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Inflating small tire. Tire was wrapped by a ratchet strap. Went to release strap. The strap released with great force striking left hand. Small cuts to pointer and ring finger. Stitches were required. The miner returned to work that same day.
Annual Audiogram was performed and revealed a threshold shift of 13.3 in his left ear.*** Second test found no reportable hearing loss***
While changing v-belt on crusher feeder drive come-a-long slipped off anchor point and struck victim on right shoulder.
While walking on a catwalk employee stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle. Employee was taken to hospital and diagnosed with a sprained ankle; also referred to a bone and joint specialist for further treatment. Employee is unable to work for three days or until specialist clears him.
Loader operator hit a pot hole in travel way to load a truck. The operator said that he missed filling in the pothole during his early morning Inspection.
This is a standard threshold shift in the right ear. This was found through the annual hearing exams. Documentation of shift received on 4-14-08.
Operating various types of equipment over the past year, Annual hearing test showed a standard threshold shift in left ear. Documentation of shift received on 4-14-08.
Standard threshold shift in left ear. Discovered during annual hearing exam. Documentation received on 4-14-08.
Operating various equipment over the past year, annual hearing exam showed a standard shift in the right ear. Documentation of shift received on 4-14-08.
Injured employee was working with 4 others to replace teeth on cutter head. Employee placed his hand on the tug push knee to look over side to check teeth for damage. Tug shifted and employee's left hand was caught between cutter head teeth and push knee. Employee attempted to pull hand back and left ring finger nail was pulled away and tip of finger broken inside glove.
The employe was struck below the right knee, causing an open tibia fracture, by a piece of metal banding that was released from under a front-end loader as the employee was spotting the front end loader operator.
Employee was tending shore line for crew tug and did not release line as crew tug started reversing. Hand was caught between rope and rail. Employee was wearing gloves.
Fell approx 6 ft while exiting bulldozer. Multiple contusions and abrasion to left leg. No expected permanent temp or partial disability.
Employee sufferred a spider bite to his left forearm while performing routine maintenance on a mini-excavator.
WHILE USING A PRYBAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM A MOVING TAIL PULLEY, THE BELT GRABBED HOLD OF THE PRYBAR PULLING EMPLOYEE'S HAND INTO THE MOVING BELT, SEVERING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
Employee was using a hammer and a chisel to remove a steering pin from an off-road dump truck. The chisel splintered and the piece of metal pierced the employee's left thigh.
Employee was walking through the plant area when he stepped in a small depression and twisted his ankle.
EE CUT PALM ON A SHARP PIECE OF STEEL WHEN EE WAS DOING NIGHT TIME MAINTENANCE ON A SHAKER. EE DROPPED TOOL AND SUFFERED A LACERATION WHILE REACHING FOR IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A SCREEN FEED TAIL PULLEY WHEN A SHARD OF METAL BROKE OFF OF WHAT HE WAS HAMMERING ON AND PUCTURED HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE WEAR PLATE ON ONE OF THE CRUSHERS. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK WHICH WAS LODGED IN ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES, HE SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIPELINE FLANGES AND GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO FLANGES CAUSING THEM TO BE CRUSHED.
Ee was welding and received a flash burn due to excessive exposure to ultraviolet light.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIT A DOOR TO THE BOOSTER WITH THE HELP OF A CRANE. TRYING TO GUIDE IT INTO PLACE, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN A PLATFORM AND THE DOOR.
DEVELOPED A HERNIA WHILE TRYING TO PRY OPEN & CLEAN OUT THE LID ON THE BOOSTER
EE WAS GREASING A GRADER (V-JOINT) IN A CONFINED SPACE USING A COMPRESSED-AIR GREASE GUN. EE WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY GREASE WHICH CAME THROUGH THE NIPPLE AND SHOT BACK ONTO HIM. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE GREASE STILL MANAGED TO GET IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE TOP DECK OF THE #4 SHAKER. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO ADJUST THE SCREENS WHEN IT SLIPPED SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND THE SCREEN.
EE WAS REMOVING THE FRONT BORE OF A 30" PIPE WITH AN IMPACT GUN WHEN THE PIPE MOVED AROUND TOWARDS HIM CRUSHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE WALL.
EE WAS WASHING OFF AROUND TAILPULLEY OF A PLANT STACKER WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF STACKER STRIKING HIS FOOT.
AFTER HANDLING OILY RAGS EE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS KNEE ON THE LOWER RAILING.
EE WAS FIXING LIGHTS ON BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON THE LEFT MID-SECTION OF HIS BODY.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON WEARPLATES WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WEARPLATE AND PRIMARY DOOR CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS NAIL BED ON HIS LEFT THIRD DIGIT.
EE CRASHED THE A40D VOLVO DUMP TRUCK, THAT HE WAS DRIVER INTO THE BACK (TAILGATE) SECTION OF A A40D VOLVO DUMP TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING TRAY FULL OF SAMPLE ROCKS. WENT FROM THE HAND HEIGHT TO THE SHOULDER HEIGHT & ATTEMPTED TO DUMP ROCKS WHEN EMPLOYEE HEARD & FELT A POP IN HIS RT ELBOW.
EE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON BROKEN PRODUCT PUMP SLIPPED ON HYDRAULIC OIL( IT WAS ALSO RAINING AND IT WAS WET) AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
EE WAS GUIDING A METAL PIPE CAP INTO A PLASTIC PIPE WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE METAL CAP AND THE PLASTIC PIPE.
EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK & CUT THE MEDIAL LT HAND.
EE WAS WALKING UP A HILL CARRYING ROUGHLY 30 LBS OF TOOLS WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT & FELT HIS RT KNEE POP ON BACK SIDE OF KNEE.
EE WAS MOVING ROCKS WEIGHING BETWEEN 60 - 100 LBS. THE ROCKS WERE BEING PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY, WHEN A ROCK ROLLED TO THE ROCK SIDE CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK & A STEEL WALL.
EE WAS GETTING BACK IN HIS CAB TO SIT DOWN WHEN THE WIND BLEW HARD & CLOSED ON HIS HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING A BULL DOZER. HE WAS PUSHING DIRT FORWARD WHEN THE BLADE HIT A ROCK & CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT THE SEAT BELT HAD PLAY IN IT. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT STOP HIM & HE FLEW FORWA RD & UP & HIT HIS HEAD (LACERATIONS) ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB.
EE WAS TURNING A STEEL ROTOR ON THE PORTABLE CRUSHER, WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT GOT WEDGED & CRUSHED BY THE ROTOR. THE ROTOR WAS ROUGHLY 2,000 LBS.
EE WAS UNSCREWING AN OIL FILTER. THE FILTERS WERE VERY TIGHT. WHEN EE INSCREWED THE FILTERS HE EXERTED HIMSELF & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE 650. HE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS ON A SLOPE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE HIT A BOULDER (ROCK) WHICH CAUSED MACHINE TO JUMP INTO THE AIR & LAND HARD, SENDING PAIN THROUGHO UT HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EXCHANGING BUCKET ON BACKHOE EE WAS WATCHING FOR RETAINING PIN TO BE PUSHED TOWARD HIM. ANOTHER EE WAS SPOTTER AND 3RD WAS OPERATING COMBINATION TO PUSH RETAINING PIN OUT. WHEN THE ORDER WAS GIVEN THE PIN WAS PUSHED BUT IT CAME OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL WHEN INJURED TRIED TO SUPPORT AND HOLD THE PIN WHICH CRUSHED HIS FINGER ON THE BUCKET.