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Employee's eyes started watering when welding flashes reflected off wall in the welding shop.
On Thursday January 12th, an employee was cutting a drag cable from the dragline equipment with a hand torch. The cable was coiled up like a spring with a lot of tension. In the act of cutting the cable, the cable untangled and struck the employee in the thumb.
Employee was washing a pickup truck at the wash pad. Employee was washing from the bed of the pickup and fell over the tailgate to the ground. The fall resulted in a fractured left thumb, rib, and transverse process.
Dozer operator was attempting to reach the crest of recently shot material. The dozer operator took an aggressive angle and did not see the oversize material in path. The dozer tracks started sliding sideways in a downward motion until the right track came into contact with oversize rocks causing the dozer to tip onto side.
Employee was using a cutting torch. EE removed EE's glove to clear some items out of EE's way. EE passed EE's hand between the torch and the work bench causing a 2nd degree burn to the back of EE's hand.
Employee was cutting conduit with a Metabo power tool, when tool kicked grazing the employee's knuckle. Employee had the wound cleaned and then 4 stitches were needed to close the wound.
While ripping with Plant #87 bulldozer over rough terrain the employee noticed his shoulder was sore. (Employee said incident happened on 4/11/14 and he was taken to the doctor on 4/15/14).
A Mill Maintenance Mechanic was assisting with the removal of a plow tip from a Raymond Mill. The plow tip was rigged using a chain and was being hoisted from the ground. The injured employee was guiding the plow using his right hand to hold the chain. The load shifted causing the chain to move downward, pinching the mechanics fifth digit on the right hand.
Employee was diagnosed with tendonitis in the right wrist that developed over time.
The affected employee and another checked the main cutting drum of the Surface Miner. The drum would not turn. The jog wheel was then jogged to free the main cutting drum. While one employee was operating the jog controls the affected employee placed his left hand on the sheave getting three fingers caught in the nip between the jog wheel and the sheave.
Mechanic placed his hand on a hot power washer muffler, resulting in 2nd degree burns to his right palm.
Employee was tightening bolt on rock breaker with impact on top of bolt & a wrench on the bottom nut. As the wrench was activated, bottom nut & wrench rotated. The wrench pinched his finger between the wrench & the base of the rock breaker. This resulted in fracture to employee's right distal on his middle finger. *Fracture determined to be OLD injury-Not Reportable-Deg 10*
Employee experienced discomfort in his groin area after dismounting a backhoe. He went to the restroom and noticed that one of his testicles ascended into his body. This occurred due to a personal physical condition confirm by the doctor at the hospital.
EE WAS LEANING OVER A SCRAPER TIRE TO REMOVE STUDS FROM A BRAKE DRUM. AFTER SPENDING APPROX 4 HRS STANDING AND LEANING OVER WITH KNEE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE, HE STARTED FEELING DISCOMFORT IN KNEE CAP
Empmloyee was operating a 3/4" pneumatic impact to tighten bolts on crusher. The air movement was circulating dust/dirt. Employee noticed irritation in eye. Was later found to be a metal foreign body in left eye. Foreign body was removed and eye was treated with anti-biotic drops and patch.
Employee was using screw driver to check for bearing noise. Screw driver contacted rotating shaft and handle was thrust in left ear.
On 11/10/04, the employee was working in the mine ore pocket while other employees in the area were welding. There was not proper ventilation at the time. The employee's nasal passage and throat became irritated by the smoke. On 11/22/04, the employee reported that his throat was still sore. He was examined by R. Nevling, P.A. and diagnosed with upper airway irritation.
While reconnecting an air line that came loose from the St. Regis Packer, employee turned air valve off but failed to close it completely. As the employee proceeded with the reconnection of the air line, he accidentally hit the start button causing the bagger to move pinching and lacerating his left middle finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LOWERING AN END LOADER RADIATOR FROM THE STANDING POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION ON THE GROUND. AS THE RADIATOR WAS LEANDED TO THE GROUND, THE CONNECTING FASTNER T O THE RIGGING CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE RADIATOR TO FALL, STRIKING THE TOP OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING PIN WHICH ATTACHES RIPPER FRAME TO THE #88 D11 DOZER. A HYDRAULIC WEDGE WAS BROUGHT IN TO ASSIST IN THE PIN REMOVAL. AS THE EE BEGAN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WEDGE, IT DISLODGED STIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS CHIPPING A WELD WITH AN AIR CHIPPER AND HAND CHIPPER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG CIRCUMVENTED HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING MACHINE WITH THE HOTSY PRESSURE WASHER. THE HOSE ON THE PRESSURE WASHER CAME APART AT THE CRIMPTO THE WAND AND SPRAYED THE EMPLOYEE WITH HOT WATER, RESULTING IN A SECOND D EGREE BURN 2" BY 7" IN LENGTH.
EE'S RIGHT EYE WAS SCRATCHED BY A METAL PARTICLEWHILE GRINDING
EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AFTER RUNNING THE DOZER ON 6-2-00. WE DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF HIS INJURY UNTIL 6-26-00 WHEN HE ADVISED US HIS DOCTOR BILLS WERE NOT BEING PROCESSED BY OUR HE ALTH CARE PROVIDER DUE TO WORK-RELATED NATURE OFHIS INJURY. NO FIRST AID/ACCIDENT REPORT WAS INITIATED BY HIS SUPERVISOR ON 6-2-00.
THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE CRUSHED ROCK BUILDING. ANOTHER EE WAS WELDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHEN HOT SLAG FELL FROM THE UPPER FLOOR AND SPLATTERED UNDER THE EE'S SAFETY GLA SSES CAUSING A BURN TO THE EYE.