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Hearing test were conducted on 4/22/25. Hearing Test results received 4/29/25: Left ear has moderately severe hearing loss at some high frequencies. Required placement on MSHA log
Loader operator was backing away from stockpile & was looking behind self and tire went in a rut and the way EE's body was turned & when EE hit the rut it tweaked EE's back.
Walking back from porta-john and slipped on ice and hurt left knee.
Was rechaining crusher rotor during removal when the victim put weight on the rotor and it turned pinning left leg between rotor and frame.
During plant repairs, injured person removed a metal guard and set it aside. The guard tip over and hit above the metal toe on his right foot. This caused a break in the foot. Tried to keep working but foot began to swell with discomfort. Went to walk in clinic.
Stepped from one loader platform to next to clean his windows and rolled his ankle.
Tightening bolts on jaw crusher and felt knee strain.
When drilling, the driller needs to lift drill rods an place on drill mast to add length, when driller was doing this he felt what he thought was a muscle "tweek". This feeling did not improve, went to doctor and found out he had a hernia.
Tightening bolts under screen when wrench slipped off and hit back of right hand on piece of metal. Sprained back of hand and broke 3rd finger.
Wheel crusher had a small rock lodged in it. Put a spanner wrench on main shaft to spin backwards. EE pulled on wrench and wrench slipped off. He fell backwards into crusher upright support and hurt his back side. Doctor gave him medication which made him drowsy.
Changing a screen. Prying old screen up and bar slipped and handle struck just above right eye. 1" gash required 3 stitches to close.
Rosk wedged in bottom of hopper door vibrating Grizzly Feeder. One employee was hitting the rock with sledge hammer and a piece of rock broke off and hit another employee in the eye standing adjacent on catwalk causing damage to right eye. Had PPE off to wipe eyes.
Cold steel, employee climbed on top of jib laying on a crusher wheel on the ground to hook a shackle to it. Standing 3-5' off ground and slipped and fell backwards landing on a rock. Broke rib, puntured lung, & fractured 3 vertabrae.
Stepping up ladder into Wabco haul truck BD13, when foot slipped on rung. Right knee struck step and ground. Employee had a pre-existing condition with this knee.
CHANGING CAGE ON WHEEL CRUSHER. WHEN TO PULL LAST BOLT FROM HUB ON OLD WHEEL AND DID NOT HAVE CRANE ATTACHED TO TOP OF WHEEL TO IMMOBILIZE IT. WHEEL TURNED WHEN RELEASED AND PINCHED EE'S LOWE R LT. HAND BETWEEN WHEEL-CAGE AND HUB AND IMPACTSOCKET. CRUSHED LITTLE FINGER AND LOWER HAND.
CAME INTO WORK, WALKED PAST CONTROL ROOM AND TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CABLE TO CRUSHER AREA. FELL FORWARD AND USED LEFT ARM TO PREVENT FALL. BROKE BONE IN LEFT FOREARM.
HELPING MOVE CRUSHER WHEEL INTO POSITION, WHEN TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. INJURY BECAME INFLAMED A FEW DAYS LATER.