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EE was cutting a piece of tubing on the #1 belt filter press. While cutting the tube, the blade was pinched and the tube twisted. The result was a kick back from the cutoff wheel and EE's finger was cut. EE was wearing the proper PPE, cut resistant impact gloves, face shield, etc. The blade cut through EE's glove.
A loose branch fell from an adjacent tree and struck an idling chainsaw the employee was holding. This caused the chainsaw to shift and strike the employee's left knee, resulting in three lacerations. The employee was taken to a medical clinic, where sutures were used to close the lacerations.
Employee's right hand was crushed between the knuckle and wishbone on an A-40 haul truck when the hydraulic jack they were using released during the removal of the bearing and race, causing fractures and laceration to the right hand.
Miner was kneeling and using an angle grinder to remove welding slag when the grinder caught and kicked back, striking the miner in the left thigh just above their knee resulting in sutures.
Employee was changing a reducer on the dust screw because it was locked up, while they were trying to remove the bolts the reducer broke free and shifted to the side smashing the ring finger at the second knuckle.
Employee failed to lock out, tag out, test out a belt-driven piece of equipment and used right hand to get the energized belt to move. Belt engaged and right hand fingertip was cut off by pulley/belt assembly. Fingertip was amputated.
EE using an angle grinder got foreign material in right eye. EE was not using the proper PPE for the task. EE was wearing safety glasses, but did not wear a face shield.
Employees working at the end of the day. Employees wearing full-face PAPRs. Employees noticed fan blades making contact with housing. Employees were on opposite sides of the fan unit. One employee rotated the fan side to find contact areas. Employee on the other side attempted to assist rotation and pinched finger between the pulley and fan belt.
Employee was lubricating a shaft that was outside the line automated packaging area when at the same time, they grabbed a bag for no reason near a moving roller. Their hand reached really high and the roller pulled the tip of middle finger into the roller chipping the tip of the middle finger bone.
Employee was adjusting the dribble bolt. The adjuster nut was not operating properly and decompressed forcefully onto the employee's left pinky. Employee was taken to the ER and given six stitches. It was also noted that the employee's pinky had a small chip in the bone tip and EE was given antibiotics as a preventative measure for infection.
Employee was troubleshooting a palletizer and put EE's hand on a motor terminal box to see if brake was engaging. Motor box jumped and caught in between top of motor box and metal guard. Employee suffered broken hand needing medical treatment.
Employee was injured in the track mobile during a collision. *Second submission. Spoke with MSHA help desk 3/16 and had uploading error.
Miner was welding utilizing an approved auto darkening lens welding helmet and ANSI approved safety glasses, when a piece of metal entered their left eye. It was not embedded, but prescription medications were provided.
Employee was using an angle grinder with wire wheel attachment. A wire imbedded in EE's right thigh. Doctor incision required sutures. Employee returned to work.
Employee was removing liner from ball mill. A pneumatic jack was holding the mill in place. The jack failed and the mill turned 180 degrees. An employee inside the mill was injured from the fall/flying debris.
Employee was pushing a pallet into the bulk sacker and pinched a thumb on the rollers. 8 stitches was placed on the thumb.
Miner was cutting rusted steel with a torch. the miners pant leg had pulled up and was stuck on the tongue of EE's boot. Slag from the work piece entered the top of EE's work boot resulting in a burn.
While cutting a piece of plastic with a hole saw the circular cutting bit jumped and struck the employee on the left wrist resulting in a laceration. The resulting laceration required stitches.
Employee was changing cutting edge on skid steer. Had hand placed on nut when ee used impact to loosen bolt, causing nut to cut through glove. Taken to ER received stitches.
Employee drilling a hole in a metal plate. Employee was fabricating a bottle rack for holding cylinders in the maint. truck. Employee was using a 1/2" electric drill. The drill bit locked up, causing the drill to start turning. Employee was holding the handle, but the drill "got away" and twisted right hand, resulting in a sprain.
Employee was cutting a pipe overhead using a grinder with a cut-off wheel when the grinder licked out and cut arm. The employee was taken to a medical facility where 11 stitches were used to close the laceration.
Employee was cutting steel angle using a torch. When oxygen was applied, the cut pocketed and returned slag and sparks towards employee. Slag bounced off of worker's cheek, onto his safety glasses and into his right eye.
Supervisor was checking operation of automatic sampler. While holding the retractable rod connecter to the sample container His hand was pulled towards the opening. Given the manner he was grasping the rod, thumb pointing towards opening the sampler pulled his hand into the side injuring his thumb of Rt. Hand. Initial first aid indicates possible stitches only.
Employee experienced pain in left bicep while using a drill. Employee given light duty due to muscle strain.
Employee was cutting off bearing housing. After replacing cutting wheel employee returned to cutting when grinder caught causing it to kick up, hitting chin. Taken to Doctor for sutures. Released to work full duty same day, 9/25/14. Reportable due to medical treatment.
EE was using an 8 x 8 Trash Pump, pumping sand and water from a clarifier. The employee, while standing knee deep in water and sand used his foot to push / adjust or move the 8" suction hose. Shortly thereafter his right foot got caught in the suction flow and pulled his leg into the pipe. EE received a severe contusion that required medical attention.
Employee was changing cutting edge on skid loader bucket with impact wrench and caught his glove and left middle finger on rotating bolt head lacerating finger.
Grinding a 2" pipe set vertically on end at waist height on a table in the D-Pit Maintenance Shop. While grinding the sparks were hitting his stomach and somehow made it into the area under the face shield and safety glasses. Employee did not notice until 6pm and did not report this until 6:45am on 6/9/13
EE was handing welding rods to welder and received flash burn to eyes.
The employee was turning a chuck key with a T-Bar on a lathe in the machine shop. As the chuck and the chuck key moved downward his left hand ring finger was caught between the chuck key and the lathe table. The employee instinctively pulled his hand back, the chuck key caused a laceration which required 5 sutures.
While using an electric hoist and nylon strap to remove a broken grizzly bar from the jaw crusher, the broken bar spun, momentarily pinching employee's left hand against the side of the feeder. He was taken for medical attention and was on light duty for three days.
While reaching inside the warman pump with his hand to inspect the impellor for wear, EE's arm contacted the edge of the vane and was cut by the sharp worn edge. The cut was on his right forearm about 1 inch above the wrist.
EE was operating a HDPE fusion machine fusing two 16" HDPE pipes. While loading the machine, the section of pipe jammed on the saddle not allowing the pipe to feed properly. The ee attempted to reposition the pipe by hand leaving his left hand exposed in a pinch point. The pipe came loose and went forward pinching his #2 and #3 digits on his left hand.
Employee saw spray nozzle was loose on airless paint sprayce and went to thighten it. His finger was on the trigger and it discharge hitting him on his left hand palm area. This caused a small cut.
While charging mill, one rod did not go in all the way. Operators did not look before starting the next rod. Once the next rod was moving, employee tried to stop it before it hit the rod that did not go in, causing his left knee to twist.
While grinding in the shop area, the employee got a sliver of metal in his eye that needed to be removed by a doctor.
Employee was welding and cutting on the wet process vacuum table. Fumes from the welding process and heated Nordbak wear compound irritated eyes.
Employee was cutting skaker deck apart to send off for repair. While attempting to remove motor from frame, part of the beam holding the motor would not come loose, as the cuts were not completely through the frame. Employee bent down to grab cutting torch when the weld broke causing the edge of the motor to contact the left side of employee's face.
Maintenance man was grinding overhead.
Employee was dilling a hole in sheet metal when the drill bit caught, causing the drill to turn. The turning drill caused his finger to be smashed, resulting in a hairline fracture to his right ring finger.
Feedbox on #5 mill was jammed up with ground silica material. Employee shut down mill and cleaned feedbox out. Employee started mill back up after completing cleaning. Feedbox again jammed up, due to fines from seperator. Air blast occurred splashing product into employee's eyes.
Employee using a saw to cut trees and brush. Did not feel anything hit his face or eyes, but later felt an irritation in his left eye. He washed his eye out at 9:30 pm on 6/18 and at 5:00 am on 6/19. He the reported to plant management and was taken for med attn. It is possible that when he wiped his brow with his glove that he may have wiped the piece of rust into his eye.
Mechanic cutting a 2" x 2" hole in the bottom of an airslide. Piece of metal flake went into eye.
The victim and a co-worker were attempting to load a steel beam, 8"x10"x16', onto a trailer with the aid of a backhoe. As they were postioning the bachoe to connect the lifting chains, the backhoe struck the steel beam causing it to roll onto the victims R. foot.
Employee was removing burnt slag from a piece of metal. While doing this task, a piece of slag entered into employee's right eye.
EE was replacing 1b baver mill when he attempted to reposition the rotor. The rotor shifted and caught his left hand between the mill housing and rotor.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING OVERBURDEN TO EXPOSE SAND PRODUCTION. IN DOING SO, HE FELT AND HAD PAIN IN SPINE AREA. THE DOZER IS ONE OF THE WORST MACHINES RE: JERKING, THUMPING, HARD ON OPERATOR. LOADER CAN BE ROUGH ALSO.
WHILE STARTING BOLT USING AN IMPACT WRENCH AND THE BOLT IN HIS HAND, THE BOLT SPUN CUTTING THROUGH GLOVE AND LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF BOLTS OF A CONNECTING CLAMP ON A 10" WATER LINE APPROX. 40' LONG. THE BOLTS BROKE LOOSE ALLOWING THE PIPE TO DROP ABOUT 2', STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS CUTTING STRIPS TO FORM WINDOW FRAME & IN DOING SO HE CUT HIS LEFT POINTER & MIDDLE FINGERS, ALSO BREAKING THE POINTER FINGER. HE WAS PUSHING BOARD THROUGH & REACHED UNDER THE GUARD.