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Employee was attempting to remove a wheel hub assembly when they felt a pop in their shoulder.
Employee was bending over moving tools when they felt a sharp pain in their abdominal area. After further evaluation at ER, determined that employee had a unilateral inguinal hernia.
The employee was loading anfo into holes on the face when they stepped backwards causing a strain to their L knee.
The employee picked up a large rock to move it out of the underground road. While tossing the rock, EE dropped the rock on L foot. The rock struck EE's foot just behind the steel toe guard, causing a fracture to the L great toe.
A cover door on an AD-30 was lifted to access the transmission as the employee leant down to inspect the area. The door fell down crushing both hands, breaking right thumb.
Employee was moving cribbing when the crib employee grabbed dislodged another that fell onto employee's thumb. This resulted in a break in the tip of employee's right-hand thumb.
While reaching to open an air door manually with EE's right hand, the EE felt a sharp pain in EE's R upper arm and EE heard a tearing sound. The EE sustained a right dorsal bicep rupture that required surgical repair.
The employee was replacing the rear axel pin in the scaler when the axel moved, pinching Left middle finger resulting in a laceration and fracture.
While preforming clean up in the con-shed, the EE pulled on a piece of plywood to remove it from the shed when EE felt a "pop" to the Left lower abdomen/groin. EE was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia.
They employee was assisting the Geologist with surveying an up hole, when employee lost grip on the survey instrument. The geo moved out of the way, but the injured employee attempted to catch the falling survey instrument and it struck employee in the upper right quad of the abdomen, causing broken ribs, a pneumothorax, and a liver laceration.
Hanging and bolting full line of 6" HDPE pipe on roof. Pipe resting on pipe roller shifted and fell on miner's left index finger causing miner to receive medical attention and 7 stitches on left index finger.
Employee was closing the door to the panning station when EE's Left index finger was caught between the door latch and the door frame causing a laceration that required #6 sutures to close the wound.
The machine was getting the tire removed, the tire was being slid off the rim. When the tire was released from the hub, the tire spun slightly on the slings and crushed the employees hand between the tire and the frame of the machine causing bruising to EE's right wrist. Employee was given medical treatment, a splint was applied and EE returned to work with no restrictions.
Employee was helping transport pipe from trailer to the rig floor. EE was assisting with one end of the pipe while the other end was being lifted with the elevator. EE's left thumb was caught between the pipe and the rig floor. EE sustained a laceration to left thumb. "The EE was transported for treatment of injury and following medical evaluation, was placed on light duty."
EE was working with the utility crew in 454-1 taking down waterline. As EE was taking the clamp loose the pipe separated unexpectedly, falling and catching EE's right hand between the pipe and the rail of the tele-handler basket. Employee was given ice by safety then taken to the doctor to have hand examined. X-Rays were negative but was given <5lbs lifting restrictions.
EE went to grab and remove last lug nut of LHD tire when the load shifted and the wheel pinched finger between the lug nut and wheel.
Employee sustained an avulsion injury and crush injury to EE's Right 5th finger while attempting to remove a bolt from the anfo tank on the blasting rig, when the bolt slipped smashing the employees Right 5th finger.
Employee was changing out the claw tooth of a scaler when the tooth fell onto employee's 4th digit of left hand causing immediate pain and swelling.
Low back strain-R side-occurred while pulling/jerking on pallet jack lodged under pallet, felt a sharp pulling in lower back. Not immediately reported, thought they could work through it. To medical first aid at 3PM (ice/massage/heat/biofreeze) advised rest on reg. sched. Days off. Sched. With MD on 11/05/2018 when pain cont/ Placed on light duty with pending f/u.
Employee was engaging the feed on hydraulic drill to begin drilling when the feed knob broke and sprayed. Employee had eyes washed by safety, then went to ER later to have eyes washed again. Follow up with eye doctor on 06/08/2018 where RX written for drops and ointment.
Employee was hanging escape markers, bending metal strapping when metal broke and lacerated R thumb.
Employee bent over to pick up wheel chock from under tire and twisted wrong when standing up
Mill maintenance worker while installing a plastic wear liner experienced a pinch/cut to his left hand.
Repairing a water swivel when his hand slipped and water swivel landed on his hand
Miner siphoned an alkaline chemical to fill a spray bottle.
Lifting/carrying drill steel when he injured his left knee
Miner bent over to align cutting edge bolts on loader when his back began to hurt.
Lifting/placing hammer on drill when back began to hurt
Prying a tire loose from a tractor when he felt a pop and pain in his right shoulder.
Picking up a bolt from a conveyor belt when his back began to hurt
Handling scrap metal when a piece of steel slid against his thumb.
Miner was lifting a trash dumpster lid when he injured his shoulder/neck began to hurt.
On 9/8/13, ee reported to TCM that EE was hooking up pump trailer to truck. Ball slipped and caught his finger. EE had sustained laceration that was bleeding and supervisor believed it would require stitches
Miner was installing bearing on a shaft when the shaft tilted and mashed thumb between the shaft and the equipment housing.
Miner was tossing some pieces of scrap into the scrap metal bin. When he picked up a piece and started to toss it, he caught the back of his hand on another piece of metal laying on the table.
Miner was attempting to raise the door latch at the north fire door of the shop when the handle slipped from his grasp and pinched finger between the latch and the door.
Miner developed tendonitis in shoulder from handling drill steel.
Miner was lifting a five gallon bucket onto a fuel truck when the buckle handle came loose, which resulted in his left index finger being caught between the bucket and the truck frame.
A miner handed a roll of det cord to another miner who was working in a man basket. The first miner turned to walk away when the second miner dropped the roll of det cord, which hit the first miner in the head.
Miner was getting into the water truck when his foot was caught in a small ditch causing him to strain his left knee.
Miner was washing out a radiator when muck splashed in his eye.
Throwing tires off the bed of a truck when his back starting hurting.
Miner was shoveling muck from the # 3 shaft pit when he felt pain and burning in his abdomen.
Miner was struck on the arm by a chain wrench cylinder.
Miner was lifting and pouring 5 gallon buckets of rock drill (oil), which caused pain in his right shoulder.
Miner was changing the centralizer on the test drill when the drill steel came loose and caught his finger between the steel and the centralizer.
Miner was adjusting the packing in a tailings pipe when muck sprayed in his face and eyes.
Miner was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of chain when he strained his right arm.
Repairing a drill boom when it slid off a stand trapping the miner between the stand and the carrier.
Miner was repairing a face drill oiler when the base plate fell and hit an aerosol paint can causing it to bust and spray paint into his face.