SWAN PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Heavy Equipment Mechanic was welding a small crack by the mounting bracket of the 980M wheel loader's fuel tank. A flash of fire occurred and mechanic received burns to face, chest, and left arm.

Miner experienced lower back pain while excavating sample material holes. Excavator occasionally hit hard material which caused a jarring sensation when front end of excavator would lift off the ground & land back down once bucket became free. Miner requested to visit WC Doctor on 8/10/18 due to lower back pain not subsiding. Physician placed miner on light duty.

Employee sustained burn to right ankle when a piece of slag fell into a crease in jeans on top of boot trim; slag burned through the material and dropped down into the boot while performing welding repairs. Physician placed employee on 'off work' status.

Mechanic was working out of a man lift and leaned against the hand rail while handing another employee a steel plate, the employee help a pop and sharp pain at his lower rib cage. The employee requested to see a doctor on 1-6 and was diagnosed with a sprained lower rib on his right side. He is on restricted duty with a recheck on 1-9-12.

Shop employee was working on a piece of equipment and struck himself in the mouth with a wrench, resulting in chipping a tooth. Minor crack in the tooth, no other injuries sustained.

Employee was working under work truck to adjust transmission linkage when truck started rolling and hit employee on the right side of his head causing a laceration. Employee was released with no restrictions.

LOADER OPERATOR DROVE OVER BUMPS THAT CREATED A ROUGH AND VIOLENT FORCE AGAINST HIM CAUSING THE NECK STRAIN.

REMOVING MOTOR WHILE USING A CRANE, EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE MOTOR TO FREE IT. THEN THE MOTOR SWUNG BACK AND SMASHED FINGER AGAINST STEEL FRAME.

AUTOMATIC WINDOW CLOSED ON RIGHT HAND MOTOR WORN OUT FROM WEAR AND TEAR.

WHILE EXITING ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELLTO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE. FLASHING ONTO BOLT, FEEDER BELT GRABBED EE'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING FEEDER FASTNERS TO CUT SEVERAL AREAS OF HAND, AMPUTATING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED DURING REPAIR OF A DISCHARGE CHUTE CAUSING A STRAIN TO KNEE.

REPAIRING FEED HOPPER TO CRUSHER. HOPPER BROKE FREE AND SMASHED FINGER SEVERING IT.

WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX WITH A KNIFE AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON A BOLT HEAD.

STEPPED OFF 12" COMCRETE FOOTER. FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK THAT WENT AWAY OFTEN 10 MINUTES. HE ATTRACTED THIS TO HIS PREVIOUS BACK INJURY. SINCE THEN DR HAVE AGREED HE INJURED A DIFFERENT SECTIO N OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING FEEDER CHUTE - MATERIAL FELL - STRIKING HIS LEGS. HE STRAINED HIS BACK TRYING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE.

EE ALLEGES HE PICKED UP 2 PIECES OF CHANNEL IRON AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CAT 769C ROCK TRUCK. AS HE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. HE STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. HE WENT TROUGH THE INTERSECITON. STRIKING A 2 1/2 FOOT BANK .

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO BOBCAT LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A TAIL PULLEY. HE STATED A PIECE OF SLAG STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. HE STATED HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE REMOVAL OF A DISCHARGEPIPE - WHEN THE PIPE WAS CUT FREE - THE DISCHARGE BOX FELL ON HIS THUMB. INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE THUMB & SUTURES.

EE WAS OPENING 35 GAL. DRUM--HAND SLIPPED--HAND WAS CUT ON LID--LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER A MATERIAL CONVEYOR - A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER.