EMP. WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER ON E-2 RAMP. RAMP. WAS SOFT AND WAS HAULING RED CLAY ON TOP OF RAMP. IT HAD BEEN DRIZZLING AND NO DUST WAS IN THE AREA. DOORS WERE CLOSED AND ALL WINDOWS WER E UP. A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO THE RIGHT EYE, CUTTING THE CORNEA OF THE EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE NOT WORN.
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Showing all 15EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG FENDER MODIFICATION ON 360 SCRAPER.HE WAS USING THE P.H. CRANE TO LIFT BOTTOM OF FENDER IN PLACE.AS METAL CAME INTO PLACE INJURED DID NOT MOVE RIGHT THUMB AND MASHED IT BETW EEN BOTTOM AND 0RONT SECTION.INJURED WAS WORKING CONTROLS OF P.H. CRANE.LACERATED RIGHT THUMB,1/16" BONE BROKE OFF END OF THUNB..
EMPLOYEE WERE U8ING A CHAIN AND AUX CRANE ON RIGHT SIDE OF DRAGLINE TO PICK UP OLD DRAG SUPPORT ROLLER SHAFT OFF O F DRAGLINE FLOOR AND TRANSFER OUTSIDE DRAGLINE A DOLLY WAS PARKED IN VICINITY , THE DRAG SUPP2RT ROLLER SHAFT FELL AND HIT THE DOLLY, CAUSING THE DOLLY O HIT INURED IN THE HOXXX NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA5ING TROUBLE WITH A LINCOLN WELDING MACHINE WHICH WAS BEING USED AS A SOURCE OF POWER FOR LIGHTING IN DRAGLINE80. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO OPEN UP THE THROTTLE ON ENGINE TO SEE IF I IT WOULD RUN AN2 BETTER AND REACHED TOWARD THROTTLE WITH LEFT HAND. WHILE GETTING A HOLD OF THROTTLE, LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH COOLING FAN BLADE. CUT INDEX MIDDLE, AND RING FINGER OF LEF
MOVING TIN HORN3WITH BACKHOE CHAIN CAME OFF OF HOOK CAUSING TIN HORN TO ROLL ROLLED OVER ON BOY LEFT LEG AND BROKE IT
EMP WAS WELDING3ON BUCKET AND AFTEWR GOING HOME FELT HIS EYES BURNING
EMPLOYEE RAISED3FLAP ON WELDING HOOD AND BEFORE STARTING TO WELD AGAIN HE DROPPED FLAP AND THE SPRING HOLDING THE LEASES CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE.
GRINDING WELDS
EMPLOYEE STATES-I WAS GRINDING A WELD AND GOT SOMETHING IN MY LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROPER EYE PROTECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELDS WHILE WORKING CLOSE TO WELDERS. BOTH EYES FLASH BURNED AND F/B TO LEFT EYE.
USING GRINDER TO GRIND WELDS-GRINDER KICKED BACK AND BLADE STRUCK LEFT HAND AND LEFT THIGH.
FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE DURNING GRINDING OPERATION
INVOLVED IN REPAIR OF BOOM ON DRAGLINE.SLAG POPPED OFF WELD AND GOT INTO EYE.
INVOLVED IN REPAIRS TO BOOM OF DRAGLINE.GRINDING WELDS,GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE .USING SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD .
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING LIGNITE INTO N HOPPER WITH DOZER FROM THE WEST SIDE AS HE CHANGED TO THE EAST SIDE THE LEFT TRACK OF THE DOZER DROPPED OFF INTO THE HOPPER CAUSING THE DOZER TO TIP ON ITS LEFT SIDE THROWING EMPLOYEE TO THE LEFT IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE CUT HIS HAND AND HIT HIS FACE CAUSING BRUISE TO NOSE AREA HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICH RESULTED IN STITCHES TO HIS