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No unsafe conditions were present. Employee was doing basic clean up and back became painful after shoveling.
Employee was cleaning a glass cup that chipped at the top of the glass. EE received a cut on the thumb that required three stitches.
Miner was replacing v-belts on jaw crusher drive. While rolling the new v-belts into place, sheave turned and pinched miner's finger between v-belt and sheave. Miner received 6 stitches to tip of ring finger on his right hand.
EE went to check the pipe from a baghouse dust collector pipe to check if material was falling through the pipe. EE placed his hand inside the pipe and slipped while reaching for a flashlight causing his hand to go up into the pipe contacting the rotary airlock device.
While clearing trees and brush the miner was struck by a falling tree in his back which resulted in a broken rib.
While lifting a five gallon bucket filled with sand, the victim turned to walk. As he attempted to pivot his body on his left foot and ground, his knee pivoted instead causing the knee cap to dislocate and causing pain.
WHILE REPLACING V-BELT ON A DRIVE PULLEY, THE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND THE PULLEY. THE LEFT HAND RING FINGER WAS BROKEN AND THE FINGER NAIL WAS DISPLACED AND THE SKIN WAS CUT.
MINER LIFTED A HYDRAULIC MOTOR WHILE PREPARING IT FOR SHIPMENT. UPON DOING SO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.