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DRILLING A RIB HOLE FOR A PATCH IN AN INTERSECTION. HOLE WAS 5'FT OFF GROUND. BIT HUNG UP IN HOLE WHEN PULLING STEEL FROM HOLE. 2 MEN PULLING ONIT. STEEL CAME FREE, EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK ON THE SILL, STEPPED BACKWARDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE AND BACKED INTO THE CORNER OF A ROCK BOLT PLATE/ON A BOLT LEANING AGAINST THE RIB. RESULT WAS A CUT 2"DEEP X3" L TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF RIGHT BUT
WHILE INSTALLING SPLITSET STABILIZER,EMP THOUGHT HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE OR HE MAY HAVE PINKEYE. THE NEXT DAY, WE WERE ALL SURE HE HAD PINK EYE, SENT HIM TO DR. DR SAID HE HAD A METAL FRAG MENT IN LEFT EYE AND IT WAS INFECTED. SINCE IT WAS NOON WHEN HE WENT TO DR, HE DID NOT COME BACKTO WORK. MISSED MONDAY 12-9-96 DUE TO SECOND DR APPT RUNNING LATER THAN EXPECTED.
JACK LEG DRILL FELL AGAINST HAND RAIL ON SCISSOR LFIT. WEIGHT OF DRILL PIVOTED ON HANDRAIL, CRAWS FOOT AT BOTTOM OF LEG CAME UP AND HIT EE IN THE KNEE (LEFT KNEE). EE MISSED FLUE DAYS WORK F OR DR'S ORDERS. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT.
INJURED WAS BOLTING THE BACK WITH A JACKLEG. THEROCKBOLT DRIVER BROKE AS HE WAS DRIVING THE LASTFOOT OF A 6 FT SPLIT SET. AS A RESULT OF THE DRIVER BREAKING THE DRILL FELL FORWARD PULLING HIM INTO THE RIB. HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE RIB. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL FEB 17TH AT WHICH TIME HE WAS OFF PER DR. ORDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING THE BACK, LOST BALANCE WHILE LOWERING JACKLEG. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF WORK DECK TO AVOID BEING HIT BY LEG OF JACKLEG. HE FELL ON A MUCK PILE AND BROKE HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A CLOGGED CRUSHER SMALL ROCKS WERE BEING PUT INTO THE CRUSHER TO UNCLOG IT ONE OF THE ROCKS SPILLED OVER THE SIDE & LANDED ON HIS RT TOE THE ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON WAS FORCED UPWARD AGAINST HIS BOOT SOLE SMASHING HIS TOES AGAINST THE INSIDE OF HIS STEEL TOE SUTUERES REQUIRED
A BACK HOE WORKING IN THE FACE HIT A HARD SPOT CAUSING THE BACKHOE AND OUTRIGGER TO JUPM OFF THE GROUND THE OUTRIGGER LANDE ON EE S FEET AS EE ATTEMPTED TO WALK PAST THE MACHINE BOTH OF EE FEE T WERE BRUISED WITH NO FRACTURE. HIS FOOT HAD A LACERATION REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.