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Removing rust & dirt from springs to install on a truck. Springs on ground, bent down with grinder. 8" electric wire wheel on grinder kicked back on edge of spring & struck right knee.
Employee states he was pulling pins out of rear suspension using an OTC ram when he felt his back pop.
Lceration from chain saw on arm.
The bulldozer slid out of the road. Employee put blade down to stop. The bulldozer rolled 3 times down hill. He fractured neck in two places and had 9 staples in his head.
A brier got caught in chain saw. The chain saw cut strap on chaps and rolled chaps up. The chain saw jerked back and cut his leg.
Operating drill, steel got stuck. Asking for assistance, employee was using the wrench as co-worker had controls. Wrench grabbed, forcing his hand between wrench and steel.
Employee stated on 8/03/06 that he had pulled a muscle in his lower back while tightening lug nuts on a truck tire. He notified company of the alleged incident after receiving pay minus a previous pay advance which the company paid because he was considered a voluntary quit. His 1st Dr release for "illness" from 7/25 thru 7/29; 2nd release from 08/03 thru 8/07 "no remarks".
Employee was checking condensor blower motor that was inoperative when his right hand came in contact with a fan adjacent to the one he was checking. The result was lacerations to his right index and middle finger requiring stitches. The employee did not miss any days worked - medical reportable only.
Employee was grinding area on drill mast, the ginder kicked back and struck employee in the forehead causing a laceration.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER MECHANIC REMOVE PULLEY FROM ALTERNATOR AND THE INPACT SOCKET BEING USED BROKE AND THE IMPACT WRENCH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND, RESULT WAS A LACERATION AND CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT GREASE FELL INTO HIS EYES WHILE GREASING EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH AIR GUN - LATER FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.
Employee was operating D-11 dozer and track slipped off large rock causing dozer to slide into a hole, which resulted in a jar to the ee. The result was pain in lower back.
Ee was welding inside loadout bin. He was moving from one angle to another and twisted his left knee.
EE WAS CUTTING OLD BOLTS OUT OF A HIGHWALL MINER PUSH BEAM WITH A CUTTING TORCH. HE PASSED TORCH OVER THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT WRIST, BURNING IT. THE EE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A BURN ONLY. NO LOST WORKDAYS WERE INVOLVED.
WHILE SHOVING WITH A D11R DOZER, A ROCK ROLLED UNDER THE BLADE & THE LEFT TRACK ROLLED ONTO THE ROCK. THE DOZER SLID OFF OF THE ROCK, CAUSING A SUDDEN FORWARD MOTION TO THE EE, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER & NECK. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4/5/04 - AT THIS TIME INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.
EE WAS CUTTING A U JOINT FROM A SERVICE TRUCK WITH A TORCH, HOT GREASE SPALSHED OUT UNDER HOOD AND CAUSED MINOR BURNS TO HIS FACE.
Mechanic was talking old cutting edges, held on with bolts and nuts, off of d5h cat dozer blade. use an air wrench 3/4 drive to take the nuts off he used his thumb to hold the hand bolt down into a countersunk hole, while air wrench spin. the bolt at high speed the bolt came out of hole pinning.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOP FROM 55 GALLON STEEL DRUM W/ AN AIR CHISEL. THE AIR CHISEL SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON EDGE OF DRUM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 11 STICHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON PUSHARM OF DII DOZER TO REPLACE STEP. SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH CHAIN SAW. THE SAW CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT LOWER LEG CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION, RESULT WAS 2 SUTURES AND NO MISSED WORK DAYS.
EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL BLADE ON CO. #120 D11 DOZER. HE WAS GUIDING THE RIGHT HOIST JACK TO THE CONNECTING BLOCK, THE JACK WAS NOT ALIGNED CAUSING CONNECTING BLOCK TO FLIP BACK CATCHING HIS HAND.