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INSTALLING A VITRIOLIC COUPLING ON A PIPE. WHILE HOLDING THE COUPLING A CO-WORKER WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO SET THE COUPLING. CO-WORKER MISSED THE COUPLING AND HIT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

Employee was adjusting forks on forklift to lift a skiff. They used a sledgehammer to help move the fork closer together. When they struck the fork, the fork slid and pinched the tip of right thumb in a pinch point. Received stitches.

Employee was rodding #4 rod mill. The rod hung up and employee attempted to push the rod with the heel of palm and caught right pinky between the rod and the roller. Fractured pinky finger.

Employee was cutting a rubber liner for a cyclone. While cutting the rubber liner with a utility knife, EE's hand slipped and EE hit EE's thigh with the knife causing a laceration which required 3 stitches.

Crusher operator was taking a drain pipe down as it was plugged. When EE uncoupled the pipe coupling to remove the pipe, the pipe slid and contacted EE's left ring finger resulting in a laceration and fracture of tip of finger.

Employee was removing a fitting off of an air hose with a 18" crescent wrench. While applying pressure to loosen the fitting EE felt pain in EE's right elbow. Was put restricted duty until heals.

Employee aligning motor in lower pump house. While using a sledge hammer they missed where they intended to strike, resulting in left ring finger being contacted between the sledge handle and the mounting plate. Required stitches and the tip of finger is fractured. Currently on light duty.

Removing the center bolt on a pump when EE's wrench slipped and EE's right forearm contacted a piece of metal resulting in a laceration that required six stitches.

Employee was cutting a band that was securing a bundle of rods for the rod mill. When EE cut the band, the band struck EE on the left forearm causing a laceration which required 6 stitches.

Employee was using a sledge hammer when it rebounded and struck employee in EE's safety glasses causing a laceration on EE's right eye.

Employee was removing a weir bar and felt a pull in his left shoulder. Sought medical treatment a few days later and was given anti-inflammatory meds. On 6/18 he received a shot in the shoulder.

While hoisting tube steel header into position, chain fall rigging slid back towards employee causing tube steel to pinch left hand between tube steel and steel frame work.

Employee was cutting a rope with a pocket knife. He was cutting towards himself and the knife punctured his left knee. Puncture wound required cleaning and stitches. Employee placed on restricted duty.

Was using a pry bar to pry off old rubber liner in pump. Pry bar slipped and pinched right 4th finger. On 4/6/10 employee went to see doctor. Small fracture at the tip of finger was found.

Employee was helping his partner loosen the nuts on a pump. His partner put a cheater bar on a pipe wrench and the employee stood up and contacted the bar on his forehead resulting in a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

Employee using a utility knife to cut tie wraps off of cable. Cut his left little finger with knife requiring five stitches.

Employee was using a wrench to loosen a nut on a Cat Dozer. While applying downward pressure to break the nut, the nut broke causing his hand to strike his tool box. He recieved a laceration to his finger requiring stitches. Employee did not miss any work.

Employee was cutting a 6" x 6" plate off of the shovel bucket and used a pry bar to remove the plate after cutting. When the plate came off the bucket, it struck employee on the nose causing a laceration which required stitches.

Employee was loosening a nut from a bolt and the wrench slipped. He felt a pop in his left shoulder. Employee thought his shoulder was just strained and continued to work. He has been diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff and had sugery on 10/17/05 making it reportable. His first shift missed was 10/18/05.

On 7/17/05 employee was putting plastic pipes together using a come-along and choker. When putting tension on come-along, choker slipped and caught his hand between the pipes.

While changing out a hoist cylinder on a Haul Truck (Co#428) a come-a-long slipped. This action caused the cylinder to pinch the employee's right hand against the left rear inside tire. the employee was cut between the thumb and index finger. Medical Care cleaned and stitched the area.

EE WAS TURNING A GEAR ON A WATER STRAINER WITH A 36 INCH PIPE WRENCH. HE FELT A PULL TO THE GROIN. EE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS SHIFTS. HE HAD SURGERY ON 12-11-03 FOR A GROIN HERNIA. ON 12-17-03 H E WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OTHER MEDICAL PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME ARE NOT WORK RELATED. THIS DETERMINATION HAS CAUSED THIS DELAY IN REPORTING.

EE WAS REPLACING ON ORE SHOVEL SHANK. HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND THE RETAINER PIN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. A SUBSEQUENT MED EXAM FOUND SOME INFLAMTION OF THE RIGHT TESTICLE & GROIN AREA BUT NO MAJOR INJURY EE WAS RELEASED BACK TO WORK BUT TOLD NOT TO EXERT HIMSELF & LIMIT ACTIVITY

EE WAS PULLING RAIL SPIKES WITH A SPIKE PULLER. HE WAS APPLYING LEVERAGE ON THE PULLER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE SPIKE, CAUSING A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE AT EXPRESS CARE MEDICAL SERVICES. HE RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY 6-19-00. HE MISSED NO SHIFTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE WRENCH HANDLE STRUCK HIS FRONT TEETH; ONE TOOTH WAS BROKEN. HE WAS SENT FOR TREATMENT TO DR. STOKKE, DMD, PC, 116 W 3RD, ANACONDA, MT, WHERE A TEMPORARY CAP WAS PUT ON. HE RETURNED TO WORK AND COMPLETED HIS SHIFT.

WHILE CUTTING THE BOTTOM OF A FILTER TO REMOVE THE SUPPORT BAR, THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE CLOTH CUTTING INTO THE LEFT ARM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED CLEANING AND SUTURING AT AN EXPRESS PRO VIDER. HE WAS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO WORK.

WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON A PUMP BARREL USING A RATCHET AND SOCKET WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND SUPPORTING ANGLE IRON. HE WAS TRATED FOR BROKEN BONE IN THE TIP OF HIS INJURED THUMB

THE EE WAS USING A HACKSAW TO CUT A GROVE IN A SCREW. THE THREAD HAD BEEN STRIPPED AWAY. AS HE BEGAN TO CUT THE BLADE BOUNCED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. SEVERAL SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

THE EE WAS WORKING ON A WATER TRUCK IN THE GARAGE. HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY TIGHTENING A 2" PIPE FITTING SINCE POSITIONING WAS AWKWARD. USING A 24" PIPE WRENCH HE USED HIS RIGHT LEG TO PUSH ON THE HANDLE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE POPPED OUT. PAIN PERSISTED AND AN EXAM WAS DEEMED NECESSARY ON 10-20-99. THE EE WAS RELEASE TO LIGHT DUTY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TAILING LINE IN THE MAIN TAILINGS PUMP HOUSE. WHILE PULLING ON A RATCHET HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. IT IS PAINFUL WHEN HIS ARM IS RAISED ABOVE HIS H EAD. AN EXAM AND TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT LATER WAS UNABLE TO WORK.

EE WAS LIFTING A COME-ALONG INTO POSITION. THE PIN SLIPPED AND HE REACHED TO REPLACE IT AND FELT A STRAIN IN ABDOMINAL REGION. SLIGHT PAIN PERSISTED AND AN EXAM WAS DEEMED NECESSARY. IT WAS NO T DETERMINED TO BE A HERNIATION AT FIRTS, HOWEVER, A DEFINATE HERNIA WAS CONFIRMED ON 12/15/98, WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR. THUS, THIS 7000-1 IS SUBMITTED.

SEVERAL EE WERE CUTTING GROVES IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WEST PICKING CONVEYOR TO REPAIR THE SPLICE. AS THE EE WAS CUTTING THE BELT WITH A RAZOR THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS THUMB. EIGHT STIT CHES WERE REQUIRED AT THE E.R.

THE EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF STEEL TO BE WELDED WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE FRAMEWORK. SWELLING OCCURED, HOWEVER NO TREATMENT WAS THOUGHT NECESSARY. SEVERAL DAYS LAT ER, PAIN PERSISTED AND ON 5-26-98 A FRACTURE WASDIAGNOSED. THUS THIS 700-1 IS SUBMITTED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COM-A-LONG TO STRAIGHTEN A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS NOT TRACKING PROPERLY. AS HE PULLED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. PAIN MEDS AND MUSCLE RELAXERS WERE REQUIRED.

#12 BALL MILL LOST A PINION AND THEN LATER THE WENT O.B. THE EMPLOYEE WAS "CALLED OUT" TO WORK OVERTIME ON REPAIRING THE MILL. WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO POSITION THE MOTOR THE PRY BAR SLIPPED F REE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND AGAINST A SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE ADJACENT BEARING. A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT RING FINGER OCCURRED AND SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

THE EE WAS REPAIRING A HAUL TRUCK DIESEL ENGINE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CYLINDER HEADS. AS HE PRIED ON A BAR TO POP THE CYLINDER OUT HE FELT A STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT ABDOMINAL SIDE. O VER TIME PAIN PERSISTED AND A HERNIA WAS DIANOSED. THE HERNIA WAS REPAIRED ON 6-27-97. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 7-7-97, THUS THIS 7000-1 IS SUBMITTED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE A BIN IN THE SECONDARY CRUSHER AND HE DISLODGED DUST FROM AN EDGE WHICH FELL INTO HIS FACE. LATER THAT EVENIN HIS EYE REMAINED IRRITATED AND AN EXAM DISCOVERED A FOREIGN OBJECT. THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED AND PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS WEE ADMINISTERED.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF ROPE WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AS HE PULLED BACK AND IT STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST. FIVE SUTURES WERE REQUIRED AT THEE.R. AND THE EE RETURNED TO WORK.

EMP WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH WHEN THE OPEN END SLIPPED FREE. THIS CAUSED STRAIN TO ELBOWPAIN PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND SUBSEQUENT EXAM REVEALED A BONE CHIP AND FRAGMENTS ASSUMED TO BE FROM SEPARATE CAUSE. AGGRAVATION OF ELBOW REQUIRED SURGERY 6-7-96 THUS THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED. ELBOW FRACTURE/BONE CHIP IN ELBOW NOT CAUSED BY WORK INJURY. STRAIN AGGRAVATED CONDITION.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING WEAR PLATE INSIDE A COARSE ORE FEEDER. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTINGTO SECURE AN 8' LADDER IN PLACE. AS HE WAS PRE PARING A TIE OFF POINT THE LADDER SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY SURFACE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACK 2' TO 3'ONTO THE DECK. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE SEALER TOOLHE WAS USING AND SEVERAL SUTURES WERE REQUIRED AT THE ER.

LIME SLURRY HAD BEEN ADDED MANUALLY TO THE ORE STREAM VIA A STANDARD HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. THIS PRACTICE IS UNCOMMON AND OCCURS ONLY WHEN SOUR TYPE ORE IS BEING PROCESSED TOWARD THE END OF THE S HIFT THE INJURED EE USED THE SAME HOSE TO WASH DOWN HIS AREA. AS HE TURNED THE WATER ON, RESIDUE LIME LEFT IN THE HOSE SPRAYED OUT. BURNING TO THE EYELID AND ABRASIONS WITHIN THE EYE OCCURED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING THE OUTER COATING OF A WIRE WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH HISPOCKET KNIFE. SEVERAL SUTURES WERE REQUIRED AT THE E.R. AND THE MECHANIC RETURNED TO WORK.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A HOIST CHAIN ON A SPROCKET OF A B.E. ROTARY DRILL. WHILE PRYING THE CHAIN WITH A BAR, THE IDLER SPROCKET FELL LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED SLACK IN THE CHAIN AND THE PRY BAR SPRUNG BACK. THE BAR STRUCK ONE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER JAW CHIPPING ONE TOOTH. DENTISTRY WAS REQUIRED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS EXAMINED AT THE E.R. A STRAIN WAS DIAGNOSED AND NO TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TRUCK #82 HIS WRENCH SLIPPED (IN A TIGHT SPOT) & HE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST A SUPPORT BRACE APPROX ONE MONTH LATER & AFTER A WEEK OF VACATION SWELLING OCCURRED IN THE SAME HAND TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED IT WA UNCERTAIN IF THE MEDICAL CARE WAS FOR THE ORIGINAL INJURY OR IF AN INFECTIOUS ANIMAL THAT HAD BEEN CONTACTED WHILE HUNTING DURING HIS VACATION HA

THE EE WAS ADJ A PRESSURE REGULATOR WHEN TENSION WITHIN THE SPRING LOADED ADJ SCREW SPRANG LOOSE. THE ADJ SCREW HIT THE EE NEAR HIS LEFT EYEBROW AND SAMLL LACERATION OCCURED. FOUR SUTURES WERE REQUIRED FOR COSMETIC REASONS, THIS MSHA 7000-1IS SUBMITTED SUSEQUENT TO AN AUDIT BY A INSPECTOR ON JAN 11 AND HAS BEEN REQUIRED AS AN ABATEMENT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING UNUSED ACID LINES IN THE PRECIP PLANT AREA. HE CUT SEVRAL OF THE OLDER LINE, HOWEVER, AS HE CUT THE LAST LIEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF HEAD PRESSURE CAUSED SOME OF THE ACID REMAINING INT HE LOWER PORITON OF THE LINE TO SPRAY OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION YET RECEIVED BURNS AROUND HIS FACE AND NECK.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A CHUTE CHOKE WITH A PRY BAR WHEN THE BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH A SMALL LACERATION OCCURRED AND AN EXAM ON HIS FRONT TOOTH WAS REQUIRED. ACTUAL DEGREE OF TREATM ENT IS UNKNOWN AND INCIDENT MAY NOT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA ONCE DR S REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A PLUGGED CHUTE IN THE COARSE ORE FEEDER OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. A ROCK DROPPED DOWN FROM WITHIN THE CHUTE AND BRUISED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS R EVEALED A FRACTURE OF TH EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. BILLINGS FORWARDS TO OUR INSURANCE CARRIER REVEALED THE FRACTURE 9-17-91. A SPLINT WAS PROVIDED AND THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A 2" VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH AS HE TUGGED BACK, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE JERKING MOTION CAUSED HIS BACK TO POP. PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK AND ALSO RADIATED DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND PAIN MEDS PRESCRIBED.