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EE finished greasing the crusher and was climbing down and didn't notice the cross bar and stuck EE's hand thru it and as EE was stepping down EE's index and middle finger on EE's right hand were pinched.
Was hauling boulders to the crusher, EE got out of truck to move a rock that was in the middle of the road. EE picked it up and dropped it on right foot.
Was passing another truck on the haul road and they got over on the road a little too far. The road was soft due to rain and they started to slide off the road. They stopped and opened the cab door to access the situation and the cab door shut on their right ankle, breaking the ankle.
Was loosening a high pressure hose on a piece of equipment and thought they had released the pressure on the hydraulics. When the hose was loosened it broke loose shooting hydraulic oil onto EE's hard hat and then on the right side of EE's neck. Checked self out and there wasn't any broken skin. Went to urgent care next day to be checked out.
Miner was shoveling off the cat walk and was twisting to throw it off the machine and felt it in EE's back.
Was operating a front end loader to load the shoot. A boulder became dislodged & obstructed EE's path to the shoot. EE got out of the loader, was pushing a boulder out of the way so EE could load the shoot. Pushed on it & it wasn't enough force. EE lowered stance & when EE pushed the boulder again EE's right index finger got pinched between the boulder & another rock.
Was opening the doors on a Conex Box and the doors bound up. Employee was trying to get the doors open and right shoulder popped.
Was loading a screen into the loader bucket, was not wearing gloves and got finger caught on the edge of the screen cutting right index finger.
Was unhooking a chain on a conveyor. Thought the conveyor was on the ground but was hung up on something. The conveyor released from whatever was keeping it up and dropped on right foot.
EE was helping a co-worker remove a guard from Q-173 portable crusher and the guard slipped and fell hitting EE's right shoulder.
Was pulling a 20 ton floor jack out the back of truck when ee dropped it and it landed on left foot just behind the steel toe causing a contusion.
An excavator over heated and ee turned the radiator cap and the steam was released and burnt left hand and forearm.
Was closing the passenger side door to the haul truck EE was about the enter and EE closed the passenger side door on EE's right thumb crushing EE's thumb.
Was helping to dislodge a rock wedged in the tailgate of a dump truck. When the rock fell out the tailgated slammed shut on the second finger of the left hand cutting the finger.
He was putting a V belt on the shive, when it rocked on his thumb got pinched.
Miner was hanging a power cord and while twisting his body felt a twinge in his back. Finished hanging cord and reported to supervisor. Supervisor offered to take him to medical facility and miner refused. Supervisor then sent miner home to rest his back the rest of the day. Next morning miner called and said he should seek medical attention. He was then taken for treatment.
Employee was in the seat of a piece of equipment. Using an interior handle he pulled himself up using only his right arm and felt a pop in his upper arm.
Employee was going down the ladder on a piece of equipment when his wedding ring caught on the ladder and hyperextended his left 4th finger and left wrist.
Employee was putting a paper towel in the back of a door and shut the door on his finger. His right ring finger sustained a laceration from the incident.
Employee used drive belt as a hand-hold. As employee pulled on the belt it moved; causing his hand to be caught between the belt and pulley. Equipment was NOT energized.
Employee was unloading powder and felt a small pain in his lower back. He had his back support on and was lifting properly.
He was on the catwalk of the Masaba plant changing out a screening plant. While he was carrying the screening plant his arm twisted in an awkward position due to the plant slipping from him, and he felt a popping occur in his shoulder.
While crawling into a screening plant, a piece of rust fell off the screen into his eye.
WHILE BOOMING A CONVEYOR TO BE OFF-LOADED, EE STEPPED FROM CONVEYOR TO TRAILER DECK AND ROLLED HIS FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.
WHILE SERVICING TRUCK HE WAS LOOKING UP AT THE BOTTOM OF TRUCK AND DEBRIS FELL FROM BOTTOM OF TRUCK AND A FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK IN LEFT EYE.