The injured employee was helping to install electrical cable through conduit when a spool of cable unexpectedly shifted and fell off the stand striking lower left leg injuring knee, calf and ankle. On 6/11/19 the employee was given work restrictions which limited their work capabilities.
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Showing all 26Diesel Exhaust Fluid splashed into miner's eye when removing the fueling nozzle. A medical review was performed on 8/22/18 that diagnosed the miner with chemical conjunctivitis and traumatic cataract of the left eye.
Miner was removing cover on a bucket elevator, cover swung and struck miners arm. Miner received a laceration to miner's left elbow.
Wet Plant belt #2 employee laying on cat walk on conveyor trying to brush material off belt and pulley. Wire brush got caught and pulled into belt, employee let go of wire brush & hit fore arm on 2.5 inch angle iron.
Employee was removing a steel plate (16"x 16") with the assistance of another employee, one was holding while one was cutting, when the steel plate was freed up the employee was in an awkward position and tried to handle the plate by himself. Resulting in a strain to his right arm and was given work restrictions returning to work.
Miner smashed right middle finger while changing tail pulley on belt Conveyor.
Team Member WAS CLOSING A RAILCAR LID AND WHEN I DID I FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND INSTANTLY HAD PAIN. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT, NO RAIN. HE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB AND JUST MOVED WRONG
Employee was taking a hydraulic line off Volvo 220G loader.
Bent over to move a bucket and strained back.
Employee was preparing to clean computers in control room when he set the air compressor down his back had a spasm.
While placing a pipe onto a pump, the pipe rolled and pinched left middle finger between two flanges, broken finger
Employee was shoveling Sand off of a concrete Pad turned wrong and pulled a muscle in their lateral side of back.
Employee was bending over to change out screens. He felt sore afterward but did not report until 12/10/2012. His doctor placed him on restricted duty.
The employee was checking the oil on a CAT 980K and while running a rag down oil dip stick was impaled by a cable spur into his left index finger. He came immediately and reported the incident to Safety Coordinator. After looking at his finger they transported him via ambulance to RMCH in Gallup.
EE and another employee were trying to flip the undercarriage, when it slipped and fell on his arm. Employee cut wrist, needed sutures.
The employee was removing rocks from the rock crusher. One of the rocks shifted and smashed his finger.
Employee was aligning a gear box on a bucket elevator, and as he pushed forward he felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was picking up an extension cord in the maintenance shop. When he turned around he bumped his knee into a table, and his knee started to swell up.
Worker kneeled down while shoveling and stretched his Achilles tendon.
Employee was inspecting a chute while the plant was operating and an inspection cover fell and hit the employee on the left hand fracturing the bone on the back of his left hand.
Employee was lifting a 5 Gallon bucket of oil weighing approximately 35 lbs. When she lifted and turned the employee felt discomfort in her lower back.
Employee was replacing a section of pipe when the pipe slipped striking the employee in the left hand. Employee developed soreness in the left the following morning.
Employee was in a harness on a man lift using a shovel to clear sand off a conveyor belt and felt a pop in his lower back.
Contractor was performing normal work on 3rd floor of 400 building and allegedly hit his head on a low hanging duct.
Employee was attempting to open a large trough style rail car lid when he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
EE was cleaning, shoveling sand from conveyor belt and when complete, his elbow was hurting.