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The employee and co-worker were in the process of replacing a grease barrel on the Hitachi shovel. While moving the full barrel with the co-worker, the injured employee felt a sharp pain in the abdominal area.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL (12" X 36") TO LAY ON A STACK OF METAL. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PIECE OF METAL AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE AREA OF HIS SAFETY BOOT.

The employee was tasked with performing the monthly fire extinguisher inspection. The employee was in a cab of a front end loader and dropped the extinguisher on the cab floor. As he retrieved the extinguisher he activated it and the dry chemical hit the cab floor and sprayed him in the face.

While overhauling Unit 7FKI a pipe slipped and fell on employee.

WAS PULLING HOSE ON FUEL TRUCK, WHEN HE SLAMMED HIS ELBOW INTO THE STEEL TRACK OF THE SHOVEL (HITACHI).

Employee cut the 4th finger on an AC fan. Wound required sutures and this is the reason for reporting injury.

Repetitive motion from entering/exiting the loader.

Caught finger in steel door of drill.

While climbing off a loader the employee may have experienced a knee injury.

The employee was assisting another employee burning, when the oxygen line developed a leak, causing a flash and burnt the employees right thumb. Water-jel was applied immediately and the employee was treated at the local clinic.

While cleaning up a construction site the employee was lifting a 30 lbs piece of metal when he felt a strain in his low back.

While carrying a 1 1/8' x 4' x 8' wire screen cloth in the tertiary tower the employee felt a strain to the upper back.

The employee was assisting moving tire grates from the truck tire wash area, when he was struck by a chain on his inner knee area.

Tech was reinstalling rim base componets. He had his left hand on componets adjusting to position properly..side ring slipped from tire positioning hand and caught finger tips of fingers on left hand between bead seat band and side flange. Amputated pinky finger at 1st knuckle, laceration index finger, loss of finger tips to ring and middle finger.

Miner was changing a belt on a crusher, that was locked and tagged. As he was changing the belt, the belt slipped and caught his finger between the belt and pulley. He had to have 4 stitches and broke the bone on his left pointer finger.

The employee was assisting the railroad crew and attempted to throw a switch and felt a pain in his back. The employee refused treatment until July 2, 2007.

The employee was lifting a chute and the handle slipped and struck him on his left shoulder. On June 18, 2007 additional medical attention and physical therapy was scheduled causing this injury to be now classified as recordable. Intial exam was a contusion and return to work. Employee is now on Modified Work.

Employee was adjusting the 4 1/4 cone crusher with co-worker. After taking up the crusher by running some rock through, the workers began to re-set wedges. One of the posts started to drop. Employee grabbed the post with his left hand while co-worker shoved a wedge into its slot catching the employee's finger between the inside of the slot and the wedge.

Employee was carrying a board up some steps. He attempted to throw the board to the walkway but it wouldn't reach. The employee attempted to catch the board as it was sliding down the steps when his finger was pinched between the board and a step. He received a laceration on his right index finger requiring four stitches.

Cutting bands off of a stack of steel, one band that had been cut off already swung up and hit his left forearm cutting it (4 stitches).

Carrying a screen up to rollaway box,while putting the screen into position, EE turned wrong & twisted his back.

Lifting crib blocking material to support front end of rock truck, he sprained a muscle in left shoulder area.

While changing screens on the wash screen bottom deck, the employee felt a low back strain.

The employee and co-workers were attempting to replace a motor on a stacking conveyor. As the motor was on its base it slid off and struck the employee on the left wrist.

The employee was working on a feeder to install a skirtboard. While cutting the skirtboard through material with less force, the right hand impacted the sideboard pinching the small finger and cutting the thumb.

EE had a stone fall on his leg in the palletizing area.

Employee was removing starter from 330 loader, starter slipped twisting left wrist.

While changing a screen panel in the Deister wet screen, the employee lifted a panel over his face, banging it on the screen frame. Grit spilled into his face, past his safety glasses and into his left eye causing an abrasion of the cornea. His eye was flushed at the site. The company physician administered a prescription eye medication.

While shoveling at the 520 conveyor belt the employee felt low back pain.

Employee was handling lifting straps, twisted left wrist resulting in the need for surgery at a later date to repair tendon/ligament damage.

Employee pinched left hand middle finger palm side when he was placing a lid on the airslide. The finger got pinched between the two flanges. Employee was placed on restricted duty.

Employee placing gear guards on the mill gear when he felt pain in his lower back. Clinic diagnosed with strain to the lower back and placed on restricted duty for 2 days.

Installing liner in the mill when the liner slipped and pinched skin on palm side right hand pinky finger. The employee elected to voluntarily go home.

Employee was installing liners in the mill when a foreign body got in the left eye. Foreign body was removed from the employee but he still was still complaining. He was taken to the clinic where a rust mark was found on the cornea. The rust was removed by an Ophthalmologist.

Employee was performing maintenance on a heater fan & motor. The heater started to tip over and he reached to grab it and his left little finger was caught between the blade & the sheet metal housing and sliced the finger requiring 5 stitches.

Employee helping loosen a hydraulic hose on a 988F FEL. When the hydraulic hose fitting broke loose, he struck his right hand against the loader cowling, dislocating his right ring finger. His finger was splinted and he returned to work that afternoon.

Employee was helping change out jaw dies in the # 1 jaw. They were in the process of taking out the cheek plate when the pad eye that was welded to the plate broke out and struck employee on his right cheek.

Miner adjusting a ball mill liner in the mill, when the liner swung to the left, pinched left index finger between the liner and the diaphram which caused a fracture. Miner was placed on light duty on 1/13/07 but elected to decline the modified duty postion.

The employee was climbing into the cab of the excavator when raising his leg he felt a pain in his lower leg. He did not want medical attention at this time.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PIPE AND THE PIPE SHIFTED WHILE BEING LIFTED. CO-WORKER TRIED TO REPOSITION PIPE AND IT CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND SUPPORT PIPE OF THE TRAILER THAT THE PIPE WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM.

Miner removing liner in the ball mill, when it slid down and landed on his right foot behind the steel toe. The miner was informed on 1/3/07 that there was a fracture of the right 5th metatarsal. Miner was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was putting fuel hose into fuel truck to fill up truck. Employee felt a pull in his side.

The employee was filling the hydraulic oil for the hammer when he dropped the oil can on his left foot injuring his second toe.

A co-worker was pulling a drive chain back into position when the chain slipped out of his hands striking the injured worker in the right elbow.

Employee was conducting routine maintenance at the end of his shift. Employee stepped up on a concrete block to adjust a hose used for dust suppression on a conveyor belt. As he stepped down his wedding ring was caught in the guard (1 inch square screen material) and the employee recieved an avulsion to his left hand ring finger

After the employee had changed a belt his hand became caught between the belt and the pulley.

Miner got struck by flying debris,(foreign body) on the left knuckle of index finger, as the operator of the jack hammer was chipping material. Miner received one stitch.

Employee went to put his welding helmet when a foreign body fell into his left eye.

The employee was lifting up a metal screen to hand to another employee.

While installing wear plates on the crusher, the employee moved the plates and caught his finger in between the plates.