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While cutting a piece of pipe with a cutting torch, pipe fell off injuring fingers between it and another piece of pipe.
Mechanic was stepping down from the bucket of a Skid Steer and was tripped up by an attachment bracket located in the center of the bucket. Employee fell onto right elbow and forearm causing a contusion and slight abrasion.
Miner was clearing material from a screen deck using a steel rod. He pulled the rod back towards himself and hit himself in the face cracking his front tooth. Tooth did not chip.
Employee was operating a D10 dozer feeding a sand & gravel operation. A rock unseen by the operator rolled behind him and he backed onto it.
Employee was in the process of cleaning off a feeder screen. He pivoted to the left on his right leg and experienced a pop in his right knee.
Laborer was cleaning up next to the screen. A football sized rock bounced out of the screen and across the catwalk falling on the back of the employee's hard hat. The employee suffered a glancing blow to his head. He is on restricted duty for one week.
Loader operator was assisting mechanic in the changing of bucket teeth. The mechanic was striking a loader tooth on the right side of the bucket on a 988 Cat loader to remove it and a small piece of metal broke lose. The operator was on the left side of the bucket and caught the piece of metal in his left bicep.
Employee was assisting in the removal of a rock in the throat of the jaw crusher. The chain that was being used slipped off the rock and struck employees hand that was on the handrail fracturing the thumb on the rt. hand.
Employee was cleaning rocks from the walkway on the primary screen. He bent down to pick-up a rock that was stuck in the walkway and put his hand on the handrail. The handrail had a broken weld that gave way and he fell through to the ground (approx. 5 ft.) striking his head and back on the ground.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN BREEZY CONDITIONS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL OR DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING ALL PPE FOR THE JOB (WELDING HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES) THE EE STARTED FEELING DISCOMFORT AND IRRITATION IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED THAT A STEP BROKE & HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON A METAL PORTION OF THE LANDING. THIS IS A DISPUTED CLAIM OF INJURY. HE STATED TO OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK LIFT ING A FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER HITCH INTO HIS PICKUP BED AT HOME. PRESENTLY SIIS & OUR INSURANCE COMPANY ARE DENYING HIS CLAIM OF INJURY DUE TO THESE STATEMENTS.
ELECTRICAL PANEL GROUNDED OUT 480 VOLT BUSE BAR CAUSING AN EXPLOSION. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A HINGE PIN HAD WORKED OUT CAUSING A CROSS GROUNDING SITUATION.
STRAIN BACK AND KNEE WHILE LIFTING ONE END OF A SPREADER BAR.
WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEP STRAP OUT OF THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED AND STRAINED HIS BACK. LOWER BACK. STRAP MAY HAVE WEIGHED 20-30 LBS.