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Employee was attempting to dislodge a stone in a jaw crusher with a long steel rod. As EE used downward pressure to strike the stone, EE struck EE's right hand on the edge of a steel plate that surrounded the crusher.
While attempting to remove a seized bearing from a shaft, the employee struck the bearing with a hammer. Upon impact, a chip from the bearing struck the employee under their safety glasses.
Employee was working on getting anvils out of the anvil ring of a VSI Crusher. EE was using a soft blow hammer to hit the anvils out of the ring when a piece of the harden steel broke off. The chipped piece of steel flew and pierced through EE's leather glove cutting the back of EE's right hand just above the ring finger knuckle.
The employee was using a hammer to remove the ground engagement tool (tooth) on the loader bucket. When striking the GET, a chip from the hammer face broke off and entered the top of the employee's left forearm.
Employee was helping with a repair of a broken gearbox. A sledgehammer was brought up to strike the gearbox to facilitate its removal. During this process the hammer head stuck a cap extension on the gearbox. A piece of metal was ejected and struck the employee in the mouth cutting their upper lip and breaking/chipping 2 of their front teeth.
unspecified metacarpal bone fracture while performing housekeeping
EE was cutting electrical tape off the wire connections while wires were in junction box. EE was using a ceramic knife and had on cut level 4 gloves. While cutting the second wire connection the knife blade went across EE's left palm causing a 2 inch laceration.
The employee was doing a repair on the PC#3 conveyor belt. While doing so, EE cut a V-notch on each end of the splice. While EE was cutting the belt notch with EE's left hand pulling toward self the blade passed the belt and EE cut EE's right middle finger causing a small laceration needing a few stitches.
Employee was doing maintenance on a conveyor belt. Employee was cutting rubber for a skirtboard with a utility knife. Employee cut themselves in the left hand through a leather glove. Employee required sutures to close the wound.
Use of sledgehammer to remove wear plates inside a mill. Employee missed the wedge, hit wear plate that a small metal piece broke off and punctured employee in right upper leg area.
To maintain safe access, employee was cleaning undercarriage on excavator with a short-handled scraper. As employee was cleaning, they struck steel and jarred their shoulder. Employee was seen at a clinic, returned to work full duty, after a period of improvement, on 2/2, clinic referred employee for physical therapy. continues to work full duty, but PT makes it an MTI
Using a wrench to loosen bolts on a waterline. Wrench slipped off bolt pinching their left ring finger between the wrench and pipe flange. Resulting in a fracture of their finger.
Employee was attempting to clear a blockage in a chute with a pry bar and missed the chute striking their right ring finger on the side of the chute wall. Initially first aid only, doctor visit on 12/23 found fracture in finger on x-ray making it reportable.
IE and a Peterson CAT Mechanic were torquing bolts on a 980G at the wheel ends. On the last bolt when EE went to torque down there was a miss communication and IE had IE's middle finger on IE's right hand in the way and it got smashed on the downward movement of the torque wrench.
EE was pouring hyd oil into a crusher console when they tried puncturing a hole in the lid to increase flow, the knife folded cutting their right palm
The employee was tightening bolts on a compressor using a wrench when EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder.
EE was cutting a conveyor belt with EE's safety knife. As EE finished EEs cut, the knife came out of the belting and jabbed into EEs wrist, causing a small puncture through the glove into EEs left wrist. The EE removed EE's glove and saw blood. We wrapped the cut with a compression bandage at the office and transported EE to the ER where they placed two stitches to close the wound.
The employee was using a large hammer and striking wrench to loosen the locking nut on a crusher mantle. The employee stopped to steady themselves and put a hand on the edge of the wrench. A burr had been raised on the wrench edge due to the hammer blows, which cut through the employee's glove and into their left palm.
EE was closing up a rail car by prying with a bar. While doing this, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's left side. EE then noticed belly button started to swell twice the size. It is bright red and hard to touch. EE does not have a lot of pain in this area. EE will finish the shift out on the locomotive.
Employee was cleaning with a shovel at the tail of PRCV04 (primary conveyer), and with force hit some hardened material with the tip of the shovel, causing a strain to the right groin area.
The employee was poking lumps out of a discharge chute with a bar. As employee was poling the material the bar broke through the material, the employee pinched right middle finger between the bar and the edge of the chute.
EE was using a 1/2-ton chain hoist to loosen a 24"x36" screen panel from the center deck of screen deck #1. EE raised the corner of the panel a couple inches, while releasing the tension to reposition it, EE said lost their balance and EE's right-hand slid toward the opening and the panel came back down on EE's right thumb, splitting it open.
Employee was to remove the rotary feeder. The rotary feeder is at ground level, so the employees were working from a seated or kneeling position. The crew used prybars to break the seal of the feeder. One side of the feeder came loose allowing the feeder to swing to the opposite side. As the last side broke free, the feeder fell (18") to the ground, landing on the employee's knee.
Employee was cutting the metal shipping straps that were securing a new roll of conveyor belt. The employee placed themselves in front of the band while cutting it with a pair of needle nose pliers with side cutters. When it was sheared, the released energy caused the band to spring out and strike them in the forearm.
Middle finger hit with sledgehammer causing finger fracture & lacerations.
While changing V-belts on the #2 shaker screen, a come along was being used to lift the motor base. During this action, the tension spring rod broke, causing the spring to fall out and strike the employee on their right knee.
Welder was performing work on the head chute 80-CH-002 and had to install temporary steps for access inside the chute by tack welding the steps in place. After complete, steps were being removed by breaking tack welds with hammer. One of the steps rolled over and hit left corner of forehead causing small cut requiring 4 stitches.
The employee was cutting a sunoco tube at a borehole and cut the base of their index finger with the knife. The employee received 20 stitches to close the wound.
Employee was cutting cardboard on the floor with a utility knife in the maintenance garage. Their left hand was holding the cardboard, and right hand was cutting. The cardboard slid on the floor and the knife slipped lacerating their left wrist.
While stripping a ProfiBus wire with a safety utility knife, the blade slipped off the cable and sliced their left-hand thumb. Employee was taken to local emergency care and received 5 stitches in left thumb
Employee was tightening the head nut on a Telsmith cone crusher with a large hammer. The employee placed their left hand in the line of fire between the hammer and the head nut. Their left pinky was struck when the hammer deflected, breaking the finger.
EE was attempting to enlarge a hole on a rubber skirt. The knife EE was using slipped and cut the web of EE's other hand. The EE received one (1) suture in their hand.
While changing forks out for the bucket on a CAT skid steer, the injured employee went to knock the pin up so the forks would release. When EE did, the forks came off the frame and landed on EE's left foot, breaking the big toe and causing a laceration
Employee was using a utility knife to cut the zip ties on a new flag EE was installing on EE's F150 QC Truck. The employee was not wearing cut resistant gloves during this task. The knife slipped and cut into EE's thumb on EE's right hand.
Employee's right finger was pinched between a come along and a metal plate causing a break to occur requiring a splint and restrictions.
Employee was working to remove broken studs out of a steel ring using a 4 foot pipe wrench. While performing the work, the pipe wrench handle broke striking the employee in the face around the right eye.
Employee's finger was pinched between hoist chain and cute while maneuvering a 16"x48" piece of steel into chute. The contact resulted in the employee receiving a fracture and laceration with 12 stitches to the right index finger.
The employee was tightening the flip on the Finish Mill 3 transport line when the tool EE was using slipped out of the knuckle of the flip causing EE's left finger to get pinched between the tool and transport line.
Employee's right little finger was caught between digging bar and back plate resulting in a laceration requiring stitches and a fracture to the finger.
A maintenance employee was replacing the drive chain of a discharge elevator with another employee. They were joining a section of chain when the other employee struck the pin of the link and a small fragment of metal broke off and struck the maintenance employee in the forearm about 3-4 inches above the cuff of the glove embedding itself in the forearm.
Using a pry bar to free up a stuck stone. Employee's hand slipped contacting a steel guard. Contact resulted in a cut requiring 2 sutures.
The employee was working on rebuilding a kiln feed pump bearing housing in the mechanical shop and was swinging a 12 pound dead blow sledgehammer to seat the bearing in the housing and felt a pull in their stomach.
While tightening a bolt on the crusher wear plates, the employees gloved hand slipped off the ratchet EE was using. EE fell back onto the other plates, fracturing EE's left femur.
While using a hammer to hit a punch, the employee missed striking left thumb. This resulted in 9 stitches and a fractured bone at the end of the thumb.
While removing a shaft from crusher roll 2, a maintenance employee was tapping the shaft with a hammer when a small piece of metal flew off. The injured employee was standing ~10' away, was struck by the metal, and it became embedded on the right side of their neck. The employee was taken to the ER where the metal was removed and the employee received 3 stitches to close the wound.
On 3-7-23 While hammering screens into place of scalping screen, employee missed the screen and contacted EE's finger with the hammer. EE was taken to the clinic and received 4 stitches
Miner was working on cleaning out a plugged air slide on the silo. After they finished cleaning the section of air slide, miner was attempting to put the port back on with a hammer. As they swung, they lost footing and struck a finger causing a break.
While using a retractable utility knife, contact was made between the blade and employee's right knee causing a laceration.
Two EEs were using tanker bars to adjust a radiator on a pallet to prepare it for shipping. As the two were both pushing on the bars, the injured EE lost control of bar and slipped off the radiator causing EE to fall to the ground. When EE fell, right knee impacted the concrete floor of the shop. EE immediately felt a pain in lower back, side, a leg.
As the suction line was being removed at the primary scrubber 10 PU 1 pump, hot steam and water was released out of the suction line injuring 3 employees and 1 contractor.