Coopers Lane Mine Metal/Non-Metal

The Injured Worker was injured when EE fell or slid approximately 30 feet while working on a bench. Based on information available at this time, it appears the Injured Worker injured at least their neck and upper extremities.

Loader Operator was spreading rock in employee parking lot, to add more traction to the icy conditions that morning. He climbed down from his loader to move his personal vehicle. After moving his personal truck, he stepped out of the truck and slipped and fell on his left side.

Employee placed pin from tie rod on hub he was under and started using an air hammer to remove bushing. The pin fell and struck employee on the head between safety glasses and hard hat.

While doing maintenance on an impact crusher, the ee got his foot stuck behind. the rotor, when the rotor came lose and started to turn it broke his foot.

WHILE DRILLING A BLAST HOLE THE DRILLER DROPPED A STEEL OUT OF THE CAROSEL. IN TRYING TO LIFT DRILL STEEL BACK INTO RACK THE DRILLER PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE.

EE WAS RUNNING PLANT WHEN IT STOPPED SO HE HAD TO GET A CONV. GOING HE SHUT THE WHOLE PLANT DOWN AND STARTED TO WORK ON A CONV. TAILPULLEY WHEN HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM IT . HIS HEAD ON A PIEC E OF ANGLE.

HAMMER AT JAW WENT DOWN. MAINTENANCE TRUCK WAS BACKED UP TO JAW WHERE EUCLID'S NORMALLY STOP TO DUMP. EE WAS STANDING BY THE TRUCK HE THEN STEPPED UP ON A FLAT ROCK THAT WAS LAYING THERE WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL.HIS ARM HIT A ROCK AND IT CUT IT OPEN.

OVERHEAD DOOR CAME OUT OF TRACKS EE CLIMBED LADDER TO HELP OTHER REPAIR AFTER THINKING IT WOULD COME DOWN OTHER SPOILED ON CHAIN DOOR DROPPED ON ITS OWN ABOUT 2 FEET CAUSING EE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL. AFTER TAKING TO HOSPITAL FOUND HE HAD2 BROKEN WRISTS, BROKEN ELBOW AND BRUISED RIBS HE ALSO HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT LAYING ON FLOOR, PUNCTURING HIS FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A ROCK HOPPER WHE HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

WHILE DESCENDING FROM THE FRONT LOADER, THE VICTIM'S R ANKLE GAVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE UPPER LADER & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LOADER & THE LADDER. HIS TOTA L BODY WEIGHT WAS SUSPENDED UNTIL HE REGAINED MOMENTUM & WAS ABLE TO LIFT HIS HAND OUT OF THE LOADER LADDER.

VICTIM HAD ENTERED STORAGE BIN TO CLEAN. UPON HIS EXIT, HE SLIPPED REACHING FOR LADDER AND FELL ABOUT 7 FT, FRACTURING LEFT WRIST.

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND 1INX3IN PIN/BOLT DOWN TO FIT ONTO NAM-LIFT FAILED TO USE PROPER TOOLS TO HOLD PIN WHILE GRINDING

59339M WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE"DUST CONTROL" WATER SPRAY OVER THE CRUSHER, AND ON HIS RETURN TO THE CATWALK AREA HE LOST HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL APPROX. 12 FT TO THE GROUND. AFTER LOSING H 92081ND HOLD, VICTIM DECIDED TO JUMP THE CATWALK AND HAND RAIL. HE BUMPED THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS MID-SECTION BRUISING HIS TESTICLES. LAND ON HIS LEFT FOOT, MOST OF HIS BODY WEIGHT CAME DOWN O

WEATHER WAS RAIN,VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS.EMPL WAS PREPARING TO START SHIFT HAULING FROM THE PIT.WHILE INSPECTING TRUCK,CRAWLED UNDER TRUCK TO CHECK TRANSMISSION ON EUCLID.UPON COMPLETEING INSPEC TION,EMPL WAS IN A STOOPED CONFIGURATION,STOOD UP AWAY FROM TRUCK ,FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER WITH A 4' LENGTH OF 3" DRILL STEEL. THE HYDRALIC HOE RAM WAS NOT OEPRABLE AT THIS TIME. JAW CRUSHER WAS RUNNING AND THE JAW PL ATE SLAMMED INTO THE 3" STEEL AND THE STEEL SLAMMED INTO THE VICTIM'S HAND. THE HOSPITAL DID NOT REALIZE A FRACTURE WAS INCURRED UNTIL THE VICTIM WENT IN FOR A RECHECK THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE

LIFTING, BY HAND, VOTATION CAP, 150 LBS. VICTIM EXTENDING TO FULL LENGTH, TAKING CAP FROM OTHER EMPLOYEE. HE DROPPED ONE SIDE LETTING CAP MOVE TOWARD VICTIM. CAP STRUCK GUARD VAIL AND VICTI M'S RIGHT KNEE TWISTED DUE TO EXCESS WEIGHT.

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS LOADER TO ATTEMPT TO PULL THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S BULLDOZER FROM THE MUD WHEN THE CABLE USED BROKE. INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE R. BICEP BY THE FREE END OF THE CABL E WHICH LASHED BACK. INJURED WAS IN THE OPERATOR'S SEAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND SYNTRON.

WHILE MANUALLY LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMINAL.

THE SHOP BUILDING INCLUDING OIL STORAGE AND SUPERINTENDANT'S OFFICE WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.FIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT 4:15 AM FIRE DEPT NOTIFIED AT 4:42AM AND ARRIVED APPROX 15 MIN LATER.FIRE CHIE F ESTIMATES FIRE BURNING FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS ATTHAT POINT.ARSON OR BURGARY/ARSON.

REMOV. WHEEL CYLINDER ABOUT TO CHECK ROJTATION OF IMACT WRENCH PULLED TRIGGER SOCKET FLEW OFF STRIKING HIM ON MOUTH.

I NAME BENT OVER TO HELP LIFT A PIECE OF STEEL 4'X4'X1/4" AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

THE INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN A SCREEN CHANGING OPERATION.WHILE HAMMERING AWAY RUST ON THE SCREEN FRAME,HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE FRAME.

I NAME WAS REPLACING IMPACT CRUSHER CURTAIN PLATES DUE TO SPACE AND CURTAIN WEIGHT THE BOLT HOLES HAD TO BE QUICKLY ALLIGNED THAN A BOLT WAS DRIVEN THROUGH USING A HAMMER THE HAMMER STRUCK AND GLANCED OFF THE BOLT AND STRUCK I NAME HAND

I,NAME WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER THE SURGE BIN ONTO A CONVEYOR. THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE WAS STIFF AND SORE.

MANUALLY ROLLED LARGE ROCK INTO JAW CRUSHER-CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN 2 ROCKS.

I NAME WAS CLEA3ING AN AIR FILTER WITH COMPRESSED AIR. THE AIR CAUSED THE FILTER TO ROTATE IN HIS HANDS. THGE SIDE SEAM OF THE PERFORATED CASE SNAGGED HIS THUMB.

I NAME WAS CLEN5ING A ROCK STOPPAGE FROM PRIMARY CRUHSER CHUTE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF A ROCK AND STRUCK HIS KNEE

HE WAS PULLING 5 ROCK OUT FROM BETWEEN TROUGHING IDLERS AND HIS HAND BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE ROLLER.

I.NAME TRUCK DE5ELOPED ENGINE TROUBLE ON RAMP OUT OF PIT.HE DETOURED UP LESSER GRADE INTO PLANT RATHER THAN ST? THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.ENGINE DIED AND TRUCK ROLLED BACK INTO STACKING CONVEYOR.

MCKINNEY WAS SUPEVISING A SCREEN CHANGE WHEN WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS FACE IMBEDDING A METALLIC SPEC IN HIS LEFT EYE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED AND EYE WAS DRILLED TO REMOVE RESIDUE RUST

THE VICTIM & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT SCREEN. THE VICTIM\S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN ANDA SHUTE. THE FINGER NAIL & TIP AREA OF THE MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED & THE RING FINGER WAS BROKEN BETWEEN THE TWO END JOINTS.