LAMAR #1, & CASEY #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Two miners were lifting a rock together to stack on a pallet, and one let go to set the rock down and the other miner did not, and the rock smashed the miner's finger.

Working on the chopper, a large rock was being moved with the rollers, and the miner was caught in between the rock and the chopper, causing a back injury.

EE was pushing a rock slab, the rock tilted, smashing EE's finger between the rock and chopper teeth.

Employee was chopping a rock when it bounced back smashing EE's index finger between another rock at the chopper.

The miner was pushing a rock into the chopper to be chopped and lost control of the rock causing it to fall and land on EE's foot. EE's coworkers helped EE get it off and took EE to the hospital.

Employee was cleaning the chopper and accidently hit the chop button which caused the chopper to come down on EE's arm.

WORKER WAS MOVING A CHUNK OF ROCK ON THE CHOPPER TABLE WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED TO ONE SIDE AND CAUGHT THE WORKERS FINGERS IN BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK. RESULTING IN (3) CUT FINGERS.

WORKER WAS STACKING CHOPPED ROCK ON A PALLET WHEN RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS. RESULTING IN A SMASHED AND CUT FINGER.

Employee began to complain of chest pains and difficulty breathing. Area Supervisor was called and arrived in 10 minutes on site. They put EE in their truck and took EE to the local emergency room.

WORKER WAS CHIPPING AWAY A PIECE OF STONE WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF AND RICOCHETED BACK OFF THE ROCK FACE STRIKING SUBJECT WORKER IN THE NOSE.

WAS CLEANING AROUND CHOPPER WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL PUNCTURED FINGER AND LODGED INSIDE.

SUBJECT WORKER AND TWO OTHER WORKERS WERE MOVING A SKID OF ROCK WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED. A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK STRUCK THE SUBJECT WORKER ON THE FOURTH FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING ROCK FROM CHOPPER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK EE IN THE EYE (RIGHT OR LEFT WAS NOT SPECIFIED). WORKER WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AS REQUIRED. EE RECEIVED A SLIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2/29/2016.

WORKER CLAIMS HE CAME OUT OF THE PORTA-POTTY AND A LOAD OF ROCK DUST WAS DUMPED ON HIM BY HIS FRIEND FROM A SKID STEER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WITNESSES, AS OF TODAY, TO COME FORWARD WITH ANY INFORMATION TO HELP SORT OUT WHAT DID HAPPENED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR OR SUPERINTENDENT UNTIL 3/2/15.

Employee had been working at this location and his back began hurting.

ON 08/10/12 SUBJECT WORKER WAS STACKING ROCK ONTO A PALLET WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED AND SLID UP AGAINST HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN TWO POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THEY WERE HIS LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER. AFTER HIS EXAMINE THE NEXT DAY. THE E.R. STAFF TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD TWO BROKEN FINGERS. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED ON 08/11/12.