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Employee was setting conveyor tail piece and was placing a crib block under the leg of the tail piece when the tail piece shifted and pinched the employees left thumb. The injury required 3 stitches to close wound.
Employee Stated that they were removing a rock off of a Shuttle Car and felt pain in shoulder.
A contract employee stated that EE dropped a single belt rail on EE's right foot. EE's foot was X-rayed and was negative for any broken bones.
Employee stated they dropped piece of belt rail on their foot right they took to er and checked and X-ray negate for any broke bones
Employee was moving a piece of rock from a shuttle car. Employee was swinging the rock when their hand made contact with the canopy of the shuttle car causing the rock to cut their hand just below right hand. 5 stitches to close the wound.
Employee was bolting mine roof and was attempting to guide steel into drill chuck when the drill steel slipped and cut EE's left middle finger. Required stitches to close wound.
Employee was attempting to remove a large piece of rock that had hung in the conveyor belt. Employee was attempting to lift the rock over the hand rail to let it fall to the ground when the employee lost grip on the rock and it pinned employee's hand against the hand rail.
Employee picked up a bucket of plaster and twisted and felt a sharp pain in the lower back. Pain got worse throughout the shift.
Bolt machine operator stated that had lost suction on the roof bolter. EE assumed something was clogging the pre-dump area and attempted to clear any obstructions. In the process of cleaning out the obstruction, two of EE's fingers were smashed causing a laceration to the fingers.
Attempting to loosen a hydraulic fitting and felt something pop in EE's shoulder.
Employee was unloading an electric motor and motor flipped from pallet and struck their leg.