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While installing a cable crossing, employee's right foot was caught under the crossing while a Rubber Tire Dozer was pushing it into place. Within approximately 5 minutes the employee's foot was released. Due to the gravity of the injury, the employee underwent a partial amputation of the right foot after being evaluated at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY.
Employee was drilling a hole in a metal bracket. The drill bit caught on a burr- twisting the employees right hand, resulting in a fracture to the 4th metacarpal of the right hand.
The shovel dipper would not trip so the shovel operator started to swing the dipper back to the dig face, the door opened over the tail of the truck. The bed came up jarring the haul truck driver. EE did have a seat belt on. Employee returned to work the next shift, worked the next 10 scheduled shifts. EE did not work on the scheduled shift 8/2/18 due to stiffness in neck.
While grinding on a weld, employee got a small fleck of metal in left eye. The fleck of metal was not able to be removed on site so the employee was taken to the eye doctor to have it removed. The employee received a full duty unrestricted release back to work, but was prescribed two separate prescription eye drops to aid in the healing process, which makes this case reportable.
While pressing in the master pin on the rail of a Komatsu Excavator the culet in the track press failed. The mechanic was standing behind the track with his hand in the air holding a flash light while directing the press operation when he was struck in the right middle finger by a culet fragment.
Employee reached up to turn off the overhead mounted air conditioning unit in the Cat rubber tire dozer that he was operating. In doing so he felt and heard a pop in his right shoulder. This was followed by extreme pain.
Employee was grinding in a confined space for most of his shift. At the end of the shift he felt a discomfort in his eye before he left the mine site. He did not report this incident until the following day. The hospital could not remove the embedded object and it was removed by an Eye Doctor on 4/1/2013.
The dozer seat back fell off mounting bracket and was lodged down towards floor of operator cab. Operator tried to move it out of his way and return up to dragline pad. Operator had to use force to dislodge seat back to get it out of way, the seat came loose striking operator on upper lip with the mounting bracket.
An operator traveled off a highwall in a track dozer. The dozer rolled once and landed upright. The operator was wearing a seat belt. Initial medical assessment found no injury. Follow-up medical assessment found the operator had sustained a fracture to a spinal process on a thoracic vertebra. He was given a full duty release.
A shop welder was needle scaling a welding bead on a haul truck. He felt something in his eye and rubbed it. He contacted mine rescue personnel. After attempts were made to flush the eye, the employee was taken to an optometrist. Extensive scratching on the eye surface was found. The employee was given a prescription antibiotic in the eye and a full duty release to return to work.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT EYE. A RUST R ING WAS STARTING TO FORM AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.
EN EE WAS REPAIRING A CRACK ON THE FRAME OF A 190-TON HAUL TRUCK. HE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF BELOW THE CRACK WELDING OVERHEAD. HE HAD COMPLETED A PASS AND USED A METAL CHIPPED TO REMOVE SLAG. H IS WELDING HOOD WAS DOWN. HE FLIPPED HIS HOOD UP TO INSPECT THE WELD. HE BEGAN CHIPPING SLAG WITH HIS HOOD UP AND HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON WHILE CHIPPING. A PIECE OF SLAG IMPACTED HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE CHANGING TIRE ON HAYUL TRUCK EE WAS USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHEN A METAL SLIVER CAME OFF OF NUT OR SOCKET AND HIT EE IN LEFT EYE. THE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED BY DR. IN TOWN. EE REUTRNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR SHIFT WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.