THE EMPLOYEE PI7KED UP A FILTER WITH A BURR ON IT'S CASING. THE FILTER SLIPPED AND THE BURR CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE EMPLOYEE'S THIRD FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 20EMPLOYEE WAS OB8ERVING THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE END LOADER. THE IMPACT WRENCH WAS LYING ABOVE THE AREA. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD, REQUIRING SUTURES TO THE SCALP. 3
EMP 3 WAS LIFTING ON GATE. THE GATE WAS FROZEN TO GROUND. EMP FELT BURNING IN GROIN AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS FI3ISHED TAKING AN ENGINE OUT OF THE CATERPILLAR ROAD GRADER HE STOOD UP TO CLIMB OFF THE GRADER AND AS HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE CHAIN HOUSING OF THE HOIST HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO T HE FLOOR EMPLOY9E TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING GROVES CRANE TO SHOP AREA DOOR CAME OPEN & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR & T HE DOOR FACING CAUSING AN AVULSION TO THE TIP OF HIS RI NG FINGER 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REPAIRING THE MUFFLER ON THE 120 TON K-W DART.WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STRUCK THE CLAMP ON THE MUFFLER AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING POWER CABLE TO LOAD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING THE POINT SHEAVE WHEN HE TURNED THE SHEAVE BACK AROUND HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TURN BLOCK AND SHEAVE
OPERATOR WAS HA6LING COAL ON THE HAUL ROAD AND STRUCK A HOLE THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK WHICH RESULTED IN MEDICAL TREATMENT GIVEN BY DR
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING THE 40-R DRILL. AFTER THE DRILL WAS REAPAIRED AND STARTED, A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW OFF THE FAN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT ARM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR AND SUTURES3WERE ADMINSTERED.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON CONVEYOR BELT JUST AS POWER WAS TURNED ON AND BELT THREW EMPLOYEE INTO BARGE LOADING CHUTE. BELT WAS FREE OF COAL, EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE WARNED TH E THE POWER WAS BEING TURNED ON. EMPLOYEE SUSTRXX SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.
INJ WAS WELDING ANGLE ON WORK BARGE AND WAS LYING AGAINST A HAND RAIL FOR SUPPORT THE HAND RAIL BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE BARGE BRUISES TO BACK AND RT HIP
EMP WAS WORKING WITH 2 OTHER ELECTRICIANS ALL QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED INJ CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRANSFORMER AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO PRIMARY LINES SUPERVISOR HAD CAUTIONED HIM NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE EMP APPARENTLY GOT TOO CLOSE AND POEWER POSSIBLY ARCED TO HIM FROM PEIMARY SOURCE ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BACK LEFTSIDE AND LEFT LEG POSSIBLE BROKEN BACK AIR BREAKERS WERE OPEN
OPERATOR OF DOZER ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER GEAR ENGINE QUIT DOZER BLADE HIT BANK CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL
EMP STATES HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE FELT A BURNING PAIN HERNIA
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IRON PINS INTO THE GROUND WITH AN EIGHT POUND HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS TAKING A ROLL OF WIRE UP ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET TO PUT IN AN AUTOMATIC WELDER. EE SLIPPED & CAUGHT WRIST ON BUCKET TO BEND IT BACK.
EE WAS LOADING 4" PIPE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A PIPE & A 6"X5" X6\ WOOD.
EE WAS LOADING CONVEYOR BELT ROLLERS 4"X48" WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS ELFT THUMB BETWEEN 2 ROLLERS MASHING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OUT OF TRUCK AT SCALE HOUSE AND SLIPPED HITTING BACK ON FUEL TANK ON TRUCK