EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING BAG FILM INTO BAG ADVANCE BELTS ON BAG MACHINE. WHEN HE ADVANCED MACHINE, IT PULLED HIS MIDDLE FINGER (LEFT HAND) INTO "V" BELTS. HE WAS HOLDING CRIMPED END ON TOP INSTEAD OF AT BOTTOM AWAY FROM PINCH POINT. I BANDAGED HIS FINGER - EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HE WAS SORE FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. NO WORK RESTRICTION, NO LOST TIME. HE WENT TO DR ON HIS OWN RECD STITCH
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Showing 50 of 195AN EMPTY BAG GOT ONTO THE CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING IT WHEN HIS RIGHT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE MESH CONVEYOR. HE THEN PULLED HIS THUMB FROM THE CONVEYOR, ADDING TO THE INJURIES.
EE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING ON A CRACKED CROSS MEMEBER OF A TRANSFER. HE HAD LIMITED ACCESS. HE WORE SAFETY GLASSES AT ALL TIMES HOWEVER HE DID NOT WEAR A SHIELD A TALL TIMES BECAUSE OF TIGHT ACCESS. THE NEXT MORNING HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. IT WAS REMOVED AT THE CLINIC THAT DAY. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.
WHILE UNDOING BOLTS FROM MACHINE, A PIECE OF A RUSTY METAL BOLT GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.
EE STRUCK HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE HITTING A DRIVE SHAFT.
EE CHECKING FUEL IN COMPRESSOR IN BED OF SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED AND STRUCK GROIN ON TRUCK BED CAUSING LACERATION TO SCROTUM AND URETHRAL BLEEDING.
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING A 4150 MAIN BREAKER PANEL, EE MAD CONTACT WITH 4160 VOLTS IN THE BUS BAR PANEL NEXT TO THE MAIN BREAKER. EE FAILED TO FOLLOW POSTED PROCEDURES BY VISUAL CONFIRMATION THA T THE KNIFE SWITCHES FOR THE BREAKER WERE DISENGAGED EVEN THOUGH THE MAIN BREAKERE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE BREAKER SWITCH SHAFT WAS BROKEN.
WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE BOOSTER, EE HAD CLIMBED OVER A V-BELT GUARD. AFTER DOING SO HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED ON A SHORT PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS WELDED TO THE BARGE. UPON PUTTING HIS FULL WEIGHT ON THE IRON ANGLE, HIS RIGHT FOOT TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. EE WASN'T IN PAIN RIGHT AWAY BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON, THE PAIN INCREASE. AREA WAS LOCKED OUT PRIOR TO MAINTENANCE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON A HOPPER CAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT NOTICE THE ROCK THAT WAS KEEPING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING.
EE WAS CUTTING BAND ON A BUNDLE OF EMPTY BAGS. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE STRAP THE KNIFE CONTINUED ON AND HE STABBED HIMSELF ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT THIGH .
WHILE FABRICATING A CHUTE, A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE FELL OUT OF POSITION AND STRUCK EE'S FOOT, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO THE METATARSAL REGION.
EE WAS MOUNTING HIS 992 LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED DUE TO A LOOSE STONE ON THE GROUND.
WHILE REMOVING A CYLINDER ON A P&H DRAG LINE A BOLT FLEW OUT AND HIT RIGHT CHEEK OF EE CAUSING LACERATION.
WHILE FIXING A GREASE LINE THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE TROUGHING IDLER CAUSING INJURY TO THE RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.
EE WORKING WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTING TO STAND LIGHT POLE INTO RECEIVER WHEN POLE SLID OFF RECEIVER AND FELL, BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK EE UNDER CHIN CAUSING LACERATION AND BROKEN DENTURE S.
EE WAS CHECKING THE BUCKET KICKOUT MAGNET ON HTE 988F. HE HAD CLIMBED ONTO THE ARMS OF THE LOADER TO ACCESS THE MAGNET. WHEN HE FINISHED THE WORK, HE CLIMBED BACK DON. HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A BUCKET ARM AND WHEN HE TRANSFERRED HIS WEIGHT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. HIS LEFT SIDE STRUCK THE BUCKET ARM. IT WAS RAINING OUT AT THE TIME.
WHILE ON CATWALK TIGHTENING BOLT ON APRON PAN EE LEANED OVER A PIECE OF I-BEAM SUPPORT WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH HE FORCED HIS LOWER LEFT RIBS AGAINST THE I-BEAM RESULTING IN BRUISED RIB
EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF WIRE FROM TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING INT HE MUD AND FELL ON HIS TAILBONE.
EE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A BOLT ON A BRACKET WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING TO FREE A PTO CABLEUNDER A STOCK TRUCK SLIPPED. HE JERKED HIS HEAD TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE WRENCH, BUT STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BOLT.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WELDING 1/2" STEEL PLATE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE 375 EXCAVATOR BUCKET. WHEN HE LIFTED THE PLATE INTO POSITION, HE RESTED IT JUST ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE KNEE SWELLED UP, BUT THERE WAS NO PAIN. HE VISITED A DOCTOR ON 10/30/02 AS THE KNEE WAS NOT IMPROVING. DIAGNOSED WITH POST TRAUMATIC PATELLAR FEMORAL SYNDROME OR WATER ON THE KNEE.
WHILE PREPARING TO SET BLAD ON D-9 DOZER EE LIFTED THE BLADE PUSH ARM & WAS NOT PROPERLY BALANCED MOVING & STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT CALF SHIN AREA PUNCTURING THE SKIN & SWELLING THE LEG
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1 1/4" PIPE WITH A PORTABAND SAW. WHEN THE SAW CUT THROUGH, EE'S HAND WAS CUT BY PIPE.
EE WAS OPERATING DREDGE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON A LEVER CAUSING TEMPORARILY NUMBNESS TO RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 5' PIECE OF 18" POLY-PIPE. HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS SIDE.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TOHIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE FUEL TRUCK HEADING FOR THE NEWEST & LOWEST RAMP IN THE PIT WHEN THE FUEL TRUCK LOST ITS BRAKES. BOTH EMPLOYEES JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT WRIST & THE OTHER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE FUEL TRUCK ENDED UP DRIVING ONTO THE MUCK PILE & STOPPED.
DRILLING BOULDER, WENT TO MOVE THE BOOM OFF THE BOULDER, IT SLIP DOWN AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
EE STATES: WAS LOADING A SHOT ON A HOT DAY & GOT OVER HEATED.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BY THE SWING MOTOR ON THE 480 DRAGLINE, FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS SETTING OLD SCREEN CLOTH OVER HANDRAIL WHEN A CORNER FLIPPED UP, CAUGHT ON HIS PANTS, THEN STRUCK HIS CHIN.
TECHNICIAN HAD TO UTILIZE MANLIFT TO PERFORM MAINENANCE ON SCALE READOUT. THEY FINISHED & MOVED THE MANLIFT TO AN OUTSIDE AREA. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE UNIT SHUT OFF ABRUPTLY WHICH FO RCED THEM ONTO THE SAFETY RAIL OF THE MACHINE & BRUISED THEIR RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE OPENING A VALVE UNDER MCC2, SLIGHT INCLING ONT HE WAY OF THE VALVE, COVERED WITH AN EE STEPPED ONT HE MUD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BUTTOCK.
CHANGING A HOSE ON THE PRIMARY ON THE GROUND LOW, WHERE TRUCKS DUMP INTO HOPPER, EE WAS IN THE AREA WEARING HIS HARD HAT, A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING THE EE ON THE HARD HAT, HE FELL, HIS HARD HA T CAME OFF AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROCKS.
THE EMPLOYEE WORKED OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT ALL DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRS TO THE CEMENT SILOS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STEP AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A STEEL BAR AND A CRUSHER PLATOFRM WHILE CLEARING A HANGUP. FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-17-02.
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SUCTION HOSE WITH A ROPE WHEN AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO THROW THE ROPE TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE SLIPPED & FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS USING A 9" GRINDER ON FEEDER BED WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF STOCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS CUTTING BUT HAD HIS LEFT HAND DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM HIM. THE CUTTING UTENSIL SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. (THE DELAY IN REPORTING THIS WAS NOTED DURING AN INTERAL AUDIT).
EE WAS HEATING UP COUPLING WITH A ROSE BUD TORCH SO THAT THE COUPLING COULD BE REMOVED. 2 OTHER EES WERE STRIKING THE COUPLING WITH 20# DEAD BLOW MALLETS. ONE OF THE MALLETS GLANCED OFF OF THE COUPLING STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
WHILE MOVING VEHICLE, EE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF HIM.
WHILE PERFORMING WORKING PLACE EXAMINATION, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO MOVE SOME WEIGHTS ON THE CRUSHER DECK. HE HANDLED THEM INCORRECTLY, RESULTING IN A LOW BACK STRAIN, WHICH DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER.
EE TOOK OFF SAFETY GOGGLES TO CLEAN OFF DUST. WHEN HE FLEW INTO HIS GOGGLES A FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. '
ENERGIZED. ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT IT STARTED ARCING, EE REACHED TO DE-ENGAGE THE DISCONNECT AS IT EXPLODED BURNING EE ON FACE & LEFT ARM.
DRIVER OF BULLDOZER WAS WORKING AT EDGE OF LAKE "PADDING" THE SLIP FACE FOR THE DRAGLINE USED BY RINKER, WHEN BULLDOZER FELL INTO LAKE RESULTING IN DEATH TO DRIVER.
LOADER OPERATOR SUSTAINED LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN WHILE LOADING TYPE ONE RIP RAP TO A CUSTOMER TRUCK. HE STRUCK A "TOE" IN THE STOCKPILE (PIT) WHILE ACCELERATING TO HAVE POWER TO LOAD.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK A TOOTH OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET A METAL FRAGMENT PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS EXITING STOCKPILE TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT THE TOES OF HIS LEFT BOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP ON THE TRUCK CAB. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE STEP.
WHILE UNCLAUMPING A CABLE, THE CABLE RELEASED TENSION AND HIT EE'S RIGHT ANKLE, CAUSING A LACERATION.