WALKING ACROSS OPEN AREA OUTSIDE & SLIPPED ON ICE UNDER SNOW
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Showing all 32CUTTING WIRE TIES ON FILTER PRESS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
MECHANIC WAS GETTING OUT OF AVNIMOG. HE STEPPED DOWN AN DTWISTED HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK IN THE MUD.
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING ON SNOW PACKED ACCESS ROAD.
SCALING AND A SMALL ROCK, THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL, FELL. IT HIT A HOSE AND BOUNCED UP CUTTING MINER ON UPPER LIP AND CHIPPING THE TOOTH.
MINER WAS LIFTING 4-5 HOLY BOARDS * LBS AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN WHEN HE TURNED TO THROW THEM TO THE SIDE. MINER IS BEING TREATED FOR GOUT IN ARMS AND LEGS. HE SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, B UT NOT SO BAD.
MINERS WERE PUTTING UP MESSENGER CABLE FOR VENT BAGS. THE LOOSE END FELL OUT OF THE MUCKER BUCKET AND WAS RUN OVER BY THE 6YD LHD. THE CABLE PINNED THE MINER AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET BEFORE THE OPERATOR COULD STOP. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE 1/4" CABLE AND THE BUCKET BREAKING HIS WRIST & CUTTING THE
WHILE EE WAS PULLING WIRE TO MOTOR HIS CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED, HIS HAND STRUCK SHEET METAL RESULTING IN 2 CENTIMETER INCISION ON BACK OF R THUMB.
DURING FABRICATION PIPE SUPPORTS-CONSTRUCTED 2 OF 6X15 I-BEAM APPROX 6.5'LONG. WHILE ROTATING TO A VERTICAL POSITION, INJURED EXPERIENCED STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK AREA. DIDN'T BEGIN EXPERIENCI NG PAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING AWG #2 WIRE THE UTILITY KNIFE THAT WAS BEING UTILIZED SLIPPED RESULTING IN A 4CM INCISION ON LEFT RING FINGER.
WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH AT BOTTOM OF COLUMN, EE SHUT OFF TORCH & USED HAMMER TO BOTTOM OF COLUMN. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW UP INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
28 YR OLD MALE WITH NO KNOWN PRIOR HISTORY OR ALLERGIES SUFFERED AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO 4 YELLOW JACK STINGS IN THE NECK
SYMPTONS OF FLASHBURN APPEARED DURING THE EARLY AM HOURS OF 9/12/98 THE CAUSE APPPEARS TO BE CRACK IN WELDING HOOD. PINHOLE AT CORNER OF LENSE
EE WAS HOLDING OUTRIGGER RAM, TO STABILIZE IT, WHILE RAM WAS BEING RETRACTED, TO REPOSITION IT ON DRILL RIG. EE WAS HOLDING THE PISTON OF THE RAM AND PINCHED HIS HAND AS THE RAM CAME FULLY RET RACTED.
STUNG BY BEE (YELLOW JACKET) AT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, EE HAS A HISTORY OF ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO BEE STINGS.
EE CLAIMED HE BENT OVER AND FELT HIS LOWER BACK POP TREATED RELEASED AT HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSPITAL NO RESTIMETED OR LIGHT DUTY RETURN TO FULL DAY WANTED REWRITEEN IN FORCE LAY OFF WE WOULD NO OULD NOT GIVE IT TO HIM. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEND 5MINUTES LATER QUIT ON 8-7-98.
RATTLE HAMMER SLIPPED OF NUT STRIKING FELLOW WORKER (HOLDING BOLT WITH SPUD WRENCH) IN THE MOUTH.
MINER WAS MARKING FACE WHEN A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FELL ABOUT 4 FEET STRIKING THE MINER ON THE HARD HAT. THE MINER HAD SEVERE PAIN IN THE NECK AND WAS TREATED AS A POSSIBLE NECK I NJURY.
EE WAS STRIPPING FORMS FROM CONCRETE POUR. SLIVER ENTERED MIDDLE FINGER SECOND PHLANGE AND PENETRATES LATERAL TO & THROUGH TO MEDIAL SIDE OF FINGER. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
WHEN EE PUT LUNCH BOX IN TOOL VAN, TURNED AROUND, WALKED OVER THE 1 X 16. TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF STEEL LAYING IN BOTTOM SHELF AREA AND FELL DOWN BRUISING HIS RT KNEE MEDIAL.
EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHENA ROCK CMAE OUT OF THE LEFT RIB. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE FRONT OF THE HARD HAT. THE HARD HAT HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES CUTTINGTHE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. THE CUT WAS TREATED AND THE MINER RETURNED TO WORK. EE LATER WENT TO SEETHE DR. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF CLAIM 7/27/98 BY SIIS
AS STAIRS WERE LOWERED TO THE GROUND END OF STAIRS SCRAPPED AND LACERATED EE LEFT SHIN. RIGGER HAD BACK TO OPERATOR AND WASN'T GIVING HAND SIGNALS. OPERATOR MOVED THE LOAD WITHOUT RECEIVING HA ND SIGNALS. NO VISIBLE EYE CONTACT. DISCUSSED ATSAFETY MEETING AND WITH BOTH INDIVIDUALS.
EE STEPPED ONTO TWO FRESHLY OILED SYMONS FORMS SETTING FLAT ON THE GROUND. AT HE STEPPED. HIS FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDERNETH HIM AND HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT BELT. REPORTED AT 1300 HRS THAT DAY AN D CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE 7TH, 8 AM BEFORE GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON THE 9TH.
BEAM PINCHED IN BETWEEN TWO COLUMNS, EE ATTEMPTED TO USE SLEEVER BAR INTO THE STRONG SIDE OF THE IRON, SPUD WRENCH WAS IN BOLT HOLE, ONCER SLEEVER BAR FORKED INTO END OF BEAM, KINETIC ENERGY I N BEAM RELEASED, STRIKING EE IN SHOULDER & LEFT FOREARM. BEAM HIT SHOULDER WITH SPUD END STRIKING LEFT FOREARM.
END OF SHIFT. EE WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY. JOB BOX LID WAS UP WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE LID OF JOB BOX STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD BETWEEN THE EYE AND THE EAR CAUSING A HORIZON TAL LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE STEPPED ON EDGE OF CONCRETE, ROLLING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE CONCRETE HAS NOT BEEN BACK FILLED. EE WAS WORKING ON SYMONS FORMS.
THE INJURED WAS RIDING ON A SCISSOR DECK & WAS KNOCKED OFF BALANCE. HE FELL OFF OT THE DECK LANDING ON HIS HANDS FIRST.
EMPLOYEE STATES: I HAD CLIMBED THE LADDER ON THEBULK TRUCK TO BE ON THE TRUCK TO MOVE SOME LOW HANGING HOSES. I CALLED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE THE TRUCK FORWARD WHEN I LOST MY FOOTING AND FEL L. MY WEDDING RING GOT CAUGHT ON THE LADDER FOR A MOMENT AND CUT MY FINGER, REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN LOWERING VENT PIPE INTO A RAISE. HE WAS STATIONED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAISE TO FLASH HIS LIGHT WHEN THE TUBE REACHED THE BOTTOM. HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE BROW, LEAN ING FORWARD TO USE HIS LIGHT. THE PIPE KNOCKED AROCK LOOSE WHICH FELL TO THE MUCKPILE AND BOUNCED UPWARD SIDEWARD, STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH.
THE INJURED WAS USING AN ANGLE GRINDER TO GRIND A TACK WELD. HIS FACE WAS NEAR THE WORK AREA. THE OBJECT BEING GROUND WAS NOT PROPERLY CLAMPED & MOVED SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE LEFT CHEEK.
TAKING RIG DOWN, EE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 20' HQ ROD & THE BED OF THE TRAILER IT WAS BEING LOADED ON.
DRILLING HOLES FOR PLACING ROCK BOLTS, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK. THE ROCK STRUCK THE INJURED ONTHE LEFT THUMB/HAND.