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Employee was using hand grinder to grind down weld. After shutting off and preparing to set the grinder on the bench, the wheel became tangled in the string of his hooded sweatshirt, which then wrapped up and contacted his jaw causing a laceration.
Employee 1 was assisting employee #2 welding in the shop and received flash burn to eyes.
EE was welding the flange on the top hatch of the kiln 4 baghouse and a piece of hot slag fell onto the tongue of his boot (nylon), burned through, and caused a 3rd degree burn the size of a dime on his foot.
Employee was pressure washing I-beams in an 80 ft boom lift. His hand became wedged between lift basket and steel structure.
Employee suffered burn to right eye while inspecting hydrate product
Employee was underground in the mine at Carmeuse. He was laying on his back underneath the undercarriage of the 320 using a four inch grinder to grind on the undercarriage. Once he was done grinding, he sat up and the dust on the face shield(inside it)fell down and got under his safety glasses and a piece of debris entered his right eye.
Employee was grinding a handrail with a hand-held grinder to prepare for painting. The grinder jerked to the side when he contacted the metal and slammed his hand into the vertical part of the handrail.
Injured was using hand-held drill to drill a hole for a bracket. The drill bit caught in the bracket causing the drill to twist. The twisting of the drill strained his left index finger. Injured did not request medical attention on the date of the incident. Injured later requested medical attention and was given a steroid injection on 3/8/2011.
Employee's right thumb struck the edge of an 8 inch grinding disk while in motion. The employee released the trigger and set the grinder upside down and reached passed the grinding wheel and struck his right thumb on the wheel. Laceration to right thumb requirded 8 stiches and modified work duty and follow up medical care over the next two weeks.
Employee was tramming bench drill to top of bench area, when the drill started sliding on an incline. The drill struck a rib, causing the operator to strike his head inside the cab, which caused a scalp laceration requiring staples.
Employee was working on a screw conveyor. The screw connection required an awkward position for the employee to work in with his arm reaching around the bottom of the screw. While using an impact wrench his arm was twisted because of the awkward position and pulled the pectoralis muscle.
Employee was using grinder to prepare feeder pan for welding repairs when the grinder kicked out striking employee on right leg.
Employee pinched finger in between vertical pipe canopy structure and roof bolter man basket, while the basket was moving into next position. Employee required 4 stitches and was given an antibotic.
EE states that she strained her neck while monitoring the crusher hammer in operation. She had her head turned to right and down some while sitting and operating crusher/crusher hammer.
Employee was installing roof bolt in back located R/N 4 North panel. While attempting to install bolt in drill hole, the bolt got in a bind due to improper machine positioning and slipped out of spinner head causing the bolt to spring towards operator striking his forehead.
HAUL TRUCK DUMPED LOAD OF ROCK INTO CRUSHER, BIGROCK SLID DOWN INTO (R) FRONT SIDE OF CRUSHER CAB STRIKING CORNER. IT KNOCKED EMPLOYEE AGAINSTWINDOW CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER, UPPER AND LOWER BACK. LOST TIME BEGAN 11/05/01.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DUST CHAMBER WITH A 300 PSI HOSE WHEN THE MALE TO FEMALE CONNECTION SPLIT APART AND THE HOSE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
DRILLER WAS IN THE DRILL. DRILL STARTED DOWN THE SLOPE AND THE DRILL STARTED DOWN THE SLOPE, DRILLER SET THE BRAKE WHEN THE DRILL STARTED SLIDING DOWN THE SLOPE, DRILL KEPT SLIDING DOWN THE SL OPE, DRILLER JUMPED OUT. THE DRILLWENT HALF WAY DOWN THE SLOPE AND FLIPPED ON DRILL'S LEFT SIDE.
WHILE CUTTING WITH TORCH(WELDING) EE BURNED HIS EYES.
THE 6" DISCHARGE LINE WAS EMPTY OF WATER; THE PUMP HAD BEEN RUNNING 10 MIN. EARLIER WITHOUT PUMPING WATER (ASSUMING IT WAS SAFE TO DISCONNECT). AN AIR PRESSURE POCKET HAD GENERATED IN THE PUMP AFTER RELEASING LOCK LEVER ON COUPLER, THE LINE BLEW OFF THE NIPPLE, STRIKING EE IN THE FACE.
HE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER TO TEAR OUT BRICK. THE BRICK WAS STUCK TO THE SHELL AND TO EACH OTHERBUT CAME LOOSE AND SLID DOWN THE SHELL AND SEVERAL FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM.
CAUGHT IN BETWEEN, HAD HAND IN FRONT OF THE SPRAY NOZZLES AND THE GIRTH GEAR CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND IN BETWEEN THE GEAR AND THE HOUSING AROUND THE GEAR.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING/WELDING TORCH TO REMOVE METAL FROM A STONE CHUTE. EE WAS HOLDING LIT TORCH IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WHILE REPLACING THE STRIKER INTO TOOL BOX WITH UNPROTECTED RIGHT HAND, HE PASSED SAME RIGHT HAND THRU THE FLAME, CAUSING THE RIGHT HAND TO BECOME BURNT.
EE WAS DRILLING THRU AN I BEAM WHEN THE DRILL BIT GRABBED, CAUSING TH4E I BEAM TO SWING AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKE THE EE'S RIGHT HIP.
WHILE WORKING IN 32 KILN EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE HANDLE TO DIS-INGAUGE THE CLUTCH HANDLE FOR #2 AUX MOTOR. THE COUPLING CAME APART WITH PIECES GOING THROUGH THE GUARD. A PIECE OF SOMETHING HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.