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Employee slipped and fell on the deck of a dredge, bruising the right side of his lower back.
Our employee was traveling in a "jon" boat out to a dredge. The boat had a small outboard motor attached to it. The throttle on the engine malfunctioned and the boat did not decelerate as anticipated. The boat then struck a ladder attached to the dredge. Upon impact, our employee fell forward, striking his knee on the deck.
Employee was getting off his dozer; he slipped and as he fell his left leg got caught between the push arm and the track. The employee broke both bones in his lower leg.
Employee was getting back on dozer to move for a shot. A co-worker was backing beside the dozer. He struck employee, and ran over him with pickup truck. Employee suffered trauma to his head and chest.
Walking on bench, he stepped in a hole.
Employee was operating a trackhoe, clearing in advance of the mining. He was working in an area of trees; he moved his machine and a limb broke and came into the cab striking him in the left shoulder.
Employee was trying to remove rusted cap on acetylene tank when he struck left thumb with hammer. Dr. diagnosed broken left thumb.
EE was fueling his dozer at the end of his shift, when he slipped and fell from the dozer, to the ground.
The employee was leveling up on the highwall when he backed his dozer over the edge. The dozer went down the 40' wall backwards turning slightly to the right. The dozer appears to have hit on the right track at the back of the machine, then laid over on its side. During this fall the employee's head hit something on the inside of the cab. He had to have 7 stitches.
PC1800 was digging on a hard place in the pit. The bucket came in contact with an unfired booster and set it off. The bucket was on top of the primer. No damage just a few rocks sprayed in the immediate area. Also a loud bang.
He was lifting a piece of steel. He place a chain on the plate and on a loader bucket. When he lifted the plate he reached under the plate to move a cross tie; then the chain slipped off the loader bucket. The plate dropped and caught his right thumb and index finger.
Getting parts number, going down steps he slipped and fell.
Injured employee was leaning over a pulley area and suffered an injury to his knee.
EE WAS CUTTING PIPE ON WINDY DAY. WIND BLEW DIRT INTO EE'S EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AND FACE SHIELD.
AN 18" PIPE WAS BEING CUT ON PIPE STANDS. WHILE TURNING THE PIPE IN PIPE STANDS TO CUT BOTTOM SIDE OF PIPE, THE PIPE FELL ON EE'S RIGHT FOOT. PIPE STANDS ARE FOR 12" PIPE MAX.
EE fell while putting away tools at end of shift. (Had been installing permanent handrail.) EE fell from first floor (steel floor 16' 9" above ground floor - cement foundation); multiple injuries. Had removed his harness at end of shift. Fell through safety tape that was installed between temp. & perm. handrail. Died on 2/23/05 as result of injuries.