While performing work from the catwalk on the west side of the crusher, EE was struck by the excavator causing EE to fall.
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Showing all 12Loading a shot, a rock came loose & struck left arm.
Upon restarting conveyor ee reached around a guard inserting a 4 ft pry bar contacting pulley and belt causing hands to contact conveyor frame. EE was taken to the emergency room due to lack of movement in middle finger, if not better in a few weeks to see a specialist. 2/16/18 saw specialist, referred ee to a hand doctor. 2/21/18 hand doctor performed surgery to fix tendon.
Miner received a laceration on left pinky finger, for proper healing 5 stitches were required. Miner's finger was pinched in a guard access door while changing a bearing.
Miner received a sliver (also known as a splinter) in EE's right thumb while removing a wedge to release a blow bar.
Laborer was grinding, a piece ricocheted and got behind the eye protection.
Employee was laying out a series of shots, the lead weight on EE's measuring tape became stuck, EE pulled up on the tape & it came back striking EE in the mouth.
Laborer was manually rotating rotor to the area that was to be fixed. As it was being rotated his hands were placed on top and side of blow bar. As it was being rotated the left ring finger got pinched between blow bar and check plate resulting in taking partial tip of finger. The laborer was wearing leather gloves.
Labor was holding a piece of steel that was to be welded. Got it welded, laborer went to move and placed his hand on the spot that was just welded. Resulting in a burn to his right palm causing a blister.
Laborer was removing pump from a float pump, got in a bind, started pushing on it to free it up and it broke loose and came down and smashed his finger between frame work and pump. This happened @ the plant area.
Operator was digging into muck pile, started curling bucket back and felt rear end of loader getting light. Some loose rocks came over the bucket, down the boom into lower part of windows hitting the dash and breaking it loose. it came back into his knees. Operator got up and walked away.
Laborer was cutting metal with torch. While he was cutting, a spark came back and fell in behind his safety glasses, resulting in a corneal abrasion. There was no lost time.