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Miner was using a pipe wrench to loosen spray nozzles on wet screen. When the threads loosened, the miner's right hand came into contact with the spray bar above causing a laceration requiring stitches to close. Miner was released to full duty.

EE was trying to break frozen chunk of sand that was lodged in feeder opening. When tried to hit chunk with sledge hammer, hammer struck steel brace, bounced towards EE causing the end of hammer handle to make contact to the EE left leg near his knee. EE was taken to the ER for X-rays. No broken bones were found. EE returned to work. EE saw dr 03/02/15, given restrictions.

Miner was changing the shaft and bearings on the head pulley of the 40/70 bucket elevator. He and another miner were trying to place a pry bar between the belt and the pulley to position the belt. The miner' s finger was pinched between the pry bar and the belt.

EE was installing belt wiper on BC02 to divert stone. EE used his personal pocket knife to "mark" the belting in order to punch holes in the belting for mounting. While EE was "marking" the belt, his knife closed, causing a laceration to his right ring finger. EE was seen at local hospital, required 6 stitches to close wound, and released without restrictions.

On 3/28/2011, employee reported to his supervisor that he had an accident on 2/7/2011. Employee stated that he fell against hand rail while trying to loosen bin indicator with tool/cheater bar. Employee stated that he injured right shoulder when he fell against handrail. Accident under investigation at this time with insurance carrier.

Employee was emptying a bucket near Tower 2; he was striking the side of a bucket with a sledge hammer to dislodge material. A small piece of rusted metal flew off the bucket striking the employee in the right lower leg causing a small laceration. The piece of metal had to be removed from the wound.

EE was performing maintenance on a horizontal roller conveyor using a hammer. The hammer slipped and hit his left index finger while he was holding a punch. No modified work available and his accident, will be a lost time.

Employee was moving a 55 gal barrel of kerosene in the Process Bldg with a chain hoist. A clasp was hooked to the barrel edge and as it was moved from the pickup truck, the clasp released and the barrel dropped about two feet onto employees rt foot. Employee had a hairline fracture on top of foot; no medical treatment, just time off for swelling to go down.

The employee was removing material buildup from the walls of the Pit hopper from a standing position above the hopper. He was using a hollow bar about 11' long and weighing about 25 lbs. He performed about 6 downward thrusts with the bar striking the hopper walls and when he continued the movement a 7th time, he felt pain in his lower back.

The employee was attempting to support the transmission oil pan of a front-end loader with his hand. The mechanic broke the seal between the transmission oil pan and the transmission with a crowbar. The oil pan broke free and fell to the concrete slab. It pushed the employee's left hand down to the concrete slab and fractured the tip of the middle finger.

EE was shoveling along 50W stacker area. While shoveling sand next to concrete wall, the corner of the shovel hit the concrete wall, stopping the EE's motion. EE's right hand went numb and his shoulder started hurting. Diagnosis from medical clinic is strained right shoulder.

EE WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SMALL OPENING IN RUBBER CONVEYOR BELTING MATERIAL BEING INSTALLED AS AN END SKIRT BOARD ON A TYROCK WET SHAKER SCREEN. THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A SMALL HOLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE WORK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, CUTTING A PORTION OF THE FINGERNAIL AND FINGERTIP.

EE WAS MANUALLY TURNING GATE VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH AND WHILE PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE VALVE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK (LOWER BACK STRAIN).

2 EE'S WERE CUTTING A PIECE OF PIPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HIT THE PIPE WITH A HAMMER, ONE EE INADVERTANTLY STRUCK THE OTHER EE'S LEFT HAND FRACTURING HIS THUMB.

WAS TRYING TO SHUT RAIL CAR DOOR TO KEEP FROM LEAKING. USED SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK TIGHT AND APPARENTLY SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL (RADIO ANTENNA MOUNT) IN LEFT HAND, & TURNING SCREWDRIVER IN RIGHT HAND SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF SCREW INTO LEFT HAND

HE WAS TAKING OFF THREE PIPE END CAPS AND WAS STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER TO REACH THE ENDCAP EITH A PIPE WRENCH. HE PULLED DOWN ON THE WRENCHAND IT SLIPED OFF THE LADDER AND CUT HIS LEFT TH UMB. HE NEEDED SUTURES.

USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER TO LINE A CHUTE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUT LEFT FOREARM REQUIRED STITCHES.

THE EE WAS PUTTING TOGETHER SOME BOOKLETS AND WAS PUNCHING HOLES INTO THE PAPER WITH THE BINDE MACHINE. AND SHE PULLED DOWN ON THE HANDLE AND STRAINED THE TENDONITIS OF THE RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF. SHE WAS PUT TO MANY PAPER IN AT ONE TIME. OR SHE TWISTED HER UPPER BODY THE WRONG WAY WHEN SHE PULLED THE HANDLE. AND REPORTED IT TO US ON 10-11-99.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING BLADE ON MACHETTE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A CUT TO HIS FINGER. THE CUT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER A PIECE OF PIPE WITH SLEDGE IN HANDS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS REPLACING THE STAINLESS STEEL AIR DRYING GRIDS IN THE DRYER, WHICH ARE SECURED IN PLACE WITH STEEL WEDGES. EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE WEDGES BY DRIVING WITH A 10 LB HAMMER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT ON FEED PIPE. EMPLOYEE IN TURN STRUCK HIS THUMB AND MAY HAVE A POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

EE WAS UNWIRING A BURNT OUT ELECTRICAL MOTOR. WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT AWAY ELECTRICAL TAPE AT WIRE CONNECTION, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. THE CUT WAS TO THE PALM OF T HE HAND. EE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND RECIEVED 6 SUTURES.

EE BRUSHING SCREEN CLOTH ON 5'X15' VIBRATING SCREENS. WHEN REACHING TO BRUSH THE TOP SCREEN SECTION HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

WAS USING A 16" PPE WRENCH OVERHEAD TO TIGHTEN A 1 1/4" PIPE NIPPLE. SHOULDER CAME OUT OF SOCKET.

USING A CROW BAR & SLEDGE HAMMER TO CLEAR ROCK AT CRUSHER. CAUSED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER- STRAIN

USED BAR TO HIT ON RAILCAR DOOR TO SHUT IT. CAUSED FOREIGN BODY TO GET IN EYE. IT BECAME EMBEDDED, AND TO BE REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE A STEEL STAKE USING A PIECE OF SHAFTING 2 7/16 DIA X 27" LONG. EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE SHAFT WHICH STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

REMOVING TIRE FROM MACK WATER TRUCK. EMP WAS USING A BAR TO PRY OFF TIRE AND WHEEL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMP ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENIGN A 5 GALLON PAIL WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STABBED HIM INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE CAP.

EMP CLAIMS HE STRAINED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE USING ACABLE HOIST, WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES AT THE WET MILL PROCESS.

EE WAS BREAKING ROCK LODGED IN CRUSHER WITH 20# HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BEAM AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LOWER LEFT CALF (INSIDE). A DEEP CUT RESULTED REQUIRING STITCHING.

EMP WAS DRIVING IN TRACK PIN WITH HAMMER. HAD ANOTHER PIN ON BACK SIDE TO HOLD THE SEAL IN PLACEAND WAS HOLDING IT WITH LEFT HAND. WHEN HE HIT THE MASTER PIN WITH HAMMER IT CAUSED THE OTHER PI N TO BOUNCE BACK ON THE SIDE OF TRACTOR. EMPS FINGER WAS OVER THE END OF PIN.

EMP WAS USING A WRENCH TO CLOSE WATER VALVE. WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT THE EMP ON RIGHT THUMB. EMP WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL. THUMB WAS IMMOBILIZED IN A SPLINT. EMP WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A PUMP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND GIVEN AN INJECTION OF MUSCLE RELAXANT AND A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN MEDICATION.

USING PRY BAR TO HELP MOVE GEAR ON SHAFT, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, WHEN BAR LOST ITS BITE. FELL BACKWARD REACHING BEHIND TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT ARM.

EE WAS REPLACING A PLUG IN A TANK WHEN HE KNOCKED OVER A PRY BAR LEANING AGAINST THE TANK. THE PRY BAR FELL AND HIT THE EE S RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

ROCK LODGED IN JAWS OF CRUSHER. USED A HAMMER TOBREAK IT UP. ACTION CAUSED EXTREME PAIN IN LEFT WRIST. GIVEN PRESC. FOR PAIN AND INFLAMMATION. APPLIED A CAST TO IMMOBILIZE FOR 4-6 WEEKS. EXTRE ME SPRAIN POSSIBLE INTERIOR DAMAGE TO LIGAMENTS A PARTICLE FLOATING IN JOINT.

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER PRYING FROZEN SANDROCK, WAS STRUCK UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW BY A PRY BAR WHEN THE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER & HIT THE PRY BAR. LACERATION UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF JAW. TRANSPORTED TO GOOD SAMARITANHOSPITAL. XRAY SHOWS NO BROKEN BONES - LACERATION WAS SUTURED.

EE WAS REPLACING AA TRUNION ON THE B LEACH TUBE, THE PRY BAR STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, CAUSING ACUTE PAIN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED OT THE ER ROOM AT GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE HE W AS TREATED BY ER DR. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN, RX WAS GIVEN ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARE FOR THE CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT PINCHED CLAVICAL AND LEFT PINCHED SCAPULA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC BAG BANDING STRIPS WITH HIS PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE. WHILE HOLDING BANDING STRIP WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTING PLASTIC STRIP WITH KNIFE IN RIGHT HAND, KNIFE SLIPPED CU TTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH KNIFE. 7 SUTURES TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE PROPELLER FROM SHAFT OF WATER PUMP. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED, MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND, BETWEEN THE BAR AND A METAL FOUNDATION POST IN THE PROCESS BUILD ING. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND AND HE WAS RX FOR ANTIBIOTIC AND PAIN MEDICATIONS.

EE WAS BREAKING UP FROZNE CHUNKS OF SAND THAT WERE STUCK IN SAND HOPPER IN YARD. HE WAS USING A STEEL PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND SIDE OF HOPPER. HE WAS TRE ATED AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP., WHERE THE E.R. PHY. ORDERED AN XRAY, DRAINED THE FINGERNAIL, RING FINGER LEFT HAND. NO MEDICATION NECESSARY, BUT TO USE FINGER GUARD FOR PROTECTION.

HE WAS BREAKING A LODGED ROCK, HAMMER MISSED, HANDLE MASHED FINGER AGAINST ROCK. POSSIBLE AMPUTAION NEEDED ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. SEVERE MASH AND BREAKAGE.

WE WERE INSTALLING A 12" LINE FROM SPIRALS TO NEUTRALIZER- TAPPING LINE TOGETHER WITH 2X4 BOARD. I.NAME MISSED LINE STRIKING HIM ON LOWER LIP. HE RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LIP (INSIDE) REQU IRING 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING CROWBAR TO BREAK ROCK IN PRIMARY CRUSHER, ROCK SHIFTED AND PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN CROWBAR AND SIDE OF CRUSHER FRAME.

HE WAS HAMMERING ON FEEDER PLATE IN LIMER WHEN A 4" PLUG FELL OUT OF LIME TANK CAUSING LIME TO POUR OUT OF TANK ON HIM.

HE WAS DISLODGING A ROCK CAUGHT IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER JAWS.

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON THE NUMBER ONE HARDINGE BALL MILL WITH A RATCHET WRENCH WHEN HE FELT APULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.

EE WAS BREAKING A ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE ROCK BROKE IT CAUSED THE HAMMER TO DEFLECT, AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW (LEFT) ON THE FEEDER PAN. HE WAS NOT TREATED FOR INJURY NTIL 3/ 22/91. ON 3/22/91 THE LEFT ELBOW WAS WRAPPED WITH ACE BANDAGE BY E.R. DR. AND PAIN RX WAS PRESCRIBED.