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Employee was working with a hydraulic punch in the mining shop. The punch broke and a chip flew and cut the employees nose.
Secondary welding exposure resulted in welder's burn to eyes.
Operating dozer, pushing rock, injured back.
Operating D10 dozer, operator aggravated a bad disk in back. Re-injured old injury, bad back.
Employee was removing bolts from mill with air hammer when he pulled a muscle in his right thigh.
Two employee were visually inspecting the fly ash system for possible material blockage. One of the ee lost his focus of the hazard that exited and reached thru an open valve to clean out 60 me accumulated flynsh. He received a fracture to the right thumb when the air operated value closed unexpected.
WHILE BEING LOADED WITH THE SHOVEL, THE BUCKET STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE BOX (CANOPY END) OF THE END DUMP. THE EE RECEIVED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS HOLDING A BLOCK OF WOOD BETWEEN BREAKOUT WRENCH AND PIPE RACK WITNESS WAS OPERATING WRENCH CONTROLS. THE DRILL IS NOISY AND CONTROL OPERATOR THOUGHT HE HEARD EE SAY OK AND MOVED WRENCH. EE S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND PIPE RACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL DURING THE SHIFT AND DIDN'T REALIZE SOMETHING WAS IN HIS EYE. WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THERE WAS SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE DOCTOR REPORT AND IT WAS DETERMINED ON 9/1/03 TO BE REPORTABLE.
CUTTING STEEL ANGLE IRON WITH A PORTABLE HAND HELD GRINDER WITH A GUARD AND CUTTING DISK INSTALLED, STARTED A CUTTING OPERATION WHEN THE CUTTINGDISK FRACTURED. A PORTION OF THE CUTTING DISK WA S CARRIED BACK AROUND AND BELOW THE TOOL GUARD AND STRUCK THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE KNUCKLE AREA.
WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO LOOSEN COAL IN FEEDER. THE PERSON'S HAND SLIPPED STRIKING A METAL OBJECT. THE PERSON WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURE OF THE DIGIT FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. UPON FURTHER EV ALUATION FROM A LARGER MEDICAL FACILITY AND TWO MORE X-RAYS, THRE ARE NO FRACTURES, DISLOCATIONS OR RADIOPAQUE FOREIGN BODIES. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK AND WAS NOT ON RESTRICTED DUT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO BLOW OUT MATERIAL FROM A CRUSHER BOWL. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FULL FACE SHIELD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC AND RECEIVED DROP S IN EYE AND BACK TO WORK.
EE WAS INSTALLING A SHIM INTO A LATCH LEVER ON A SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN HIS THUMB WAS STRUCK (PINCHED) BY THE LATCH LEVER. EE WAS BROUGHT TO A DR. AND HE WAS TREATED WITH ELEVEN STITCHES AND THE T HUMB WAS IMMOBILIZED WITH A SPLINT.
USING A CUTTING TORCH TO BURN BOLTS OFF OF AN OVERHEAD PIPE FLANGE, A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EAR, STOPPING AGAINST AND MELTING THE EAR PLUG.
A BROKEN PIPE ALLOWED SULFURIC ACID TO SPRAY ON EMPLOYEE AS SHE ACTIVATED THE ACID TRANSFER PUMP
WHILE OVERSEEING A HATCH DOOR OPENING ON A DRILL, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE OPENING TO FREE SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE, AS HE DID THIS A WELD ON THE HYDRAULIC RAM THAT WAS OPENING THE HATCHDOOR BROKE LOOSE. THIS CAUSED THE DOOR TO COME DOWN STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.
2 EE'S WERE TORQUEING MILL HEAD BOLTS ONE EE WASHOLDING A MAGNIFIER. THE MAGNIFIER SLIPPED OFF STRIKING THE OTHER EE IN THE UPPER LIP