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Equipment operator got off the piece of equipment to move a tractor pan wheel out of the roadway that had come off the pan, and in the process of lifting the wheel, the employee felt and heard a pop in their left shoulder. The employee was taken to an occupational medical clinic in College Station, Texas and diagnosed with a torn bicep muscle.

Employee was removing bolts on cylinder piston, cylinder was under pressure due to hand brake still being applied causing cylinder to shoot out pinning employee's arm between brake arm and cylinder. Employee received a pinching contusion to right arm and had to seek medical attention at nearby hospital.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING METAL SHAVINGS FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER ROOM WHEN THE SHAVINGS HUNGUP CAUSING THEM TO CUT THEIR RIGHT-HAND INDEX FINGER NEEDING FIVE STITCHES.

Bearing/steady rest assembly weighing about 40-50 pounds, came off the end of the bar and landed on the employee's left pinky finger. The employee received a fracture to the finger.

Employee was working next to a pull box when EE bent over to pick up materials. When EE stood up, EE made contact with the corner of a recently removed panel cover, which caused a small laceration to EE's upper lip.

during routine maintenance on dump block assembly portion of rigging, dump block moved and pinned contract miner up against the upper spreader bar. The contract miner was life flighted.

Employee claims they hurt their back while pulling up a post. The mine operator has not conclusively determined whether the employee's injury is an occupational injury. The injury remains under review by workers comp carrier.

Moving office furniture lifting and dragging a cabinet away from the wall when the cabinet suddenly stopped causing lacerations to three of EE's fingers due to location of the laceration on two fingers at the PIP Joint requiring stitches.

The employee was working in the warehouse rigging yard putting pins on a pallet. When EE rolled the pin into place, the pin moved faster than expected and smashed EE's left thumb in between another rigging pin.

Employee instinctively reached out to catch a coffee pot that had dropped while EE was in the process of cleaning it resulting in a laceration between the pinky and ring finger of EE's left hand. 3 stitches were required to close the wound, making this reportable to MSHA.

Employee was stepping up onto a dozer and felt a pop in their right knee. A few days later, the employee said that it was a pre-existing injury, but EE did re-aggravate knee while climbing onto the dozer at work. The employee was taken to the doctor on 2/23/21 and diagnosed with a meniscus tear.

Mechanic removed a hydraulic hose from a haul truck. Left shoulder started hurting after the task was complete. The pain worsened overnight and they requested medical evaluation the next morning.

Employee started to slip while carrying a load and grabbed a door jam to regain their stability. The employee heard a pop and felt immediate pain in their right arm and immediately reported the incident to their supervisor. The employee was taken to the ER and the physician diagnosed the employee with a right distal bicep tendon rupture that would require surgery.

Employee was working inside a coal hauler (belly dump). While working the employee raised welding hood up and the grinder dust that had collected on the welding hood fell into eye.

Installing Reeving Ropes on dragline drag drum. Reeving rope secured to pro-locks on drum and was being lowered by crane from above via nylon rigging. Pace of drum rotation became greater that pace limit of crane causing nylon rigging to break and reeving rope to fall awkwardly below striking employee at right shoulder and left ankle.

The employee was hooking up sling chains to the D10T track grouser pad on the right rear side. As EE went to hoist up on the chain sling and using right hand to adjust chain position EE's glove hung between chain and grouser mashing the right thumb.

Individual was operating torch to cut sections of plate. While checking how much remained to be cut, the piece came loose of the structure, pinching the upper ring finger against plate below. This caused a laceration through the welding glove as EE pulled the hand free. The laceration required three stitches. X-rays were forwarded to radiology and resulted in negative findings.

Employee exited the cab of dozer while parked over the underspray at washbay. The underspray came on and employee slipped trying to get back in cab quickly. Their arm came in contact with exhaust pipe causing burn to left arm. Double wall exhaust had cracked allowing outside heat shield to become hot. Exhaust was replaced.

Empl hurt back pulling on a strap connected to a poly pipe water line. EE was taken to the ER May 20 and released with no restrictions. June 8 ee was taken to Dr.released with no restrictions. June 10 ee informed supervisor ee could not perform work duties. EE was taken to Dr. June 12 and ee changed June 8 paperwork to show restrictions that made a recordable injury

Electrician was manually moving de-energized trail cable when EE felt a sharp pain in left bicep. EE did not wish to seek medical attention at that time. On 5/12/2017, the electrician was in pain and asked to see a physician. EE was diagnosed with a left bicep strain. Restrictions and physical therapy made this injury become recordable.

EE strained their shoulder 4/20/2017 while replacing rigging pins (75#) on the bucket of D33 dragline. EE continued to work and did not report the incident until 5/10/2017 and did not seek medical attention until the next day. EE was taken to the doctor and received no restrictions but EE was scheduled 6 therapy sessions that started on 6/5/2017 making this a recordable injury.

Employee was in the process of putting a shim and plate back on at the end of the lower boom pin on a Cat 992G loader bucket. The bolt slipped and the shim and plate fell down smashing/cutting the employees right ring finger requiring 5 sutures. The employee was wearing gloves.

Mechanic was performing a vacuum test on an 8" Gorman Rupp Pump. While removing the cover on the discharge side of the pump, one of the cam locks cut into the palm of hand. EE was taken to a local ER where six stitches were used to close the wound.

A mechanic had been working inside the hoist drum of a BE2570 Dragline replacing bolts. That evening, EE began to experience irritation to EE's right eye that continued to the next day. EE went to a medical clinic where the physician discovered a fragment of metal in EE's eye. The foreign object was removed along with the residual rust. Anti-bacterial drop were prescribed.

Mechanic was handling steel grating when a piece fell and mashed EE's finger causing a laceration. EE was taken to a local ER where seven stitches were used to close the wound. It was later discovered that EE also had a fracture in the tip of the finger.

EE GOT DIRT IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND IT BECAME INFECTED. NOTE: INJURY BECAME RECORDABLE DUE TO A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE INFECTION ON 12/31/99.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING POWER CABLE ON THE TUB. HE FELT A SLIGHT PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING CROSS-TIES AT DRAGLINE.

WHILE MOVING DRAGLINE HOIST CHAIN LINKS OFF THE BED OF A MAINTENANCE TRUCK ONE OF THE LINES FELLBACK ON THE EE'S RIGHT HAND

WHILE LIFTING A SEAT PEDESTAL OVERHEAD TO PLACE INSIDE LOCOMOTIVE CAB, PEDASTAL ROCKED BACK AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AGAINST THE CAB WALL RESULTING IN A FRACTURED BONE AND STITCHES ON THE SMALL OF THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING A PART ON THE RAILROAD TRUCK UNIT WHEN THE PART FELL STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD FORCING HIS HEAD ONTO A PIPE HANDRAIL SYSTEMT

EMPLOYEE HIT HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH WHEN A FIBREGLASS CABLE HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE CABLE. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 11/08/99. THIS IS A RECORDABLE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE GOT DIRT AND DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE REMOVIN GTOLS FROM UNDER THE HAULER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH ONTO THE DRAGLINE SKID WHEN THE TOOTH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRIP AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOOTH AND TOOTH BRACKET OF THE SKID.

WHILE CHANGING FAIRLEAD TIRES ON D-22, EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FAIRLEADS, GUIDING THE TIRE PIN INTO HOLES. THE PIN DIDN'T LINE UP CORRECTLY SO HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN PIN WITH HIS HAND. IT FELL THROUGH THE HOLES AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND PIN BRACKET, MASHING HIS FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A DRAGLINE SWING SEAL IN THE GEAR CASE WHEN THE SEAL SLIPPED OUT AND HIT EE'S LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS REMOVING THE WATER PUMP ON 28050 IT28 FORKLIFT. AS THE PUMP CAME OUT OF THE HOLR IT FELL DOWN ON TOP OF EE'S LEFT HAND. THE PULLEY HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT WHICH CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL SLUSH PIT AND PULLEDRIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE.

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON 26029 HITACHI SHOVEL. HE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND. AS HE PUSHED WITH HIS RIGHT LEG, HIS KNEE S NAPPED, CAUSING A KNEE STRAIN.

EE WAS THROWING A DRAGLINE CABLE SHOE ONTO THE BACK OF 25415 PUMP TRUCK. THE SHOE WEIGHS ABOUT 20 PDS. THE CABLE SHOE HAD A 6FT PIECE OF CHAIN ON IT. THE CHAIN CAUGHT ON THE HITCH AREA AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK MAKING THE SHOE TO COME BACK &DOWN, CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TRUCK BED & SHOE

EE WAS WASHING THE HAULER OUTSIDE THE WASH BAY USING THE WATER CANNONS WHEN WATER SPLASHED BACKONTO HIM.. HE RECD A SMALL PIECE OF FOREIGN MATTER IN HIS LEFT EYE

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO SCOOP UP RUSTED BOLTS FROM THE GROUND AND PLACE THEN IN THE DUMPSTER. AS THE EE TURNED WITH THE LOADED SHOVEL TO TOSS THEM INTO DUMPSTER, HE HYPEREXTENDED HIS ELBOW. E E WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN WITH MOVEMENT AFTER THISINCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS IN LEFT ELBOW.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON END DUMP AND FELT PAININ HIS RIGHT KNEE

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ELBOW WHILE LIFTING A PEDESTAL MOUNTED FAN. SURGERY ON THE RUPTURED BICEP MUSCLE ON 9-24-98.

EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO WASH THE TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT, HE FELT SOMETHING "PULL" IN HIS LOWER BACK. INITIAL REPORT WAS A PULLED MUSCLE. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, A FOLLOW -UP DOCTOR VISIT REVEALED A RUPTURED DISK AT THE L4-L5 AREA. *SURGERY ON 3/8/99 CHANGED THIS TO AN MSHA RECORDABLE.

HE WAS DROPPING OUT A ROLLER ON RECEIVING BELT OF BWE AND GOT HIS FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND MASHED BY THE BELL LOOP ON THE ROLLER. HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELL LOOP AND PEG ON WIND GUAR D. HE MASHED 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS RETURNING A HOMEMADE BRACKET FOR PUSHING METAL PLATE IN PLACE TO STORAGE AREA UNDER A METAL CABINET. WHEN HE PITCHED IT UNDER THE CABINET, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOTTOM SHELF AND THE DEVICE. RESULTED IN SMALL CUT TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND, INJURY AND CUT ON SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND. RESULTED IN FIVE STITCHES.

HORSEPLAY-ONE EE TOOK HIS HARD HAT & TAPPED THE OTHER ON HIS HEAD. [EACH EE WAS WEARING THEIR HARD HATS[.

EE STATED HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE HOSE RACK ON THE FUEL TRUCK AND FELT A TINGLNG SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. (5-1-98 DR. VISIT SAID HE HAD "TENNIS ELBOW." NO CONFIRMATION AS TO HOW IT OCCURR ED.)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHUTTING WAREHOUSE DOOR. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE DOOR TO LEAVE IT OPEN. INSTEAD OF GRABBING THE DOOR, HE GRABBED THE TIN MOLDING RESULTING IN CUT TIP OF THIRD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.