Boyden Pit & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

In work boat tied off to the dredge, pulling on 3/4" ratchet wrench to tighten 7/8" diameter bolt. On 9/30/15 went to clinic because of low back pain.

Miner walked down the walkway ramp to the boat dock and stepped from ramp to dock (an 8" tall riser ht.)Felt back pain. Did not slip or fall . We took him to E.R. Diagnosis was muscle spasms or sprain. Adm. and injection, 2 Rx's , told to stay home today and apply ice. Can repot to work on 7/21/11 if feeling ok.

Removed 1 section of dredge pipe (mounted on a pontoon) and pushed it to the bank of the lake with motorized work boat. The pipe ran into the bank causing pipe to slip over edge of work boat and pin miner's left leg between the pipe and bench seat of the work boat.

UNLOADING JUNK IRON AND A PIECE FELL ON EE'S FOOT. NO BROKEN BONES, BUT FOOT WAS BRUISED. PHYSICIAN INSTRUCTED EE TO STAY OFF FOOT 2 DAYS THEN REPORT BACK TO WORK.

Affected miner & two other miners were lifting a cable block from the rear of a mobile crane. Before the block was completely lowered to the ground, the other two miners let go of the block, which caused the affected miner to feel a jolt. After feeling discomfort for 1 week, the affected miner went to a chiropractor and received one treatment on 10-28-05.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A COLLECTOR CHUTE FROM THE SCREENING PLANT AND WHILE IT WAS BEING LOWERED IT SWANG AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. LACERATION REQUIRED 7 SUTURES.

AFTER SHUT DOWN FRONT-END LOADER,EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE STEPS TO LEAVE THE MACHINE.HE SAID HIS LEG GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL.EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST THE WALKWAY OF THE SCALE HOUSE,STRUCK HIS HEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW CAUSING APPROX 1/2INCH LONG CUT.DEPTH OF THE CUT REQUIRED THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEE WORK ON THE PIPELINE AND BECAME ILL.

WALKING DOWN THE PIT BANK TO DO SOME REPAIR WORK ON THE DREDGE HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED AND HYPERETENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

SLAM TAILGATE SHUT FINGER IN WAY FINGER STRUCK

PULLING ON A WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND STRUCK BACK OF HEAD ON ANGLE IRON, CAUSING A LACERATION. REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK TO GET BULLDOZER TO PUSH SAND AND RAN INTO VEHICLE BUMPER (EMPLOYEE'S AUTOMOBILE) STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON BUMPER.

INSTALLING A GUARD OVER THE DRIE SHAFT OF A WATER PUMP. HIT FINGER ON THE GUARD.

MECHANIC WAS CH5NGING A BATTERY IN BULLDOZER AND DURING THE PROCESS OF LIFTING THE OLD BATTERY OUT AND NEW BATTERY INTO PLACE HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.THIS HAPPENED EVEN THOUTH ANOTHER MAN W AS HELPING THE 4ECHANIC LIFT THE BATTERIES.

EMP WAS HELPING HANDLE PARTS DURING OVERHAUL OF GRAVEL DREDGE PUMP GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN A SECTION LINER AND THE PUMP SHEEELL CASE