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Employee was climbing up onto the back of utility truck. Said employee lifted their left leg up onto bed of the truck then used both arms pull the rest way up. Employee said they felt pain in left shoulder.
Technician was troubleshooting an overheat issue on a 345 Excavator. The system was still hot and while troubleshooting the technician attempted to remove the radiator cap. Upon a 1/4 turn twist of the cap the pressure from the cooling package shot the cap off and sprayed hot coolant on the technician.
A pry bar was used to loosen material on feeder and sides in a chiseling motion and employee's hand slipped being cut by the handle of the pry bar.
Employee was driving Haul truck to pit to get loaded when EE hit a pothole in the pit floor. The jarring caused EE have lower back sprain.
Subject was cutting the tail pulley loose from conveyor. Once bearings were cut loose the tail pulley shaft teetered the opposite direction pinning hand between it and hopper above.
Employee was in the process changing the final drive oil on Cat 769C haul truck. He was using a breaker bar to loosen drain plug. Pushing down on breaker bar, he said plug came loose causing a snapping sensation in his left shoulder.
While installing a right front tire on a Cat 769 haul truck, the spacer bar fell on mechanic's left middle finger causing a laceration and fracture to the finger.
EE heated a piece of sucker rod and after doing so grabbed it with his bare hand, causing 2 degree burns to hand and 3rd and 4th fingers.
While using a cordless drill to fix a CB antenna, the drill bit slipped and punctured the left ring & pinky fingers.
EE had just finished a project in the shop. After finishing he started to load pipe onto the service truck. When the drag end fell off the work bench & jarred his left arm.
While operating a Euclid R-35 end dump EE engaged the retarder & the engine died. This happened while going down ramp into pit & the EE lost control & struck rock wall. The EE said he did not try to apply the brake & because of the model he had no emergency steering. The EE got 3 cuts on his head & 1 cut on his arm & because he was wearing his seat belt his injuries were not worse.
While trying to jump start a vehicle with jumper cables an error occurred to supply ignition. The vehicle being started had 2 missing battery caps and it was assumed that they caused the battery to blow up. Fluid sprayed the employees face with no real injury to speak of and the employee was taken to the ER as a precaution.
AN EMPLOYEE USING POOR JUDGEMENT PLACED HANDS ON THE TRUCK BED WHILE IT WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE TRAVEL POSITION. BOTH HANDS WERE PINCHED IN BETWEEN THE TAILGATE & TRUCK BED. MIDDLE FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS WERE BROKE WITH TENDON DAMAGE TO THE OTHER 4 FINGERS.
EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING ROTOR ON 130/150 UNIVERSAL CRUSHER AND WHEN THEY LIFTED UP THE ROTOR OUT OF CRUSHER EE WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO STABILIZEIT AND IT SWUNG BACK INTO HIM AND PUSHED HIM UP AGAINST THE DOOR AND MADE HIM HIT THE BACK OF HIS CALF MUSCLE ON THE INSPECTION DOOR. IT MADE A BRUISE ON HIS CALF AND I TOLD HIM WE SHOULD GET AN X-RAY.
REMOVING WARE LINERS OFF A CRUSHER ROTOR & THE CHISEL FLEW OFF & HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES, BROKE GLASSES, & HURT HIS LEFT UPPER EYELID.
PREPARING TO ADJUST IMPACTOR, HE OPENED INSPECTION DOOR & PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN HANDLE & BRACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO RUN LOADER AND HE WENT TO WIPE OFF WINDOWS AND FELL OFF LOADER. HE FELL FACE FIRST ONTO GROUND.