Search the record

A piece of steel with a lifting eye welded on top of it was sitting in the upright position for lifting. The employee attempted to lay the piece of steel over to keep it from possibly falling over and mashing someone's foot. When EE did this the glove became caught on the lifting lug and EE was unable to get hand away.

Picked up a 50-pound bag of anfo, turned, felt a sharp pain in back.

Miner was assisting John Deere mechanic in replacing an alternator on JD 844K FEL when he raised his head and hit it on compartment latch resulting in 5 staples to top of head.

Miner was dismounting service truck and as he turned to dismount backwards lost balance and fell onto other miner. Other miner (miner on ground) ended up with sprained left knee and ankle resulting in restricted duty.

Miner one was attempting to break miner two's fall as miner two was descending from a conveyor. Miner one was successful in breaking miner two's fall, and in the process, miner one received a torn bicep to the right arm.

Miner was closing door to control room; handle came off door as it was being shut. Miner grabbed edge of door to shut it; hand got stuck between door and jamb injuring right middle finger.

Miner was attempting to lift 16"X41"X1" piece of AR plate off ground. Plate slipped in left hand causing left arm to hyper extend and strain upper left arm.

Miner was removing collar from speed reducer on head pulley of agg bin and cut his left index finger on the shaft key way as the collar slid off. Miner received 12 stitches to left index finger.

Miner was changing screen cloth when screen shifted forward unexpectedly anc cut middle left finger.

Miner was conducting demolition work removing a wall to create larger storage area in warehouse. While pushing down a wall by hand, a nail punctured his right palm. Miner was taken to medical facility for a tetanus shot, and at that time prescription antibiotics were issued making this injury reportable.

Miner was performing maintenance (welding) inside of feed hopper. Miner inside hopper needed a bolt to fill a hole; asked miner on outside of hopper for bolt. Miner on outside of hopper tossed bolt to miner inside hopper; miner inside hopper missed bolt and chipped front tooth in process. Accident is reportable due to follow-up visit at orthodontist office.

Miner was taking a light off light pole, unhooked the brace the light swung around and hit miner in right ear and head.

Miner was washing out plugged feed tube from sand tank to sand screw from discharge end with water hose. When material broke free, hose whipped out of pipe and struck miner in face resulting in five stitches to left eye.

Miner was adjusting gate on air slide in mill and mashed ring finger of right hand. No stitches, no cut, no broken bones - DOCTOR PRESCRIBED PRESCRIPTION STRENGTH IBUPROFEN (800 mg.) FOR PAIN

Miner was loading a portable water pump into the bed of his truck when it slipped out of his hand catching his right index finger between the pump and the tailgate. Two sutures required.

Miner was repairing a broken section of cattle fence when a stretched wire whipped back and struck him in the left eye. Miner was taken to hospital where he was prescribed antibiotic eye drops to prevent infection.

Miner was removing gear reduction assembly from head pulley shaft when it shifted unexpectedly and smashed his right hand between the motor mount and head pulley shaft.

Miner was removing exhaust system from water truck when a peice of rust broke free and got in his eye.

Miner was unplugging rocks jammed in jaw crusher when two large rocks shifted pinching little finger on left hand

Miner was conducting crusher maintenance - moving a piece of the crusher to a different location - while setting the piece down, crushed left ring fingertip.

While replacing v-belts on crusher drive, left hand fingers were caught between v-belt and sheave, smashing middle left finger and seperating fingernail.

Miner was lifting a fuel transfer tank and twisted the wrong way causing immediate pain to his lower back.

Lowering tools by rope to maintance truck below. Retrieving rope to lower welding leads, rope hung up, employee jerked rope to free it, rope came free allowing employees hand to jerk up and cut right little finger outside by knuckle. Right hand struck metal siding. Received 4 stiches in emergency room. Return to work 11/15/06.

Employee was closing lid on VSI crusher got his finger pinched when lid closed.

Slid hammer forward to attach to winch line to pull hammer from bed of pickup, hammer slipped and landed on finger. Driller was wearing gloves.

TWO MEN WERE WORKING TO FREE A BIG ROCK STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER THROAT BY THROWING OTHER ROCKS BEHIND IT TO HOPEFULLY WEDGE AGAINST IT TO BREAK IT LOOSE. WHILE DOING SO, A ROCK ABOUT 75-100LB CAME LOOSE FROM THE ROCKS PILED IN THE FEEDER. IT SLID DOWN THE PILE AND CAUGHT ONE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN IT AND THE STEEL FEED THROAT OF THE CRUSHER, BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE STATED THAT WHILE SETTING A NEW BEARING HOUSING ASSEMBLY INTO PLACE ON THE CONCRETE SAND SCREW, THE HOUSING SLIPPED/FELL 3-4 INCHES CRUSHING FINGER BETWEEN HOUSING AND ANGLE IRON FRAMEWORK ON REAR OF CONCRETE SAND SCREW RESULTING IN A LACERATION. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER WORK GLOVES AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

REBUILDING SPOKANE CRUSHER, LINING UP THE TOP SHOE COVER PLATE. IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS 3RD AND 4TH RINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

A 150# ROCK GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND MOTOR MOUNT. HE GOT IT UNWEDGED AND ROLLED IT OFF THE BELT. NEXT SHIFT HE COMPLAINED OF SERIOUS LOWER BACK PAIN. HE WAS SENT TO CLINIC TO BE EXAMINED BY A DR. DIAGNOSIS WITH RIGHT LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN. DR. PUT HIM OF RESTRICTED WORK DUTIES OF NO CLIMBING, LIFTING, AND REPETITIVE USE OF PEDALS. EE TOOK PLANT OPERATOR POSITION BECAUSE IT MEETS HI

EE WAS PICKING UP A BELT ROLLER TO LOAD ON WELDING TRAILER. WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING WET, FROZEN MATERIAL FROM UNDER FEEDER. WHILE SHOVELING FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. COMPLETED SHIFT 11-24. REPORTED AND WORKED 11-27-00. DID NOT COMPLAIN OTHER THAN SAI D HE WAS SORE. 11-28-00 CAME TO WORK AND COULD HARDLY MOVE RIGHT ARM. TOOK TO ER LOCAL HOSPITAL. RECEIVED SHOT AND SLING. TO BE OFF UNTIL 11-30-00. DR. NOW THINKS POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF PROBLE

PULLING SAMPLES OUT OF CONVEYOR 60-70 LIFTED UP AND HAD SHARP PAINS IN LOWER BACK.