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Employee was chipping rocks with hammer and chisel and a piece of metal fragmented off of chisel and entered employee's right thigh and became embedded there

Equipment Operator strained left arm and chest with awkward movement

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet when a loader passing by flipped a stone striking the miner in the left knee.

Miner was hammering on a small piece of metal when a shard from that piece of metal splintered off and became embedded in the back of EE's hand.

Miner was attempting to re-attach a blower guard in the loader. EE's finger got too close to the blower fan and was cut by the fan blade.

Miner was picking up a piece of stone from a conveyor belt when a large piece of stone fell onto miner's right hand.

Miner developed trigger thumb of right hand from doing repetitive motion tasks over 20 year career repairing mining equipment.

Miner picked up a piece of stone from the conveyor belt of a stone splitting machine. EE turned to place the stone on a steel table and smashed EE's finger between the table and the stone.

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet by hand when miner felt a pull in wrist. It got worse overnight so miner was sent to the clinic. Miner suffered a strain of left wrist and was placed on restricted duty.

The miner was driving a loader with the bucket very close to the ground. The bucket hit a stone and stopped abruptly. Although EE was wearing seatbelt, EE's upper body lurched forward and EE's head struck a switch on the ROPS pillar. EE was cut above right eye and required stitches.

Miner was climbing up a rock pile when a rock shifted and caused EE to fall. When EE fell, the ice auger that EE was carrying struck EE's left wrist and cut it open. Four stitches were required to close the wound.

Miner has worked entire career at this mine repairing heavy and light equipment. The repetitive motion after years of using tools to repair mining equipment has caused carpal tunnel symptoms in right and left wrists and hands.

Miner was climbing down the ladder on a 35 ton haul truck. The ladder was broken and EE's foot slipped through the ladder while the ladder flipped up into the wheel well. EE fell backwards onto the ground 3 feet below. EE landed on EE's back with EE's leg stuck in the ladder. EE did not submit EE's injury report until 02/08/2022.

Miner was lifting a stone to place on a pallet and strained lower back.

Miner was blocking a conveyor. The conveyor shifted and pinched a wrist between the conveyor and a screen plant.

Employee was leaving for the day when they slipped on ice in the parking lot and twisted a knee.

Miner was washing the upper deck of the crusher plant screen and slipped. Miner strained right quadriceps.

Miner was picking up a piece of stone from the conveyor belt of a stone splitter. When EE grabbed the stone, the belt stopped and EE twisted right wrist.

Employee was lifting 12" cut stone and felt a pull in lower right abdominal area. The pain would not subside so employee was put on a smaller thin line machine.

Miner was using a hammer and chisel to break a piece of stone when a piece of steel from the chisel flew off and embedded in EE's leg.

Miner was pounding on a pin from the track of a backhoe with a hammer when a steel shard from the pin broke off and embedded itself in right shin.

Miner was working to repair a crusher using parts cleaner. Parts cleaner and oil from the crusher got onto EE's pants. When EE used a grinder to cut steel sleeve, sparks ignited EE's pants and EE's knees and calves were burned.

Miner was carrying a piece of flag stone when the stone slipped out of left hand and fell on the tip of the middle finger of right hand.

Miner was stacking a piece of stone on a pallet when a finger was pinched between two pieces of stone. Miner received a crushing injury to the tip of the little finger and the finger nail bed.

Miner was splitting a piece of stone with a chisel and hammer when a piece of stone broke off and fell on EE's left foot. EE's left foot received a hematoma bruise.

Miner was filling the propane tank on EE's forklift from a bulk propane tank. As EE disconnected the filling hose, the pin in either the filling nozzle or the forklift propane tank stuck open allowing propane to escape under pressure. The propane hit the back of the miner's hands and caused freeze burns resulting in skin loss on the back of the right and left hands.

A truck driver/mine employee was on trailer supervising the loading of the trailer. EE took a few steps backward and fell off the trailer and landed on neck. EE sustained a fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra.

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet. When EE bent over, EE felt pain in lower back.

Miner was using a hammer and chisel to split a piece of stone when miner struck left hand with the hammer. Miner bruised left hand in the thumb area.

Miner was facing stone with a hammer and chisel when EE felt pain in the groin area. EE was diagnosed with a hernia.

The miner was lifting and stacking stone when EE felt a pain in lower back.

Employee was stacking stone on a pallet when employee experienced pain in the lower back and groin. Employee had been feeling symptoms for two to three weeks prior to reporting injury but the pain became more intense so employee reported it.

Injured miner was changing the outer rear tire of a semi-trailer when another miner lowered the floor jack. The trailer came down and pinched the injured miner's hand between the tire and the trailer.

Miner was using a Tamrock drill rig and was attempting to remove the drill bit by hitting it with a hammer. Another hammer was propped against the drill bit to secure the bit. When EE struck the bit with one hammer, the other hammer slid down pushing EE's finger across the broken drill bit which lacerated the finger.

Miner was trimming a piece of flag stone when the stone tipped and fell pinning the miner's finger between the stone and a pallet.

Miner bent over to pick up a piece of flag stone and strained back.

Miner was sizing a piece of stone using a hammer and chisel. EE swung the hammer very hard and lost control hitting the chisel with a glancing blow. EE's hand smashed into the stone cutting the right index finger and causing a fracture of the right index finger.

Miner was late for shift. Had just punched in and was walking to the job site and slipped on the wet pavement and fell. Miner broke fall with right hand and injured hand.

Miner was stacking stone coming out of the hydraulic splitter. As employee was picking up a piece of stone from the conveyor belt, the belt reversed and pinched a finger between the stone and part of the machine.

Miner was splitting a stone with hammer and chisel and struck finger with the hammer.

The miner was lifting a piece of stone when EE felt pain in leg, arm and chest.

The employee, a loader operator, was trying to dislodge a stone from the tire of loader with own pocket knife. The pocket knife collapsed and cut the tip of little finger on right hand.

Miner was operating a backhoe equipped with a rock hammer. After several hours of operation, ee began to feel numbness in right arm and right hand.

Employee has been operating heavy equipment for many years for this company. He has developed pain in his right elbow working the equipment controls.

Driller was changing the steel when he smashed the #2 finger of his right hand between the steel and a piece of stone causing a laceration needing 7 stitches to close. Worker returned to work with restrictions.

Worker was splitting a piece of stone when a small piece of the stone broke loose struck him on his left leg between the knee and foot, causing a contusion.

Worker was carrying a 35lb stone, when he twisted to put it on the stack he felt his left hip "pop". Left hip strain. Restricted duty, No lost time.

Worker was moving a piece of stone to be split. The stone shifted and he lost his grip injuring his Right shoulder. Worker reported the injury to his supervisor and they decided not to treat the injury at that time.Injury did not get better on 06/13/2012 the injury was first reported to the office and the worker went for treatment. Worker is on restricted duty at this time.

Worker was lifting/carrying a piece of stone when he felt a pull/pain in his right hip traveling down to his leg/foot. Diagnosed with a right SI sprain.

Two workers were carrying a thin piece of stone. The stone fractured and a sharp piece cut through one of the workers gloves causing a 3" laceration to the top of his left hand proximal to his wrist. Laceration was closed with 5 stitches.