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Worker obtained a laceration to the left 5th digit while cutting a metal plate. EE was wearing all appropriate PPE including leather gloves. EE did receive sutures.
Employee was using an impact wrench with a socket secured to the impact with a welding rod. While operating the impact the employee's arm was too close to the welding rod cutting employee's forearm.
Tightening the C-frame bolts on the left side of the drag line. The impact torque caught and pinched the right hand between the handrail and the impact cutting a finger that required stitches.
Employee had finished grinding when he felt something in his left eye. Eye was washed out and nothing was found. The next morning the employee complained of his eye and something was found and had to be removed.
Employee was grinding overhead and had some trash get into left eye.
Employee backing up with Dozer on the top of a pile of dirt. As the dozer made the transition over the top of the pile and began its descent, employee was turned in his seat looking back to the direction he was going and the Dozer hit the ground causing a pinching sensation in his lower back.
Operator arrived for work on 12/09/2007 and reported that he had soreness and pain in his shoulder blade area. Operator had been ripping coal in the rib end of the pit and pushing it to the easi-miner to load. He states that he took a good jolt when backing off the coal to make another push. Operator worked all of this day and part of the next before leaving work to see a doctor.
Dragline oiler was removing the pump tray on 101 dragline to repair a leak. The tray was attached to the overhead crane when it was cut loose from the mounting brackets. The tray / motor shifted when it was free causing the oiler's arm to hit the unistrut that was supporting the electrical conduit cutting his R/forearm that required stitches.
Cleaning coal in ramp S2 area, dozer operator backed into a newly dug sump. Operator was wearing his seatbelt and suffered R/shoulder pain due to backing into the 12' sump at night.
Employee was grinding metal on the dragline bucket when a small piece of metal flew under both safety glasses and face shield, lodging in right eye. Employee had the metal removed and was issued a prescription for antibotic eye drops.
EE WAS LIFTING A 55 GALLON BARREL OVER A STEP WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN THE LIFTING TONS RELEASED THE BARREL. THE BARREL SAT DOWN ON THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN 2 BROKEN BONES ON TOP OF THE FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3/8" HAND DRILL WHEN THE BIT BECAME STUCK. THE DRILL ROTATED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE 4TH METACARPUS.
EE WAS REMOVING A CUTTER HEAD TIP ONT HE EASI-MINER WITH AN AIR HAMMER. THE LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE AIR HAMMER AND HEADER RESULTING IN A LACERATION. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE T HE LACERATION./
EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A TRUCK BED. AREA OF REPAIR HAD BRAKE LINES CLOSE. WHEN EE STARTED USING A NEW GAUGING ROD, THE BACK OF HIS GAUGING ROD ARCED ON THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING A SMALL HOLE. B RAKE FLUID SPRAYED OUT, IGNITED BY THE GAUGING ROD AND BURNING THE EMPLOYEE.