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Miner was assisting in changing a sheave on a gearbox with the shaft pointed vertically. The miner held the sheave from rotating using their hands while another miner attempted to free the bushing. The sheave unexpectedly broke loose from the busing and shaft and fell down to the gearbox, pinching the miner's finger between the sheave and the gearbox housing. Left, middle finger.
While tramming on ledge 2 after finishing boulder drilling, the drill got stuck. EE tried to tram and the drill went up on a rock giving a tipping feeling. EE moved back off the rock and got out of the cab to move it out of the way of the track. EE lifted and rolled the rock. It moved unexpectedly and pinched EE's left index finger cutting it between the first two joints.
Employee was assisting in changing screens in the plant when one screen fell on the top of the right foot of the employee. Employee was wearing safety-toe boots.
Employee performing pre-shift inspection on Hitachi excavator. Employee raised engine shroud to check engine oil level and sprained right shoulder.
Employee was assisting experience miner with installing v-belt onto screen #9. Employee's finger became caught between sheave and v-belt resulting in injury.
On 6/27/14 while removing gears from feeder shaft, employee pinched right wrist. Employee continued work without issues until 7/2/14. While washing screen decks on 7/2/14 with water hose, employee felt "pop" in right wrist. Employee was seen by doctor on 7/3/14 for first time.
While flipping steel plate, plate kicked back, struck employee leg. Abrasion and Contusion to Right leg
Tamrock DX800 Drill operator during the repositioning/alignment of a T51 steel on the carriage rack, strained a muscle in his neck.
Employee lacerated his right index finger during the removal of a worn chair cushion. Employee was taken to the hospital, received 6 sutures and released the same day back to full duty.
Employee was trying to catch a wedge he was driving out of a horizontal impact crusher. The wedge slid through his hand and the edge cut the palm of his left hand.
While shoveling, digging out holes, the shovel entered loose material and it stopped suddenly jarring left shoulder causing pain.
THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN 4 PIECE OF BOLT SHEET METAL WITHOUT PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND CUT HIS FINGER.
A TOOL BOX LID WAS OPENED WHEN THE EE LOOKED THEOTHER DIRECTION THE LID FELL & SMASHED HIS WRISTTHE LID WEIGHTED APPROX 15 LBS