EICHORN MINES Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was descending stairs on drill, facing drill. Miner's foot slipped and hurt both knees.

Miner was removing a snap ring from a crusher eccentric. It came apart with more force then expected and slapped the miner's finger against the wall of the eccentric. Causing laceration to the left pinky finger.

Miner had a reportable sts. We just got the paperwork back on 1/3/2023.

Miner had a reportable sts in left ear. We did not receive the paperwork till 1/3/2023.

Miner attempted to lift a piece of conduit. It slipped through miner's hand. It had a rough spot and miner received a laceration to the right palm.

Employee had been welding in the morning and complained of welders flash or something in their eye.

Miner was operating the scaler when EE felt a pop in EE's back resulting in lower back pain.

Miner dropped a screen panel onto forklift forks and lacerated their leg down the shinbone. Laceration approximately 6" in length.

Miners were assembling a mast to install on the roof bolter. The mast was laying on two saw horses. As they were installing the drive chain the mast rolled and the motor guard struck the miner on the shoulder.

A cone crusher hydraulic pump fell on to the miner, breaking and cut open the nose. And as the miner fell they hit a step on the back of a service truck breaking tail bone.

The miner was sliding a screen in place when his fingers slid down through through the openings and wedged against another screen. He lacerated and crushed the tip of his left ring finger.

Miner slipped entering the Rupturing a disk in his back.

Miner was walking across the lot when he slipped and fell on ice, spraining his back shoulder and right hand.

The miner was shoveling under the crusher platform. He went took to big of a scoop and tried to push through the pile at the same time. He thought he pulled a muscle. Later he found out he had a hernia.

The employee dropped a striker onto a belt from the jaw. He climbed onto the belt to get the striker. While another employee turned the belt on to run the striker out. This resulted in what we assume to be a broken ankle. The jaw and feeder were locked out but not the belt below.

ruptured disc or ruptured muscle in his back when lifing a used screen panel onto a forklift.

Employee was helping the crew run a new electric cable down the bore hole into the mine. The cable restraining device came loose and caused the cable to whip and strike him in the leg.

EE was assisting the welder by helping to move parts out of the way or into place, lifting with a crane to make room for the welder to work, etc., throughout the afternoon of 12/5. Reflection from the welding caused welders flash.

Employee was using an air die grinder with a carbide cutter at work in the afternoon. In the evening after a shower, he noticed discomfort in his right eye. Medical personnel found a metal shaving in his eye 10/24/2006.

Vane feeder was stuck. EE put his hand in the feeder to remove debris, but it was still running and his right index finger got caught in the feeder.

CRAWLING UNDER TRUCK ON GROUND TO GREASE TRUCK. TWISTED KNEE, DID NOT REALIZE HOW SERIOUS UNTIL RECENTLY.

WALKING TO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TWISTED BACK AS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND.

EE WAS PRYING ON A CHUTE AT THE CRUSHER IN PREPARATION FOR REPAIR. BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 7 FT TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TRUCK ON THE LADDER. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER, HE TURNED HIS FOOT AND PULLE THE MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

HE WAS GETTIN GOUT OF HIS LOADE.R HE SLIPPED OFF THE TOP DECK OF THE PAYLOADER AND CAUGHT HSI LEFT FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP, RESULTING IN ASPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS ENTERING THE DOZER AND CLOSING THE DOOR. AS HE HAD HOLD OF THE DOOR TO CLOSE IT, THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR FARTHER OPEN. THIS PULLED AND STRETCHED HIS LEFT ARM BACKWARDS.

INJURED WAS HELPING TWO OTHER MEN TO LIFT A 400 LB SPRING OUT OF A CRUSHER. HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN/MUSCLE SPRAIN WHILE LIFTING.

EE WAS CHANGING THE OIL OF THE SHOVEL HE LIFTED A 5-GAL BUCKET OF OIL FROM A PICKUP TRUCK TO THE SHOVEL IN LIFTING THE 5-GAL BUCKET ABOVE HIS HEAD HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT HIP

I NAME WAS WINTERIZING BULLDOZER BY PLACING CARDBOARD OVER THE RADIATOR OF THE DOZER AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE GOT HIS RT HAND CAUGHT IN THE RADIATOR FAN

I NAME WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A PART ON THE SHOVEL WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING I NAME TO FALL & TWIST HIS BACK HE RECEIVED CONTINUING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT