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EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING DOWN A FULL GAS CAN WITH HIS ARM AND SHOULDER EXTENDED DAMAGES OR IMPAIRMENT WAS MINOR.
EE WAS FITTING A PIECE OF METAL FOR WELDING WITH A HAMMER. A CHIP OF SLAG FLEW OFF STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHT EYE. EE WASHED MOST OF SLAG OUT, BUT THEN WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE THE LAST SMALL PIECE WAS REMOVED.
EE WAS HAND SHARPENING A SICKLE WITH A FILE. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SICKLE BLADE, SLICING HIS RT INDEX AND RING FINGER. THE FINGERS REQUIRED ONE AND TWO STITCHES RESPE CTIVELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UP TO REPLACE THE BOLTS ON THE SCURBBER INSPECTION PLATE AND HIS SHOULDER DISPLACED. HIS SHOULDER WAS INJURED RECENTLY IN AN OFF THE JOB ACCIDENT.
EE WALKED OUT OF A ENTRANCE DOOR AT THE PLANT AND SLAMMED IT. A LARGE PIECEOF ICE FELL APPRXO 20' OFF OF THE BUILDING ROOF AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
THE EE WAS PUTTING TOGETHER 2INCH YELLOW MIDE PIPE ON THE LEACH PAD. HE WAS STANDING ON ONE END AND POUNDING A COUPLER ONTO THE PIPE. THE HAMMER IN WHICH HE WAS POUNDING WITH SLIPPED OUT OF HI S HADD STRIKING THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE.
DURING THE STARTUP OF THE PLANT, EE WAS CHECKING THE TOWER LEVEL GAUGE WHEN STEPPING BETWEEN THE A.J. ROOM AND TOWER ROOM EE MISSED THE CURB STEP CAUSING HIM TO INJURY HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL BACK TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK AFTER TURNING A VALVE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE.
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE POWDER TRUCK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE ICY STEPS OF THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
EE WAS PULLING THE STARTING ROPE ON AN GASOLINE POWERED WATER PUMP THE ROPE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STROKE CAUSING EE TO STRAIN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OFF A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSISNG HIM TO SLILP BACKWARDS, WHEN HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING A HAUL ROAD WITH THE FORKLIFT, HAVING APIECE OF DRILL STEEL 5 IN X 20 FT CHAINED TO THE FORKS, WHEN THE PIECE SLIPPED, THE EMPLOYEE DEISMOUNTED THE FORKLIFT TO SEE W HAT HAD HAPPENED. THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED FURTHED. STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A 1/2 IN X 30 IN X 9 FT PIECE OF WEAR PLATE OVER TO WELD LIFTING EYES ON IT WHEN THE PIECE OF IRON HIT THE TIRE TRUCK HWHICH WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE WORKING AREA. THE B OTTOM OF THE PIECE JUMPED OUT AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT BEHIND HIS STEEL TOE BOOTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM THE CASB OF THE CAT16 BLADE TO THE REAR TIRE & GRABBED THE HANDLE ON THE DOOR WHICH SWUNG ALL THE WAY OPEN THE DOOR HAS A LATCH WHICH LOCKS IT OPEN BUT THE LIGHT FAI LED CAUSING THE DOOR TO SWING OPEN EE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIN TO FALL THE TIRE WAS SLICK DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS SNOWING ICE ETC
THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BAG OF DRILL CUTTING SAMPLES AND CARRIED IT UPHILL FROM THE CORE DRILL RIG ABOUT 50 FT TO PICKUP TRUCK.EMPLOYEE FELT MUSCLE STRAIN AT TIME BECAME INCREASINGLY PAINFUL STA RTING ONE HOUR LATER.
EE WAS GUIDING THE DRILL STEM INTO THE BIT BASKET ON A DK25 WHEN THE BIT BECAME LODGED. WHILE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLODING THE BIT HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BIT AND BA SKET HOLDING THE DRILL STEM.
INJURED WAS LIFTING THE TONGUE OP ON THE LIGHT PLANT TO ATTACH IT TO THE BALL ON THE BUMPER OF AN PICKUP TRUCK. INJURED RETURNED TO HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT BUT DID NOT RECIEVE MEDICAL ASSITA NTS UNTIL 3-16-92 AT WHICH TIME INJURED WAS INSTRUCTED TO REST THE INJURIED AREA.
I.NAME SLIPPED & TRIPPED ON ICE WHEN HURRYING TO LOOK AT A SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT WHICH WAS PASSING NEARBY.
CHANGING OUT PUMP STRAINED MUSCLES IN RIB CAGE AREA
WE WERE CHANGING THE GLOM BELT. EE WAS CUTTING BELT, LEANING OUT AND TURNED JUST WRONG AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
DOING PAPERWORK AT DESK. WHEN TURNED TO GET A PIECE OF PAPER, BACK WENT OUT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED DRIVING A METAL WEDGE BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF ANGLE IRON ON A CONVEYOR. HE WAS INSPECTING HIS WORK WHEN THE WEDGE POPPED OUT, STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE. THE EMPLOYEE WA S NOT HAMMERING THE WEDGLE WHEN IT POPPED OUT. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A SPLIT LIP AND A SMALL LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD. A TOOTH WAS CHIPPED AND SOME TEETH WERE LOOSENED. STITCHES WERE REQUIR
EMPL EYE BECAME INFLAMMED WITH BURNING SENSATION.FOREIGN SUBSTANCE COULDNT BE IDENTIFIED.FOREIGN SUBSTANCE PROBABLY LIQUID OR SOLID CHEMICAL.
EMPL BACKED ROCK TRUCK UP NEAR EDGE OF ORE STOCKPILE TO DUMP LOAD.THE BANK OF STOCKPILE SLUMPED CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO DROP 5'.THE TRUCKS FRONT END CAME OFF GROUND AND OVERTURNED,LANDED ON ITS TOP.OPER NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT.SUSTAINED MAJOR INTERNAL INJURIES,SHATTERED 3 VERTEBRAE,POSSIBLE HEAD INJURIES.
EE WAS DRIVING THE FORKLIFT UP A 3:1 SLOPE WHEN THE REAR WHEELS BEGAN TO SPIN WHEN THE REAR WHEELS CAUGHT THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL THEN CAME UP OFF THE GROUND.T HE FORKLIFT SLOWLY ROLLED TO ITS LEFT SIDE. THE EE CAUGHT HIS FOOT UNDER THE ROLLCOVER BAR AS THE FRORKLIFT CANDED ON ITS SIDE MACK KOLMICH MONT ST MINE INSPECT 406 444-6401.
A LARGE ROCK WAS BEING PULLED FROM THE CRUSHER JAW WITH A CABLE. THE CALBE SLIPPED FROM THE ANCHOR POINT AND SLAPPED THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM.
WHILE SUPERVISING GEAR BOX REPLACEMENT ON 90 FOOT CONVEYOR BELT, WELDING & CUTTING OF GEAR BOX BRACKET. WHILE WITHIN 5 FEET OF THE ACTUAL WORK, METAL FRAGMENTS BECAME IMPALLED IN R EYE.
EMPL WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON WATER TRUCK AS EMPL WAS DECENDING LADDER HE LOST HIS FOOTING EMPL FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING FRACTURE TO L WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS UP ON WATER TRUCK TRYING TO REMOVE A 4" DISCHARGE HOSE.AS HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE TRUCK,HE STEPPED ON THE BUMPER AND SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON HIS BACK AND SHOULDERS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE WELDERS AND THE FLASH OF THE WELD BURNT HIS EYES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LOCK BLADE KNIFE AND WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER SKIRTING WHEN THE BLADE CLOSED ON HIS FINGER RSULTING IN A VERY DEEP CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A WINDOW IN ATRUCK AND HAD TO PULL A PIECE OF GLASS OFF THE OLD WINDOW.IN THE PROCESS.THE GLASS SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF GLASS GOT LODGED IN THE CORNER OF HIS EYE.
SLIPPED ON MUDDY GROUND WHILE COLLECTING SAMPLES.
LIFTING FULL SAMPLE BUCKET FROM CYCLONE TO WORK AREA.
SETTING PIPE IN DRILL RIG RACK .PIPE HUNG UP,ROLLED OFF INTO TROUGH AND CAME BACK AND HIT ARM INTO RAIL ON SIDE OF CAROUSEL.