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Mechanic was performing a routine PM on 571 OB truck. EE was changing a fuel filter on the right side of the engine block. With arm extended and pushing on the filter wrench EE felt a pop in shoulder.
On October 9th, 2024, an employee was in the process of putting on a new poly end. During the process the employee noticed it was going on crooked. Employee reached down to adjust the end at the same time another employee was swinging a sledgehammer. The hammer hit the employee's right index finger, resulting in a fractured finger.
Employee was trying to remove a water hose fitting with a hammer and chisel. EE ended up missing the chisel and hit left thumb with the hammer. Employee was wearing gloves.
Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie off of a wiring harness. Employee was cutting towards his hand, knife slipped cutting employee's thumb.
Employee was cutting off a tie strap with a knife and lacerated the top of his hand.
A welder was die grinding a weld on a dragline mast repair and a particle of metal got in his eye. The particle/irritation was not noticed until later that evening at home. Welder was examined the next day by an eye doctor who identified the particle and removed it.
Employees were pulling center pin on dozer frame hard bar and the pulling ram could not break the pin loose. Employee decided to hit the pin with a hammer. When he did a piece broke off the pin and hit employee in left cheek. the employee thought he was using a soft head hammer, but it was not. A physician was required to remove the steel chip and insert seven stitches.
EE was tightening bolts on the strut of a coal hauler. When swinging the hammer it glanced off the truck frame and hit EE's left hand. The hand was pinched between the hammer and a wrench, which lacerated the hand. The laceration required five stitches.
Employee was removing an equalizer seal from a dozer frame with a hammer and chisel. Upon striking the chisel, it recoiled in the employee's hand, underneath the face shield, striking employee's tooth. All appropriate PPE was being utilized.
When cutting the top off a cardboard box the cutter came through the box corner and cut employee's knee. The cut required one stitch.
CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON A SCRAPER, THE HOISTING CHAIN CAME LOOSE FROM A LIFTING EYE AND HIT EE ABOVE THE EYE, STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EE WAS CUTTING A BOX OF RAGS OPEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHICH HAD A DULL BLADE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO HIS L ARM AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
WHILE INSTALLING A FAIRLEAD SHEAVE ON THE DRAGLINE, THE SHEAVE SLIPPED AND EE HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER. HIS KNUCKLE WAS FRACTURED. HIS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 7-12-02.
EE WAS SWEEPING OUT THE CAB OF A TRUCK & SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE. THE PARTICLE WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EE'S FINGER WAS FRACTURED WHEN IT WAS PINCHED WHILE PLACING A DUFF NORTON JACK UNDER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
THE TIP OF EE'S FINGER WAS CUT WHEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO REMOVE TY-WRAPS FROM AN OBJECT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.