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EE was working on replacing wear iron in the Sag Mill. He had his hand on the boom of the lining machine. The boom was retracted and his hand was caught between two of the boom sections. He did go to the doctor and received stitches in his left hand.

EE was working in the mill, he was replacing a grease cover on a lube system for the regrind mill. EE extened his arms above his head to place the cover and in doing so he felt a pain in his left arm and shoulder, Went to Dr and was placed on on light duty limiting the use of his left arm.

EE was opening the crusher shack door. His index finger on his right hand had gotten caught between the door and the door jam. He was taken to the hospital were he received three stitches in his finger.

EE was setting light plants up for the night mine crew. He was attempting to attach Q15 light plant to his pickup, light plant jack was to low so EE attempted tp lift the light plant onto his truck hitch. In doing so he strained his lower back, he went to Dr 7/8/08 and was placed in light duty.

Ee was performing maintencne on a 325 cat excavator. He was replacing a control leverin the cab. He had dropped a tool and bent over to pick it up. When he stood up the operator cab door had swung closed and struck EE in the head. He went to the emergency room where he was released. On 3/18/08 he went back to his dr and was not able

Mounting a 3300-51 tire on a wheel, pulling the lock ring up onto the tire he got his thumb caught between the lock ring & flange ring while being supervised.

Employee was putting a bellypan on a cat dozer. He put his knees to his chest & pushed with his feet. In doing so he felt a pop in his back on the right side of his ribs. He continued to work his shift & also his next shift before going to the hospital on 12/9/06. He then went back to the clinic on 12/13/06 & was put on light duty.

EE IS A SURVEY TECH. & WAS ASSISTING MOVING EMPTY PALLETS, CLEANING A LAY DOWN AREA. HE FELT A STRANGE SENSTAION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. AFTER SOME TIME & SEVERAL Dr. VISITS, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MINOR RUPTURE THAT HE MAY NEED SURGERY FOR. NO TIME MISSED FROM WORK.

EE WAS CLIMBING ON TO A TRACK MOUNTED ROCK BREAKER FOR THE FUELING/LUBE PROCESS AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER RUNG. X-RAY AT THE TIME SHOWED NOTHING BROKEN AND ALL OK. ON 8/26/05 HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR AN ADJUSTMENT ON FOOT. EE was diagnosed with a broken foot on 9-21-05. He had surgery. Dr released him to lite duty on 9-30-05.

EMPLOYEE & HIS PARTNER WERE LIFTING A WOODEN TIMBER, ONE MAN ON EACH END OF THE TIMBER. THE TIMBER WAS 12"X 12"X 6'LONG, WEIGHING APPROX. 175 LBS. EMPLOYEE USED HIS LEGS TO PICK THE TIMBER BUT THEN TWISTED WITH THE LOAD. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON SAID NO WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

EE AND TWO OTHER MILL EMPLOYEES WERE DRAGGING A 70'X2" RUBBER WATER WASH DOWN HOSE INTO POSITION TO WASH THE MILL FLOOT. EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT CALF. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAINED ACHILLES TENDON AND WILL REQUIRE THERAPY. RETURN TO MOD. DUTY.

TWO MAINTENANCE EE WERE REMOVING 992 LOADER BUCKET HEEL PLATE. ONE EE WAS KNOCKING OUT A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN TORCHED OFF. OTHER EE WAS TORCHING THE ONLY OTHER BOLT HOLDING THE PLATE. THE PLATE FELL APPROX 4.5 FT ONTO EE FOOT, JUST ABOVE STEEL TOE. BROKEN BONE IN FOOT

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DISLODGING A JACK PAD FROM THE MUD ON A DRILL PATTERN. THE IR DRILL HAD LOST ITS PAD EARLIER THAT MORNING. THE SUPERVISOR HAD ADVISED THEM TO USE AN EXCAVATOR TO DO THE JOB IF NECESSARY. THEY USED A PRY BAR AND TOGETHER CARRIED THE PAD TO THE DRILL. LATER THAT SHIFT, ONE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK AND UPPER BACK PAIN.

Ee was drilling a horizontal well, working alone. He changed many drill steels during the shift and at the end of the shift, his left lower leg was very sore. He filed an injury report with the company on 9/7 and on 9/14 he went to a doctor as the pain did not subside. Diagnosed torn tendon on 9/14/04.

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF 8" DIA PLASTIC PIPE AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT. FURTHER MEDICAL REVIEW FOUND THAT THE BIG TOE WAS BROKEN. EE IS NORMALLY A TRUCK DRIVER BUT WORKED AN OVERTIME SHIFT IN PIT DEWATERING. NO LOST WORK TIME.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL A MILL LIFTER (200#) ONTO A LIFTING SLING AND ROLLED IT ONTO HIS FINGER, SMASHING THE FINGER TIP BETWEEN THE LIFTER AND THE DECK. STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WO UND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SMALL CABINET THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE DECK OF A FLATBED SERVICE TRUCK. THE LATCH WAS JAMMED SO HE BENT DOWN TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AND JERKED ON THE DOOR. THE 12" X 24" DOOR WHICH IS HINGED AT THE BOTTOM OPENED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LIP AND SLIGHTLY CHIPPED A FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE ACCESS LADDER OF A 777 CTERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK AND FELT A MUSCLE STRAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON MARCH 31, 2003.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE TOUGUE OF A SMALL TRAILER TO ATTACH IT TO THE HITCH ON A PICKUP TRUCK. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER HE SAW A DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DISC PROBLEMS IN HIS NECK RELATING TO THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD NECK SURGERY ON MAY 30 TO REPAIR HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF BED ON THE DAY AFTER HIS LAST DAY SHIFT AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT, NO ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS PAIN. AFTER SOME DAYS OF PAIN AND TESTS HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE "ST RESS FRACTURES" OF THE METATARSAL BONES OF HIS RT FOOT. DR DIAGNOSED INDUSTRIAL DISEASE.

EE STEPPED OFF OF THE LADDER OF THE MOTOR GRADERHE WAS OPERATING. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT FALL BUT DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS ON 1/7 WAS POSSIBLE TORN MINISCUS. THREE WEEKS OFF.

EE WAS SHOVLING FINES INTO A WHEELBARROW AT THE CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A#2 SQUARE NOSE SHOVEL. HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. HE WAS ON HIS LAST SHIFE BEFGORE HIS 4 D AYS OFF. HE WENT TO A CHIROPROACTOR ON HIS DAYS OFF WHICH THIS AN MSHA REPORTABLE.

EE HAD JUST MOUNTED THE CAT 5230 SHOVEL. HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL UP THE COUNTER BALANCED LADDER AND STRAINED A SMUCLE IN HIS NECK. A VISIT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DR CALLED FOR EE TO BE ON MODIFIED D UTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS 4 DAY ROTATION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRAW A TAILINGS SAMPLE FROMTHE DISCHARGE TROMMEL OF THE MILL. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE SAMPLE ROD/CUP UNDER THE TROMMELTHE CUP STRUCK THE TROMMEL CAUSING HIM TO BANG HIS HAND AGAINST THE SAMPLE OPENING. HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE IS MOVING A DRILL STEEL. THE OTHER EE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND EE'S LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED AGAINST THE DRILL DECK. THE SKIN WAS BROKEN, REQUIRING 3 STITCHED TO CL OSE.