EE WAS CUTTING ON 27" I BEAM WITH TORCH. A PIECE OF THE 27" I BEAM FELL OFF THE WORK BENCH AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT BIG TOE SMASHING THE STEEL SAFETY SHOE.
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Showing all 30EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE NORTH ORE HOIST SKIP AND THE VENTILATION FROM THE U.G. FANS BLEW FORIEIGN MATERIAL PARTICLE IN LEFT EYE.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON ST8 SCOOPTRAM BUCKET TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN LIP. HAD JUST HEATED AREA WITH TORCH & AS EMPL LIFTED GOGGLES TO LOOK AT AREA SMALL PARTICLE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPL WELDING ON FRONT END LOADER FRAME WHEN DUST PARTICLE FROM AREA BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.A FAN WAS BEING USED AT THE TIME BLOWING TOWARDS EMPL WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT.WAS WEARING EYE PROTY ECTION.RECD RX FOR EYE.
DRILLING WITH FAN DRILL DRILL STEEL CAME OUT STEEL SLIPPED OFF OF MACHINE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE DRILLING OR COLLARING A HOLE A PIECE OF ORE OR STEEL GOT IN RIGHT EYE. FOREIGN MATERIAL IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLTS. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ROLLED DOWN SHIRT SLEEVE AND STRUCK ARM. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ONLY.
WHILE WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING IT OFF AND ON TO CHECK IT'S OPERATION AND SOMETHING BLEW OUT OF THE UNIT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.
EE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A STUCK FILTER WHEEL WHICH HAD STOPPED BY USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN THE DRIVE SHAFT. WHEN THE FILTER WHEEL STARTED, IT PINNED IS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND G EAR BOX FRACTURING THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB.
CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HANDBETWEEN ROTATING DRUM OF TUMBLE TESTER AND FRAME OF MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A DOWN HOLE MISSION DRILL, POSTION DOWN AND THE FIRST SECTION OF DRILL TOOL STEEL WORKED LOOSE FROM THE DRILL HEAD AND FELL STRICKING TOP OF EMPLOYEE LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A 6" IDLER NEXT TO A STRONG MAGNET HEAD PULLEY.MAGNET PULLEY PULLED IDLER AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND INTO THE MAGNET PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE DRILLI3G 2-1/4" HOLES IN HOIST ROPE SPOOL USING 1/2" DRILL WITH HOLE SAW BIT.AFTER DRILLING THROUGH 3/8" STEEL PLATE BEGAN DRILLING THROUGH PINE BOARD.BIT GRABBED TEN PENNY NAIL HEAD CAUSING DRILL T2 TWIST,CAUSING SPRAIN,POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING WITH AN AIR TRAC DRILL STANDING BY THE OPERATORS CONSLE WHEN A METAL PLUG FROM THE DRILL MACHINE BLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST.
INJ AND ANOTHER3EMP GOT BULL HOSE OUT OF ADJACENT DRIFT TYHAT HAD BEEN ROLLED UP FOR AWHILE PUT IT ON JUMBO CHECKED FOR AIR LEAKS AND FOUND ONE THEY HAD FINISHED REPAIRING HOSE AND TURNED AIR BACK ON I3J EMP WAS WALKING BACK UP DRIFT TO JUMBO WHEN AIR HOSE BUSTED AND STRUCK EMP ON RIGHT SIDE OF BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN
EMPL CHECKING B9LT ALIGNMENT ON AIR COMPRESSOR STANDING BESIDE COMPR. WHEN 2'' PIPE NIPPLE BLEW OUT TOP OF MAIN AIR TANK.KNOCKED MAN 15' BACKWARDS AND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL IN BOTH EYES.
ROOFBOLTING WIT2 JACKLEG DRILL WHEN FOREIGN BODY GOT IN LEFT EYE.INJ WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING 3 HOLES WITH AIR TRAC DRILL. A SMALL SILVER OF STEEL FROM THE SHANK OR COUPLING STRUCK MAN IN THE NECK.
CYCLONE DUST COLLECTOR WAS PLUGGTED WITH DRY MATERIAL EMPLOYEE OPENED VALVES AND INSERTED A WATER HOSE IN UPPER VALVE OPENING DIRECTING STREAM OF WATER UP AND INTO CYCLONE THE COOLER AIR WAS S HUT OFF DRY MATERIAL CAME OUT OF VALVE CAUSING MAN TO BE COVERED WITH HOT DRY DUST MATERIAL MAN JUMPED OFF PLATFORM CAUSING A SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE
SCOOPTRAM OPERATOR WAS MUCKING DEVELOPMENT ROCK FROM DRIFT & ON HIS FIFTH LOAD SCOOP STRUCK AIR FRAGMENTS PEPPERED EMPLOYEES CHEST MAINLY & PARTIALLY FACE
MAN HAD COMPLETED PUTTING IN ROOF BOLTS. HE PUT HIS HAND ON END OF SLIDE BEHIND THE DRILL FEED MOTOR. DRILL MACHINE SLIDE BACK, CATCHING MAN\S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN DRILL FEED MOTOR.
INJURED WAS DRILLING UPHOLES WITH JACKLEG DRILL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND INJURED WAS THROWN AWAY FROM DRILL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND HURT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DIRLL ROUND IN FACE OF DRIFT. DRIFT HAD SLIGHT DECLINE AND WATER AND FINE MUCK WAS AT THE BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FINE MISFIRED HOLE AND WHILE DRILLING HIS STEEL H HIT THE MISSED HOLE. WATER WAS BEING PUMPED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WATER AND ROCK FRAGMENTS CAME BACK STRIKING INJURED IN FACE AND SOME IN EYES.
EMP WAS JUMP START A MOBILE FLOOR SWEEPER HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE SWEEPER AND A BOBCAT LOADER WHEN SWEEPER WAS ENERGIZED IT ROLLED BACK PINNING INJURED BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT
INSTALLING ROOF BOLT INTO DRILLED HOLE IN BACK AND LOOKING UP RUSTY WATER ENTERED BOTH EYES.EYES GOT IRRITATED.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLT INTO DRILLED HOLE IN BACK AND LOOKING UP RUSTY WATER ENTERED BOTH EYES IRRITATING THEM.
EMP WAS REMOVING #3 NORTH COMBUSTION CHAMBER BUNRNER BLOCK WHEN OIL SPLASHED FROM AROUND BURNER BURNING LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND LOWER LEFT ARM. MAIN BLOWER HAD NOT FULLY STOPPED BURNING
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A SET OF TRUCKS UNDER UC2 BELT LINE HE WAS GOING TO BURN OFF A BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG WENT DOWN INSIDE HIS BOOT CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING CRUSHER LINER. A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL, BURNING THROUGH HIS BOOT, CAUSING A CURN ON MANS RIGHT HEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON MUCK PILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS HE WAS PUSHING BOLTS UP INTO DRILLED HOLES MAN HAD HIS HEAD TURNED TO THE SIDE WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE GOING I N BEHIND EMPLOYEES GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE