Superior Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

After loading at Superior Pit and Mill location driver was performing an inter-trip inspection when EE stepped down off of the loading platform onto a rock and turned EE's ankle. Driver experienced immediate pain and the sensation of rubber bands popping.

Individual was performing maintenance on a bucket elevator and got their fingers crushed when the bucket elevator belt unexpectedly moved

EE was taking a measurement of conveyor belt. Tape measure got caught and ee reached to grab the tape and while doing so the edge cut his index finger. Required sutures to repair wound.

WHILE REMOVING A SECTION OF HANDRAIL, EE WAS HOLDING HANDRAIL AND PULLING IT UPWARD WHILE OTHER EE WAS STRIKING HANDRAIL. EE THEN MOVED HAND AND OTHER EE STRUCK HAND WITH PRY BAR.

TRUCK DRIVER LOADING BULK PERLITE ORE IS LOWERING THE LOAD OUT SOUT BY THE USE OF A CRANK OPERATED WINCH WITH CABLE CONTROLING THE SPOUT WHEN VRANK SPUN DURING SPOUT DOWN MOVEMENT AND THE TRUC K DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CRANK BY PLACING HIS HAND INTO THE CRANK MOVEMENT.

EE STATED THAT WHILE PLUGGING A LEAK BETWEEN #2 ELEVATOR & DRYER INLET HIS SKIN CAME IN CONTACT5 WITH THE INSULATION HE WAS USING. HE STATED THAT THE TOP OF HIS FEET WELTED, IT MOVED UP HIS LEGS TO GROIN AREA & THEN TO CHECK & HANDS

EE STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE SOME MATERIAL STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER, MATERIAL FELL, CAUSING THE BAR HE WAS USING TO FALL INTO THE CRUSHER JAW WHICH PINNED MOMENTARILY HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND PART OF THE UNIT STRUCTURE.

THE EE STATED THAT WHILE BREAKING ROCKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE. THE SKIN WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT THERE WAS NOTICEABLE SWE LLING AT THE INJURED AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES WHILE PREPARINGTHE IMPACT CRUSHER FOR SERVICE HE REINJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT UNTIL THAT EVENING WHEN GETTING R EADY TO LAY DOWN FOR THE NIGHT. EMPLOYEE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVES IT IS FROM AN UNREPORTED INJURY SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SUSTAINED WHILE MOVING BAGS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR OR ROLLER FROM ITS BRACKET. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE PRYBAR, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE CEMEN T FLOORING ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING.

EE STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING THE NORMAL TASK OF BREAKING OVERSIZE MATERIAL WITH AN 8 LB. SLEDGEHAMMER HIS LEFT LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN 2 RAILS OF THE FEEDER. THIS CAUSED AN ABRASION TYPE OF BRU ISE TO HIS LEFT THIGH.

EE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A PORTABLE WATER PUMP, THE HOUSING THAT HE WAS DISCONNECTING WAS HEAVIER THAN HE ANTICIPATED AND NOT SUPPORTED BY A SHAFT HE THOUGHT WAS IN PLACE. CAM E DOWN PINNING THE TIP OF HIS SMALL FINGER, LEFTHAND. BETWEEN PUMP FRAME AND HOUSING ITSELF.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE IN A SQUATTING POSITION REMOVING A BRAKE DRUM FROM HIS TRUCK, HE MUST HAVE MOVED WRONG CAUSING MUCH PAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE HELPING UNLOAD A VAN OF MATERIAL. (PERLITE) PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE (LEFT) IMBEDDED AND IS IRRTATING EE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING DOWN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR INCLINE (CEMENT) APPROX. HALF THE WAY DOWN HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK, CAUSING HIS FEET TO GO OUT FROM UNDER HIM. THE FAL L IMPACT WAS TAKEN ON THE LEFT UPPER HIP/BUTTOCKAREA.

EE STATED THAT WHILE ASSISTING THE MAINT. SUPERVISOR INSTAL A PULLEY FRONT EITHER A KNEELING OR SQUATTING POSITION HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE DRILLB ARS AT QUARRY WHILE CORE DRILLING, HE ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED THE THROTTLE PAST THE NEUTRAL POSITION INTO THE REVERSE POSITION CAUSING MOVEMENT O F THE DRILL. COWORKER HAD ALREADY ATTACHED AN 18" PIPE WRENCH TO THE BAR WHICH ROTATED AROUND STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT THIGH.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MAINTENCE SUPERVISOR SECURE A SMALL MOTOR TO ITS BASE (TIGHTENING DOWN NUTS) EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS UPPER NECK,JUST BELO W THE EAR.EMPLOYEE ALSO STATED THAT DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE BOLTSHE HAD TO POSTION HIS BODY ACCORDINGLY,WHICH IS WHAT HE THINKS CAUSED THE INJURY.

AS EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM FILLING DOZER WITH OIL, LEFT FOOT SLIPPED. AS FOOT SLIPPED, SHIN HIT FRAME AND FOOT WAS CAUGHT INBETWEEN FRAME ANDTRACK CUTTING OPEN SHIN, REQUIRING STITCHES (APP ROX 13), SHIPPING SHIN BONE AND DAMAGING LIGAMENTS AROUND KNEE.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING PLUGGED ELEVATOR, HE TURNED TO EMPTY SHOVEL AND PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.

WHILE EE WAS INSPECTING AREA A WIND BLEW UP AND BLEW A PIECE OF PERLITE INTO HIS EYE. THIS CAUSED REDNESS AND IRRITATION TO THE EYEBALL.

AS EE WAS CHANGING FLAT TIRE HE PLACED HIS HAND IN A SPOT THAT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE RIM AND HUB OF AXLE. WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IT DISLOCATED THE 1ST JOINT JUST ABOVE THE FINGER NAI L.

HELPING HOLD METAL WHILE WELDER WAS TACKING STEEL. EYES WERE BURNT FROM WELDING FLASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONCLEANING NOZZLE ON BELT CONVEYOR NOZZLE KICKED & CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND

EE WAS INSTALLING HYD. RAM ON WHEEL LOADER. AS RAM ROTATED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT AND BROKEN.