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CRANE WAS LOADING PARTS OF SHOVEL ON TRUCK S ASET OF LINGS WAS BEING USED TO LEFT THE SHOVEL PARTS. AFTER PART WAS LOADED OTHER UNHOOKED HIS SIDE OF SLINGS AND ONE OF THE HOOKS CAME ACROSS STR IKING EE ON THE FOREHEAD.
INJURED WAS AIR ARCING ON SHOVEL BUCKET & WAS FLASHED RESULTING IN A BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE. INJURED SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10/16/93. SCHECULED OFF WORK ON 10/17 & 10/18.
INJURED WAS USING BLACK & DECKAR 6/7" CAT #6816 TO GRIND 3/4" PIPE WHEN A SPARK BOUNCED INTO EYE. HE SOUGHT TREATMENT 7/7/93 WHEN IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM.
95149ED WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO CLEAN THE FRAME OF CAT 777B TRUCK. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. SOME SANDY WATER BLEW BACK IN HIS BACK AND RAN IN HIS EYES. HE 03135R SOUGHT MEDICAL HELP TO REMOVE SAND FROM HIS EYES.
INJURED WAS GRINDING AND WELDING ON BLADE OF A CATERPILLAR D8K DOZER. A SPARK FROM THE GRINDER PROBABLY ENTERED HIS EYE. ARUST RING DEVELOPED AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-21-92. HE REPORTED THE INJURY ON 7-23-92.
PREPARING TO LOAD BLASTHOLE FREED AUGER AND IT SWUNG OUT STRIKING HIM IN HEAD AND SHOULDER REC 5 SUTURES FOR LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD
BACK PAIN WHILE PUSHING ROCK WITH DOZER
EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF TRACK DRILL BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE & TREATMENT WAS GIVEN ON 12-28-90 EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY UNTIL 01-11-91
MINOR BURN TO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT LEG FROM A PIECE OF HOT SLAG WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A CUTTING TORCH.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FRACTURED TOES WHEN A FLANGE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HE WAS WELDING FELL FROM THE WORK BENCH.
THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER AND KNUCKLE WHILE GRINDING A HOSE CLAMP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE BED OF A HAUL TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG BURNED THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE LID.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE GRINDER ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTED TO BE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH HYDRAULIC WRENCH LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN JAW AND CYLINDER OF WRENCH
REMOVING BOLT USING AIR GUN WITH SWIVEL SOCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING WEAR PLATES WHEN A PIECES OF METAL OR SLAG BECAME EMBEDDED INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING BRAKES ON TRUCK USING AN IMPACE WRENCH WHEN PARTICLES OF STEEL WERE OR BECAME EMBEDDED IN EYE
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 ON PIECE OF STEEL WHEN 2 PIECES OF MATERIAL (SHAVINGS) BECAME EMBEDDED INTO EMPLOYEES L EYE AND UNDER EYELID
WHILE WELDING O3 SPARE SHOVEL BUCKET A PIECE OF HOT SLAG DROPPED INSIDE OF EMP BOOT CAUSING BURN TO R ANKLE AREA EMP DID NOT WANT OT GO TO DR AT THAT TIME BUT DID GO TO SEE A DR ON 10 2 86
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 CLOGED DISCHARGE HOSE AND WHIEL DISCONNECTING HOSE FROM WATER PUMP HOT WATER PRESSURE BLEW HOSE FROM PUMP SPRAYING VERY HOT WATER ONTO LOWER LEG PUMP APPARENTLY OVERHEATED FRO LACK OF WATER T2EREFORE CAUSING PRESSURE BUILD UP AND RESULTING IN EMP RECEIVING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS
I.NAME SAID HE WAS BUMPED FROM BEHIND ON THE PUSH BLOCK OF HIS SCRAPER BY THE PUSH TRACTOR & HURT HIS NECK.