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Employee was replacing a poly liner and was using a drill to pilot a hole. Misplaced where their hand was on the opposite side and the drill made contact with their hand resulting in a cut that required 2 stitches.
Employee was operating the 345 excavator clearing in front of the face. The bucket dropped off a ledge causing the machine to jar. The shudder of the machine resulted in the operator hurting their lower back. Was seen by medical professional who restricted them to resting for one week.
Miner was drilling a hole in some metal when the drill bit caught the edge, causing the drill to twist resulting in a sprain of EE's wrist.
Operator was jack-hammering frozen material in L-7 hopper. When the Hilti tool slipped, EE's left hand contacted a scraper bolt which cut through the works gloves resulting in a laceration.
While running the stone splitter, one of the machine chisel's carbide teeth broke off sending a metal shard into the operator's neck.
An employee was assisting in re-welding a section of the mainframe liner, during the process, employee was exposed to arc-flash.
EE was using a boring bar and cut left finger.
While removing overburden, the excavator slipped on wet black dirt down bench approximately 8 to 10 feet coming to rest on it's side. The operator was wearing EE's seatbelt and exited the equipment on EE's own. Emergency responders were summoned to the site and the operator was transported for medical review. The equipment was inspected by a vendor mechanic, no repairs needed.
Employee was torching a steel plate on the Return Deister deck. This area has a 2 deck screen bed where screens are changed out weekly/bi weekly when worn. Torching and welding when needed. Conditions were windy that day and while torching a piece of slag went into employees ear. Plant was down for maintenance and all PPE was worn.
EE was disking an area to knock down weeds when a "splinter" got logged in EE's right eye. EE and another employee tried to flush the eye to remove the object without success. EE was taken to a local optometrist where the object was removed. EE was give a prescription for antibiotic eye drops.
Employee was loosening jaw die bolts using 1" impact, slipped and lost control of impact causing him to twist his body injuring his knee.
Employee was splitting a rock, the splitter hung up under pressure. Employee was reaching to turn the splitter off to release pressure when the rock split and jumped backwards and hit his left hand middle finger.
Reported soar neck from operating excavator
Running Dragline - Extended hours in same position and repetative motions. Low back strain and muscle spasms.
Cutting a piece of expanded metal and cut right knee.
Torching metal and in doing so, slag splattered and got behind his safety glasses and went in eye.
Welding hub on tail pulley and foreign object flew into helmet and then employee rubbed eye causing irritation and then heard a pop.
Employee was torching bolts off of the discharge plate of a screen bed. There was built up pressure between the plate and screen causing the plate to pop off, hitting him in the right forearm, causing a laceration.
A spec of welding slag in right eye while welding.
Caught a spark in the eye.
Holding a bolt head while another employee was using an impact wrench and the bolt head turned cutting his hand.
Allegedly EE was grinding when the grinder kicked back and hit his leg. The grinder did have a guard.
EE WAS WELDING ON A CONVEYOR IN A TUNNEL. WHEN FINISHED, EYES BEGAN TO HURT AT THE END OF THE DAY