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Miner was installing water pipe and had the 8 inch plastic pipe on the skid loader forks when the pipe fell off the forks and struck the miner in the right knee causing some swelling and soreness.
Knee locked up while working on a conveyor belt. Foot caught belt or roller and bent leg and knee locked up.
Pinched left hand index finger requiring stitches. Quarry worker was removing a pin from a hydraulic cylinder when the cylinder moved and pinched the finger between the pin and the sleeve on the cylinder.
Knee buckled while carrying a pail of fluids.
During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.
During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.
Shop Mechanic was working on Mine equipment and during an installation of a wedged plate it slipped into place and came down on his right thumb.
Installing a discharge hose on a water pump.
TRYING TO FLIP 50' OF 4" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE. DAMAGED ROTATOR CUFF IN LEFT SHOULDER. SURGER WAS DONE 7-3-02.