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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SHOVEL, USING A PRY BAR TO PRY THE SWING ADJUSTERS IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE SWING TRAVEL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND T HE GUARD.
EMP. WAS PUTTING TOP ON CONE CRUSHER. CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED AND TOP OF CHUTE WENT U IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT EMP. RIGHT INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT ON THE CHUTE ABOVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OUT HIS EUCLID. WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE EUCLID, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
REPLACING CATWALK ON NEW STACKER.PICKED UP CATWALK.TWO WERE STUCK TOGETHER.THIS WILL REQ MINOR OUTPATIENT SURGICAL REPAIR.DR ESTIMATES NO LOST TIME AND EMPL CAN RESUME HIS REG DUTIES.
THE COMPANY HAD RENTED 2 CRANES TO DISMANTLE A CONVEYOR. THE CRANES WERE SUPPORTING GANTRY AND CONVEYOR FRAME. ONE MAN WAS STANDING ON CATWALK AND ONE MAN WAS INSIDE FROAME OF CONVEYOR CUTING LAST BOLT FROM GANTRY WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUTG LOOSE THE 70 FT RUSTED CONVEY FRAME COLLAPSED IN THE MIDDLE. CUTTING TORCH WAS SWAYING AROUND, AND THE MEN WERE BEING SHAKE
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CHAIN HOUSE INTO POSITION. HE MOVED TO HAVE A BETTER LIFT AND INJURED HIS BACK.
THE EMP WAS HEL1ING ANOTHER EMP WHO WAS WELDING ON BACKING SHIM FOR THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHILE HE WAS HELPING, THE I NJ EMP RECEIVED WEDLING FLASHES IN BOTH EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A SHEAVE FROM A DOUBLE IMPACT CRUSHER WHEN APPLYING HEAT AND PRESSURE WITH A 10 TON PORT A POWER, THE SHEAVE RELEASED SUDDENLY, FLYING APPROX. 5-7 FT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS3LEFT FOOT AFTER HITTING THE WALL AND BOUNCING BACK AT AN ANGLE. NORMALLY THIS I S A SIX HOUR JOB, BUT THIS ONE TOOK THE EMPLOYEE BY SURPIRSE BY BEING FREED WITHIN ONE H OUR OF
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE CAB OF A TRUCK TO OPEN A CHUTE TO LOAD THE STOCK TRUCK. WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK CAB, CATCHING ON ST EERING WHEEL WI7H HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 BREAKING ROCKS ON THE FEEDER GRID. THE MATERIAL WAS WET. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE GRID. HIS LEG WENT THROUGH A HOLE, CATCHING HIS LEFT KNEE AND CAUSING A CONTUSION AND A MI NOR CUT. IT ALS2 SLIGHTLY AGGRAVATED HIS ELFT SHOULDER (CONTUSION). NORMALLY THE LOADER CLEANS OFF OVERSIZE MATERIAL. QUITE OFTEN, HOWEVER, THE LOADER IS DOWN, AND EMPLOYEE MUST BREAK OVERSIZ
EMP WAS WORKIN1 ON A DRAGLINE. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A TOOL HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ON THE DRAGLINE, USING THE TRACKS AND HAND RAIL FOR SUPPORT. THIS IS A NORMAL MEANS OF ENTRY WHEN THE DRAGLINE IS IN A RESTING PO8ITION. HOWEVER, IF THE TRACKS ARE NOT IN AN IDEAL POSITION IT CAN CAUSE A T R EMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STRAIN TO A LARGE/BULKY TYPE INDIVIDUALS LOWER BACK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER
EE WAS POSITION3NG SLUSHER CABLES TO RUN WHITE SAND THRU PLANT. HE COMMITTED AN UNSAFE ACT. NORMAL PROCEDURE CALLS FOR RELEASING TENSION ON LIFTING CABLE WHICH IS HOLDING DRAG CABLE UP. EE D ID NOT RELEASE 7ENSION & IN TURN HANDLE RELEASED WITH TREMENDOUS FORCE CATCHING BOTH EES HANDS FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING THE DRAGLINE, WHEN HE ALLEGES HE WENT TO KNUCKLE IN THE DRAGLINE AND FELT HIS BACK SNAP POP BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES. HE CHANGE JOBS WITH LOADER OPERATOR TO SEE IF HE COU LD FINISH THE D5Y, BUT HE COULD NOT. HE SUFFERED UPPER BACK AND NECK PAIN WITH ASSOCIATED HEADACHE AND PAIN HWICH EXTENDS INTO THE CHEST AREA.CAUSING PAIN WHEN BREATHING.
EMPL BREAK WEDG9D MATERIAL TO ALLOW MATERIAL TO FEED INTO CRUSHER.ROCK LYING ON REAR DOME AREA.WHILE BREAKING WEDGED ROCK,ROCK LYING ON DOME SLID AND CAUGHT EMPL RIGHT ANKLE.PRECAUTIONS TAKEN SUPT ASSISTING3EMPL.ROCK LYING ON DOME CHECKED FOR STABILITY AND DETERMINED OK.WHEN ROCK BROKE IT FELL INTO CRUSHER AND STARTED BREAKING CAUSING VIBRATIONS LOOSENING ROCK ON DOME CAUSING IT T
EMPLOYEE WAS Q6ALITY CONTROL SAMPLING AFTER DUMPING A 40 LB BUCKET OF STONE IN THE SAMPLE SPLITTER EMPLOYEE TWISTED TO THE LEFT TO SIT EMPTY BUCKET ON THE FLOOR THIS CAUSED ACUTE BACK STRAIN IN THE MIDDLE 6ACK AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON THE PRIMARY HOPPER WHEN HE WAS PLACING A PLATE FOR WELDING.WHILE DOING HTHIS HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW IN THE FUNNY BONE.THE ELBOW SWELLED UP THE NEXT DAY AND BECAME INCRE ASINGLY TENDER.3
EMPL BREAKING R2CKS AT HOPPER WITH SLEDGEHAMMER.A CHIP FLEW OFF ROCK KNOCKING OFF SAFETY GLASSES HITTING NOSE AND LEFT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON A BOLT WITH A 3/4 INCH DRIVE RACHET. THE RACHET SKIPPED SOME TEETH, LETTING THE EMPLOYEE FALL BACK AGAINST THE FRAME ON THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THREE STEPS TO BARMAC ROTOPACTOR TO CHECK BARMAC AND TO CLEAN OUT MACHINE AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ALONGSIDE A SINGLE IMPELLER IMPACT CRUSHER WHICH WAS BEING REASSEMBLED EMPLOYEES RT HAND WAS RESTING ON CRUSHER SUPPORT BEAM CHECKING TO SEE IF BOLT HOLES WERE LINED UP T WO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE BEHIND CRUSHER WITH A BO BLOCK AND A PORTA POWER PUSHING ON BACK PANEL OF CRUSHER WHEN BLOCK SLIPPED OUT AND FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RT THUMB A LACERATION REQUIRING
EE WAS INSIDE HOUSING OF COMPELLER CRUSHER USING AN ACETLENE TORCH HEAT ING A NUT WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH TO LOOSEN UP A BOLT HOLDING A BAR ON THE CRUSHER IMPELLER SHAFT. WH ILE IN THE CONFINED AREA THE EE WAS CLOSE TO THE WORK & A SLIVER OF STEEL APPARENTLY CHIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT & WAS BLOWN INTO THE EYE BY THE AIR FROM IMPACT WRENCH. EE WAS WEARIN
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TO LOOSEN UP WHEEL OF A PLUGGED CAGE MILL. HE WAS USING HIS FOOT TO PUSH ON THE COME-A-LONG (BECAUSE IT WAS PISITIONED AT FLOOR LEVEL FOR CONNECTION). HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE, BRUISING AND LACERATING HIS LEFT SHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A LOADER, WHEN A CYLINDER CABLE SLIPPED. THE CYLINDER FELL ON EMPLOYEE\S LEFT RING FINGER, SMASHING IT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A LIGHT BULB, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE I.NAME REACHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX FOR A LIGHT BULB AND WHILE WITHDRAWING HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH 440-480 VOLTS. I.NAME FELL BACK, STRIKING I.NAME
EMPL REACHING FOR LIGHT BULB STORED IN ELECTRIC BOX IN CONTROL BLDG.WHILE WITHDRAWING HIS HAND,CAME IN CONTACT WITH 440-480 VOLTS WHICH CAUSED HIS ELECTROCUTION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE DUST PIPE. HE SET THE PIPE ON A SUPPORT TO GET READY TO PLACE IT WHEN THE PIPE FELL AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PIPE. HE SUFFERED TOWN SKIN ON 2 SIDES OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF THE TOP OF THE SILO. WHILE WAITING FOR THE SKIP HOIST TO G O BY, EE INADVERTANTLY RESTED HIS HAND ON THE HOIST TRACK. THE SKIP HOIST RAN OVER THE EE\S HAND, CRUSH ING COMPLETELY THE RING & MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS HAND & BADLY BRUISING THE OTHER FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP TOOLS AROUND PLANT, HE STEPPED OVER AN "I" BEAM. STUBBED HIS TOE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
WHILE UNLOADING A KEG OF FASTENERS FROM PICKUP TRUCK KEG SLIPPED CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER ON A RAGGED EDGE OF THE KEG COVER HE SUFFERED A CUT LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES
TIGHTENING TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET.BRAKE RELEASED,DROPPING BUCKET ON LEFT FOOT.SUFFERED BADLY BRUISED LEFT FOOT BEHIND TOES.WAS WEARING STEEL-TOED SAFETY SHOES,
EE WAS REPAIRING A DRIVE CHAIN ON A N.W. 80D SHOVEL. HE WAS DRIVING A PIN OUT OF THE DRIVE CHAIN WITH A HAMMER & HIT HIS THUMB. HE SUFFERED A SMASHED LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE GRAVEL PLANT, LOOSENING A TROMMEL SCREEN FROM A GRAVEL SCRUBBER. UNDER TENSION, THE TROMMEL SPRANG LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT DOWN OVER HIS FACE AND JARRING HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A PINCHED NERVE IN THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK HOIST. A PIECE OF METAL FELL, CUTTING HIS RIGHT WRIST. SUTURES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.