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SHROUDS WERE BEING REPLACED ON THE CAT 990 LOADER BUCKET. THE NUTS WERE BEING REMOVED BY AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH & THE BOLTS HAVE A FIT TO PREVENT SPINNING. WHILE REMOVING ONE OF THE NUTS THE BOL T CAME OUT OF THE FIT WHILE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT SECURE IN PLACE. THE BOLT SPUN & DUE TO THE SHARP EDGE CREATED BY WEAR ON THE BOLTHEAD CAUSED A LACERATION TO EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER

A WELDER WAS WELDING A PLATE INTO THE PRIMATY DUMP HOPPER. INJURED (THE PRIMARY OPERATOR) WAS PRESENT. HE WAS CLEANING ROCK AWAY FROM ANOTHER AREA TO BE WELDED. HE WAS APPROX 5' FROM THE WELDI NG ARC.

EE WAS REPLACING A 1/2" ROLL PLATE TO COVER THE OIL DRUM IN THE DISTER SCREEN. THE 1/2" ROLL PLATE WEIGHT WAS APPROX. 140 LBS AND HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF FOR BEFORE HANDLING. THE 1/2" ROLL PLATE WAS SETTING ON A SCREEN BRACE INSIDE THE SCREEN WHEN IT FELL MASHING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE SCREEN BRACE AND THE ROLL PLATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER PREPARING A RUSTY METAL SURFACE WHICH WAS TO BE WELDED. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH A PAIR OF GRINDING GOGGLES OVER THEM. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS THIN NOSE AND THE NOSE PIECE OF THE SAFETY GOGGLES DID NOT GIVE AN ADEQUATE SEAL LETTING A PIECE OF METAL GO INTO CORNER OF EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

WHILE TAKING JAM NUTS OFF OF SWINGING DYE AT PRIMARY CRUSHER A WELDING ROD HAD BEEN PLACED INTO A SOCKET TO HOLD IT ONTO AN AIR WRENCH. THE VICTIM WAS HOLDING AIR WRENCH FROM UNDERNEATH INTO PLACE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO THE SOCKET AREA CAUSING THE WELDING ROD TO TEAR INTO LEFT HAND.

DRILLER PREPARING TO ADD THIRD DRILL ROD (25'), AFER ATTACHING BOTTOM LOP OF ROD LSING, IGNORED SSAFETY POLICY BY NOT LOOKIN G UP TO BE SURE TOP LOOP WAS ATTACHED CORRECTLY. AFTER HOISTING RO D OUT OF ROD RACK, HE LOWERED IT OUT OF TOP RACK. BECAUSE TOP LOOP OF SLING WAS NOT AROUND ROD , TOP OF ROD TILTED OVER & DRILLER'S RIGHT GLOVED HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN LOWER SIE OF ROD AND H

EE WAS TRAINING TO OPERATE DROPBALL CRANE. DUE TO LACK OF ROOM INSIDE CAB, WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OBSERVING AND A SHARP FRAGMENT OF ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM REQUIRING 6 STIT CHES.

EE HAD LIFTED THE SAND SCREW SIDEPLATE NEARLY INTO PLACE EMPLOYEE SHIFTED PLATE TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES CAUSING A PLATE CLAMP TO LOOSEN SIDE PLATE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE HARD ACROSS THE LOWER BACK CAUSING COMPRESSIVE FRACTURES OF ONE OR TWO LUMBAR VERTABRAE

EE WAS SHOVELING WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF A SCREEN FALLING APPROX 50FT STRICKING HIS LOWER BACK CRACKING THREE (3) RIBS

THE OPERATOR WAS LOADING A TRUCK WHEN HE TURNE DON THE FAN CAUSING THE FAN TO PICK UP A SMALL AMOUNT OF DURT OR DUST AND BLOWING IT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

CLEANING LOADER SOLUTION AND DIR OFF LOADER SPLASHED BACK IN R EYE

WORKING WITH WELDER REC FLASH FROM WELD BURNS TO BOTH EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE CATWALK UP TO THE JAWCRUSHER.CRUSHER WAS JAMMED.SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING TO FREE IT.EMPLOYEE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10FT AWAY.WHEN ROCK BROKE FREE.SEVERAL PIECES C HIPPED OFF APIECE HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT AHND CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION IT REQUIRED STTICHES BECAUSE IT WAS ON THE KNUCKLE.

DOZER CAUSED COLLASPE OF TOWER HE STUMBLED AND FELL TOWER ROLLED OVER ON HIS LEGS,

WELDER WAS WELDING TOO NEAR ANOTHER WELDER HE HAD BEEN USING A ROSEBUD TO HEAT THE SHOVEL BUCKET BEFORE STARTING TO WELD HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE USING THE ROSEBUD HE WORE PROPER EQ UIPMENT WHEN HE WAS WELDING HE BURNED HIS EYES BY BEING TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER WELDER HE GOT THE BACKFLASH

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE D5 DOZER ON ROUGH TERRRAIN.HE WAS BACKDRAGGING A SLOPE.DOZER WAS KNOCKED OUT OF REVERSE.OPERATOR WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT BUT WAS BOUNCED AROUND AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON METAL AROUND SEAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE SHOVEL TO ANOTHER LOACTION. THE HOIST BRAKE HAD BEEN IN A LOCKED POSTION OVERNIGHT. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE BRAKE. BRAKE RELEASED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIG HT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE HAD RETREIVED BROKEN LENGTH OF DRILL STEEL USING A DRILL FINGER AND WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE OUT BROKEN STEEL EMPLOYEE RAISED FINDER AND STEEL TO ABOUT 10 INCHES ABOVE THE DOGS TO ATTA CH A CHAIN ONTO BROKEN STEEL WHILE ATTACHING THECHAIN THE DRILL STEEL W/FINDER DISLODGED FROM THE HAMMER AND FELL TRAPPING AND CRUSHING THE THUMB LITTLE AND RING FINGERS OF THE LFT HAND THUMB