EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12LB SLEDGE TO HAMMER A PUNCH THROUGH A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING TO HANG BELT IN THE SCALPER. THE SLEDGE MISSED THE PUNCH AND SQUARCH, HIT THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF H IS LEFT HAND.
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Showing 50 of 65EE WAS FIXING SHOP DOOR. BLOWING WIND CAUSED THE OTHER HALF OF THE DOOR TO SLAM ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL. IT WAS ON A HILL AND HE STEPPED AND TURNED AT THE SAME TIME, TEARING LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE. IT POPPED AND WAS SORE BUT DID NOT GO IN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8-14-90.
EE WAS CHECKING THE AIR VOLUME ON A SQUIRREL CAGE FAN IN PREPARATION TO INSTALL IT ONE THE GRIT PLANT BAGGING SYSTEM. UPON STICKING HIS RIGHT HAND IN EXHAUST OF SQUIRREL CAGE FAN THE FAN CAUGH T HIS 1,2,3 FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING THEUNDER SIDE OF EACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DIFFERENTIAL OF OUR 988 LOADER. HE KNELT DOWN TO GET UNDER THE LOADER AND TURNED AT THE SAME TIME. HE IMMEDIATELY HAD SHARP PAINS IN HIS KNEE AS IT POPPED OUT. THE PAINS PERSISTED BUT HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION RIGHT AWAY. HE LIMPED AND FAVORED IT THINKING IT WOULD GET BETTER. HE ENDED UP AT THE DOCTOR WHEN IT POPPED OUT AGAIN AND IS PRESENTLY IN
LLEANED UP TO JACKS WITH HAND UNDER I BEAM USED JACKS I BEAM SLIGHTLY STACK ASND WHEN BUMPED IT DROPPED ON FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR DOING SOME CUTTING WHEN HE PUT HIS ARM ON A HOT SPOT.
TAKING BED OFF 769A CAT TRUCK CRANE OPERATOR SWUNG BED & I NAME (OUR MECH) WAS STEADING IT TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING THE CRANE WHEN THE CRANE OPERATOR MADE A MOVE THAT CAUSED THE BED TO SWING AG AINST I NAME HOLD & FORCED WEIGHT TO SHIFT I NAME POSITION & MAKE HIS BACK HURT
CHECKING SCREEN CLOTH FOR SCREEN CHANGE. SCREEN PANEL FELL HITTING LEFT LEG CAUSING LACERATION.
MOVING QUARRY PUMP. LOST FOOTING FELL ON RIGHT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE JAY DRILL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE OPERATOR HAD INCREASED THROTTLE ON THE COMPRESSOR WHEN THE DRILL STARTED TO BACKUP AND JACK KNIFED. THE OPERATOR TRI ED TO SHORT CUT BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE DRILL TO ADJUST THE PROPELL LEVER. WHEN CROSSING BETWEEN THE EUQIPMENT THE EMPLOYEES FOOT WAS TRAPED BETWEEN THE DRILL TRACK AND THE COMPRESSOR
WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM DRILL FLOOR, ALLEN WRENCH SLIPPED, SPUN AROUND, AND HIT EMPLOYEES WRIST.
EMPL WAS MOVING AN ACETYLENE BOTTLE OVER SOME STEPS. BOTTLE SLIPPED FROM HANDS & HIT RIGHT BIG TOE FRACTURE BONE IN BIG TOE.
HE WAS REMOVING A NUT FROM THE SOCKET OF THE IMPACT WRENCH HE WAS USING WHEN HE ACCIDENT;Y HIT THE TRIGGER ON THE IMPACR WRENCH CAUSING A NUT TO SCREW ONTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER UP TO THE SECO ND JOINT.
HE WAS SLIDING THE SCREEN OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE WASH DECK WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CUAGHT ON THE SCREEN AND THEN WAS PINNED AGAINST THE WALL OF THE TOP DECK. AN EDGE OF A WIRE OF THE SCREEN CUT HI S FINGER.
EMPL SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN CONCRETE FORM AND 4 X 4.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE GENERATOR VAN AT TIME OF INJURY. EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS SEVERED TO THE ELBOW AND HE RECEIVED INTERNAL INJURIES.
WAS LIFTING METAL PLATE TO MOVE IT OVER WELDS BROKE ON BRACKET & DROPPED PLATE ON FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS
TURNING ON WATER SYSTEM ROCK CAME OFF CONVEY STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER
I.NAME SAID HE CLIMBED DOWN THE BANK OFF OF THE 700 LEVEL TO LOOK FOR SOME BULL HOSE. ON HIS WAY BACK UP HE ROLLED OFF A ROCK AND THREW OUT HIS HIP.
HE WAS USING A GRINDER WHILE REMOVING SLAG FROM AREA TO BE WELDED, HIT A CARITY AND THE GINDER KICKED BACK. HE LST CONTROL AND THE GRINDER CUT HIS FOREARM. THE CUT IS MINER IT TOOK SEVEN STI TCHES AND WILL NOT LOSE ANY MORE WORK.
WE HA DHIRED TWO INDEPENDENT CRANE CONTRACTORS TO COME IN AND HELP SET UP OUR NEWLY DESIGNED ATACKING CONVEYOR.THE ONE CONTRACTOR WAS EXTENDING HIS BOOM AND JIB CAME LOOSE FROM HOLDER SWINGING OUT FROM THE BOTTOM.THE JIB APPROX 15' IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHING APPROX 2000 LBS STRUCK PLANT MANAGER FROM THE BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE JIB WENT ON TO HIT FOREMAN WHO
VICTIM WAS WELDER HELER WELDER WAS CUTTING LOOSE TEAM WELDED TO A CONVEYOR. WHILE CUTTING BEAM LOOSE A TOP WELD BROKE AND BEAM FELL OVER AND STRUCK THE HELPER IN THE HEAD. CAUSING MAJOR HEAD I NJURIES.
STEPPED IN HOLE TURNED CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.
PULLING ELECT WIRE THRU CONDUIT LOWER BACK PAIN PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCT.
EMPL STATED TOI ME THAT AS HE CAME BACK TO CONTROL TOWER HE SLIPPED ON SNOW & FELL ON LEFT HIP & LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A STEEL BEAM LOCATED ABOUT 12 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN THE BEAM COLLAPSED. THE WORKER FELL ON THE BEAM, BRUISING HIS ANKLE (RIGHT)
OPER SHO VEL IN QUARRY AND SHOVEL JARRED HARD WHIEL TRYING TO DIG OUT ROCK CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
REMOVING ROCK FROM CRUSHER USING A BRAKER BAR HIT HAND ON RAILING CAUSING A FRACTURE ON THIRK FINGER ON LEFT HAND
WHILE SHARPENING DRILL BITS A PIECE OF METAL HIT LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON THE RAILROAD CAR TO RELEASE THE HAND BRAKE, THE BRAKE RELEASE WHEN HE PULLE HIMSELF UP ON THE HANDWHEEL, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND STEP.
SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO TURN ON CONVEYOR BELT
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FIVE GALLON BUCKET ONTO THE FUEL TRUCK, EMPLOYEE FELT THE PAIN.
OPERATOR STEPPED BETWEEN TWO CATWALKS ON CRUSHER INJURING LEFT KNEE & LEG.
I,NAME WAS OPERATIN THE PIT LOADER LOADING SHOT ROCK WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS NECK, SHO3 THAT HE DID NOT PUT ON HIS JOB APP.
ROCK FELL OFF THE SHAKERS AND HIT RIGHT LEG CUTTING IT
WAS INSTALLING LOADER TEETH ON LOADER 419 WHEN ONE FELL OFF AND HIT TOE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A LOADER CUTTING EDGE HOLDING THE HEAD OF BOLT WITH LEFT PALM WHILE OPERATING ANIMPACT WRENCH WITH RIGHT HAND.BOLT HEAD SPUN CUTTING LEFT PALM.
UNPLUGGING FEEDER BOX WHEN LEFT FOOT WAS HIT BY ROCK
WAS CHECKING 440 VOLT SWITCH GEAR BOX, RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK. TESTING METER SHORTED OUT. ALSO BURNED HANDS WAS SENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM, WAS TREATED & RETURNED TO WORK 1:40 PM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LRYING ON RR CAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE RAMMED LEFT THUMB INTO RR CAR, THUMB WAS DISLOCATED AND LIGAMENT TORN AWAY FROM BONE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE AC CRUSHER WHEN THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS THUMB ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL EDGE.
LOADING LARGE SHEET METAL INTO LADER BUCKET WHEN METAL SLIPPED FROM BUCKET DROPPING DOWN ON THE LEFT LEG CAUSING A 1 1/2 IN CUT TTHE LEFT LEG
LIFTING RE-RAI5ER DEVICE TO RERAIL DERAILED RAILROAD CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS HA4MERING A SCREEN TIGHTENING WEDGE IN PLACE WHEN THE WEDGE BROKE & A PIECE OF THE WEDGE LODGED UNDER THE SKIN OF THE EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD
EMPL FELL STEPP3NG OFF FUEL STATION STAIRWAY STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING ANKLE TO TURN.SPRAINED ANKLE AND SCRATCHED ELBOW.
DRILLER WAS STR3KING CHUCK WITH HAMMER TO FREE DRILL BIT MINUTE PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND IMBEDDED IN DRILLER'S LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT ROCK BOX WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 IN HOLE WHILE CARRYING DRILL BIT AROUND MACHINE.SPRAINED BACK.EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT 5/21 UPON WARING WITH BACK PAIN.
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 WITH A DISC GRINDER, THE DISC CAUGHT THE METAL AND KICKED BACK, CUTTING THE WIRXX WRIST OF THE OPERATOR