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MECHANIC WAS USING IMPACT SOCKET ON AIR WRENCH. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF SOCKET STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD & A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL IN BEHIND HIS HOOD & STUCK IN RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS BLADING A ROAD ON THE HIGHWALL BENCH THAT OUR TRIPLE 7 BACKDUMPS WERE TO TRAVEL. HE WAS PUSHING DIRT OUT TO THE EDGE IN ORDER TO BUILD A BERM. HE APPARENTLY RAN HIS TRACKS TOO FA R OFF THE EDGE. THE DOZER TUMBED OFF THE EDGE AND FREE FELL APPROX 30'.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 814 RUBBER TIRE BULLDOZER. HE GOT INTO THE BLIND SPOT OF THE 280 SHOVEL. OPERATOR. THE SHOVEL BUCKET CAME BAROUND TO SHOVEL ANOTHER LOAD AND STRUCK THE 814 RUBBER TIRE DOZER.
EE WAS HELPING A WELDER. IN THE PROCESS, HE WAS EXPOSED TO A WELDING FLASH.
EMPLOYEE USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH TIGHTENING WHEEL ON DART AND GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN EYE.
EE WAS TAMPING A BOLT HOLE INTO AN ALVMIUM AIR BOX LOCATED ON OUR CAT 773 WATER TRUCK IN THE PROCESS, A FRAGMENT OF ALUMNUM BECAME EMBEDDED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE TOOK HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL 10-14-92 THE FRAGMENT WAS DRILLED OUT.
CLEANING TRANSMISSION CASE WITH AIR GUN AND BLEW PIECE OF STEEL IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON DOZER PART WHEN HE GET PIECE OF STEEL IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON 1650 BUCKET AND GET FLASH BURN TO EYES.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A D9H DOZER. HE REACHED UP THE ADJUST HIS CEILING HEATER. IN THE PROCESS, HE GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN THE HEATER FAN. HE WAS TAKEN TOT HE OWENSBORO DAVIES COUNT Y HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. HIS LACERATION WAS CLEANED, STITCHED, AND BANDAGED.
I NAME WAS CLEANING OUT AN OPENING ON A CAT D-9L DOZER WIT H A GRINDER IN THE PROCESS DEBRIS BECAME LODGED IN HIS RT EYE ON 03-13-92 HE VISTED PHYUSICIAN EYE CARE CENTER WHERE THE DEBRIS CONS ISTING OF DUST & RUST WERE REMOVED ANTIOSTIC DROPS WERE APPLIED & PRESCRIBED
EMPL PUTTING WHEEL ON PIT TRUCK IMPACT WRENCH AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPL WAS IN OUR MAINTENANCE STRUCTURE GRIDING ON PIECE OF 1/8" STEEL. FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF & EMERGENCY ROOM AT WELBORN BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE IN & HAD IT REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAT ING DOZER IN PIT & BACKED INTO ROCK CAUSING WHIPLASH TO HIS NECK
I.NAME ALONG WITH 3-4 OTHER WELDERS,WELDING ON BE 1650B SHOVEL.OVER PERIOD OF 7 HRS EMPL WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SEVERAL WELDING ARCS.SUSTAINED WELDING FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.VISITED EYE SP ECIALIST NEXT DAY.EYES WERE PATCHED ,GIVEN EYEDROPS AND ANTIBIOTIC.
GRINDING BLADE ON DOZER TO INSTALL CUTTING EDGE ,GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN EYE.
HE WAS USING AN AIR POWERED WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE STEERING DRAG LINK ON ONE OF OUR DART HAUL TRUCKS. HIS WRENCH STARTED BOUNCING AND THE SOCKET FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING HI S #8 TOOTH. HE WENT TO HIS DENTIST AND HAD THE TOOTH EXTRACTED.
INJURED WS OPERATING A CAT -D9 RIPPER BULLDOZER IN THE COAL PIT. A GOOD SIZED ROCK CAME OFF OF THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIMIN THE UPPER LEFT ARM AND LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS TORSO. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER AND TREATED FOR BRUISES.
EE AND TWO TOTHER WELDERS WERE WELDING ON OUR DISASSEMBLED BUCYRUS ERIE 480 DRAGLIE. EE WAS WORKING TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER WELDER THAT WAS USING A WIRE FEED WELDER. THE FLASH BURNED BOTH OF HIS EYES AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EE WAS WELDING ON A BUCKET TOOTH WHICH WAS LAYING ON A BENCH HE HAD WELDING HOOD ON AND WELDING ON TOOTH AND DID NOT NOTICED THE TOOTH VIBRATE OFF THE BENCH AND THE TOOTH FELL ON BOTH FEET. HE SUFFERED FRACTURE TO BIG TOE ON RIGHT FOOT AND AND FRACTURES TO 4 SMALL TOES ON LEFT FOOT JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE ON BOOT.
I.NAME WORKING ON DRILL TRYING TO LOOSEN LARGE NUT LOCATED IN AWKWARD POSITION ON MACHINE.WHILE FEELING FOR THE NUT,GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN BETWEEN NUT AND AIR-POWERED WRENCH.
IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE HE WAS OPERATING HIS CAT 988 ENDLOADER, A DART HAUL TRUCK FULL OF COAL SLIPPED INTO A TRENCH. A CAT D-10 WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCENE IN ORDER TO PULL IT OUT WITH A CABLE. THE CABLE WAS ATTACHED TO A HITCH ON THE REAR OF THE DART TRAILER.
EMPL CUTTING PIECE OF STEEL FROM LARGE PIECE AND THOUGHT FOOT WAS OUT OF THE WAY BUT STEEL FELL ON ARCH OF RIGHT FOOT AND FRACTURED.
DRAG CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM DRUM AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK AND LEFT FOOT BREAKING BONE IN HEEL.
EMPLOYEE AS HELPING WELDERS WHEN HE GOT A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.
I.NAME OPERATING BULLDOZER ON MINE PROPERTY A METAL BRACE THAT HELPS HOLD THE CAB TOGETHER,VIBRATED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.TAKEN TO HOSPITAL EMERG RM RECD 3 STITCHES.
I NAME WAS CHIPPING RUST OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO CUT WITH A TORCH IN THE PROCESS A PIECE OF RUST WENT IN UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & LODGED IN HS RT EYE HE WAS TAKEN TO LADY OF MERCY HOSPITAL & HAD HIS EYE FLUSHED HEWAS ALSO GIVEN A BOTTLE OF EYE DROPS NO EYE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON B.E. SHOVEL WITH THREE OTHER WELDERS AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES FROM ELECTRIC WELDER.
OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON 1650 SHOVEL AND EE WAS WORKING CLOSE BY AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO BOTHE EYES.
HE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO DO SOME STEEL CUTTING. UNKNOWN TO HIM WAS A HOLE IN THE ACETYLENE HOSE. AS HE STARTED CUTTING THE HOT SLAG IGNITED THE GAS LEAK. THE SMALL EXPLOSION BURNED H IS FACE, NECK AND RIGHT HAND.
EMPL HELPING WELDER AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO EYES.
CONTRACTOR WAS USING MAGNETIC DRILL WHEN HIS COAT SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRILL AND DRILL TWISTED RIGHT ARM.
LUMP OF COAL FROM COAL BEING LOADED INTO CRUSHER HOPPER ROLLED OUT ONTO CATWALK HITTING EMPL LEG .AT THIS TIME ONLY REQ 1ST AID.10-2 EMPL WENT TO DR IT BECAME INFECTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE TO BLOW DEBRIS FROM A STORAGE AREA ON A 1650 SHOVEL. A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE SECOND EMPLOYEE TURNED WITH A TORCH HE WAS USING TO TRIM THE METAL AND BURNT THE EMPLOYEES ARM.THE BURN WAS ABOUT 2"X3".
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A ROCK CUT WHEN A DOZER RAN OVER A ROCK AND PUT HIM OFF BLANCE POSTION. THE OFF BALNCE POSTION RESULTED IN A PICHED NERVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A DRALINE AND WINDOW IN THE OPERATER CAB JARRED LOOSE AND THE FRAME ON IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE NOSE CUTTING IT. HE GOT 5 STITCHES ACROSS HIS NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING BUCKET DOWN INTO BARGE WHEN THE OPERATOR SAT THE BUCKET DOWN WITH A JAR. THE JAR CAUSE A NERVE AROUND THE SPINAL CORD TO BECOME INFLAMED.
CLEANING PLANETARY HOUSING ON 980 LOADER WITH AIR-PARTS WASHER WHEN GAS & METAL SHAVINGS BLEW BACK IN FACE.HE SCRATCHED AND BURNED LEFT PUPIL.
OPERATING D-9 CAT IN ROCK.CAT RAN ON TOP OF BOULDER AND IT THREW OPER IN OFF-BALANCE POSITION PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.STARTED PASSING BLOOD THROUGH KIDNEYS.DR GAVE HIM RX.
EMPLOYEE WELDING PARTS ON A TABLE AND A PIN ROLLED OFF TABLE AND FELL ON RIGHT DIRECTLY BEHIND STEEL CAP OF SHOE AND FRACTURE BONE ABOVE LITTLE TOE.
EMPL UNHOOKING 7OW CABLE FROM SCRAPER HUNG UP IN MUD.OPERATOR OF PUSHCAT THOUGHT CABLE WAS UNHOOKED PULLED FORWARD CATCHING BOTH EMPL HANDS BETWEEN TOW CABLE AND HOOK ON SCRAPER.
WHILE OPERATING3A PUSH CAT A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PUSH BLOCK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
EE OPERATING DO1ER & BACKED OVER ROCK & HIT HIS BACK ON BAR ON SEAT.
EMP WAS WELDING3ON END LOADER BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO LEFT EYE
EE WAS WORKING 2N CAT D9H DOZER & HE BENT OVER TO DISCONNECT AIR WRENCH FROM AIR HOSE. ANOTHER MECHANIC LIT CUTTING TORCH & STARTED TOWARD DOZER & FLAME OF CUTTING TORCH HIT EE ON LEFTY SIDE %*@%*%*@% ON LE0T SIDE OF FACE.
CHIPPING WITH A3CHIPPING HAMMER RUST POPPED INTO RT EYE-PHYSICIAN WASHED OUT RUST & PRESCRIBED EYE DROP SOLUTION.
INJ OPERATING D2ZER WALKING DOWN HOLLOW FILL.DOZER JUMPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL AND UNABLE TO STOP MACHINE.JARRED AROUND CAUSING INJURIES TO LOWER BACK AND PELVIC AREA.
EMPLOYEE GOT FI3GERS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND HOOKS ON HOIST ON BUCYRUS ERIE SHOVEL AND FRACTURED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BRUISED RING AND INDEX FINGER.