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Employee was position under the dozer, removing outer equalizer pin with drift punch and a maul. On the backswing the maul hit the coil diverting the hammer backswing into upper lip.

Employee was removing a loader bucket tooth. In the process of using a sledge hammer to strike the tooth. Metal debris hit the employee in right leg thigh.

Employee was removing a railroad spike with a spike puller bar. His pointer finger was smashed between the bar and steel rail, as he pushed down on the bar.

The wrong tool for the task, a long handled sledge hammer (10lb) was used to set railroad spikes for the spike driving crew following. The primary hazard was not identified during the SLAM Process. The employee also got complacent and lost focus of hand placement. The result, the employee lost the index finger nail and recieved 3 sutures.

Employee was removing a steering cylinder from a Letourneau loader. Both pins were removed and had a come-a-long installed to assist in lowering the component down. The lifting strap was installed somewhere in the middle of the str cylinder barrel. When the steering was rocked loose from position the cylinder swung and crushed the left hand of the employee.

Metal shavings embeded into welder's left eye while replacing an equalizer pin on a dragline bucket.

Employee fractured thumb with a 10# sledge hammer when pounding in railroad clips.

A hook on a come-along that an employee was using broke from its hooked postion and hit the employee on the lip and nose.

Employee was in the process of checking the gap between a dozer push arm and a trioun with a pry bar. The weight of the push arm pulled the pry bar, which then jerked the employee's arm.

Maintenance D employee was struck on the right hand above the knuckle by a hand crank pump pulley handle as he was raising the pump.

Employee sustained injury to left thumb (open wound & fracture) by pinching thumb between the mast and adjusting tool at completion of drill repair.

While lining up ties, employee hit the top of his foot with a six foot long bar.

Ee was using a pry bar to put rims together on the Kress truck tires. EE pinched his left thumb between the rim and the pry bar causing a laceration of 1/2" resulting in 3 stitches.

EE was in process of using a come-along to move a piece of metal plate associated with the #1 crusher screen. As he reached under the screen to unhook the come-along the metal plate slid and pinched two of his left fingers, which resulted in 3 stitches on his left index finger. The extra slack in the chain stopped the metal from falling fully onto this fingers.

The EE was working on a pulling fixture for removing a pin when he felt a pain in his left eye. The EE was chipping a weld with a chipping hammer. Subsequently, a metal particle became lodged in his left eye. He was wearing required PPE.

WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT NEAR THE HYDRAULIC LINE ON TRD5321 DOZER, EE HIT THE COOLANT HOSE CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE FROM THE HOSE TO DRIP INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION IN HIS EYE. HE RECEIVED FURTHER MEDICAL CARE AND RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON NOVEMBER 5, 2002.

EE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT PALM WHICH REQUIRED 7 SUTURES STITCHES. EE WAS ASSISTING IN A ROPE CHANGE AT THE 8750 DRAGLINE. THE EE WAS LIFTING UP THE WIRE ROPE ON THE DRUM WITH A DEF ECTIVE PRYBAR WHEN THE END OF THE BAR WAS FORCEDINTO HIS PALM CUTTING THROUGH HIS RUBBER GLOVES WHICH WERE DEEMED AS INADEQUATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

WHILE CUTTING OPEN A WATERMELON DURING LUNCH, EE'S RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND CUT INTO HIS INNER LEFT WRIST. EE SUSTAINED A 1 1/4" INCH LACERATION REQUIRING FOURT STITCHES.

WHILE MOVING SERVERS, JONNA WAS USING A SMALL KNIFE TO CUT WIRE TIE WRAPS FROM CABLES. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HER LEFT THUMB. SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT (2 SUTURES).

WHILE DRIVING A SURVEY STAKE IN THE REGARDE AREA SOUTH OF BARBER RAMP 5 HE POUNDED THE LATHE WITH A HAMJER AND A PIECE OF SPLINTERED OFF AND WENT THROUGH HIS LEFT HAND IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.