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OILER ATTEMPTED TO LUBE TAIL PULLEY ON CV-26B, ACCESS NOT ACCOMPLISHED SAFELY UNLESS SAFETY BELT IS USED. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING SAFETY BELT. HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK MUSCLES.
SLIPPED OFF BOULDER, LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT I BETWEEN ANOTHER BOULDER.
WAS REMOVING BALANCING SHAFT FROM STEDMAN CAGE. SHAFT TIPPED PINCHING LEFT RING FINGER AND LACERATING THE LENGTH OF IT HAD HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS ON THE STEEL PLATE AROUND THE SHAFT THINKING IT WOULD NOT SLIP BUT IT DID PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO SCRAP METAL CLEAN-UP. HE STATED HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL AND FELL BACKWARDS HURTING HIS LOWER BACK-NO ONE WITNESSED THIS ACCIDENT.
GOT LIMESTONE DUST IN EYE
EMPLOYEE REMOVED ACCESS COVER BETWEEN BIN ANBD ROTATING AIR-LOCK VALVE. TO REMOVED BRIDGING MATERIAL. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT TURN OFF ROTATING VALVE OR LOCK OUT DEVICE. PER COMPANY POLICY. THE E MPLOYEE DISLODGED SOME MATERIAL THAT FORCED HAND INTO ROTATING VALVE. THE EMPLOYEE LOST TO FIRST KNUCKLE ON LITTLE FINGER AND TO SECOND KNUCKLE ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
THROWING BAGS TO GROUND GOT HIT BY ONE WHILE WALKING BY
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL CRANE AND DID NOT USE DESIGNED ACCESS, BUT WAS STANDING ON OUTRIGGER ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIMSELF UP ON THE CRANE DECK. THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT 30' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.A 3" ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF DISCHARGE HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE BACK HOE OPERATOR TO LOAD SOME BOLTS INTO THE LOADER BUCKET TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER LOCATION. HE CLAIMED HE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT AND THREW OUT HIS BACK.
PULLING ON HANDLE IT JAMMED A BIT STRAINED BACK
WHILE RUNNING LOADER AT FACE OF LARGE ROCK ROLLED OFF BANK JARRING LOADER. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT BUT DID NOT INDICATE AN INJURY. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON AUGUST 1ST AND ON AUGUST 7TH REPO RTED THAT HIS ABSENCE WAS DUE TO A BACK INJURY SUSTAINED ON JULY 11TH.
MAN WAS CLEANING WATER TREATMENT MACHINE BY REMOVING PLATE PLATE HAD PRESSURE BEHIND IT AND WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IT PRESSED AGAINST THE TRACTOR AND CAUGHT MANS FINGER BETWEEN.
MOVING ELEVATOR SUPPORT LEG WITH 3 OTHER MEN, INTENDING TO SLOWLY LOWER TO THE GROUND, WHEN LEG DROPPED SUDDENLY AND LANDED ON MAN'S LEFT FOOT.
I,NAME & OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING CORRUGATED METAL SIDING. I,NAME WAS HOLDING THE METAL & OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OVERHEAD DRILLING. A PIECE OF METAL SHAVINGS OR GRIT WENT PAST I,NAME SAFETY GLASSES & LODGED IN HIS EYE.
INJURED WAS SIDEMOUNTING TRUCK PARKED ON TRUCK WEIGH SCALE AT LOADOUT. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS ARM PULLING AND STRAINING THE RIGHT BICEP AND TENDON OF LOWER ARM.
MEN WERE WORKING AT CLEANUP ON A SCHEDULED DOWN DAY.CLEANING CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WITHOUT LOCKING OUT THE BELT.MECHANIC STARTED CONVEYOR.MAN WAS LEANING AGAINST BELT WHEN IT STARTED,MAN FELL A GAINST CONVEYORS FRAMES AND CRACKED HIS RIBS.
WALKING NEAR HIS AIRTRACK DRILL DRILL NOT OPERATING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET MUDDY ROCK AND FELL ON HIS BACK THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED OFF OF THE MINE PROPERTY ALONG THE COUNTY ROAD LEADING TO T HE PROPERTY WHERE ROCK EXCAVATION WAS BEING DONE TO WIDEN THE ROAD
MAN WAS SQUATTING DOWN PICKING UP SCRAP IRON AND LOST HIS BALANCE HE REACHED TO STEADY HIMSELF AND GRABBED A PIECE OF HOT STEEL
SEVERAL WELDERS WERE WELDING ON STORAGE SILOS.ALL EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN ISSUED DARK GLASSES FOR EYE PROTECTION AND TOLD TO WEAR THEM.SOMEHOW,HE GOT A FLASH,I SUSPECT HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS GLASSE S.
EMPLOYEE PULLING WELDING LEADS TO HIS WORK PLATFORM ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. LEADS BEGAN FALLING OFF THE PLATFORM AND HE STILL HAD HIS ARM AROUND LEADS PULLING MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE COMPLETED SHIFT ON 7-27-88. STILL HURTING ON 7-28-88 HE WENT TO DR. MINNER.
EMPLOYEE ARRIVED AT WORK ON 6-29-88 SHOWING OBVIOUS EXPOSURE TO POISON OAK HE IS UNSURE WHETHER THIS OCCURRED AT WORK OR AT HOME IT AT WORK HE COULD HAVE CONTACTED IT WHILE REMOVING STICKS AND ROOTS FROM CV02
WAS CLEANING SILO IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING WHEN A SMALL PARTICLE OF CEMENT BOUNCED BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED HIS EYE.