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Employee was picking up a piece of metal with a spring loaded chop saw. The eye bolt holding the spring failed causing the saw frame to drop smashing the first 2 fingers of the right hand.
EE WAS GRINDING METAL PIPE AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE GRINDING WHEEL. HE CLEANED AND DRESSED THE WOUND BUT 4 DAYS LATER NTOCIED PAIN AND SWELLING DUE TO INFECTION. HE RECEIVED TREATMENT AT THE EM ENGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE STOOD ON LIGHT-WEIGHT GRATING ON CONVEYOR BRAKEN GUARD. GRATING GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
EE CAPTURED A LIVE RATTLESNAKE IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND WAS BITTEN WHEN HE REMOVED THE LID.
EE WAS CHANGING FILTERS ON THE AC4000 PORTABLE CONE CRUSHER, THE FILTER WAS STUCK SO HE WIGGLED IT TRYING TO GET IT UNSTUCK. WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK HE LEANED ON IT WITH HIS ARM. HIS ARM SLIPPED , STRIKING THE LATCH WITH HIS WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM-CLEANING A TABLE IN THE SHOP. HE STOOD THE TABLE ON END TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM. THE TABLE FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD.
DRIVER WAS HAULING ROCK FROM THE MINE TO THE RAILROAD LOADOUT FACILITY. WHILE EXITING THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE TRAILER DUMP GATES THE DRIVER SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK STEPS CAUSING HER BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HER LEFT ARM. HER LEFT ARM WAS HANGING ONTO THE DOOR HANDLE. THE WEIGHT SHIFT SPRAINED THE DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEES HAD REMOVED THE WASH SCREW AT THE SIDING & HAD COMPLETED THE REINSTALLATION OF THE CONVEYOR. A CO-WORKER WAS MOVING THE BACKHOE OUT OF THE WAY, WHILE EE WAS STANDING UNDER THE WASH S CREEN, WHEN A ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED IN THE TRACKS OF THE BACKHOE POPPED LOOSE & STRUCK EE UNDER HIS LEFT EYE BENEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS REMOVING STEEL FROM A FLAT TIRE THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF A ROCK TRAILER. WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE STEEL WITH A HAMMER, THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND STUCK IN HIS LEFT HAND. DOCTO R TRIED TO REMOVE THE STEEL AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT. IT WAS THEN DECIDED TO LEAVE THE STEEL IN HIS HAND UNLESS IT GAVE HIM PROBLEMS LATER. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF TIME.
EE WAS WELDING A LINER ON THE BED OF A HAUL TRUCK OVER A PERIOD OF A WEEK ON A DAILY BASIS. EE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD WHILE HE WAS WELD-ING. TWO OTHER EE'S WERE WELDING ON THE LINER AT THE SAME TIME WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FLASH BURN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN REMOVING A PIPE ON TRACK HOE, WHEN THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND PIPE.
EE WAS CUTTING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WITH A BOX KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO INSTALL V-BELTS ON THE JAW CRUSHER FEEDER. HE THREW THE V-BELTS TO THE TOP KNOCKING OFF A PROPANE BOTTLE WHICH STRUCK HIM BETWEEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & THUMB.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF METAL ON HIS LEFT HAND. CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AND LOCKED OUT WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
CHANGING BATTERY ON D8L DOZER. HOOD CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A GASH
WHILE REMOVING CONCAVE CONE LINER WITH ROCK BREAKER, METAL SLIVER FLEW FORM IMPACT AREA & ENTERED EE'S LOWER LEFT SHIN AREA.
2 MEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A CHAIN DOOR ON A RAILROAD BALLAST CAR. WHEN THE RAILROAD BAR SLIPPED, EE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE GROUND.
WRENCH SLIPPED ON A BOLT AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND METAL.