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MACHINE BROKE IN HALF AT PIVOT POINT.
WHILE INSERTING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE. THE EMPLOYEE PLACED THE DRILL STEEL NEXT TO THE TRANSMISSION OF T EBOOM. WHEN HE RAISED THE BOOM THE STEEL STRUCK THE TRANSMISSION AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE INTO THE SALT ROOF FOR A SURVEY POINT, WHEN SALT FELL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.
WHEN GRINDING DRILL BIT WITH GRINDING STONE THE BIT SLIPPED OFF THE TOOL REST & EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER CONTACTED THE SIDE OF THE GRINDING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL AGAINST CONVEYOR BELT.
ROOF BOLTING A SHELL FAILED AND BOLT WAS HANGING FROM THE CEILING STUCK.EMPL TRIED DRILLING ANOTHER HOLE BESIDE IT.DRILL STEEL GOT CAUGHT AGAINST THE BOLT.EMPL REMOVED ROTATION HEAD AND TRIED TO FREE THE STEEL BY HAND.THAT DIDNT WORK SO PUT THE R.HEAD BACK UP TO STEEL.THE 2 DIDNT LINE UP SO HE TURNED R.HEAD BY HAND.THE MACHINE JUMPED,HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2.SUTURES WERE REQUI
WHILE USING AIR HAMMER CHIPPING BLACKTOP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPL TRAMMING #26 DRILL FROM 2L -4L IN 2 YDS WHEN DRILL RAN OVER A CHUNK THROWING CHUNK FROM UNDER TIRE STRIKING EMPL IN RIGHT ANKLE.EMPL ANKLE WAS BROKE AND SURGERY REQUIRED.
EMPL WAS CUTTING HOLE IN 1/2"STEEL PIECE WITH TORVH WHEN LARGE PUDDLE OF MOLTEN SLAG BLEW UP THEN FELL DOWN UNKNOWINGLY ONTO CREASE IN COVERALLS ABOVE LEFT BOOT. SLAG BURNED THROUGH COVERALLS & PANTS & ONTO LEG INSIDE TOP OF LACED BOOT. HE RECEIVED 2ND TO 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON FRONT OF LEFT LEG ABOVE ANKLE.
DOOR CAME DOWN IN FRONT OF GETMAN-HIT WINDSHIELD, CHUNK BROKE OFF AND FLEW HITTING OPERATOR IN CHEEK ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND LIP. DOOR WAS TRIPPED BY TRACTOR OPERATOR WHO WENT THROUGH DOOR AH EAD OF VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BROKEN CUTTER BIT WHICH HAD BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE STAR. HE TRIED TO DISLODGE IT WITH A HAMMER BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. HE THEN USED A TORCH TO CUT THE BIT OUT. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, THE CHAIN SNAPPED HITTING THE TORCH TIP HELD BY THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING IT TO FLY UP AND STRIKE HIM IN THE MOUTH.
DRILLING WITH A HAMMER DRILL, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRILL STEEL AND BROKE INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SAND BLASTING STEEL AT TRACK#10 CAR HAUL BLDG HE STRUCK KNEE ON ANGLE IRON EMPLOYEE WAITED THREE MONTHS BEFORE SEEING A DOC THIS WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS WE WERE WAITING FOR A DETAILED REPORT FROM THE DOC REPORT STILL NOTRECEIVED WE HAD HEARD THE DIAGNOSIS WAS ARTHRITIS
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE SHAFT POCKET TO GET A MEASUREMENT AND HAD HIS ARM EXTENDED BEHIND AN ANGLE IRON BRACE THAT WAS PART OF THE DUST COVER ON THE SURGE TANK. HE SAID HE WAS ABOUT TO GE T A MEASUREMENT WHEN THE NORTH GATE ON THE LOADIING CHUTE BEGAN TO OPEN. THE GATE CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE GATE AND THE ANGLE IRON, CAUSING AN INJURY.
LEFT HAND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN ROTARY HAMMER DRILL BIT AND BENT 3 FINGERS BACKWARDS. DRILL DISENGAGED AND THEN WAS ABLE TO RELEASE HAND. APPLIED COLD WATER IMMEDIATELY TO KEEP DOWN SWELLING RES ULTS 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND INJURED 1 FRACTURED STRAINED LIGAMENTS ON ALL THREE.
WELDING ON COV9R OF LHD, KNELT ON PIECE OF HOT SLAG, BURNING KNEE. INFECTION SET IN
WELDING DOOR ON7O TRANSFER HOPPER DOOR SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES RT FOOT FRACTURE TO SMALL TOE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 RIDING (OPERATING) SMALL WAGNER-BULLDOZER IN 7 EAST & BUMPED SHOULDER ON VEHICLE HE WAS OPERATING (DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO HIS FOREMAN OR SUPERVISOR)
EE WAS BEING TR5INED ON T HE OPERATION OF A ROAD GRADER. AFTER BEING INSTRUCTED THE OPERATOR PUT THE MACHINE IN GEAR POPPING THE CLUTCH TOO QUICKLY CAUSING THE EE TO FALL BACKWARD STRIKING H IS BACK. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 1/2 IN DRILL TO DRILL OUT A HOLE HE WAS SITTING ON A BUCKET HOLDING THE DRILL LEVEL IN ORDER TO DRILL A STRAIGHT HOLE THE DRILL BIT HUNG UP AS IT WENT THROUGH THE METAL TH E DRILL HANDLE 7O TWIST OUT OF THE EMPLOYEES GRIP SPINNING AROUND STRIKING HIM IN LEFT KNEE CAP
EMP HAD LIT A W9DLING TORCH FOR A FELLOW EMPLOYEE AS HE POSITIONED HIMSELF TO BEGIN WELDING HE STUMBLED ON A SALT PILE AND HIS WELDING TORCH CAME IN CONTACT WITH INJUREDS LEFT WRIST AND HAND CAUSING A BURN 3
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE WEST POCKET OF THE SERVICES CAGE.HE WAS WELDING WITH STAINLESS STEEL ROD.HE WAS WEARING A WELDING MASKWITH HIS OWN PERSONAL FACE GLASSES UNDERNEATH(WITHOUT SIDE SHI ELDS)HE ADVISED HE HEARD THE WELD SLAG POP & THE HEARD A PIECE OF SLAG SEARCHING AROUND INSIDE THE HEAD LODGING IN HIS LEFT EYE.
THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS MOVING A LARGE PIECE OF METAL HOPPER THRU A TIGHT AREA WITH CLOSE CLEARANCE AS THE CRANE WAS MOVING THE BOOM THE MATERIAL SWUNG CATCHING INJUREDS LEGS BETWEEN A MOVI NG AND STATIONARY OBJECT
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON MACHINE IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING DUST TYPE PARTICLES GOT INTO HIS ELFT EYE WHILE HE WAS GRINDING
WHILE ADJUSTING COMPRESSION FLAP ON PACKER OF BALER MACHINE,A 10 LB BAG ACTIVATED PLUNGER AND CU// CAUGHT EMPL FINGER BETWEEN FLAP AND ADJUSTMENT BOLT ON MACHINE.
WORKMAN WAS CHIPPING OUT CEMENT POCKET WAS INJURED FROM PIECE OF CEMENT FLEW UP FROM CHIPPED POINT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDG WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD ON A BAND SAW HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. INDLACERATION REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.