Men were moving lengths of black poly pipe. They were using a forklift to pick up pipe off of ground to place on lowboy. A few pieces fell off lowboy. They went to retreive the pipe and almost had it back on lowboy when the weight of the pipe shifted and knocked him backwards and into a below ground level (6') containment area. He landed on his back.
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Showing all 14Working to repair soap hose. When he grabbed it where there was a hole the soap sprayed out in his face.
Air conditioner unit on cab of truck was dripping water on employee's head. He stuck a rag up into fan area and tip of his middle finger contacted fan blade, cutting the meat of his finger away.
Miner was holding wrench on bolt head. Wrench slipped off bolt head and the end of the wrench flew back and hit miner on left brow.
EE was climbing out of excavator & slipped & lost his footing. His foot slipped off the step below the top of the track. His head hit the track.
They were cutting long piece of steel - cut piece of metal 100" - fell on foot. He was holding with another employee; a third employee was cutting.
Getting down in bed of truck - slipped - fell down & hit back of head.
Pick up pipe/rubber hose-wire at end stricking out-cut on right hand, between thumb index finger.
PULLING ON PIPE TO TORK BOLTS ON BELL PAN OF D8 DOZER
EE WAS WELDING AND WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR, BUT APPARENTLY HE GOT FLASH BURNS FROM OTHER WELDERS IN THE AREA.
LIFTING TABLE FRONT END. FELT PULL IN LOW PART OF BACK.
WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP, FELL TO THE BOTTOM. GOT UP AND SAT ON A PALLET TO CATCH A BREATH. NEXT THING HE REMEMBERSIS WAKING UP FACE FIRST ON THE GROUND, BACK WAS SCRATCHED, ELBOW CUT AND TEETH OUT OF MOUTH.
TRYING TO UNPLUG PUMP - APPARENTLY HEAT & PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP - WHEN DISCONNECT FOR UNPLUGGING, IT BLEW.
STEPPED OFF BANK OF SAND, SAND SLIP OUT FROM UNDERNEATH FEET, WITH ME, FELT ANKLE "POP".