Tire service tech, operating a IMT tire service crane/manipulator. Pick up a 3300-51 haul tire in a scrap pile. Lifted tire approximately 6'ft, tire slipped out of tire clamp, impacting the ground and rolled onto service tech operating controls. Pinned by weight of tire, causing several broken bones. Wet weather..
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Showing all 20Employees were replacing teeter tubes inside the hydrosizer. There were filings left inside tubes from drilling out nozzles. While lowering teeter tubes filings fell onto employee getting into left eye. Employee flushed eye and thought debris was cleaned out. On 5/31/18 employee was taken to the doctor and a small fragment of metal was removed.
Employee reported to work on 6/23/16, knee was swollen so employee left to see doctor. Employee was admitted into the hospital with a staph infection. Employee had some old welding burns on arm and possibly one on leg. It's unclear as to what caused the infection and waiting for doctors report.
Employee was Using an air arc, had face shield and safety glasses on. Employee lifted shield, had not pushed the air release button on gouging torch which blew debris into the air. Employee did not feel anything in the eye until that night and did not seek medical attention or report until the next day. The eye doctor removed a small particle of rust from the eye.
Employee was using a saws-all to cut a 2x6 stud with a plywood sheet attached to the back. The saw kicked back when it hit a knot or a screw in the wood, cutting left 5th digit and requiring stitches.
Employee was using a drill press to drill 1-1/2 inch hole, bit was slipping so employee was using a chuck to tighten. Employee stepped to the right to get a better position and hit the foot actuator, turning the drill bit and chuck. Employee had two stitches in hand as a result.
Employee was using a pressurized grease system on 2085 lube truck to get a small amount of grease to put on the o-ring on a hyd. filter while servicing a D10 dozer. The grease system injected grease through the gloves and into the right hand, 3rd joint of middle finger.
Employee became entangled in the rotating drill steel on the air track drill when he left the cab for some unknown reason.
Mechanic was using a wire feed welder when he missed and the wire went through the seam of his welding glove and hit his finger. The finger later became infected and the individual had to have his finger lanced and be treated with IV antibiotics on 12/26/2006.
Employee claimed he was driving motor grader and hit a rock. He did not report accident until next day after he went and saw a chiropractor for neck and shoulder discomfort. A Workers Compensation claim was made 8/7/07.
Employee was being loaded by an excavator when a large rock rolled in the bed striking the side of the truck bed. Employee was bounced around in the cab causing possible whiplash.
Employee was sitting in cab of haul truck being loaded by excavator when a large rock rolled off the bucket, hitting headache rack on the truck. Jarred their back.
EE was prepairing metal for welding. The grinding wheel caught on the edge and sprayed paricles in the left eye. The EE was wearing a facesheild and safety glasses.
Employee removed the top cover on the radiator housing to see why the cap was leaking. When the Employee reached to remove the cap it blew off spraying the employee with hot antifreeze.
EE was operating a dozer in rough terrain all day, causing stiffness in lower neck and upper back.
Employee was removing snow from the mine haul road with a motor grader and hit a rock jarring lower back.
Removing rocks with a Jack Hammer on mine access road. Strained back when moving Jack Hammer.
EE HIT A LARGE ROCK BURIED IN MUD WHILE BLADING HAUL ROAD. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, HE SUFFERED AN INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK.
AIR COMPRESSOR WAS BEING CHECKED FOR FUEL LEAKS.EE HAD LEFT HAND ON ENGINE FRAME WHILE CLIMBING.HE SLIPPED & LEFT HAND WENT INTO FAN CUTTING RING FINGER. SURGERY REQUIRED TO REPAIR TENDON.
AFTER WELDING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, INDIVBIDUAL WENT TO HAVE LUNCH AND NOTICED SOMETHING IN EYE. A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS REMOVED FROM EE'S RIGHT EYE AT HOSPITAL.