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A welder was grinding in the welding shop. They felt something fall into their eye. Was taken to the clinic, where a piece of metal was removed from their eye. Welder was given prescription eye drops, making this reportable. Welder was wearing safety glasses and a face shield at the time of the incident.
While removing the bolts from the belly pan of a dozer, dirt fell in behind the employee's safety glasses and got into EE's eye. EE was taken to the clinic and the debris was successfully removed. The employee was given prescription eye drops, making this incident reportable.
The employee running a dozer. EE was backing up and was looking over right shoulder. EE hit some rough ground, jarring EE and causing pain in the lower back. EE was taken to the clinic and checked out. EE continued to work and later went to get rechecked. EE was not released to duty and the employer was notified of this on 1/10/24.
Oiler was hooking the fantail cable up with a small rope to the chain hoist, the employee had the hoist remote in EE's right hand to remove the slack in the rope. Employees left hand was holding the hoist chain clevis and rope while operating the remote when the tip of EE's left ring finger was pinched by the clevis.
Employee was working on Dozer, when they took a bolt out of the slack adjuster assembly there was stored energy and the assembly came apart striking the impact gun, then the impact gun struck the employee. The employee was taken to the clinic and received stitches then released back to work.
The employee was repairing a tire with a buffing tool, the tool slipped in EE's hand causing a laceration on EE's right hand along the pointer finger. The employee received stitches to close the laceration.
Appears operator came too close to the coal edge while running parallel with the coal face. Right track on the excavator sloughed down the coal face causing the excavator to roll onto the passenger side of the machine. Employee was extricated by the emergency response team and taken to the medical clinic.
Employee was using a grinder with a cutoff wheel. The grinder kicked back and cut through the glove and into the left hand requiring stitches to repair.
While accessing a dozer trail to get to an elevated bench, the material on the left side sloughed away causing the dozer to roll 360°. EE was examined and received stitches and given a full release to return to work.
On May 22, 2012 an employee was assigned duties as a trainee in the weld shop. He was air arcing on a bucket when the employee felt slag fall between the bucket and his right leg. The employee then noticed a hole was burning through his pant leg. He slapped his leg to put out the fire and in doing so, the slag fell into his right boot resulting in a burn just above the right ankle.
Employee is a dozer operator. 9 hours into the shift, the employee experienced back pain similar to previous incidents. The employee was unable to complete his shift. On October 9, 2010 he was examined at the Colstrip Medical Center and was unable to report for his next scheduled shift. The employee has a history of back pain incidents dating back to 2004.
Employee was steaming undercarriage of Kress coal hauler. When he sprayed the fire suppressant system, it discharged and the employee inhaled some of the chemical. He continued working and the incident was reported on 10/15/2010. The employee was examined at the clinic on 10/15/2010 and returned to work for his next scheduled shift with no restrictions.
A mobile crane was used to lift wire rope reels into a cable sled. During this lift, the whip line ball was two-blocked. The wire rope guide was broken free and fell, striking the hardhat of the employee, knocking him to the ground. He was transported to the Colstrip Clinic by ambulance and air lifted by Help Helicopter to Billings for tests and observation.
The employee was pushing dirt over a 20 ft. bank, and thought he had enough dirt in front of the dozer to drive off the embankment to a level below. There was not enough dirt in front of the dozer and it nose dived to the lower level, causing a whip lash effect to the employees neck.
Employee was hoisting a tool bucket with a winch line and put his right hand into a pinchpoint between the pulley and the clamp on the wire rope. Transported to the medical center and stitches were used to close the wound. He was released for work with no restrictions.
The employee was cutting a steel plate that was 1"x48.75"x7.75" in dimension when the steel plate fell approximately 4 feet onto the employee's foot. The employee was taken to the Colstrip Medical Center for treatment where it was discovered that the right big toe and the toe adjacent to the big toe were broken. The employee missed their next scheduled shift due to surgery.
The employee was exercising in the Company provided lumbar extension machine. On about the 10th repetition he developed a back spasm and was unable to finish. He sought treatment with a chiropractor.
The employee was torch cutting rods in a slab of concrete when a slab piece flew back, burnt through his bibs and jeans causing a 10cm x 4cm 2nd degree burn to his lower right leg.
Working in steam bay the employee rolled a creeper under a D10 dozer to gain access to clean the underside of the machine with a pressure washer. While removing the creeper from under the machine, the wand slipped out of his hand and engaged the trigger on the wand. The hot water shot him underneath the face shield and burned the skin on the right side of his face and neck.
Employee was attempting to rotate the shaft, using the overhead crane, he was controlling the overhead, pressed the control button passed detent and the hoist raised too fast. The shaft came up and rolled in the direction of the employee pinching his right foot against the exciter set frame work. Transported to clinic, examined, and unable to return for his next scheduled shift.
Employee was working with a 1" impact wrench to torque down spring bolts on a coal hauler. While doing this he experienced pain in his right hand from the amount of torque present when the wrench was in operation. Employee was taken to a physician and has been referred for physical therapy.
Employee was steaming the engine of a Kress Hauler when his foot slipped, he tried to catch himself and the steamer wand went across his left boot. His foot received 2nd and 3d degree burns. He was examined at the Clinic and was unable to return to work his next scheduled shift.
Employee was cleaning wedge coal with a backhoe. The coal wedge and adjacent spoil crumbled and slid toward the open face. The backhoe slid with the material toward the pit floor (about 20 feet) and rolled 1/4 turn onto its side. On September 15, we were informed the employee had seen a chiropractor for muscle soreness.
The employee was welding down deck plating, and after sitting and welding for an extended period of time he experienced spine and hip joint pain. He was seen by a physician and referred to physical therapy. He did not report the incident to the operator until 09/29/2006
Employee was backing a Dozer from shot to unshot material. The dozer raised up and abruptly came down causing the employee to experience pain in his neck between his shoulderblades and left arm. He was medically evaluated and referred to Physical Therapy.
The employee began exercising in the Company provided lumbar extension machine and exercised on 11/14/2005 and 11/15/2005. Following the second session he started having pain in his left knee and hip (likely from the machine restraint devices). The pain became quite severe requiring medical evaluation. He was referred to and began Physical Therapy on 11/22/2005.
Employee was attempting to light a cutting torch and a malfunction in the mixing body of the torch resulted in an ignition of gas that blew the oxygen line off the torch assembly and the burning gases contacted the employee's right side. He was not wearing a welding jacket and received 1st and 2nd degree burns. He returned to work his next scheduled shift.
Pushing coal with a dozer into the trap, and went too far towards the trap. Dozer fell into the trap striking the retaining wall, causing the employee to injure his head and right elbow. He was treated at the Colstrip Medical Center (Stitches in the right elbow) and released for work the same shift. Neither time nor wages have been lost.
The employee was grinding an overhead weld and a piece of the grinding went between his safety glasses and his face and entered his left eye. The eye was flushed on site. On April 04, 2005 a piece of metal was removed from his eye at the Colstrip Eye Care Clinic by Dr. Sparr. Neither time nor wages have been lost.
The employee was ripping hard rock with a D-11 dozer. The ripper slid off of a hard ledge or rock, and the jarring caused pain in the employees lower back, right hip and upper right leg. The employee reported on April 11, 2005 that he was being treated by a Chiropractor. The employee is working with no restrictions. Neither time nor wages have been lost.
Employee was changing dump rope on Marion 8050 Dragline. When the rope was moved, a loop of the dump rope struck the employee in the ribs. He was transported to Colstrip Medical Center and then to Billings Deaconess Hospital.
On 4/15/04, EE reported pain in his left hip, lower back and left thigh. He cannot relate this pain to a specific time or date, but reports that the pain has been on and off for about two years. The employee has been seen by a chiropractor and diagnosed with "Repetitive Sprain/Strain" of lower back. He has no work restrictions, and has missed no scheduled shifts.
EE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS A WELDER, ON AN 80 CUB YARD DRAGLINE BUCKET. EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A STEEL PLATE TO REPAIR THE BUCKET. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRUSH DIRT OFF OF THE BU RNING TORCH TIP WITH HIS GLOVES HAND, AND THE TORCH FLAME PENETRATED A HOLE IN HIS WELDING GLOVE AND CONTACTED HIS FINGER IN THE GLOVE. THE BURNED FINGER WAS IMMERSED IN WATER AND THEN THE EE
WHILE USING A FARM TYPE TRACTOR TO MOVE A JUNCTION BOX AND THE ELECTRICAL TRAILING CABLE ATTACHED TO THE BOX, THE EE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO LOOPS OF CABLE, AND THE STRAIN RELIEF THAT WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE BOX. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED THAT DAY, BUT THE PAIN PERSISTED AND THE EE WENT TO THE CLINIC ON 10-13-03.
EE WAS ASSIGNED THE REPAIR DUTIES OF WELDING IN A COAL HANDLING CHUTE BELOW SECONDARY CRUSHER AT THE CRUSHER CONVEYOR SYSTEM. HE REPOSITIONED HIS BODY TO PERFORM OVERHEAD WELDING. WHILE DOING SO THE HOT WELDING ROD CONTACTED THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURNS THAT WERE 3/8" IN DIAMETER.
THE EE WAS WELDING IN THE TUB OF THE MARION 8050 #124 DRAGLINE AND WAS CHIPPING THE SLAG OFF OF THE WELD. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW OFF AND OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC, WHERE THE SLAGE WAS REMOVED AND HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. NO TIME LOST.
ON 8-23-02, THE EE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES AS A COAL DRILL OPERATOR. WHILE MOVING THE DRILL FROM ONE HOLE TO THE NEXT, HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE REAR OF THE DRILL. AT THAT TIME HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A PHYSCIAN ON 8-28, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE CO ON 8-29-02.
THE INJURED EE WAS TRANNUNG A TRACK DRILL ON THE COAL SURFACE FOLLOWING THE DETONATION OF A RECENTLY CONMPLETED DRILL PATTERN, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR STARTING A NEW PATTERN. THE DISTANCE TO B E TRAVELED WAS ABOUT 1300'. WHILE TRAMMING, ONE DRILL TRACK CAME NEAR THE EDGE OF THE UNSHOT COAL SURFACE WHICH ROSE ABOUT 5' ABOVE THE ADJACENT HAUL ROAD. WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT, HIS FOOT S
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE DUTIES WELDING IN A COAL HANDLING CHUTE. HE HAD RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD TO CLEAN SLAG FROM A WELD. WHILE DOING THIS, A PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS EYE UNDER HIS SAF ETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE IS A MAINTENANCE LABORER AND HIS DUTIES INCLUDE STEAM CLEANING OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT. ON OR ABOUT 12-20-01, A COWORKER NOTICED REDNESS IN THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE'S EYE. THE CONDITION SPRE AD TO BOTH EYES AND ON 12-27-01 HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 12-28-01 AND GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE MEDICATION. HE RETURNED HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.