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A miner was conducting an inspection on an agitator. As the agitator turned, a bolt contacted the miner's finger, resulting in lacerations.

Miner tripped on slope with chipping hammer. When they fell the moil in the chipping hammer punctured their left hand, requiring stiches.

Miner was setting a timber with a floorboard. The timber was head height to the injured miner. The floorboard missed the timber coming out of the miners hand, striking the injured miners foot.

Not wearing gloves while changing fluorescent light bulb. Bulb exploded cutting right thumb at the knuckle. Required 6 stitches.

Heavy ring fell forward while being removed, employee tried to stop it and pinched a finger between two pieces of metal.

Miners traveling down a shaft in a cage with timbers in it. Traveled to bottom working floor, checked mine phone and started traveling up to top working floor. Timber in cage tipped out catching a shaft timber and pushing timber in the cage against miners back. Miner had a check up on 4/25/2023 and was prescribed medication and prescription was filled.

Employee was installing a timber on the slope, with feet planted employee twisted upper body causing knee cap to pop out of place.

Miner got a foreign object in eye.

Employee was using Bustar to break rocks. The employee got some of this rock breaking agent on their thighs and wrists resulting in 2nd degree chemical burns.

Employee was using Bustar to break rocks in wet conditions. Bustar is a combination of limestone and dolomite and was still wet. The employee lifted a rock and Bustar ran down arms under coat. Employee noticed arms burning and flushed it off.

Employee was placing a pulverizer wheel onto a shaft, the wheel slipped pinching employee's finger causing a laceration

Employee was at the slope, a rock 6 inches in diameter rolled down the slope, the employee blocked it with their hand

While moving density logging tool, employee slipped and tool fell from hand injury to tendon in arm.

Stepped on a loose board, causing it to teeter up and hit him in the face, causing a chipped tooth.

Miner was working with the airlift stinger pipe when the suction of the airlift pulled his right hand into the pipe, causing a laceration to his right hand between his index and middle finger.

Caught in lifting strap

Miners working to install airlift/ventilation system, lost grip on a board that they were using for landing material striking miner on his right shoulder. Causing a fractured bone in shoulder.

Employee states that he was loading a rock into the skip, as he lifted the rock, he pinched his left middle finger between the rock and the cribbing causing a fracture at the tip of his finger.

Miner was cutting a timber hitch in the rock wall when the moil bounced out of the rock surface and struck the miner in the palm of his left hand causing a laceration that needed stitches to close.

Miner was at the bottom of the slope trying to clear a plugged airlift pipe when a lump of Gilsonite rolled down the slope, pinning his right thumb between the lump and the airlift stinger pipe.

Electrician was reaching into a pickup mounted tool box and had a muscle spasm in his lower back.

Miner was sinking shaft when his partner knocked a timber down from the landing just above him, striking him in the head causing a mild concussion.

Miner was carrying a vent pipe that had a sharp edge that cut his finger.

Lifting a box of pipe fittings felt pop on right lower abdomen. Employee thought that he was not injured at the time of accident, however the employee decided to go to the doctor on 5/10/11 and was diagnosed with a hernia, making this a reportable accident.

While mucking rock, employee injured his back.

While bagging, a 2000 lb. bulk bag fell on his hand.

Miner was being handed a timber and his finger got in the way and smashed. Index finger on right hand was broken and required stitches.

While mining, the airlift pipe came down on finger, smashing it between the airlift pipe and the timber.

While mining, he was trying to step up onto the bench by pulling himself up with a rope, he felt something in his shoulder pull. Had pain and could not lift his arm.

While pulling up boards to lower mine floor, a board with a nail in it slipped from one miner's hand and hit another one in the hand. Punctured and broke index finger on left hand.

While putting a spool of electrical cable into back of truck. He dropped the spool and it tipped over and caught his finger between the spool and the tool box. Causing a laceration requiring stitches.

Breaking lumps of ore to put into the air lift, he reached down to pick one up when another one rolled down the slope smashing his right hand between two lumps of ore. Hand is bruised and swollen.

While sacking ore at the ER Plant, moving a bag from the sacker to the pallet, he pulled a muscle in his groin area.

Timbering in mine, rock rolled down the slope and hit him in the head.

Putting TBCH pellets in water by hand with cloth gloves on, later rubbed eyes with bare hands and caused irritation.

Was gathering tools in the bottom of the shaft, the individual working above dislodged a 2"x8"x6' board that fell about 5-10 feet and struck him on the right forearm. The board bruised the forearm.

While scrapping the pan he bumped his finger.

Employee was shrinking plastic covers on palletized gilsonite goods.He was shaking the cover to open it, then he threw the cover up and over on the goods, while throwing the cover he twisted causing pain in his back.

Employee was opening a 1" oil valve to restart oil circulation, a second oil valve leaked, spraying hot oil onto the employee's arm and fingers.

Employee was removing insulation and putting insulation on hot oil lines. While doing so, he accidently leaned his right arm against a 580 degree hot oil line. Employee's right arm was burned.

Employee was shoveling ore. He was making a "crossing over his body" motion with the shovel full of ore and in the process twisted his lower back.

EE WAS TURNING AND FLIPPING 50# BAGS OF GILSONITE ON THE LOAD PLATES. HE PULLED A TENDON IN HIS WRIST/ARM WHILE DOING THIS PROCEDURE

A 50# BAG OF GILSONITE WAS LODGED IN THE CONVEYANCE SYSTEM. hE PULLED ON BAG IN ORDER TO DISLODGE IT. LATER HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE MUSCLE

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE KNOCKED A ROCK OFF A TIMBER WHILE INSTALLING A LADDER. INJURED LOOKED UP & THE ROCK HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WOODEN PALLETS FROM STACK. PALLETS WERE FROZEN TOGETHER. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE STRAINING AND SEPARATING PALLETS.

WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND PLACING CONCRETE FORMS HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHEN LIFTING A BUCKET OF ORE SAMPLES (ABOUT 40#) NOTICED AND ACHE IN LEFT WRIST AT 0530. AT 0600 COULD NOT ROTATE WRIST OR GRIP WITH LEFT HAND. ALSO NOTCIED BRUISING OF WRIST.

EE WAS BAGGING 55 POUND BAGS. HE WAS TAKING A FULL BAG OFF OF BAGGING MACHINE TO PLACE IT ON THE BAG SCALE WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW TO COVER MINE OPENINGS INSTALLING CHANNEL IRON SUPPORTS WHILE LIFTING& MOVING THE CHANNEL IRON EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE FINISHED THIS SHIFT & WORKED HIS REGULA R SCHEDULE UNTIL 1/25/02 ON 1/28/02 EE CALLED & SAID HE WAS GOING TO DR FOR BACK PAIN

EE WAS WORKING HIS NORMAL JOB. WHILE MOVING AIRLIFT PIPE A CHUNK OF GILSONITE ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND. HE FINISHED HIS WORK SHIFT AND WENT FOR A HOSPITAL EXAM AFTER WORK . IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BONE WAS FRACTURED.