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Performing Conveyor Maintenance led to dust of work falling into the face of the miner. Some got behind the eye protection and was unfortunately rubbed in, causing imbedding of foreign material in the left eye.
Replacing a return roller. Return roller, with a hole full of material was pulled from a sitting position by the miner. Twisting hard to move heavy object caused persistent soreness in lower left side/back. Miner did not report condition and medical visits until next scheduled shift after receiving a restricted work status 6/21/2025.
Miner impacted their shoulder on a conveyor frame roof structure while cleaning material from the belt.
Miner dropped a piece of steel on finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COUNTERWEIGHT FROM THE CAT216B SKID STEER. AFTER REMOVING THE 2ND OF 2 BOLTS HOLDING THE WEIGHT IN PLACE, THE WEIGHT SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S RIGHT HAND AND EE TRIED TO CATCH IT. EE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE WEIGHT'S MOTION. PART OF EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CRUSHED UNDER THE WEIGHT. EE SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE AND LACERATION OF THE END OF EE'S RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNBOLTING A METAL GRATE UNDER CV04 CONVEYOR BELT. THE NUT BROKE OFF, THE GRATE SWUNG DOWN AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE GRATE, WHICH WAS FULL OF ROCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A GUARD ON A CONVEYOR BELT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLEANUP. BUILT-UP MATERIAL ON TOP OF THE GUARD CAUSED THE GUARD TO SLIP WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, THE EDGE CUTTING EE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ACTING AS AN INJURED PERSON ON A FLEXIBLE STRETCHER DURING A CONFINED SPACE TRAINING. THE STRETCHER BENT HIS HEAD FORWARD TO HIS CHEST DURING THE EXTRACTION FROM THE CONFINED SPACE. NECK DISCOMFORT MANIFESTED ON SUNDAY, 1/20.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE THROUGH A RACEWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT LUMBAR REGION. DIAGNOSED AS A LUMBAR STRAIN.
Reported to employer on February 7, 2012: Approximately 2-3 weeks ago, employee remembers replacing a seat in a loader (LD16). While he was putting the seat in place, the seat jammed against the door and stopped him. Employee thinks this is when he was injured.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A STRUCTURE PAD, BENT OVER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CAME TO WORK THE DAY AFTER THE INJURY, OCT. 18TH, AND WORKED FOR TWO HOURS, THEN LEFT BECAUSE OF PAIN FROM THE INJURY. HE CAME BACK AGAIN TO WORK ON OCT. 19TH AT FULL CAPACITY.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED AN ITEM UNDER A WELDING TABLE. WHILE STRAIGHTENING UP AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP THE ITEM, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TABLE, CUTTING HIS SCALP.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 8/27/10. WHILE INSTALLING LIFTERS IN SS01, EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP BOLTS WITH HOLES WHILE PUTTING LIFTER INTO POSITION. BALANCING THE LIFTERS WHILE LINING THEM UP WAS CHALLENGING, THEY WEIGH ABOUT 80 POUNDS EACH. IT MADE HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK SORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SOME OLD RUBBER LINER FROM A CLASSIFIER, AND SOME DRY RUBBER FLAKES BROKE OFF AND WENT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SHOES IN THE HAZEMAG CRUSHER AND HE SMASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN TWO OF THE SHOES
EE WAS TIGHTENING A PIECE OF PIPE IN THE LATHE. AS HE TIGHTEND THE CHUCK, HE HIT THE FORWARD LEVER ON THE LATHE WITH HIS LEFT KNEE, ENGAGING THE LATHE, AND HIS CLOTHING WAS CAUGHT IN THE CHUCK WRENCH. HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED PARTIALLY AROUND THE LATHE, CAUSING ABRASION AND BRUISING OF HIS LEFT HAND, WRIST, ARM AND CHEST.
Employee was installing a 1/2" steel plate to mount a rotary feeder. He used excessive force to pull the plate into position, and partially tore his right bicep tendon.
TRYING TO LIFT A SHIFT THAT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIM AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE (CRUSHER LOADER OPERATOR) WAS PICKING UP A METAL FLANGE THAT WAS IN THE STOCKPILE. EE THREW FLANGE ON COUNTERWEIGHT OF LOADER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE HANDLE ON THE BACK OF THE LOADER.
PICKING UP SCRAP CAT 773 WHEEL RINGS. TWO RINGS SLID TOGETHER AND PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
CHECKING FOR A CRACK IN A LOADER DIFFERENTIAL MECHANIC WAS USING BRAKE CLEANER IN AN AERSOL CAN TO CLEAN AREA TO BE INSPECTED. ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED BRAKE CLEANER ON HIS FACE AND LEFT EYE. WASH ED OUT EYE IN EYE WASH STATION AND WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR TO CHECK EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
DROPPED A PIECE OF STEEL FROM WORK BENCH ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN BRUISING THE LEFT FOOT.
PANEL THAT MECHANIC WAS REMOVING WAS OVER THE WIPER MOTOR ON A CAT 992 LOADEER. IT WAS STUCK. PULLED HARDER AND WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HE REACH BACK TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHO ULDER.
WORKING WAREHOUSE YARD, POSITIONING PALLETS AND A PALLET FELL ON TOP OF LT. FOOT. NOTE* THIS REPORT IS LATE BECAUSE WE WERE THINKING THAT THIS WAS NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT. THE DR. PRESCRIBED RESTRICTED DUTY, BUT EE SAIN HIS FOOT WAS FINE & RETURNED TO HIS NORMAL DUTIES.
EE WAS CLEANING UP STEEL LEFT ON SHOPSAW. HE MOVED A PIECE OF CHANNEL THAT WAS SUPPORTING A 3" X4' PIECE OF COLD ROLL, & THE ROLL FELL ABOUT 30" & HIT HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE METATARSAL AREA, BRE AKING A BONE IN HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A SCRAP METAL INTO A SCRAP METAL TRAILER. THE TRIP HANDLE ON THE BIN SLAMMED BACK WHEN RELEASED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
THE MAINTENANCE WORKER WAS POSITIONING A SHEET OF METAL. THE METAL GOT HUNG UP AND WHEN HE LIFTED UP ON IT, IT CAMNE LOOSE AND FELL, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE METAL AND AN I BEAM. THE TI P OF THE LEFT RING FINGER WAS BROKEN AND SMASHED. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EE WAS LIFTING KABOTA BLOCK FRROM TRUCK BED TO WORK BENCH AND SUSTAINED HERNIA TO LOWER ABDOMEN. THIS REPORT WAS INITIATED UPON RECEIPT OF INFO RE: LOST TIME DUE TO HERNIA SURGERY 7/5/00.