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Miner was torching out a loader bucket liner when the liner unexpectedly popped loose from bucket. A corner of the liner struck the upper left shoulder causing a hematoma and puncture wound requiring sutures.
Miner was torching out a v-groove to repair a crack. A puddle of slag rolled off onto left forearm. This resulted in a 6X5 cm area of 2nd degree burn.
Miner was traveling through plant area of quarry with a standard rubber-tired backhoe when he impacted an obstruction with the bucket. This brought the machine to a complete stop. This sudden stop resulted in face lacerations and a cracked rib.
Miner was tighting nuts on wheel studs after wheels were removed for maintenance. Air impact wrench and socket slipped off nut when tightening an upper stud. While miner was trying to keep wrench from hitting ground, he strained his right shoulder and neck.
Miner welder reported pain and discharge from his right eye. This condition had been occurring for several days. Examination revealed a small piece of metal. Removed and prescribed an antibiotic. Miner is unsure of when and how metal entered his eye.
Miner was positioned on scaffold board cutting loose old steel angle iron with torch. Angle unexpectedly broke loose, fell and bounced off scaffold board with the end striking him in the left shin. This required 7 stitches to repair.
Miner was operating a Caterpillar 245 shovel with joystick controls. Started to feel soreness in left shoulder. When moving shoulder to "loosen up", he felt a pop or pinch in his shoulder resulting in an acute left shoulder strain. Miner did not report pain until 8/30/2007. First visit to provider on 8/31/2007
Miner was operating a front shovel in a tight muck pile making movements sometimes jerky and harsh. Jerky movement of machine caused miner to bounce right rib area on seat armrest resulting in a contusion.
Tightning a bolt with an air impact wrench. Air exhaust blew dirt under safety glasses into left eye, causing an irritation that required a prescription.
The employee was operating the controls of a hydraulic jack from a location six feet from the object being rotated. The jack was placed against a notch cut into the top ring of a seven foot diameter cone crusher. The corner of the notch failed and a shard of metal (2"x1") flew six feet and struck the employee in the upper lip. The laceration required five sutures. No lost time.
EE WAS REMOVING A STEERING CYLINDER FROM A HAUL TRUCK WITH A LARGE IMPACT DRIVER AND HAD A SOCKET FALL FROM THE CYLINDER ONTO HIS LEFT RING FINGER, FRACTURING THE TIP.
EE WAS PICKING UP A BOULDER WITH A SMALL SHOVEL. THE BUCKET CONTACTED ANOTHER BOULDER IN THE PILE AND ROCK CHIP FLEW INTO THE CAB STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT FOREARM LEAVING A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS LEFT ARM.
HE WAS DRILLIGN DOWN HOLES TO ANCHOR REBAR FOR THE STEPDECK GRIZZLEY. A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGH WALL STRIKING HIS HARD HAT ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HITTING SQUARELY ON THE LEFT SHOU LDER.
EMP WAS DIGGING WITH 5130 CAT SHOVEL IN AN AREA THAT WAS NOT FULLY BROKEN. MOTION OF SHOVEL STRAINED EMPS BACK AND CONSEQUENTLY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RUPTURED DISC IN LOWER BACK. SURGERY WAS PE RFORMED ON 6-19-96 AND LOST TIME REPORT WAS INADVERTENTLY NOT FILED UNTIL 10-25-96.
STANDING IN A MAN BASKET CUTTING METAL ONA TRUCK BED (TR10093), WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL AGAINST ELFT LEG JUST BELOW KNEE. THE HOT METAL BURNED A HOLE IN HIS PANTS THEN FELL INTO HIS OE PN TO OF HIS SAFETY SHOES, CAUSING A BURN TO THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
PUSHING MUD OFF THE DUMP, BACKED OVER A LARGE ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE DOZER TO PIVOT AND THEN CONTINUE TO COME BACK, WHEN THE DOZER CAME BACK IT CAUSED A VIOLENT WHIPPING ACTION TO THE OPERATOR' S NECK.
WHILE ASSISTING IN RESETTING THE LOWER RAMP BARGE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO RELEASE THE DOGS ON THE WINCH HOLDING THE UPPER BANK LINE, DOING SO HAD THE FOOT BRAKE ON & FAILED TO REMOVE H IS L HAND FROM THE TOP OF THE HAND WHEEL. THE LOADER ON THE BANK BEGAN TO MOVE THE BARGE OUT FROM THE BANK. THIS CAUSED THE WINCH TO UNWIND CABLE WHICH CAUSED THE HAND WHEEL TO CATCH HIS HAND
HE WAS GUIDING AXLE FROM 992C LOADER AS IT WAS BEING HOISTED WITH TRUCK BOOM. THE CABLE ON TRUCK BECAME JAMMED AND WAS BEING LOWERED AND RETRACTED WHEN ENOUGH SLACK WAS LET OUT THE AXEL FELL T O THE GROUND. IT FELL ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
HELPING TO CHANGE A BROKEN DRILL STEEL ON TR-1086 WAS HOLDING STEEL TO KEEP FROM FALLING ON MACHINE, WHEN OPERATOR RELEASED CAROUSEL ROLLERS, HIS SECOND FINGER WAS DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE RELEASE LEVER CAUSING IT TO CUT FINGER.
MOVING WOODEN WALKING MATS INTO POSITION OVER A NATURAL GAS PIPE LINE. THIS REQUIRED A D6 DOZER AND AN EE ON THE GROUND. THE EE STEPPED FORWARD TO HOOK UP CHAIN TO ONE OF THE MATS. THERE WAS A PPROX. 12 INCH OPENING BETWEEN 2 MATS, WHEN EE STEEPED FORWARD TO HOOK THE CHAIN UP TO ONE OF THE MATS, HE STEPPED INTO THE 12 INCH OPENING. AT THE SAME TIME THE D6 DOZER BEGAN TO TURN LEFT A
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING DRILL STEEL BACK IN THE DRILL STEEL RACK, SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
HE WAS WALKING FROM IMPACT CRUSHER INTO TUNNEL WHEN A ROCK FLEW OUT OF THE CRUSHER STRIKING HIM FROM BEHIND IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE CHANGING THE DRILL STEELS ON THE AIR TRACK DRILL, THE COUPLING AT THE TOP OF THE STEEL FELL OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE AT THE BASE OF THE NECK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTORS FO R TWO DAYS AND THAT TREATMENT WAS FIRST AID. ON 5-12-92 THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY DR. FOR CONTINUED PAIN, PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS RECOMMENDED AND THIS BECAME A MSHA REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.
STARTED MISSING TIME AGAIN 03-25-92 DUE TO 1991 INJURY.
WHILE WORKING ON A NEW HANDRAIL IN THE SHOP THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE WELD JOINTS WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND HIT HIS FINGER. THE LEFT INDEX FINGER RECIEVED A CUT OF AOBUT ONE INCH I N LENGHT. THE CUT TOOK FIVE STICHES TO CLOSE.
OPERATOR WAS DROPPING BARGE BACK TO FINISH LOADING THE BARGE WHEN THE CONTROL LEVER HIT INJURED IN THE ARM AS THE HEAD WINCH KICKED OUT OF GEAR.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS GRINDING THE WALLS OF THE CRUSHER AT PHASE III WITH HAND GRINDER. AT THAT TIME, HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG. ON 3-1-90, HIS EYE STARTED TO BOTHER HIM.
EMPL STATED WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL A SPARK GOT IN CAR EMPL WAS TREATED BY COMPANY DR ON 10-6-89 PRESCRIPTION DRUG ONLY DR WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROMBLEM ON 10-6-89
A BASE MADE OF 8" STEEL BEAMS APPROX. 4' X 7' WAS BLOCKED UP ON ONE END WITH A 2" X 15" BOARD. EMPLOYEE KICKED THE BOARD AND BA SE FELL ON FOOT BREAKING BIG AND SECOND TOE.
WHILE INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE, THE AIR IMPACT WRENCH STUCK IN THE ON POSETION, PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND HOSE CLAMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG STEAM CLEANER AND STEAM AND SOAP SPLASHED BACK IN HIS FACE. REPORTED BECAUSED OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG.
EMPL WELDING ON3TRUCK FRAME HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOTTEN FLASH BURNS FROM DOING WELDING.
EMPL WELDING PH5SE 1 HOPPER UNDER 6 X 16 SCREEN AND PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN LEFT ETE.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE GETS STUFF IN EYE BEFORE DIDNT THINK IT IMPORTANT.DIDNT REPORT THIS UNTI L FOLLOWING WEE5.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING CABLE WITHA CUTTING TORCH PIECE OF HOT SLAG CAME UP HITING EMPLOYEE IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH. HE WAS HOLDING SOCKET, AND THE ADAPTER BROKE. CUTTING PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BOBCAT LOWER PART INTO PLACE ON DRILL, THE BUCKET DROPPED SUDDENLY, PINNING HAND UNDER PART BEING LOWERED AND THE DRILL, CUASING LACERATION OF LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.