The miner was trying to locate a leak in the oil cooling system and removed the guards for better access. The diesel engine was started to initiate the leak and the miner made contact with the moving fan blades with a flashlight they were holding. The miner's hand was struck by the moving fan blades causing serious injury.
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Mostrando los 4Employee was shoveling built up materials on the catwalk around cone crusher. A baseball size rock that was on the lip of the basket surrounding the cone feed, vibrated off the lip and fell onto the employee. The rock struck employee right in the middle of his back while he was bent over, shoveling.
Employee was cleaning the head pulley shaft with a pneumatic sander when disc flew off and struck employee both the left and right forearm. The employee returned to work the same day with no restrictions determined by Foothills Walk-In Medical Care. No loss of time from work.
While working near the jaw crusher a rock fell and hit the miner a glancing blow to the left shoulder. The primary contributing factor was the miners location - too close to the jaw. After a trip to the clinic on his way home, it was determined that the only damage was bruising. The miner returned to work the next day to regular duty. There was no time loss, but he saw a doctor.