Employee was clearing off a screen that was overloaded with material, when a rock fell off and struck his right foot.
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Showing all 6Employee lacerated his thigh with a power tool while cutting screen cloth. Injury required five stitches and medication for infection.
Employee was turning over the cutting edge of a 972G CAT loader. As he was loosening the right nut/bolt of the cutting edge the center bolt broke free causing the edge to drop suddenly to the ground on his right foot.
The affected miner had been welding on guards during his shift and had gone home at the end of his shift. Soon after arriving home, both of his eyes started to hurt and swell closed. He sought immediate medical attention and was diagnosed as having welding flash.
Employee was operating Komatsu PC 300 with a hydraulic hammer, a small stone came thru screen over windshield and shattered windshield, and piece of glass lodged in employee's index finger on his left hand.
EE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER. HE WAS TOLD NOT TO LOOK AT THE WELDING ROD, BUT DID SO ANYWAY. HE DID NOT HAVE WELDING GOGGLES ON. HE SUSTAINED MINOR FLASH BURN TO HIS EYE.