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Employee was standing about 10'away observing a track tourch that was cutting metal. He was wearing both a cutting face shield and safety glasses when he felt something in his eye. This was later found to be metal that was imbedded in his eye and had to be removed by an eye Doctor.
Employee states that he bent over to wash under a conveyor and when he stood up his knee "popped" and he felt pain.
Contractor truck driver became ill while sitting in the cab of his truck doing paperwork. Paramedics responded; possible heart attack. Driver transported to hospital in Craig, CO for evaluation.
The employee was walking down from the second level of the truck dump when a gust of wind blew something under his safety glasses and into his right eye.
Employee was working from a walk platform. As the platform is designed to fold up, the weight of the employee standing on the edge caused the platform to fold unexpectedly pinching his left leg at shin height between the platform and a metal structural brace. He suffered a 1" laceration to his left shin that required 2 sutures.
Employee was lowering a manlift and felt something get in his eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time.
Driller stepped out of the cab to work outside. Location was on an upper bench in the cast. Due to windy conditions, a foreign particle got in his left eye. Attempts to flush it out on site were not successful. Employee was transported to an optometrist where the particle was removed and medicated eye drops were given and prescribed.
While employee was cleaning the windows on the haul truck, the wind blew dirt into the operator's left eye. The eye was flushed. The employee still felt something and was subsequently seen by an optometrist. A one time application of antibiotic ointment was applied. NOTE: Employee was wearing safety glasses with side shields at the time of the incident.
The employee was checking cone crusher shear pins when he felt a "pop" in his left knee. We did not know this would be a reportable incident until 3-23-06 when he missed his next scheduled shift.
A REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE ANNUAL AUDIOMETRIC TESTING. A SECOND AUDIOGRAM CONFIRMED THE SHIFT IN HEARING.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT A PARTICLE OF DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE WHILE WORKING AT 102 DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE EYE DOCTOR WHERE A SMALL PARTICLE OF DUST WAS REMOVED AND SOME ANTIBIOTIC WAS APPLIED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME SHIFT.
VERY WINDY - EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO THE SHOP WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS EYE, SCRATCHING HIS CORNEA THUS HAVING TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAVE THE PARTICLE REMOVED AND A PRESCRIPTIO N EYE DROP GIVEN.
EE STATES THAT WHILE OPERATING A RUBBER TIRE DOZER HE HAD STOPPED, LEFT THE CAB AREA AND WHILE OUTSIDE, A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PARTICLE OF DUST INTO HIS EYE. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS HIS EYE BECA ME SWOLLEN AND HE WENT TO THE DR. WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BACTERIAL INFECTION. EYE DROPS WERE GIVEN. ( EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES).
EE STATES THAT WHILE OPERATING A POWDER TRUCK FOR THE BLASTING CREW, A GUST OF WIND BLEW A PARTICLE OF DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO A DR WHERE THE PARTICLE WAS WASHED OUT AND AN OU NTIBIOTIS OINTMENT WAS APPLIED EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK THE WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
WORKING OUTDOORS IN DUSTY, WINDY ENVIROMENT. RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRITATED FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN IT. FLUSHED EYE WITH SOLUTION AT SITE, DID NOT IMPROVE, WENT TO E.R. AT HOSPITAL. COAL DUST P ARTICLES WERE REMOVED AND ANTIBIOTICS WERE ADMINISTERED.
EE WAS OPERATING A MOTOR GRADER WHEN HE BECAME ILL. AN ON SITE MINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER CHECKED THE EE AND SUSPECTED HEART PROBLEMS. THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA MINE AMBLANCE.
EE DID NOT REPORT HIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 2/12/01. HEINFORMED SITE SUPERVISOR THAT HE HURT HIS BACK. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE OPENED DRAGLINE CAB DOOR TO THROW OUT ABAG OF TRASH. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HISLEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATON TO HIS RING FINGER
EE GOT OFF THE ELEVATOR AT THE PREP PLANT & A GUST OF WIND CAME UP & BLEW DIRT & DUST IN HIS FACE & EYES. EE HAD A RESCUE TEAM MEMBER FLUSH EYES OUT BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. WE TOOL EE TO THE EYE D OCTOR WHERE A METAL SPEC WAS REMOVED FROM HIS CORNEA. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS.
EMPLOYEE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT EYE AT BREAK AT 10:30 P.M. HE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A RESCUE TEAM MEMBER AT 3 A.M. AS HE WAS STILL IN PAIN. NOTHING WAS FOUND IN THE EYE AT THIS TIME. HE WE NT HOME FOLLOWING HIS SHIFT & STILL HAD PAIN THE NEXT DAY SO HE WENT TO DR. A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WAS REMOVED FROM HIS RIGHT EYE; HE REPORTED BACK TO WORK WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
FOREIGN PARTICLE BLOWN INTO EE'S "R" EYE. TREATMENT WITH BACTERIAL OINTMENT. WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH. EE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR.