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DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO LEACH PAD WHEN THE OPERATORS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
EE WAS GETTING ON FORKLIFT AND SLIPPED ON A OIL SPOT ON THE CEMENT PAD. THE CEMENT PAS WAS ALSO WET.
THE EE HAD A BCK ACHE DURING THE NIGHT, FOLLOWING HIS REGULAR SHIFT.
EE WAS CARRYING ROCKS OUT OF A SMALL DITCH. HE LOST HIS FOOTING SHIFTING HIS WEIGHT & STARTED TO HAVE BACK PAIN.
HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE V50E FORKLIFT AT SITES.
WHILE SCRAPPING COPPER/GOLD PLATING FROM CATHODE HANGER FRAME, EE'S HAND WAS CUT WHEN SLIVER OF COPPER/GOLD CUT THROUGHT PROTECTIVE GLOVE.
THE FOREMAN WAS ON THE DUMP BERM LOOKING AT THE FILL AREA WHEN A TRUCK DMP UPWIND FROM HIM AND DIRT BLEW INTO THE FOREMAN'S EYE.
REMOVING DIRT AROUND TREE ROOTS WITH A PICK SHE SMASHED HER FINGER BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE PICK HANDLE.
OPERATOR WAS CHANGING THE LENGTH OF THE RIPPER TOOTH. WHEN HE FINISHED HE JUMPED OFF OF THE RIPPER BURR ABOUT 3.5' FROM THE GROUND. WHEN HE LANDED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
RELOCATING RATTLE SNAKE ON WEST SIDE OF SITE 5 HEAP.
ROCKS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM THE LEACH PAD LINER, THE BIG ROCKS WERE BROKEN INTO SMALLER PIECES WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER OEPRATOR PULLED A BACK MUSCLE WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER.
EMP WAS LIFTING A DRIVE LINE FROM THE GROUND UP TO HIS WAIST. THIS DRIVE LINE WEIGHS APPROX 100LBS. LATER THAT SHIFT HE COMMENTED TO HIS COWORKER HE HAD HURT HIS LOWER BACK SHILE LIFTING THE D RIVE LINE.
ROCKS WERE BEING REMOVED AROUND THE LEACH PAD AND PUT INTO A LOADER BUCKET. WHILE PICKING UP A ROCK EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK.
OPEATOR WAS SHOVELING SPILLED LIME, INTO BUCKET OF 966 LOADER. DUST CREATED DURING OPERATION DUSTED OPERATOR CAUSING IRRITATION OF CHEST/BUTTOCKS.
HE WAS FIXING AN EMITTER ON THE SITE LEACH PAD. HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF HOPE PLASTIC LINER WITH A POCKET KNIFE. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF, WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE PLASTIC AND WENT INTO HIS RT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED ON 1-23-96 THAT HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE MOVING JACK STANDS FOR LARGE EQUIPMENT.
HE WAS ON THE 490 BENCH WORKING THE BLAST HE WAS ON THE BLAST TRUCK BREAKING UP CHUNKS OF ANFO WITH A PRYBAR & HIT THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD WITH THE PRYBAR CAUSING A CUT ON THERIGHT SIDE OF HIS HE AD NEAR HIS EYE
INJURED WAS GRINDING A PLASTIC PATCH TO BE EXTRUDED. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED ON THE PLASTIC LINER AND THE GRINDER CUT HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
OPERATOR WAS STEPPING OVER A 6" HEADER PIPE. WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THE OPERATOR WHILE WALKING ON THE TRUCK'S CATWALK BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE HEADACHE RACK WHEN CLIMBING OFF THE TRUCK. THE OPERATOR'S HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF. EE HAS SOME PAIN AND A TEMPORARY HE ADACHE.
WHILE DIGGING A TRENCH FOR LAB DISCHARGELINE, EMP'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE TRENCH, WHEN HISFOOT SLIPPED INTO THE TRENCH HE HEARD AND FELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK. NO IMMEDIATE PAIN WAS FELT - DIGGING CONTINUED. TRENCH LESS THAN 1' DEEP.
OPERATOR WAS IDLING TRUCK WAITING FOR A LOAD. HIS BACK WAS STIFF. HE JERK TWISTED HIS BACK TO LOOSEN BACK UP.
EMPLOYEE SHOVELED DIRT FOR PART OF SHIFT ONBLAST BACK EMPLOYEE STIFF 2 HRS AFTER SHIFT 2 DAYS LATER BACK HURT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK
WHILE EXITING ANFO TRUCK FROM PASSENGER SIDE, THE EMPLOYEE BRUSHED AGAINS TTHE EXHAUST PIPE (MUFFLER) OF TRUCK AND BURNED HIS RIGHT ARM.
A ROCK CHIP/DIRT CAME THROUGH SAMPLE OPENING IN DECK OF DRILL. THE OBJECT HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEEK/GLASSES THEN GRAZED EYE.
FLUSHING DRIPLINE N THE SITES 5 HEAP. INJURED STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
AN EE WAS LOADING AN OIL DRUM ONTO A FORKLIFT. THE DRUM SHIFTED AND SMASHED THE EE S FINGER BETWEEN THE DRUM AND THE MAST GUARD. THE FINGER WAS CUT AND FRACTURE. IT REQUIRED SUTURES AND THE DR ACTURE MAY NEED TO BE SET.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE SITES HEAP FLUSHIG DRIPLINES. AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HEAP THE LIGHT HE WAS USING WENT OUT. HE PROCEEDED DOWN THE HEAP FALLING HITTING HIS KNEE.
SUPV WEIGHING LOADED CATHODES ( 60 LB) BY HAND. THE SCALE SLIPPED IN HANDS AND CUT RIGHT THUMB. WASNT WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TAUGHT TO DRIVE ENDDUMP TRUCK.HE WAS SWITCHING SEATS HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE SEAT-AT THE SAME TIME THE DRIVER WAS GOING OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SHUT THE DOOR WHICH CAUGHT EMPL OEYEE'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STRIPS OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL GOT METAL IN HIS EYE BUT DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL 12-26-91.
ON 12-12-91 EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 10FT ROCK FROM HAUL ROAD SURFACE HE REPORTED A SERVE PAIN IN HIS RT ARM HE SAID HE WOULD PROBABLY BE OK ON 12-18-91 HE WAS REMOVING EXCESS BLASTING SUPPLIES F ROM THE BLAST POSITION HE LIFTED A 60LB BOX OF BOOSTERS & FELT ANOTHER SEVERE PAIN IN HIS RT ARM HE REPORTED THE INJYRY BUR ONCE AGAIN FELT HE WOULD BE OK PAIN REOCCURRED OCCASIONALLY UNTIL 1
AFTER HOOKING LIFTING DEVICE ON BUCKET OF 992, EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO THE PLATFORM OF THE 992. WHEN CLIMBING ONTO THE PLATFORM FROM THE ARMS OF THE BUCKET, HE STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MI RROR. THE BOLT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR KNOCKED OFF HIS HARDHAT AND GLASSES AN SCRAPED HIS LEFT EYELID.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE TRUCK FOOT SLIPPED & HE WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO THE RAIL VERY T IGHTLY HIS HAN CAME OFF THE RAIL & WHEN HE GRABBED FOR RAIL HIS FINGER HIT THE RAIL & DISLOCATED HIS KNUCKLE EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK ON 02-11-91 AT 7:00AMBECAUSE HAND HURT ACCIDENT OCCURED N 02-10-91 EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC ON 02-11-91 DID NOT WORK ON 02--12-91
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING ON TO CAT 773 HAUL TRUCK AS HIS WEIGHT WAS APPLIED TO LEFT FOOT HIS FOOT SLIPPED N THE BUMPER WHEN THIS OCCURED HIS LEFT ARM WAS JERKED & PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER EMPLO YEE SAID HE MUST NOT HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION LIGHT ING WAS GOOD
IT OCCURED AS INJURED WAS PUSHING TO PUT A BULB ON THE END OF A 75 ML PIPETTE. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE BULB IN, THE PIPETTE CONTACTED THE SURFACE OF A SHELF SHATTERING INTO VARIOUS PIECES. ONE O F THESE PIECES WENT INTO MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING A 3/4" GASH AT MIDDLE JOINT. INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING ENGINE FLUID LEVELS.WHEN LOOKING AT HYDRAULIC STEERING OIL HE WAS IN A HURRY AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND STARTED TO SLIDE.HE JERKED HIS LEG BACK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS L EFT UPPER LEG.
DOZER OPER PUSHING UP STOCKPILE BACKED DOWN PILE AND CAUGHT LARGE 3'DIA BOULDER UNDER LH SIDE TRACK.BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO STOP,ROLLED OVER ROCK JARRING DOZER HARD ENOUGH TO TWIST HIS BACK.OPER ATOR COMPLAINED OF BACK SPASMS,TRANSPORTED TO DR OFFICE,TOLD TO TAKE SEVERAL DAYS OFF.LOST TIME.
HAUL TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AROUND BEND DESCENDING AT 10 % GRADE. AFTER ROUNDING TURN THE WATER TRUCK WAS IN HIS VIEW AND APPROX. 60' AHEAD. BECAUSE OF THE WETNESS OF THE ROAD AND THE HAUL TRUCK DRIVER'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE REAR OF THE WATER TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD ABOUT 30 LBS OF PLASTIC LINE INTO PICKUP. FELT STRAIN IN BACK. CONTINUED WORKING. CLIMBING SLIPE WITHOUT ROPE, SLIPPED AND FELT STRAIN AGAIN. REPORTED BACK STRAIN A T 2 PM.
I.NAME WAS CONNECTING DRIP LINES AT THE BASE OF THE SITE III HEAP. HE WAS USING HIS KNIFE TO CUT OPEN A HOLE IN THE HDPE TUBING. THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE HOLE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HA ND, CUTTING THE KNUCKLES. I.NAME SAID HE WAS NOT IN A RUSH AND THAT THE KNIFE POPPED OUT OF THE HOLE UNEXPECTED.
LOADED 3" X 20" STEEL PIPE ON FLATBED. WHILE TRANSPORTING PIPE IT ROLLED OFF TRUCK. TRUCK STOPPED BUT WAS ON A SLIGHT SIDE ANGLE. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS RELOADING PIPE A SECTION HE HAD ALREADY LOAD ED ROLLED OFF AND INJURED HIS FINGER WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SECTION HE WAS PICKING UP, AND THE SECTION FALLING FRACTURED TIP OF SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB FROM TRACK OF THE D-8 TO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE WITH THE RFUEL HOSE IN HIS HAND AS HIS FOOT LEFT THE TRACK HE FELL & USED HIS RT HAND TO BREAK HIS FALL I NAME I S CURRENTLY WEARING WRIST CAST
I NAME WAS DOING A COLUMN CHONE AT MILL SITE 1 AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE EXPANDAL MOTOR FLOORS HE SLIPPED BACKWARD HITTING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE ON THE SAFETY RAILING HE SAIL THAT HIS FEET WERE WE RE WET AND HE FELT THE FLOOR WAS CONSTRUCTED WRONG THE FLOOR HAS BEEN USED OVER SIX YEARS WITH OUT AN INCIDENT.
INJ WAS WORKING N PLATFORM 5 1/2 FT HI. BECAME DOSORIENTED AND STEPPED OFF. HE LANDED ON FEET AND FETT BACK BREAKING FALL WITH L. HAND AND SPRAINING WRIST. HE WAS NEW ON JOB WAS BEING INST RUCTED AND JUST STARTED UP FORM WORK ADD. IT WAS A HOT AFTERNOON (100) MAN SAID HE FELT CONFUSED.
THE WORKER WAS WALKING ALONG A PATH WAS ON TOP OF A LEACH PAD AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HURN HIS FOOT AND STUMBLE HE TRIED TO CORRECT HIS FALL BY USING H IS L LEG AS A BRACE WHICH RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING HIS KNEE
DIGGING IN HARD GROUND,LOADER BUCKET BROKE OUT EARLY CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE.THE INJURED WAS SHAKEN UP IN CAB AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BACK GLASS.HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND HARD HAT.HE SAID HE WAS DIGGING EITH RH CORNER OF BUCKET INSTEAD OF ENTIRE BUCKET.SUSPECT THAT REAR WHEELS WERE IN THE AIR.
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