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Miner was attempting to blow debris out of a flywheel assemble on the cone crusher through a small access whole in the cover. The nozzle either became clogged or EE inadvertently extended the tip into the opening making contact with the flywheel. This caused the nozzle to recoil cutting the palm of the miners hand resulting in a dr visit & stitches.
Cutting beam with track burner. Quickly reached to shut off machine as waste steel fell on foot. Received bruised left foot. No time loss.
Welding without face shield, later found out employee had burned his eyes. Safety violation!
Removing the wheels from the screen trailer with the 1" impact gun. The air discharge from the gun blew the materials in the rim out and something made it past the safety glasses and into the left eye. Foreign body had to be removed from the left eye by a medical professional. No permanent damage or time loss due to this incident.
Removing pump impeller from barge pump with a Pettibone crane. Impeller came loose and rotated causing the chain hook to come off the vane striking him in the sternum and throwing him 6 ft and landing on top of fellow employee knocking them both to the ground. As a result, the employee received a fractured sternum.
Hit in the mouth by a rock while walking around a wash plant screen.
Standing by controls, rock came out of jaw plant and hit him under chin.
GREASING FEEDER UNIT ROCK FLEW OUT OF MASABI SCREEN UNIT. FLYWHEEL ON SAME UNIT CAUGHT ROCK & THREW IT. ROCK STRUCK EE IN THE MOUTH