#7 Prep Plant Coal

EE was on ladder against I beam that was attached to structure to be demo. EE was attaching a choker chain from crane when the beam/ladder began to fall. EE grabbed the chain and left little finger was caught between the chain and the beam. EE was approx 4' high, structure and ladder was at ground level. Finger tip has linear fracture, 2 sutures to hold nail in place.

A contracted coal truck mechanic broke a bone in right foot when the truck that the mechanic parked at the new refuse bin rolled back in to the mechanic and knocked the mechanic down. The brakes were checked by both a company inspector and an MSHA inspector with no deficiencies found. The driver apparently did not have the vehicle in "Park".

The R4 Refuse bin collapsed on contractor truck while it was being loaded from above, which prevented the driver from exiting the vehicle for approximately twenty minutes.

The employee was wiping off a glass beaker after having washed it out. Employee cut right hand ring finger on the top of the beaker due to an unnoticed crack in the glass. The cut required stitches.

Tightening wheel on truck and ratchet slipped hitting employee in the eye causing employee to need 6 stitches.

As employee was exiting a 980G loader he slipped on the bottom step and fell to the ground (approximately 2 feet) and landed on his right shoulder. Employee continued to work and due to complications he started missing work on 11-18- 2009.

Stocked coal was observed smoking. While moving the smoking coal it started blazing.

Employee got the index finger on the left hand cut when he stuck it in a hole in a coal chute as a co-worker was prying with a 3/4 inch pipe trying to unstop the chute. The pipe caught his finger between the edge of the hole and the pipe. It took 5 suters to close the cut.

Employee was getting a coal sample from a coal pile by shoveling coal into a sample bag when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Employee was cutting a rubber water hose to hook to a water spray bar and the knife slipped and the blade hit him on the left thumb of his hand.

EE HAD HELPED HEAT A SHAFT TO REMOVE A STRUCK GEAR ONT HE CRUSHER ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS OF THE PLANT. EE WAS RETURNING TO THE WORK SITE WITH A GRINDER WHEN HE LOST HIS BA LANCE AND FELL HITTING THE HEATED SHAFT WITH HISRIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WORKING ON A GUARD ON A BELT TAIL ROLLER WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL AND CUT HIS FOREARM.

EE WAS AT THE ROTARY BREAKER WHEN HE NOTICED ROCK ON A BELT. THE ROCK WAS BEHIND THE TAILPIECE HE WENT INTO AREA & REMOVED ROCK AND WHEN HE RAIESED UP FROM BENT POSITION, HE STRUCK A IBEAM WITH HIS FOREHEAD Y

EE WAS PREPARING TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL IN A 980C END LOADER. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO RAISE A DOOR THE TOP A C.B. ANTENNA WHICH WAS DAJACENT STUCK IN THE CORNER OF HIS EYE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING A VALVE ON A TANK WHICH REGULATES THE FLOW OF CAUSTIC SOLUTION USED TO TREAT SEDIMENT POND. AS HE UNLOCKED THE BOX A COPPERHEAD SNAKE STRUCK HIS RT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS. AS HE WAS SLIDING A NEW SCREEN IN FROM DISCHARGE END, IT GOT CAUGHT ON CENTER BAN. HE STUCK HIS LEG UNDER SCREEN TRYING TO RAISE UP ON IT AND INJURED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING UNDERNEATH #2 RAW COAL FEEDER BELT TO ANSWER INTERCOM. HE RAISE DUP TOO QUICK AND SCRAPED HIS BACK ON PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON, RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HIS BACK REQUIRIN G BUTTERFLY STRIPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A SMALL PIECE OF SCRAP METAL PIPE IN THE SCRAP BOX.HE STEPPED ON TWO PIECES OF FLOOR GRATING THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BOX,GRATING SLIPPED,AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE.EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 08-07-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FEEDLINE ON DEISTER TABLETHE LADDER HE WAS ON SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL, LACERATING HIS LEFT ARM (REQUIRING STITCHES) AND BRUISING RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN TUNNEL UNSTOPPING THE #13 FEEDER. HE LAID A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE DISCARGE CHUTE OF THE FEEDER. THE HAMMER VIBRATED OFF CHUTE AND FELL TWO FEET, STRIKING EMPLOYE EOVER THE LEF T EYE. INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS DRAGGING A PIECE OF PIPE ACROSS THE FLOOR, AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT ONTO HANDRAIL, PULLING HIS SHOULDER.

PULLING ON FLOP GATE HANDLE IN FEED CHUTE AT THE #14 STA CKING BELT & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOOR ON DRYER TO CLEAN IT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PIN FROM THE DRYER DOOR USING A DRYER SHOVEL WHEN HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH THE SHOVEL THE GRIP OF THE SHOVEL HANDL E STRUCK HIS THUMB BENDING IT BACK A SPLINT WAS APPLIED AS PART OF HIS TREATMENT AT THE HOSPITAL

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CHUTE, STANDING ONA SHORT LADDER TRYING TO POSITION A BURA-SLIDE. THE LADDER TWISTED AND EMPLOYEE FELL, SCRAPING THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT THIGH ON THE LADDER. EMPLOYEE RECEI VED STITCHES AS A RESULT.

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HOLDING A FACE PALTE (APP 80-100 LBS) IN PLACE WHILE FOREMAN INSTALLED THE BOLTS. LATER THAT MORNING, THEEMPLOYEE COMPLAINE DOFA SORE AND HURTING BACK AND DEC IDED TO GO TO THE DR. HE REUTRNE DTO WROK ON 1-0-6-93, BUT LEFT EARLY DUE TO COMPLAINTS OF TIGHTENING IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A TOOL BAG WEIGHING APPROX. 50 POUNDS OUT OF TRUCK. HE PUT THE TOOL BAG OVER HIS SHOULDER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING PIPE WELDING, WHEN A PARTICLE OF DUST FROM USE OF THE GRINDER GOT INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL DROM AROUND THE RAW COAL FEEDER BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-8-92, AT WHICH TIME HE LOST A DAY S WORK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AT THE WELL WHILE FILLING THE TANK ON THE SWEEPER TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MOTOR, ATTEMPTING TO HOOK IT UP TO THE PLANT HOIST. LATER, HE FOUND THERE WAS A KNOT ON HIS STOMACH.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT TWO 6IN PLASTIC PIPES TOGETHER ON THE INSIDE OF THE IMPOUNDMENT EMBANKMENT NEXT TO WATER LINE AFTER SLIDING END IN PLACE WITH HIS KNEE & INSTA LLING A FULL WRAP COUPLING HE EXPERIENCED SORENEIN H IS KNEE HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING NIGHT BUT BY MORNING IT WAS SWOLLEN HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 06-03-91

PUTTING BARREL ON DOLLY STARTED TO PUSH THE BARREL IT STARTED TO ROLL LOST BALANCE FELL BACKWARDS

TRANSP COMPRESSOR ON CART, IT SLID CAUGHT IT WITH THUMB BETWEEN CAR AND STRUCTURE

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SCRAP PIPE WITH ROPE, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA.

LIFTED BUCKET TO PUR COAL STRAINED MUSCLED IN BACK

GOT PIECE OF RUSTY METAL IN HIS EYE (WAS INVOLVED IN NO WORK ACTIVITY AT THE TIME; COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE METAL CAME FROM).

EE WAS GETTING CHUNK OUT OF FEEDER WITH SLATE BAR CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND FEEDER PAN WHEN CHUNK BROKE APART.

EMPLOYEE PULLED THE BUCKET OUT OF THE CRUSHER (APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS. TOTAL WEIGHT). HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP; LIFTED IT OFF THE FLOOR, AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE.

PAINTING METAL BRACES, RASH ON ;HANDS AND ARMS

EMPLOYEE HAD A 4"X6"X1/4" PIECE OF CERAMIC IN A VISE.HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK IT BY HITTING IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.THE CERAMIC SPLINTERED AND CUT HIS HAND AT THE BASE OF HIS THUMB,REQUIRING STITC HES.

EMPL DISMANTLING BLOWER TYPE SCRAPER.WHEN HE PULLED PIPE IT CAME OUT OF HOLE ON FAR SIDE THE PIP FELL AND PULLED HIS HAND INTO ROUGH EDGES OF CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON AN ICY RUNG, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS FEET.

EMPL WAS PULLING PIPE OUT OF SUPPLY HOIST CAGE AND STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE HAD SHEARED A PIECE OF SCPANDED METAL AND STEPPED BEHIND SHEAR TO PICK IT UP. WHEN HE REACHED DOWN FOR IT, A SHARP EDGE ON THE PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN HIS FINGER. TREATMENT REQUIR ED TWO STITCHES IN HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE HAD CUT A BEAM INTO WHILE WEARING HIS CUTTING GOGGLES. AFTER HE GOT THE BEAM CUT, HE REAISED HIS GOGGLES TO HIS FOREHEAD AND ATTEMPTED TO BRUSH THE RUST AND SLAG AWAY WITH HIS GLO VE. AT THAT TIME, A HOT PIECE OF RUST POPPED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE TILTED FLOOR SPLITTER SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD SWEEP UNDER IT.A PAN UNDER IT STARTED TO TILT OVER,SO HE REACHED DOWN FAST FOR IT.HIS AHND CAUGHT THE HOOK ON THE TOP OF THE SPLITTER,R EQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.

EMPL. WAS GETTING OFF LOCOMOTIVE, HE PUT HIS FLOOT ON GROUND & SPRAINED HIS RGHT ANKLE DUE TO STEPPING ON LUP OF FROZEN COAL ON GROUND. SECOND OPINION SHOWED HAIRLINE FRACTURE & TORN LIGAME NTS IN ANKLE.

EMPL ON KNEES S2OVELING FROM UNDER HEADROLLER OF BELT STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING RAW COAL VIBRATOR FROM THE PLANT. THE VIBRATOR BECAME HUNG AND WHILE HE WAS CHECKING IT, THE VIBRATOR BROKE LOOSE AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY KNOCKING HIN INTO A P IPE ON THE RIGH7 SIDE. RESULTING IN BRUISES TO HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF REPLACING SCRAPPER ON HEAD ROLLER BELT. HE STEPPED ACROSS HAND RAIL AND STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND FRACTURE HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT COAL CHUTE WHEN A ROCK FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPL PULLING MA1NET BACK TO CLEAN IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.EMPL DIDNT VISIT DR UNTIL 9-9-87 GIVEN RX FOR MUSCLE RELAXING PILLS.

EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 8/19/87 FROM INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 8/8/87. SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFTS WORK, HIS KNEE BECAME AGGRAVATED AND BEGAN TO SWELL.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON THE RUNG OF A LADDER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING LARGE ROCK FROM ROCK CHUTE WITH PRY BAR AND HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND PRY BAR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING SLATE AND HE BACKED UP TO FAR CAUSING THE SLATE TO HIT THE CAB AND SLATE CAME IN ON HIM. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED NECK, SMALL CUTS ON HIS HEAD AND A BRUISED RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A LADDER SECURING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON SUPERSCALPER WHEN NAMED WITNESS HANDED HIM A 5 GAL BUCKET OF CONRETE UP HE COULD NOT HANDLE IT WITH ONE HAND & HE SET I T ON THE SCALPE9 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN SO DOING HE SET THE BUCKET ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN TORNED CARTILAGE & LIGAMENTS

EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON AN ANGLE CLIP TAKING CHUTE DOWN AND THE CLIP BROKE CAUSING HIM TO F AL LDOWN ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND BRUISED HIS RT LOWER LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING LOAD FROM A CABLE HOIST. THE LOAD SLIPPED CAUSING THE HANDLE TO TRIP AND PINNED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE HOIST. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS WALKING 8OWN STEPS & GOT TO THE BOTTOM & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OVER STGEEL STRUCTURE & HIT HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE STGEEL BEAM OF TRIPPER BELT THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISE THAT LATER RESULTGED IN A BLOOD CLOTG/INFECTION

EMPL HOLDING 102' VAC LINE IN PLACE TO BOLT IT TO FILTER HEAD.LINE STARTED TO SLIP IN HIS HAND AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK TRYING TO SUPPORT THE PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A BATTERY TAKING THE LEAD CABLE OFF AND A LOOSE WIRE FLIPPED ACID IN HIS RIGHT EYE

EMP WAS WALKING3TOWARD HIS VEHICLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME FLOC THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED IN THE ROAD. HE TRIED TO BALANCE HIMSELF FROM FALLING (DID NOT FALL) AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING A METAL SPLASH QUARD ON CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR SIEVE. HE DROPPED THE SPLASH GUARD INTO THE EFFLUENT BOX, UNDER THE VIBRATOR, AND WHILE TRYING TO GET IT OUT HE STRAINED HIS BA

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A 4IN PLUG VALVE WHILE A HELPER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE IT WITH BOLTS HE LOST HIS GRIP & SLIPPED STRAINING HIS BACK

EMP WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING THE ELECTRO MAGNET SUSPENDED OVER THE RAW COAL BELT IN ORDER TO CLEAN IT THE MAGNET SWUNG FREELY AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES RT THUMB BETWEEN THE MAGNT AND STEEL I BEAM RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING SUTURES

WHILE OPERATING FROTHCELLS THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT IN A FLOOR DRAIN, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULDN\T CLOSE. AS HE PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE SLATE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ALL HIS WEIGHT ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG, RESULTIN G IN FRACTURE OF LOWER LEG NEAR ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING FACE PLAT OFF OF A PUMP. PRESSURE BUILT UP IN THE PUMP CAUSING THE FACE PLATE TO BLOW OUT AND STRIKING HIM; RESULTING IN FRACTURE RIGHT WRIST AND BRUISED LEFT THIGH.

EE WAS CUTTING A WATER HOSE IN TWO TO MAKE A SPLICE HIS KNIFE SLIPPED HE CUT HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT THIGH REAUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL (4\ X 5\) TO MOVE, IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE METAL HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TAILROLLER OF BELT WHEN SOMETHING ROCK/MUD, FELL FROM DISCHARGE END OF BAR FEEDER AND HIT HIM ON HIS BACK, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SLIPPED DISK

EMP WAS WORKING ON BAR FEEDER BELOW THE HOPPER HE WAS CUTTING OUT BROKEN FLIGHTS AND CHAIN A ROCK OR CHUNK OF MUD FELL FROM SOMEWHERE IN T HE HOPPER AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK

EE WAS STEPPING AWAY FROM THE BELT & PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON UNEVEN FLOOR GRATING CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST RESULTING IN PULLED LIGAMENTS.

EMPL STANDING ON CATWALK INSTALLING ROLLER ON REFUSE BELT LINE.CATWALK BENT DOWNWARD WHERE METAL JOINTS TOGETHER CAUSING EMPL LEG TO BECOME TRAPPED WHEN IT WENT THROUGH.LOST BALANCE AND TWISTE D RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN TORN MENISCUS OF RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON AN I-BEAM (ABOUT 8 FT. HIGH) INSTALLING NEW DOORS AT EFFLUENT PUMP ROOM, WHEN HE STARTED TO GET DOWN. INSTEAD OF USING A LADDER, HE JUMPED OFF THE I-BEAM AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON SOME TIN THAT WAS ON THE GROUND; RESULTING IN A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT.

EMP WAS INSTALLING NEW STRUCTURTE SUPPORT ON THE REFUSE BELT, WHEN HE REMOVED THE CABLE CHOKER USED TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE THE WELD BROKE ALLOWING THE STRUCTURE TO FALL STRIKING THE EMPLOYE ES FOOT RESULTING IN A FR A C T URTED BIG TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT

WELDING WAS BEING PERFORMED ON PRIMARY WASHER AND THERE WERE THREE WELDING MACHINES IN USE AT THIS LOCATION DURING SHIFT SOMETIME DURING SHIFT EMP RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH TO HIS EYES RESULT IN ARC FLASH BURNS

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 12" ROLLER ON THE REFUSE BELT THE ROLLER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE TO WAREHOUSE AND EXYGEN BOTTLES AND A PC OF STEEL PIPE FELL OFF OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK INTO THE ROADWAY HE TOG OUT OF THE TRUCK AND RELOADED THE BOTTLES AND PC OF PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLES FROM HEAD-HOUSE HE WAS ROLLING A BOTTLE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION DOWN THREE SMALL STEPS HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEP AND BOTTLE RESULTING IN A BRUISE TO RIGHT FOOT

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PERFORMING ROUTINE WORK DUTIES DURING THE SHIFT HE HAD STOPPED TO COMPLETE HIS PAPERWORK WHEN HE MOVED TO REPOSITION IN HIS SEAT HE FELT A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS BACK LATER WHI LE CHECKING ON JOBS BEING DONE HE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STANDING WALKING AND BENDING EMPLOYEE DOES REMEMBER SLIPPING ON GREASE PRIOR TO THE PAIN

BACKDUMP WAS STUCK-MIRED UP -IN REFUSE PILE AREA .CONNECTED CABLE TO DOZER.EMPL WALKED INTO TAUT CABLE AND BRUISED SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER,CONTUSION TO UPPER PART OF CHEST.

EE WAS USING A 8# HAMMER TO POUND OUT A CONNECTING PIN ON THE PRIMARY WASHER CHAIN. HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER & MISSED THE PIN & SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND UP AGAINST THE WASHER BOX, CAUSING A CO NTUSION TO HIS MIDDLE, RING & SMALL FINGER.

EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING UP RED DEVIL TO CHANGE BEARING ON THE MECHANISM THE RED DEVIL CAME LOOSE FROM THE TOP AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE HE JUMPED TO GET AWAY FROM THE RED DEVIL HE HIT LEFT ARM ON METAL PLATE CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT ARM AND REQUIRING 10 SUTURES

EE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL. OIL BUCKET CANS FROM THE CRUSHER HOUSE, ACROSS THE ROAD TO THE PREP PLANT & WHILE HE WAS CARRYING THE BUCKETS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UPON A VIBRATOR THAT WAS STOPPED UP AFTER USING A SLATE BAR TO UNSTOP THE VIBRATOR HE PUT THE BAR DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN WHEN THE BAR FELL OVER AND HIT ON HIS RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF KNOCKING MUD OFF OF A BELT ROLLER WITH A SLATE BAR. THE BAR CAUGHT THE ROLLER AND JERKED HIS HAND AGAINST THE BELT STRUCTURE; RESULTING IN A CUT AND BROKEN FIRS T JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A RUN OVER THE HAUL ROAD TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BRAKES STEERING ETC HE STOPPED ON AN INCLINE TO TEST BRAKES WHEN HE AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BACK DUMP RAN INTO SOFT SHALE BEFORE STOPPING THIS RESULTED IN AN AGGRAVATED OF OLD BACK INJURY