Sericite Mine: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

IE was cutting band on pallet of bags with razor blade box cutter when it cut through and cut left thigh.

IE was getting off Bobcat loader under dust collector which was a close space and felt something pull in right shoulder causing cervical strain and pain in right shoulder. Doctor prescribed heat, parafon forte and Cataflam 50 mg.

IW was holding a short section of belt conveyor flat while coworker was using a 3/8"x12" drift punch to straighten the edges of belt splice. When prying the punch slipped out of hand and flew upward hitting IW on the inner corner of right eye causing bruising, swelling and bloodshot. Prescribed eye drops to clear bloodshot and soothe eye. The drops are also antibiotic.

Railcar # NS 152963 had uneven surface on discharge chute. Employee hit the uneven area with a sledge hammer. The hammer glanced off and hit employee on top of right safety shoe. This resulted in swelling and pain when standing or walking.

Employee was walking down a sloped walkway and stepped with his left foot on the horizontal portion and turned to his right spraining left ankle.

Employee approached loader from front, he put hands on handles and right foot on step on upper edge of bucket. As he pulled with his arms to raise up into loader, he felt sharp pain in his lower back. Employee has back pain, requiring medication and physical therapy.

Employee was using a custom made punch bar to clean built-up material off the impact wall of a conveyor transfer chute. When the bar unexpectedly broke thru the build-up, his left hand came in contact with the corner of the chute plate. This resulted in a cut, requiring 3 stitches and soreness in the area.

Employee was using a bar to open the bottom door on an incoming ore railroad car. When the door latch mechanism suddenly released, employee felt pain in his back and left arm. Doctor's diagnosis was lumbar strain and muscle strain.

EE was removing the bolt holding the torque-arm (speed reducer) to install a guard bracket. The weight of the 3 hp motor & motor mount caused the whole drive to rotate & the motor mount hit employee. When pulling back, he hit his head on the end of the conveyor frame. Cut on mouth requiring 16 stitches, broken tooth & 2 chipped teeth. Cut behind right ear requiring 3 stitches.

Employee was desending stairway after sampling and sealing railcar. He turned to go back up stairway to get sample bags he forgot. Feet slipped off stair and employee fell two or three steps before catching himself. Employee suffered broken right ankle and heel and brusing to base of left toes.

INJURED WAS GRINDING WELDING SPLATTER OFF OF HAND CART. SMALL PIECE GOT IN LEFT EYE. INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND WELDING SHIELD. NOTICED TENDERNESS IN LEFT EYE AFTER COMPLETING GRINDNG TASK. WENT TO MD 8/22/05 REFERRED TO OPTHAMOLOGIST 8/24/05

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER FOREMAN MOVE MOBILE FUEL TANK WHEN THE WHEEL BECAME WEDGED ON A BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO CONCRETE ON RIGHT HIP & RIGHT ARM, KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF WITH A WHIPLASH EFFECT. WENT TO DOCTOR 7-28-05, HAD CT ON 7-29-05. DR PRESCRIBED RX FOR PAIN.

Employee was cleaning build-up from pulley on conveyer tripper. The bar he was using slipped causing employee to lose balance and his face hit frame of tripper.

IE was closing car gate and closing bar slipped hurting left arm & shoulder. Did not go to doctor at this time, used various rubs & heat. Saw doctor on 9/6/2005, continued working with no loss time. MSHA reportable on 9/20/2005 when IE started physical therapy. Still no loss time.

EE WAS REMOVING BUSHING FROM TAILROLLER CRUSHER DISCHARGE BELT. SHAFT OF TAILROLLER FELL ONTO TILAROLLER BEARING HOUSING CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT LONG FINGER, LEFT SMALL AND LONG FINGERS. DR DI D A NAILBED REPAIR AND REDUCED HIS FRACTURE. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK AND ON LIGHT DUTY.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING ORE RAILCARS BY HITTING RAILCAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER PULLING MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM. BECAME REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF SURGERY 7/23/02.

EE WAS HITTING RAILCAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET THE BORATE ORE TO START FLOWING. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS ON 1/10/02, GIVING HIM CELEBREX 200 TO ALLEVIATE THE PAIN. ON 2/18/02 THE DOCTOR INJECTED HIM WITH XYLOCAIN AND DEPOMEDROL.

EE WAS UNLOADING ORE FROM RAILROAD CAR BY HITTING SIDE OF RAILCAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING TENDERNESS IN RIGHT ARM. EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8/7/01, BUT THE INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE WENT TO PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 9/20/01.

IE WAS CHANING THE RETURN ROLLERS ON THE CONVEYOR USING A HAMMER TO SEAT THE ROLLERS OUT OF THE BRACKETS. WHILE BEATING THE ROLLER EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM. THE PAIN WENT AWAY AND HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 9-18-01, BUT THE REPORT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE WENT TO PHYSICAL THERAPY 9-25-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING VIBRATOR OFF RAILCAR AT CRUSHING SITE, WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND CAUSING CONTUSION. VIBRATOR WAS OILY FROM LUBRICATES.

INJURED EE WAS CHANGING THE LOADING HOSE PIPE FROM ONE SECTION OF A COVERED RAILCAR HOPPER TO THE NEXT SECTION. AS HE MOVED THE LOADING AND VENT HOSE THAT THE DOOR WAS SUPPORTED BY, THE DOOR D ROPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE BRACKET OF THE LOADING SWITCH, CAUSING CONTUSION AND SIMPLE FRACTURE.

IE USED SHOVEL TO SCRAPE MATERIAL BUILDUP OFF RETURN IDLER. IT APPEARED THAT THE SHOVEL CAUGHT BETWEEN THE UP TURNING IDLER & THE ANGLE GUARD THE SHOVEL HANDLE CAME UP QUICKLY HITTING INJ ON CHIN INJ DROPPED SHOVEL & FELL APPROX 6-8 FT AWAY. IT APPEARED THAT HE BIT TONGUE WHEN HIT IN CHIN

IE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACK AT PLANT TURNED RIGHT ANKLE & FOOT RESULTING IN A SPRAINED ANKLE. VISITED DR ON 9/8/99 WITH NO LOSS OF TIME CONTINUING HIS REGULAR DUTIES. STARTED PHYS ICAL THERAPY TO STRENGTHEN ANKLE ON 9/16/99 WHICH MADE THIS INJURY REPORTABLE DUE TO OTHER PROFESSIONAL TREATMENT

INJURED EE PICKED UP JACKHAMMER (APPROX. 60-70 LBS.) FROM BACK OF VAN WHEN HE FELT PAIN TO HIS BACK RESULTING IN STRAIN TO UPPER BACK.

INJURED EE WAS DROPPING A LOADED AND EMPTY RAILCAR. HE WAS USING THE BRAKE ON THE EMPTY CAR TO STOP THE CARS. THE CARS DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND THE LEADING END OF THE EMPTY CAR WAS DERAILED. T HE JARRING, CAUSING BY DERAILMENT, CAUSED THE EE TO HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE CAR FRAME WHICH RESULTED IN A MINOR FRACTURE, REQUIRING A PARTIAL CAST. EE WAS PROPERLY TIED OFF WITH A SAFETY

INJURED EE WAS CROSSING RAILCARS WHERE THEY WERE COUPLED STRIKING LEFT KNEE CAUSING INTERNAL DERANGEMENT. DID NOT MISS ANY TIME UNTIL 7-7-99 WHEN HE WENT FOR AN MRI. HAD SURGERY ON 7-13-99.

INJURED EE INJURED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUNCHING OUT SURGE BIN AT CRUSHER. DID NOT GO TO DR TILL 6-9-99, DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL SURGERY ON 9-2-99.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PRESSURE WASHING AIR COMPRESSOR IN MILL YARD, SLIPPED IN MUD TWISTING LOWER BACK CAUSING LOW BACK STRAIN. ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY FOR 5 WORKING DAYS.

DUCT WAS SUSPENDED FROM CRANE AND A VICE GRIP USED TO CLAMP FLANGES TOGETHER. WHEN THE VICE GRIP WAS RELEASED, THE DUCT SWUNG AND CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DUCT AND FAN INL ET FLANGE REQUIRING SEVERAL HOURS OF SURGERY.

EE CLOSED RAILCAR DOOR, STEPPED ON UNEVEN, FROZEN GROUND, SLIPPING TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION TILL 2-19-99 HAD MRI 2-23-99. WILL HAVE SURGERY LATER NO DATE SET AT THIS TIME.

INJURED EE WAS SWINGING A 12 LBS HAMMER HITTING RAIL CAR WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT SIDE PULL CAUSING A 2% STRAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. THIS REQUIRED LIGHT DUTY.

INJURED EE WAS WELDING WHEN DUST GOT IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS SEEN BY DR ON 12/16/98, EYE CONTINUE TO BOTHER HIM AND HE WAS SENT TO ANOTHER DR. DR REMOVED FOREIGN OBJECT AND GAVE MEDICATION FOR PA IN AND INFECTION. NO MISSED TIME FROM WORK.

WHILE ERECTING A METAL BUILDING, INJ EE WAS PUSHING ON METAL POST WHEN THE PERLIN SUPPORT FELL FROM POST STRIKING TOP OF EE'S LEFT HAND CAUSINGLACERATION. REQUIRED STITCHES

INJURED EE WAS DOING MILL MAINTENANCE OF #2 MILL. WHILE LIFTING PLOWS, INJURED HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS CUTTING CARDBOARD WHEN FORKLIFT WAS TRAVELING WITH PALLET OF DIVIDER BOARDS. A BOARD WAS NOT ON PALLET STRAIGHT AND HIT FILL IN BACK.

INJURED EE WAS LIFTING BAG FROM BAGGING MACHINE WHEN LEFT ARM STARTED HURTING FROM ELBOW TO SHOULDER CAUSING A BICEP STRAIN. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY TILL SEPT 8, 1998.

INJURED EE WAS CUTTING SKIRTS FOR CONVEYOR WHEN BOX KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT PALM REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

INJURED EE WAS CLSING DOOR ON RAILCAR, MASHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN RAILCAR AND BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO CLOSE DOOR, CAUSING LACERATION. REQUIRED STAPLES.

IE WAS REMOIVNG TRUCK LOADING PIPE FROM TRUCK AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. REPORTED TO PLANT MANAGER, WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF ACCIDENT.

IE WAS LIFTING HOOD ON 1900 LOADER (CATCH ROD WAS BROKEN ON LOADER). CAUSING IE TO STUMBLE POSSIBLY INJURING HIP. EE WORK 4 DAYS PER WEEK. 10 HR PER DAY.

IRRITATION OCCURED DURING 8 HR DAY EXPOSURE TO ORE DUST CAUSING THROAT & CHEST TO BECOME IRRITATED. (IT IS POSSIBLE IN THIS CASE THAT THE ORE AGGREVATED A PREEXISTING BRONCHIAL CONDITION) ONLY OUT 11/2 DAYS.

INJURED EE WAS CLIMBING ON BACK OF WELDING TRUCK TO CHECK OIL IN WELDER, FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE OF OIL ON SHOE. EE TRIED TO CATCH WITH ARM BUT FELL TO GROUND HITTING SHOULDER. CAUSED SPRAIN AND CONTUSION TO SHOULDER. WENT TO THE DR ON 9-24-97EE IS DOING HIS REGULAR WORK, NO LOSS TIME BUT DR GAVE HIM MEDICATION ULTRAN 50 AND SKELARIN 400.

INJ EE WAS CLIMBING TO TOP OF RAILCAR, SLIPPED, CATCHING WITH LEFT HAND PULLING LEFT SHOULDER. CALLED & SPOKE WITH KELLY FULTZ AND HE SAID AT THAT TIME IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE. WENT TO DR ON 7/ 22/97 HAD MRI ON 8/8/97. STILL HAS NOT HAD ANY LOSS TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVERS FROM RAILCAR RECEIVING STRAIN CAUSING HEMMOROIDS.

I/E WAS STAMDOMG PM CATWALK AT DRYER, TWIST TO TRUN & HURT LOWER BACK.

I/E WAS WELDING ON PLOWS FOR RAYMOND MILL WHEN LIFTING PLOW HURT RIGHT SHOULDER. PLOW WEIGHS APPROX. 60 LBS. I/E DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 4-3-97. IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL THAT DATE. MAY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY, DATE OF SURGERY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. HAS NOT MISSED ANY TIME FROM WORK AS OF THIS DATE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM CATWALK TO PLATFORM AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CLEANING REAR-MIRROR ON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK WHICH WAS CRACKED, CUTTING LEFT HAND

INJURED EMPLOYEE WA CLEANING OUT CRUSHER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM OVERHEAD FEEDER HITTING RIGHT THUMBCAUSING LACERATION.

INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN BOLT ON FLOOR, SPRAINIGN RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FRESHLY WAXED FLOOR, FALLING ON RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW, INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS STANDING ON FUEL TANK DIKE, A GUST OF WIND MAD EE LOSE BALANCE AND HE JUMPED 3' TO DIKE FLOOR AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. EE WENT TO DR. NEXT DAY. ON 3-18-96 WENTO ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC FOR EXAM & XRAYS. EE SPOKE WITH SUPERVISOR AND HE SAID TO WAIT UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY TO FILE AN MSHA REPORT. SURGERY 4-23-96.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING PIPE FROM SILO D AT #3 MILL, SLIPPED ON PLATFORM CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN RELEASE RING ON PIPE TWISTING LAST KNUCKLE OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OUT DUST COLLECTOR DISCHARGE, AND FAILED TO DE-ENERGIZE ROTARY VALVE. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT IN MOVING ROTARY VALVE INSIDE DUST COLLECTOR.

WHILE WELDING DUST GOT INTO EE RIGHT EYE. DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 12-11-95 WHEN SWELLING DEVELOPED.

AN EE HAD POCKET KNIFE OUT WHEN INJURED TURNED AROUND, HITTING BLADE OF KNIFE WITH LEFT HAND, INJURING HIM.

EE WAS CLEANING ORE THAT HAD BEEN DUMPED OUT OF RAILCAR, TURNED AND FELT SOMETHING POP OR SNAP IN LEFT KNEE.

SLIPPED ON WET GROUND STRUCK LEFT WRIST ON SIDE OF RAIL CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING BETWEEN RAILCARS ON DRAWHEAD. SLIPPED AND FELL.

IN PROCESS OF UNLOADING ORE CAR.WAS HITTING ON SIDE OF CAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SHARP RIDGE ON CAR. RIGHT HAND LACERATION.

UNLEVEL GROUND AT #3 DRYER ROAD, LEADING DOWNHILL TO DRYER, TURNED LEFT ANKLE.

WHEN GETTING OFF WA250 LOADER, EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

PIECE OF ORE FELL FROM CATWALK ABOVE EMPLOYEE AND GOT IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING RAILCAR DOOR, 1 INCH ROD CAME OUT OF DOOR AND HE FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING MATERIAL OUT OF CONE CRUSHER. BAR KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN HEAD CAUSING SCALP LACERATION AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RADIATOR CAP FROM A HOT FR-10 LOADER.

EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED AT THE AIR SLIDE AT SILO B ANBD FELL OWN STEPS. HE WENT TO DOCTOR AFTER WORK. HAD SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGNOTU DUST COLLECTOR PIPE WHEN IT SLIPPED BAKC MASHING FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THAT TIME, THENWENT TO DR ON MONDAY 2-21-94.

EE WAS TOP SIDE RR CAR CHANGING LOADPIPE, FELL TOP SIDE OF RR CAR HITTING RIGHT KNEE CAUSING ABRASION AND CONTUSIONS.

PUNCH CHUTE WITH BAR #3, SHED BELT TO #3 MILL BAR KICKED BACK CURSHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CHUTE AND BAR. LACERATION AND AVULSION TO RIGHT FINGERS.

BEATING ON RAIL CAR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING LEFT BICEP STRAIN.

GOING UP RAILCAR LADDER SLIPPED AND ALL WEIGHT LANDED ON LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON RR CAR BRAKE PLATFORM LOADING A CAR. SLIPPED ON PLATFORM & HURT RIGHT ARM SHOULDER & NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING MOTOR BACK INTO GEAR DRIVE ON #1 MILL DUST COLLECTOR. A PIECE OF MATTER FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR TREATMENT.

EE WAS EMPTYING DRUMS AT DIRECT LOAD POINT AND SLIPPED ON SLICK SURFACE AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE THIS EE DID NOT GO TO A DR RIGHT AWAY HE SAW THE DR LAST WEEK AND SURGERY HAS BEEN SET UP FOR NEX T WEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING LOAD PIPE ON RAILROAD CAR BEING LOADED. LIFTED DOOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND STRAINED SOMETHING IN LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS UNLOADING RAILCARS BY BEATING ON THE RAILCAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE FELT HIS RIGHT WRIST POP AND NOW HAS PAIN WHEN TRYING TO USE HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET ON TOP OF RAILCAR,WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF RAILCAR HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING RAILROAD CAR LADDER WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED IN RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PICE OF CHANNEL WITH CUTTING TORCH.THE PIECE OF METAL FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT TOP FOOT.

EMPL GRINDING ON METAL GUARD,SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN YARD WHEN HE TURNED IS RIGHT ANKLE.EMPLOYEE WAS IN #2 MILL ROOM WHEN HE DROPPED A PIPEWRENCH ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPL LOADING RAILCAR.DESCENDED LADDER AND STEPPED TO GROUND.STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TURNED LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS TO CONVEYOR CAT WALK AND TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM AN ANKLE SUPPORT.

REMOVING PLATE FROM CRUSHER IT SLIPPED AND STRU CK L FOREFINGER

EMPL WALKING IN YARD AND STEPPED ON A ROCK TURNING LEFT FOOT.LEFT SIDE OF LEFT FOOT AND LITTLE TOE ARE BLUE AND TENDER TO TOUCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON STEEL WITH ELECTRIC SIDE GRINDER, PIECE OF METAL SLAG WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

GOING THROUGH MAN DOOR, SOMETHING WENT IN EYE

EE WAS PULLING CARS WITH CAR HAUL WHEN SMALL RETURN CABLE BROKE DUE TO BACKLASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SCREEN SAMPLES.THERE WAS CRAMPING IN LEFT HAND,HE MADE A FIST,AND THE JOINT WHERE MIDDLE FINGER ATTACHES TO HAND DISLOCATED.

WHEN LAODER DUMPED DUST FLEW IN EMPLS LEFT EYE.

CUTTING POWER OFF AND STUMBLED OVER WOOD BLOCK SPRAINING L ANKLE

EE WAS CLOSING A RAILROAD CAR DOOR WITH A BAR AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING 50 LBS SAMPLES OVER TAILGATE OF PICK UPTRUCK WHEN SOMETHING PULLED I LEFT WRIST.

GOING TO MOVE RAIL CAR SLIPPED IN MUD HURT KNEE TWISTED BACK

WORKING AT ROCK CRUSHER UNLOADING CRUSHING ORE FORM RAIL CAR.

EMPL WAS CLEANING ORE CHUTE WITH STEEL FLAT BAR.

EMPL STRUCK BY PIECE OF METAL THAT CAME FROM GRINDING OPERATION.

EMPL WAS ARC WELDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ORE TRANSFET CHUTE WITH STEEL FLAT BAR AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FLAT BAR AND EDGE OF CHUTE

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM TOP OF RAIL CAR AND FELL ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THE LADDER TO THE GROUND. (APPROX. 6')

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM RAILROAD CAR AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

LOADING RAILROOAD CR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER WHILE RUNNING TUNNEL WHILE ASCENDING LADDER FOOT SLIPPED HITTING RT LEG ON LADDER

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE BUCKET LIFT.

EMPL. WAS USING BAR TO CLEAN OUT ELEVATOR ON MILL. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHUTE & BAR.

EMPL DISMOUNTING LOADER AND STEPPED OFF LADDER ON UNEVEN GROUND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPL HAD GONE INTO BLACKSBURG IN COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK TO GET SUPPLIES.DEER RAN IN FRONT OF HIM CAUISNG HIM TO LEAVE ROAD.PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK WINDOW.RX ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING CONDUIT & S TRAINED RIGHT HIP

EMP WAS CLOSING3DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR AND BAR SLIPPED MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON L HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING TO MOVE RAIL CAR, STEPPED OVER AIR SLIDE, SLIPPED ON WET CMENT, FELL AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING UNDER CONVEYOR TO TAKE A SAMPLE OF ORE PIECE OF DIRT FELL INTO EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7ENDING TO FEED HOPPER.

EMP WAS WORKING3WITH PRY BAR TO LOOSEN MATERIAL

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING ROCK AND DIRT AND WIND BLEW SMALL ROCK IN LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING CLOGGED ORE FROM CONVEYOR BELT THE BAR HE WAS USING WAS CAUGHT BY THE BELT CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO FIVE A PIECE OF STEEL. WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE STEEL A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND PENETRATED ARM. HAMMER HAD BEGUN TO SPALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING RAIL ON TRUCK. FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL AND RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN METAL SHIM ON DRILL PRESS, DRILL BIT HUNG AND PULLED SHIM THROUGH HAND.

INJ ON STEEP INCLINE,ON LOADER NOTOR CUT OFF,BRAKES FAILED AND LOADER COLLIDED WITH CONVEYOR TOWER.

EMP WAS HELPING UNLOAD AN OPEN HOPPER RAIL CAR HE WAS HOLDING DOOR LATCH OPEN WHEN DOOR WAS FORCED OPEN BY A LARGE ROCK

EMPL TRIED TO DISLODGE COME-A-LONG WITH DIRT CLOD.DIRT CLOD GLANCED OFF COME-A LONG AND HIT EMPL ON ANKLE.

EE WAS HELPING MILL OPERATOR TO REMOVE A PIECE OF STEEL FROM ORE FEEDER IN ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY REVERSE THE ORE FEEDER THE OPERATOR\S THUMB GOT BETWEEN THE BELT & PULLEY.