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While performing bucket repairs on electric shovel 343, welder was grinding in a corner of the inside of the bucket. The grinder kicked back causing the employee to lose his balance and contact his left hand with the grinding wheel. Although the employee was wearing welding gloves, the wheel cut through the glove and into the middle finger knuckle, requiring two stitches.
Employee reported that he had received flash burns, from reflection, while welding on his previous shift. Employee was evaluated at the hospital, given prescription eye drops to treat his eyes, and released to return to work.
Employee used plasma cutter to notch out some tubing. Employee did not use adequate lens for task, resulting in flash burn to his eyes. Employee did not realize he had received flash burn until later that evening. Employee missed one shift (10/7/12) as a result.
While cutting out the equalizer pin bar, the left side track frame on # 542 D10R dozer came down crushing the right leg of the affected employee. Investigation in process.
Working in the pulverizing room using air hose to clean out bowl, rock came up underneath safety glasses and struck the left upper eyeball.
While changing Sawzall blade, the operator did not remove battery and cut left index finger.
Grease was injected into the abdomen of the injured employee while helping a mechinic repair the autolube system on a DML Drill. Injured employee treated at hospital and released.
Employee was air arcing and grinding and got foreign material in his right eye.
Employee was vacuuming chairs and had pain in lower back. Employee didnt report injury to supervisor/mine until 1/22/2009. Employee evaluated by MD on 1/22/09 and returned to work without restrictions/full duty. Employee received medical treatment (First session of physical therapy) on 1/30/2009. No lost time or restricted work days.
Ground lead fell and hit employee in lower neck/upper back. Initially released to full duty. Employee was placed on light duty on 8/30/06 during follow up visit. Employee placed on no duty on 3 Sept 06 during another ER follow up.
While pressure washing trailers, the pressure washer recoiled injuring the claimant's left shoulder.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LUGNUT INSTALLATION TOOL FROM LUG ON KOMATSU LOADER, INJURED GRASPED "REACTOR BAR" WITH LEFT HAND & ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TRIGGER ON POWER WRENCH PINNING LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST LOADER HUB.
When cutting through the rock ejector with a torch, it was bound up and came loose hitting employee in left forearm.
After putting chain wrench on drill bit, he lowered the drill bit which pinched three fingers between chain wrench and the deck.