE WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT WATER AND SAND, BURNING ARM AND CHEST AND SLIGHT AREA ON FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FLASHING WITH UTILITY KNIFE--SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG - 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SCREEN DECK AND DIRT FELL IN HIS EYES. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AT THE TIME.