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EE was helping install a transmission hose on a coal hauler. The hose fell & struck ee in the upper lip, cutting lip. The laceration required three (3) stitches.

EE was cleaning up in #3 swinger room of a Marion 8200 dragline. EE straddled the compartment divider, leaned into the #3 room & picked up a bag of soiled pig blanket. EE turned to sit it in the next room & felt EE's knee twist. EE sought medical care on Monday April 11, 2016

Shift started 6:00pm on 8/23/15.EE was working on a maintenance truck in the maint. shop all shift. About mid shift, his left eye began to irritate him & worsened as the shift progressed. He reported this at 4:30am on 8/24. He went to an eye Dr who removed a piece of metal from his eye & gave him a prescript. for eye drops.

Employee was using a wooden handle to prop open his tool box lid. As he was closing the lid the handle came out & struck him in the mouth. It broke one of his front upper teeth off at the gum. (The tooth had a cap on it.)

Employee was dismounting a coal hauler. In the process, he struck his knee on the bumper, causing pain to the outside area of his left knee. He went to a local E.R. on 6/20 and saw another dr on 6/22. He is working restricted duty.

Employee was assisting a mechanic in changing out cutting edges on a Humdinger Scraper pan when his left elbow contacted a sharp edge on the scraper pan resulting in a 2.5 cm laceration to his upper left arm requiring 4 stitches.

Worker stepped down off of ladder, walked over to get a small bolt, as walking back to ladder felt like air in lower back. As worker climbed ladder, 2 steps up, felt pain. Continued to feel pain.

Two(2) employees were installing a shaft in a roller. The shaft got stuck and employee put his hand in the hub. His left small finger (pinky) got caught between the hub and the shaft. He received an open fracture to that finger. He was treated at an emergency room, the wound was closed with stitches.

At first report, miner could not identify when or where the alleged injury occurred so because of this and other information, it was considered non-work related. Later he filed a workers comp claim and after hearing, the TWC held it to be work related with an occurrence date of 1/17/13.

EE lifted a turbo to set it on the frame of an end dump truck. He felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder and was taken to a local emergency room for evaluation. He is working restricted duty.

EE stated that he lifted a chock block. When he went to put it on the end dump, he stated that he felt a pain & pop in his lower back & pain in his abdomen. After investigations & doctor visits, it was determined that this was an on-the-job injury. He is working restricted duty.

EE stated he picked up chock blocks which were chocking a tire on the truck he was driving & felt pain in his back. This incident has been under investigation by his employer, FlexSource, & their worker' compensation carrier since 5/2912 to determine if this was an on-the-job injury. On 6/19/12, FlexSource was informed by the w/c that this incident occurred on-the-job.

EE was greasing a fitting on a backhoe. The grease gun came off of the fitting and shot grease back onto him, from the base right side of his neck to his right eye. Grease got under his safety glasses and into his eye. His eye was washed out at the mine and he was taken to a local ER for further evaluation where prescription ointment was applied to his eye.

EE had mounted a bull dozer when he got into the cab and shut the door he shut his right ring finger in the door. He was taken to a local ER for treatment and was informed that he had fractured his finger.

EE was operating a bull dozer. He stopped to reach into his lunch box to get something out. When he did, he cut his hand on a knife that was in the lunch box & had come out of it's holder. He was taken to a local ER where four (4) stitches were required for the laceration.

EE was installing pads on track when he cut his left little finger. He received 5 stitches and RX.

While EE was pushing his tool box to the lock up for shift change, another mechanic's tool box was accidentally pushed into EE's lower leg & ankle.

EE was installing a lip shroud on a dragline bucket. 2 shrouds had already been installed. The shroud was hanging from the boom truck as ee was fitting the shroud in place. The shroud slipped off the bucket lip & pinched his finger between the bucket lip, shroud & cribbing that was holding the bucket up. He was taken to a local ER for treatment.

She felt like the injury occurred while moving things out of the way to be able to sweep and clean properly in the shop. While doing the cleaning there was only some aching feeling just from sweeping a lot and grabbing and pulling things around. The real pain and swelling did not occur until later in the day when she woke up. Her hand was hurting so she went to the emergency room.

Employee was moving between compartments in tub, thru a man way. Employee pushed upper body through the hole w/hands on outside of manway pushing/supporting this action and felt pain in Rt shoulder. Employee was transported to hosipital & was diagnosed with dislocated shoulder. Shoulder was put back in place by treating physician.

Employee was removing a pull cable or choker from the end-dump he was operating. The choker had a wire burr on it and as it slid through his right hand it caused a cut requiring stitches.

When climbing out of water wagon felt something pop in right knee.

Employee was installing a bushing in the drag hitch of a Marion 8750 dragline bucket. Another employee pushed a pin into the bushing. The first employee's hand was on the head of the pin as the pin was slid into position, smashing his right middle finger between the bushing and the pin keeper. He was taken to a local ER for treatment for a fractured finger.

EE was changing the hydraulic oil filter in a Euclid CH-120. He attempted to flip the lid on the oil cart to get it closer to the hauler's tank and got his finger caught between the lid and the handle of the second lid on the cart, causing a laceration. He was taken to a local ER where he received 6 stitches for the laceration and returned to work at regular duty.

Was putting the vehicle chocks up, when the middle finger got caught between the chock & the metal cradle, mashing it. Then pulled skin off when jerking finger out to free it.

Employee was chocking a coal hauler. He lifted the second chock & his right elbow popped.

EE was changing the right front brake chamber on a water truck. The brake chamber bracket fell and caught his finger between it and the frame, cutting his finger. He was taken to a local emergency room, where he received stitches for the laceration.

EE was lifting a dragline tooth from a pallet onto a truck bed. The tooth rolled onto his left middle finger, cutting the end of his finger. He was taken to a local emergency room, where he received stitches. He returned to regular duty that night.

9/5/06, EE was getting a panel off the truck, stepped back on concrete pad wrongly and felt a little strain, thought it would be ok. 9/6/06, let little sore but not bad. Was walking down to well site, stepped in wash in high grass, hurt it again, more pain.

EE was removing a driveline. He had problem separating the driveline from the flange on the transmission & put in a pusher bolt to assist.When the pusher bolt made contact, the driveshaft fell, smashing his fingers between the driveshaft & the shop floor. He was taken to local ER room where he rec'd stitches for lacerations.

Lifting & moving dewatering electrical panel, employee pulled or strained his arm. Didn't think it was hurt that bad, hurt worse the next day.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BUCKET WHEEL TRACKS. HE REACHED UP & GRABBED THE TRACK PAD. A STEEL BURR WAS STICKING OUT OF THE PAD AND IT CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED FIVE STITCHES FOR THE LACERATION.

Truck got stuck-hooked up cable to dozer to get pulled out-was putting chocker back on ripper hook when my thumb was smashed between the choker and hook.

A co-worker was cutting tire brackets off of the lower fairlead on Dragline 28. EE was holding the plate so it would not fall. Once cut, he put it down. He lost his hold; it slipped and smashed his fingers. The rough edge of the plate caught his glove & prevented him from getting his hand free. Sutures to ring & middle fingers; fracture to tip of ring finger. Aggravated a hernia.

EE OPENED A GATE & WAS SECURING IT TO A T-POST WITH THE BARBED WIRE PROVIDED ON THE T-POST. AS EE SECURED THE GATE WITH THE WIRE, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GATE AND A BARB ON THE WIRE, CUTTING HIS FINGER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. (BARBED WIRE HAS BEEN REMOVED TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES.)

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER ON DRAGLINE 28. HE STEPPED OFF OF THE LADDER ONTO SCAFFOLDING WHILE STILL HOLDING ONTO THE LADDER & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SHOULDER. REPORTED INCIDENT, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2/25/05. (EE TRIED TO TREAT THE PAIN WITH OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDS. UNTIL 2/25/05.) ON 2/28/05 EE STARTED WORKING IN A LIGHT DUTY CAPACITY.

(2)EMPLOYEE'S WERE UNLOADING PIPE (120") OFF A TRAILOR. (1)EE TOSSED A SLING OVER THE PIPE. WHEN HE YELLED TO LET INJURED EE KNOW IT WAS COMING, THE EE LOOKED UP & IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE HIS LT. EYE, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT NEEDED (5) STITCHES.

Mechanics were air arcing a crack in the floor of the #1 swinger room of a dragline. Small holes went through to the area below allowing sparks to fall through to the area below onto the open gear lube where it smouldered until it was hot enough to create a fire.

EE WAS REMOVING THE FAN BELTS OF A D10 DOZER. THE FAN SHROUD HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED. THE FAN BLADES SPUN & STRUCK THE BACK OF EE'S HAND. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAN D. HE WAS TAKEN TO PARKVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT, THERE HE RECEIVED EIGHT STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

THE MAINTENANCE CREW THAT EE WORKS ON WAS RESOCKETING THE LEFT DUMP ROPE ON THE 8750 DRAGLINE. AS THEY WERE PULLING THE TAIL BACK THROUGH THE SOCKET, THE STRAP PULLING THE ROPE BROKE, LETTING THE SOCKET SWING INTO EE'S LEG AT THE KNEE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE HAD SURGERY ON 05/26/02 FOR A FRACTURED KNEE.

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES & REACHED UNDER THE DRAGLINE SHOE LADDER TO WELD A CHAIN STEP ON THE BACK SIDE. WHEN HE GOT UP HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO DOCTOR MAY 1 & BEGAN RESTRICTED.

EE WAS INSTALLING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON A D9 DOZER & NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/23/02 & IS WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE DIESEL FUEL TANK FROM A FORK F-450 PICK UP. HE HAD ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER NORTHWESTERN EE HAD THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN THEY REMOVED IT, THE TANK FELL, CATHING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE TRUCK LIFT. HIS FINGER WAS CUT. REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

WHILE LIFTING AN EMPTY 55 GALLON BARREL ONTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP, EE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BARREL AND THE BED RAIL, INJURING HIS LEFT RING FINGER. THE NEXT DAY, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL A TTENTION FOR THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DETACHING AN AUGER FROM A TRACTOR AND GOT HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT.

WHILE LOADING AN EMPTY WOODEN PALLET ONTO A TRAILER, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN THE PALLET HUNG ON THE SIDE RAIL OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER AND PALLET WERE INSIDE ON A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE LIFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 18" TO CLEAR THE RAILBUT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO WAIT FOR HELP TO LOADTHE PALLET RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

EE WENT TO HER VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT TO GO HOME AFTER WORK. SHE WAS FOLDING UP THE THIRD SEAT IN HER EXPEDITION AND THE SEAT FELL BACK ON HER ARM, BRUISING HER RIGHT LOWER ARM. SHE HAD RE STRICTED DAY OF WORK ON 7-26-01 DUE TO THE INJURY. XRAYS TAKEN WERE NEGATIVE, HER ARM WAS BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING ADJUSTABLE FORK ON RUBBER TIRE LOADER AND GOT HIS FINGER CRUSHED BETWEEN FORK AND FRAME.

EEWAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL FROM WASTE BIN WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SHIFTED STRIKING HIS HAND AND CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER. CUT REQUIRED SUTURES.