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Employee was using a wrench to loosen a screen bolt. Pulled muscle in lower back resulting in restricted duty.
Employee was swinging a hammer to take out the ball joints on a 772 when EE's left hand popped causing pain.
Employee was cutting a belt that was positioned on the ground. The safety knife slipped and contacted EE's right leg causing a laceration to EE's right calf muscle, resulting in stitches. Full duty, same day.
Crew was removing a bearing from the shaft at the shaker. They were trying to get the race free. The employee struck the bearing resulting in shattered metal coming back at the employee's hand. Employee was wearing gloves but the metal cut through to the top of the hand.
Employee was cutting lagging material to go around the main crusher. EE was using a box knife to open a hole for a bolt when the knife slipped cutting EE's right thumb.
Employee was using a retractable safety utility knife to cut a piece of flashing and the knife blade failed to retract back like it is designed. Resulting in a laceration on the underside of their forearm requiring 5 stitches.
On 2/20 at 11:30, employee was operating the doghouse at Avoca Quarry when EE went to clear a cone bridge using a pry bar. While pulling on the pry bar, the rock gave way and EE hit pinky finger on the cage surrounding the crusher inlet, resulting in multiple open fractures of the tip of that finger.
The employee was cleaning out an unused silo that had filled with material. Employee used the handle of the shovel to see if debris blocking the door was movable while standing to the side. The door itself, which is steel & approximately 24" x 24" & of a clam-shell design, broke loose from the concrete ceiling. It fell to the ground 7' below, striking employee in the lower leg.
Mechanic was working under normal conditions, he was not under any unusual stress or strain. He was installing a drain plug in a wheel loader, wheel differential, which is on a vertical plane on the face of wheel hub. He was turning a ratchet, an felt a pop in his left bicep muscle and the muscle was at least partially torn.
Employee was a supervisor who was working with the plant electricians while replacing a transformer that had failed. The employee was attempting to remove insulation from the 750 CFM cable when his knife slipped and resulted in a laceration to the back of his left thumb.
Employee was using a 6 lb. sledge hammer to remove a stuck tooth from a trackhoe bucket. When the employee struck the tooth with the hammer, a small shard of metal broke off and embedded into employee's left forearm. Employee was taken to a clinic to have the shard removed. Two (2) stitches were used to close the wound.
The employee was working on the feed plate on the gravel plant screen. He was using a drive ratchet to tighten the bolts on the plate. The bolt slipped causing the ratchet to strike the employee under the chin. The strike resulted in a laceration approximately one inch long and 1/4 inch deep.
Using a 2 lbs hammer hitting a chisel to remove a pin on a master lock on tracks for dozer. Metal object entered left upper leg.
EE was using a screw driver to pry open a bung seal in a 55 gallon drum. The screw driver slipped, which caused his hand to glance across the aluminum seal. He suffered a right hand laceration that required 25 stitches. EE was using the wrong tool to get the job done, resulting in this injury.
EE WAS TRYING TO GET A SPRING ROLLER RELEASED FROM WHERE IT WAS MOUNTED ON THE CONVEYOR. HE WAITED FOR THE BOLTS TO BE CUT OFF BY TORCH THEN WAS USING A 18" PRY BAR TO PRY THE ROLLER OUT OF THE BRACKET. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE LET GO OF THE BAR AND THE BAR HIT HIM JUST UNDER THE LEFT EYE LID
EE WAS HOLDING A SCREEN WEDGE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND TRYING TO GET IT STARTED BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. HE MISSED THE WEDGE AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC, MAN UNPIN THE HORSE BACKHOE ATTACHMENT AT THE JAWS INORDER TO REMOVE IT. HE GRABBED A BRACE TO ADJUST HIS FOOTING AT THE SAME TIME OTHER HIT THE BRACE WITH A 3 LBS. SH OP HAMMER, SMASHING HIS THUMB LACERATION IT. HE WAS THEN ADMINISTERED FIRST AID BY HIS SUPERVISOR OTHER BY WRAPPING THE HAND AND THUMB AND APPLYING ICE. THEN TRANSPORTED TO CLINIC.