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A set up crew employee was attempting to remove liners from a cone crusher, by striking the liners with a 10 lb sledgehammer. During this process, a shard of the manganese liner chipped off and went into the employee's left forearm. The employee was taken to the emergency room where the shard was extracted, wound was cleaned, and 5 stitches were administered.

Pliers slipped and hit employee in teeth breaking the two front teeth.

Worker was removing a high-pressure filter cap from a machine using a breaker bar. It slipped and crushed two fingers on worker's left hand between the breaker bar and hydraulic tank on the machine.

Employee was trying to loosen a 5-1/2' cone crusher after it had blown a hydraulic line going to the clamping system. The employee was using three, 3-ton come-a-longs to turn the bowl and loosen the crusher. As the employee was tightening one of the come-a-longs, it slipped from the rigging and came back and hit the employee in the right leg in the shin breaking the leg.

Employee was a using a 8 pound sledgehammer to hammer on the outside of a bin to knock down material that had built up inside. In the process of swinging the hammer EE felt a pop in the right shoulder. Employee was taken to a clinic and observed and released to full duty, no medications, and no restrictions. MRI reviewed on 3/23/22 showed no damage, but PT was recommended.

Employee spliced C1 conveyor belt and was tracking the belt when the laces came around and hit the strap that was holding the rear skirt rubber. Employee took a pry bar and pried up on the strip without locking out the conveyor first. Pry bar became wedged causing EE's left index finger to be smashed between the belt and the bar resulting in two lacerations on EE's finger.

While attempting to break free a can on a C-17 conveyor, the employee's left middle finger was stuck by a hammer.

While removing a bolt with a 3/8" ratchet, to remove the transmission on an F-750 service truck, the employee felt a sharp pain in the left wrist.

While changing screen media on a 6x20 finish screen, the 3 foot ply bar slipped, and caused the employee to lose balance and land awkwardly on right knee.

While an employee was splicing a 42" conveyor belt using a belt cutter, the cutter became unbound and slipped due to the excessive force. The employee's forearm contacted a double headed nail that caused a laceration.

Employee was prying a hinge bolt from the clamping section of a Hazemag crusher.

Used razor knife to cut plastic strap off box and cut right forearm.

Employee removing a keeper pin from a loader bucket shank guard. Missed the punch being used, hitting their thumb. X-ray revealed no damage, but 4 stitches were placed.

Installing pin in track link when a piece of the pin broke off embedding in right arm pit area.

Driller was changing steels and smashed finger between the 48" wrench and drill mast.

Lime bin stopped up, employee was using a hammer and steel rod to try and get it unplugged when had a pain in left upper arm

Employee had open hand on open end of combo wrench. Pushing to tighten bolt on crusher motor and box end slipped off nut and employee pinched web between thumb and forefinger against the back of the motor and open end of wrench causing puncture wound through leather glove

Employee was using a standard utility knife to cut a rubber belt side guard out of a sand chute for replacement. Employee was pulling the knife through the material towards his body. Knife slipped or cut through the rubber and stabbed their right leg.

Employee cut his right leg with an olfa belt knife causing a two inch cut

Employee was in the process of installing the lid on a VSI. Miners were using a telehandle to lower the VSI lid back into place. The lid was slightly misaligned. Miner used a pry bar to move lid into place. As he began to pry, the lid shifted and dropped into place and pinched the bar causing it to flip up and strike the left side of the miners face.

Bearing housing bolts broke in scalping screen. EE replaced broken bolts. Nylon strap was attached to shiv which was standing vertical. Employee let go of the shiv to connect the chain come along to the strap. The shiv fell over & down a step hitting the top of employee's right foot. JSA had been done but falling hazard not identified. Medical attention not requested until 3-12-13.

changing bearing at plant when the helper' s two middle fingers on his left hand were mashed

Employee was flipping impact bars on Stedman. Employee used 4lb short handle sledge and hit wedge to loosen. Chip from wedge broke off and struck employee apx 4" above navel.

EE was using a jack handle to lower a trailer, when the jack handle sprung back and hit him in his mouth. One tooth was knocked out and one tooth was broken off.

Employee was tightening bolts on a pin cover plate. The employee felt a pain in his shoulder while tightening the bolts. He did not wish to see a dr at the time. He requested to see a doctor on 1/21/10 and taken on that date. He was told he needed an MRI and to see an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon informed him on 2/24/10 that he had a torn tendon in his shoulder.

EE was attempting to remove the race from the shaft of a bearing when a piece of metal broke off and penetrated into his left forearm. Two stitches was the result of having to extract the piece of metal.

The ground man was attempting to dislodge rock with a 5' pry bar. When the rock disloged, employee was unable to stop momentum of the bar and struck his left hand pinky finger. Employee was taken to emergency room for x-ray, which revealed a small-angulated fracture on the little finger of his left hand. Employee returned to work without restrictions.

Replacing blowbars in primary impact crusher. EE's were using a sledge hammer in the process, loosening blow bars prior to removal. A piece of the blow bar came loose at it was hit with hammer. The fragment cut through blue jeans into EE's upper right thigh cutting muscle & nicking the artery.

Working on motor connections, cutting tape away from splice, sitting down in front of motor for access to equipment, employee was using "box cutter" type knife for tape removal. Knife hit wire insulation causing knife to jump up. Employee received a 2 inch laceration to left forearm requiring 5 stitches. Employee was released to return to work with no restrictions that same day.

Employee was tapping shoes loose from the brackets on a VSI crusher table. A piece of steel chipped off of shoe or hammer making a small puncture wound. Embedding a piece of steel in EE's left forearm.

Employee broke right hand while removing rocks, plugging impact crusher. Employee used 1/4 diameter chain to pull rocks from impact. As rock was out of the impactor employee positioned right hand around chain to guide to final placement. Chain slipped falling about 6 inches causing injury to right hand. Injury is a restricted duty.

EE WAS OPERATING COME-A-LONG TO MOVE ROTARY KILN THE CHAIN SLIPPED/BROKE CAUSING EE RIGHT THUMB TO BE LACERATED

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS PRYING A ROCK OUT THAT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY AND CONVEYOR FRAME. THE ROCK POPPED OUT SUDDENLY AND THE EE STATES THAT HE OVEREXTENDED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHEN THE BAR WENT DOWN QUICKLY. EE ALLEGES HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.

EE was punching holes in pieces of belt with hammer and hole punch and had already punched out 6 holes. On the 7th hole he missed the hole punch with the 2 lb. hammer and struck his thumb on his left hand. X ray showed a hairline fracture on the knuckle. He was given a splint to wear. He was wearing gloves. Area was muddy and punch was too small to hold.

EE ALLEGES INJ OCCURRED ON 12/29/04 BUT DID NOT REPORT TO MGMT UNTIL 1/1/05. EE STATED HE STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE BEATING ON A CHUTE WITH A HAMMER TO DISLODGE SOME MATERIAL.

Two employees were repairing a tear on a conveyor belt. The tear had been cut out and the patch was being cut by the employee using a utility knife. As he was cutting the patch the knife slipped and cut his right calf muscle. The laceration required 5 stitches.

employee was changing a drill bit . he hit the old bit with a hammer when a fragment hit him below the knee

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING THE #8 CONVETOR BELT. AFTER FINISHING THE SPILCE THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO SET THE CLAMPS AND STICK PIN. WHILE HITTING ON THE CLAMPS, SOMETHING FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT CHEEK.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER BELTS TO COVER UP HOLES DRILLED - TO KEEP RAIN WATER OUT OF HOLES. EE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

Employee was cutting slots in 1/2" x 8" skirt rubber. He picked the rubber up and was cutting towards his leg when he cut thru the rubber. He stabbed his leg with the box knife. The cut was about 1" long and 3/4" deep and took 3 stitches to close.

A BLAST HOLE DRILLER EMPLOYED BY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR GENERAL DRILLING WAS MAKING A REPAIR TO THE MUD FLAP ON HIS DRILL TRUCK. USING A PUNCH TO MAKE A HOLE IN THE MUD FLAP, HE MISSED AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH HIS HAMMER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE QUARRY SHOP. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT A CLINIC. THE DOCTOR REPORTED "NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT". HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN 9/29

EE WAS REMOVING OLD SECTION OF WALL FROM THE MILL. IN THE PROCESS OF HITTING THE TIN TO REMOVE THE NAILS A PIECE OF TIN WAS IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE & HAD TO BE REMOVED.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A CLOD FROM FEED HOPPER IN PUG MILL TUNNEL. BELT WAS AT STOP & THE TRIP CABLE WAS PULLED LOCKING BELT OUT. THE EE WASHITTING SIDE OF CHUTE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER THE LONG HANDLE HUNG ON AN I-BEAM CAUSING HIM TO MISS AND HIT THE ADJUSTING RODHANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

OPENING DOOR ON CRUSHER BY HITTING PIN WITH PRY BAR & 4 LB. HAMMER, PRY BAR CHIPPED & PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH PANTS LEG & EMBEDDED IN KNEE.

AN EE WAS ADJUSTING A DRYER KILN BY TIGHTENING THE BOLT ON THE DRYER TRUNIONS WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED ON THE HEAD OF THE BOLT & STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED TWO STITCHES TO THE INSIDE OF HIS LOWER LIP. EE RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS. EE RETURNED TO WORK W/NO RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER & PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER & NECK

EE REMOVED HOSE & FITTING FROM AIR STARTER ON HAUL TRUCK USING PIPE WRENCH. HE SAID ARM STARTED HURTING LIKE HE MAY HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE. ON 4/1ARM KEPT HURTING SO HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM. 4/2 INFO ONLY REPORT FILED BY LOCATION TO INVESTIGATE. 4/3 WORKER COMP CONFIRMED INJURY TORN BICEP TENDON NEEDING SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ELECT VOLTAGE METER ON A GENERATION THAT THAT POWERS THE PEP SCREEN. THE BOX WAS BEING INSTALLED ON A PIECE OF CONVEYER BELT TO HELP STOP VIBRATION, WHILE CUTTING THE E XCESS RUBBER OFF, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING APPROX 1" CUT ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN SOME MATERIAL OFF OF A ROLLER ABOVE THE TAIL PULLEY. THE BUILT UP MATERIAL FELL FROM THE ROLLER AND ALLOWED THE BAR THE EE WAS USING TO GET CAUGHT IN THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR, PINCHING THE LEFT INDEX FINGERBETWEEN THE CONVEYOR FRAME STRUCTURE AND THE BAR.

EE WAS CLOSING RAILCAR DOORS IN PREPARATION FOR LOADING WITH AGGREGATE. ONE DOOR WAS TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. HE WAS ATTEMPTINGTO PRY THE DOORS WITH A PRY BAR AND IT SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM JUST BELOW THE LEFT EYE. 8 SUTURES.