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While removing carriage bolts to replace cutting edges on bobcat skid loader employee used his finger to stop the bolt from turning while using an impact wrench to remove the nut. The carriage bolt had developed a razor share edge which lacerated the employees finger and required six sutures and bandages.

A mechanic was holding a drill steel with the deck bushing raised up on the drill steel and suspended from the jib line. The jib line broke causing the deck bushing to slide down the drill steel striking the employee's hand. The employee's left thumb was pinched causing a laceration needing ten stitches.

Empoyee parked haul truck inproperly causing ladder to be higher from ground. EE got off haul truck he felt a pull in his shoulder. He did not feel anything was wrong and did not want to see a dr. He went to dr. 12/12/06 for unrated reason & told dr about shoulder. X-rayed found nothing wrong. still bother him return to dr. if to going for surgery. 4/18/07 he went for medical

Employee was in the process to change out steel silica fines screen. The old screen was hung-up on a mounting bolt. Employee was using a hand shovel & was attempting to brake the old screen away from the bolt. His hand slipped on the shovel handle & his finger was caught between the shovel handle & the screen edge. His finger was cut, requiring sutures to close it at the E.R.

climbing down steep stairs frontward instead of climbing down backwards using 3 points.

EMPLOYEE IS THE CRUSHER PLANT MECHANIC. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF ADJUSTING CRUSHER CONE WHEN HE CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER BODY AND ADJUSTING WEDGE. LACERATED FINGER TIP REQUIRING STITCHES TO FINGER TIP

Two employees were changing curtain liners in the impacter (crusher). They each lifted one end of the curtain liner. Ee said he strained something. He reported pain & swelling in the groin area on 26 May 2004. He was seen by dr. on 26 May 2004. There was no medical treatment or medication @ that time but surgery was planned to repair hernia. Ee was allowed to continue to work.

EE WAS MEMBER OF 'PM' CREW. EE WAS WASHING A D-10 DOZER W/ FIRE HOSE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO THE DOZER RIPPER TABLE BY CLIMBING UP THE REAR DOZER TRACK. AS EE ASCENDED THE DOZER TRACK, HIS LEFT FOREHEAD STRUCK A SHARP CORNER, LACERATING HIS FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. EE, LATER THAT DAY, COMPLAINED OF WEAKNESS IN BOTH ARMS. DR. GAVE MEDS & RESTRICTED WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING EQUIPMENT WALK AROUND INSPECTION. HE LIFTED CHALK BLOCK ON HOLDING PIN TO SEE IF IT WAS FREE OF ICE. HE THEN ALLOWED CHALK BLOCK TO FALL BACK INTO NORMAL POSITION. EMPLOYEE' S FINGER WAS POSITIONED WHERE IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHALK BLOCK AND PIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SALT INTO SALT SPREADER. LIFTING 50 LB BAGS OF SALT AND DUMPING INTO SPREADER. HE SAID HIS NECK STARTED HURTING A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER.

EE WAS LIFTING GRATING IN PREPARATION TO RIG UP CRANE. EE PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR BURN TO EYE, WHEN HE WASREPAIRING FRONT STRUT ON HAULAGE TRUCK. ANOTHEREMPLOYEE OVERFILLED A BATTERY ON THE SAME TRUCK AND WATER WITH POSSIBLY SOME ACID SPLASHED INTO THE EYE OF THE INJURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING AIR LINE. HE LIFTED ENGINE HOOD ON CAT 777C HAUL TRUCK TO INSPECT LINES.WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER WITH UPPER BODY EXTENDED INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE ENGINE HOOD FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ACROSS UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS. EMPLOYEE SUFFERRED BRUISES TO SHOULDERS, NECK, BACK.

EE LIFTED WHEEL CHOCKS FROM BEHIND TIRE OF HAUL TRUCK WITH RIGHT HAND. EE FELT A PULLING TEAR IN HIS ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW.