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AN IRON DEFLECTOR CAME OFF THE END OF THE CONVEYOR, CAUGHT DAYS SLEEVE AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE, WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE LOADER APPARENTLY MISSED A RUNG AND HUNG BY HIS ARMS.
WHILE OPERATING A LOADER EE WENT OVER A LARGE BUMP & HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK
EE WAS CUTTING SCREENS WITH TORCH WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED HIS FOREARM WITH THE TORCH.
EMPLOYEE HAD GOTTEN OFF OF THE BOBCAT LOADER. HE INDIACATES HE STEPPED ON SOMETHING AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE ASSISTED ANOTHER EE IN WELDING ON DOZER. HE THOUGHT HE WAS EXCERCISING CAUTION HOWEVER SEVERAL HOURS LATER HIS EYES STARTED BURNING.
WHILE CHANGING OUT A HYDRALLIC PUMP ON A LOADER EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS OWN FINGER WITH A MALLET RUBBER.
EMPLOYY WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF BREAKER. STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE FEEDER BIN, WHEN HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK AND METAL FRAME.
EE WAS TRAVELING AND WALKING ALONG SIDE THE AIR TRACK DRILL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND THE TRACK OF THE DRILL TRAVELED OVER HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON BREAK WHEN HE WAS OBSERVED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE APPRENTLY GASPING WITH LABORED BREATHING. OTHER EMPLOYEE SUMMONED HELPA ND CPR WAS PERRFORMED. LATER IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
HE INDICATED HE GOT UP GROM HIS FRONT END LOADER SEAT TO LEAVE THE CAB, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CAB FRAME CAUSING THE NECK AND LEG PAIN.
EE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE WELDING ACROSS FROM ANOTHER WELDER.
EWE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER CARRYING A CARRIAGE IN PRESPARATION FOR WELDING ON THE WAY OF HE SUDDENLY EXPEREINED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDER AREA.
HE WAS STRIKING A LOADER TOOTH SHANK WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.
WHILE PERFORMING A BRAKE JOB, EE REPORTS THAT HIS L THUMB NAIL WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SPRING LOADED BRAKE SHOES.
I.NAME REPORTS THAT WHILE DRIVING A WEDGE IN THE BASE OF THE CONE CRUSHING PLANT, A CORNER OF THE WEDGE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
HE REPORTS A FOREIGN BODY OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN IN HIS RIGHT EYE, FOR WHICH HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION TO REMOVE.
EE REPORTS HE WAS CLEANING STONE FROM RETURN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR AFTER REPAIRS WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME ENTAGLED WITH CONVEYOR BELT DRAWING ARM OVER A ROW OF IDLER PULLEYS.
HE REPORTS HE WAS WELDING IN A CRAMPED AREA AND SUFFERED FLASHBURNS TO HIS EYES.
HE REPORTS THAT HE WAS HITTING A BEARING ON A CLUTCH SHAFT WITH A HAMMER, WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.
METAL SLIVER FROM JAW CRUSHER ENTERED EMPL RIGHT EYE.. HE REPORTS HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME.
DOZER OPERATOR CLIMBING DOWN OFF MACHINE FOOT SLIPPED & WENT BETWEEN PUSH ARM & TRACK RESULTING IN INJURY.
STACKING CONVEYOR BEING RAISED TO PLACE BLOCKING UNDERNEATH.I.NAME SIGNALED LOADER OPER TO LOWER CONVEYOR AND HIS HAND WAS WHERE THE CONVEYOR WAS BEING PLACED.HE STOPPED THE OPER IN TIME TO HA VE ONLY GOTTEN PINCHED.
CUTTING METAL FROM FEEDER HOPPER TO BE REPLACED BY NEW METAL.PROPANE TANK LOCATED NEARBY POPPED ITS RELIEF VALVE AND THE ESCAPING GAS WAS IGNITED BY SPARKS FROM CUTTING TORCH.THE IGNITED ESCAP ING GAS CAUSED THE BURNS TO THE FACE.
WHILE SCRAPING DUST OFF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT A RUST CHIP GOT LODGED UNDER THE BOTTOM EYE LID.
WHILE CHANGING THE JAW OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER A PRY BAR WHICH WAS BEING USED SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE FOREHEAD.
WHILE LIFTING A SHEET OF IRON WITH LOADER AND CHAIN THE EYE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SHEET OF IRON CAUSING IT TO DROP. HE WAS TRYING TO TURN THE SHEET AT THE TIME AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN IT STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE RIGHT BICEP AND FOREARM WITH BRUISES.
I,NAME WAS REPAIRING A ROLLER ON THE CONVEYOR WHILE RESTING ON THE BELT. A TROCKER DROVE HIS DUMP TRUCK UNDER THE CONVEYOR TO LOAD. WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR. THE TRUCK DRIVE TURNED THE BELT ON. I,NAME WAS COVNEYED UP AND DUMPED INTO THE DUMP BOX.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REATTACH A WIRE CABLE TO THE YOKE ON THE SHOVEL BUCKET,CLAIMANT BENT THE CABLE TO PUSH IT INTO THE YOKE AND WHEN HE ADJUSTED HIS GRIP ON THE CABLE IT SPRUNG BACK STRIKING H IM IN THE MOUTH.
PLACING A SCREAMING UNIT AND CONVEYOR TOGETHER IN PREPARATION FOR PRODUCTION HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE TWO UNITS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FINGERS IE NOTED BELOW.
OPERATING CRUSHING BREAKER, JUMPED OOF BREAKER A FEW FEET OFF GROUND LANDED ON IRREGULAR SRFACE, TWISTED KNEE LEFT UPON LANDING.
FRACTURED SCHAP2ID AND FRACTURE R 3RD METATARSAL WHILE MAKING PREPARATION FOR SPOTTING THE CONTROL STACK ONTO CRUSHER PLATFORM I NAME STOPPED ONTO THE FPLATFORM AND THE WELDS APPARENTUS BROKE AND HE FELL TO3THE GROUND.
I.NAME DRIVING 2UT PIN THAT INJ I.NAME WAS HOLDING.I.NAME SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD INTO PATH OF MAUL.
CAUGHT SLIVER I3 HAND. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AD RECEIVED A INFECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING END LOADER AT PIT, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE LOADER TIPPED OVER ANDROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LOADER. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BROKEN PELVIS, COLLARBONE & THU MB.