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EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FLAT SCREEN WITH OVERHEAD HOIST SCREEN HUNG UP WAS TURNING TO FREE SCREEN CAME UP HOOK BLOCK HITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP OIL SOAKED SACKS & RAGS FROM UNDER THE DRAG SPEED REDUCER WHEN HE WAS PULLIN G THE SACKS OUT FROM UNDER THE COUPLING SACK HOOKED ONTO COUPLING PULLING SACK & HIS LEFT HAND INTO GUARD
HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING PAN RAN INTO HIM KNOCKING HIM OUT OF THE SEAT, HURTING LOW BACK AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING VERTICAL AREA OF FAN DISCHARGE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE DAMPER HOUSING BY BOLT AND HINGE. THE GRINDER WHEEL WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WALL OF HOUSING AND CONNECTION BOLT HE AD. GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING WRIST CAUSING IJURY.
EMPL ASSEMBLING 6" PIT GUN.WHILE TIGHTENING HEADS OF BOLTS THE 1/2" SWIVEL & SOCKET WAS BINDING UP AGAINST VERTICAL PIT GUN SWIVEL SECTION CAUSING IMPACT SWIVEL & SOCKET TO COME OFF HEAD OF BO LT STRIKING EMPL ON MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE HAD ABOUT 1 GALLON OF SURTAC LEFT IN A FIVE GALLON CAN.HE BEGAN TO POUR THIS ON THE DRAG GEAR AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND TOO CLOSE TO THE TEETH,THEY CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS AHND IN TO THE GEAR.THE GEARS CUT HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE SET CHUTE UPON SAW HORSES TO DO SOME AIR ARCING HE LIFTED THE CHUTE ON THE FRONT TO BREAK LOSE PART OF THE OLD LINER BY DOING SO MOVED THE 1/2IN THICK FLANGE ON TOP OF A 1/2IN FLAT BA R WHICH WAS WELDED ON TOP OF HEAVY DUTY SAWHORSEWITHOUT RECHECKING HE BEGAN TO AIR ARC ON THE INSIDE OF THE CHUTE BY LEANING INSIDE & WORKING CHUTE WAS PUSHED BACK & STARTING TO FALL TRAPPING
EE WAS DRIVING THE GROUND ROD FOR 1370 PIT MOVE. THE GROUND ROD DRIVER MISSED THE GROUND ROD AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FINGER, BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE GROUND ROD AND THE H EAD OF THE DRIVER. EE HAD LINE GLOVES ON WHICH ARE HEAVY LEATHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP A 2 TONE ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST FROM THE 3RD FLOOR UP TO THE 25' HYDRO PLATFORM, ABOUT A 25' LIFT. HE WAS USING THE CHAIN OF THE HOIST TO PULL WITH WHEN HE HAD IT UP ABOU T 10' HE LOST HIS GRIP. CHAIN SLIPPED OVER THE TOP HANDRAIL CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND CHAIN, MASHING END OF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ASTRIDE A 20" PIPE LINE, CUTTING BOLTS FROM FLANGE OF PIPE. PIPE LINE SHIFTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE BALANCE ON SLICK PIPE LINE. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO CATCH BALANCE AND C AUGHT FINGER ON EDGE OF FLANGE, HYPERECTENDING IT BACKWARDS.
EMPLOYEE STATED, DURING THE PROCESS OF PUNCHING HOLES IN A BEND PLATE, MATERIAL HUNG UP AND HIS GLOVE GOT PULLED UP WITH A BURR EDGE; THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN GUARD AND MATERI AL CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING DOWN IN N. MARCONA POND BY SUMP. SUMP HYD. PUMP HAD CHOKED THE LINE. MAN HAD BROKEN THE 6" FLEXIBLE HOSE LOOSE ON BOTH ENDS, CHERRY-PIC,ER HAD PICKED IT UP TO UNCHOKE T H LINE. 6" FLEXIBLE HOSE PULLED APART APPROX. 1' FROM UPPER FLANGE. HOSE FELL TO SUMP FLOOR HITTING EMPLOYEE ACROSS TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
MACHINE GOT STUCK (631D) EMPLOYEE STATES D9L PUSHED MACHINE OUT. D9L STRUCK THE STINGER, HIT BACK AGAINST THE SEAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BUSH WITH MOTOR POWERED HEDGE CLIPPERS. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE BROUGHT THE CLIPPERS BACK TOWARDS HIM, THEY SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING UPPER TREAD RING ALLTHREAD BENT. OLD PIECE WAS REMOVED AND EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING ALLTHREAD FROM TOP INSTEAD OF BOTTOM, PLATE WELDED TO DRYER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ALLTH READ AND PLATE.
FELL OFF BACKHOE.
MASHED FINGER ON WALKING LEVER ON GRADALL.
TRACTOR HAD CLEARED OFF TOP OF TAILINGS LINE WHICH HAD BECOME COVERED WITH WET SAND & MUD. TRACTOR HAD PUT CORNER OF BLADE UNDER FLANGE WHICH HAD TOP BOLTS CUT OUT TO LIFT PIPE TO BREAK SUCTIO N. EMPL WAS STANDING BESIDE PIPELINE NEXT TO TRACTOR. TRACTOR RAISED PIPE & EDGE OF SAND BY EMPL BROKE & SLID UNDER PIPELINE ALONG WITH EMPLS FOOT. PIPE SLIPPED OFF BLADE & FELL ON EMPLS BOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIPE CHOKER FROM AROUND PIPE, ON HIS COMMAND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED BOOM ARM UP CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN PIPE AND CHOKER.
LIFTING HOOK ON END OF WINCH CABLE IT BECAME WEDGED IN BOOM POINT SHEAVE ON TRACTOR NO 254 WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE HOOK FROM POINT SHEAVE EMPLS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABE AND SHEAVE FRAME
EMPL WAS HOLDING SMALL PIECE OF PLATE FOR ANOTHER EMPL TO WELD ONTO CHUTE #12 PEBBLE BIN EMPL DOING WELDING MAD A SWEEPING MOTION WITHHIS ARM ADN STRUCK INJURED EMPL IN THE MOUTH WITH ELCTORDE HOLDER
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING TRACTOR LEAVING TRACTOR RUNNING & OUT OF GEAR HER F OOT HIT THE LEVER ENGAGING TRACTOR IN GEAR WHILE ON THE GROUND SHE TRIED TO HIT THE STOP SWITCH LEFT REAR TIRE SCRAPED HER RIGHT SIDE OF BODY FROM HIOIP TO FOOT
LOWERING PUMP SUCTION AND WINCH DID NO T HOLD SUCTION FELL DOWN SPINNING WINCH HANDLE WINCH HANDLE HIT EMP R. HAND.
FLOAT CREW WAS CUTTING A JOINT OF HYDRAULIC PIPE PIPELINE WAS UNDER HEAVY STRAIN DUE TO A WASHOUT UNDER LINE DUE TO THIS WASHOUT A TRACTOR COULD NOT GET TO PIPE TO RELIEVE STRAIN CREW HAD TO USE A TIE BOLT TO HOLD FLANGES TOGETHER SO BOLTS COULD BE REMOVED WHEN LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED FLANGES POPPED OPEN PROPELLING TIE BOLT INT O MANS SHIN
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING #36 PAYLOADER AND RAN NOZZLE OF STEAM CLEANER OVER ON LEFT FOOT
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CUTTING AN OLD BEAM OUT OF A SECTION OF FLOORING.AFTER USING CUTTING TORCH HE REMOVED HIS BURNING GLOVES,OBSERVED A LARGE SECTION OF RUST ON THE BEAM,HE REACHED TO CHIP THE RU ST AND HIT HIS 6NPROTECTED HAND ON THE BEAM.
PUMPING O.B.WHE3 CABLE CAME OUT OF SHEAVE AT P-III PIT PUMP SUCTION HOIST.CABLE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SHEAVE AND PIN WHEN EMPL HIT CABLE WITH RIGHT HAND.CABLE CAME LOOSE PINNING RIGHT HAND BETWEE N SHEAVE AND PI3 WHICH HOLDS SHEAVE IN PLACE.THIS RESULTED IN AMPUTATING RIGHT THUMB.
EE & ANOTHER ME7HANIC WAS REMOVING THE DEFLECTOR PLATE FROM THE NORTH AHMMERMILL. PICKER WAS LIFTING THE PLATE, IT WAS HUNG UP INSIDE THE MILL AS IT CAME LOOSE IT CAUGHT EES FINGER BETWEEN IT & A PIECE OF H5NDRAIL.
EMPLOYEE IN PRO7ESS OF INVESTIGATING RADIATOR LEAK ON JACK. ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAN BLADE, GUARD WAS SECURE AND IN PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI3ING UP A SMALL HINGE ON A H/M CHUTE USING A CHIPPING HAMMER NOT MECHANICAL HAMMER WHICH SLIPPED HTTING HISH AND BETWEEN RIGHT RING MIDDLE FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF MEASURING THE STROKE OF A PISTON & ROD COMPRESSED AIR WAS APPLIED TO THE PISTON THRU AN OPENING IN ONE END OF THE CYLINDER THE COMPRESSED AIR FORCED THE PISTON TO MO VE TO THE OPPOS3TE END OF THE CUYLINDER THIS RESULTED IN DEBRIS (OIL & RUST) BLOWING OUT OF A HOLE IN THE CYLINDER INTO THE EMPLOYEES FACE
EMP HOOKED CHAIN HOOKS AROUND PIPE HE MOVED OR SLID THE CHAIN ALONG PIPE TO FIND BALANCE POINT IN ORDER FOR TRACTOR TO PICK UP TRACTOR DRIVER PICKED UP PIPE THINKING EMP WAS IN CLEAR EMPLOYEE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHIAN AND PIPE
EMP WAS P USHING A ROAD NOT KNOWING THAT IT HAD AN OLD PIPELINE UNDER IT AND THE TRACTOR BLADE HIT THE PIPE CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO STOP AT ONCE CAUSING TH EMPLOYEE TO MOVE FORWARD AND HIT RIGHT RIB CAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING BEARINGS IN THE NO. 2 SWING CASE. UPON COMPLETION EMPLOYEE WAS SECURING HOIST, WHILE MOVING SECOND HOIST S HOOK HE WAS STRUCK IN THE UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS BY THE HOIST PUSHING HIM FACE DOWN ONTO THE SWING CASE. UPON STRIKING THE SWING CASE HE THEN BOUNCED UP AND BACK AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WITH HIS HEAD BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE SWING
EMPLOYEE WAS FINISH WELDING ON A PIPE FITTING 30" AND TURN TABLE WAS TURNED FORWARD FOR WELDING. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE USED 2 HOLD DOWNS INSTEAD OF 4. AS HE WAS WELDING THE FITTING SLIPPED A ND HURT HIS FOOT BY FALLING TO THE FLOOR.
EMPLYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT WINCH CABLE BACK INTO BOOM THE NEW HOOKS ARE TOO LONG IN ORDER TO BET HOOK OVER FIRST CROSS BAR IN TRACTOR BOOM THE CABLE CLAMPS HAVE TO BE PULLED UNDER CABLE GUIDE BAR ON THE TRACTOR WINCH EMPLYOEE TOLD TRACTOR OPERATOR TO TAKE UP ON THE WINCH AT THIS TIME ONE OF THE CABLE CLAMPS OR A BURR ON THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS HAND INSIDE BETWEEN T
REPAIRING STATIONARY CAR SHAKER. THE CAR SHAKER WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CHERRY PICKER, THE CHOKER WAS ATTACHED TO THE SHAKER HEAD, ONE OF THE TWO MECHANICS SIGNALED THE OPERATOR TO LOWER THE LO AD AFTER THEY HAD SEEN WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC SIGNALING NEVER NOTIECED THE INJURED HAD INSERTED HIS ARM IN BETWEEN THE SHAKER HEAD AND THE FIRST SECTION OF THE SHAKER THIS G
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER IN BETWEEN KEYWAY AND TOOL BIT WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF LOOSE MATALIZE; MACHINE WAS RUNNING.
EMP WAS TRYING TO DIRECT A GRAVELY MOWER UP THE RAMP INTO THE SHED. AS THE FRONT OF THE MOWER HIT THE RAMP THE MOWER SWUNG TO THE LEFT, SMASHING THE LEFT HAND AGAINST THE DOOR
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN PIPE WITH BAR. PIPE WAS APPRX ONE HALF HOLE OFF. CHOCKER WAS ADJUSTED TO ROLL PIPE TO PROPER HOLE ALIGNMENT THE EE HAD HIS BAR THRU THE FIRST FLANGE HOLE & THE POIN T OF THE BAR PARTIALLY INTO THE SECOND FLANGE HOLE, THE TRACTOR PICKED UP THE PIPE THE END NEAREST THE EE WENT DOWN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE TIP OF THE BAR CAUSING THE BLADE END TO FLIP UP ST
UNLOADING AIR JACE FROM 5 TON WRECKER #116 WITH SHOP OVERHEAD HOIST.EMPL REACHED TO STEADY JACK AND CHOKER SLIPPED CATCHING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN AROUND PILING BUTT. HYDRO CRANE OPERATOR WAS TAKING SLACK OUT OF CABLE BEING USED TO RAISE BUTT, EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BUTT AND CABLE
EMP WAS PUTTING BANDS ON HAMMERMILL PIPING WHEN HE HIT THE BANDING TOOL WITH THE CHIPPING HAMMER A PIECE BROKE OFF THE CHIPPING HAMMER HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SLAG FROM WELD USING AIR CHIPPER HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOTTEN A PIECE OF SAND IN HIS EYE HIS EYE STARTED BOTHERING HIM ABOUT 600 PM