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While closing the gate to the mine, the wind caught the door and slammed into the EE's foot
Tech was climbing step on left rear of wheel loader, reached for grab handle with left arm, took hold of grab handle and pulled self up. As EE stepped up, EE felt a pain between shoulder blades. Right hand was on grab handle on battery box.
While preparing the bulk truck to load a floor shot, the IP stood below the auger boom and attempted to connect a flexible loading hose to the auger boom. The loading hose uses a 4" camlock as the connector. As the IP attempted to make the connection IP lost control and the hose fell with the camlock striking the IP in the mouth causing damage to lip and teeth.
Plant Mechanic sprained right knee when EE stepped down laterally 18-inches from a crusher lube platform to the ground below. EE reported feeling something move in EE's knee but had no pain or swelling. EE requested medical attention the following day; EE treated and released to full duty. The incident became reportable on 11/7/17 when EE began physical therapy.
Truck operator injured shoulder as EE was climbing up access ladder of CAT 773.
Worker fractured right long-finger (metacarpal). EE was cleaning travel way at the scalping screen when a rock fell from the tunnel belt striking employee's right hand. EE's hand was rested on steel railing at moment of impact.
Worker got cut on the head when a piece of 2"x2"x1/2"x30" angle iron employee was attempting to bend back into position as railing swung back at employee and knocked off employee's hard hat grazed across employee's head.
While lifting support stands to be placed under a haul truck, employee lost grip and then caught support stands which pulled EE down.
Injured worker was lifting a metal 5 Gal. bucket of stone onto a pick up truck. The injured worker stated he felt uncomfortable pain in his abdomen while doing this. Later in the day,the Emp had increased unbearable pain.The EE was transported by ambulance to hospital where he was treated for hernia. The EE was released to modified duty work with a restriction of no heavy lifting.
Sutures were applied to a plant worker's right elbow for treatment of a laceration received when he struck against a hose clamp located along a water line. The employee was cleaning the plant's magnet at the time.
Employee hurt his left calf muscle as he was climbing up onto his haul truck.
During the pre-trip examination of a mechanical scaler, the operator strained his lower back as he climbed from the machine's catwalk to the upper level.
Employee injured his left shoulder while attempting to pull & swing open a steel door on a storage trailer. The case lead to time off from work because the employee required surgery in May 2015.
Worker received a contusion and swelling to his right foot. He another miner were attempting to reattach a 2A chute door when the door fell from a 4inch crib block and landed on injured worker's foot.
A metal eye on a metal plate broke loose and the plate smashed employee's index finger on right hand. Employee needed stitches in finger. Returned to work same day. Employee was wearing a safety welding glove. Plate did not cut thru glove, but did cut employee's finger.
EE was working on the classifier and had the steel cover opened on the station. The cover fell on and lacerated his left middle finger. EE received six sutures to his middle finger.
Blaster's Helper received 2 inch laceration and sutures to right foreman when his arm came in contact against broken drill steel that was loaded on truck for later disposal.
Worker received contusions to his lower leg when struck by the cover from a 300Hp motor's junction box. Cover was blown from box just as the slow-start motor was initially beginning to be energized. No signs of an arc-flash or overloaded motor. Fuse was intact following the incident.
On 4/22/12 worker struck his right knee against a tow-hitch on a pickup truck & refused treatment. On 5/4/12 worker requested and received medical treatment; initial medical diagnosis was contusion. On 5/17/12 a different doctor diagnosed fracture of right knee.
The injury employee was climbing out of a screen where he suspects he wrenched his lower back. The injured employee didn't have any pain until he was driving his haul truck approximately 1/2 hour later. The injured employee was treated and returned to modified.
Worker suffered a pinched & minor cut to the left thumb as he was attempting to re-install a steel pin for a screen deck.
Employee was closing a pinch valve when he strained his left shoulder
The office clerk injured her right wrist when she was moving a box of ticket paper into piece to feed the printer. A wrist splint was applied to support her sprained wrist.
Employee felt sudden sharp pain in lower back when shoveling spillage of rocks and fines at the tail end of surge tunnel conveyor.
Employee was climbing stairway on CFS tower while carrying / pulling a 1-1/2 inch charged water hose. This activity caused him to strain his groin.
Employee was member of maintenance crew working to install steel pin through a lifting block for application onto a crane. During the procedure, the lifting block was on the ground as the crew tried to align the crane with the block so the steel pin could be inserted. During this process, the lifting block rotated onto the employee's left foot, causing the injury.
Employee was working to unplug drill stem that was being used to drill blast holes in working face. He realized the stem was plugged once he noticed a stoppage in the water flow from the drill holes.
Worker was dismounting Front End Loader at end of his shift. As worker stepped onto the ground, while dismounting equipment, he felt a muscle pull/strain in his lower back. The ground was firm, level and free from debris. Day of incident was worker's second day on the job following a 2-month layoff.
Employee was removing a hydrualic hose from a cylinder on a 330LC excavator, when the clamp came loose. Hydraulic oil, under pressure, hit him in the right hand, causing swelling and pain in his hand. No oil was found under the skin. Employee went to the hospital and his legs became swollen for an unknown reason, causing him to lose time.
Lifting crib blocking material to support front end of rock truck, he sprained a muscle in left shoulder area.
Employee was cleaning/lifting rock from 60 in under jaw belt and shoveling. He felt a pull in left waist area. This was reported to the supervisor but nothing needed to be done. Several months later it was found to be a hernia and surgery was performed causing him to miss work.
Employee was taking hoist cylinder hose off loader when hot oil sprayed on his face.
Employee was changing hydraulic cylinder on crusher and finger was pinched between cylinder and crusher.
Lifting pins to install into loader frame and felt pain in stomach.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PAIL FROM UNDER THE ASPHALT PUMP WHEN SOME LIQUID ASPHALT SLASHED OUT AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND.
Employee wiped eye while wearing glove causing a speck of metal to become embedded in eye.
While changing screen cloth, eye started hurting and watering. A piece of the cloth must have broken and impacted the eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING ROCKS FROM A BIN & A 6" ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. HIS TREATMENT WAS STITCHES ON THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE LARGE ROCKS JAMMED IN CRUSHER WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.
WHILE LIFTING A 55 LB. BOX OF EXGEL, IT SLIPPED.WHEN EE CAUGHT IT AND PUT IT INTO THE ANFO LOADER, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
GETTING OFF BAILEY MACHINE COMPANY TRUCK AND RING FINGER LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON SIDEBOARD WHEN HE STEPPED OFF. SEVERED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. NOT ABLE TO REATTACH.
EE STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF CRUSHER.
PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A PUMP WHEN THE COUPLING RING COVER FELL ON FINGER PUSHING IT AGAINST THE BACK BEARING HOUSING.
FINISHED WELDING BETWEEN CRUSHERS AND REMOVED WELDING HOOD. WHILE REACHING FOR HIS REGULAR HARD HAT, HE CUT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A BOLT.
EE WAS CHANGING AN ADJUSTMENT BOX WHICH WOULD NOT COME LOOSE, EE GRABBED THE BOX & SHOOK WHICHCAUSED THE DOOR TO SHUT ON FINGER CUTTING FINGER
SAND PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO CLOGGING, EE ATTAMPTED TO LATCH ACCESS DOOR WHEN LATCH SLIPPED OUT OF GROOVE AND HIT EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD.
EE WAS MARKING AN 1/8" STEEL PLATE TO DESIGNATE DRILLHOLES. THE PLATE WEDGED AGAINST THE FRAME WITH HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN, CAUSING INJURY.
EE BENDING OVER TO ATTACH HOSE TO DUST TANKER AND FELT HIS KNEE POP. SUFFERED A STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE LATER STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK AT WORK WHILE SHOVELING STONE FROM CATWALK.
WHILE CHANGING SCREEN ON US-01. OPERATOR WS TWISTING AND TURNING TO REMOVE SCREEN, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.