Rochester Mine Metal/Non-Metal

A mechanic was cleaning dirt from an oil drain plug using a screwdriver when a piece of debris dropped into their eye, resulting in material becoming embedded. The employee was immediately taken for medical evaluation. The metal fragment was removed, and antibiotics eye drops were administered and prescribed.

An employee experienced a sudden and severe cardiac event while at work. Coworkers immediately called for help and initiated emergency response procedures. Despite rapid assistance from onsite responders and EMS, the employee did not survive. The incident appears to have been a medical emergency unrelated to work activities.

A haul truck was backing into the crusher dump pocket and did not notice a loader already in the dump pocket. The truck's rear tire came into contact with the rear of the loader, jarring the operator in the cab of the loader.

An employee became ill after experiencing irritation from ammonia event. The employee was evaluated and was unable to return to work the following day.

While walking down the haul truck stairs, the operator tripped and fell, resulting in a laceration to the knee.

While setting up a drill rig at a new location, a Driller struck the tip of left thumb with a hammer they were using to install a 4"x4" piece of wood to the wood deck to help keep the drill on alignment.

A Fixed Maintenance employee assisting with re-installation of a return roller for a conveyor belt. While lifting roller back into position, the supporting bracket weighing 7lbs - 10lbs slipped out of place and fell approximately 29 inches. Bracket struck the back of the employee's left hand resulting in a fracture of the 4th finger on the left hand.

Parked/unattended CAT D10 dozer was positioned on the coarse ore stockpile. The material beneath and around the dozer gave way, causing the machine to slide down into the coarse ore stockpile feeder area. At the time of the incident, no operator was in the cab, and no personnel were in the immediate vicinity of the sloughing event. No injuries reported.

EE was attempting to remove a drill bit from a drill basket when it became jammed. When the bit finally came loose, it struck the employee's right index finger, resulting in a chipped fracture and laceration that required stitches.

EE was attempting to remove a fuel filter from the 789 CAT haul truck when, using exertion, the filter broke loose. This sudden movement caused pain in the employee's right shoulder. An MRI was performed and results confirmed on 1/8/25 a torn rotator cuff. EE was issued restricted duty.

As Contractor security officer was walking down handicapped ramp, they stepped off the bottom of the metal ramp onto the gravel and rolled their ankle and fell back onto their tailbone.

EE was pulling under the lime silo at the final loadout. When the operator pulled under the lime silo, the front of the truck bed contacted the dispensing sock creating a cloud of lime in the air. The operator had their window down about 6 inches, and the lime blew into the cab, onto the operator's face, and into the left eye. antibiotic ointment was prescribed

EE was working near a conveyor belt when they tripped over their own feet which resulted in a fall towards the conveyor belt. During the fall, the EE's right arm made contact with the belt and went between the belt and the roller. This incident resulted in a fracture to the EE's right arm. The E-stop pull cord was activated stopping the conveyor.

While employee was walking from work area, they observed that the area needed to access had icy ground conditions. In an attempt to navigate through the ice, employee proceeded to shuffle slowly. Employee lost footing and fell backwards resulting in a fractured patella.

Injured EE without Fall Protection and the knowledge of the crew members, moved to the second deck and fell through an open hole used to lift items to the second deck. Fell to the ground with damage to EE's pelvis, Left Shoulder and ribs.

A haul truck driver, was standing on the emergency ladder platform located on the lower deck of a haul truck. EE was attempting to reach the air filter when they lost footing and fell approximately 4 to 5 feet to the ground. As a result of the fall, they suffered a fractured tibia.

An EE was assisting a welding with grinding operations on equipment. Shortly after the work was conducted, the employee experienced irritation in the right eye. EE was seen in a clinic and it was determined that no foreign object was present in the eye, but EE did have an abrasion. The employee was prescribed antibiotic ointment to address the irritation.

Employee was working on electrical line that EE believed to be dead and grounded. EE came into contact with a live electrical line and received a shock. Exam from the hospital found no heart damage but hands received 1st and 2nd degree burns.

an EE was stepping off a loader and accidentally stepped on a rock, causing them to fall backward and land on their back, resulting in an injury to their right shoulder.

An employee was moving a fire hose cabinet from a skip pan. Skip pan was also loaded with uni strut frames at the time. The employee did not see a unit strut frame leaning on and behind the cabinet. While moving the cabinet, the unit strut frame struck employee's finger.

The employee was in the process of removing a stuffing box from a vertical pump. The employee lost the grip with the right hand and tried to grab it as it was falling. The stuffing box flange crushed two fingers on the right hand between the concrete below.

Employee was pulling wire. Employee overexerted self resulting in a hernia.

Employee was working in the drill Conex, placing drill bits into the designated bin. After task was completed, employee noticed some discomfort in EE's abdominal area. After seeking medical evaluation, employee was diagnosed with an abdominal hernia. Employee stated that EE was not sure if it happened at work or home.

While miner was entering light vehicle, miner's right foot slipped on running causing miner to fall down backwards. Miner landed on left leg causing injury to the left knee.

Employee was using a Grinder to cut flat stock backing strip, had both hands on the grinder when the grinder kicked back and EE's left hand slipped and cut EE's left index finger. Strip was on the ground when cutting.

Employee was not feeling well and was experiencing chest pain. Employee was transferred to the local hospital. It was determined that the employee suffered a myocardial infarction.

Employee was walking up an access ramp for a construction excavation when they felt a stinging sensation in their leg.

Employee slipped and fell while pulling out fuel hose to fill up a generator landing on EE's right thumb/hand.

Leaving site due to poor weather. Complaint of dust in Left Eye during Inclement weather, High winds, Dust, Snow. Eye flushed. Went into doctor on EE's own and was prescribed a prescription.

Employee was setting the brake on machine, the holding clamp was in the upright position. The Cutter head moved into the open clamp causing the clamp to fall striking employee's right hand on the middle and ring finger breaking the tip of the middle one and lacerating the middle and ring finger that required stitches.

Employee was attempting to break a plug loose on a final differential on the 692 excavator, when the plug broke loose the employee felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder.

A miner operating a 472 haul truck (CAT 789 model) was exiting the cab, the operator's heel hooked on the door seal causing EE to fall backwards, hitting left elbow and forearm on radiator. EE was taken to the local hospital for further evaluation; where it was found that EE sustained a fracture to the left Ulna proximal to the elbow.

Employee was performing a routine clean up task and started experiencing pain in right elbow. After a few months the employee was still experiencing pain. At that time we decided to take the employee to an orthopedic center where employee was diagnosed with tendinitis on 1/19/2022.

Loose gravel on wash out platform contributed to poor footing.

While trying to reposition haul truck drive shaft, the shaft slipped, pinching the finger between shaft and yoke on the transmission.

Employees had rigged up four (4) Liners with separate rigging to hoist out of the hopper. One of the liners came taut with the crane earlier than the others which rotated the liner that hit the employee's ankle.

EE was attempting to loosen brake cartridge with a wrench. When the cartridge broke loose, EE's hand contacted adjacent metal manifold causing a laceration. EE received 5 stitches.

Employee was attempting to push 24" pulley onto forklift when it rolled backwards towards EE and EE was caught between that pulley and another one directly behind EE.

Mechanic was doing a PM on a 1500 haul truck and was on the top deck. The heel of the mechanic's boot caught the expanded metal when the mechanic was moving backwards. The mechanic fell back hitting head on the corner of the radiator shroud. The employee had a small gash on the back of head.

A mobile maintenance PM mechanic was walking on a concrete wash pad with a hose in hand when they slipped, landing on their right elbow and straining the right shoulder.

Employee stepped on a piece of rubber on the ground and tripped.

On 7/2/2019 employee twisted ankle while working on leach pad. Minor first aid was given. On 8/21/2019, employee sought medical treatment for a personal issue, upon x-ray found fracture in EE's foot.

Mobile maintenance lube tech was servicing equipment on a drill pattern when EE tripped over a large rock. When the employee tripped, EE landed precariously on EE's ankle, fracturing the left ankle.

Employee slipped and jarred hip.

During rescue training a team member was pulling on a rope hooked to a basket. When ee felt pain in shoulder. EE didn't want to see a doctor at that time. In August shoulder was still sore ee was seen by a physician and released full duty. In Oct ee still sore & was referred to Ortho for evaluation. An MRI showed rotator cuff requiring surgery Oct 15th 2018 becoming a recordable.

The employee was performing general labor near a conveyor structure. The employee's left hand was on the structure. The employee's left hand slipped and was pinched between the conveyor belt and roller.

At the west stock pile, 993K loader engine compartment caught fire which was eventually then fully engulfed the engine and cab of the loader. A mayday was called, mine rescue team was initiated. Additional resources were called out from lovelock fire department. 2 engines arrived on scene and the mines 20,000 gallon water truck extinguished the fire.

Employee was shoveling rock and dirt under the crusher conveyor guard when they heard a pop in their wrist. Employee continued to work the remainder of the shift as well as the next shift.

Subject stepped out of work trailer onto a loose rock causing the right ankle to roll. Ankle went right, body continued forward resulting in a sprain of the ankle.

While walking between two four-foot culvert pipes and carrying a nuclear test gauge in right hand subject, in anticipation of an uphill step, shifted weight to right leg and the nuke forward creating a rotation on the planted leg which caused EE's patella to dislocate and EE's leg to give out.

A shovel operator was working on the 6575 elevation in the main pit. The shovel was loading haul trucks from a shot dig face and cleaning up larger rocky material off to the right. As the operator was cleaning the floor of rocky material the bucket contacted a hidden unfired booster which detonated breaking the tooth adapter and sent small rock into the excavator.

Employee passed our in front of maintenance shop. It was later determined that the employee suffered from cardiac arrest.

While wearing appropriate PPE, employee was closing a valve that was left opening and was accidently discharging sodium cyanide solution. While closing the valve, gusty wind blew and may have aerosolized the solution contacting the employee's chin, mouth, and nasal passage.

An employee was getting out of a pickup truck and when he stepped out of the truck his foot slipped and he twisted his knee.

A maintenance mechanic was working in the maintenance shop. He was sitting with his knees tucked under him. When he went to stand up he slid his knees and feet out sideways as he was trying to stand up causing pain in the left knee.

While making rounds on the primary conveyor system, the employee slipped on a wet spot on the B-belt concrete pad. The employee caught himself (did not fall) but hurt his left knee. The employee indicated having a previous injury.

While inspecting pull cords on the overland conveyor system, the employee stepped into an area of uneven ground jarring his right knee. The employee then felt and heard a pop in his right knee while descending a set of stairs.

Driver got silica dust blown in his eyes while wearing safety glasses, next to conveyor / dirt hillside.

An operator took his pocket knife out and started to cut a zip tie off of two airlines when he cut through the zip tie his knife blade struck his hand which was below cutting the webbing in between the index and thumb.

While de-energizing the breaker to Press Feed B pump in the process east MCC room, a flash over occurred. The flash was contained within the cabinet, but caused the employee to jump back, hitting the right side of his body against the adjacent wall of the MCC room.

An employee was changing out the center roller on a conveyor. As the employee was inserting the roller the belt dropped down onto the roller, pushing and seating the roller shaft into the frame bracket. The employee had his gloved hand near the roller shaft and the very tip of the employees left ring finger was pinched creating an avulsion.

The injured employee lifted a steel plate, which is designed for this use and is standard practice, off of the bed of a tire service truck and walked approx. 30 feet with this plate in his arms and against his midsection to position this plate on the ground to support and stabilize the hydraulic jack which was being set to lift a vehicle to install tires.

Temp worker setting up modular trailer. Using a circular saw while kneeling on ground when ground gave a little and the saw kicked back & cut right index finger.

Employee was in the administration building copy room and dropped a pen. The employee bent down at the waist and knees while twisting to the side to pick up the pen when he felt a pain in his lower back.

An employee was helping other workers clean material off of the 110 conveyor catwalk when he stepped on a rock, rolling his left ankle.

A crusher operator was up righting a 3 foot metal stand when he felt pain in the left groin.

While walking on leach pad liner, employee stepped on a flat wet seam, rolling his right ankle.

While adjusting a jaw crusher, employee was stepping down off of the side track when he slipped, falling to the ground hitting his tail bone on a rock. Employee was examined by a doctor on 9/27/13 and given a full release. Clinic follow up visit on 10/3/13 supported full release. Employee reported increasing pain, was taken to a doctor on 10/11/13, and placed on restricted duty.

An employee cut his middle left finger on the blower fan in the ceiling vent of a 992 D loader when the vent fell off, requiring stitches.

An employee was descending a ladder when he slipped down and struck his head on a pipe flange requiring stitches. Low level fall.

While replacing a ceramic insulator on a wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP), the insulator slipped and pinched the employee's thumb between the base of the insulator and it's mounting plate.

Employee was removing bolts on cutting edges of a loader with an impact wrench while attempting to hold the nut with his left hand resulting in a laceration to his left palm.

Loading drill pipe to advance hole, ee attached a drill sling to two different rods. He realized the problem and signaled the driller to stop. The driller immediately stopped and began to lower that rod. When the tension released, the rod fell. EE tried catching the falling drill rod. The force of the falling drill rod, fractured ee left four fingers on impact.

Employee was cleaning out a conveyor head chute when dust was blown into his left eye.

Employee working in the crusher area was removing snow with a snow shovel and slipped, spraining his right ankle.

An Employee was going to put chock blocks down when they stepped over a trailer hitch catching the toe of their boot on the hitch. The employee fell to the ground contacting their left forehead on the ground, causing a cut.

Filling water truck with water. Notice pain in left hand and it began to swell up. Not sure if it was a bug bite or spider bite. Was taken to hospital to receive medical attention. Returned to work the next shift on regular duty.

Worker was trying to square off the plastic he was cutting. The knife slipped and cut through his glove on his left hand. He cut the palm of his hand resulting in 4 stitches. He returned to work with no lost time.

An EE noticed truck with driver slumped over steering wheel, called EE to see if he had a problem. EE said he was having chest pains. Notified Coeur & needed First Responders immediately. Coeur personnel administered first aid. EE not responsive to medical treatment, so he was transported to Pershing General Hospital in Lovelock, NV.

An employee was hammering a metal lock pin from a shank pin on the back of a dozer, when a small sliver of metal chipped off and entered the top of his left hand median to the thumb and index finger.

END OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE PARKED THE 330-C EXCAVATOR, WAS DISMOUNTING FROM EQUIPMENT. FOOT CAUGHT ON DOOR FRAME & CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE AND SLIP/FALL. LEFT HAND GRIPPING HAND RAIL - CAUGHT BODY WEIGHT AS HE FELL CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. HE REPORTED INCIDENT ON 9/16/2011 @ 6:00 A.M. WENT TO HOSPITAL-GOT X-RAYS, SAID EVERYTHING OK. HE WENT BACK TO WORK.

The employee was holding a bolt in place using a hammer, while another worker was using an impact wrench to loosen the nut on a bolt, when the employee slipped off of the bolt head letting the bolt drop down while the impact wrench was spinning the nut off the bolt. The bolt pushed down when he slipped and was spinning contacting the employees thumb cutting through his gloves.

An employee was adding drill steel to #260 drill. The employee was using a J wrench to secure the drill steel to break the connection. While installing the J wrench his left index finger came into contact with a burr on the J wrench that cut through his leather glove, requiring 9 stitches.

Crew folding a used track for 10-9-R dozer. The track had a kink in it, it came unkinked, the track dropped about 6", contacting the bottom rail, which launched a projectile that struck individual in left knee area. He was standing approximately 15-20 feet away from the track removal. Taken to Hospital for medical treatment of cut on left leg-knee area and received stitches.

HE WAS PULLING OUT THE TRANSMISSION GUARD WITH HIS HANDS ON THE GROUND, LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE GROUND & SWUNG THE GUARD WITH BOTH HANDS, TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE TRACKS & PINCHED THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD & THE TRACK.

An employee ran a stop sign and drove his pickup truck into a steel structure support on a crusher structure.

While the dozer was pushing the windrow down the 2:1 slope, the operator backed up to catch the next windrow, a rock was buried out of sight. When the dozer climbed over it, dozer started to slide sideways & due to nature of the slope, the dozer rolled over. The operator suffered a laceration to his head & was taken to the hospital. Received staples to close the laceration.

On 6/7/07, an employee was shoveling dirt and muddy material near a conveyor, when he felt a sharp pain in his left abdomen.

On 5/22/07, an employee reported that he had gotten dirt blown into his eyes while working out on the heap leach pads. Both eyes were irritated and he was taken into the local clinic for a check up.

A loader operator in the pit was climbing up the stairs of a 992 G loader. As he was climbing up the three stairs he felt a pain in his right bicep.

A maintenance mechanic was installing cutting edges on a dozer. They were using an auto crane to carry the weight of the edge being installed. The employee was using a bar to center up the bolt holes to insert the bolt. As they were aligning the bolt holes with a small bar the employee was pushing it away from his body when he felt a pain in his mid thoracic back.

A Maintenance mechanic was cutting the rear frame of a pickup truck using an oxy/acetylene torch. As he cut the frame, he cut into the gas lines that lead to the gas tank. The tank pushed fire out of the inlet port inflicting first degree burns on his right hand. He as not wearing welding gloves only cotton/leather mixed (regular work glove).

On 9/21/06 a blast pattern was detonated in the main pit and seconds later the south high wall just above the blast sloughed down. Appoximately 500,000 tons.

On 9/21/06 an employee was working in a screen deck, driving plugs that hold the screen panels in, with a hammer. As he swung the hammer, it bounced off of an over head tube, hitting his left pinky finger.

On 8/31/06 an employee was welding a 26 inch long piece of pipe in an upright position, when it fell he tried to catch it and it pinched his finger between another piece of pipe. The right ring finger tip was broken in two places.

On 8/15/06, an employee working in the tire yard was pulling a 51" tire flange from a leaning 45 degree position, to an upright position, when he felt a pain in his stomach. He initially thought he pulled a muscle and reported it the following day 8/16/06. Physician confirmed on 8/21/06 that the employee has a double hernia.

An employee was servicing #513 dozer when he grabbed onto a sharp piece of metal near the bottom of the dozer. The employee was not wearing his gloves and resulted in a cut to the right middle finger.

An employee was using a wrench and a cheater bar to break a bolt loose. As he applied pressure the wrench slipped off of the bolt resulting in a cut to his right pinky.

The operator of 436 haul truck was in the process of dumping on a waste dump berm when his truck went through the berm rolling twice approximately 70 feet in distance before landing on all four tires. The employee was complaining of pain in the right ribs spreading lateraly to the back. Also a contusion to the right eye and minor cuts and scrapes on the upper extremities.

On 2/15/06 the employee was walking on a flat snowy and icy surface, when he slipped and fell on his left hip (bruise).

A tire mechanic was fixing snow chains, when he hit his left thumb with a hammer. The initial doctors visit showed no fractures or dislocations. Upon a follow-up visit (2/14/06) a new x-ray showed there was a frature to the left thumb.

The emplyee was shoveling and slipped on some loose rock falling on his left shoulder.

The employee was working on an uneven rocky material. The employee stated she had stepped on a sharp rock and hurt the bottom of her foot. X-ray shows a contusion to #1 and #2 metatarsals on the right foot.

An employee was doing maintenance on a 25 ton crane. While greasing the crane he reached for his grease gun and lost his balance falling from the fender of the crane to a flat surface on the ground, approxiamately 6 foot.The employee fell onto the left foot fracturing both the Tibia and Fibia in the left foot.

An employee was air arcing a piece of wear iron out of a chute, when the iron shifted and cut his right forearm.

The employee was walking on a drill pattern and twisted his left knee. The employee did not want to seek medical treatment. On 6/27/05 the employee stated his knee was bothering him at which time he was taken to PGH and examined by a doctor who refered him for an orthopedic evaluation.

On 5/6/05 a portion of a top soil stockpile had developed cracking near the crest. Barricades and movement prisms were set in place to monitor the crack.The following week 5/11/05 this area was found to have failed.The area below the failure is classified as a wet lands area at no time are people working in this area.

On 4/20/05, an employee was tramming a drill in the pit, when he drove over a rock jarring his back. He did not want to seek medical treatment at that time. In June he stated he wanted to see a physcian. He was referred to a back specialist and on August 17th 2005 he had a minor back procedure performed.

An employee working in the refinery was pushing a leaf filter on the press, back into place when it fell off the slide bar landing on the employee's right wrist. This fractured the Ulna in the right wrist.

Two employees were removing a large rock from a conveyor frame on routine clean up of the belt. As they both lifted the large rock in rolled on to one of the emplyees left pinky. This lacerated the pinky and broke the very tip of the left pinky. The employee was wearing leather gloves.

Employee was putting tire chains on the service truck. He was using a block to raise the back tires. The block started to slip and the employee put his foot on the block to stop it from slipping, when the block pushed back hitting his right ankle.

Employee was guiding the hook on the crane to unplug the jaw crusher from rocks when the hook kicked out and smashed his hand.

The employee was grinding on a loader bucket, when he recieved flying debris in his left eye.

Employee was holding a loader tooth in position and hammering with his right hand. The hammer slipped off the pin and smashed his middle finger on his left hand.

An employee was walking on a new leach pad liner covered with ore, it was raining. He fell backwards on the ore twisting his back on the right side.

He was carrying a reducer over to the leach pad technician and he slipped on a muddy surface. he under went surgery for his knee injury. he went in for surgery on scheduled day off and returned to his next scheduled shift. ee work a full week when his knee started hurting and now is back in the hospital.

The employee was walking to a break room and tripped on a rock. As employee was falling he put his hand out to catch him self hit his left wrist on a pallet. Also note a he was wearing a metal wrist watch on that wrist ( possible contributor).

Employee was on the back of a truck. He stepped on the tailgate and it gave way causing him to fall.

Employee stated "I was walking across the pit pattern and I stepped on a rock. The rock rolled and I twisted my right ankle."

Employee was cleaning up rock by A-belt when a rock fell off the A belt convyer and struck the employee on the right side of his back.

Report was filed 3/3/04. Ee was seen by a physician & filed a claim. The claim was not accepted at this time. The claim was accepted in late August after several tests. The Loss control supervisor contacted our local MSHA office to find out how to file this correctly. They were unsure & gave me Denver's number & we were given directions today 9/8/04.

He was walking back to the maint. shop and slipped on ice build up on the sidewalk. **Note to file--The injury occurred on 1/20/04 and was not seen until 3/3/04 at which time he was released to work. He had persistant pain and was referred to an orthopedic clinic at which time they determined the extent of the injury and scheduled surgery.**

WHILE INSTALLING A TOOTH ON LOADER ADAPTER, HE TURNED TO GET THE PIN & THE TOOTH FELL ON HIS FOOT, BREAKING A BONE.

WHILE CHANGING OUT OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE BOTTLES, HE LIFTED THE BOTTLES TO PUT ON THE RACK AND SPRAINED/STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

HE WAS WATCHING PIPE ON PLASTIC LINER AT THE LEACH PAD. HE WENT TO PULL A LINE OF ADS PIPE AND SLIPPED ON THE WET PLASTIC AND SLID DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

SHOVELING ON #4 CRUSHER DECK, HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AREA.

WAS REPLACING SET OF BUCKET TEETH ON 315 LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE TOOTH AND EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO HIS STOMACH.

HE WAS CLEANING BEHIND B BELT & STEPPED ON SNOW-COVERED GROUND & FELL THROUGH ICE & LANDED ON WRIST.

WHILE STANDING NEAR A TRUCK LOOKING AT A LOAD, THE LEFT SIDE OF AN EZ-LIFT SNAPPED AND HIT HER IN THE BACK.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS, HE TURNED TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND STUMBLED.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN SIDEHILL AND SLIPPED TWISTING HER ANKLE.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF DECK OFF A SKID WHEN THE CUT WAS MADE THRU IT CAUSED THE DECK TO BREAK OFF AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND WITH THE PIECE OF SKID.

WORKING ON PRIMARY AND ON HIS WAY DOWN HE STEPPED ON A ROUND WOODEN DISK THAT IS USED ON THE CRANE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, IMMEDIATELY FEELING A SHARP PAIN FROM THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT UP TO HIS H AMSTRING AND THIGH.

HE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON #613 BLADE, TAKING OFF BOLTS ON LIFTING CYLINDER ARMS, THEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS LOWER RT. HAND SIDE IN GROIN AREA.

HE WAS MOVING METAL ARM GUARDS, WHEN ONE SLIPPEDAND PINCHED HIS FINGER.

EE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING TO LIFT EMULSION TRANSFER PUMP FROM PICKUP BED TO GROUND. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7/26/02. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT & WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY. INJURY CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE IF IT'S A NEW INJURY OR AGGRAVATION OF AN OLD INJURY W/PREVIOUS EMPLOYER. INJURY DIAGNOSED AS ACUTE LUMBAR STRAI

EE AND CO WORKER WERE LIFTING A SIX INCH PLASTIC PIPE WHEN THEY SET IT DOWN TOO FAST AND THE END OF THE PIPE CAME DOWN AND SMASHED THE INJURED EE S LEFT HAND.

HE WAS WALKING FROM THE #4 SYSTEM TO THE MCC ROOM AND STEPPED IN A RUT ON THE TERTIARY FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS CLEANING THE MUD BUILDUP IN THE CHUTE, HE WAS TENDING THE AIR HOSE TO THE AIR CHIPPER. HE SAW THE FROZEN MATERIAL (11' X 2 1/2' APPX.) COMING DOWN TOWARD HIM AND TRIED TO MVOE OUT OF TH E WAY. THE MATERIAL CAME DOWN AND FEACTURED HIS ARM.

WHILE USING A RAM FOR PUSHING A MAJOR BOGIE PIN INTO PLACE ON 512 DOZER. HE WAS ADJUSTING PUSH BOLTS AND HOLDING THE RAM IN PLACE TO PUSH THE PINS IN PLACE. THE RAM DROPPED AND HIT HIS MIDDL E FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE RAM AND THE CRIBBING.

EE USING CUTTING TORCH IN RIGHT HAND, CUTTING A CRUSHER MANTLE. WHEN HE MOVED THE TORCH ACROSS THE MANTLE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT GLOVED HAND. BLOWING A HOLE IN THE GLOVE AND CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN ON HIS PALM.

EE WAS CHANGING A TROUGHING ROLLER AND HAD TO HAMMER IT, HE SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER. DIAGNOSIS OF INJURY FROM PHYSICIAN ON 1-13-02.

WHILE CHANGING A ROLLER ONTHE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, EE WAS TRYING TO TAKE END CAP OFF WHILE USING HIS POCKET KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RT INDEX FINGER

WHILE SLIDING SHAFT OUT OF POSITION, HAND SLIPPED OFF SHAFT AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE LIFTING/PUSHING A PORTABLE GENSET IN THE BACK OF A SEMI TRAILER THE EE FELT A POP IN HIS ANKLE. NOTE: EE WAS NOT FOLLOWING PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURES

HAND STARTED GETTING NUMB AND FINGERS STARTED TO SWELL. CRI RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION ON MARCH 20, 2001.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF ZINC WHEN THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS ARM TO SCRAPE AGAINST CAN, WHICH CUT HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE SAFETY BARRIER FROM THE TRUCK DUMP. A MECHANIC THREW THE SAFETY LINETHAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BARRIER AROUND THE METAL TRUCK DUMP HIGH WALL. INJURED CAUGHT THE ROPE, BUT HE DID NOT SEE THE METAL SAFETY HOOK ON THEEND OF THE ROPE WHICH HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

INSTALLING HEEL PLATE (WEAR ITON) ON 992 G CATERPILLAR LOADER BUCKET, THE MECHANIC REACHED TO ALIGN PLATE THAT WAS LOCATED ON HYDRAULIC JACK, THE PLATE SLIPPED OFF THE JACK AND LANDED ON LEFT (5TH DIGIT) FINGER.

EMPLOYEES WERE TURNING OUT A SYMONS SHORTHEAD THREDED BOWL ASSEMBLY FROM THE CRUSHER USING 4-5 FOOT LONG "JOHNSON" BARS. THERE WAS A HINGED SECTION OF CATWALK LEFT OPEN AND WHILE WALKING IN TH E AREA A CRUSHER MECHANIC STEPPED INTO THE HOLE IN THE CATWALK CAUSING BREAKAGE TO THE TIBIA AND FIBIA OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

HAD GOTTEN A CUP OF WATER FROM THE WATER COOLER WHEN HE FELL AFTER SLIPPING ON SPILLED WATER ON THE FLOOR, STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE FLLOOR CAUSING A TEAR TO THE ROTATOR CUFF.

EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE REMOVING AN APRON FEEDER GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WHEN A 1/2" EYEBOLT USED INTHE RIGGING FAILED DUE TO OVERLOAD AND BEING PULLED AT AN ANGLE. THE SUSPENDED LOAD FELL, STRIKING BASE PLATFORM, BOUNCED AND STRUCK WORKDECK. ASSEMBLY TOPPLED OVER, STRIKING EMPLOYEES CHEST AND THEN PINCHED HIM BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY AND STEEL POST.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON WEAR IRON INSTALLATION WITH ONE-INCH IMPACT WRENCH, WHEN WRENCH JUMPED OFF BOLT STRIKING EE'S FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE LEFT EYE. EE RECEIVED STITCHES FOR CLOSURE AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTACHING A (SKID) CABLE SLING "D" RING TO A 992 LOADER WHEN THE PIN THAT WAS PULLED AND RESTING ON THE ATTACHMENT PLATE SUDDENLY CAME DOWN SMASHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SORE AND STIFF FROM CLEANING THE JAW CRUSHER FOUNDATION WITH PICK/SHOVEL AND VACCUM HOSE TO REMOVE MATERIAL. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBER STRAIN AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED ACTIVITY.

EE INSERTED L INDEX FINGER INTO LIGHT PLANT MASTSECTION LOCK PIN HOLE, WHILE CO-WORKERS PUSHED ON MAST. LOCK PIN THAT HOLDS MAST SECTIONS TOGETHER DID NOT ENGAGE BECAUSE OF LOOSE CABLE TENSION EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MAST SECTINS HIS FINGER WAS LACERATED AND REQUIRED 14 STITCHES. HE WAS RELEASED BACK TO FULL DUTY.

WAW MOVING A BELT SKIRTING ON SCALPER SCREEN WITH A 1 1/2 TON CABLE COMEALONG. SHE WAS TIGHTENING THE VCOMEALONG WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LLQ ABDOMEN. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY BEGINNI NG ON 9-30-98.

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO INSTALL AN EYE BOLT IN A CRUSHER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH. HE DROPPED THE BAR AND IT BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK HIM A SECOND TIME IN THE MOUTH. INJURED SUFFERED TWO (2) FRACTURED TEETH WHICH WILL NEED CROWNS.

THE TIRE REPAIR PERSON WAS LIFTING A 750 X 16 TIRE TO PLACE ON TIRE REPAIR MACHINE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE TIRE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE SUSTAINED A LUMBAR BACK STRAIN AND WAS PL ACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE CHECKING AIR COMPRESSOR ON IR DRILL EE STEPPED OVER PTO GUARD AND TURNED RIGHT STRIKINGHIS LEFT THIGH ON A SHARP EDGE OF CHANNEL IRON CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS CHECKING ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE WITH A METER ON 16 G CAT ROAD GRADER. HE ASKED CO WORKER TO FAST IDLE THE ENGINE. THE 16 G GRADER LAUNCHED FORWARD UPSETTING THE EE FROM HIS POSITION SITTING ON REAR TIRE CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE. EE RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION TO PALM AND FRACTURED METACARPALS 1 & 2.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING FEED CHUTE DOOR USING A 3-TON COME-A-LONG ATTACHED TO 1/4"CHAIN AND TO DOOR EYE PLATE. THE END OF THE CHAIN BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN STRUCTURE CAUSING A CHAIN LINK TO BREAK. THIS REPELLED THE COME-A-LONG STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 2" LACERATION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL SUTURES.

WHILE LIFTING 4" (DRISCO) PIPE ATTACHED TO THE 4-WHEELER, EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE, FELL OVER PIPE AND LANDED ON LEFT FIST. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

INJURED WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF THE FITTING. HIS HAND STRUCK A BOLT ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTED IN A CUT TO HIS FIRST KNUCKLE OF THE MIDD LE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THIS ALSO CUT THE TENDON, WHICH WILL BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED.

THE LOADER/DOZER OPERATOR WAS CUTTING DRIP TUBE THAT HAD BECME ENTANGLED IN THE DOZER TRACKS BY USING A RAZOR KNIFE.

LOADING A 777 HAUL TRUCK, LOADER OPERATOR WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE FACE WITH THE LOADER WHEN SOME MATERIAL FELL OFF OF THE FRONT OF THE BUCKET.

EE WAS CUTTING A PLATIC BOTTLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE PLASTIC BOTTLE AT THE SEAM, QUKCLY AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

CLIMBING UP LADDER ON LOADER, JAMMED FINGER INTO HANDRAIL BESIDE THE LADDER.

EE WAS UNLOADING 777 HAUL TRUCK TIRES OFF TRACTOR TRAILER. TIRES WERE LOADED BY YOKOHAMA IN FOUR ROWS 3 TIRES PER ROW STANDING UPRIGHT ON TRAILER. EE WAS USING A TIRE TRUCK BOOM HANDLER TO UNL OAD TIRES AND WAS REPOSITIONING THE TRUCK. TRANSPORT DRIVER RELEASED THREE TIE DOWN STRAPS ON THE SECOND ROW AND WALKED TO FRONT OF TIRE TRUCK EE STEPS OUT OF TIRE TRK. WHEN OUTSIDE TIRE TOPP

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING A KNUCKLE COVER (METAL), HE HIT THE KNUCKLE WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE PIECE OF METAL WAS FROM THE HAMMER. EE REQUIRED 3 STITCHES FROM THE INCISION TO PROBE FOR REMOVAL

WHILE LIFTING A CRUSHER LINER SHIM (2"X 2"X 4'METAL) AFTER WASHING, SHIM WAS WET AND GREASY, SLIPPED FROM RIGHT HAND FALLING APPROX 6", LANDING ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE AND BRUIS ING OF FINGER.

WORKING ON STEMMING TRUCK MAIN BELT WENT TO MOVEA BOX OF CHAIN PARTS FROM SHOP TO OUTSIDE GRABBED A HOLD OF BOX TO SLIDE IT SO AND COULD LIFT IT. IT FELT LIKE I PULLED A MSUCLE IN LOWER STOAMC H.

EMPLOYEE STATED: WHILE CLEANING MATERIAL FROM CEMENT SUPPORT STRUCTURE, A GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT INTO RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE SUBMITTED AN INJURY REPORT FOR PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN LEFT AND RIGHT WRISTS AND FOREARM. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN HIS PAIN AND NUMBNESS BEGAN TO OCCURR AND EXPLAINS IT WAS DEVELOPED SLOWLY O VEER THE LAST 8 MONTHS. THIS EMLOYEE BEGAN MISSING TIME FROM WORK ON 4-5-96.

EE RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD AND WHILE CHIPPING SOMETHING ENTERED UNDER HIS LEFT EYE LID. THERE WAS NO PARTICLES EMBEDDED INTO THE EYE, BUT DR GAVE THE EE PRESCRPITION MEDICAITON.

EE WAS INSTALLING SEALS ON A EQUIALIZER BAR OF A CAT 10N DOZER. HE WAS USING A 100 TON AIR JACK WAS EXTENDED AND IT HAS A GROOVE IN THE RAM OF THE JACK WHICH KEEPS THE RAM ALIGNED WITH THE JAC K HOUSING. THRU NORMAL WEAR THE CORNER OF THE GROOVE HAVE BECOME RAZOR SHARP. THE EE NEEDED A TROUBLE LIGHT RELOCATED AND WAS REACHING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE JACK WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FIN

PIPE WRENCH WAS USED TO TURN CONVEYOR SHAFT. OPERATIOR TURNED ON CONVEYOR, WHEN IT STARTED TOSSED PIPE WRENCH INTO HELPER'S FACAE CUTTING HIS CHIN.

WHILE EXITED OFF CATAPILLAR D-10 BULLDOZER, SLIPPED AND FELL APPROXIMATELTY THREE FEET FROM THE PUSHARM. SPRAINED BOTH ANKLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITED VECHICLE IN PARKING LOT. WALKING TOWARD GATE WHEN SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE. FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HER. LANDED ON BUTOCKS.

SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS ON THE FRONT STEPS OF OFFICE TRAILER LANDING ON LOWER BACK AND KIDNEY AREA.

EE WAS GUZZLNG AT THE TRUCK LOADOUT, HE WAS DISCONNECTING THE HOSE CONNECTIONS. A HOSE CONNECTION BROKE FREE, IT FLIPPED UPWARDS, AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING HIS RIGHT FRONT UPPER TOOTH.

EMP WAS DESCENDING FROM TRUCK RT SIDE LADDER. GRABBED THE HANDLE OF A BATTERY CHARGER DOLLY WITH HIS RT HAND. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE. FELL APPROX 8', LANDING ON FEET. FELL TO GROUND ON BUTTOCKS AND THEN LANDED ON HIS BACK.

EE STATED WHILE INSPECTING HIS HAUL TRUCK HE SPOTTED AN OIL LEAK, WHEN HE WENT UNDERNEATH TO INVESTIGATE, HE FELL LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS TAILBONE. ON 1/24/96 WE LEARNED THE EE HAS A HERNEATED DISC.

EE STATED WHILE REPLACING A THERMOCOUPLING ON A PROPANE VAPORIZER, RESIDUAL PROPANED LEAKED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE AND IGNITED BY A VAPORIZER ADJACENT TO THE VAPORIZER BEING REPAIRED. EE RECEIVE LIQUID PROPANE AND THERMO BURNS TO THE RIGHT HAND AND TO THE KNUCKLES OF THE LEFT HAND. EE WAS NOT WEATING GLOVES.

THE EE WAS BACKING UNDER A LOADER WITH AN 85 TONHAULTRUCK TO BE LOADED. HE WAS LOOKING BACK TO HIS LEFT SIDE WHEN THE LOADER STARTED TO PUT MATERIAL INTO THE TRUCK. A LARGE ROCK JARRED THE TRU CAUSING STRAINED MUSCLES TO THE TRUCK DRIVER'S NECK & SHOULDERS. AFTER A MRI SCAN ON 1/4/96, WE LEARNED ON 1/25/96 THAT THE EE HAS A BULDGING DISC & A HERNIATED DISC.

EE WAS CLEANING UP WHEN HE NOTICED ITTITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT TO THE SAFETY DEP., WHERE HE COULD USE THE EYE WASH STATION AND STERIL EYE WASH.

TWO MECHANICS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE ABEARING FROM A SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF A STEEL BEARING SPLINTERED & PUNMCTURED THE RIGHT LEG OF ONE MECHANIC

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE WAS SHOVELING DIRT UNDER THE #4 SIZE. AIR-BORN PARTICLES GOT INTO HER LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS WORKNG BEHIND CO-WORKER WHO WAS AIR-ARCING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK ATTENTION UNTIL 04-26-95. AT THIS TIME, DOCTOR PRESCRIBED DROPS FOR BOTH EYES. ALSO, THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTE AN INJURY ON HIS TIME CARD OR TELL HIS SUPERVISOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADDING HOLES ON BLAST PATTERN. SHE STEPPED INTO A DEEP SNOW DRIFT. WHILE PULLING HER LEG OUT, SHE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN THE INSISDE RIGHT THIGH AND IT STARTED HURTING.

AT ABOUT 10:45 AM EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW RUBBER ON THE #1 OVERLAND TAIL V-WIPER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE WITHOUT GLOVES AND THE KNIFE BLADE IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION. HE WAS C UTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOREARM. HIS LACERATION WAS ABOUT A HALF INCH IN LENGHT AND REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.

WHILE INSIDE THE CAB EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TO SHUT THE DOOR WHEN A GUST OF WIND SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE LATCH.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE MATERIAL THAT BRIDGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE TOE PLATE OF A DEVICE USED TO FREE THE BRIDGED MATERIAL.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING BY THE FUEL NOZZLE OF THE LUBE TRUCK WHEN THE NOZZLE HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERFILLED THE TANK ON HIS 777 CAT TRUCK. SOME OF THE OVERFILL SPLASHED INT O HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE SHE WAS OPENING UP THE PICKUP DOOR, THE DOOR HINGE WAS SPRUNG CAUSING HER HAND TO HIT THE PICKUP.

WHILE WALKING WITH COUPLER IN HAND, EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING R INDEX FINGER ON COUPLER, RESULTING IN 2 OCCULT FRACTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES: AS SHE WAS BACKING UNDER THE LOADER SHE THOUGHT THE BUCKET WAS ALL THE WAY UP. THE TRUCK BED HIT THE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN & WAS MEDICALLY EVAUATED ON 12/5/ 94, WITH CERVICAL SPRAIN/STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND SHOVELING MATERIAL ON PLASTIC LINER. SHE STATE DWHILE TRYING TO CATCH HER BALANCE FROM FALLING WETHER LEFT LEG, SHE IMPACTE D HER HIP WITH PLASTIC LINER.