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Climbing the ladder to the midwestern screens and heard a popping noise on EE's left arm.
Employee was stacking bags and felt a pinch in lower back.
Employee was removing the belly pan from D9 dozer when the safety chain slipped dropping the pan on the employee's left wrist breaking the bone in left wrist
Was stacking 25lb bags. Turned to pick up bag and had pain in EE's back.
Employee was operating an Air-Trac Drill. They went to move the hose out of the way.
Employee was removing a scaling bar that was trapped in the apron feeder. When ee removed the scaling bar, the ladder sprang back to the feeder and trapped ee's fingers behind the top rung and apron feeder wall.
Stacking 50lb bags
Employee working on bagging line, lifted bag and turned wrong.
We had some containers of sodium sulfide. During a routine inspections it was found that some of the containers had compromised lids. The incident happened when the sulfide was being transferred to new containers. Two of the employees began to throw up and all three were taken to the hospital.
We had some containers of sodium sulfide. During a routine inspections it was found that some of the containers had compromised lids. The incident happened when the sulfide was being transferred to new containers. The three employees began to throw up and were taken to the hospital.
We had some containers of sodium sulfide. During a routine inspection it was found that some of the containers had compromised lids. The incident happened when the sulfide was being transferred to new containers. Two of the employees began to throw up and all three were taken to the hospital. William Breeding drove them to the hospital and became sick as well.
We had some containers of sodium sulfide. During a routine inspections it was found that some of the containers had compromised lids. The incident happened when the sulfide was being transferred to new containers. Two of the employees began to throw up and all three were taken to the hospital.
I was showing an employee a proper stacking pattern for 50 lb bags on a pallet and as I was turning I felt a sharp pain and heard a popping sound in my right knee, also quite a bit of pain. EE - Plant Manager St. Cloud Mining Co. - Ash Meadows Plant p.s. I'm also the injured employee
Employee was shoveling under the Z-5 belt, when he collapsed & became unconscious. He was found by his supervisor. The supervisor touched the employee's shoulder & the employee regained consciousness. The employee rested for a while, then requested to be taken home. The employee has a medical condition that makes him weak & tired. This was the cause of his collapse.
Employee was working on an axel off of a backhoe. He had taken the axel off & set it on jacks. The employee checked the axel to make sure it was stable on the jacks. When the employee stood up the axel fell off of the jacks, landing on his hand.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST TAILGATE LATCH ON MACK DUMP TRUCK, HAND SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER IN TAILGATE.
EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED VEHICLE, PARKED AND WHILE GETTING OUT HIS KNEE BUCKLED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING ZEOLITE AND STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS STATED WHEN HE STOOD UP STRAIGHT AFTER PLACING BAG ON PALLET HIS LOWER BACK HURT AND LEGS FLET NUMB.
EE WAS PULLING WEEDS, BENT TO PULL WEED WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS LOWER BACK HURT. HE STOOD FOR A FEW MINUTES AND BACK FELT BETTER. WHEN HE WENT TO GET WHEEL BARROW BACK HURT AGAIN.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SHOVELING ZEALITE- AT END OF SHIFT, WHILE WALKING TO DRY, EMPLOYEE STARTED HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS IN LOWER BACK.