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Employee was performing clean-up activities on ground level next to conveyor belt 10 when errant rock fell from screen deck and hit his right thumb and right ring finger cutting his finger.
Employee reported that metal plate he had just cut, fell on his foot just above the steel toe.
Employee reported that while cutting metal rail with cutting torch, piece of slag fell into his boot burning the front of his ankle.
A shackle hit a contract rigger in the nose as he was guiding it away from a counterweight.
Employee reported that he was helping fellow employee true holes on the EL-Jay Screen when a bolt hit him in the mouth, chipping a tooth.
Employee reported that while inspecting a screen sensor, a piece of metal flatbar that he was holding came in contact with a vibrating screen causing the flatbar to hit his right shin. Injury required 2 stitches.
Employee was one of two individuals welding at opposite points in primary crusher feed hopper. Employee was treated for welder's burns that night after suffering eye pain.
Employee was in vacinity of welding operations. Was notified prior to welder striking electode. Employee closed eyes and shielded eyes with hardhat. Employee completed shift and began having eye pain at home. Employee went to Emergency Room later that evening where he was diagnosed with Ultraviolet Keratitis (welder's burns).
Employee was training new employee when drill steel became dislodged from carousel and struck the employee. The employee recieved two mild compression fractures in his back.
Employee not sure if air blast from oxygen side of torch caused a piece of dirt or slag to get into eye. Physician removed object with no problem. This accident was not reported to supervisor until 02/03/2007.
Employee was running a rock crusher, when a rock hit him in the back of head under his hard hat.
Employee was attemting to remove bridged material when rock slid down the side of hopper cutting right leg
A screen being hoisted up to a screen tower became dislodged from the hook causing the screen to fall striking employee on right shoulder
WHILE USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON PLATE AT JAW CRUSHER, THE FORCE OF AIR EXHAUST BLEW SMALL PIECE OF RUST IN LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSED BUT NOT GOGGLES. OBJECT CAME IN AROUND GLASSES FRAME.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE IN METAL PLATE USING A 1/2" ELECTRIC DRILL THE BIT GRABBED, JERKED DRILL MOTOR OUT OF GRASP, MOTOR SPUN AROUND STRUCK RIGHT HAND, BROKE BONE IN RIGHT HAND.
WHILE PERFORMING DRILLING DUTIES A SECTION OF DRILL STEEL FELL FROM UNSECURED ROCK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND.
WHILE OPERATING A WALK BEHIND DITCH WITCH EMPLOYEE INJURED LOWER BACK. DIDN'T ADVISE FOREMAN. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 2-28 OFF FROM WORK FEB 29 MAR 1 AND 2.