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Employee was picking up a chunk of salt to place on a conveyor. Chunk of salt fell on left foot, causing bruise.
Employee was stacking 35-pound calcium bucket bags on a pallet. When the employee twisted around to stack the bag, they strained their lower bag.
Employee was lifting an under-cutter cable to make a repair on the cable. When EE was lifting the cable, EE felt EE's right shoulder pop. Possible rotator cuff injury. Employee started losing time on 09/19/2023.
Employee was using a down comer pipe on a piece of equipment when it slipped. Employee tried to catch it and fractured right thumb.
Employee was changing the ride control actuator on a frontend loader. The actuator slipped and slid, striking the employee's right hand. EE's middle finger on EE's right hand received a fracture. Placed on light duty for 14 days.
Employee was spreading forks on a forklift and strained back.
Employee was removing a fuel line. EE cut wrist on a holding clamp. Employee receives sutures for repair of injury. No lost time from work.
An employee was removing the spreader bar for the cables of the south skip of the Production shaft. The spreader bar slipped and struck another employee in the rib cage. Injured employee received a fracture of the left rib below the breast.
Employee was sliding a grating into a location. When sliding the grating, the grating slipped and pinched fingers on both hands. Lost tip of left little finger and had lacerations on the others.
Employee was climbing ladder to the second deck of the surge bin to grease the feeders. When climbing, employee felt pain in right arm bicep.
Employee was picking up hoses to clean the floor. While picking up the hoses strained their back.
Employee was loading 20 foot cable bolts onto a truck. When turning, employee felt something pop in lower back.
Employee was replacing light bulbs. Employee was inserting old bulb into cardboard casing, causing bulb to break. A piece of shattered bulb went into right thumb. Employee needed stitches.
Miner was dragging concrete out from the chute of a concrete mixer and got in too far. Got EE's fingers caught in auger.
Lifting steel parts and strain back
Employee was changing bits on an under cutter. EE's hand slipped down onto bit shard while changing bits. Employee had a laceration on left hand. Laceration required stitches.
Removing shock off of MV-22 Maintenance Truck, employee pinched finger. Finger tip was fractured and stiches were required to replace nail
Employee was repairing overhead door. When working on the door, the spring shaft came apart and the bracket struck the employee's left forearm. Stitches were required and employee was placed on light duty.
Employee was wiring up starting in frontend Loader. When performing task, ee felt pain in right arm above elbow. Employee started losing time from work on September 27, 2016.
Employee attempting to straighten a steal pin cut the palm of his hand. The end result was two stitches on left palm. The employees stitches will be removed in ten days and until than he will be working on little duty.
Employee was helping install new overhead air door behind the Production Office. While working he hit his right wrist on the track of the door, causing a laceration. Laceration required three staples to close. Was given light duty.
Employee was putting ANFO into the ANFO Pot on explosives rig. He picked up a bag of ANFO (50 Lbs.) and when he did so felt something pull on his lower right abdomen side. Doctor believes that it is a hernia.
Employee working on an overhead door underground, when the overhead door spring came loose the cable struck the employee in the hand and bicep. This employee was treated for stitches and released the same day.
Underground Cutter Operator was changing out the cutter bits when picking up the old bits off of the floor he twisted his back.
While lifting a wooden pallet, employee caught his right wrist in the pallet. When pallet fell, it twisted his right wrist, causing a sprain.
Employee was moving a crusher segment into place. A weld on the segment broke, causing the segment to move and in struck the employee in the right leg.
Employee was operating John Deere Gator. Gator was overheating. Employee was troubleshooting the problem. Put his hand too close to the fan blade while it was running. Blade struck tip of middle finger, right hand, causing bad laceration. Laceration required 25 stitches to close.
Alleged. Employee states that he bent over to pick up a piece of steel and hurt his back. He had been heard to state by several employees that he was not going to work on Thursday and Friday, July 21, 2011 and July 22, 2011 because it was too hot. Employee was given light duty for these two days.
Employee was untangling trailing cable of Fletcher Drill. His hand slipped and struck back of the Drill. Small piece of steel entered hand and had to be removed by a Doctor. No Lost Time.
Blocking up forklift to change right front tire, when operator lowered boom. It pinched employees left index finger between boom and block. Index finger was fractured, employee lost time.
Employee lifted his drill cable up and while lifting felt pain in his back. Employee started to miss work on Monday, May 3, 2010.
Employee was shoveling salt, felt a slight strain in his left shoulder. Did not start hurting until the next day. Did not go to the doctor until four days later.
While employee was lifting 50 Lb. bags of ANFO and filling ANFO pot on explosives trailer, felt pain in lower back.
Employee was helping lift some steel into a pick up truck and felt a pain in his back.
Employee dropped tool box cover on right thumb, fracturing thumb.
Employee was lifting steel and strained back. Employee did not lose time from work until 6/03/2009.
Employee was wiping off of a piece of steel for fabrication with his bare hand, cut right hand on a piece of welding slag. Cut required sutures.
Lifting ANFO Bags on to Powder Rig Trailer, employee felt a pain in his back.
Employee states that he pushed on a door and this caused him to sprain wrist. Wrist did not swell up or hurt until he woke up from sleep the following day.
When striking a keeper pin on an undercutter chain, a piece of metal flew off of the pin and struck employee in right thigh. Needed sutures to close wound.
Employee was putting a jack stand under front end loader. Heard his shoulder pop and felt a lot of pain in shoulder.
Employee pinched finger between trailer hitch and the hitch of a pick up truck, cutting finger. Employee needed one suture to close wound.
Employee was removing a broken drill steel from the Fletcher Drill. He received a steel sliver in his right index finger. The finger became infected and he had to go to the doctor on 01/17/2008 for treatment.
Employee was lifting copier paper box. When she lifted the box she felt a sharp pain in her lower back.
Employee was standing on top of Pepco Chute Car helping to move it. When car was moved, employee pinched his left ankle between a steel I-Beam and a steel channel.
Employee was installing left side boom swing cylinder on Undercutter 5.Cylinder dropped down on his left middle finger crushing the end of his finger.
The employee was loading a crane on a truck. While putting chains and binders on the truck, the employee must have twisted wrong and pulled something in his back. The Doctor states that it is a lumbar strain.
Employee has chronic bad right shoulder (surgery in past). Employee was putting flag back into proper position on emergency stop cord. When flag was placed back, the emergency cord snapped tight, pulling on employee's shoulder. Motion pulled shoulder out of socket, dislocating shoulder. Employee went to hospital to repair dislocation.
Employee was placing roof bolts on to his truck. He felt as though he pulled a muscle in his stomach. X-rays showed a hernia. He had surgery on 8/23/06 for the repair. He will be off work for approximately 30 days.
Employee stated he was loading face with explosives when he got dizzy and felt sick. It is felt that he received elevated exposure of CO2 and low oxygen when he took out explosives from the magazine at the start of the shift.