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While working on top of a Marion 8750 dragline tub an employee fell into a lower compartment injuring a rib.
When replacing the windshield on a front-end loader, the employee cut right index finger resulting in stitches.
Employee was installing a pin into the back of the dozer arm, the pin moved unexpectedly and pinched two fingers on left hand. This resulted in stitches and time away from work.
Employee was struck by a falling ladder.
Employee was attempting to set a tumbler into position. The employee placed right hand in a pinch point between the tumbler and the brass sleeve. The contact from the tumbler being placed into position resulted in a laceration to EE's right hand middle finger that required sutures. The employee received a regular duty work release.
While pulling a dent out of a fender, employee felt pain in the upper arm. This resulted in a strained pectoral muscle.
Employee was replacing batteries on a track backhoe. EE slipped on the track and the battery fell on hand, causing the injury.
Employee was attempting to hang coat in the locker when EE received a static shock from the coat. Employee jerked hand back resulting in a cut on left thumb from the edge of the locker.
Employee was boarding a Cat 777 Truck when employee felt pain in their lower left leg. Medical treatment followed.
While employee was working on scraper brakes, his fingers got pinched causing a laceration on his pointer and index finger
A dragline maintenance welder was changing a dump rope on a dragline bucket. While pushing a pin in with his hands, he got his finger between the head of the pin and the rope end. Right hand index finger was injured, requiring stitches.
Temporary employee was uncoiling a new tow-cable with a full-time employee. Cable end came up, striking temporary employee in the face. Employee received a chipped tooth and lacerations to outside and inside of lip, which did not require stitches. This occurred on the night shift and employee was outside.
An employee was getting 203 loading shovel's cable off of a cable tree. The rope between the tree and the shovel had tension on it. He stepped on the rope and then pulled on it to try and remove the clevis. This is when he heard and felt a pop in his right arm. Employee was transported to ER where he was diagnosed with a right bicep tendon tear.
An employee was on break when he felt something in his right eye and it started watering. The employee was previously putting culverts together but is unsure of when the metal particle entered his eye. The eye was examined by a mine site EMT but they could not get the metal particle out. The employee was taken to the Emergency Room to have his eye examined and particle removed.
Was exiting a Loading Shovel pinched fingers between the ladder and the tracks of the equipment. Was placing the ladder into its original position
Employee was fixing the filter on the coffee pot when the filter with the grounds in it and hot water spilled onto the employee's left hand causing a burn. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 10/27/11 when a large blister started forming on the top of his hand. Employee was seen by a doctor on 10/27/11 and diagnosed with a second degree burn.
Two mechanics were changing the axles in a boom truck when the differential slipped off of the jack landing on the steel toed portion of a mechanic's left foot. The mechanic was transported to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a toe fracture.
A chain hook released causing a poly pipe to contact the emp's left leg. Minesite EMS examined to find a mild scrape-no immediate concern. 08/10 the emp asked to be seen by a DR. Mine was only informed from DR that the emp was taking antibiotics as precautionary. 09/10 mine was informed emp had seen DR multiple times for an infection.
Employee was pulling a new steel bearing with a redi-rod into the stick of a backhoe. The bearing was already into the bore of the stick..was into 3 inch of the stick with about 10 ton of force. A piece a thread flew off of the rod hitting the employee in the left check. Laceration which had to be removed.
Loosening a radiator cap, when it popped off, resulting in antifreeze going over his left hand.
Employee was replacing a hose on an overburden truck when dirt from above started to fall onto his face. He turned his head and a plastic tie wrap on the hose slipped behind his safety glasses causing a cornea abrasion on his right eye.
Employee was assisting in fitting some gussets in the revolving frame when the gusset shifted trapping right hand and lacerating the middle finger.
In the process of setting up a pump, an employee got his right hand caught between a backhoe bucket and a poly pipe.
Employee was filling the boiler system in the B Building at the Coal Handling Facility with a mix of antifreeze using a pump in a barrel. The system had just reached the proper pressure and he was going to disconnect the air hose from the pump when the antifreeze suddenly shot out of the pump and onto the left side of the employee's face and entered his left eye.
EE was working for a construction company that was remodeling offices in the office building at the Falkirk Mine. EE was lifting a bundle of 10' metal studs weighing approx 60lbs, when he felt a strain in his back, re-injuring a prior back injury.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROLLER FROM THE FORK OF A FORKLIFT. THE ROLLER SLID OFF THE FORK AND PINCHED HIS HAND.
MECHANIC STRAINED BACK WHILE INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON A 992C LOADER.
WHILE LIFTING AN HYDRAULIC RAM FROM A TRUCK BOX ONTO A DRAGLINE SHOE, THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE LEFT HAND FINGER GOT PINCHED. THE INJURY TO HIS FINGER REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
WHILE AN EE WAS LIFTING THE END OF A NYLON KEVLAR TOW STRAP, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE, UP TO A TOW HOOK ON A COAL TRUCK, THE EE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT FOREARM FOLLOWED BY MINOR PAIN AND A LOSS OF STRENGTH. AFTER MEDICAL CONSULTATION IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE EE HAS A RUPTURE OFTHE BICEPS TENDON IN HIS LT. FOREARM WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGERY TO REPAIR.
EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE COAL HAULER HE WAS OPERATING AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE COAL HAULER WAS PARKED ON A FLAT, DRY, SMOOTH SUR FACE. AFTER SEEKING MEDICAL OBSERVATION BY A DR HE WAS RETURNED TO WORK AT 100% CAPACITY. ON 4/1/01 & ON 5/16/01 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. DR REPORTS A TORN MENISCUS LIGAMENT REQUIRE SURGE