EMPLOYEE SMASHED LEFT FINGER BETWEEN MACHINE AND LEG STITCHES REQUIRED.
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Showing 50 of 275EE TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED HIS BUCKET SPLASHING MUD UP. MUD SPLASHED INTO EE EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE DRIFT, WHEN DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE OPERATING THE JACK LEG. THE MACHINE THEN FELL BACK ONTO THE EE.
EE WAS BOLTING THE RIB WHEN A SLAB CAME DOWN HITTING THE EE RT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WERE BOLTING WHEN A ROCK COME DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS ATTMPTING TO UNLOAD AN AIR TUGGER FROM THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER. IN MANIPULATING INTO POSITION IT SUDDENLY SLID FROM HIS GRASP AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING A SMALL BO NE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON THE BOOM. USING A EXTENSON LADDER. THE LADDER. SLIPPED OUT AND GRAPPED THE BOOM WHICH CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER.
EE APPROACHED HAUL TRUCK TO REQUEST DRIVER TO REPOSITION FOR BETTER LOADING. EE THEN STARTED BACK. DRIVER ARTICULATED TRUCK, PINNING EE'S LEG BETWEEN A CONCRETE POST AND THE TRUCK.
EE WAS WORKING IN MUCKER BUCKET. VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF BY ANOTHER EE & PARK BRAKE RELEASED VEHICLE TRAVELED & CAME TO A STOP AGAINST A RIB. EE IMPACTED THE BUCKECT WITH RT SHOULDER.
THE EE WAS USING A DISK GRINDER WHILE DOING PREPARTION WORK ON A MOTOR BASE FOR THE NO.1 SHAFT HOIST. THE WORK WAS SEEING PERFORMED OUTSIDE WITH GUSTY WIND CONDITION A FOREIGN BODY LODGED IN H IS LEFT EYE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DR.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF MATERIAL CAME DOWN, STRIKING EE IN THE MOUTHING, CHIPPING HIS TOOTH.
EE WAS GRINDING & A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED RT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING JAMMER AND A WET COURETE MIX SPLASHED INTO EE EYES.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED EE'S EYE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON HIS FIRST SCHEDULED SHIFT AND WAS OBSERVED LIMPING AS HE DEPARTED FROM THE VAN POOL AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER AROUND COLLAR AREA OF JOB SITE. NO SUBSTANDARD ACTION MADE OR OC CURANCE OBSERVED WHICH COULD BE ANTICIPATED AS WORK RELATED OCCURRED THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION DERRIVED FROM PRIOR ATERIAL SURGERY.
EE STEPPED OUT OF THE VAN AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE RECENTLY WHEN DR PRESCRIBED PHYICAL THERAPY.
MAKING ROUNDS ON THE SURFACE FACILITIES AND EYE BECAME IRRITATED.
EE STEPPED OFF OF CUBE TRUCK AND STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING ANKLE.
EE DRILLING FOR GROUND SUPPORT AND PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL INTO EYE.
EE LIFTED ELECTRICAL RACK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE DRILLING THE BACK FOR GROUND SUPPORT WHEN DIRT ENTERED INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
LEAVING THE MINE ON THE ACCESS RD WHEN VAN LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER AN EMBANKMENT.
LEAVING INERITE ON THE ACCESS ROAD. WHEN VAN ROLLED EJECTING. EMPLOYEE OUT FO THE SIDE WINDOW.
EE WALKED OUT UNDER UNSUPPORTED GROUND, ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE HARDHAT.
EE WAS BOLTING THE BACK WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND THE WIRE MESH AND STRUCK HIS FOOT.
REMOVING DAMAGE WIRE AN DBOLTS WHEN A CHUNK OF CONRETE AND ROCK BACKFILL STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.
ROCK FELL FROM BACK WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACK LEG DRILL. ROCK STRUCK RIGHT KNEE FORCING RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST AND IN TURN TWISTING THE RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE HOLDING CABLE DURING WINDING OF THE SAG FEED CHUTE, RT. HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT OF CABLE AND METAL SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF THE TRAILOR, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PIPE SLIPPED CLUTCHING HAND BETWEEN PIPE & METAL. EE WAS ADVANCING UTILITIES.
EE TRIPPED OVER TEEL PUMP AND SLIPPED DOWN THE STAIRS.
EE WAS PULLING INNER TUBE OF TABLE TO EMPTY IT AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLLYEE LOADING USED MILL LIFTERS ONTO PALLETS WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLIPPED UP AND CAME INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE SHAFT BOTTOM THE (PLUGGER) DRILL MACHINE FELL OF THE DRILL STEEL. IN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH BALANCE, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIS LEFT H AND IN BETWEEN OR STRIKING THE DRILL STEEL CAUSING A SMALL LACERATON ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
CLEANING PIPES IN PREPARATION TO BE PAINTED. STEPPED ONA PIECE OF METAL, LOST FOOTING AND FELL &TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
SURVEYING 4920 SOUTH. 5' PIECE OF DRILL STEEL STICKING OUT OF THE FACE. EE WAS WATCHING THE GROUND FOR FOOTING & WALKED INTO IT.
WORKER MOVING 4 INCH PIPE THAT WAS FILLED WITH FROZEN WATER. WORKER STATED FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN THE GROIN AREA.
STEPPED OUT OF DOZER & SLIPPED ON THE LANDING HAND STRUCK METAL STEP.
SLIPPED ON STEPS OF DRY, CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RIGHTHAND & BENT THUMB BACK.
SHOVELING AT THE FACE. ROCK FELL FROM FACE STRICKING WORKER.
WORKER ALLEDGED AN INJURY WHILE LIFTING AN ELECTRICAL BOX. WORKER CLAIMS MUSCLE STRIAN TO LUMBAR REGION OF BACK.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A JOINT ON DRILL PIPE, WRENCH SLIPPED, CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND FOOT CLAMP.
WORKER CLAIMS INJURY BY INHALING STARTER FLUID. WORKER DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 1-18-96. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF WORK RELATED.
DRILLING HOLE, INNED TUBE STUCK, INCREASED PRESSURE AND WHEN TUBE RELEASED EE TWISTED TORSO.
180 HWS HEADING HAD A FALL OF GROUND FROM RIGHT RIB TO BACK. BACK FALL REMOVED SOME OF THE 6' BOLTS. GROUND IS VERY CRUMPLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO ONE WAS IN THE HEADING AT THE TIME OF FA ILURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE WELDING OF PLASTIC PIPE. WHEN HYDRAULIC RAM WAS ACTIVATED, EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT END OF LEFT THUMB WSA CRUSHED.
STATES HE WAS WALKING ACROSS A ROW OF RODS LAYING ON 4X4'S. ROD ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL HURTING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE MATERIAL HANDLER. THE ELECTRIC POWER CABLE GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE METAL WHEEL OF THE MATERIAL HANDLER. THE CABLE GOT CUT ABOUT 18". THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS IN MUD AND SOME W ATER RECEIVED A SHOCK. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
WORKER CLIMBED ON TOP OF STORAGE RACK, FELL OFF,STRUCK GROUND AND PULLED CONVEYOR IDLER ON HIMSELF.