CIMBAR Resources Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

An employee struck finger with a hammer while using a drift pin to install a pinion gear onto a shaft. The employee struck the index finger on left hand. The employee's finger suffered a laceration/bruising and a broken finger tip bone during the incident. The employee was placed on restricted duty

While attempting to climb into a front end loader(CAT 966H),an employee slipped, hurting both knees. The employee was climbing in to the front end loader to load the hoppers with barite ore. The employee stated that as he was e entering the cab, his left leg slipped causing his right knee to impact the top of the cab landing.

Two fingers on an employees right hand were pinned between two pieces of a journal assembly as a result of an improper suspension method being used to make repairs to the final assembly.

Employee aggravated a previous back injury while performing regular shift duties. Employee states he did some light shovel before a pre-shift inspection. After the inspection the employee states he sat down in the break room to rest and upon rising from the sitting position experienced a sharp pain in his lower back. The injury has been diagnosed as lower lumbar strain.

A short service employee (SSE) reported being injured while operating a forklift as he performed his warehouse duties. The SSE reported that he drove over a small crack in the concrete pad. The employee reported that the resulting jolt caused him to experience pain to the neck and lower back.

The injury/illness status being reported has been diagnosed as cumulative over a period of time, perhaps 10 years. The employee's job tasks include repetitive work with the use of hand and power tools. This employee appears to have overuse symptoms from either a strain to the elbow and shoulder region or due to bursitis.

While operating a power drill a contractor broke a bone in his right hand. The drill caught metal causing the drill to twist out of his grip. The drill immediately swung around struck the back portion of his right hand fracturing it.

Employee injured his back when he stepped off the last rung of a 966G CAT front end loader ladder. When the employee reached the bottom rung of the ladder he released his hand hold and stepped off with his left leg. He reported feeling a sharp pain on the left side of his back and found it difficult to put pressure on his left leg.

Operator was pushing an air release valve lever in order to de-air railcar braking system when his hand slipped striking his wrist on the valve lever guide (support).

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE BAGGING, HE TRANSFERRED A 50 POUND BAG OF BARITE FROM THE BAG SCALE TO A PALLET AND FELT A PINCHING SENSATION IN HIS LOW BACK.

Employee was attempting to better the flow of material in the mill hopper by using a long rod to stab the raw ore. He changed the angle of the rod to reach a different spot in the hopper. His left ring finger struck the guard on a belt conveyor. The impact cracked his nail completely and pushed his cuticle and skin up to the root of the nail.

Employee alleges he was shoveling barite tailings from under grizzly/ crusher for about 20-25 minutes when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his groin.

EE alleges that as he opened the door of the mill office with his left hand, he stepped in and planted his right foot first. As he did, his foot slipped and twisted and his whole body twisted left and he lost his balance and fell with his back against the door.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF BAGGING. HE TOOK HIS HARD HAT OFF FOR A MOMENT AND THEN PLACED IT BACK ON HIS HEAD. SHORTLY AFTER HE FELT A STING ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

INJURED WORKER & OTHERS WERE REPLACING A TAIL PULLEY ON A BELT CONVEYOR. A CO-WORKER LIFTED THE TAIL PULLEY WITH THE FORKLIFT AND DROVE THE FORKLIFT INTO POSITION & LOWERED THE PULLEY. INJURED WORKER WAS HOLDING THE PULLEY WHILE FORKLIFT WAS BACKED OFF TO PREVENT IT FROM SLIDING BACK. WEIGHT OF PULLEY SHIFTED; PULLEY ROLLED AND CAUGHT FINGER.

EE WAS BREAKING APART A CARDBOARD AND WOOD CRATE WITH HIS BARE HANDS. AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE WITH HIS HAND AND FOOT TO BREAK A BOARD IT SUDDENLY BROKE AND SNAPPED ON HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR HIS TH UMB CAUSING EXTREME PAIN.

EE HANDLING WASTE OIL DRUM WITH TOP CUT OUT. CUT LEFT THUMB ON JAGGED EDGE.

EE TRIPPED ON BROKEN BAG ON THE FLOOR. HE CAUGHTHIS BALANCE ON THE SHARP EDGE OF A BAG GUIDE. HIS INVOLVED CUTS TO THE 4TH & 5TH FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND

LOADER OPERATOR WAS SERVICING FRONT END LOADER. HE WAS CHECKING BATTERY FLUID LEVEL IN ONE OF THE 2 BATTERIES WHEN IT EXPLODED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

USING A SHOP PRESS EE EAS ATTEMPTING T O PRESS OUT A STUB SHAFT FROM A GEAR BOX HE WAS USING A 10IN BOLT BETWEEN STUB SHAFT & HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO PUSHT EHSTUB SHAFT THROUGH THE BOLT SHIFTED & ALLOWED THE CYLINDER HEAD TO FALL ON HIS HAND

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER ASSEMBLY OF ONE OF OUR TWO BARITE MILLS WHEN THE HAND HELD CONTROLS FOR OUT OVERHEAD CRANE FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE MILL HE WAS WORKING ON APPROX. AND STRUCK HI M ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT FORWARD INTO A BOX OF EMPTY BARITE BAGS. WHEN HE CAME UP (STRAIGHTENED HIS UPPER AND LOWER BODY) HE REACHED TO ONE SIDE FOR A DUST MASK AND AS HE DID HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

SHOVELING ROCKS ROCK BIGGER THAN SOFT BALL 5 LB FELL HITTING HIM ON HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO KNEES

STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLET. FOOT WAS BETWEEN PALLET AND STEEL BEAM. FORK LIFT PUSHED PALLET AGAINST FOOT. FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PALLET AND STEEL BEAM.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER(FIXED VERTICAALY TO SIDE OF SILO)WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS BACK ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHICH WAS PART OF SCAFFOLDING ON AN ADJACENT SILO AND LOST HIS FOOTING APPROXIMAT ELY 4-6 FEET FROM THE GROUND.HE FELL ONTO CONCRETE SLAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS OF A RAILCAR HOPPER AND AS HE WAS PRYING UP ON THE LOCKING LATCH OF THE DOOR,WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE DOOR,THE 5 FOOT BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT UPPER LIP.

HE BEGAN TO SHOVEL SOME BARITE THAT HAD SLIPPED AROUND ONE OF OUR TWO BUCKET ELEVATORS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINE.

EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAIL CARS WHEN LARGE ROCK SHOT OUT & HIT HIM IN FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE & SPRAIN IT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OVERSIZED ROCKS STUCK IN FEEDER CHUTE OF PRIMARY CRUDE HOPPER. HE WAS STANDING ON CONCRETE SLAB ON NORTH SIDE OF #2 CONVEYOR AND WAS USING A LONG ROD TO POKE AT THE MATERIAL IN THE CHUTE. HE MANAGED TO GET SOME MATERIAL TO GO THROUGH AND WHILE HE WAS STILL PIKING AT THE MATERIAL ABOUT AN 8 INCH ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR, BOUNCED OFF,

EMPL PREPARING TO SERVICE 1-2 MILLS.DURING INSPECTION OPERATORS NORMALLY USE HIGH PRESSURE TO BLOW OFF BARITE FROM PARTS BEING INSPECTED.HAD NO AIR PRESSURE DECIDED TO CHECK AIR COMPRESSOR.TOO K SHORT CUT AND WALKED UNDER SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DUST COLLECTOR.AS HE CAME UP HE FELT PULL ON LEFT UPPER BACK.

HELPING PICK UP ROCK S UNDER CRUDE HOPPER PICK UP ROCK GOING TO TOSS IT INTO BUCKET OF LOADER BUT BEFORE RELEASSED ROCK FINGER HIT FRAME OF HOPPER FRACT. FINGER ON IMPACT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK A ND FRAME. MY

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE MATERIAL RAW ORE FROM SIDE FEEDER.H EWAS ABLE TO LOOSEN SOME MATERIAL AND ALLOWED IT TO GO UP THE CONVEYOR.THE MATERIAL WAS ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE CONVEYOR LENGT WHEN A BIG ROCK STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK THE LEFT AHND WHILE HED WAS HOLDING ON TO THE STEEL STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRIVE SYSTEM OF THE CONE CRUSHER. HE HAD TO LIFT AND MOVE THE SHEAVES A FEW TIMES DURING THE PROJECT. AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON AUGER #15 REPLACING DRIVE BELTS. INSTALLING BELTS REQUIRED SOME PULLING ACTION BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE LIFTED DRIVE PULLEY GUARD THAT HE FELT SHARP PAIN IM MIDDLE OF U P PER BACK BETWWEN SHOULDER BLADES. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. BUT PAIN CONTINUED & HE REPORTED INJURY.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE FRONT-END LOADER(VIA THE LADDER),HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHEN HIS BOOT STRAP SOMEHOW GOT CAUGHT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ALDDER,AS HE WAS FALLING HE TRI ED TO HOLD ON WITH HIS LEFT AHND,BUT HIS RIGHT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK,TWISTED HIS ANKLE,AND AS HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT AHND.THE TWISTING OF THE BODY.AS THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FA

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLATBED TRUCK WITH PALLETIZED SACKED BARITE USING A FORKLIFT. ON ONE PALLET SEVERAL SACKS FELL OFF WHILE LOADING. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING 100 LB SACKS BACK ONTO THE PA LLET HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME WAS CUTT3NG PLATE METAL WITH TORCH HE STOPPED CUTTING TO REMOVE EXCESS SLAG WITH CHIPPING HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE

AFTER SERVICING3FORKLIFT ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT INJURED FAILED TO TIGHTEN RADIATOR CAP TO SEAL RADIATOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE USE IN THE WAREHOUSE INJURED TURNED AROUND ON FORLIFT TO CHECK RADIATOR BY TO6CH AND CAP CAME LOOSE SPRAYING STEAM.

I.NAME OPERATING AIRJACK HAMMER-90 LB AND WHEN LIFTING IT HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SACK WEIGHT (100LBS) AND PLACING IT ON A PALLET LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR EDGE OF ORE IN RAILCAR, SHOVELING ORE DOWN, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

MAINT. EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING HORIZONTAL DRIVE SHAFT WITH TURNING WHEEL AND TURN BAR (NOTE ELECTRICAL POWER TURNED OFF AND LOCKED OUT) OPERATOR WAS NOT WATCHING ROTATION OF WHEEL AND PINCHED FIN GER BETWEEN TURN BAR AND BEARING SUPPORT BASE

I.NAME WAS ASSISTING I.NAME IN CUTTING RUSTY BOLT THAT FASTENED 2 PIECES OF SAFETY GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BLOW TORCH THE TORCH THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO GAS LEAK A ND I.NAME THREW THE TORCH TO THE GROUND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHEN THE TORCH LANDED ON THE GROUND. I.NAME PICKED THE TORCH BACK UP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO IGNITE THE GAS THAT HAD LEAKED EXPLODED

EMPLOYEE LIT TORCH AND WAS GOING TO CUT A BOLT OFF OF A PULLEY GUARD WHERE BELT WAS STRIPPED ON A STACKING CONVEYOR WHEN THE TORCH CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A LEAKING VALVE. EMPLOYEE DROPPED TORUC FLAME WENT OUT AND HE PICKED TORCH UP AND TRIED TO IGNITE IT AGAIN. THE TORCH BLEW UP IN HIS NAME.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS SWEEPING THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR WITH BROOM, WHEN H E CLAIMS HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE WITH AIR IMPACT TOOL. HOSE ON SAID IMPACT TOOL CAME LOOSE FROM FITTING AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE FACE AND RIGHT EYE.

STARTED UP 66IN MILL MILL STARTED TO RUMBLE WALKED UP STEP TO CORRECT PROBLEM CAT WALK GRADING WAS REMOVED WHERE EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH WHICH IN TURN EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK OF HEAD AND NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON BRASS BUSHING WITH PRY BAR, WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE FINGER.

CLEANING SOME METAL WITH A WIRE BRUSH AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

JUMPED OFF A SCAFFOLDING DISLOCATED PATELLA

CUTTING AND GRINDING WITH TORCH.GOT METAL IN LEFT EYE.

HAMMERING CEMENT FORMS AND CHOP OF CONCRETE FLEW IN EAR.

FELL WALKING DOWN STAIRS

OPERATOR-LIFTED HEAVY OBJECT IN THE WRONG MANNER & STRRAINED BACK MUSCLES. OPERATOR HAS BEEN IN THE PAST TOLD TO WATCH THIS PROCEDURE.

OPERATOR WAS CUTTING MILL PARTS WITH A TORCH HE WAS ALSO CLEANING THE METAL WITH A WIRE BRUSH OPERATOR GOT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE

CAUGHT FINGER IN A V-BELT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE IT BY HAND SUFFERED A CUT FINGER