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Employee was climbing up ladder on haul truck.
Employee was changing out wear liner in crusher. One of the liners that EE was handling slipped out of EE's hand and fell onto the top of EE's left foot. Employee was wearing approved steel/composite toe boots. Liner landed on laces area of boot not protected by steel/composite material.
Employee was refueling the fuel truck, as EE was putting the fuel nozzle on the back door of the truck the door closed on EE's finger. Smashing the nail and the tip of the finger.
Situational Awareness, Lack of PPE (gloves).
EE was working to rebuild the tail frame of CONV6008. They had cut and removed the old framework, dragging it away from the tail area. While walking across this area, a sharp corner of the old frame caught their pant leg, causing them to stumble into the frame, striking the sharp corner with the inside of their right shin resulting in a laceration.
EE was removing an idler from the jaw belt, when EE pinched ring finger between the idler and conveyor frame, resulting in a laceration. First aid was provided and the supervisor was notified. That evening the wound was still bleeding and EE went to get stitches.
EE performed various heavy labor activities throughout the shift. The last activity was removing a 4'x1'x.5' sheet of metal from overhead return head chute. A chain come-along was used to lift the sheet, then EE and a co-worker lifted the sheet from the chute top to the conveyor. EE texted co-worker that evening stating back was hurting.
Pulling large spring loaded lever to disconnect power to Crsh020 when hand slipped off lever striking employee in the bottom of the chin.
EE picked up a 1" ounce of steel off the back of a service truck to put into a scrap bin. The steel was slippery and it slipped from EE's hands and landed on EE's left foot right behind the steel toe.
Smashed left hand against a 45 degree pcs. of metal rain drip edge, cutting the pinky finger badly & breaking the bone, also cut the ring finger on the same hand
EE was trying to jar some rocks loose in the jaw crusher and caught hand between a chain and the hand rail.
The employee was helping change a screen when EE smashed a finger between the old screen being removed and the handrail. The employee received stitches in the middle finger of left hand.
While installing a cross member on a 769C end dump truck, the cross member shifted and smashed the end of the injured's finger requiring stitches.
Employee was loading scrap metal into a bucket on loader. We he threw a piece into the bucket a sharp edge caught his right index finger and cut it.
Employee was flopping a gate on a chute. Another employee pulled on the gate to help free it up. When he pulled on the gate, the handle on the outside of the chute caught the employee's hand and pinched it between the handle and the handle lock.
Employee was grinding the end of a hammer in the crusher and was hand rolling the rotor to check the clearance. He got his hand between the crusher door frame and the hammer.
The claimed injury was not reported to the company until 12/23/2013. The injury was a result of horseplay involving individuals' physical contact (punching, shoving, and lifting off the ground). The activity was not work related and resulted in a lower back strain (?) to an employee that previously has had back surgery.
While working on a Cat 773B Haul truck, someone bumped a 50 ton jack that was not under a load. The jack fell over striking the injured's hand and broke two fingers.
While servicing a water pump on a highway drill, a faulty hydraulic motor engaged while the driller was inspecting the belts and pulleys. His three fingers (index, middle and ring) were trapped between the belt and pulley severing the tips to the first knuckle.
While putting the bed pin into an end dump truck, the injured lacerated his finger requiring 3 stitches.
While cleaning out the Hazmag Crusher, the injured threw a rock out and caught his finger between the crusher side and the rock, mashing his finger requiring stitches to close.
Left hand - tips of digit 3 & 4 caught in conveyor belt.
While helping another ee to raise and lock up the hinged radiator on a skid steer loader to allow adding oil to the engine, it accidently got dropped onto the injured'd finger and pinched it. The finger was bandaged by the doctor. No stitches or broken bones, just lost time and prescription.
After filling water truck, employee slipped while climbing into truck and injured left ankle.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HIS WINDOWS ON THE LOADER, STEPPED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE LOADER OFF THE WALKWAY AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
TAKING HAMMERS OUT OF CRUSHER. PIN CUT THUMB