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Employee was cutting through a metal wall on 902 dragline, during this process the employee flinched. This caused the grinder to jump, and the cut-off wheel came into contact with employee's finger. Although gloves were in use, the injury still required sutures.
On March 7th, 2024, a dragline ground person was in the process of pushing in a ramp off the bench to access the pit floor for cleaning. During the process of pushing in the ramp, the dozer blade caught a rock or frost edge. The dozer turned sideways, overturned and then came to rest on its tracks. The employee was wearing the seatbelt at the time of the incident.
On May 31st, 2023, an employee was working to remove the crowd brake on 935 electric shovel to replace broken bolts. When the final bolt was removed, the stored energy in the crowd brake caused the brake to rotate. When the brake rotated, the employees arm came into contact with it. This contact caused lacerations to the employees' arm, which resulted in stitches.
Employee was performing a welding/grinding repair on a Dragline bucket. Later in the shift the employee's eye became irritated. The eye was flushed several times and nothing was identified in the eye. The next morning the eye was still irritated. An eye doctor identified a metal sliver in the eye. Proper PPE was being utilized when welding/grinding work was being performed.
An employee was in the process of starting to line bore. During this time the employee was shaking a can of spray lubrication to prepare to lube the cut. During this action the employees hand encountered the boring head which then pinched EE's right thumb against the bearing plate. This caused a partial amputation of the right thumb, and a broken right ring finger.
Employee was performing weld repairs in the car body of a loading shovel. Employee was wearing safety glasses & face shield, but at some point during grinding/air arcing a particle contacted the employees right eye. The eye was flushed & employee finished the shift and went on days off. On 8/28/18 the eye was bothering so employee went to eye doctor who removed a small particle.
Employee was cutting tack welds loose with a grinder. The grinder kicked back and struck employee's left leg causing a laceration.
While cutting a strap on a cable spool, the torch got caught pulling the employee's hand into the spoke causing a fracture.
Debris entered employee's eye while grinding on a beam. Employee was wearing a face shield and safety glasses.
While torqueing lug nuts, the right middle finger was pinched between the tool and wheel.
Employee was grinding out a weld area on the mast of the dragline. Employee was wearing all his personal protective equipment. Grinder trigger was not engaged but disc was still spinning when grinder slipped in employee's hand, disc contacted left index finger cutting tip. Finger required 4 stitches, employee returned to work.
Employee was grinding out an air arc cut for repair on a front end loader. Employee was wearing safety glasses and a face shield. The grinding particle found its way under both and contacted his right eye. The work area was fairly open, but had some potential for particles to deflect around. The employee was taken to eye doctor who removed the particle. Employee returned to work.
Employee lifted hood after welding in the shoe horn. He felt slag enter left eye from another employee grinding nearby.
EE was welding/grinding overhead around a shoe horn. EE later felt something in his right eye.
EE was grinding on 11/19, when a piece of slag flew into his left eye, while wearing proper eye and face protection. Eye was washed out on the job, but EE was taken to clinic on 11/22.
Unknown if foreign body entered right eye from grinding or from sweeper that came near employee's work area blowing dust particles.
A piece of slag fell into EE's left boot while welding. EE waited until weld was complete to remove boot and retrieve slag. Dime sized burn became infected and required debridement on 6/17/10.
Employee was operating a demolition saw. Employee was cutting a vertical concrete wall when the saw "kicked back", striking the employees faceshield, knocking his faceshield up, and cutting his lip and nose.
EE was trouble shooting air conditioning system on a Cat 24H motor grader. When checking air flow in an air duct, the employee did not realize the exposure to a moving fan. When retracting his hand it caught the fan, injuring two fingers. The finger tips were cut and fractured requiring medical treatment.
Employee was grinding overhead and wind blew some trash into his left eye.
While grinding a particle became imbedded in an employees left eye.
While air arcing and grinding, a particle became embedded in the employee's right eye.
Welder received a minor burn to his left eye while working on the revolving frame of a dragline.
Employee was spot facing tub with a hydraulic magnetic drill. EE was raising drill head up when shirt sleeve got hung in the drill pulling hand into drill, cutting the top of left hand. 14 stitches.
EE WAS GRINDING ON THE LEFT SIDE TOP OF THE TUB IN THE RAIL PATH AREA. THE WIND BLEW A FILING INTO THE EYE. 3
EE WAS SLIDING MATERIAL THRU THE TABLE OF THE SAW WHEN HIS LEFT FOREFINGER CAME IN CONTACT WIT6H THE SAW BLADE THAT WAS STILL MOVING. HE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.
EE'S FINGER WAS FRACTURED WHEN THE JACK HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE DOZER FRAME.
WHILE REMOVING DRAGLINE BUCKET TEETH, THE JACK HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE PIN AND PINCHED EE'S THUMB. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.
WHILE REMOVING A BOLT, THE SOCKET CAME OFF THE IMPACT WRENCH AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.