EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A 4"0 WATER DISCHARGE HOSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL WHICH CAUSED THE LIGAMENTS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK TO BE PULLED.
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Showing all 29EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON HIS PICK UP TURCK WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE BATTERY OF THE TRUCK.
EMPL HAD FINISHED CLEANINN G PLANETARY GEARS TO INSTALL IN TRUCK. WHEN HE WAS LIFTING GEARS WITH HOIST CHAIN SLIPPED CASUING GEARS TO FALL ON RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS. STEE L PLATE IN BOOT WAS MASHED ON RIGHT BIG TOE.
EMPL WAS HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE HYDRAULIC PUMP ON PUMP ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN PUMP MOVED SIDEWAYS CATCHING EMPLS HAND BETEEN PUMP & SHEET METAL OF MACHINE. THIS RESULTED IN RIGHT HAND BEI NG BROKEN.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED SETTING UP A WATER PUMP. WHEN HE STARTED THE PUMP, THE PRESSURE OF THE WATER CAUSED THE HOSE TO COME OFF THE PILE AND IT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A HAIRLINE F RACTURE OF THE LITTLE FINGER.
THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING WAS RUNNING HOT. THE OPERATOR DECIDED TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR. WHEN THE CAP CAME OFF, IT BLEW ANTIFREEZE ON THE FRONT PORTION OF HIS LE GS AND CHEST CAUSING BURNS. THE OPERATOR THOUGHT ALL THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED BEFORE HE KICKED THE CAP OFF.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED INTO THE CAB OF THE GROVE CRANE TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTS. WHILE IN THE CAB, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR TRACK CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
DOING MECHANI C WORK, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT BUSTED ELBOW AGAINST FRAME CAUSING NERVE DAMAGE IN R ELBOW
EMPL WAS CHECKING OIL IN HITACHI SHOVEL IN PREPARATION OF START UP. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO GRIP DIPSTICK HARDHAT FELL OFF WHEN HE RAISED UP HE HIT HEAD CASUING CUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EMPL CLEANING COAL DUST OFF BROOM USED TO SWEEP COAL.WHILE WIPING DUST OFF,CUT FINGER ON CHAIN THAT DRIVES BROOM.
EMPL STARTING EQUIP TO LET IT WARM UP.CLIMBING OFF TRUCK SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND.THIS FALL CAUSED EMPL TO PULL MUSCLES AND LIGAMENTS IN LEFT ARM.
OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF THE LOADER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR JAM. THIS CUT HIS HEAD AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND GOT STITCHES.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF THE LOADER TO GOT TO WORK. WHEN HE WAS APPROX. 4' UP, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO PINCH A NERVE IN HIS BACK.
A MECHANIC WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF A LOADER. WHEN HE HIT THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER WITH A HAMMER, THE EMPLOYEE WALKED BY AND A SMALL PEICE OF METAL FROM THE BUCKET CHIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SIDE OF HIS FACE.
LIFTING CABLE WITH B OARD CABLE SLIPPED OFF BOARD CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM UNDER CHIN
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE FUEL TRUCK GOING UP HILL WHEN HE GOT TO THE TOP THE ENGINE BACKFIRED & CAUGHT THE MOTOR ON FIRE HE THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A DRILL TO THE WORK SITE HE WAS RIDING WITH HSI FOOT RESTING ON A BOLT NEAR THE BOOM HE WENT OVER A BUMP & THE BOOM SHIFTED CATCHING THE OPERATOR ONTHE RT FOOT BEHIND HIS BIG TOE THIS CAUSED THE SKIN ON HIS TOE TO BE PEELED OFF
I,NAME WAS WALKING TO THE PLANT TO STARTE HIS SHIFT, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SCREEN AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ARM WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.
OPERATOR WAS SHOVELING DIRT OFF OF HIGHWALL. AS HE S TARTED TO BACK UP FOREMAN MOTIONED FOR HIS TO PARK DOZER AT SHOP. OPERATOR PUT TRACTOR INTO NEUTRAL AS FOREMAN WAS TALKING TO HIM. WHE N OPERATOR STATEDTO GO BACK TO WORK HE RELASED BRAKE, LET UP ON DECELERATOR NOT REALIZING HE WAIN NEUTRAL & ROLLED OVER RIDGE OF DIRT & HIGHWALL. NO DAMAGE TO DOZER.
THE EMP. WAS ON ONE SIDE OF THE PLANT REPAIRING A LEAKING WATER LINE. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANT A WELDER WAS FABRICATING AND WELDING NEW LINES. THE CONT. GLARE FROM THE WELDERS ELECT RODE CAUSED MECHANI CS EYES TO BECOME FLASH BURNT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING ROUTINE CLEAN UP IN THE PREPARATION PLANT AS H E WAS HSOVELING DIRT OFF OF THE FLOOR HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
STEPPED OFF BUM1ER OF SERVICE TRUCK INTO HOLE AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING EQUIPMENT WITH A HIGH PRESSURE AIR GREASE GUN WHEN THE AIR HOSE EXPLODED INJECTING GREASE INTO THE EMPLOYEES RT THUMB
EMPL CHANGING H2DRAULIC HOSE ON DOZER.HE WAS LAYING ACROSS DOOR JAM REACHING UNDER FLOOR BOARD PULLING ON LINE.THE WEIGHT AND PULLING FORCE OF MECHANIC ACROSS SHARP EDGE OF DOOR JAM CAUSED EMP L RIBS TO CRACK1
REMOVING A TUBE3FROM THE GREASE PUMP,THE WRENCH SLIPPED,CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS RING FINGER,ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING MECHANIC WORK ON THE LIGHT SWITCH ON A D9H DOZER WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT THE OPEN CAB DOOR AND CAUSED IT TO SLAM SHUT ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.
EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO CLIMB ONTO A DOZER, WHEN HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL, HE PULLED THE TENDON & LIGAMENTS IN HIS SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE
FOREMAN WAS STANDING ABOUT 20 FEEET TO ONE SIDE OF DOZER A TREE CAME AROUND THE SIDE OF THE BLADE KNOCKING HIM DOWN FRACTURING THE FIBULA BONE IN LEFT LEG
LIFTING DOZER BATTERIES INTO PARTS STORAGE AND S DISGUARDING JUNK BATTERIES. X-RAYS SHOWED A SLIPPED DISC IN THE EMPLOYEE\S BACK.