The miner was working by the conex obtaining a service water pump and motor to install on the dredge. While loading items into the skid steer bucket with two plant employees, the injured miner lost EE's grip and dropped EE's end onto EEs finger, which resulted in a cut to EEs finger. The miner finished work on the dredge. At 10:10 pm the miner left the site to go to the hospital.
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Showing all 3While maintenance on the stabilizer bracket for 6A Head pulley gearbox at the dry plant miner #1 removed the bolt off the stabilizer bracket, once the bolt was removed the gear box motor abruptly turned ultimately stopping at the structure I-Beam below. Miner #1 right hand was stuck in between the gear box motor and the I-Beam
While replacing the wiper on DC 6A, Miner #1 cut 95% of the shaft and made decision to kick the shaft to break it. Miner #2 outside of the chute/guard section was holding the shaft to stop it from falling, when miner #1 kicked the wiper shaft it caused the shaft to abruptly move consequently pinching miner #2 Right thump between the guard/chute and the wiper shaft.