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WHILE A BENT BOLT WITH ONE HAND & OPERATING AN IMPACT WITH THE OTHER HAND, IMPACT SLIPPED & CUT FINGER
WHILE USING A HIGH POWERED DRILL, THE BIT CAUGHT TWISTING EMPLOYEES RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HIS WELDING TACK BROKE LOOSE AND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD CAUSING A DEEP CUT REQUIRING STAPLES TO CLOSE.
WHILE USING THE TABLE GRINDER, A PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT IN THE GRINDER AND WAS THROWN OUT & UP AND CUT HIS EAR.
WHILE DOING SOME REPAIRS ON A SCREEN,INJURED WAS GRINDING AND GOT SOME FOREIGN BODIES IN RIGHT EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS WARNED HE WAS NOT WEARING GLASSES JUST BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
EE WAS CUTTING SOME WATER PIPES, SHOP WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE HE WAS TOLD THAT DAY TO GO FOR EXAMINATION HE CONTINUED TO WORK REMINDER OF DAY AND PART OF NEXT DAY WHEN EYE CONTINUED TO H URT HE DID ON 3-6-91 GO TO TENNESSEE OCCUPATIONAFROM LEFT EYE.
WELDING SLAG WENT IN BOOT 8-27-90 DR FOR INFECTION OF BURN
EE TRIPPED ON WET ROCK WHILE DRILLING LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A ROCK. SMALL CUT SUBSTAINED AT CENTER OF KNEE CAP. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN BETWEEN KNEE AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE OF FLY ROCK WAS THROWN OU OF THE MOUTH OF CRUSHER HITTING EMPLOYEE ON UPPER LIP. EMPLOYEE SENT TO DOCTOR FOR CHECK UP. NO OBVIOUS DAM AGE TO THE LIP. CRUSHER CAHINS INSPECTED AND FOUND SUFFICIENT LARGE ROCK WAS ENTERING CRUSHER.
WHILE BREAKING STEEL DISCONNECTING JOINTS OF DRILL STEEL THE STEEL UNSCREWED FROM THE STRIKING BAR AT THE TOP OF THE MAST INSTEAD OF AT THE INTEADID JOINT THE STEEL FELL & BOUNCED STRIKING THE DRILLER ON THE TOP OF HIS NOSE CUTTING HIM REQUIRING 4 STITCHES
OPERATOR WAS AP1LYING AIR PRSSURE TO DRILL FAFTER HAMMER HAD BEEN REPLACED ON DRILL COUPLING ON 3 FT LONG HOSE TO HAMMER WAS NOT SECURED AND BLEW LOOSE IT SWUNG AROUND AND MASHED THE OPERATOR FINGERTIP FINGE9TIP WAS X RAYED AND SHOWN TO BE BROKEN MECHANIC WAS REPRIMANDED FOR NOT SECURING THE HOSE CORRECTLY A SAFETY CHAIN HAD NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED NECESSARY BUT WAS NOW ADDED TO THE
WHILE WELDING BUILDUP ON THE CRUSHER ROTOR WILLIAM TURNED THE ROTOR WITH HIS FOOT TO ROTATE HIS WORK THE ROTOR TURNED MORE EASILY THAN EXPECT ED ALLOWING HIM TO PUSH IT FASTER THAN EXPECT ED H IS FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN ROTOR AND STATIONARY EQUIPMENT RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THE FOOT (LEFT)