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EE was picking up a tool he had dropped. when he stepped up an 8" incline he twisted his right knee and it gave out.
While loading a shot employee lifted a bag of 55 lb anfo from the tailgate of powder truck and turned to walk to next hole to load when he felt his lower back twinge.
EE was working on a ladder about three feet off the ground, tightening hose on the IR drill boom. After he came down from ladder he had a pain in groin area.
Opened engine compartment on loader and did not latch the cover. Cover slipped out of the miner's hand and hit him across the nose and knocked him to the ground.
MINER WAS INSTALLING 8' X 20' METAL SCREENS VERTICALLY ON 20' RIB. SCREEN PULLED LOOSE AND FELL APPROX 2' STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.
Employee stepped up on side of dump truck to talk to driver and took hold of hot exhaust pipe.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A RADIATOR FROM A HAUL TRUCK. WHEN THE RADIATOR GOT STUCK, THE EMPLOYEE GAVE IT A STRONG PULL. WHEN IT BROKE FREE, HE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A LEFT WRIST SPRAIN AND CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS HOLDING UP ONE END OF A PIECE OF STEEL AND THE OTHER END WAS HELD UP BY ANOTHER EE. THE OTHER EE DROPPED HIS END CAUSING IT TO HIT THE DECKING. WHEN THE STEEL DROPPED IT JARRED THE EE S TILL HOLDING THE STEELS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE FIRE HOSE FROM THE WATER TRUCK, TO WASH OUT THE MUD FROM THE TRANSMISSION BELLY PANS OF TWO HAUL TRUCKS. THE NOZZLE END WAS HELD IN PLACE BY A HOSE CLAMP. THE HOSE BECAM E SEPARATED FROM THE NOZZLE. THE HOSE SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND AND THE HOSE CLAMP CUT HIS THUMB.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK(TRUCK WAS BEING PARTED OUT). GRABBED THE RADIATOR GUARD AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS PUTTING AN AXLE SHAFT BACK IN A SCRAPER. THE FIT WAS TIGHT AND WHEN IT FINALLY WENT IN IT PINCHED HIS HAND BEHIND THE SHAFT. HAVING HIS HAND IN THE WRONG PLACE AND NOT WEARING GLOVES CO NTRIVUTED TO HIS INJURIES. THE CUT IN HIS HAND REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.
THE EE TURNED TO CLIMB STEPS TO THE CRUSHER CONTROL BOOTH WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.