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EE claimed to have injured his back on 11/4/05 while holding a 15" bar in place against the #4 belt. EE received medical attention and eventually surgery before notifying management on 12/13/05 that it was work-related. Employer and insurance administrator determined to accept claim on 1/24/06. EE had identical injury in 2005 which was not work-related.

Employee was putting left side track on a Cat D3 dozer back together. He was installing a new track pin and struck it with a hammer. A piece of the pin broke off and imbedded in the employees upper left thigh.

ON THE LAST DAY SHE WORKED THE EMPLOYEE LEFT THE PROPERTY WITHOUT REPORTING ANY TYPE OF INJURY TO PLANT MANAGEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A NINE INCH GRINDER NEAR FACE LEVEL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND THE SURFACE OF THE BOOM. THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FACE & NOSE AREA. HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO USE THE REQUIRED FULL FACE SHIELD.

EE EXPRESSED SHOULDER PAIN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN PUSHING SOME STEEL WITH HIS LEGS AND HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING. ON 09/02/2003 EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER . EE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR EVALUATION.

EE WAS REMOVING THE DAMAGED EXHAUST TIP FROM A R35 HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE TIP CAME BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH AND CHIPPING TOOTH.

EE WAS MOVING FORKLIFT TINES AND PINCHED INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TINE AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

EE'S WERE LIFTING A BAR TO BE INSTALLED INTO THEPRIMARY CRUSHER UNDERGROUND USING A CHAIN AND THE SCALER. THE SCALER OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BOOM DOWN TO CREATE MORE SLACK IN THE CHAIN ALLO WING THE CHAIN TO BE TIGHTENED SLIGHTLY AROUND THE BAR. THE SCALER HAS A FLOATATION VALVE THAT RELEASED BELOW A CERTAIN ELEVATION ALLOWING BOOMTO GO TO FLOOR. CAUGHT EE HAND BETWEEN BAR& BOOM

EE WERE LIFTING A BAR TO BE INSTALLED INTO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER UNDERGROUND USING A CHAIN & SCALER. THE SCALER OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BOOM DOWN TO CREAT MORE SLACK TO ALLOW THE CHAIN TO BE TIGHTENED AROUND THE BAR. THE SCALER HAS A FLOATATION VALVE THAT RELEASED BELOW A CERTAIN ELEVATION ALLOWS THE BOOM TO GO TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE BOOM DESCENDED IT CAUGHT THE EE'S HAND.

EE CUT LITTLE FINGER WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAN OUT THE SAND CLASSIFIER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CLASSIFIER CAUSING A CUT LATER DIAGNOSED AS A BROKEN FINGER.

3 EE'S WERE REPLAICNG HAMMER TIPS ONT HE CEDAR RAPIDS HAMMER MILL. EE WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE OPEN LID OF THE MILL WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS ROTATING THE MILL BY HAND USING A LARGE PIPE WRENCH ON T HE FLY WHEEL. THE HAMMERS WERE AT THE TOP OF THE ROTATION AND THE WRENCH WAS BEING REPOSITIONED WHENT HE HAMMERS FELL OVER CENTER AND ROTATED BACK ONTO EE S FOOT THAT WAS STICKING OUT OVER

CO-WORKER HAD GREASED THE HANDRAILS ON THE TRUCK AS A PRACTICAL JOKE. EE GOT ONE STEP UP THE FRONT LADDER & CONTACTED THE GREASED RAILS & LOST HIS GRIP & FELL TO THE GROUND BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE A SMALL CONVEX MIRROR WITH A PAIR OF VICE GRIPS ONTO A SUPPORTING LEG OF AN OVERHEAD BIN. FOOTPRINTS FOUND AT THE SCENE SHOW THAT HE WAS STANDING WITH A FOOT ON A SUPPORTING ANGLE AND THE OTHER AT THE BASE OF THE SUPPORTING ANGLE AND THE VERTICAL I-BEAM.

EE CALLED IN SICK PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT. WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR LATER IN DAY. ILLNESS DUE TO HEATEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES OF STOCK PILE TRUCK DRIVER.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LUMBAR SUPPORT WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER WHILE DISMOUNTING THE HAUL UNIT.

EE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH HER HAND DURING A LAYOFF PERIOD. OVER NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS EE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND SURGEON. EE WAS GIVEN FUNCTIONAL NERVE TEST TO DETERMINE IF SHE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CTS AND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 5-14-01. EE RETURNED TO WORK AT REGULAR CAPACITY ON 5-17-01.

EE WAS CLEANING WINDOW ON TRUCK HE WAS OPERATINGWHEN HE SLIPPED ON STEPS & FELL INTO STEPS OF TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO IT. EE FRACTURED 2 LOWER RIBSEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK FOLLOWING DAY AT REGULAR DUTIES

EE WAS REMOVING A DRIVE GEAR @ HEAD SECTION OF UNDERGROUND BELTLINE, WHEN THE GEAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE EE'S HAND CAUSING HIS RIGHT THUMB TO BE LACERATED.

EMPLOYEE AND SIX CO-WORKERS WERE LOWERING A 6" HOSE INTO MINE PIT SUMP AREA TO CONNECT TO A TRASH PUMP. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED INTO SMALL DITCH INJURING HIS BACK. ]

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK SPILLAGE FROM UNDER BELT AT PLANT. EE STATES HE HEARD A "POP" IN HIS WRIST AND FELT PAIN.

EE WAS OVERCOME BY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES DURING HEAT WAVE. TEMPS WERE NEAR 100 F AND EE WAS WORKING IN QUARRY PIT.

REPETITIVE MOTION - CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME - LEFT HAND.

WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 10-20-97. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON RIGHT WRIST 10-10-97. LEFT WRIST WAS OEPRATED ON 10-7-98. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN A MECHANIC, WELDER, AND TRUCK DRIV ER OVER A 35 YR WORK HISTORY.

EE ENTERED AN AREA BETWEEN THE 25 HP MOTOR AND THE BELT DRIVE PULLEY. HE HAD BEEN INSPECTING THE DIGGER CHAIN FOR PROBLEMS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A SHORTCUT BETWEEN THE DRIVE COMPONENTS. T HE CUFF OF HIS PANT LEG CAUGHT ON THE OPEN SHAFT, REMOVING HIS CLOTHING AND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG IN 3 PLACES.