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THIS EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ANFO PNEUMATICALLY WHEN THE HOSE BLEW OUT OF THE DIRLL HOLE. HE GRABBED THE HOSE, AND ITS FORCE CAUSED THE BACK OF HIS HAND TO STRIKE HTE HYDRAULIC CONTROL SHROUD ON THE BASKET.
THIS EE WAS OPERATING A MECHANICAL SCALER WHEN IT BOUNCED AND CAUSED THIS EE S NECK TO HURT. IT LATER DETERMINED THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT RELATED TO A PRIOR INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH A 4 1/2" GRINDER AND A PARTICLE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE AND BECAME LODGED. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THIS EE AND ANOTHER WERE REPLACING WHEEL LUGS IN A JUMBO DRILL. AS ONE EE HELD THE LUG FROM THE BACK SIDE OF THE HUB, THE OTHER ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN IT WITH A IMPACK WRENCH THE BOLT TWISTED AN D CAUGHT THE EE S RIGHT INDEX ENDOPHALANX BETWEEN THE HUB AND BOLT.
ELMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL AND APPARENTLY A SMALL PIECE OF THE STEEL WAS WIPED INTO HIS EYE WHILE WIPING AWAY SWEAT. EMLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A ROCK AS HE CUT A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A CUTTING TORCH.
THIS EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF ROCK IN HIS EYE.
THIS EMPLOYEE HAD RUST BLOWN INTO HIS EYE FROM AN UPCAST VENTILATION SHAFT AS HE WORKED AT THE SHAFT COLLAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING DRILL STEEL FROM A PERCUSSION DRILL WHEN METAL COUPLING BROKE AND A SLIVER OF STEEL (FROM THE COUPLING) STRUCK INJURED IN LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK.
INJ L THUMB CAUGHT IN BETWEEN BASKET AND DRILL BED ON RF BOLTER
EMPLOYEE HAD A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE TRAMMING UP A DRIFT.
INJURED WAS STANDING BESIDE THE DUX SCALING MACHINE WHEN THE DOOR OPENED AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.THIS INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED REPORTABLE ONLY UNTIL 05-13-92 WHEN INJURED SOUGHT MEDCIAL TREATMENT .
INJURED WAS DRILLING A 3/4" PLATE. WHIEL HANDLING THE PLATE A SMALL SLIVER WENT INTO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. THE SLIVER WAS REMOVED AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 9, 1992, THE FINGER BEGAN T O SWELL AND LOOK INFECTED AT THE POINT WHERE THE SLIVER ENTERED THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HAD FOREIGN OBJECT ENTER RIGHT EYE WHILE TRAMMING DRILL.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DISASSEMBLE A COMPRESSED AIR LIEN WITHOUT BLEEDING OF THE PRESSURE. THE LINE BLEW APART AND COMPRESSED AIR STRUCK HIM.
EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE BLEW OUT A DRILL HOLE WITH COMPRESSED AIR.
INJ REPAIRING BOOM GUIDE SHELL ,CO-WORKER ACTIVATED GUIDE IN WRONG DIRECTION CAUSING SLIDE TO PINCH INJ THUMB.
INJURED WAS WELDING AND INHALED WELDING FUMES CAUSING COUGHING AND NASAL INFECTION.
INJURED WAS CUTTING 2" ANGLE LAYING ONTOOL BOX APPROX. 3' HIGH. WHEN HE CUT OFF A PIECE IT FELL ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF PIPES WITH ACETYLENE TORCH, WHEN HE CUT THE PIPE IT FELL AND HIT HIS FOOT.
EMPL REMOVING BOLTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF BOLT AND HIT IN BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON STATIONARY GRINDER WHEN A METAL PIECE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS THUMB TO BE PULLED INTO GRINDING WHEEL.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING NEAR THE FACE WHEN THE NITRATE HOSE SLIPPED OFF OF (NAME) HAND AS IT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A DRILL HOLE AND SPRAYED NITRATE IN HIS FACE.
MAN WAS BLOW-PIPING BLAST HOLES PRIOR TO LOADING AND GOT A ROCK CHIP IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LHD, HOSE BURST ON LHD SPRAYING OIL (20 WT. MOTOR OIL) ON EMPLOYEE.
THIS MAN WAS TIGHTENING LUG NUTS ON A FRONT END LOADER WITH AND IMPACT WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SOOCKET SPLIT IN HALF A PIECE OF THE SOCKET STRUCK THE MAN LACERATING HIS ABDOMEN
A ROCK FRAGMENT FLEW INTO THIS MANS LEFT EAR WHILEDRILL UTILITY PIN HOLES THE ABRASION TO HIS EAR CANAL DEVELOPED A SECONDARY INFECTION
THIS MAN WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE TOGGLE BOLTS OF A JAW CRUSHER A PIPE THREAD CONNECTOR TO THE WRENCH BROKE ALLOWING THE COMPRESSED AIR H OSE TO WHIP AROUND STRIKING THE MAN ON THE HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING FROM FACE IN VEIN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET-MUCKER RAN OVER IT CAUSING MUCKER TO BOUNCE SPRAINING EMPLOYEE'S NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ROCK BOLT-A ROCK APPROX.18'DIAMETER CAME OUT OF THE RIB STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE.
THIS EMPLOYEE W5S OPERATING A JUMBO DRILL WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK,STRIKING THE JUMBO CANOPY.PIECES OF THE ROCK FELL FROM THE CANOPY,AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.
HOT WELDING SLA1 FELL INTO THIS MANS LEFT HAND GLOVE WHILE HE WAS WELDING ON A CHUTE LIP CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED ON 8-20-87
WHILE OPERATING3A MECHANICAL SCALER, A ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE B ACK AND FLEW THROUGH THE BARS OF THE OPERATORS CAB STRIKING THE MAN ON THR RIGHT KNEE
THIS MAN WAS OP9RATING AN IRON WORKER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND FLEW INTO HIS UPPER LEFT ARM
WHILE OPERATING3A STOPER DRILL THE FEED LEG EXTENDED AT FULL PRESSURE MASHING THE MANS HAND BETWEEN THE CONTROLS & THE BED OF A SERVICE TRUCK.
THIS MAN WAS HO5DING THE DISCHARGE NOZZLE OF A SHOTCRETE MACHINE SPRAYING CONCRETE ONTO THE FRAMWORK OF A NEW FIRE DOOR IN THE UNDERGROUND SHOP. THE HOSE SURGED CAUSING THE MAN S BACK TO BE IN JURED REQUIRING3HIMT O BE HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT.
THIS MAN WAS US3NG A PNEUMATIC SINKING HAMMER TO DRIVE SPIKES IN RAILROAD TIES. AS HE WAS STA RTING TO DRIVE A SPIKE, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A FRACT URE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS RO7K BOLTING THE RIB OF THE DECLINE WITH A G-D-83 JACK LEG WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF OF THE RIB, GLANCED OFF OF THE DRILL STEEL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE CUTTING HIS UPPER LI P. 3
MAN WAS HOLDING AN AG-LIME SLURRY DISCHARGE PIPE WHILE STANDING IN A FORK LIFT BASKET THE SLURRY PUMP WAS STARTED & HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FLUID KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE BASKET HAND RAIL WHICH A BRUISED HIS R LOWER RIBS HE RETURNED TO LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 10-23-85 WHEN HE WAS TOLD TO REMAIN OFF OF WORK DUE TO HIS FREQUENT COMPLAINTS & REPEARTED VISITS TO 3 DOCTORS
MAN WAS MUCKING OUT HEADING WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF RT HAND THE 3/4 IN CUT REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE
THIS MINE FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING TWO MEN INSTGALL A DEENERGIZED ELECTRICAL CABLE A SIX INCH AIRLINE FAILED AT THE COUPLING AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT KNEE CAUSING FX PATELLA
WHILE OPERATING A PORTABLE GRINDER THE DISC FLEW OFF OF THE GRINDER & STRUCK THE MAN ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.
MAN WAS CHECKING THE BIT ON A PERCUSSION TEST DRILL WHEN THE STEEL ROTATED CAUSING THE DRILL CENTRALIZER TO CLOSE MASHING HIS RT THUMB