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While co worker was counter sinking holes for set screws using electric drill the injured miner was holding the piece being drilled when the bit broke thus forcing the drill bit into his right thumb.

While tack welding a piece of angle iron to the Plant structure apparently the tack broke striking the miner on the cheek lacerating it to require 4 sutures.

As miner was using pneumatic impact wrench, quick connect air fitting broke thus striking miner on the mouth.

Dredge was being pulled to bank by the excavator. While the dredge operator was allowing the far cable to give slack a miner who was in the aluminum boat allowed himself to get near the far cable and he states that it struck him. No witness.

Miner was tightening bolt on gear box by striking wrench with hammer. One of the blows struck his left hand between his thumb and index finger.

Welder was tacking pipe bolster when it fell over striking his foot, fracturing his toe.

Member was welding the pulley on conveyor motor. He had helper bump starter to move the pulley. This caused member's arm to become entangled in the pulley. Member was taken to hospital where they discovered no broken bones or lacerations.

EMPLOYEE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN TWO PALLETS.

AS MINER WAS TIGHTENING BELT ON PTO DREDGE HE STATED THAT HE FELT A POP ON HIS LOWER BACK.

THE WATER TANK WAS SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE PIT BANK. AS THE EE WAS CLOSING THE VLAVE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, THE BANK CALED OFF, THUS KNOCKING THE EE DOWN THE BANK.

WHILE FORKLIFT WAS STRAIGHTENING THE PALLET RACKTHE EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PALLET FRAME & THE BAGGING TURNTABLE

WHILE WALKING TO TOOL SHED, MINER TRIPPED ON OLD WASH SCREENS THAT WERE LAYING ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF RIGHT WRIST ACHING AS A RESULT OF TOSSING 80 LB BAGS OF SAND.

EE WAS CLEANING JAM, WHERE SAND HAD ACCUMLATED IN BOTTOM OF SILO. WHILE EE HAD HAND IN THE AIR GATE, EE 2 GOT A HI LITE AND TURNED SWITCH TO CLOSE THE AIR GATE, NOT KNOWING THAT EE 1 WAS CLEAN ING JAM.

EE MASHED FINGER. DOES NOT RMEMBER WHEN. UPON LACK OF TREATMENT & CARE TO FINGER IT SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME INFECTED AND HAD TO BECOME AMPUTATED EE DID NOT TELL ANYONE OF INJURY UNTIL FINGER WAS AMPUTATED EE INSISTED HE HAD HANDLED IT

OPERATOR HAD CLIMBED BETWEEN MAST AND ROPS CANOPY AND ACCIDENTLY HIT TILT LEVER WITH FOOT. SUBSEQUENTLY CRUSHING OPERATOR BETWEEN MAST AND ROPS CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER PICKING UP BAGS IN WAREHOUSE IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF DUTIES AND STRAINED LEFT THIGH AND HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A ROLL OF LINERS ON RACK OAND STRAINED MIDDLE BACK WHILE LIFTING ON PIPE.

EE WAS LIFTING A STEEL FLIGHT WHILE DOING REPAIRS ON PLANT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT UPPER BACK.

EE WAS ADJUSTING BAGS ON PALETIZER & TWISTED HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO BAGGING MACHINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE LADDER AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER.

WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A FUSE FROM ELECTRIAL PANEL. THE FUSE PANEL CAUSED AN ARE AND BURNED THE EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PINCH BAR TO PRY AN INSPECITON DOOR OF THE HOT ELEVATOR THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIB CAGE. POSSIBLE CRACKED RIB.

WORKER WAS REACHING INTO A PIECE OF 8IN PIPE TO CLEAN DIRT & DEBRIS FROM PIPELINE HE SHOVED HIS HAND INTO THE END OF THE PIPE WHICH CONTAINED A SHARP EDGE CUTTING 2 OF HIS FINGERS ON THE KNUCK LE

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING TRAILER FROM TRUCK AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING ON TONGUE OF TRAILER.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING OFF SHORE BULK BAGS & WHILE PULLING UP ON THE INSIDE LINER STRAINED HIS LOWER RT BACK INJURY OCCURRED ON FRI EVENING & EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOC ON SAT & RETURNED TO WORK ON WED.

WORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER EE INTO A SAND STORAGE TANK W/O PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT. EE WANTED TO RETRIEVE HIS HAT. WORKERS WERE ACTING ON THEIR OWN JUDGEMENT. NO SUPERVISOR WAS INFORMED OF INTENDED ACTIONS. WORKERS NEGLECTED TO USE SAFETY HARNESS OR LIFELINE.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO FORKLIFT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE OVERHEAD PROTECTION CANOPY.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR WHEN LEAVING BATHROOM EE WAS SENT TO THE DR AND FOUND TO HAVE CONTUSION TO HEAD AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING GAS IN TO PORTABLE GAS CAN IN GROUND GAS PUMP END LOADER PASSED PUMP TO PICK UP SAND APPROX 30FT FROM GAS PUMP AFTER PICKING UP SAND LOADER OPERAT OR BACKED UP TUR NING TO RT LEFT REAR WHEEL BACK OVER PROTECTION POLE AROUND GAS PUMP & INTO PUMP GAS WAS SPILLED FROM CONTAINER & IGNIT ED CAUSING FLAMES WHICH IN T URN IGNITED EMPLOYEES LEFT PANT LEG ON FIR

LOADING SAND BAGS ONTO PALLETS TEMPERATURE WAS 98 DEG.