EE WAS BARRING DOWN IN WORK AREA WHEN ROCK HIT HIS FOREARM CAUSING SMALL LACERATION. WAS DRIVEN TO DR AND RECEIVED 5 SUTURES, REST OF DAY OFF. RETURN TOMORROW.
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Showing 50 of 65EE WAS BARRING DOWN IN WORK AREA INCORRECTLY. HE WAS NOT TIED OFF WITH LANYARD. SLIPPED AND FELL APPRX 18 FT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN WILLCOX, THEN TRANSPORTED TO TUCSON FOR X RAYS. HAS CUTS A ND BRUISES. WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION AND WAS RELEASED 2-6-96 AM NO BROKEN BONES HE WAS UP WALKING AROUND THEN TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL.
EE WAS DRILLING UNDERGROUND WHEN A SMALL CHIP ROCK CUT HIM ABOVE LEFT EYE BELOW EYEBROW WENT TO DR TO BE CLEANED OUT AND 2 STITCHES.
EE WAS MUCKING OUT IN PORTAL AREA, DUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. IRRIGATED EYE OUT, BUT SOMETHING STILL INIT. WENT TO DR. NAKAGAWA IN WILLCOX ON 12-14-95. SCRATCHED L EYE BALL.
ON 07-27-95 EE WAS BLASTING DOWN HANGUP & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRIPING FLOOR BACK TO BLAST WHEN I TWISTED MY KNEE & FELL I WAS TIDE OFF WITH A LANYARD TO KEEP FROM FURTHER INJURY
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER UP FINGER RAISE ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM. ARM WAS SCRATCHED HOWEVER SWELLING ACCURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY, AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS RUNNING DOWN THE STARIR OS THE GENERATOR TRAILER & FELL BRUISING HIS LEFT ARM THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO A SUPERVISOR UNTIL 09-10-93
WHILE PULLING PIPE CLEANING INJURED WAS BIT BY AN INSECT OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. AT THE TIME SHE DID NOT FELL ANYTHING BUT LATER ON IN THE SHIFT NOTICED SWELLING AROUND RIGHT ELBOW AREA THIS TIME S HE WAS TOLD BY ME TO GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM TO HAV IT CHECKED OUT.
COMBINATION OF LIFTING AND PULLING A 3" PIPE. PULLED MUSCLES IN LUMBAR REGION OF BACK. TAKEN TO NYE REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN TONOPAH, NV. HAD X-RAYS, GIVEN TORADOL AND ROBAXIN(MUSCLE RELAXANTS), B ED REST FOR 48 HRS, NO WORK FOR 3 DAYS, AND A FOLLOW-UP W/DR. AT THE CLINIC.
INJURED WAS WALKING UP STAIRS IN THE PROCESSING PLANT TO MOVE CARBON OFF OF SCREENS & BUMPED HISON THE HAND RAIL.
WHILE HOOKING UP A 4" WATER HOSE, IT BECAME LODGED IN THE QUICK COUPLING. WHEN TRYING TO REALIGN THE HOSE. IT POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT CHEEK.
I.NAME TRYING TO BREAK SOME ROCKS LOOSE IN JAW FEEDER OF CRUSHER,PIECE OF STEEL FROM PICK BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ARM.
WHILE USING A PRYBAR TO MOVE A ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER,THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND HANDRAIL AROUND THE JAW.I.NAME HAS A CUT FINGER AND BROKEN BONE LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
BREAKING OFF BIT WITH HYDRAULIC PIPE WRENCH, WHEN JAW BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH. FORCE CAUSED BRUISE TO LOWER STOMACH.
THE AIR HOSE EE WAS USING BURST AND HIT HIM ON THE KNEE. HIS KNEE WAS SCRATCHED UP.
WHILE STARTING AIR COMPRESSOR, AIR COMING OFF OF FAN BLEW SOMETHING IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS REMOVING NYLON SLINGS FROM TWO BUNDLES OF 4 INCH DRILL CASING AFTER BEING PUT IN PLACE BY A LOADER. HE REMOVED ONE STRAP AND WHILE REMOVING THE STRAP CAUSED THE WEIGHT OF ONE BUNDLE TO SHIFT AND FALL ON HIS FOOT.
I.NAME CLIMBED UP ON THE DRILL TO SEE WHY THE TOPHEAD WOULDNT RAISE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE DRILL STEEL. THOUGHT FEET WERE OUT OF THE WAY AND TOLD THE DRILLER TO LOWER THE TOPHEAD. IT HIT TOES. NOT WEARING STEELTOED BOOTS AS REQUIRED. BROKE 1 TOE ON RIGHT FOOT AND BRUISED THE REST OF THEM.
EMPL STANDING ON SHALE LIKE BERM WHEN WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WHICH RESULTED IN PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER PART OF BACK.
I.NAME PICKED UP A BEAKER NOTICED IT WAS CRACKED.WAS WALKING TO THROW IT AWAY WHEN IT HIT THE COUNTER AND BROKE IN HAND.
INJURED WAS LOADING BOXES INTO LOADER BUCKET, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A NAIL.
STEPPED ON PALLET BOARD BROKE HE FELL TWISTED ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DOWN MANWAY DUST OR DIRT GOT IN RIGHT EYE.
WHILE LIFTING A STARTER OUT OF HAUL TRUCK,STARTER SLIPPED AND PINNED I.NAME HAND AGAINST THE TIE ROD.I.NAME WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN HAND.
INJURED WAS CUTTING SPRING U-BOLT WITH A TORCH WHEN THE IRON POPPED AND HOT SLAG WENT IN LEFT EAR.
WHILE MOVING AN OIL BARREL, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM BECAUSE THE GROUND WAS WET FROM SNOW.
EMPL WA SON KNEES SHOVELING OUT TUNNEL CONVEYOR AT CRUSHER. FINISHED & RAISED UP EXPERIENCE SEVERE PAIN IN BACK. HAD TO BE HELPED UP STAIRS.
HE WAS CUTTING LINER PLASTIC. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS HAND.
CLIMBING ON TRUCK PULLED HOOD DOWN ON TOP OF HI M CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK LANDING IN ENGINE
EE WAS CUTTING A PATCH IN THE LINER FOR THE LEECH PAD. PAD LINER WAS ACROSS HER LEG THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HER LEFT THIGH.
RIGGING WAS EVIDENTY RIGGED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PUSH PIN OUT OF HOOK.
INJURED WAS TAKING A BIT OFF OF THE DRILL USING A 16# HAMMER. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER PULELD MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.
I NAME WAS TRYING TO CHIP HARDEND CARBON FROM AROUND CARBON TRANSFER PUMP WITH A SHOVEL & HIT A PIPE WITH HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING HIS HAND
INJURED WAS IN THE SHOP REMOVING THE TEETH FROM THE 988B LOADER.THE TEETH ARE REMOVED BY STRI,ING THEM WITH A HAMMER.A PIECE OF THE TOOTH CHIPPED OFF WHILE HE WAS STRIKING THE TOOTH AND THE PI ECE OF METAL EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPL WAS WORKING IN TUNNEL UNDER SURGE PILE DOING FABRICATING WORK ALL DAY. WELDERS WERE WORKING AT BOTH ENDS OF TUNNEL WHICH CAUSED FLASH BURN.
EMPL WAS DRIVING TRUCK ALL DAY & INJ HAND. IT WAS SORE FOR COUPLE WEEKS & SWELLED UP MORNING OF 5/25/91.
HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER ON DRIVER'S SIDE. HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND FROM THE SECOND RUNG OF LADDER. HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
APPARENTLY WHEN EE WAS TAKING HIS SAMPLES, HE STEPPEED OFF THE BRIDGE ONTO THE PLASTIC LINER WHEWHICH WAS COVERED WITH FROST. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK THE LINER IS VERY SLIPPERY WHEN WET OR ICY.
BACKING OFF MUCK PILE IN RUBBER TIRE DOZER. BACKED OVER A ROCK THAT CAUSED HIS HEAD TO HIT THE SIDE WINDOW.
EE WAS PRYING A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLY FEEDER WITH A PRY BAR. WHEN THE ROCK CAME LOOSE THE PRY BAR FLEW BACK AGAINST HIS CHEST. HE DID NOT FEEL PAIN IN HIS CHEST UNTIL A FEW MINUTES LATER WHEN HE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER. EE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK, BUT THE PAIN HAD BEEN CAUSED BY THE PRY BAR ACCIDENT.
FELXIBLE VENT TUBING HAD COEM APART AT JOINT. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECEONNECT JOINT-LOSE DUST/DEBRI ENTERED EYE AND FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS COMING DOWN THE BACK STAIRS OF THE LUBE TRUCK AFTER CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK WITH THE HOTSY STEAM CLEANER. HE SLIPPED ON THE SECOND SATAIR AND IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK HIS FALL HE HIT HIS LEFT WRIST WITH THE STEAM NOZZLE HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
CREW WAS PREPARING TO DIG OUT JAW. TRAP DOOR WAS UNBOLTED AND READY TO REMOVE. FOREMAN CALLED FOR ALL CLEAR. HE ANSWERED ALL CLEAR. WHEN DOOR FELL HIS FINGE WAS STILL RESTING ON THE PLACE WHER E THE DOOR WOULD FALL.
OPERATING TUGGER HOIST, HOISTING MATERIALS UP TO MINERS ON MUCK SLIDE. SMALL ROCK DISLODGED ON SLIDE AND ROLLED DOWN, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE PULLING CHUTE TO LOAD ORE CARS-TWISTED KNEE
HE WAS WORKING NEAR THE LIME POND. HE WALKED INTO THE LIME POND AND GOT LIME IN HIS RUBBER BOOTS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY WITHOUT RINSING OUT HIS BOOTS OR RINSING OFF HIS FEET .
METAL AND SLAG WERE POURED AND LET COOL FOR 30 MIN EE SPRAYED THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOLD FOR 5 MIN. MOLD WAS ALLOWED TO COOL FOR 10 MIN. THEN THE SIDE WERE SPRAYED WITH WATER FOR 10 MIN, THEN ALL OWED TO COOL ANOTHER 10 MIN. THE MOLD SPRAYED ONTOP AND SIDE THE STANDING WATER ON TOP WAS ROOM TEMPERATURE. OTHER AND EE BEGAN TO DUMP THE MOLD WHEN THE CRUST CROKE AND UNCOOLED SLAG HIT WAT
TORCH CADDY ROLLED INTO EMPLS FOOT WHEN LOADING TORCH BUCKET.
TIGHTENING WATER FITTING IN VICE WHEN SOMETHING IN CHEST POPPED. NO INSTANT PAIN, GOT WORSE OVRNIGHT.