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EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS USING A GRADER TO GRADETHE ROAD ON #2 SULFIDE STOCK PILE. HIS BLADE CAUGHT A HIDDEN ROCK CAUSING HIS NECK TO JERK WHICHCAUSED DISCOMFORT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWNHOLE HAMMER DOWN USING A 5FT PRY BAR TO TURN THE HAMMER DRILLER BUMPED ROTATION CAUSING PRY BAR TO STRIKE THE HELPER IN THE SHOULDER
EE REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE WINCH ON A DRILL THE HOOK WEIGHT HEADACHE BALL HUNG UP ON THE POWER HEAD AFTER HE HAD RELEASED TENSION ON THE CABLE. IT THEN FELL AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN IT AND CABLE CLAMPS LACERATION THE INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AS SHE STARTED THE ASSAY SAMPLE MIXING MACHINE. SHE HAD HER FINGER DRAPED OVER THE LIP OF THE MIXER AND A MIXING PADDLE HIT HER LITTLE FINGER ON HER RIGHT HAND AND SMAS HED HER FINGER TIP. AT THE HOSPITAL THE DOCTOR REMOVED HER FINGER NAIL.
ON 01-05-93 EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 40 TON MOBILE CRANE AS HE STARTED DOWN A HILL THE CRANE BEGAN TO SLIDE N THE SNOWY/ICY ROAD & TURNED OVER EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKED BY A PHYSICIAN & RETURNED TO H IS REGULAR JOB INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS OF SLIGHT NECK PAIN HOWEVER AN MRI ON 04-22-93 SHOWED FURTHER TREATMENT TO BE NECESSARY & THE PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK STATUS MAKING INJURY REPORTABLE AT
USING WIRE BRUSH WHEEL PC OF BRUSH FLEW IN EYE
ON JAN 16TH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE OUT A TEN FOOT STEEL ON REVERSE ANGLE DRILL, THE STEEL FLIPPED WHJEN UNSCREWED FROM THE NEXT STEEL ON THE STRING IT FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE EE ON THE HEAD IT BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON FEB 19 WHEN THE EE RECEIVED MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT FROM A CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH TO INSTALL CUTTING EDGES ON A BLADE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF A NUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPL REPORTED THAT AS HE TRIED TO TURN PIECE OF METAL STAND THAT HE WAS FABRICATING IT SLIPPED & FELL ON INDEX FINGER.
R INDEX FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN LINE TOOL AND TABLE M
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE USING A BENCH GINDER HE GOT MATERIAL IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT SHE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REAM OUT A HEAT EXCHANGER. HER GLOVE GOT CAUGHT AND TWISTED BY THE 1/4" X 10' ROD SHE WAS HOLDING AND SHE CHIPPED A BONE IN HER LEFT SMA LL FINGER.
EE WAS CUTTING TRAMP IRON BARRELS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN MATERIAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER. IT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL, KICKED BACK AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
WHILE EMPL WAS LIFITING TRACK FRAME WITH OVERHEAD CRANE ONE OF HOOKS SLIPPED OFF & SPRUNG INTO AIR & CAME DOWN UPON EMPL HEAD.
WHILE GREASING A BOOM CYCLE PIN ON A CASE BACKHOE,A HIGH PRESSURE GREASE LINE FAILED AND INJECTED GREASE INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB.
EMPL WAS STRUCK BY CRANE HOOK WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE BOULDER.
SAMPLER WAS PREPARING TO TAKE A WATGER SAMPLE WHEN THE BRACKETS WHICH HOLD CYCLONE TO THE DRILL BROKE THE CYCLONE HIT THE SAMPLER IN THE BACK & KNOCKED HER TO THE GROUND X-RAYS WERE TAKEN & TH E ATTENDING DR.FEELS THAT THE SAMPLERS BACK WAS ONLY BRUISED BUTS WANTS THE X-RAYS READ BY A RADIOLOGIST
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR CHISLE TO REMOVE BALL CHIPS FROM BETWEEN LINERS A VERY SMALL SLIVER OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND LODGED INR T EYE
CUTTING PAD EYE3SUPPORT ON HAUL PAC DIFFERENTIAL.PAD EYE CAME LOOSE STRIKING ON HEAD-HARD HAT WAS BEING WORN.
SUBJECT WAS AIR3ARCING LINER BOLT HOLES OUT. A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO SUBJECTS LEFT EAR. SUBJECT WAS SEEN BY COMPANY DOCTOR WHO CHECKED EAR AND PRESCRIBED PENICILLAIN.
SUBJECT VIOLATE8 SAFETY REGS BY TRYING TO REMOVE FOREIGN OBJECT FROM LONE CRUSHER WHILE IN OPERATION SUBSEQUENT INJURY WAS LIMITED TO SUBJECTS LEFT HAND ,LACERATIONS.