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Overcast skies, temperature is 70 degrees, little to no wind, work area clean of debris with a little buildup in the chute. Technician was welding in the chute, lost balance and fell to the screen below.
Little to no debris on or around accident
Operator had drilled approx. 16 feet of a 45 foot face when he noticed that part of the face had caved off to his right. He raised the drill stem and began to raise the outriggers when the drill slowly slid off the face and turned on its side. Since the boom was fully extended, it stopped the drill on the caved off material 20 feet from the floor.
Welding lifting eye on railcar and eye broke loose and hit employee on cheek.
EE was welding in the same area as two other welders and flash burned his eyes.
Employee was working inside the crusher on his hands and knees on a steel surface and bruised his knee.
Employee was holding a steel plate in place while another employee cut it with an acetylene torch. The torch slipped and burned his arm.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE PLANT AREA AND FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER AND STATED HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING EARLY IN THE WEEK AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND THAT THE CAUSE WAS ROUGH ROADS, JERKY SHIFTING AND A BROKEN SEAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH AN ARC WELDER, LIGHT FROM THE ARC CAUSED SKIN BURNS WHICH BECAME INFECTED.