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While using electric appliances employee rested her left hand on microwave while pushing down the toaster level. Employee felt a shock go through her left hand and arm.
Employee was installing a new seat, in a CAT Enddump cab. In the process of pulling the seat he lost his grip and fell back into the cab firewall with his left shoulder.
Employee was lowering a dozer belly pan, which stopped an inch from the ground. Employee reached under and grabbed the pan to jarred it loose. The pan loosen and fell an inch. Employee pinky and ring fingers were smashed, to which it required stitches to close the wounds.
Yazzie pit has been inactive for a couple of years. Some coal seams are expose to ambient temperature and environment. With recent monsoon rain a spontaneous combustion occurred on 8 seam coal.
Employee was position under the dozer, removing outer equalizer pin with drift punch and a maul. On the backswing the maul hit the coil diverting the hammer backswing into upper lip.
Welder using air chipper felt discomfort in right eye. Reported discomfort and eye was irritated.
Employee was removing a loader bucket tooth. In the process of using a sledge hammer to strike the tooth. Metal debris hit the employee in right leg thigh.
Employee (electrician) was troubleshooting an electrical fault in the sample system. In the process of opening the circuit breaker it arced and flashed causing burns to cheek and ear.
Employee forgot his key to his tool box lock. He did not have access to his tools to work for the day. He decided to use a 1/2" chuck electric drill and 3/8" drill bit to drill out the lock. While drilling, the bit bound up and twisted his hands. The twisting fractured the 4th metacarpal on his right hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT MINE REPROGRAMMING RADIOS. HE PUT HIS WIRE CUTTERS IN FRONT JACK POCKET AFTER CUTTING TIE TO REMOVE RADIO. HE TRIED TO CLEAN OFF SOME DIRT ON SLEEVE OF JACKET AS HE DID HE CUT HIS PALM ON THUMB SIDE. HE WAS TAKEN FOR SEVEN STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS
Employee's finger was caught in a pinch point while verifying that the belt pulley was not binding
Employee was dumping trash using a self dumping steel forklift hopper, released lock lever and the hopper bounced back smash his finger.
Three months ago employee developed pain in her right arm, as of 10-29-12 pain had gotten worse. Keyboard entry and ten key process
Maintenance mechanics were removing boom point sheave from the boom point saddle with a crane. As sheave was being guided out the employee's right arm was caught between sheave and boom structure.
Employee adjusted the loader hydraulic limits and while stepping between hand rails felt pain in his left shoulder.
Employee was driving on the haul road and discovered a rock in the roadway. He tried to manually pick up the rock and felt a sharp pain in his bicep.
Employee was cleaning the cab tilted the back rest forward, it the process of positioning the back rest back to upright position. Placed the hand to unlock the seat lever and smashed right thu mb with the back rest.
Employee was walking slipped and fell, due to water on the floor and broke his femur bone.
Employee (Mechanic) was removing floor board from CAT dozer cab. During removal lost his grip and dropped floor board on left middle finger.
Employee had open the passenger door, in the process of closing the door an obstruction occur. Reached in with right hand to move the obstruction and closed the door on the right middle finger. Broke the bone at the tip of the employee's finger.
Security Officer was escorting a diesel semi-truck. Officer stopped to lower buggy whip at a RR crossing and vendor rear-ended the security truck.
Employee was removing a railroad spike with a spike puller bar. His pointer finger was smashed between the bar and steel rail, as he pushed down on the bar.
Employee was exiting down a boarding ladder, from work plaform and felt the knee pop.
Employee lifted 50 lb salt bags to put down on icy sidewalks.
While conducting a foot patrol, the security officer started to lose balance on an icy spot. In the process of regaining her balance, she felt a strain in her lower back.
In the process of shutting the Door (Dozer), smashed right hand finger between door latch and striker.
Lifted a 45 lbs battery and carried 200 ft.
Employee does not know exactly how he received his injury. Dust or Dirt got into his eye and was treated by doctor.
Employee was walking with traffic on a public road that accesses the mine site. A vehicle was traveling on the public road that accesses the mine site, a collision occurred between the vehicle and employee.
785 Caterpillar end dump truck drove into the back end of 16M Caterpillar motor grader. While the motor grader was blading the haul road the end dump had straddled the windrow. End dump driver indicated that he did not see the motor grader. Our investigation concluded the driver was distracted (distraction is unknown).
Windy conditions. Employee got speck of blown material in eye
After washing off the oil accumulation on his equipment, at the wash bay. Employee was walking towards washer wand storage bracket. He slipped on ice and landed on his left knee.
Employee was walking towards changeroom in the change room building. She felt a pain in her left knee after she missteped on ramp. Employee worked until March 9, 2011, had surgery on the torn menious in the left knee.
Maintenance Mechanic was conducting a field visual inspection of a coal hauler. He knelt down to look underneath the equipment felted a minor pin-like penetration of pain(Right Knee). He did not feel the need to report until February 10, 2011 after his knee and leg swelled from infection.
The wrong tool for the task, a long handled sledge hammer (10lb) was used to set railroad spikes for the spike driving crew following. The primary hazard was not identified during the SLAM Process. The employee also got complacent and lost focus of hand placement. The result, the employee lost the index finger nail and recieved 3 sutures.
Employee was attempting to climb on PL63115 Stacker stepped on a chunk of coal, lost her footing and twisted her right knee. First day of missed work was on January 31, 2011, due to surgery.
After completing his dozer pre-op, the operator was adjusting the armrest to his comfort. The armrest was not sliding with ease. Operator grabbed the armrest with both hands and rocked the armrest, while applying a downward pressure. The armrest suddenly gave and the left middle finger was smashed between the armrest and metal dash. The cut required stitches to close the wound.
Employee was jarred in the cab when loader was dumping coal into the coal hauler that she was operating.
Employee was welding & grinding inside the tub section of the dragline. When he exited the tub to the outside, wind blew foreign bodies into his left eye.
Employee was applying upward pressure to 4 inch all thread with a 5 foot pry bar. The bar slipped off the all thread causing the employee to fall from the second step of the ladder he was working from. The employee struck his left knee. The employee has been precribed meds & restrictions. (These were for a similar injury at their own Shop and do not apply to this report)
WORKER WAS STACKING CRIBBING FOR THE DRAGLINE AND A PIECE OF CRIBBING ROLLED OVER AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF CRIBBING.
Employee was removing a steering cylinder from a Letourneau loader. Both pins were removed and had a come-a-long installed to assist in lowering the component down. The lifting strap was installed somewhere in the middle of the str cylinder barrel. When the steering was rocked loose from position the cylinder swung and crushed the left hand of the employee.
Tripped over washdown hose while washing a conveyor tunnel. The walkway has a metal grade (expanded metal). When employee fell his finger got caught in the expanded metal and over extended his finger. The over extending cause the skin to rip apart.
Walking out on shop apron step on frozen mud. His knee shifted and while lifting his other leg, placed upper body weight on left knee. Felt a pain in the knee joint and visited a doctor. The incident happened on February 5, 2010 however had surgery done on March 2, 2010 and started the miss day from schedule.
Employee strained left shoulder when he lifted a manhole cover. Employee missed his first day of work on November 6, 2009.
Employee was removing a pulley on an alternator when the impact wrench trigger was accidently pushed and spun the pulley. The employee crushed his finger between the pulley fins and a bolt. His finger was lacerated and required sutures.
Metal shavings embeded into welder's left eye while replacing an equalizer pin on a dragline bucket.
During a pre-shift inspection, the operator was stepping onto a dragline bucket when he heard a pop and sprained his left knee.
An operator hit a rut in the road that caused the loader to bounce. The operator hit his head against the glass that required 2 staples to close the laceration.
Employee over extended his knee while dismounting a dragline shoe step. The distance between the step and ground was approximately 3 feet to the ground.