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Two employees were troubleshooting pump on the new purge cyclone system in GR 3. When both employees were sprayed by hot liquor causing serve burns (1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns). One employee received 11% burns to left upper chest and arm. Other employee received 17% burn to right back and shoulder area, and neck.
Two employees were troubleshooting pump on the new purge cyclone system in GR 3, when both employees were sprayed by hot liquor causing serve burns (1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree burns). One employee received 11% burns to left upper chest and arm. Other employee received 17% burn to the right back and shoulder, and neck.
Working in 7 shaft area when employee felt something in eye. Thought it was a small lump of dust or rock. Flushed eye out & wiped with gauze. The material that felt like a lump in the eye was gone. Employee didn't feel further treatment was needed at the time. The employee went to see an off site doctor on 08/18/23. And employee received prescription medication for eye.
Workers were hoisting scaffold equipment to the 6th level. As the load was approaching, the basket spun and would not fit through the hoist opening. The hoist was stopped and one of the workers grabbed the cable just above the block to straighten it. The other worker accidentally raised the hoist. The worker's pinky finger was crushed in the sheave of the hoist cable.
Employee was grabbing cable bolt off of bolter when bolter operator signed machine was moving and trammed backwards over left foot.
Employee was grinding on material and a piece of debris went under face shield and safety glasses into right eye. Employee didn't initially know there was anything in the eye until the following day, employee had material removed from eye and received antibiotic drops. Employee returned to work for the next scheduled shift.
Electrician was cutting a hole in a electrical cover plate for a reset switch. Plate slipped out of EE's hold and cut EE's left thumb. Employee received stitches on left thumb.
Employee was greasing bearing with battery powered grease gun. Employee was rotating stone insure proper lubrication when gloved hand got caught in rotation stone and pinkie finger on right hand was pulled thru. Minimal clearance between stone and trunnion causing injury.
Employee was adjusting the tire grinder used to remove sharp edge on the tire. Grinder slipped and employee tried to catch the grinder resulting in contact between hand and grinding wheel.
IE was grinding, wearing all appropriate PPE and felt something in eye. Eye was flushed and IE finished shift. Next day IE eye was swollen and red and IE was taken to emergency room where a small sliver of metal was discovered in eye. Sliver was removed.
Employee was struck on right thumb pinching it into rotation unit of bolter and drill steel while removing the steel.
During shift a metal flake went into subject's right eye causing an irritation.
Employee was operating drill during shift. He then was on vacation the next day when it became sore. Employee went to the doctor on the 27th and was put on restricted duty. On July 6th employee resigned from the company.
Employee was installing roof bolt when the bolt didn't align with chuck wrench. He then had to slow feed it in the hole. Once he started feeding the rotation was too fast and it caught his glove and tore his thumb off.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BEAVER BOLTER DRILL. LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH DRILL STEEL, SEVERING LEFT RING FINGER.
Employee got "trona rash" on his legs from the #2 mud tank.
Employee was supervising a crew that was grinding metal when a piece of metal flew off striking him in his right eye.
Employee was cleaning ducon when steam blew out and burned his left side of face and left arm.
Employee bumped his elbow on storage tray on the roofbolter on May 1st. On May 8th during his seven days off he called in and reported the accident. He came back and worked his four days and went on days off. On May 15th employee went to the doctor and was diagnosed with bursitis. Employee went on MLOA FROM May 18TH through May 20th and had a full release to full duty on May 21st.
Employee was operating a pipe threader when it caught his right middle finger between the pipe and pipe threader.
Employee was cutting handrail when sawzall kicked and cut his index finger on left hand.
Employee was drilling a gas hole when he went to remove the steel and they fell out of the hole onto his hand.
Employee was installing roof bolt when pan fell out onto controls causing the bolter arm to swing over and striking the employee. Employee was put on MLOA on May 22,2011.
After inspecting rotation on H09 transfer screw, he was removing a rag from inside the inspection door when the transfer screw caught his glove resulting in partial amputation to his index, middle and ring fingers of his right hand.
Employee turned his head to find a bolt when the drill rolled off the block, pinching his left 5th finger. He had blood drained from nailbed.
Employee was drilling hole with fewer bolter when rotation stopped, and steel was stuck. He let go of trigger and bulter dropped and swung toward the rib. He then attempted to grab the bolter at which he then felt a pull in his lower back.
While drilling a gas hole, employee caught his thumb between drill chuck and the centralizer arm on the bolter resulting in a laceration to employees right thumb.