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WHILE AIR CHISELING SCALE FROM TEH WALLS OF THE BALL MILL (INSIDE SO LINERS COULD BE CHANGED) A PIECE OF SCALE FELL INTO HIS EYE RQUIRING REMOVAL BY A DR.
WHILE GRINDING OUT A PIN BOSS ON A LOADER BUCKETPIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
AIR IMPACT WRENCH WAS TURNED ON. DEBRIS BLEW IN LEFT EYE.
WHILE DRILLING BOULDERS WITH JACK-LEG DRILL IN 8 SOUTH PIT DRILL STARTED TO GET AWAY LIFTING UP THE DRILLER & AS EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUSH DRILL BACK DOWN HE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
SMALL BLACK PARTICAL FLEW INTO EYE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CRUSHER.
ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG CRUSHER BY THROWING A LOADER TOOTH IN JAW. TOOTHED BOUNCED BACK STRIKING HER ON THE HAND ONE STITCH USED CLOSE WOUND
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A SCRAPER AND THE SCRAPER WAS HIT BY A D-9 DOZER.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE LOADED WASTE BUCKET ALONG USING OVERHEAD CRANE. HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUCKET FROM SWINING STRAINING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER DOING THE CLEAN UP WORK AT THE SHOVEL. AS HE APPROACHED THE MICK PILE A PORTION OF THE FACE FELL STRIKING THE DOZER A PORTION OF THE FALL STRUCK THE OPERATOR.
ELECTRIC SHOVEL SWUNG OVER REAR OF HAUL TRUCK. AS THE SHOVEL APPROACHED TRUCK BED, BOTTOM DOOR OPENED, STRIKING TRUCK BED FROM REAR. EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN SEAT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN.
HELPING TO UNCROSS HOIST CABLES ON ELECTRIC SHOVEL USED PRY BAR TO HOLD 1ST HOIST CABLE IN POSITION WHEN CRANE PICKED UP 2ND HOIST CABLE IT CAUSED POINT SHEAVE TO ROTATE PINNING LEFT LEG UND ER PRY BAR CAUSING BAD STRAIN ON LOWER ABDOMEN. THIS RESULTED IN HERNIA TO LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
DRILLING IN ALLUVIAL FILL. AIR JETS IN DRILL BIT BECAME PLUGGED WHEN DRILL BIT REMOVED THERE REAMINED AIR PRESSURE IN STEEL CAUSING BIT TO BLOW OFF STRIKING OPERATORS RIGHT FOOT. BRUISED & LACERATED TOES & INSTEP ON RIGHT FOOT & POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO TOES.