INJURED WAS CHANGING A HYDRAULIC HOE ON A 773 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE GOT A PARTICLE OF DIRT INTO HIS EYE. HE REMOVED IT BUT MUST HAVE SCRATCHED HIS EYE BALL IN THE PROCESS.
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Showing all 20EMPLOYE EWAS SLIDING A FLAMMABLE CONTAINER LOCKER INTO PLACE AND THE DOOR (SELF CLOSING) WAS OPEN TO AID IN MOVING. AS HE MOVED THE LOCKER BACK THE DOOR SHUT. THUS SHUTTING ON HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER TIP (FIRST KNUCKLE). THIS PEELED THE FINGERNAIL FORWARD AND CUT THE FINGER TIP.
WHILE ROLLING A 24 INCH BY 40 INCH PIPE ACROSS CRUSTED SNOW THE EE SUDDENLY SUNK DOWN. HE WAS OVERTING EXTRA PUSH TO GET THE PIPE OVER A SNOW BERM. THIS SUDDEN RELEASE OF SNOW UNDER FOOT CAUSE D PAIN O BE FELT IN THE LOWER BACK. EE FELT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. AFTER SHIFT, HE FELT THAT THE PAIN WAS LESS AND ONLY ON THE LEFT LOWER BACK SIDE.
WHILE CLIMBING ON TO THE HAUL TRUCK EE FOOT SLIPPED OFF FIRST STEP FELL BACKWARDS HE LANDED ON THE FROZEN GROUND BRUISING HIS TAILBONE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
I.NAME WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE TAIL PULLEY BASE OF OUR STACKER AS IT WAS BEING MOVED. A CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TAIL PULLEY FRAMEWORK AND UNDER TENSION USING A BACKHOE . THE CHAIN SHIFTED AS TENSION WAS APPLIED DISLOEDGING A METAL FRAGMENT INTO THE SIDE OF I.NAME'S FACE. THE LACERATION WAS 3/8 INCHES LONG BY 1/4 DEEP.
CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE, IT SLIPPED PUNCT THUMB
I.NAME INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK WHILE OTHER USED A LOADER TO PRESS ON REAR OF THE BOX CAUSING THE BOX TO RAISE FOR BLOCKING PURPOSES.LOADER BUCKET SLIPPED OFF REAR OF BOX CAUSING IT TO DROP.I.NAME TWISTED HIS BACK AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
EMPL WORKED DAY SHIFT. AFTER WORK 8PM HE NOTICED SORENESS INRIGHT KNEE. HE COULD NOT RECALL ANY SPECIFIC MOMENT HEN INJURY OCCURED BUT SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN DOING ALOT OF KNEELING & BENDING OV ER FIXING EQUIPMENT.
EMPL WAS STANDING NEAR BACK OF TRUCK ON TOP OF PARTIAL LOAD OF POST AS POSTS WERE BEING LOADED. EMPL FELL FROM LOAD ABOUT 9' TO GROUND & LANDED ON LEFT ELBOW. TOOK EMPL TO HELENA TO ST PETERS HOSP FOR TREATMENT.
I.NAME WAS STRIPPING FORMS WHEN THE BAR OFF NAIL AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPL KNELT DOWN ON BOTH KNEES TO CHECK TRANSFORMER.WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS RIGHT KNEE HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER INSIDE THE PUGMILL ATTEMPTING TO CHIP OUT FROZEN ORE, WHEN HE WENT TO SHIFT HIS POSITION, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS KNEE TO CATCH AGAINST A PADDLE AND TW IST.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE WHILE CLEANING A FROZEN HOSE.
FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN IRON & RACK
DOZER SLID OFF OF A ROCK JARRING THE OPERATOR.
WHILE CRANKING DOWN THE LEG ON A GENERATOR INSIDE OF ELBOW STARTED HURTING
DRIVING TRACK PIN HIT PIN CAUSING SPLINTER TO FLY STRIKING HIM IN FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ORE FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY OF SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR. LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SHOVEL AND FRAME OF CONVEYOR.
BACK HOE HOOKED A ROCK, LIFTING THE TRACK OFF THE GROUND. BEFORE THE PRESSURE COULD BE RELIEVED, THE ROCK CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE HOE TO VOLT SEVERELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FLASHING FOR A CONVEY0R KNIFE SLIPPED & HE STABBED HIMSELF IN THE THIGH