US Mine Corp · Flash burns (welding)
Using a cutting torch and had a splitsecond flash/flare up. Went to clinic for evaluation. Placed on modified duty until follow up.
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July 16, 2021
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
US Mine Corp · Struck by flying object
Foreign material in left eye. Believed to have occurred while grinding metal to prep for welding. Small metallic fragment removed from worker's left eye at medical clinic, with no permanent damage done. Worker was wearing proper PPE while grinding.
October 8, 2018
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
US Mine Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Operating Dozer on gravel when a pre-existing hernia worsened. *for clarity, original cause of hernia was not work related.
July 5, 2018
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
US Mine Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
I am doing an investigation. LOTO procedures were not followed.
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