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GRATING WAS BEING SWUNG INTO PLACE AND STRUCK I.NAME IN RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO DISENGAGE THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH OVER EXTENDING HIS REACH RESULTED IN A TORN MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A CABLE AROUND THE ROCK AND STARTED TO LIFT THE ROCK FROM TEH JAW WHEN THE CABEL SLIPPED A ND ALLOWED THE SHEAVE BLOCK OF THE CRANE TO MOVETOWARD THE EMPLOYEE WHERE HE WAS STANDING. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND A RAILING WHICH TOOK SOME OF THE FORCE FROM THE BLOCK.

INJURED WAS USING A SLILL SAW TO CUT WEDGES.POSSIBLY THE GUARD ON THE SAW DID NOT RETURN.

MEPL WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM WHEEL CLEANER BAR UNDER A COMPACTOR WITH A 1" DRIVE AIR GUN EMPL THOUGHT HE WAS REMOVING ANUT BUT INSTEAD WAS REMOVING A BOLT THE BOLT BACKED OUT OF THE HOLE FORCI NG THE AIR GUN DOWN TO THE CONCRETE PINNING THE EMPLS HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR THIS CAUSED TISSUE DAMAGE BUT DID NOT BREAK ANY BONES

EMPL WAS RECEIVING TRAINING ON D9 DOZER. SHE WAS OBSERVING OPERTOR WORK & DID NOT HAVE TRAINING SEAT. DOZER WAS WORKING IN AREA OF BOULDERS & BEING TOSSED AROUND INSIDE CAB EMPL INJURED BACK.

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING DOZER IN ROCKY AREA AND DURING THE MIDDLE OF SHIFT HIS ABCK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO DRIVA A PAN BOLT OUT OF THE MILL APRON FEEDER A VEIN SMALL PIECE OF BOLT BROKE OFF & PENETRATEDF UNDER SKIN ABOVE METACARPAL BONE OF FIRST FINGER OF LE THIS REQUIRED REMOVAL & SUTURING BY A PHYS.ASSISTANT (VET.HEALTH CLINIC)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING DUMP VALVE ON THE MILL LAB BUILDING VACUUM BAG HOUSE AND REACHED INTO THE ROTATING VALVE.HE HAD FORGOTTEN THAT HE HAD STARTED THE MACHINE RUNNING AND REACED INTO THE VALV E AREA TO CHECK3FOR FOREIGN MATERIAL.WHEN HE DID THIS THE ROTATING STAR VALVE CAUGHT THE END OF HIS LONG FINGER AND REMOVED IT.

WAS USING CADWE5D PROCESS, BONDING COPPER WIRE TO GROUND RODS. THE MOLD LID NOT COME INTO PLACE AS IT SHOULD HAVE. THE WELDING MATERIAL BACKFIRED BURNING THAT TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST3RRING SLAG IN THE HOPPER OF A SMALL ROLL CRUSHER USING A METAL ROD THE ROD WAS CAUGHT IN THE CRUSHER PULLING EMPLOYEES RT HAND INTO THE CRUSHER HIS RT THUMB WAS SEVERED & SECON D FINGER WAS CU7

EMP WAS OPERATI3G DOZER SKIDDING LOGS IN PREPARATION AREA FOR HEAP LEACH AREA. WHILE SKIDDING A LOG HE NOTICED LIMB CRAWLING INTO CAB ON FLOOR. HE STOPPED TO BACK UP AND RELEASE LIMB. WHEN HE BACKED UP ANOTH9R LIMB HIGHER UP ON THE ROPS FRAME WAS RELEASED AND HIT HIM ON BOTTOM OF NOSE, CAUSING A LACERATION OF APPROX 3/4" LENGTH AND 1/2" DEEP. CUT INTO NASAL CARTILAGE

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING LARGE AMOUNTS OF DUST FROM THE VACCUUM SYSTEM ON THE # 12 REEDRILL SK-25 DRILL AND WAS USING LOW PRESSURE AIR TO BLOW IT OUT OF THE MACHINE A SMALL AMOUNT OF THIS DUST BLEW PAST THE 9MPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN HIS EYE SOME OF THIS DUST WAS METAL AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE REQUIRINNG REMOVAL BY A DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS LY3NG UNDER THE FRAME OF A DOZER USING A 1 INCH AIR GUN TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM THE SWING FRAME CAPS. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE FRAME CAP FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER CAUSING INJURY TO HIS 2AND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES ONLY I FORGOT TO SEND THIS IN WITHIN THE ALLOTTED TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A DOWNED TREE INTO SECTIONS WHEN ARMS BECAME TIRED & CONTACTED SAW ON RIGHT LEG A 3IN SUPERFICIAL LACERATION OCCURRED ON RT THIGH ELEVEN STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO SUTURE THE WOUND EMPLOYEE 0AILED TO WEAR SAW CUTTING CHAPS PROVIDED TO HIM BY THE COMPANY

THE CHERRY PICKER WAS BUTT UP TO THE CEMENT WALL.THE PUMP WAS APPROX.3\FROM THE FLOOR.I NAME WAS BETWEEN THE CHERRY PICKER AND THE LADDER.AT THAT POINT THE CHERRY PICKER STARTED TO TIP OVER I INTO THE PIT.I NAME HAD AHOLDOF THE CABLE CHOKER AND STARTED TO FALL HEAD FIRST INTO THE LADDER.HE LANDED ON HIS HANDS.HE THENM ROLLED OVER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PUMP.

EMPLOYEE IS EMPLOYED AS A MECHANIC AND WAS UNROLLING A DOZER TRACK IN PREPARATION TO PUTTING IT ON THE DOZER. EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING CHAIN FROM OVERHEAD CRANE WITH LEFT HAND WHEN CHAIN TWISTED A ROUND AND PINCHED WEB BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER, CAUSING 1/2 INCH LONG LACERATION OF THE PALM OF THE HAND. INJURED REQUIRED ONE SUTURE ONLY AND MEDICATION TO PREVENT INFECTION.

OPERATING JUMPING JACK TAMPER COMPACTING BACKFILL MATERIAL ON A HORIZONTAL SLOPE CAUSED STRAIN ON GROIN.

PUSHING ON TREE BEING CUT BY FELLOW EMPLOYEE; AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO PUT PRESSURE ON TREE TO PUSH OVER, FELLOW EMPLOYEE WITH CHAIN SAW PULLED BACK FROM CROUCHED POSITION FROM WHICH HE HAD BEEN CUTTING; SAW HAD BEEN TURNED OFF BUT WAS IDLING; SAW CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG-LACERATION REQUIRING 14 STITCHES.

CUTTING LIMBS OFF A RECENTLY DOWNED TREE WITH CHAIN SAW; AFTER MAKING PASS, EMPLOYEE RAISED UP AND BLADE CUT LEFT LEG, SAW WAS IDLING; LACERATION REQUIRING 10 STICHES 6 INCHES ABOVE KNEE.