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Employee was working on the catwalk. EE had a wrench in one hand and an impact drill in the other. Employee was loosening a nut/bolt (one handed), the wrench slipped and hit employee in the mouth/tooth.
Employee was standing near a loader (left rear) turning off main power. Employee had taken a step back and EE's heel landed on a rock causing EE to lose EE's balance. When EE tried to catch EE's balance the employee swung over landing EE's left foot on uneven ground. Caused the employee to land in a twisted and awkward position.
EE was hanging 4 cables along the side of screen feed. EE secured the cables with zip ties. EE hoisted the cables up in EE's left hand and as EE lifted the zip tie EE had just secured failed causing the cables to fall while EE was holding them just above shoulder height. The weight of the cables came down and rolled off of EE's hand towards EE's thumb causing it to bend backwards.
EE MANUALLY DUG OUT THE ROCKS FROM THE CONE DUE TO THE HYDRAULICS WOULD NOT CLEAR THE CONE. ONCE CLEARED, THE BOWL SETTLED. THE NOISE FROM THE BOWL SETTLING STARTLED EE, RESULTING IN EE MOVING FOOT DOWN PINNING EE'S FOOT AGAINST THE MANTLE.
EE opened the electrical panel door and was shocked. EE then fell back hitting a vice attached to a work bench dislocating EE's shoulder. EE had burns to EE's right middle & ring finger & dislocated EE's left shoulder.
Employee was assisting 2 others with lifting cables into place. The cable slipped from one of the other employees and said employee tried to hold the additional weight. Said employee then complained about pain in the groin.
Employee opened the latch to an excavator approx. 1' off the ground, had a firm grip of the grate for balance and the door swung open causing the employee to lose their balance, landing on their bottom.
Employee had just completed steam cleaning mud from the steps of truck. Employee began to climb out of the cab of the truck, left foot slipped off the step. The employee attempted to stop fall, reached out with left hand and caught middle finger on part of the door frame. Employee sustained a finger contusion / No broken bones.
Driver was going over the posted speed limit. The vehicle flipped on its side.
Smashed right index finger while moving a rock.
Changing bucket teeth on a 922 Loader when a piece of tooth broke off while hitting it with a hammer. The piece of tooth penetrated the upper left leg of the employee which needed to be removed and stitch up
Smashed left index finger while using the impact wrench to connect bolts to a screen that is used to sift rock.
02/25/10 Employee was rigging concrete blocks and positioned himself in a pinch point between two blocks. When block was lifted, it pinched his calf. Shift was over at the time of accident, employee called immediate supervisor and reported he pinched his calf but no major injury and would be reporting to work in the morning.