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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A TRUCK WITH A CRANE. THE STRAP OF THE LOAD SLIPPED AND THE LOAD FELL. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE LOAD.
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OFF ROCK GUARD OVER RT REAR TIRES ON 785 TRUCK BED. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER DOING THIS AND PIECE OF SLAG BOUNCED OFF TIRE AND FELL IN COVERALLS THAT WAS ROLLED UP AT LEFT ANKLE. PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF CHEMICAL ON OVERALLS. FIRE BURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH ROTARY DRILL, THE CABDOOR WAS OPEN. CLOUD OF DIRT CAME INTO CAB AND STUCK IN LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN A PIECE OF METAL HELD BY A VISE.IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE VISE AND CUT HIS HAND.HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE RECIEVED EIGHT STITCHES.HE RETURNED TO WORK TH AT NIGHT.
EE WAS STANDING ON A BOULDER JACKHAMMERING IN PRPERATION FOR PLACEMAN OF DYAMITE INTO THE JACKHAMMER HOLE. HE PULLED THE JACK HAMMER TIP OUT OF THE HOLE WHILE STILL RUNNING LOST HIS BALANCE AN D TIP TIP WAS DROPPED BACK DOWN TO THE BOULDER ANTO HIS RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND HIS BIG TOE.
CHANGING TIRES KNEELING IN FRONT OF TIRE WITH WRENCH REACHED DOWN TO PICK IT UP
EMPL WAS PULLING ORE SAMPLER THROUGH DECK OF DRILL WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG DTH BIT ON DM45 DRILL. HE WAS USING PROHIBITED METHOD PUSHING BIT SHARPLY INTO HAMMER. HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BIT & CHUCK COLLAR.
EMPL WAS OPERATING ECM 350 AIRTRACK DRILL. WHILE CHANGING STEEL HE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STRIKER BAR & COLLAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LOADED BY A SHOVEL WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE BUCKET ONTO THE FOP'S JARRING THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR AND RETURNED THE NEXT SHIFT. HE WAS UNABLE TO H ANDLE THE JOB AND WENT HOM. EMPLOYEE GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DR. AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO SHCEDULED SHIFTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING HOIST HOOK UP HOLDING ONTO HOOK AT THE SAME TIME. EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING HOIST CONTROLS AND NOT THE HOOK. THE HOOK CAUGHT ON A PROTRUSION ON THE TRUCK PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE 'S FINGER BETWEEN THE HOOK AND TRUCK BODY. THE TIP OF THE FINGER WAS LATER AMPUTATED.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN AIR GUN AND TIRE HANDLER. THE INJURY WAS TREATED AS A BRUISE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE CLINIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGONED AS FRACTURE. A CAST WAS PUT ON AND EMPLOYEE RET URNED TO WORK.
EE WAS DIGGING OUT A PLUGGED DRILL HAMMER WITH A SCREWDRIVER. WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER PENETRATED THE PLUG THE TRAPPED AIR PRESSURE BLEW DIRT, H20 AND CUTTING OIL INTO HIS RIGHT HAND AND LEFT FORE ARM. THE WOUNDS WERE CLEANED OUT AT THE CLINIC. ON 7-26-89 EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPTIAL FOR OBSERVATION FOR POSSIBLE INFECTION CAUSED BY THE OIL UNDER THE SKIN.
EMPL WAS GREASING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HE WAS HOLDING GREASE NOZZLE & HOSE WITH RIGHT HAND WHEN HOSE SPLIT SHOOTING GREASE INTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. GREASE FITTING WAS PLUGGED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO GREASE CAUSING EXTRA PRESSURE ON HOSE. EMPL WENT TO DR WHERE FINGER WAS LANCED TO REMOVE GREASE PARTICLES.
WHILE SPOTTING FOR THE DRILL WHILE MOVING TO ANOTHER DRILL SITE A STEEL FDELL OUT OF THE RACK AND STRUCK EMPL ON THE R SHOULDER
IMPROPER USE OF3HAND TOOL. EMPLOYEE USED HAND GRINDER TO CLEAN CRACK IN HAUL TRUCK BED PRIOR TO WELDING. GRINDER STUCK IN CRACK , THE HANDLE CAME UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN CHIN.