While performing maintenance on a de-energized pump employee attempted to rotate the drive belt between the pump and electric motor by hand which resulted in right ring finger being pinched and lacerated between the belt and pulley. Employee received 5 sutures on 7/29/2022.
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Showing all 15Employee was pulling weeds around the property on 6/18/22 having some lower left back pain. Resumed on 6/19/22, pain radiated to the left thigh and back. Taken to the ER. NSAID given. 6/20/22 returned to work and complained that the pain was still persistent. Taken to the ER. Given pain medication and 3 days off of work.
While rolling up the water hose, the hose came off track of the hose rail, stopped rolling hose. Corrected hose and continued to roll up water hose and right ring finger was pinched between hose rail and inside support.
Got into the bed of work pickup truck to retrieve an item from the in-bed toolbox. When exiting pickup bed, grabbed onto the tailgate with hands. Lifted left leg over tailgate and onto rear bumper. Was lifting other leg over tailgate when fell to the ground on back with right ankle bent backwards. Not sure if foot slipped off bumper or what.
Individual was removing kelly rod from rod rack when hose that was attached to water swivel contacted individual in lower lip. This resulted in laceration to the lower lip.
Individual was in the process of pulling core tubes. Individual finished shift; however, cumulative duration resulted in aggravation of the individuals back.
Employee was carrying three 70 lbs jumbo drill steel from lay down to shaft on surface. The weight of the steel became too much to handle and employee tried to set the steel down. While bending forward employee's hand contacted the ground and the steel hit the top of employee's right hand causing a fracture.
The injured miner and two others were attempting to retrieve parts from a dismantled Galloway. The galloway was located at the 3000 vent shaft bottom. The three miners were lifting a metal sheave wheel from the galloway when it slipped from their hands pinching the right little finger of the injured between the sheave wheel and other metal.
Employee was getting ready to weld on the ball mill feed chute when the dog being used to push the plate tighter to the chute popped off and struck the employee between the eyes causing a laceration. The employee was wearing the proper PPE.
Employee injured left thumb while opening the rear axle cover on the Cat 1600 LHD. As they lifted the hood with right hand, left hand rested on top of the cab and as the cover passed the cab edge it pinched left thumb between the cover and the cab. This caused a laceration leading to the prescription of antibiotics.
Employee was installing 10 inch pipe in the shaft, the pipe shifted away from them the employee tried to hold the pipe in place and felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee worked at full capacity until surgery on the 28th of September 2020.
DRAEO is providing short term consulting services at the client's operation. The injured employee was asked by a client employee to assist in removing a rock from a locked out conveyor. When setting the rock down, the injured employee's fingers were caught between the rock and the conveyor structure, ultimately resulting in the injury.
An employee was pulling on the Jackleg extension to move it closer to the hole being drilled when EE felt pain in EE's right arm. The employee suffered an injury to the tendon near the elbow.
Employee was going to put the 90 degree elbow onto the vent, while bending over to place the elbow onto the pipe, employee's lower back became very stiff and a sharp pain inflicted the lower back area.
Employee was lowering 1" 1/8th wire rope cables to the galloway deck to be installed. Employee felt a "pop" in his wrist.