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Grinding on metal surface, a grinding wheel came apart a piece of the wheel cut employees leg.
EE was walking through the Maintenance shop and tripped over own two feet and fell. EE put arm out to catch self and it fractured the radius head in arm.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR C.A. LIBBY ELECTRIC (ID A4652) WAS DISMANTLING DE-ENERGIZED POWER LINES. AFTER COMPLETION OF JOB, CONTRACTOR SUFFERED AN ASSUMED CARDIAC EVENT RESULTING IN DEATH.
Miner was rebuilding cone crusher during winter maintenance. He put his hand between top part of crusher, which was hydraulically suspended, and the guard. The crusher was lowering down when the miner struck his lower arm between the crusher and the guard and it got pinched.
Miner was operating a grinder with his head at a strange angle. A piece of debris was flung underneath his safety glasses and was lodged in his right eye.
Injured person was removing bolts from a steel plate, a washer became airbourne and struck injured person in the right eye brow. Washer cut subject above the eye requiring six stitches.
GRINDING ON STEEL WITH A 4.5" GRINDER. EE GOT A STEEL CHIP IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE WENT TO THE PHYSICIANS OFFICE ON THE 31ST, 3 DAY S AFTER THE INCIDENT, WHERE THEY MOVED THE LODGED OBJECT FROM HIS RIGHT EYE. EE RECEIVED A ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT, AND WAS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP OBSERVATIONS.
EE WAS SWINGING A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGES TO SECURE THE CONE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE METAL DETECTOR BOX. UPON COMPLETION OF WORK HE STEPPED ONTO THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, SLIPPED, & FELL APPROX 18" ONTO HIS RIGHT AN KLE.
EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT HAD BECOME LODGED IN THE CONE OF THE PORTABLE CRUSHER: EQUIPMENT WAS SHUT DONW & LOCKED OUT, AT WHICH TIME EE TRIED TO REMOVE THE ROCK MANUALLY. AT THIS TIME HE COMPLAINED OF SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA Y
EE WAS MOVING HIS LUNCH BOX IN THE CAB OF THE LOADER & TWISTED HIS BACK/HIP AREA. DR'S ASSESSMENT WAS STRAINED MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. RET'D TO FULL DUTIES ON MONDAY THE 22ND
LIFTED UP THE DOOR ON THE PORTABLE CRUSHER & FELT SOMETHING POP IN RIGHT FOREARM. PAIN DEVELOPEDIN RIGHT SHOULDER & FINGERS & PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE OVER TIME. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 7/25/01