Operator was drilling holes for dynamite tubes and water hose came loose on top of kelly bar and landed on his left shoulder causing a bruise.
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Showing all 19Operator was drilling holes for dynamite tubes and water hose came loose on top of kelly bar and landed on his left shoulder causing a bruise.
Dragline operator was dumping bucket of rock, when it hit pile the material spattered mud and rock back toward dragline and the rock hit his left wrist it broke the skin and wrist swelled up. Back to work on monday 11/14/05.
WHILE MEASURING THE END OF THE BOOM ON THE ROCK PECKER AT RED MILL. IT SLIPPED DOWN AND MASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND SPLIT IT THE HOSPITAL PUT 3 STITCHES.
DRAGLINE OPERATOR HAD LEFT LEG RESTING ON BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN HE ACTIVATED CONTROL LEVEL CAUSING BROKE PEDAL TO KICK. CAUSING KNEE TO STRIKE DASHPANEL, MACHINE IS MANUAL CONTROLED CAT AIR ASSIT ED.
INSTALLING PUMP IMPELLA DID NOT REMOVE DRIVE BELTS FROM DIESEL ENGINE. ENGINE TURNED BAR WAS IN IMPELLA, HIT EE IN RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
ANOTHER EE WAS WELDING ON A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER BUILT UP PRESSURE, CAUSING HOT OIL TO SPEW OUT ON EE'S LEFT FOREARM.
CHAIN FELL FROM TOP OF KELLY BAR (DRILL RIG), HITTING HIM ON HIS ARM (RT FOREMAN).
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF SLAG FELL IN EMP'S RIGHT EAR.
WAS REPLACING BUCKE TOOTH, FRONT OF BUCKE TWAS APPROX 1" OFF GROUND EMPLOYEE AHD FOOT UNDER BUCKET WHEN BRAKE RELEASED ON DRAGLINE ALLOWING BUCKE TTO FLAL ON LEFT FOOT DRAGLINE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND OPERATOR WS NOT ON MACHINE AT THE TIME OF ACCIDNET (HAD BEEN RAINING).
WAS INHALING DIESEL FUMES OFF OF THE ENGINE THAT RUNS THE LOAD OUT
CHIPPING ON WELDING AT THE 88B DRALINE WHEN PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE, EYE PROTECTION WAS BEING WORN.
GRINDING TURN GEAR ON DRAGLINE PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF & WENT INTO LEFT EYE
BURNED BOTH EYES FROM WELDING FLASH.
BURNED RIGHT EYE WELDING WITH WELDING MACHINE.
USING GRINDER-GRINDING.PIECE OF SLAG GOT INTO EYE.
RAM ON HYDRAULIC FELL PINNING HAND UNDER
PILING TREES.
EMPLOYEE USING A BENCH GRINDER. HAND SLIPPED AND WHEEL CUT TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF.