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EE was filling the DEF tank on the loader when EE got EE's left hand caught between the door and the counterweight on the rear of the loader
While reattaching a guard, the guard slid, pinching the employee's finger.
Ee was working on belt. the need was to remove a rock slab from the belt. ee was accompanied by another employee. in process of removing the slab, the slab slipped and landed on ee's left wrist. ee immediatley notified about the incident to plant manager. ee was taken to urgent care location where X-Ray were performed. the X-ray reports came back negative. ee on light duty
Employee was disconnecting 4 inch coupling, as employee tried to pull it apart. The coupling struck employee in the mouth. chipping employee's tooth.
While installing an engine on a Caterpillar 992G machine, our Field Service Technician was under the machine installing the drive shaft and hydraulic lines. While attempting to move from under the machine, our Technician hit hard hat on the step located on the side of the machine knocking off hard hat resulting in a scalp laceration requiring stitches.
Employee bending over to fix Bucket Pin on 992G Cat - his hard hat fell off and he hit his head on a steel lock plate - laceration required stitches
Employee had just finished his shift when he bent over to pick up his lunch cooler and strained his back.
Employee was changing screen panels on the Telsmith #2 middle deck. When he rolled over to reach for a panel he felt pain in his chest area. He was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a pulled chest muscle.
Employee was gripping catwalk railing to step up to steel catwalk, somehow he twisted his right arm and he felt something "pop" in his elbow. He was in alot of pain and on 10/06/2011 he was diagnosed with a bicep tendon rupture.
Two steel plates approx. 2'x 4' were set against each other upright near the base of the crusher, when EE was putting a clevis on one plate, they fell over his leg. EE's leg was broken from the weight of the plates.