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Electrician was stripping wire with a box knife, when the electrician pulled the wire the knife caught pinky finger requiring 3 stitches.

Mechanic was working overhead installing a starter on a dozer when the screwdriver slipped from the mechanic's grip and fell striking the mechanic in the tooth. When the mechanic went into the dentist on 10/1/24 it was determined that the tooth was cracked and needed repair.

Employee set down trusses EE moved w/telehandler & was removing the slings when felt a pop in EE' arm. The next day examined by PA who set lifting restrictions. Employee was off work for holidays and returned to work on 1/5-1/8 w/restrictions. On 1/9 MRI showed torn muscle requiring surgery. Surgery was performed 1/11/24 @ which time injury changed from Restricted Duty to Lost Tim.

Maintenance was replacing pads on a dozer track. While trying to position the track, one worker struck the track with a hammer. A piece broke off & struck another mechanic in the leg. A metal shard embedded in the leg above the knee. After attempting to remove the shard, MDs left it in place, mechanic was treated w/antibiotics & returned to work on next shift.

Employee was lifting a pipe fitting with a come-along when the pipe shifted causing handle to spine striking employee in the nose. Nose was lacerated and broken.

Contract employee was swinging a sledge hammer to drive in a pin when they smashed a finger between the hammer handle and a hydraulic hose. Finger required 27 stitches to close.

Two employees were removing a pivot shaft seal using a pry bar and a utility knife. While one employee was prying on the seal the other employee was cutting the seal when the pry bar slipped off and struck the employee that was cutting the seal. Employee received three stitches in nose.

Employee was using a Hilti caulking gun to dispense epoxy into loose bolts. Employee failed to puncture the seal on end of tube and pumped pressure into the tube. When nothing came out, employee turned tube to look inside the end, the seal burst shooting epoxy onto safety glasses and into employees eye.

Employee was cutting a zip tie off of an extension cord. The blade of the pocket knife slipped and struck the employee in the left hand. The employee received 6 stitches on left hand.

Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a hole in and vent the bottom of a 1 gallon RV antifreeze bottle used to fill the water system of a blast hole drill. The bottle slipped from his hands, employee tried to catch it and in the process the knife cut his left thumb requiring seven stitches.

Employee was removing a tire from a backhoe, his pry bar broke and he fell down and twisted his left ankle.

Employee was helping to change lifters in a grinding mill. Nuts, sealers, washers and cones were removed from bolts. Employee was driving the old lifter out using a sledge hammer hitting the end of the bolts. As she hit the end of a bolt the hammer glanced off the bolt, her finger was caught between the hammer handle and the bolt.

Person had is arm and hands between a fusion machine carriage using a crescent wrench. He was using this tool to wrench out the liner to help the liner pipe line up. staff member closed the carriage on his arm. This was caused from miscommunication between the two staff members. Tyrone was checked out a medical facility and had no breaks or cuts. He did have a bruise.

Employee was using a pry bar to dismantle and repair a light duty vehicle drive shaft when he sustained right shoulder pain. Was reported as a minor strain and employee would monitor improvement. Smoky Canyon received notification 12/12/11 from workmans comp that this injury was work related after an investigation was completed.

Employee was removing roller pin with a porta power from the under carriage of a D10 dozer. Pin became wedged,employee was tapping it with a 3lb. hammer. When the pin gave free it hit employee in the thigh bruising it. The next day employee's leg hurt, we sent him to the doctor. Examination showed possible blood clot, employee was admitted into the hospital for observation.

Employee was using a porta power to push a pin out of track frame, the pin slipped and porta power fell on employees right shoulder. There was damage to a tendon and surgery was done on 11/22/2010, first lost day was 11/23/2010.

Employee was holding a box of clean rags and was going to cut the side of the box with utility knife to open it so the rags could be removed from the box and placed into a "Clean Rag" barrel. The box was on its edge and employee was holding the box with her left hand and cutting with her right hand, when the knife slipped and cut the backside of her left hand.

Employee was replacing the A frame on a pickup truck. He was attempting to remove a bolt which was so tight that an extension was needed. As employee was pulling with both hands on the extension the bolt came free suddenly and the employee felt a pain in his left shoulder/neck area. The location of the bolt prohibits the use of an air wrench or longer extension.

Employee was in the process of installing a one inch air line to a new compressor. He was kneeling on his right knee tightening a fitting with a pipe wrench. As he pulled on the pipe wrench he felt pain in his right knee.

Taking bucket teeth off 992 loader, mechanic hit pin with hammer and a piece came off and hit wheeler mechanic on left forearm. The piece cut one vein and nicked the tendon.

Employee was changing the teeth on the shovel bucket, teeth keeper pins had been removed. He was using a 10 pound sledge hammer to drive the old teeth off of the adapters. When he hit one of the teeth with the sledge hammer a small metal fragment (approximately 7 mm by 4 mm paper thin) chipped off of the tooth and lodged in his left forearm about six inches below the elbow.

Employee was removing a track roller off a 3600 Hitachi shovel, it was hung up and employee was prying on it with a pry bar. He felt a burning sensation in his groin area.

Employee was attempting to repair a rubber water hose. As he was attempting to trim the rubber hose with a utility knife with snap off type blades the blade of the knife broke off. The part of the blade remaining in the knife housing penetrated employee's left hand between the thumb and index finger.

Employee was installing a rear gear on the end of a camshaft. He missed the punch with a hammer and hit his hand on stud between the middle and ring finger. He was taken to local medical facility. Hand was soaked in antibiotic liquid, ex-ray taken, and given a tetnus shot. Employee was given prescription for antibiotics and released to full time non restricted work.

EE was using a rubber mallet to remove wet product from a bucket. Felt a strain in the middle of the back.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A DRILL BIT. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOCK THE PIPE WRENCH TEETH ON THE DRILL BIT. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER THE HAMMER HIT THE SIDE OF THE DRILL CAB, THIS CAUSED THE HAMMER TO GLANCE. THE HAMMER HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EE WAS PRYING THE CAP OF AN AEROSOL PAINT CAN WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED & STABBED HIS LEFT HAND.

BEATING DENTS OUT OF BUCKET ON SMALL BACKHOE. SMASHED LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & CONCRETE FLOOR.

USING A PRY BAR TO UNPLUG FEED CHUTE. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST BACK.

OPENING A CAN OF COFFEE. PULL TAB BROKE OFF OF LID. CONTINUED TO REMOVE LID WITH MULTI-TOOL & IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.

WORKING ON TRACK DRILL. 2 EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH BROKE. ONE EE FELL ON THE OTHER'S KNEES. WENT TO DR. ON 6-11-02. BECAME REPORTABLE 6-17-02.

WHILE CHANGING OUT A SHOVEL BUCKET, EE WAS KNOCKING WEDGE WITH A 12LB HAMMER. THE EE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING THE EE TO FALL ON THE HAMMER HANDLE & HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES SMASHING THE BRIDGE INTO HIS NOSE. THE NOSE CUT REQURIED 5 STITCHES

EE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM SCRUBBER WITH A PRYBAR. HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK. THIS LEFT SIDE WENT NUMB DOWN TO HIS WAIST.