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Employee was moving a piece of plywood and smashed finger between it and concrete causing a small fracture and cut to little finger.

Injured employee was assisting maintenance department replace a pin on a CAT 365 excavator bucket. As injured employee and another employee were lowering the pin onto the back bumper of the welding truck, the pin slipped smashing the right finger of the injured employee. Incident resulted in a hand laceration, fractured finger tip and dislodge fingernail.

Employee was dismounting dozer after positioning the equipment for maintenance. Upon dismounting he raised the lid of the battery box to gain access for required task. In traveling down, he placed his hand on edge of battery box, the locking spring mechanism, which was supposed to hold lid open failed catching employee's hand. Resulting in a laceration to hand, needing 3 sutures.

The bolter blower had been repaired and the lids were ready to be replaced. EE injured was assisting another EE to lift the lids back into place. He bent down to lift up the lids and while lifting turned slightly. Upon turning he felt a pull in the lower left side of his back and dropped down to one knee in pain. The EE was transported to area hospital for medical evaluation.

While moving a light plant, ee was attempting to lower the tongue of the light plant on the hitch. The tongue slipped off the ball pinching the end of the thumb on his left hand. The injury resulted in a torn fingernail and fracture of the tip of the left thumb.

The miner was assisting in the installation of a Heintzmann beam when it fell from the king rail and struck in on the left hand breaking one of his fingers.

The miner was assisting in the installation of a Heintzmann beam when it fell from the king rail and struck him on the left hand breaking one of his fingers.

Employee went to trouble shoot a leveling sensor located at the top of a silo. He claimed up the ladder and open the hatch at the top of the silo. When he looked inside a gust of wind caught a hold of the hatch door (30" x 30" x 1/4" steel plate on hinges) striking him in the back of the head causing him to hit the bridge of his nose on the steel frame opening of the hatch.

Checking density on truck and saw a cap falling in hole. Bent over to get it and felt a pain in back.

Lifitng bags of dirt and felt burning sensation in stomach and a lump in side.

Employee was using his finger to hold a keeper washer in place instead of a screw driver while putting a guard on a ripper shank. The guard slipped and cut the tip of his finger. Employee was taken to the hospital where he received 2 stitches to close the wound. He returned to work the next scheduled shift. No lost time.

Operator removed the fuel cap from 3500 Hitachie shovel to check fuel level. The fuel tank had built up pressure in it causing fuel to spray in the operator's face and right eye. Went to doctor and had eye flushed and received prescription eye medication. Returned to work same day.

Employee exited loader to dislodge material stuck in grizzly. As he dislodged the material, his middle finger of left hand was injured. Medical treatment included pinning of tip of finger.

Employee was attempting to hang a trolley on an I beam. The trolley slipped and the employee attempted to catch the trolley as it fell. The employee went to the doctor and has diagnosed as having a rupture that will require surgery.