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While manually moving a piece of grip strut floor grating, employee's glove got caught on metal and smashed the tip of EE's RH middle finger. Employee received two stitches at clinic, and was released to work the next shift.
Welder smashed a finger between two metal pieces of metal. The went to local clinic two days later because the blood was beginning to displace their fingernail. Provider at local clinic drained the blood and employee returned to work on their next regularly scheduled shift.
Mechanic was rebuilding drill auger when unbolting coupler auger shifted and struck mechanic on top of foot.
Employee was team lifting a locking ring for a 785 haul truck tire into the back of a service truck and felt a pop in right arm. The employee went to the doctor and it was confirmed that EE partially ruptured right bicep.
Uncoupling and moving a diesel powered 4" water pump from the pit to shoot coal.
Fuel hose hung up in reel on lube truck. Operator pulled aggressively on hose and felt what he thought was a muscle pull in lower left stomach area.
During the welding process, a piece of debris got into the welders eye. The employee had all the proper PPE on, and it was not noticed until later that night that he had an issue.
Employee had a plugged chute in the coal handling facility. He went to inspect the chute. He pulled the cover off the screen deck. When lifting the screen, he gave an extra hard pull. When he pulled, it over travelled and he hit himself below the right eye and high on the cheek.
Employee pinched elbow between fuel tank and cradle... no lost time but was on restricted duty
Employee claimed he was repairing a hydraulic leak on Cat 62 heard a pop in his knee and awoke the next day with a swollen knee. Time cards indicate he worked a full 12 hour shift the day after he worked on C62. He never reported any incident or injury until he failed to report for work 2 days later
Employee was pulling on a chain felt pain in bicep shoulder area.
The employee reported on January 19 that he had neck pain not bad, sometime in December and again on January 14. He did not miss work. then On February 9 he called to say he was off due to his neck injury.
Employee failed to report for work on the evening of May 15th. Phoned in on the 16th to say he had hurt his back during his 1st shift.
Employee first reported happening sometime on the 8th with no details as to how it happened. The incident was reported as such on March 13th. He now claims it happened on the 6th while moving cutting edges and will miss his sceduled shift tonight
Employe was removing a section of 3 inch pipe it fell struck him on the left wrist causing a sprain
Strained back while shoveling coal.
Cleaning seal small piece of metal or rust entered eye.
EE BUMPED UNSECURED LIFTING BRACKET ON A DOZER IN THE SHOP. BRACKET FELL ON HIS RT. LEG AND KNEE.
STRAINED A RIB.
CARRYING A TIPPLE CONVEYOR BELT - TWISTED BACK.
WHILE LIFTING A PART, PULLED A HIP MUSCLE.
LIFTING AND TURNING.
DUST/DIRT FROM EXCAVATOR. FELL IN HIS FACE AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.