EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING MOTOR MOUNT BOLT OF LOADER WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED. HIS BREAKER BAR MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND BREAKER BAR. X-RAYS REVEALED A CHIPPED BONE ON END OF INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING 12 LB HAMMER TO DRIVE STEEL WEDGES BEHIND LIP OF GRIZZLY WHEN HAMMER GLANCED OFF HITTING HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. SOME IMMEDIATE SWELLING AND REDNESS DID OCCUR, BUT MEDICAL CARE WAS NOT DEEMED NECESSARY. THERE WAS NO MAJOR PROBLEM UNTIL WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, WHEN SWELLING RE-OCCURRED AND SEVERE DISCOLORATION STARTED.
EE WAS CUTTING A 2 INCH PIPE CLAMP BOLT WITH ANACETYLENE TORCH. WHEN HEAT WAS APPLIED TO BOLT, RUST WAS BLOWN INTO EE LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO COMPANY DR ON 8-1-02, TO REMOVE FOREIGN OBJECT. DR APPLIED AN ANTIBIOTIC CREAM ON EYE MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE.
EE GOT OFF #73 JUMBO TO TIGHTEN A HOSE ON THE BOOM. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ROUGH FLOOR & BEGAN TO FALL, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. HISHANDS CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOME SHARP ROCKS, CUT TING BOTH HANDS WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS DRIVING A 30T MOXY TRUCK ON THE EXIT HILL OF THE #28 QUARRY. THE HILL HAD ROCK ON IT AND EE ATTEMPTED TO STRADDLE SOME ROCKS THAT HAD BEEN LOST ON THE PREVIOUS LOAD. THE FRONT FRAME OF TRUCK CAUGHT THE LOOSE ROCK AND THREW IT UNDER FRONT TIRE CAUSING CAB & BED TO TWIST. EE EXPERIENCED BACK/HIP PAIN & TAKEN TO CO. DR. THEN WENT TO OWN DR & TOLD TO BE OFF WORK 2 WEEKS & THERAP
A CONTRACTOR HAD WASHED A 980 LOADER IN SHOP AND LEFT WITHOUT CLEANING THE FLOOR. A TRACTOR WAS PULLED IN WITH A FLAT & WHILE EE WAS CHANGING TIRE HE SLIPPED ON GREASE ON CONCRETE & FELL LANDI NG ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR THAT DAY. STILL EXPERIENCING PAIN & HAD MRI 5/11. SAW NEW DR ON 5/22 & WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. 7000-1/THERAPY. NO LOST TIME
EE WAS OPERATING #20 ST8 LOADER IN REMOTE. HE WAS MOVING A LARGE BOULDER OUT OF LOADING AREA. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT 10' FROM PILLAR AND ABOUT 10' FEET FROM LOADER. HE BACKED LOADER OUT WITH BO ULDER IN DIPPER AND STARTED FORWARD WHEN THE REAR OF THE LOADER CAME OFF THE GROUND AND SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM, KNOCKING HIM UP AGAINST A PILLAR.
EE WAS WELDING ON HAND RAIL ON VOLVO LOADER. EE STRUCK ARC BEFORE HOOD WAS FLIPPED DOWN. AS EE FLIPPED HOOD DOWN, IT HIT A PIPE NEAR HIS HEAD, AND THEREFORE DID NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE. EE HAD TO MOVE HEAD BACK TO CLOSE HOOD. THE EVENT PROBABLY TOOK 2-3 SECONDS. A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES RESULTED. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.