Employee was working on the screws in the lower plant. When they finished their task, they began to experience pain in their left lower back.
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Showing all 19The employee was re-routing a cable on the port side of the dredge when wind caused the dredge to shift, resulting in movement of the port side swing sheave, which struck the employee in the face. As a result, the employee sustained a facial laceration and a broken jaw.
The employee cut their hand on a hose clamp while hosing down conveyors.
Employee got sand in their eyes behind the safety glasses.
While changing DPF filter on piece of equipment, cut right hand on edge of filter housing, required 3 stitches
Employee was working at Crusher, pinched foot
EE was in process of cleaning up job site from winter maintenance. Placing pieces of angle iron when left thumb came in contact with a steel burr on the angle iron. Thumb laceration.
Pulling self in to Loader, felt pop in arm
Employee injured back while stemming boulder holes with a 5-gallon bucket full of stone
Employee was lifting a 1'x 1' steel plate which weighs about 50 lbs and felt a pull/strain in the right shoulder. Was able to work, on modified duty.
Putting metal bars into chute to prevent rocks falling down onto the conveyor. One bar shifted and pinched finger between bar and chute. Torched metal bar to get finger out. 4 stitches needed. Returned to work same day.
clearing chunks of frozen ice/debris from machine. Chunk loosened and fell on hand
Employee was lifting heavy parts while rebuilding a dredge pump. No contributing conditions.
While moving a piece of banded steel hose, a jagged edge cut through a miner's glove and cut his hand.
Employee bent over to pick up a manual for the Primary Switch House, strained lumbar
Conditions were normal.Individual was hosing conveyor.Pulling hose, felt pull in back.
While removing metal from the magnet on conveyor, metal was too heavy to hold. Trapped middle and index finger between the metal and the conveyor frame. Laceration on one finger, chipped bone on the other.
Normal conditions for a June day. Individual climbed a new, wet, sand pile from the base. Feet got stuck in the sand and individual strained knee when tried to pull out feet. Sand pile was at a normal angle of repose with no unusual conditions.
Area around the C33 stacker was muddy & EE was walking to & from the compound putting tools away got foot stuck in mud & pulled it free & sprained his right ankle.