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WHILE BACKING UP; OPERATOR HIT ROUGH AREA CAUSING HIM TO JOLT STRAINING HIS BACK.
Rough ground conditions causing Operator to hit hole in haul road.
WHILE HAULING FILL; OPERATOR HIT HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
employee working was lubricating a 3/4 inch air ratchet with oil. While clearing excess oil from ratchet, oil mist sprayed into eyes. Employee treated and evaluated with chemical conjunctivitis in both eyes. He was prescribed anti-inflammatory and antibiotic medications and released to return to work with no restrictions.
Mechanic was using a lathe to fab part for a track torch. Metal shavings spun around & caught his left index finger, causing a laceration. He was treated by the facility Nurse & sent to local clinic where he received 11 sutures and was returned to work with restrictions.
A Maintenance employee was working in the Washer structure. Employee was standing on the ground directing a crane into place when he was struck in the mouth by a falling piece of rock. The employee was taken to Occupational Health Partners where he received 13 sutures. The employee was released to return to work with no restrictions.
While using chipper hammer to clean rails off; hammer hit metal causing a piece of metal to come off corner of hammer and lodging into middle finger of right hand.
Employee was engaged in cutting, grinding, and welding activities when he noted discomfort in his right eye. A subsequent examination later the same day by an Optometric Physician revealed the presence of a paint chip. It was removed and the employee was allowed to return to work with no restrictions.
An employee was removing lube piping while another employee about 10 feet behind him was operating a grinder. A piece of metal from the grinding hit the inside of his safety glasses and bounced into his eye.
Employee was working on the back end of a moving trailer when he lost his footing and fell to the ground. A Straw Blower machine attached to the back of the trailer ran over the employee's pelvic area.
Employee was using a 3" hole saw bit on a 1/2" variable speed drill when the pilot broke causing the hole saw to bite into the metal and rip the drill out of his right hand.
Machine turned over landing on worker.
MACHINE BACKFIRING AFTER NOT BEING STARTED FOR A FEW DAYS, COLD WEATHER
PIECE OF GRINDING DISC HIT FINGER.
Employee was using an oxy-acetylene torch when the head of the lit torch came in close proximity of his left forearem and burned it.