pulling up piece of cat walk with chain hoist, employee had stopped applying pressure the neck of hoist on end of chain broke allowing hoist to strike employee in face. employee was taken by supervisor to concentra received 3 staples and 2 stitches facial contusion, laceration of lip, contusion of head, scalp laceration was given work restrictions.
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Showing all 5The injured miner was attempting to move a rock with another miner who had wedged a jackhammer under the rock. The miner removed the jackhammer and the rock fell back to the ground smashing the injured miner' s right hand, fracturing his middle and ring finger.
IW was cutting down tree with chainsaw, the tree fell into second tree causing first tree to kick back, hitting chainsaw and making the chainsaw hit employees right leg.
Injured worker was in the proximity of another maintenance worker, who was grinding on steel plate.
Grinding steel plate to remove slag.