Worker was attempting to weld a short length of pipe to the bottom of a bin. EE tack welded the pipe in place in preparation for the weld. The tack weld failed and the pipe fell and the employees thumb was impacted between the pipe and adjacent angle iron. The impact resulted in a fracture to the left thumb.
After loading at Superior Pit and Mill location driver was performing an inter-trip inspection when EE stepped down off of the loading platform onto a rock and turned EE's ankle. Driver experienced immediate pain and the sensation of rubber bands popping.
Individual was performing maintenance on a bucket elevator and got their fingers crushed when the bucket elevator belt unexpectedly moved
EE was taking a measurement of conveyor belt. Tape measure got caught and ee reached to grab the tape and while doing so the edge cut his index finger. Required sutures to repair wound.
WHILE REMOVING A SECTION OF HANDRAIL, EE WAS HOLDING HANDRAIL AND PULLING IT UPWARD WHILE OTHER EE WAS STRIKING HANDRAIL. EE THEN MOVED HAND AND OTHER EE STRUCK HAND WITH PRY BAR.
TRUCK DRIVER LOADING BULK PERLITE ORE IS LOWERING THE LOAD OUT SOUT BY THE USE OF A CRANK OPERATED WINCH WITH CABLE CONTROLING THE SPOUT WHEN VRANK SPUN DURING SPOUT DOWN MOVEMENT AND THE TRUC K DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CRANK BY PLACING HIS HAND INTO THE CRANK MOVEMENT.
EE STATED THAT WHILE PLUGGING A LEAK BETWEEN #2 ELEVATOR & DRYER INLET HIS SKIN CAME IN CONTACT5 WITH THE INSULATION HE WAS USING. HE STATED THAT THE TOP OF HIS FEET WELTED, IT MOVED UP HIS LEGS TO GROIN AREA & THEN TO CHECK & HANDS
EE STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE SOME MATERIAL STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER, MATERIAL FELL, CAUSING THE BAR HE WAS USING TO FALL INTO THE CRUSHER JAW WHICH PINNED MOMENTARILY HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND PART OF THE UNIT STRUCTURE.
THE EE STATED THAT WHILE BREAKING ROCKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE. THE SKIN WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT THERE WAS NOTICEABLE SWE LLING AT THE INJURED AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES WHILE PREPARINGTHE IMPACT CRUSHER FOR SERVICE HE REINJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT UNTIL THAT EVENING WHEN GETTING R EADY TO LAY DOWN FOR THE NIGHT. EMPLOYEE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVES IT IS FROM AN UNREPORTED INJURY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SUSTAINED WHILE MOVING BAGS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR OR ROLLER FROM ITS BRACKET. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE PRYBAR, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE CEMEN T FLOORING ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING.