Employee was operating a box stapler. While trying to move the slack in the air hose they struck the top right side of their head with the staple gun which imbedded the staple into their skull. MSHA was notified when doctors realized that staple had penetrated a portion of their brain. Doctors removed staple and employee is fine as of 4/22/2019
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Showing all 8While using a hand grinder, employee lost control and the grinder "kicked back" injuring the top of his left hand. Employee had to get stitches and returned to work later that day.
While using a jackhammer to bust a rock down to size the jack hammer slipped off and smashed employees finger tip between jack hammer handle and metal guard.
While making an adjustment on the pick up conveyor, the robot was inadvertently energized, causing it to begin in a stacking cycle. The arm of the robot struck the victim before he could react. Two lacerations were sustained on the face. One, vertical, along the bridge of the nose, the second was a horizontal laceration below the left eye.
Associate inflicted small punctured on top of right foot with a 50lb pneumatic jack hammer, while gadding salt rocks. Associate received 3 stitches at the emergency room and retured to work to finish his shift.
Miner was drilling a 24" vent hole from one level, through the floor, to another level.
EMPLOYEE WAS BRAKING SALT ROCKS WITH AN AIR POWERED CEMENT BRAKER. THE POINT OF THE GAD BROKE THROUGH THE SALT ROCK SUDDENLY AND SLASHED OPEN THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
TRIED TO CROSS A SLOW MOVING CHAIN BELT USED FOR CARRYING FILLED BAGS AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THIS CHAIN BELT AND AN IDLER A PINCH POINT. THE CHAIN BELT TORE UP THE PALM OF HIS HAND RI GHT.