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Technician was using a cutting torch to cut a relief hole in a tie rod on a 769 Haul Truck slag from cutting operation blew back into employee's right eye.

DRILLER WAS PUTTING A NEW SAVON SUB ON THE ROTERY HEAD. WHILE TRYING TO TIGHTEN THE SUB INTO THE HEAD, DRILLER WAS HOLDING BREAKOUT WRENCH (48" WRENCH) ON THE SUB AND RUNNING CONTROLS WITH HIS OTHER HAND. WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER THE WRENCH KICKED BACK AND SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE MAST.

Employee was cutting steel when he tried to catch a falling piece of metal it smashed his finger between the metal and a C channel support.

Eyes burned from welding all day, employee was close to another welder and was catching arc from behind.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SIDE GRINDER TO REMOVE OLD LAGGING FROM A HEAD PULLEY WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT ON A WELD & KICKED BACK STRIKING THE LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

Employee was grinding a gear. The grinder hit the back side of the gear causing the grinder to hit and cut the top of the ee's left hand. stitches required.

The employee was using a jigsaw to cut holes in the bottom of the generator pan. The saw either locked down or twisted during the cutting process, which pushed the saw against the ee's finger and the generator frame. The result was a lacerated finger requiring three stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STEEL PLATE FROM THE INSIDE OF A CHUTE. BEFORE HE FINISHED CUTTING, THE PLATE ROLLED OVER & PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CHUTE WALL.

SHOULDER SPRAIN AS A RESULT OF USING GREASE GUN ON EQUIPMENT. SURGERY EXPECTED ON 1/21/05

EE were attempting to walk the track back onto the right track.Two slivers of metal flew off & hit the ee. 1 piece hit his shirt & other stuck into upper portion of his left forearm.Piece of metal was approx. 1/4" long & embedded into his arm. he was taken immediately to primed where his arm was x rayed and the metal removed. he received 3 stitches in his arm.

associate mounted a tire on a cat loader. he moving the imt model 816 crane boom when both end caps of the swing cylinder mounted on a FORD truck were discharged with a end cap striking the associate. equip. failure resulted in injury and damage to crane. IMT engineer evaluated equip.he concluded failure due to over pressurization and potential fatigue. crane being repaired

Employees were changing cutting edges on WA500 Komatsu.They were loosening bolts with a 1 inch air gun. The bolts started turning all the way. The injured EE went to push the bolt in place with his hand & other employee hit the gun & the bolt started spinning & cut his index finger on his left hand. Doctor applied Stitches to finger.

Employee strained her right upper arm while attempting to start a pressure washer with a pull rope.

CRANE BOOM WAS LIFTING CRUSHER FEEDER. COMBINATION OF LIFT AND WIND PUSHED FEEDER TOWARD AND AGAINST EMPLOYEE PINNING HIM BETWEEN FRONT OF CRANE AND FEEDER LOAD. OPERATOR HAD TEMPORARILY LEFT CAB. CRANE LIFT LOCK THOUGHT TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. NO TAG LINE IN USE.

Employee was using a 1/2 inch drill when the bit broke causing the drill to twist and strain the employees shoulder.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING UP SCRAP STEEL WHEN HE DROPPED A STEEL BEAM ON HIS FINGER.

Two employees were setting the scale using a jack to hold up a previously set piece when the crane bumped that piece causing the jack to fall out and our employee smashed three fingers.

CUTTING CATWALK FROM CONVEYOR, METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING A BOLT IN A HOLE WHEN HE USED THE AIR IMPACT WRENCH IT SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT HEAD AND THE SLOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OLD WEAR PLATES OUT OF CHUTE OVER FINE 7 FEEDER IN ORDER TO INSTALL NEW FEEDER. A PIECE OF SLAG FELL IN EMPLOYEE'S SHOE BURNING RIGHT FOOT ABOVE THE ANKLE.

BACKHOE TOOTH CAUGHT REBAR CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND BELOW HIS RIGHT EAR AND FRACTURE TO RIGHT JAW BONE AND A BROKEN LEFT JAW.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT BOLTS FROM A RETURN IDLER. EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE IGNITED, CAUSING BURNS TO THE BACK OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS CUTTING A METAL PATCH AND SLAG POPPED INSIDE HIS RIGHT GLOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE WELDING ON A D8L DOZER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

EE WAS SAWING PIPE, THE SAW RICOCHETED OFF THE PIPE, AND STRUCK EE FROM MOUTH TO UPPER NECK AREA.

EE WAS WALKING NEAR AN OPERATING DRAGLINE IN THE PIT, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS LT.ARM, CAUSING A LACERATION.

WHILE WELDING AT GATE ON SOME PIPE A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND BURNED HIM ON THE ARM.

THE 2 WITNESSES WERE REPLACING TRACKS ON EXCAVATOR. THE INJURED EE WAS STANDING 10-15'AWAY & RECEIVED A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND WITH EMBEDDED METAL TO HIS RT. LEFT SHOULDER WHEN THE DRIVE SPROCKE T SLIPPED AGAINST THE TRACK BAR CAUSING METAL FRAGMENT TO FLY OFF AND STRIKE HIM.

FOREIGN BODY IN EE'S RT. EYE. NOTICED LATER AND REPORTED NEXT SHIFT. DR. REMOVED OBJECT FROM EYE AND WROTE A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING A GUARD ON STONE SAND SCREW.

EE BUMPED ELBOW ON CONTROL LEVER IN THE CAB OF THE EX 1100. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/21/2002 BUT NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 7/31/2002. FLUID WAS DRAINED FROM ELBOW ON 7/31/2002.

EE WAS INSTALLING CONDUIT BRACKET FOR WIRING ON A NEW SHUTTLE CONVEYOR. HE WAS HOLDING THE BRACKET WITH HIS HAND WHILE DRILLING A HOLE. THE DRILL HUNG UP IN THE HOLE, CAUSING THE BRACKET TO TW IST, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO MOVE SOME MATERIAL AND IT MOVED SUDDENLY CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INCIDENT DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE WAS SENT TO A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT AND THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM RESTRICTION ON 6/10/02.

THE ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH THAT WAS IN USE HAS AN OPENING OF ABOUT 1/2" WIDE AROUND THE BODY OF WRENCH. THE PLASTIC GRID THAT IS MOLDED ACROSS THIS OPENING HAD A SMALL PIECE BROKEN OUT OF IT A LLOWING HIS FINGER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH MOVING FAN. WRENCH HAS NOW BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

WHILE EE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE BACK HE NEEDED TO PULL THE PLATE OUT OF THE CLAM SHELL, IN DOING SO HE MOVED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY & PINCHED HIS FINGER IN THE CLAM SHELL, LACERATION TO FI NGER REQUIRING 11 STITCHES.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A METAL FRAGMENT WHILE RUNNING A POWER GRINDER.

THE BLASTER WAS TRYING TO STABILIZE REEL HOSE BY PULLING ON IT AND LOST HIS BALANCE TWISTING HIS WRIST.

ON WED. NOV. 7TH, 2001 @ 2PM, EMPLOYEE WAS OPER-ATING THE JAW CRUSHER, BREAKING A JAM WITH A STEEL WEDGE ATTACHED TO A 1/2" STEEL CABLE. THE EYE BROKE OFF OF THE WEDGE ALLOWING THE WEDGE TO DROP INTO THE JAW. THE WEDGE THEN SHOT UP OUT OFTHE JAW STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ARM.

FEED CHAIN ON DRILL TOWER BROKE, SWUNG OVER THE TOP OF THE DRILL AND LANDED ON THE GROUND AND STRIKING EE'S LEFT KNEE AT THE SAME TIME.

HAND SCALING OUT OF MANLIFT. LARGE LOOSE FELL ONTO MANLIFT BOOM. BOOM & GASKET WERE PUSHED DOWNBY THE WEIGHT OF THE ROCK & THEN CATAPULTED EE INOT THE BACK. EE HIT BACK WITH HEAD (HARD HAT HAD FALLEN OFF) CAUSING 3 LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS SKULL

EE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF A TITE PLACE AFTER CUTTING BOLT WITH TORCH. LEFT TORCH ON WHILE CRAWLING OUT PASSED LEFT HAND IN FRONT OF TORCH RESULTINGIN SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

EE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND RAN THE STEAM ACROSS HIS FOOT. HIGH PRESSURE CUT THE BOOT AND HOT WATER BURNED HIS FOOT.

EE WAS MOUNTING A GALION RUBBER TIRE CRANE WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY. EE STATES HE HEARD IT POP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN HOIST IN THE PLANT, AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET THE HOIST IN PLACE, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT STRUCK THE FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE 5TH TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT BROKE THROUGH THE CAB WINDOW ON A FACE DRILL.

WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT HAD BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG OR GRINDINGS FLEW UP AND HIT HIS CHEEK AND WENT UNDER GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD WHEN THE GRADER DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS HEAD. THE GRADER WAS BEING USED TO LEVEL THE GROUND AT THE STOCKPILE AREA. THE GROUND WAS VERY HARD THE BLADE WAS CATCHING AND BINDING. AT ONE TIME IT CAUGHT HARD AND EMPLOYEE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAB DOOR TO SEE WHAT IT WAS CATCHING. BLADE BROKE FREE THEN CAUGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST TWISTED V-BELTS ON THE WASH SCREEN BY ROCKING THE DRIVE SHEAVE. AS HE DID THIS, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND THE SHEAVE, RESULTING IN INJURY.

PULLING DREDGE TO SHORE, SHORE LINE CABLE HIT EEON KNEE.