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Employee was removing lug nuts from a 789 rock truck wheel using an impact wrench. Wrench kicked back and struck employee in the mouth causing damage to several of their teeth.
Employee stated was backing up with the grader and did not see the rock truck due to the standard inside the cab of the grader. The front of the rock truck caught the ripper arm of the grader spinning the grader around and hitting the back tire of the rock truck. This caused EE to fracture 3 ribs.
Employee was tightening lug nut on the front wheel of a rock truck. EE was holding the wheel cleat with one hand and tightening nut with an impact wrench using the other hand. The wheel cleat slipped and crushed EE's finger.
Changing a tire on an articulate truck while breaking tire down from rim with a hydraulic ram the ram kicked out under pressure and struck employee in the face.
Employee was backing dozer up and ran over rock.
Backed up on a rock with a dozer and hit it hard with track. Jarred him and said he hurt his neck. Did not wish to go to doctor and didn't want medical attention. Went to see his family doctor after work and said he had a pulled muscle in his back.
changing tilt hoses on D11R reached above head trying to break the hose loose using an impact wrench felt muscle pull in right shoulder
Employee was welding and thought a piece of dirt or something flew behind his face shield and into his eye. He worked the rest of the shift and did not wish to go to the doctor. He worked the following day and after the shift went to doctor on 8/28/14. Doctor found a small a metal shaving in eye.
Was tramming a drill down hill off drill bench at end of short shift and climbed berm turning the drill onto its side. Operator said he was ok and drove himself home. On 08/04/2014 went to doctor because he was still sore and was given the week off work. Neck strain and is cleared to come back 08/11/2014.
Re-establishing angle of repose on spoil bank. Bench collapsed and excavator fell to mine pit. Operator received broken ribs, fractures orbital socket and a laceration to right eye.