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EE and another employee were replacing cover grates in the CC-404. They were using grinders with cut off wheels. The 2 employee's were working close together, and the EE's right forearm was struck by the other employee's grinder wheel while it was still spinning, causing a cut on EE's forearm.
EE was inspecting a chute and gate area. EE entered the gate area, and the gate cycled. EE was pinned between the gate and the chute. EE sustained some crushing injuries. The employee sustained a fractured rib.
Incident on 16SEPT2022 was originally a first aid only/no medical case after a 35lb. jack hammer went thru some loose material pulling down on EE's r-shoulder. On 19OCT2022 EE requested medical evaluation because EE still had pain. EE was medically evaluated and released to work the same day (19OCT2022) with restrictions awaiting follow up appointment.
Miner cut EE's left ring finger while changing segment plates from a John Deere 944K loader bucket requiring 8 stitches. Miner was holding bolt head as EE impacted the nut with the impact wrench spinning the head of the bolt.
While pull starting a chainsaw the miner felt a pop in the left wrist. X-Rays were taken and came back as negative but the miner was placed on restricted duty by the doctor to rest the wrist.
Miner was cutting/grinding a 20'x5" Channel Iron when it fell from the work bench catching left glove on the way down. This resulted in a strain to EE's left shoulder when it jerked EE's left arm. Miner has been placed on restricted duty and a MRI of the shoulder is pending.
EE reported to supervisor on 08APR16 that EE had been welding on 07APR16 and EE was o.k. at the end of EE's shift but by bedtime EE's eyes began to bother EE. EE was taken to the eye Dr. where EE was diagnosed with Superficial Keratitis and foreign material was removed from EE's left eye. EE was issued a prescription to prevent infection and returned to work without restrictions.
He was loosening a bolt with another employee when the bolt fell out of the impact wrench and hit him in the mouth.
The JTT miner was doing demolition. When chipping, the miner lost his grip on the chipping gun, causing him to lose his balance. Stepping forward to regain his footing, the miner bumped his right knee on a scaffold pipe.
EE was using an impact gun to remove a 3/4" nut from a bolt. As the nut loosened, the impact gun kicked back and struck EE above the left eye (between his safety glasses and hard hat) causing a laceration above his left eyebrow. EE was taken for medical treatment, received 4 stitches for the laceration and was released to work with no restrictions.
While operating the water pull the miner was looking back at the sprayers located behind the operator stations view. As the miner turned back forward she felt a pull in her back like it was getting a spasm. Miner described pain as in the lower part of her back shooting down towards her leg.
EE was drilling a hole in a piece of steel and the drill bit stuck and the drill twisted out of his hands. He was diagnosed with a metacarpal bone fracture in his right hand and returned to work with restrictions.
EE was rolling a piece of metal and his glove got caught between the metal and roller and his finger was pulled in. EE was diagnosed with a fracture to the right index finger and released to work with restrictions.
Employees were taking turns as one welded the heal plates into the loader the other would then grind. Employee was injured by indirect exposure of UV rays from his coworker who was welding He was wearing an auto darkening welding hood; The hood was on shade level #5 for grinding.
While trying to install the basket on the K400 cone crusher, the basket moved toward the engine housing pinning the employees arm.
Using air chipper to clean materials off the reclaimer when a piece of material flew into his left eye.
Hand grinder slipped from control, twisted and hit the right hand causing a contusion.
He was cutting the screen bolts off and when he shifted to cut the next bolt the torch tip got caught in his glove.
While splicing a hose, his hand was sucked into the hose, up to his shoulder.
While watching over his crew perform various welding, cutting, and using the plasma ark through out the day, he injured his eyes.
Welding nozzle on a pipe, a joint weld broke and pipe fell off the stands. Pipe swung into his leg and he received a laceration. He received 4 stitches.
Was welding he got flash burns.
He was cleaning the DC Pipes with a jackhammer which created excessive dust particles which entered his eye.
As he started the grinder the guard fell of and hit him on his left thigh.
He was jackhammering out BC-203 transfer chute from the outside. The jackhammer fell back and smashed his finger between the chute and the jackhammer.
He cut his thumb using the lunch room can opener.
While jackhammering above his head to loosen build-up in BM-302 feed bin. He lowered the jackhammer back to grating and felt a pop in his wrist.
As he was drilling a hole in a belt, the drill slipped and went into his finger.
WHILE PALLETIZING, A BROKEN BAG CAME DOWN ON THE PALLETIZER AIR FLOAT BLOWING CEMENT DUST UP INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYES.
He was holding a piece of wood and as he proceeded to shoot a nail through the wood he missed and the nail went through his thumb.
THE BAG SLID OFF FROM SPOUT #3 BLOWING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CEMENT TO THE MID SECTION OF HIS BODY AND THEN DIRECTLY INTO HIS FACE AND EYES.
He was loading a cement bag onto the packer spout when suddenly it blew cement into his R- eye.
Employee was running a paletizer to stack cement bags on pallet; ee opened slide door to drop bags on to pallet, when slide door started to close it caught the left arm and wrist between a cement bag and slide door.
HE WAS ASSISTING IN A LINER CHANGE AND WHILE REMOVING BOLTS HIS CO-WORKER WAS USING AN IMPACT GUN TO REMOVE THE BOLTS, SUDDENLY A NUT FLEW TOWARD HIM STRIKING HIN IN THE MOUTH.
HE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE TO CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM THE NEW JAW LINERS WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE HE WAS LOOSENING NUT ON THE CRUSHER, A WIRE WHICH HELD THE SOCKET ONTO THE IMPACT GUN CAME AROUND AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND FROM THE THUMB AROUND TO THE 1ST FINGER.
EE WAS CUTTING REBAR & A PIECE SPRANG BACK & HITTHE TORCH. THIS CAUSED THE TORCH TO TURN & HIT EE ON THE NECK CAUSING 2ND DEG BURNS
HE WAS GRINDING ON A METAL PLATE WHEN A GUST OF WIND SHIFTED THE DEBRIS INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
GRINDING STEEL, HE LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD & FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RT. EYE.
HE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING BOLTS TO INSTALL NEW PULLEYS FOR THE HOPPER BOOT. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO THE EE'S RIGHT EYE.
WHILE DOING SOME GRINDING ON BOTTOM TRACTION OF BE-501 GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.
HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS SUPERVISOR TO WELD A GURARD FOR THE DRY SCREEN, THE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY TYPE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS JOBTASK. HE PROCEEDED TO WELD FOR APPROX.30 MINUTES AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB HE WENT BACK TO HIS REGJOB OF OPERATING THE LOADER. AT APPROX. 7PM HE BEGAN TO FEEL BURNING IN BOTH HIS EYES.
GRINDING ANGLE IRON USING 4 1/2" HARD GRINDER. GRINDER SLIPPED CUT HIS LIP.
EE WAS USING AN IMPACT GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A SECONDARY CRUSHER - FELT A STRAIN TO HIS SHOULDER. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 7/22/02. SURGERY ON 9/18.
AS HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL ONTO THE RETURN BELT A LARGE ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE CONE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT.
EE WAS WORKING AT FINISH MILL CUTTING HAND RAIL. AS HE WAS FINISHING THE CUT HE GRABBED PIECE WITH LEFT HAND & BAND SAW WENT THROUGH & CUT LEFT THUMB. 7 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATI ON.
ON 4-23-02 EE COMPLAINED OF NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN WHICH STARTED ON 4-16-02, HE THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY, BUT IT GOT WORSE. SENT HIM TO DOC ON 4-23-02. EE WAS SACKING AT THE PACK HOUSE.
EE WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM BY W-345 IN A AWKWARD POSITION DUE TO CONFINED AREA (SUPPORT SYSTEM) WHILE EE WAS AIR LANCING THE CHUTE HE WRENCHED HIS BACK.
LABORER WAS DIGGING A SMALL EXCAVATION (~30" WIDE X 36" LONG X 14-21"DEEP) USING PICK AND SHOVEL HE HIT A LARGE ROCK AND USED A JACKHAMMER TO BREAK THE ROCK. WHILE USING THE JACKHAMMER AN UNDE RGROUND ELECTRICAL CONDUIT WAS PENETRATED CAUSING A FLASH FIRE.
WHILE EE WAS JACKHAMMERING A TRANSFER CHUTE, HE LIFTED THE JACKHAMMER AND THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE INHIS SHOULDER.