WHILE TRAVELING IN ENSIGN, AN UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBECT FLEW INTO THIS RIGHT EYE. HE RINSED HIS EYE AFTERWARDS, BUT CAME INTO NURSING OFFICE NEAR THE END OF HIS SHIFT (3:30PM) AND STATED IT STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS IN THE EYE. EYE APPEARED REDDENED, AND IT WAS RINSED AGAIN. HE SAW THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY-TREATED FOR ABRASION/BURN, BUT THERE WAS NOT OBECT FOUND IN THE EYE.
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Showing all 22EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING HIS RAMCAR ANDTURNED HIS HEAD SUDDENLY, STRAINIGN HIS NECK MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A CUSHMAN, SITTING ON A LARGE LUNCHBOX TO AVOID GETTING HIS SEAT WET FROM THE SNOW. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED AT A CORNER, THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WAS T HROWN FROM THE SEAT, INJURING A WRIST AND STRAINING HIS BACK.
LEFT HAND WAS IN DOOR JAM WENT ACROSS A RUT & DOOR SHUT ON FINGERS
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK LOADING CARDBOARD INTO BOXCARS. THE TRUCK WAS BEING MOVED FORWARD TO THE NEXT CAR WHEN THE PILE OF CARDBOARD HIT THE DOOR OF THE BOXCA R AND SHIFTED BACKWARDS. THE PILE STRUCK ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND FLIPPED HIM OUT OF THE TRUCK. HE LANDED ON THE GROUND ON HIS SHOULDERS AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADING WHEN A BOLT ON THE SEAT BROKE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARD IN THE CAB AND CAUSED THE BUCKE TOFF THE LOADER TO HIT THE HOPPER FRAME WHICH THEN C AUSED HIKM TO BE THROWN FORWARD IN THE CAB. THE ACCIDENT RESUTLED IN BACK PAIN.
STANDING NEXT TO BELT LINE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP IN A TRUCK. HIT HIM IN KNEE AND CHEST.
EMPLOYEE PULLED BOBCAT LOADER UP TO WATER TO CUT OFF VALVE.HE REACHED ACROSS ARM TO CLOSE VALVE.HIS FOOT PUSHED PETAL RAISING LOADER ARM.CRUSHED SHOULDER.
EMPL ASSIGNED TO ALIGN BOTH WEIGH FEEDER BELTS.OPENED UP ONE SIDE COVER ON #2 BELT TO WATCH BELT MOVEMENT.NOTICED SOME BUILD-UP ON ONE RETURN ROLLER AND DECIDED TO CLEAN ROLLER.RIGHT ARM WAS P ULLED BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.
REPLACING FLANGE ON RAIL CAR. TRAIN MOVED THE VALVE HANDLE STRUCK ON SIDE OF HAT BRUISED PULLED MUSCLES IN NECK AND L SHOULDER
RIDING IN A PICKUP TRUCK THE TRUCK HIT A LARHE HOLE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL FORWRD AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD.
WAS DRIVING A LIGHT DUTY TRUCK ON THE MAIN MINE ROAD. TWO TRUCKS HAD STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND OCCUPANTS WERE TALKING EE STRUCK ONE TRUCK IN ROAD WITH THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING.
EMPL WAS LOADING BOX CAR WITH FORKLIFT WHEN BOX CAR WAS STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRACKMOBILE & ARS. SUDDEN MOTION OCCURRED CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN IN BACK.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN ENSIGN ALONG THE EAST MAIN SOUTH ROADWAY. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE ENSIGN AND HIT THE RIB IN A CROSSCUT. HIS KNEE STRUCK THE DASH OF THE ENSIGN CAUSING A LACERATI ON OF THE KNEE AND BREAKING A SMALL PIECE OF BONE OFF THE KNEE CAP. THE PIECE OF BONE WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED.
DRIVING A PICK UP TRUCK, WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT FRONT CORNER BY FLATBED TRUCK.
SECURING FEEDER3BY WRAPPING CHAIN AROUND WHEELS OF FEEDER FEEDER MOVED FORWARD CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN WHEEL & CHAIN.
DRIVING A SCRAPER,HIT A BUMP,BOUNCED AND HIT STEERING WHEEL.
PULLING EYE OF 7ABLE OVER CLEAT BOAT SHIFTED PULLING CABLE TAUT CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN CABLE AND CLEAT.
CHECKING FOR AN AIR LEAK AROUND CHAMBER OF PARKING BRAKE ON SKIDDER IT APPLIED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN HOUSING AND CHAMBER ROD
TRANSFERRING WET ROCK TO THE CALCINER SURGE BIN & PIECE OF METAL SCRAP CAME THRU THE GATE ONT HE CONVEYOR EE ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT & GET THE METAL SCRAP, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ONTO THE GRATING.
...ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AT SAME TIME OTHER EMPL PUSHED IT SHUT FROM OUTSIDE,CATCHING EMPL HAND IN DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A 975 COMING OUT OF A SECTION HE WAS PUTTING AWAY A MULTIMETER AND NOT PAING ATTENTION TO THE LOW BACK HIS HEAD HIT THE BACK CAUSING A STRAINED NECK