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Wheel slipped when placing tire on the tire machine straining the left shoulder.
While changing out the slides & guides on Classifier Bucket Elevator, the East Guide was removed without incident. Fellow workers trying to remove the west guide got it out of alignment to remove easily. Injured worker had taken bolts out of the guides on both sides. After removing guide on East side, worker went to west side to assist the other when incident occurred.
The employee was attempting to clean the front headlight on the right hand side of the loader 42. The employee locked down the equipment and articulated it for easier access. The employee could not reach the light from the lower railing and decided to lean over the railing on top. As the employee was retracting they felt a pop on the right hand side of the ribs.
The employee was removing glass from a window in the lab when the window broke causing a laceration to the left wrist.
While cleaning CIL containment the employee attempted to lift a wash down hose that was buried in the mud and strained EE's lower back. A full duty release was received at the initial Dr. visit. On July 1, 2021 EE attended a follow up appt receiving a light duty release hence making this injury a medical reportable injury.
Employee was checking a pump for leaks, and was trying to wash the area down when EE was sprayed with chemical in the face and chest area.
Employee was lifting and splitting sample ore bags when EE felt sharp pains in wrist and hand
Employee was pushing against a 55 gal drum, while pulling a drum cart towards the drum
The employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of bolts when they felt a pop in their elbow.
Employee was exiting the training room, the door stuck and as employee pushed twisted left knee.
Employee was filling up an oil skid with a mobile trailer, and the trailer tongue jack fell, the trailer tongue hit the top of the employees right foot.
Employee was closing a valve on a line, EE looked up and foreign material fell into EE's left eye.
Employee was holding a piece of sheet metal while another employee was drilling a hole. The sheet metal slipped and cut the right thumb.
Employee placed their right hand in a pinch point location. Employee was replacing a universal joint on a light duty vehicle.
Employee was pushing a rubber liner into place and felt a sharp pain in the upper right side of the abdominal area.
Employee was removing a large pipe from the Cip area. The pipe became loose and struck employee in the head.
While employee was changing the feed cylinder on the cubex drill barrel, the cylinder unexpectedly lurched forward catching right hand between the cylinder and the drill cradle, trapping middle finger.
Employee was working on the cone crusher. As employee was unscrewing the bowl, left hand slipped off the ram and as employee went to reach with right hand, right thumb was pinched.
While the employee was moving a 3 inch sump line, on one end of the line was a rope, that the employees used to assist with moving the line across the tank. The line fell, causing the rope that the employee was holding on to pull and jerk on the employees shoulder.
An employee was working at the primary crusher. A propane bottle was knocked over and fell from the upper deck striking the employee on the lower back. on 1/25/2017 the employee arrived at work complaining of pain in lower back, the employee was transported to see a doctor.
Employee was installing an engine cover on a telehandler (30 lbs). Employee lifted the engine cover and turned upper body to place the cover into position and felt a pain in lower left leg.
While cleaning up the dry the employee had picked up some very dirty coveralls and some of the dust had gotten into ee eyes irritating them.
The employee was moving heavy batteries from one piece of equipment to another and was lifting them with another employee, during moving them emplyee was injured.
While the employee was cleaning out the quench tower some hot material fell from the top and landed on arm burning it.
Employee was removing a seat from a piece of equipment.
The employee was cleaning rocks out of the cone crusher when a rock fell down into the cone crusher and smashed finger.
The employee had put a hook on a rock bolt coming down the apron feeder for the Primary crushing circuit and while pulling the metal out his left hand was on the metal liner for the apron feeder; upon loosening the ore by removing the rock bolt a rock on top shifted and rolled on to his left hand.
While working on the skid steer, noticed a large rock on the #1 and #4 belt. The employee went over to the cone to look inside and placed his right hand on the screen to pull himself up and a large rock hit his finger.