Syar Industries, IncMining Incidents in 2000

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA TO RIGHT SHOULDER

LOOSENED BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE OPENING THE LID ON THE SAND MAX.

EE WALKED UP STAIRS TO WATER TANK AND STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCKS WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE AND FALL.

SLIPPERY SURFACE - FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. LANDED ON BACKSIDE WHILE ON TOP OF SCRAPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DRILL CREW CHANGE DRILL STEEL. WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM DRILL RIG, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS BIFOCALS LOOKING THROUGH THE LOWER PART AND THE GROUND WAS ACTUALLY FARTHER AWAY THAN HE REALIZED. CAUSED INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER FEED BELT AT CLASS II PERM PLANT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WE SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR.

HE SLIPPED ON TRACK WHILE GETTING ON DOZER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LEG ON GROUSER.

HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE OF GARBAGE CAN

HE WAS INSTALLING A CABLE ON THE 7-W DRAGLINE, WHEN THE CABLE END UNSPOOLED FROM THE REEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE NEAR THE RIGHT EYE.

WHEN HE PICKED UP A SAMPLE BAG TO DUMP IN THE SHAKER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

A ROCK GOT STUCK IN JAW ON MAIN PLANT AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BAR, AND HIS FINGERS GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF METAL PLATE ON IN SIDE JAW.

SCREEN FELL OVER & CUT FINGER.

EE REPORTED THAT HE HAS HAD HIP PAIN SINCE EARLY1998. HE WENT TO DR SEVERAL TIMES & ON 7/25/00 WAS TOLD INJURY WAS JOB RELATED. PRIOR TO 7/25/0-0 HE RAN A CAT992C LOADER & WHEN HE TOLD US ABOU T THE PAIN HE WAS REASSIGNED TO RUN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. ON 11/17/00 HE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED WORKDUTY BUT THE CO WASN'T NOTIFIED UNTIL 2/16/01. HIS WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN MODIFIED TO HELP ALLEV

WHILE SERVICING ROCK TRUCK, EE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND THE MUD FLAP FRAME, INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE DURING FALL.

TAKING OFF A CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER #17-365, HOLDING THE BOLT WITH HAND AND USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLT OFF AND THE BOLT CUT THOUGH MY GLOVE AND CUT MY HAND.

CHECKING OIL IN WATER TRUCK AND HIT THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH ARM.

HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE STORAGE TUNNEL AND HE STEPPED ON A SHREDDED UP CABLE.

WHILE WORKING ON THE PRESS AT THE MACHINE SHOP, A PIECE OF STEEL SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT HIP.