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Maintenance mechanic pinched left pinky finger between the driveshaft yoke and the transmission driveshaft retainer cover while trying to reinstall the driveshaft on a D11 dozer in the shop. Pinch caused lacerations to left pinky finger that required sutures.

The coal plant oil was cleaning coal out of a plugged chute at the coal plant. While reaching into the chute to remove a large chunk, EE drug EE's right index finger across a jagged pieced of wear liner. This cut through EE's gloves and caused a laceration on that finger. The laceration required 3 sutures.

EE pinched finger causing a laceration requiring 9 sutures.

Changing inner dual on mechanics truck, wheel was stuck and EE tried kicking the tire and wheel assembly to break it loose from the hub and strained lower back.

Employee received laceration to lip when a wooden cribbing block struck EE in the face. Company physician administered two stitches to the laceration.

Mechanic suffered a contusion to right shin that required stitches. EE was assisting in the removal of a final drive on a CAT D-11 track dozer at the time of the incident.

Employee strained a muscle in back while lifting a dump rope into place on the dragline bucket. Employee was taken to the company physician for evaluation. The Physician issued the employee prescription medication.

Employee suffered a laceration to the middle finger of the left hand when their finger was caught between the dragline bucket tooth and the truck bed they were transferring the tooth to. Stitches were required to repair the wound.

EE was installing a bushing on the boom foot with 3 other employees. The employees that were setting the bushing were on one side and EE was on the other to tell them when to stop. The bushing was becoming hung up on something and the employee reached in without communicating it. The other employees pushed on the bushing catching injured's finger and crushing the tip.

Employee received laceration on his right middle finger while attempting to remove a hydraulic filter from its housing on a D11 Dozer. The laceration required sutures.

The tip of the employee's right middle finger was severed when caught between the cable and pulley of a retractable boarding ladder. Surgery was required to close the wound.

Employee strained his back when he attempted to lift a CAT D11 ripper tooth into the back of a maintenance truck. He was taken to the company physician and was given a light duty return to work release with a 10lb lifting restriction. He was placed on light duty for 3 working shifts.

Employee pulled muscle in shoulder while pushing a wacker pump onto the tailgate of a pick-up. Employee reported the incident and was taken to the company physician. Employee was released to return to work. After experience more pain, the employee was taken back in on 09/8/2011 and was discovered to have a torn tendon in rotator cuff which will require surgery to repair.

An employee was installing a mechanical link into a dragline hoist chain when the link slipped and pinched the employee's right middle finger. The employee received medical attention and the xrays were negative.

10/07/06, while working with another employee, they were loading half full 30 gallon coal reject barrels from ? ton pick up, employee wrenched her right shoulder. 10/12/06, employee reported to supervisors that her shoulder was still sore. 11/13/06, reported to superv. shoulder still hurting, wanted to see a doctor.

Employee bent down to pick up a bucket weighing approximately 10 pounds and felt a pop and experienced pain in his right groin area. Medical examination revealed a small hernia.

Working on dozer, and dropped belly pan on his right hand, cutting it, requiring 12 stitches.

While prying dragline cable d-rings from frozen ground, employee strained his lower back.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DRAGLINE (RIGHT SHOE) USING THE REAR INSIDE BOARDING LADDER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP HE USED THE CATWALK ABOVE THE LADDER TO PULL HIMSELF UP & FELT A TWISTING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AS THE SHIFT PROGRESSED & HAD TROUBLE WALKING BY THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

THE CTELAB BUYS DISTILLED WATER IN 5 GAL. BOTTLES AND WATER IS RUN THROUGH A COUNTERTOP DISPENSER THROUGH A FILTER BEFORE USED IN THE LAB. WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE 5 GAL BOTTLE, A FULL BOTTLE SLIPPED FROM HER GRASP AND EE TRIED TO CATCH ITFROM FALLING. WHILE CATCHING IT SHE TWISTED HER RIGHT WRIST AND IT STRUCK THE COUNTERTOP. EE WORKED THE FOLLOWING DAY BEFORE NOTIFYING EMPLOYER

WELDERS WERE POSITIONING A DRAGLINE SHOE WEAR BAR (WEIGHT APPROX 1300 LBS) WITH THE WELDING TRUCK HYDRAULIC CRANE. THE WEAR BAR HUNG UP AND EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE END OF THE WEAR BAR TO HELP F REE IT. THE WEAR BAR MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CRUSHED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A GUSSET AND THE END OF THE WEAR BAR.