Shine FacilityMetal/Nonmetal

EE was cutting a bushing to remove it when it exploded, lacerating and fracturing EE's right middle finger.

EE was rigging something with a bridle chain, threw one leg over the load and it bounced back and the hook caught EE on EE's cheek. 5 stitches to close cut.

While removing the shaft from a head pulley, the shaft bumped miner's arm and broke the bone.

After lifting an oversized rock from a jaw crusher, the rock was placed on the ground. Upon placement it rolled a quarter turn causing the lifting strap to lay across the employees hand which was resting on the handrail.

Miner was collecting fire extinguishers in preparation for the annual inspection. The miner looked into the now abandoned wash plant control room by boosting himself up to look inside. When he did so he rested on his stomach and chest. When he did so he heard a pop. The miner finished out his day. The following Monday the miner informed us he would seek medical treatment.

Miner was doing his regular work of shoveling, cleaning, picking up parts and materials to insure a safe workplace. Worker felt pain in lower back.

Miner was working from 10' ladder when ladder moved and miner fell.

Miner was installing bolts in the bottom ring of the mud rake tank. He ran out of bolts and went to retrieve more. When he returned he knelt down to continue and felt a pop in his left knee. Doctor found signs of arthritis and is continuing to diagnose.

Worker was installing a tooth onto the shank of a loader bucket. In order to align the pin the worker tapped on the tip of the tooth with a steel hammer. While doing that a piece of the tooth chipped off and struck the worker in the abdomen. He went to the doctor and they found that the metal chip had went through his coveralls and shirt and was embedded in his abdominal wall.

Working as a Utility man cleaning and conducting plant maintenance, the worker was removing the bottom section of a return roller guard that is hinged on one side and bolted on the opposite side. As he removed the nut securing the guard, the guard swung down and the corner struck the back of his right hand. This resulted in a laceration, requiring five stitches.

Co-worker was backing up the pickup and backed into employee who was on the rung going to operator station. This was caused due to the blind spot while in the pickup and the overhang of the boom.

EE WAS ON A WET & MUDDY SURFACE AND SLIPPED AND FELL, HE MISSED TWO STEPS ON THE CRUSHER SCREEN WALKWAY

EE WAS DRIVING STAKES INTO THE GROUND. HE FELT HE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS BACK. (EE DOES NOT NORMALLY WORK AT THE MINE. HE IS A GENERAL MAINTENANCE GUY THAT TRAVELS FROM FACILITY TO FACILITY.)

Employee informed us on 2/10/05 that he believes that he may have somehow injured his knee at work. He went to the doctor on 2/7/05. He states he woke up on Sunday, February 6, 2005 with excruciating pain in his knee. He could not think of any specific thing that could have caused this pain.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A CONVEYOR & TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE. IT WAS WET & A LITTLE SLIPPERY.

While leaving the pit on the haul road he forgot to lower his truck box. He was driving over the posted speed limit with the box in the air. His box hit the over land conveyer which caused the truck hydraulic box to land on the cab of the vehicle.

DRY DUST BLEW INTO EE'S EYE WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD ON BELT #12 VSI.

HELPING CHANGE THE SCREENS ON THE CHIP PLANT, HE PICKED UP A SCREEN & SHIFTED HIS BACK THE WRONG WAY.

WIND BLEW DUST IN EYE WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK.

FAN FROM WELDER THREW A PIECE OF MATERIAL INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR. HE PULLED UP IN THE GUARD AND IT POPPED UP AND HIT HIS FRONT TOOTH.