AS EMP WAS DRILLING AN ICH AND A HALF PLUG VIBRATED OFF THE HAMMER ON THE DRILL
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Showing all 23EMPL CLIMBING DOWN,SLIPPED OFF WET LADDER ON CONE CRUSHER ONTO WET GROUND AND SLIPPED AGAIN.IT HAD BEEN RAINING.FALLING TO GROUND AND CAUSING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE & OTHERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TEARING DOWN A SCREENING PLANT ELECTRICAL CABLES HAD BEEN BURIED IN THE PROCESS OF SCREENING EMPLOYEE PULLED BURRIED CABLES OUT OF THE GROUND. AS HE P ULLED THE CABLES HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK POP
EMPL IN PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT SCREENS ON MESABI SCREEN WHEN SLIVER OF STEEL OFF SCREEN RAIL CALAMP ENTERED EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMP WAS ASSISTING THE JAW OPERATOR IN DISLODGING A LARGE BOULDER. THE EMP WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT ON THE BOULDER AS EMP STRUCK THE BOULDER THE BOULDER CHIPPED. THE CHIP OF ROCK STR UCK EMP ON THE GLASSES SHATTERING THEM A PIECE OF GLASS CUT THE EMPLOYEES EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING JAW OPERATOR IN DISLODGING A LARGE ROCK IN THE JAW. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK GAVE WAY FLIPPING BAR OVER AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER RIGHT THIGH CAUSING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE GOT HUG UP ON CAT DOZER WITH HIS RING. AS HE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT. SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING DOWN A WELD ON A BUCKET, HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING WHEN HE SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RIPPING FINGERNAIL OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A ROCK WHICH WAS LODGED IN JAW CRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE ROCK WAS HIT A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF FLEW UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD CAUSING INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PADS ON D9H DOZER - AS HE LIFTED PAD- HIS BACK GAVE CAUSING SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE HAD SUCCESSFULLY UNJAMMED A ROCK FROM JAW IN THE PROCESS HE WA SPULLING A RIPPER TOOTH ON A CHAIN WHICH IS USED AS A TOOL WHEN A ROCK FELL ON TOOTH CAUSING IT TO CHIP THE CHIP OR FRAG MENT OF ROCK FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A CUT AND BRUISE ON EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING A BOULDER FROM JAW WHEN BOULDER CAME LOOSE FROM JAW IT HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND FELL FLAT ON HIS BACK
AS EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE JAW CRUSHER A ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING INJURY TO EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC LINE ON A 988B LOADER AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER HE SLIPPED ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO BACK
IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING AN OIL LEAK ON THE LOADER THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL HE SLIPPED BETWEEN THE ARM HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS AND GOT HUNG UP CAUSING THE INJURY
IN THE PROCESS OF DIGGING OUT MATERIAL FROM THE JAW CRUSHER A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OVER ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING THE INJURY
AS CLAIMANT WAS FEEDING THE JAW CRUSHER WITH THE LOADER, HE GOT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS UPPER LEFT SIDE, HIS LEFT ARM NUMBED, AND HE GOT EXTREMELY WEAK.
AS CLAIMANT WAS TURNING INTO DUMP AREA, THE LOAD APPARENTLY SHIFTED AGAISNT THE TURN, THUS ROLLING THE TRAILER AND TRUCK OVER, AND PINNING CLAIMNAT IN THE CAB CAUSING INJURY.
AS CLAIMANT WAS WALKING DOWN HTE JAW CRUSHER LADDER, HE SLIPPED ON GREASE THAT HAD ACCIDENTLY FALLEN ON THE LADDER, & HE FELL ABOUT 5\ TO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN AN OVERSIZED ROCK BLOCKED THE JAW OPENING THE CLAIMANT USING A RIPPER BOOT TIED AND SUSPENDED ON A CHAIN LOWERED IT INTO THE JAW TO HELP LOOSEN THE BOULDER THE CHAIN CAME OFF AND THE RIPPER BOOT WENT DOWN FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS STRUCK BY THE JAW WHICH WAS IN MOTION THE RIPPER BOOT FLEW UP OUT OF THE JAW AND STRUCK THE CLAIMANT IN THE FACE
REMOVING 2" DIA PIN WITH 12 TON JACK. PIN RELEASED SHOOTING OUT LIKE A BULLET HIT LOADER AND BOUNCED BACK GRAZING HEAD OF FOREMAN. DID NOT BREAK SKIN, BUT STARTE GETTING HEADACH HE FINISH REP AIRING LOADER AND WENT HOME.