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While grinding a wheel motor commutator, the grinding stone wedged in the commutator causing the grinding stone to spin around pinching the left index finger between the grinding stone and the commutator. The pinching caused a laceration requiring 5 sutures.
Employee was air arcing a heel band off of a 4100 shovel bucket. He was a making a cut with the air arc when the band fell from the bucket landing on his right wrist and hand.
A shop welder was needle scaling a welding bead on a haul truck. He felt something in his eye and rubbed it. He contacted mine rescue personnel. After attempts were made to flush the eye, the employee was taken to an optometrist. Extensive scratching on the eye surface was found. The employee was given a prescription antibiotic in the eye and a full duty release to return to work.
While using a hydraulic cylinder to straighten bent flanges on a dragline mast, the cylinder dislocated, sprung from position and struck 2 employees approx. 8 feet away from the cylinder in their protective safety headgear. Employee 1 recieved a minor contusion to the forehead and Employee 2 recieved contusions, cuts and fracture from impact of the cylinder to his safety glasses
EE was cleaning a weld on a table leg when the grinder kicked back and lacerated left fore arm. Employee was taken to hospital and recieved 8 stitches. Returned to work on next scheduled shift.
Task to remove cable guide of "A" frame, stagged in shop, when partially cut loose by air arcing, cable guide broke loose and dropped about 16 inches to floor, striking welder on top of right foot as he stepped back and rested on steel toe of left boot.
EE was using the hydraulic press to flatten a push plate. He had set the plate and was pressing when spacer dislodged and hit him in the face. He has large cut across right cheek bone and upper jaw is dislodged from skull.
Employee was changing a blade on a sawsall, did not unplug the tool first.
While a mechanic was performing the task of cutting safety glass, methanol vapors ignited burning the mechanic's left arm and hand. The mechanic incurred 2nd degree burns to his left hand and forearm and 3rd degree burns to the finger tips of his left hand. The mechanic was transported to a medical facility and did not return to his next scheduled shift.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING OVERHEAD INSIDE THE DRAGLINE TUB EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD GOTTEN SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE USED FIRST AID PROCEDURE TO REMOVE IT. LATER THAT DAY HIS EYE STARTED TO BOTHER HIM & HE WAS TAKEN TO AN OPTOMETRIST WHERE A RUST RING WAS REMOVED.
A P&H shovel bucket jarred haul truck #2037. The employee was seen at the hospital and given a work release. One week later, returned to the doctor and received another work release. On 3/26/06 he again went to the doctor and received 3 weeks of physical therapy. This employee is presently under JRM investigation for falsifying pre-employment medical history.
EE BACKED HAUL TRUCK #2082 UNDER THE 1214 XPB SHOVEL & RECEIVED THE 1ST BUCKET LOAD OF MATERIAL (120 TONS). ON THE 2ND PASS, THE OPERATOR WAS JOLTED BY THE MATERIAL BEING LOADED INTO THE HAUL TRUCK AND SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURY. SECOND BUCKET OF MATERIAL WAS ALSO 120 TONS OF OVERBURDEN. OPERATOR WAS WERAING HER SEATBELT.
Employee was grinding when received a foreign body to both eyes.
As Employee was grinding welds off a roller frame, a metal fragment was dislodged and thrown back at his face, where it entered his eye.
Employee was welding on a haul truck bed. She was positioning a piece of stock when she noticed something in her right eye. Examination found a small cut to the cornea.
Employee was working on heater system on a Rubber Tire Dozer. His left middle finger came into contact with the fan blade of this system while the fan was running. He received 14 sutures to repair the laceration.
Employee was grinding in the fan house area and felt a foreign object in his (R) eye which was embedded in his cornea.
EE WAS FABRICATING A TAP BLOCK. EE WAS DRILLING A 9/16" HOLE IN THE BLOCK USING A DRILL PRESS. AS EE WAS PULLING DRILL SHAVINGS AWAY FROM THE BIT, SHAVINGS SLICED THROUGH RIGHT GLOVE AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
While tighting lug nuts on a piece of earth mover equipment the impact wrench slipped and caught his finger between the impact wrench and wheel causing an open tuft fracture of the right ring finger.
Drill crew was air developing a previously drilled and cased 5" hole. Approx 160' of 1" t & c steel line was suspended in the slips on the rig table. The slotted wrench tipped allowing 1" line to fall about 1 1/2 ft to the table. The 2" elbow adaptor caught ee's finger between table and adaptor requiring stitches.
Employee drilling overhead into iron. A chard of metal got past his safety glasses.
A #2067 haul truck was backing under the 1214 shovel when the door to the bucket opened accidentally. The operator was jostled in the cab of the haul truck causing soft tissue injuries to his lower back. The physician prescribed 3 days of restricted duty activity. He returned to work with a full duty release on his next scheduled shift.
EE WAS TRAMMING A DRILL UP A RAMP WHEN IT DROPPED OVER A SMALL HUMP AND JAMMED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT EYE. A RUST R ING WAS STARTING TO FORM AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.
GRINDING ON I-BEAM IN 150 DRAGLINE ROOF BEAMS AND METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE STATES THAT WHILE MOVING A JACK HAMMER HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE JACK HAMMER AND SECTION OF HANDRAIL. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS FINGER AND A SEVERE D TENDON THAT REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR AND STITCHES.
HE STATED WHILE WELDING HE NOTICED HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED, EMT FLUSHED IT FOUND NOTHING. AT THE END OF SHIFT IT WAS BOTHERING HIM, HE WENT TO DOCTOR, DR REMOVED SMALL PARTICLE AND GAVE HIM SOME ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT.
THE INJURED EE WAS TRAMMING A DRILL ON AN ESTABLISHED HAUL ROAD. A HAUL TRUCK FOLLOWING THE DRILL ATTEMPTED TO PASS THE DRILL, CONTACTING THE DRILL MAST, SPINNING THE DRILL 90 DEGREES.
EMPLOYEE DROVE OVER A BUMP WHILE OPERATING A RUBBER TIRE DOZER AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK IN THE PELVIS AREA.
CUTTING IN A TIGHT PLACE WITH AN AIR ARC. BLEW DUST UNDER WELDING HELMET AND SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE OPERATING A ROAD GRADER, THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT OF THE GRADER BROKE CAUSING A SUDDEN JOLT THAT RESULTED IN PAIN IN HER LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR THAT HAS PRESCRIBED RESTRICTED WORK.
THE LOSE TO THE POWER WASH GOT CAUGHT ON THE CATWALK. HE PULLED THE HOSE & THE WAND WENT OVER HIS LT. FOOT. THE POWER WASH NOZZLE WAS STILL ON &THE WATER WENT OVER HIS STEEL TOE TO THE LACE AR EA. IT TORE HIS BOOT & CREATED A SMALL PUNCTURE TO HIS LT. FOOT. IT REQUIRED 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE AFTER CLEANING.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE NIPPER CYLINDER ATTACHMENT BUCKET ON A D-10 DOZER WITH AIR IMPACT TORQUE MULTIPLIER WRENCH. THE IMPACT WRENCH ENGAGED DUE TO A LOOSE PLANETARY GEARING HOUSING AND PIN CHED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE WRENCH SOCKET. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 6 SUTURES AT THE E.R. ROOM & CAME BACK TO WORK WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS.
THE EE WAS GRINDING ON THE PIN ENDS OF THE HOISTCHAIN WHEN A SPECK OF METAL ENTERED THE EE'S EYE. THE EE GOT HOME & NOTICED HIS EYE WAS BOTHERING HIM & PRECEDED TO WASH IT OUT. HE WASHED A MET AL SPECK OUT AND THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AS ITWAS STILL BOTHERING HIM. NOTHING ELSE WAS FOUND IN HIS EYE BUT THEY ADMINISTERED PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOZING ALONG THE HIGHWALL AND DROPPED INTO A HOLE THAT WAS 2-3 FEET DEEP. THE INJURY RESULTED FROM HIS HOSE PUSHING AGAINST THE DOZER CONTROL HANDLE WHICH PINNED HIS FINGER AGAINS T THE TOGGLE SWITCH FROM THE IMPACT OF THE DOZERSETTING IN THE HOLE. HE RECEIVED A SMALL PUNCTURE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE STATES THAT WHILE USING AN AIR ACTUATED TORQUE WRENCH, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A PIECE OF STEEL. EE WAS TIGHTENING THE LUG BOLTS ON A 190 TON TRUCK. THE INJURY RESULTE D IN A SMALL PIECE OF BONE BEING REMOVED FROM THE TIP OF THE RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EN EE WAS REPAIRING A CRACK ON THE FRAME OF A 190-TON HAUL TRUCK. HE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF BELOW THE CRACK WELDING OVERHEAD. HE HAD COMPLETED A PASS AND USED A METAL CHIPPED TO REMOVE SLAG. H IS WELDING HOOD WAS DOWN. HE FLIPPED HIS HOOD UP TO INSPECT THE WELD. HE BEGAN CHIPPING SLAG WITH HIS HOOD UP AND HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON WHILE CHIPPING. A PIECE OF SLAG IMPACTED HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE GD70 DRILL IS EQUIPPED WITH A SUB SAVER. IT WAS BEING REPAIRED BY A WELDER. AS HE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE THE FIRST WELD, THE PINUND OF THE STEEL BROKE AT THE THIRD THREAD VALLEY. A 1500 LB LIFT SECTION FELL AGAINST HIM BRUISING RIGHT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SCORIA DOWN ON THE ROADS WITH A SCRAPER AND HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. SHE WAS SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A BACK STRAIN. SHE CONTINUED TO WORK HER FULL DUT IES, BUT HER BACK CONTINUED TO CAUSE HER PAIN. ON 8-1-01 SHE WENT BACK TO SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF EQUIPMENT IF HER BACK WAS TO HEAL. SHE BECAME A LOST-TIME AS OF 8-02-01.
THE EE WAS RAISING THE BELLY PAN FOR A D-9 DOZER. THE JACK LIFTING HANDLE HIT THE "T HANDLE"FOR THE JACK RELEASE VALVE, CAUSING THE JACK TO FALL AND PINCH THE EE'S HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND ON THE LEFT SMALL FINGER.
FAILED LUG PLATE WAS ON THE GROUND, WHILE LIFTING PLATE, ON END WITH FORKLIFT, EE WAS POSITIONING BLOCKS UNDER THE LUG. THE LUG SLIPPED OFF THE FORK AND PINCHED OR SMASHED EE'S THUMB BETWEEN T HE LUG PLATE AND THE BLOCK OF WOOD.
THE JUG TO THE # SWINGER HAD TO BE RE-ALIGNED AND REPAIRED. THE JACK WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE SWINGER. WHILE EE WAS NEAR, THE JACK SLIPPED OFF THE WALK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LEG AND LEFT HAND.
THE EE WAS REPARING THE MANLIFT OF THE 120 SHOVEL. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE LATCH MECHANISM, THE LIFT SWUNG AWAY FROM THE SHOVEL CAUSING THE EE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL APPROX. TWELVE FEET T O THE GROUND. THE INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON ON JAN 11,2001, WHEN THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A CHIPPED TOOTH.
WHILE CHANGING TIRE ON HAYUL TRUCK EE WAS USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHEN A METAL SLIVER CAME OFF OF NUT OR SOCKET AND HIT EE IN LEFT EYE. THE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED BY DR. IN TOWN. EE REUTRNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR SHIFT WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH, THE TORCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN. PAIN MEDICATION WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY HIS DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE OPERATING A DOZER HE FELT A PARTICLE OF DUST IN HIS EYE. EMPLYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR WHERE THE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED AND MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS EE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOTTOM ROLLER CAP BOLTS ON A CAT D 11 ROLLER FRAME. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TASK, EE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND ALONG SIDE THE ROL LER FRAME, WITH HIS HEAD DIRECTLY BELOW THE OPENING TO THE GUIDE ASSEMBLY HOUSING. THE VIBRATION FROM THE IMPACT WRENCH CAUSED THE GUIDE ASSEMBLY TO SLIDE OUT OF ITS HOUSING STRIKING IN FACE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE INSTALLING A TRANS- FORMER AT THE TRAIN LOADOUT, HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A 1/2" ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN THE BIT CAUGHT, WRENCHING HIS RIGHT WRIST. THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBED A SPLINT.