No Agua Mine & Mill: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employees were unclogging a baghouse and a hard hat fell into the screw at the bottom of the baghouse. The hard had was drawn into the screw and stopped at the rotary valve. They workers locked out the screw and valve and attempted to retrieve the hard had. When the hard hat came out, there was stored energy in the valve and it turned and caught the workers fingers.

Worker was cleaning the plant floor and encountered a guard that had fallen from a head pulley on a conveyor. EE attempted to replace the guard and the active conveyor caught it. EE's hand was smashed between the guard and adjacent steel casing.

While installing the bucket on a skid steer, the employee could not close the latch easily. EE utilized a pipe to gain leverage on the latch and was able to close it. After this, the pipe was jammed on the latch handle. When EE pulled the pipe from the latch, EE smashed EE's left thumb on the skid steers frame. The thumb has a laceration and an open fracture of the distal phalanx.

Moving boxes and tripped over a strap on floor

Employee missed 2 steps and fell on EE's right hand.

Operator was using chain fall and reported sore muscles 4 days later.

Employee was pushing wheelbarrow when the employee felt burning sensation in stomach.

Repairing leak on pressure washer.

Employee exited cab of haul truck to wipe mirrors and windows, felt light headed falling forward, tried to catch self continued forward striking rail, scraping left forearm and felt pain in left shoulder.

Employee was picking up hitch end of welder. Welder hitch slipped, employee grabbed for hitch and felt pinch in right wrist.

Employee was fueling service truck, when dismounting he missed a step and fell 3' to the pad. Landing on his butt.

Employee was carrying boxes to dispose of, when he tripped on one of the legs of the threader and hit his back on the treading machine.

After removing lock-outs from cone crusher disconnect, employee was descending steps from upper control room to base floor & slipped. May have hyper extended left knee.

Employee got right pinky finger caught in between V-belt & Sheeve, while replaceing V-belts on #2 M.B.H. fan. Amendment: Employee worked full duty till 4/7/11 when he went off work for surgery.

EE was working on #8 Screen Deck and slipped on Deck Platform, striking his left knee against railing.

Employee was loading highway truck tires into van to take to vendor for balancing. When putting tires into van, one tire fell back against his leg, hyperextending his left knee.

EE was stepping around other employee when he lost his balance, misplaced his left foot and fell to the floor. In falling to the floor, EE grabbed the other employee, bringing him to floor with him. Misplaced foot was broken.

EE WAS CHECKING ELECTRICAL WIRING ON #8680 LOADER. EE WAS STANDING ON TIRE OF #8680. SLIPPED AND CAUGHT/BROKE FALL WITH RIGHT HAND. HAND STARTED TO HURT. TIRE HAD SNOW ON IT CAUSING EE TO SLIP.

Employee was mounting elevator buckets from floor to other employee who was installing them. Employee went to doctor on 12-9-04 for strained back.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER WHILE LYING ON HIS BACK. HE WAS HOLDING A HEAVY ROLLER WHEN THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING HIS BACK TO JERK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 9/10/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SCREENS IN SCREEN DECK WHEN VIBRATION FROM AIR IMPACT TOOL THREW PERLITE IN LEFT EYE.

Employee was welding. Hardface material was cooling off; reacted cracked causing metal pieces to project from weld. A piece was on employee when he washed his face and fell into his left eye.

EE WAS PARALLEL TO EDGE OF BENCH AND WAS TOO CLOSE TO EDGE. ONE SET OF TRACKS DROPPED CAUSING DOZER TO FALL AND ROLL 1.25 TIMES OFF A 60 FOOT HIGH BENCH. DOZER LANDED ON SIDE. OPERATOR BOUNCED AROUND IN CAB.

EE WAS LIFTING WINCH CABLE TO SIXTH FLOOR PLATFORM WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. DID NOT GO TO THE DR AT THAT TIME AS HE THOUGHT HE'D FEEL BETTER. HIS BACK BEGAN BOTHERING HIM AND HE WENT TO THE DR 11-13-03.

EE WAS LOADING HIGHWAY TRUCK; WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS POURING WASTE OIL INTO 500 GALLON TANK WHEN HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW, STRAIN RIGHT ELBOW. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND WAS RECORDED AS INFORMATION O NLY AS THE EE DID NOT THINK HE NEEDED MEDICAL HELP. HE WANTED TO SEE IF IT WOULD GET BETTER IN TIME. WHEN INJURY BECAME WORSE WITH TIME, EE WENT TO DR ON 10-2-03.

EE WAS INSTALLING RAIL WHEN PERLITE FELL FROM ABOVE FLOOR LEDGE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. PERLITE IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PERLITE FROM TRUCK WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS FACE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS HANDING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF COOLANT TO ANOTHER EE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A RUT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING INSPECTION DOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF STEP WITH RIGHT FOOT HITTING RIGHT KNEE ON LOADER STEP.

EE LIFTED TRASH BARREL AND STRAINED BACK, LOWER RIGHT SIDE. EE DID REPORT INCIDENT WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR. SINCE INCIDENT DATE HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN AND DID NOT SEE A DR ON 8-8-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS LACING 16/30 ELEVATOR WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THROUGH DOORWAY CAUSING LOOSE DUST TO BECOME AIRBORNE. WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO WIRE TIE THE BOTTOM OF GATES. EE FELT A SLIGHT POP IN RIGHT KNEE. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE NOTICED HIS KNEE WAS SWELLING.

EE WAS REPLACING V-BELTS ON #1A IMPACTOR WHEN PERLITE FELL OFF LEDGE AND INTO EE'S LEFT EYE.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS IN NORTH MOGENSON WHEN PERLITE FELL INTO EE'S LEFT EYE.

EE WAS HELPING LOADER OPERATOR FREE ROCKS FROM THROAT OF JAW CRUSHER USING A HEAVY METAL BAR. BAR SLIPPED INTO CRUSHER. EE LEANED OVER RAILING TO GET BAR OUT. WHEN BENDING OVER, MUST HAVE STRA INED BACK MUSCLES (ENTIR BACK).

EE WAS HANGING SOUTH ELEVATOR FEEDING BELT & BUCKETS BACK INTO CASING. OVEREXERTION CAUSED POSSIBLE LOWER BACK STRAIN. EE REPORTED INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR 2/5/02 BUT DIDN'T GO TO DR TILL 2/9/02

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING JAW USING JACK TO MOVE TOGGLE PLATE. EMPLOYEE PUT AWKWARD PRESSURE ON JACK WHEN SHOULDER "POPPED." POSSIBLE STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS UNLOADING HIS TRAILER IN HOPPERS. WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW PERLITE IN EE'S FACE AND EYES. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS STARTING JAW CRUSHER AT GRIZZLY AREA WH4EN A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND AN AIRBORNE OBJECT WAS IMBEDDED INTO LEFT EYE (PERLITE IN EYE). EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

RECURRENT LOWER BACK PAIN: ORIGINAL DATE OF INCIDENT 3/25/99

EE WORKING ON FURANCE. AIRBORN INSULLATION BECAME LODGED IN RIGHT EYE-FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CONTRACT MECHANIC (GOLDEN EUQIPMENT) PUT BACK REAR END ON GRADER IN MOBILE SHOP. A METAL SPLINTER BECAME IMBEDDED ABOVE FINGERNAIL, MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND, CAUSING INFE CTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP AN ANVIL AND TWISTED HISLEFT WRIST IN AN AWKWARD POSITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING HARDFACE FROM WOBBLER BARS. EMPLYEE'S EYES WERE AFFECTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USING WELDER TO TRIP WOBBLER BARS. APPEARS TO BE FLASH BURNS TO EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING MINE ROAD IWTH GRADER DOORS OPEN TO COOL CAB AS AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT WORKING. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFTY GLASSES. DUST FROMT HE ROAD BLEW ITNO CAB OF GRADER AND PERL ITE BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. PERLITE WOULD NOT WASH OUT OR COME OUT OVERNIGHT. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT FOLLOWING DAY (06-06-00) AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DR.

GRADER OPERATOR WAS OPENING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND LATCHING DOOR OPEN, USING HIS FOOT TO SECURE LATCH. WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE.

EE IS A HILL TRUCK DRIVER AND PULLED TRUCK UP TO FUEL THE VEHICLE. EE OPENED DOOR AND STEPPED OUT TO BEGIN FUELING WHEN RECEIVED PERLITE IN RIGHT EYE. IT WAS NOT WINDY AT THE TIME AND EE WAS W EARING SAFETY GLASSES.

OPERATOR NORMALLY JUMPS FROM THE TRACK TO THE GROUND, BUT FORGOT THAT THE TRACKS WERE RAISED, ADDING ANOTHER SIX INCHES TO THE DISTANCE. RIGHT UPPER LEG COULD HAVE HIT THE TRACKS.

EE WAS CHANGING TIRES ON A SEMI TRACTOR WHEN HE LIFTED A TIRE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

SETTING 2 BLOCK IN FURNACE WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO RIGHT EYE

WHILE LOADING TRAILER WIND BLEW PERLITE IN EYES

DUST PILED UP INTO SACK BELOW AIR LOCK. EE SHUT THE EQUIPMENT OFF TO DUMP. WITH EQUIPMENT OFF HE ROTATED AIR LOCK BLADES TO CHECK TO SEE IF THEY WERE JAMMED AND OVER ROTATED THE BLADES, PINCHI NG FINGERS WITH OTHER BLADE.

WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO EE RIGHT EYE.

WHILE MOVING SPOUT ABOVE RAILCAR, WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO EYES.

EE WAS STEAM CLEANING GRADER WHEN WATER FROM HOTSY WASHER SPLASHED PERLITE INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 3-25-99 BY LIFTING A ROLL OF SHRINKWRAP AND THE WRAP SHIFTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST LOWER BACK. PAIN IN RIGHT HIP.EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY THE FOLLOWING DAY, BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 4-1-99.

THIS INJ WAS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE IN CONNECTION TO A PREVIOUS SHOULDER INJ WHICH OCCURED IN 4/98. THE EE SAW A DR ON 3/10/99 & WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST TO HAVE AN MRI DONE ON 3/16/99 THE MRI WAS READ ON 3/25/99. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS IS A NEW INJURY & NOT RELATED TO THE SHOULDER INJURY OF 98. THE CAUSE OF THIS INJURY HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. EE HAS BEE

EE WAS WALKING INTO MILL WHEN PERLITE WAS BLOWN INTO LEFT EYE. (WINDS WERE STRONG.)

EE WAS STARTING TEREX LOADER(SPRAYING STARTER FLUID) WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SHARPENING A CHISEL WHEN A CHIP WAS LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE LOADOUT AFTER DROPPING DOWN A CAR. HE TRIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING (BRUISING) HIS LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF I-BEAM WHEN IT MOVED CAUSING UNEXPECTED WEIGHT TO EE'S END.

WHILE EE WAS TAKING LOADED CARS DOWN THE TRACK SWIRLING WINDS BLEW PERLITE INTO EYES.

WHILE UNDER THE RAILCAR (CLOSING LOWER DOORS) A GUST OF WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO THE EE'S EYES, EMBEDDING IN RIGHT EYE.

EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CUT BY A WORN LACING BOLT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT USING AN AIR IMPACT TOOL AND PRESSING THE BACK OF THE BOLT WITH THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS BRINGING THE GRADER FROM ANTONITO TO THE MINE SITE IN NO AGUA. HE SAID THE RIGHT HAND DOOR FLEW OPEN AND HE REACHED TO CLOSE IT AND THE DOOR PULLED HIS ARM--HE STATES THE ARM & SHOULDER ARE IN GREAT PAIN.

A GUST OF WIND BLEW PERLITE IN THE RIGHT EYE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING THE AUTO-GREASER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LOADER CAB.

A GUST OF WIND BLEW PERLITE IN THE RIGHT EYE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING THE AUTO-GREASER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LOADER CAB.

EE WAS WORKING ON S 14' SEPARATOR WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO THE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS HOLDING A PATCH FOR ANOTHER EE TO WELD. OTHER EE STRUCK THE WELDING ROD CAUSING PERLITE TO FALL INTO EE'S EYE.

INPROPER LIFTING OF DECK PLATE BEING CUT ON 2ND FLOOR AT MINE SITE.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED HALF BARREL OF WASTE OIL INTO RECOVERY SYSTEM ON FLOOR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

EE WAS GOING FROM LUNCH ROOM TO MILL, WHEN ENTERING MILL HE STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE CLOSING RAILCAR DOORS A LARGE GUST OF WINDBLEW PERLITE EVERYWHERE CAUSING THE PERLITE TO EMBED IN BOTH EYES.

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 285 33 MET ANOTHER TRUCK AND AIR OR WIND BLEW HARD WHEN THE TRUCKS MET CAUSING WIND TURBLENCE IN CAB CAUSING PERLITE TO GETINTO EYE.

EE WAS LIFINT 1/4" PLATE TO BUILD BASE FOR COMPRESSOR TANK

EE WAS REPLACING V-BELTS ON 16/30 BIN BELT WHEN A GUST OF WIND KICKED UP PERLITE WHICH CAUSED PERLITE TO IMBED IN LEFT EYE.

PULLING SLIDE PLATE OUT OF FEED WHEN ORE LET LOOSE SPRAYING PERLITE EYERYWHERE WHEN EE CAUGHT PERLITE IN LEFT EYE.

SETTING CEMENT FORMS UNDER MILL BAGHOUSE, KNOCKED PERLITE OFF CROSS OVER DUCT ON FANS WITH TORCHPERLITE FELL & EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE

WHILE MOVING LOADING SPOUT FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO ANOTHER THE HIGH WIND BLEW PERLITE IN THE EYES. LOADGED INTO RIGHT EYE ONLY.

PERLITE FELL INTO EYE WHILE CLEANING UP AFTER SHIFT.

WHILE UNHOOKING TRAILERS, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS (IN THE DARK). HE FELL OVER A PILE OF ROCKS AND TURNED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WIND BLEW PERLITE IN EYE WHILE UNLOADING TRAILER.

WIND BLEW PERLITE IN EYE WHILE UNLOADING TRAILER.

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF MILL ON THIRD FLOOR EXIT WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS EYES.

THE WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO THE EYE OF THE EE WHILE HE WAS WALKING FROM THE MILL TO THE FAB SHOP FOR PARTS FOR THE MOGENSEN ELEVATOR.

THE WIND BLEW PERLITE DUST INTO THE LEFT EYE OF TEH EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS LOADING A TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING 1/4" WEDGE ON STANDING GRINDER WHEEL WHEN A PIECE OF WEDGE WAS CAUGHT BY WHEEL THEREBY PROPELLING IT INTO THE AIR THUS CUTTING EMPLOYEES FINGER.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON BEARING WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON DUST TRUCK WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A CROSS BRACE FOR BINS, CAUSING OPERATOR TO SLIP AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE TOP EDGE OF TRUCK, BRUISING AN DSPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CUTTING EDGES FROM A KOMATSU DOZER WITH AN AIR WRENCH AIR FROM THE WRENCH CAUSED FOREIGN MATERIAL TO HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING ORE FROM PIT TO STOCKPILE WHEN WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO RIGHT EYE.

ELECTRICIAN WAS CHANGING A MOTOR. DUST AND PERSLITE WERE AIRBORNE, SOME OF WHICH LANDED IN HIS EYE LEFT. EMBEDDED PERLITE IN LEFT EYE.

WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO CAB OF TRUCK LODGING A PIECE IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

WHILE LOADING TRAILER, WIND BLEW PERLITE PARTICLES INTO EE S LEFT EYE. EYE GLASSES AND SHIELDS WERE IN USE.

WHILE MOVING RAILCAR, EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING CAR BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO GET OFF OF THE CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ONEOF THE RUNGS, TWISTING HIS RIGHT HIP.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CAB, SLIPPED, GRAPPED HANDHOLD AND SPUN TO HIS SIDE AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE CAB FRAME.

EE WAS CLOSING BOTTOM GATES ON RAILCAR. HAD BURNING SENSATION WHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED RIGHT EYE.

MECHANIC WAS HOLDING ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE. HE LEANED OUT OVERT HE EDGE OF STAIRCASE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MILD LOWER BACK STRAIN.

MECHANIC WAS TURNING PIPE CHUTE TO WELD LIFTING EYE ON, STRAINING LOWER BACK. PIPE CHUTE 370 POUNDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK AT NO AGUA MINE SITE WHEN THE WIND BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

THIS ACCIDENT IS A REOCCURRANCE OF HIS ACCIDENT ON 8-3-93. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PILE OF PERLITE CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT OFF OF HIS TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A PILE OF PERLITE (12/16) AT THE NO AGUA MILL, CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN AND TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE UNLOADING FINE PERLITE, PERLITE PARTICLES WERE FLYING IN THE AIR EMBEDDING IN THE RIGHT EYE. IT WAS EXTREMELY WINDY THIS DAY.

ELECTRICIAN WAS PULLING HANDLE ON MAXON VALVE ON SOUTH FURNACE. PERLITE FELL FROM ABOVE LANDING IN ELETRICIAN'S RIGHT EYE.

MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING BUSHINGS IN SCREW, SCREW SLIPPED OFF OF FORKS OF FORKLIFT MECHANIC WAS HOLDING SCREW WHEN THE OTHER END OF SCREW HIT THE GROUND MECHANIC FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDE R.

MECHANIC WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON MUD & ICE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS CHIN ON DOOR KNOCKING OUT HIS FRONT TOOTH

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PERLITE INTO HIS TRUCK WHEN HIGH WINDS BLEW PERLITE INTO HIS LEFT EYE

EE WAS PULLING ON SCREEN TO REMOVE FROM SCREENING UNIT WHEN SCREEN POPPED LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUTH.

HIGH WINDS BLEW PERLITE AROUND THE CAB OF THE LOADER, GETTING SOME IN EYE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 9-4-92.

HIGH WINDS BLEW PERLITE AROUND CAB OF LOADER GETTING SOME IN EYE. EMPL WENT TO DR 6-25.RETURN VISIT 7-7-92 FOR RX.

EE WAS CLEANING MOBILE SHOP. BENT OVER TO PICK UP PRESSURE WASHER HOSE. FELT A PAIN IN HIW LOWER BACK.

MECHANICS WERE CHANGING FEED CHUTE LINER. MECHANICS WERE TAKING LINER TO THE MILL FROM TEH FAB SHOP. INJURED PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BLAST HOLES. WIND BLEW FOREIGN BODY INTO L EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING BRAKE ON RAILCAR WHEN RT LEG SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PLATFORM CAUSING THE STRAIN

MECHANICS WERE CHAING HYDRAULIC PUMP ON 14' SEPARATOR. WHILE IFTING PUMP, MECHANIC FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. FINISHED WORKING 10-22-90 SHIFT AND 10-23-90 SHIFT. WENT TO THE DOCTOR 10-24-90.

MECHANICS WERE UNLOADING OLD IMPACTOR ANVILS OUT OF PICKUP.MECHANIC PULLED ONE ANVIL WHEN ANOTHER ANVIL FELL AND CAUGHT MECHANICS INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.

MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING ALTERNATOR DRIVE V-BELT USING A SMALL PRY BAR. WAS USING HIS SHOULDER TO HOLD BAR WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS. FELT PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE UNDER RIB CAGE WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE BAR WITH SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING 50# ANFO SACKS AND HURT HIS UPPER BACK. BACK SUFFERING MUSCLE SPASMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING SUCTION DUCT TO ELEVATOR OUTSIDE. WIND WAS BLOWING CAUSING AIRBORNE DUST TO GET INTO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING DUCT WORK TO DRYER CYCLONE. MECHANIC WAS GETTING A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN FROM BOTTLE RACK, LEANED OVER THE SIDE TO LET BOTTLE DOWN. FELT DISCOMFORT AND HOT FLASH IN BACK.

MECHANICS PREPARING TO MOVE ROD DECK.MECHANIC CUTTING CHUTE LOOSE FROM FLOOR WHEN SPARK OF METAL HIT MECHANIC IN RIGHT EAR.

MECHANICS WERE DRIVING A BUSHING IN THE END OF A SCREW. THE SLEDGE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF STRIKING MECHANIC IN UPPER LEFT LEG. AFTER ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE WORKED EVERY DAY UNTIL 11-8-89 WHEN HE WEN T TO THE DOCTOR.

MECHANICS WERE REMOVING SCREW FROM 6TH FLOOR, LETTING IT DOWN TO 1ST FLOOR. MECHANIC LIFTED SCREW TO CLEAR TOE GUARD. PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER MAINTAINER CARRY A LARGE SWITCH BOX.

FUEL TANK RUPTURED AFTER BEING WELDED ON.

EMPL WAS LOADING 120# DRUM OF GREASE IN BOBCAT LOADER. DRUM SLIPPED CATCHING MECHANICS R HAND BETWEEN & LOADER BUCKET.

EMPL REPLACING BAD BAGS IN DRYER DUST COLLECTOR.IN PROCESS,DUST WAS BEING KNOCKED LOOSE FROM TOP OF BAG COMPARTMENT.

UTILTY OPER. DROPING RAIL CARS FOR LOADING WIND GUSTING AND BLEW PERLITE DUST IN EYE.

DISMOUNTING FROM MINE HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE BUMPED ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL FROM 7000-1 SUBMITTED 121588 AS RESULT OF MSHA AUDIT

MECHANICS WERE REPLACING AN ELBOW ON SUCTION DUCT TO AIR SEPARATOR THE ELBOW TURNED HITTING MECHANIC IN LEFT GROIN AREA

REMOVING EMPTY OXY/ACETYLENE BOTTLES FROM MILL.

TWO EMPL WERE MOVING ELECTRICAL MOTORS. THEY HAD PUT PIECE OF PIPE THROUGH EYE ON MOTOR & STARTED TO LIFT IT UP TO MOVE IT OUT OF WAY WHEN HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BAR ON ROCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT BAR WITH HAMMER DISLODGIN ROCK ORE FELL DOWN ON BAR PULLING IT THROUGH THE HOLE IN IRON PALTE AND CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN BAR AN D PLATE

EMPLOYEE LIFTED IRON OFF FLOOR TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN AFTER LIFTING. WAITED UNTIL 10-21-88 TO HAVE SURGERY.

ELECTRICIANS WE9E REPAIRING A FAULTY DISCONNECT SWITCH FOR BELT CONVEYOR STARTER. SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF BUT DID NOT OPEN ALL 3 PHASES. ONE RE-MAINED ENERGIZED. WHEN ELECTRICIAN WORKED ON HOT W IRE WITH PLIERS3THEY GRONDED AND PRODUCED ELECTRICAL ARC WHICH CAUSED BURNS.

3 MECHANICS WER9 INSTALLING A T AIL PULLEY ON AN ELEVATOR, THIS EMPLOYEE LIFTED ON THE TAIL PULLEY CAUSING A PAIN IN LEFT GROIN

EMPL STRETCHING3OUT ELEVATOR BELT TO PUNCH HOLES FOR BUCKETS.

MECHANICS WERE 7URNING THE BUCKET ON BOBCAT LOADER TO REPACE THE CUTTING LIP. MECHANIC PULLED MUSCLE CAUSING PAIN TO RIGHT GROIN.

EMP REMOVING GU5RD FOR TAIL PULLEY ADJUSTMENT ORON ROD DECK FEED BELT

FINISHED BULLDO1ING MATERIAL ON HILL INJURED RIGHT FOOT WHEN DISMOUNTING BULLDOZER

MECHANIC STEPPE8 OUT OF WORK BASKET ON FORK TRUCK WHEN RT FOOT TWISTED ON A ROCK CAUSING MECHANIC TO TWIST RT KNEE

MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A SECTION OF DUCT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER BULLDOZER REMOVING BELLY PANWITH IMPACT WRENCH.

EMP WAS CUTTING STEEL PLATES FOR TABLE PICKED UP SECTION OF TABLE AND TWISTED BACK CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE REPLACING COUPLING ON MILL BAGHOUSE SCREW WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT LEFT WRIST AGAINST PIECE OF MACHINERYU

CHANGING TYLER HUMMER SCREENS. WHILE CHANGING TOP SCREEN, SCREEN HIT CONDUIT AS MECHANIC WAS LIFTING SCREEN CAUSING IT TO SLIP FROM HANDS AND DROPPED ON INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE COMING DOWN STEP ON R-22 EUCLID TRUCK. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN STEPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS, LIFTED MOTOR ON SCREEN WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING MECHANIC TO TWIST KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE A SECTION OF ORE CHUTE. STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON FLOOR CAUSING KNEE TO TWIST.

LOADING DUST INTO HAUL TRUCK.GETTING OFF TRUCK TWISTED LEG.POSSIBLE TORN CARGILEGE.

CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR BUMPED HEAD ON BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR AND PERLITE FELL INTO R EYE

REPLACING TABLE ON #2 IMPACTOR.TABLE DROPPED ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING SCRAPE AND BRUISE,SEVERELY SPRAINED ANKLE.

WAS HELPING TWO MAINTAINERS MOVE I BEAMS INTO FAB SHOP STRAIN TO R LOWER ABDOMEN WENT TO DOC WHO COULDNT TELL IF A HERNIA HAD BEEN CAUSED EMPLOYEE CAME BACK TO WORK AND WORKED CONTINUOUSLY UNT IL 052583 HE RETURNED TO DOC WHO AT THAT TIME DISCOVERED A R INGUINAL HERNIA

INSTALLING V-BELTS,MOTOR SHEAVE SHARP ON EDGES.LACERATED L INDEX FINGER-3 STITCHES.

WAS REMOVING BUCKETS FROM TOP OF ELEVATOR WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW PERLITE INTO R EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF RAIL CAR OPENING UPPER LIDS MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK