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While EE was grinding, the grinding disc caught something on the blade, the grinder reacted in EE's hands and twisted in a way that caught EE's left glove/index finger in-between guard and grinding wheel.
Employe was standing behind co-worker while co-worker was welding and received flash burn to his eyes. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED EYE DROPS FOR TREATMENT. ***EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-27-08. EMPLOYEE WAS ON DAYS OFF UNTIL 1/2/09.
Employee was using floor jack and dunage to straighten a clip on truss, dunage slipped striking employee in the face.
Employee was tightening bolts with tone gun in 400 area, he lost his footing and slipped, he placed his right hand between tone gun handle and pinched his right ring finger. Employee panicked and pulled finger out, lacerating finger.
Employee was tightening bolts with tone gun in 400 area, he lost his footing and slipped. Employee placed his left hand on beam, between tone gun handle, pinching his left index finger. Employee panicked and pulled hand out, lacerating left index finger.
The employee who was injured was operating a 240 ton haul truck and was being loaded by a hydraulic shovel when the bucket struck the top portion of haul trucks canopy bed (drivers side). The next day the operator stated that his shoulders hurt due to the haul truck being jarred when the bucket struck the truck.
Driller helper was assisting in loading a pneumatic drill hammer onto service vehicle, when hand slipped and pinkie finger was pinched where hammer was designed to close causing injury.