Employee was unloading a truck when they felt pain on right shoulder.
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Showing all 21The employee was injured while repairing/cleaning the Chute with a high volume of sand on employee's left leg.
Strained right shoulder holding up a tail pulley while trying to attach bolts back into it.
Dirt and Debris on the Catwalk in the Wash Plant. It was evening - dark.
High pressure hose slipped out of employee's hand causing the water stream into their left eye.
EE was at the maintenance shed unloading a piece of pipe, approx. 3' long, 50 lbs. EE dropped one end on the top of right hand, resulting in a laceration.
Employee states that ee was reaching into the truck bed of personal vehicle to put tools away when ee felt a sharp pain in back
Three employees were replacing screens at our aggregate wash plant where soil and rocks are separated. While replacing the screens, a couple tools and a screen fell down to a lower level. EE went to the lower level to retrieve the fallen items. While he was down there, another screen, approx. 5 lbs. fell on him, hitting him in the face.
Employee was shoveling mud into a wheelbarrel.
Mechanic was moving a full 55 gallon drum on to pallet. When he lifted the drum his neck snapped and he felt pain in his back.
Miner was assisting in replacing a screen on the bottom deck of the base plant. Miner raised his head in a confined environment and hit his head on a bolt that was on the strap of a guard over a cross tube.
Employee bumped his knee on angle iron.
When flange was removed, employee was sprayed with hot water on inner forearm.
Employee was removing seats from classifier. He turned in right direction, straining right groin.
Employee lost control of 8" black elbow pipe while turning it, causing lacerations to right fingers #3, #4, #5.
EE was going to the main level of Plant 3 to turn on the 2" gate valve. On the way up he saw co-worker, picked up a sand clog and threw it at him hitting him in the left side of the face. Co-worker picked up piece of rubber from a trash pile and threw it at the EE not knowing the object had steel in it. It caused a puncture on his right thigh requiring one stitch.
Two EE's had a grip on the gear box to lower the object down. One EE lost his grip, while the injured EE had his right hand get pinched between a steel framand the gear box. Right hand (thumb and forefinger) badly bruised.
Employee over filled diesel tank getting diesel on his clothes. He stayed in clothes for extended period of time creating rash on skin from red dye in diesel fuel (slept on clothes).
WHILE WORKING ON TOP OF SAND PLANT, EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK TO UNCLOG THE SCREEN, A ROCK THE SIZE OF 2 SOFTBALLS BOUNCED FROM THE SCREEN & HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF EE'S HELMET.
Left eye got dirt or residue in it.
EMPLOYEE SMASHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN DOOR AT WORK. REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.