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WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK, EE SLIPPED ON THE BUMPER CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST.
WHILE OPERATING DOZER ON THE LEACH PAD, EMPLOYEE GOT SOME DUST PARTICLES IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE PUTTING HQ LIFTER SHOE ON, THE RODS SPLIT APART CAUSING THE TUBE TO FLIP UP AND HIT EE IN THE CHIN.
WAS ON TOP OF THE LUBE TRUCK TAKING A HOSE LOOSE. HE SLIPPED CAUSING A STRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE & LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE 44 CONVEYOR BELT TRACKING BY MOVING A RETURN ROLLER WITH A HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE RETURN ROLLER BRACKET THIS HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND INTO THE BELT ON THE BO TTOM SIDE. THE HAMMER WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE RETURN ROLLER. HE DID NOT LET GO OF THE HAMMER IN TIME AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS ALSO PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE RETURN ROLLER.
EE WAS LEANING FORWARD ADJUSTING THE SEAT THE STEERING COLUMN FELL FORWARD CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
EE WAS MOVING A CAST IRON POT & PINCHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN ANOTHER POT RESULTING IN A PARTIAL AVULSION.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO CHARGEOUT A DERRICK SCREEN. HE WAS KNEELING AND AS HE STRETCHED OUT TO GRAB THE SCREEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. HE PULLED BACK AND THE PAIN SUBSIDE D, THEN AS HE STRETCHED OUT AGAIN THE PAIN CAME BACK WORSE.
EE WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF GROVE, CUTTING HIM 2" ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE IN THE THIGH AREA.
EE WAS PUTTING PIPES IN A SECONDARY SCREEN CHUTETO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF MATERIAL. ONE PIPE WAS TO SHORT & DIDN'T REST ON OPPOSITE SIDE. PIPE FELL OFF OF THAT SIDE, PIVOTING ON THE OTHER, PINCHIN G LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
WHILE HAULING ORE TO THE HEAP LEACH PAD, EMPLOYEE BECAME EXPOSED TO LIME DUST WHEN BACKING UP TO DUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN CUTTING ON A RIPPER SHANK WHEN KNEE STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO AN AREA BY THE LEACH PADTO TAKE A WATER SAMPLE. HE TWISTED HIS FOOT AS HE WAS WALKING.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHE WAS PUTTING TWO PIECES OF YELLOW PLASTIC PIPE TOGETHER AND FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYE EHAD BALANCED A DRILL HAMMER ON THE DECK OF THE DRILL. THE HAMMER FELL OVER HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING INTO DUMP AREA, GETTING READY TO BACK UP AND DUMP. HE HIT A BUMP THAT JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN HER STUCK LOCKER DOOR WITH A SMALL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED OUT, HITTING HER ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE IN THE EYEBROW AREA.
EE REPORTED THAT WHILE DOING CLEANUP ON THE CONE DECK, HIS SHOVEL GOT IN BETWEEN TWO PLATES AND JARRED HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THAT DAY AND THE NEXT THEN WEN TO SEE A DR. DR. "POPPED HI S BACK BACK" INTO PLACE.
EE HOPPED OUT OF THE BACK OF PICKUP TO THE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS ANKLE. HE WAS IN THE BACK OF THE PICKUP UNLOADING DRILL SAMPLES.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS USING A GRADER TO GRADETHE ROAD ON #2 SULFIDE STOCK PILE. HIS BLADE CAUGHT A HIDDEN ROCK CAUSING HIS NECK TO JERK WHICHCAUSED DISCOMFORT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
EE TRIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE WHILE WORKING AT SECONDING CRUSHER. STEPPED DOWN APPROX. ON TO A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE FRONT OF THE LUBE TRUCK & FELL INTO THE EDGE OF THE DECK OF A BLAST HOLE DRILL HITTING HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG
THE EMPLOYEE AND WITNESS REPORTED THAT THEY WERE INSTALLING A LIP PROTECTOR ON THE BUCKET OFA FRONT END LOADER CAT 992. THE INJURED EMPLOYEEWAS HOLDING THE LIP PROTECTOR BY ITS HANDLE WHILE THE WITNESSS HIT IT WITH A DOUBLE JACK HAMMER TO FORCE IT OVER THE BUCKET LIP. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF THE PROTECTOR AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWNHOLE HAMMER DOWN USING A 5FT PRY BAR TO TURN THE HAMMER DRILLER BUMPED ROTATION CAUSING PRY BAR TO STRIKE THE HELPER IN THE SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHE WAS IN THE ASSAY LAB AND HAD TAKEN A POUR BAR OUT OF THE OVEN.AS SHE WAS CARRYING THE BAR A BUTTON FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR.SHE TURNED HER HEAD TO SEE WHERE THE BUTTON HAD GONE,TILTED THE BAR AND GOT A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON THE RIGHT WRSIT AND FOREARM AREA.
EMPOLOYEE WAS BREAKING SLAG OFF OF ASSAY SAMPLER WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.
EE REPORTED THAT WHILE USING THE WINCH ON A DRILL THE HOOK WEIGHT HEADACHE BALL HUNG UP ON THE POWER HEAD AFTER HE HAD RELEASED TENSION ON THE CABLE. IT THEN FELL AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN IT AND CABLE CLAMPS LACERATION THE INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
EE WAS CLEANING THE TAIL OF A CONVEYOR. THE WIND BLEW A DIRT PARTICLE IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS CLIMBING OFF A LOADER THAT HE WAS WORKING. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND FROM THE LADDER, HE STEPPED ON A GANTRY PIN ON THE FLOOR WHICH ROLLED UNDER HIS FOOT CAUSING IT TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD SMALL BLISTERS OR MAY BE ATHLETE'S FOOT ON HIS LEFT FOOT AND HE THOUGHT THE RUBBER BOOTS HE WAS WEARING WAS CAUSING THIS CONDITION. HE HAD GOTTEN WATER IN THEM AND WORE THEM WITH HIS FEET WET ALL DAY.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SAMPLES OUT OF THE DRILL DECK TO COLLECT A SAMPLE HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A CHUCKER WITH A BAR THAT WEDGED IN THE GYRO CRUSHER SPIDER. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN PRY BAR & CRUSHE R HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SLIDING DOOR SHUT, LET HIS FINGER GET BETWEEN THE DOOR JAM & THE DOOR, CAUSING DOOR TO SMASH HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKINGALONG OVERLAND BELT AREA SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE SNOWY ICY CONDITIONS
EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET INTO THE CAB OF THE DOZER. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEG.
EE REPORTED THAT WHILE INSTALLING A TEMPORARY ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE THE WIND BLEW DIRT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE TRIED TO WASH IT OUT WHEN HE GOT HOME. WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. SO WENT TO AN EYE DR THE DR REMOVED THE DIRT USING A Q TIP. THEN GAVEHIM A BOTTLE OF ANTIBOTIC DROPS TO USE FOR TWO DAYS.
EE REPORTED THAT ON 10-19-94 WHILE USING A BOBCAT LOADER TO PERFORM CLEAN UP ALONG 9 CONVEYOR, HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR JOB, BUT ON 10/2 6 WENT TO SEE A DR AND WAS PLACED ON ONE DAY RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS THAT HOLD WEAR PLATES ON A LOADER BUCKET. ONE OF THE BOLTS SPUN WITH THE AIR WRENCH. A BURR ON THE BOLT CAUGHT HIS GLOVED FINGER.
EE GOT OFF HIS LOADER TO CHECK A SHOT TUBE IN THE DIGGING FACE. AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY SOME ROCKS CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM. THIS WAS INTIIALLY A 1ST AID INJURY. ON 10-15-94, EE DEVELOPED A VIRAL INFECTION IN A BRUISED AREA ON HIS LEG AND WAS AMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE WAS WELDING ON THE CONVEYOR. HE RAISED HIS HELMET SO THAT HE COULD SEE TO KNOCK SOME COMPACTED DIRT OUT OF HIS WAY. AS HE DID A PIECE OF DIRT FLEW UP INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS CHANGING TOOTH ADAPTER ON LOADER BUCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED LEFT ARM.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON A 992 FRONT END LOADER BLEW OUT THE BLOW OUT THREW A ROCK OF ABOUT 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER & 11/2INCHES THICK THRU THE LEFT WING WINDOW OF THE HAUL TRUC K IT WAS LOADING THE ROCK THEN GLANCED OFF OF THE WINDSHIELD HIT THE DRIVER IN THE FOREHEAD & FELL INTO HIS LAP
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE BLAST HOLE DRILL TO MEASURE THE DEPTH OF THE HOLE HAND SLIPPED OF THE DOOR JAM CAUSING HIM TO DROP TO GROUND (APPROX 3FT) BENDING HIS LEFT KNEE INWARD
EE WAS IN HIS TRUCK AFTER LUNCH WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK BACKED INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS TRUCK. EE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK AFTER THE INCIDENT. DAMAGE TO TRUCK WAS RIG HT SIDE HANDRAIL & RIGHT SIDE MIRROR.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE INSTALLING AN ELECTRIC UNDER TANK PUMP IN THE DUCON THICKNER THEY WERE USING A GASOLINE DRIVEN PUMP TO TAKE THE WATER OUT OF THE THICKNER AFTER THE ELECTRIC PUMP W AS INSTALLED HE STARTED TO TAKE THE DISCHARGE LINE OFF OF THE GASOLINE PUMP THERE WAS PRESSURE IN THE LINE SO HE BLED IT BUT WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE LINE IT SPRAID STEAM ONTO HIS ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO STACKER TURNED & T WISTED KNEE
EE WAS CLEANING A PARKING BRAKE PIN ON THE GRINDER. GRINDER CAUGHT THE PIN AND PULLED HIS FINGERS INTO THE WHEEL.
WHILE MAKING A PREOPERATIONAL CHECK ON THE BACKHOE RADIATOR CAP CAME OFF SPRAYING EMPLOYEE WITH HOT ANTIFREEZE.
WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK UP THE ROAD ROUNDING A CORNER AND SLID IN MUD INTO A SAFETY BERM.
REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN TEH MILL LOWERING A PUMP INTO A SUMP AND GOT HIS LEFT RING FIGNER PINCHED BETWEEN A CHAIN AND A GUARD ON THE PUMP.