Emp was adding DEF to tank on Portable water pump in Quarry. As emp was removing the nozzle from the tank, emp felt a pop and sharp pain in right knee. Emp felt the knee and thought emp dislocated knee. Emp stated that oddly, emp didn't think emp moved in any direction to cause such an issue. Emp called supervisor. Sent to clinic. Now light duty
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Showing all 16Employee was draining water lines and blowing air through water line. All the air had not completely run out of the hose with additional pressure remaining and proceeded to hit the hand of the employee causing a contusion to the right hand.
Employee cut his finger with an old screen during the process of removing it. He received stitches and the tip of the left index finger is broken. Employee is a plant maintenance person working the night shift; after treatment was given, a return to duty with no restrictions was put in the status summary.
Employee is scale clerk who was removing some vegetation from around a CCTV camera at the scale. Employee did not see how close he was to the guardrail and struck his face against the rail causing a laceration to his face
Miner was dismounting from the back of his service truck when his wedding ring got caught in a hook. His wedding ring cut into the meat of his ring finger causing a laceration. Employee needed 4 stitches to close the wound.
Employee was knocking grit off rails to install rubber components for a bucket. A piece of grit went into employee's right eye. Employee did not inform operator of injury until employee went to hospital to have grit removed from eye when eye became irritated. Employee suffered corneal abrasions.
Employee is second shift maintenance. Employee alleges that while attempting to lift a 4x4 screen panel (wire cloth) onto a top-rail of a standard guardrail system, he sprained his left wrist. The employee states that he was attempting to toss the screens down to the ground below.
Employee was attempting to clean hardened material from the inside corners of the loader bucket on Unit L107 (Cat 976) when he felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was operating water truck. Dismounted to turn a valve. Caught finger in sharp edge on broken door handle. Laceration on right hand.
Employee was attaching a 6" hose on a 6" branch when hand slipped off hose. Right thumb slid across barb and cut right thumb. Cut was about 3/4 inch long.
EE was shoveling stone and mud from under a conveyor. He felt pain in his left knee.
Employee was washing down screens with a fire hose. an Air bubble came through the hose and the hose whipped out of his hands. Throughout the day, his middle finger on his right hand became more sore.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON STONE CRUSHER. HE WAS LIFTING A STEEL BEAM, IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FINGER.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AT THE CRUSHING PLANT. THE EE SLIPPED AND THE SCREEN FELL ON HIM.
EE WAS PRYING A STEEL PLATE THAT WAS WEDGED IN THE CRUSHER, THE STEEL PLATE GAVE WAY AND LANDED ON EE'S FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL. HE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING AND THE STEEL FELL ON HIS FOOT.