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Two employees were clearing material from the feeder box. While using hand tools to remove remaining buildup, an employee's right little finger was caught in a pinch point on the feed box cover, resulting in a fracture.
Employee was removing accumulated metal from the magnet. During the removal of a large piece of metal, the angle iron shifted and struck the employee on the left side of the head below the hard hat brim. Employee sustained a laceration requiring a staple and a tetanus shot. The next morning, the Coworker reported dizziness and nausea and was diagnosed with a concussion.
EE was cleaning rock using pry bar. Pry bar slipped, pinched left thumb between bar and framing, resulting in left thumb contusion.
IW was in the process of loosening a hydraulic coupler on a boom cylinder when EE was sprayed with hydraulic fluid. This resulted in a laceration on EE's nose, and hydraulic fluid in EE's eyes.
EE was attempting to cut a piece of rubber with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut EE's wrist.
EE was installing U-bolt in a bin truck. The jack shifted and struck the ee in the forehead, causing a laceration that needed 11 sutures.
EE was using a utility knife, removing strips of belting that was wrapped around a tail pulley. They put a new blade in the knife, and they didn't think it would go through as easy as it did. When the knife passed through the belting, it punctured their left forearm, resulting in them receiving 7 sutures.
EE's were replacing blow bars inside of a crusher. When the EE cut the steel bands on the skid, the top blow bars slid off and landed on EE's left foot. Two other EE's helped lift the bar off. EE got an X-ray and had no broken bones, only bruising.
The employee was mixing Nitrate and Diesel fuel in the Bulk Truck to produce Ammonia Nitrate. As the Nitrate slid down the bin, the flow of Nitrate stopped because of a crust build up. The employee used a digging bar to break the crust to resume flow. When the bar broke through the crust, the employee fell forward striking the lip of the bin.
EE was attempting to remove a bolt and nut. The nut was welded to a bracket. While using an impact gun, the wrench slipped off the nut, causing the bracket to spin. This caused a cut to the left pinky finger. EE tried to get bracket off by using a wrench so the bracket wouldn't spin, but it did, when the wrench slipped the bracket spun. This required 5 stitches to pinky finger.
Working under a haul truck changing out the tie rod. The ee was using a sledgehammer to assist with completion of this task and felt immediate pain in EE's lower back after swinging the sledgehammer. The injury resulted with lost time.
EE was removing a yoke from a CAT 769C Haul Truck Transmissions. When the yoke popped loose, it slid down the pry bar hitting the floor. it then fell over hitting the EE on the left wrist and arm area.
Removing a PTO from a mobile piece of equipment using wrenches and screwdrivers. A piece of metal got behind the safety glasses and into EE's eyes.
Employee was tightening hydraulic fitting with a 20" adjustable wrench and was pushing down when employee heard/felt a pop in right wrist. (Accident was not reported until 6/3/2021)
Employee was cleaning a box under a conveyor that was shoulder high. EE was using a 6-foot digging bar when EE felt a pain in EE's right shoulder requiring medical examination and lost time. Employee returned to work 9/23/2020
EE was using a bar to dislodge blockage from an oversized chute. When the blockage released, rocks hit the bottom of the bar, pulling the top end into the chute with the EEs right hand causing a fractured pinkie.
Winch got bird nest from cable being frozen on boom overnight and was in process of rewinding cable back on drum when crowbar slipped and EE fell back 4.5 feet of counterweights onto ground on outrigger pad mat.
EE WAS CUTTING V-BELTS THAT HAD BECOME ENTANGLED AROUND THE MOTOR SHAFT OF THE HP - 300. THE BLADE OF THE UTILITY KNIFE EE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
Employee was using a box cutter to cut rubber to put around a hydraulic hose when the box cutter slipped and struck the employee above the left knee causing a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee was dislodging frozen material from #1 Bag House when EE bumped right wrist causing a sprain.
While cleaning behind the bearing journal the come-along slipped allowing the load to drop onto the employee's right hand, injuring their thumb and index finger.
Employee was using hammer and got foreign body in hand.
Employee lacerated EE's right middle finger while making cuts to new spill rubber using a utility knife.
As employee was cleaning the snow and ice off the platform scales at the Bakersville scale house. The shovel hit a hard ice spot abruptly stopping the shovel and a snap noise in the employee's right wrist. Causing some discomfort.
The crew was installing a bearing on the stacker conveyor. A maintenance worker used a 6 foot pry bar to lift up the shaft to access the bearing. The pry slipped off the shaft and the worker's right shin struck the toe board below. Note: The injured employee received initial treatment for the injury on 11/16/2017.
The employee was struck on the left arm by a piece of steel while hammering on a loader bucket tooth with a steel hammer during maintenance.
Employee was swinging a 3lb hammer overhead to loosen the stone box feeding the syntron on the tunnel belt at plant #1 and strained a muscle in EE's right side.
while helping to remove a bearing off of a screen shaft, an employee was using a hammer and struck the bearing causing a piece of metal to fly striking injured employee in the lip it was thought to be a laceration, but was later found to be imbedded in injured employee's lip
Employee was using a knife to cut a wire tie when the knife slipped and lacerated the muscle below the thumb on left hand. The employee received 5 sutures at a local care facility and returned to duty with no restrictions.
LACERATION TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER - WHILE USING EE'S PERSONAL KNIFE OPENING A SHRINK WRAPPED CASE OF GREASE CARTONS EE CUT FINGER
Employee was using a pocket knife to remove an o-ring seal and the blade closed on EE's finger causing a laceration requiring sutures.
Was cutting belting with utility knife. Knife slipped and cut thumb on left hand.
Employee was cleaning the C-2 box with a digging bar and hammer when he missed the bar and struck the edge of the box with his left forearm.
USING CHIPPER HAMMER ON MANGANESE, STEEL CAME OFF, WENT THROUGH LEATHER GLOVE AND HIT LEFT THUMB CAUSING PUNCTURE/INJURY.
Employee was hitting a ware plate on a dozer blade with a sledge hammer when a sliver of steel chipped off and struck him in the right thigh.
laceration left side of nose while removing & installing a new bearing in the return rollers
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS THAT WERE OVERHEAD AND A SMALL FLECK OF DIRT OR METAL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE AND BECAME LODGED.
Was cutting belting with utility knife, the knife slipped and cut left index finger
contusion to the left eyebrow, using a punch bar & sledge hammer to remove a pin in the stacker base of the #10 conveyor - the sledge hammer bounced back from contact with the punch striking the eyebrow
As the EE was helping to change screens the lifting hook came off of the anchorage point and the screen struck the EE on the head. The EE was wearing a hard hat minimizing the injury. This incident occurred on Wednesday June 18, but the EE did not seek medical attention until Friday June, 20 and was placed on modified duty at that time, hence making this a reportable incident.
Employee was stemming finished bore hole and struck a piece of frozen stemming. Employee felt a pop in right forearm.
As the EE was helping to install a pin to hold the grapple onto the equipment another EE was using a sledge hammer to pound the pin into place. The hammer glanced off of the pin striking EE in the face causing a contusion on the R side of face.
R index finger lacerated caught between sledge hammer and wedge.
EMP WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON STONE BIN AND FELT PAIN IN NECK AND ARM. EMP WENT TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR ON 8/5/13 BUT DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO H&S DIRECTOR UNTIL 8/16/13. EMP WAS GIVEN RESTRICTIONS ON 8/26/13 AND MAY NEED SURGERY
He was putting wear plate in chute and hit plate with a hammer. A sliver of metal plate struck him in the neck.
Employee (Mechanic) was driving seal into hub when he hit the driver with a hammer the hammer bounced striking employees left hand on the skin between the thumb and index finger lacerating a 2cm skin area.
Emp was using a digging bar to help loosen a tire on a haul truck. Bar slipped and struck employee in the shoulder area.
While employee was tearing down Hatachi 1200 Hoe , He was using a wrench and his right arm locked into a bent position. He used his left arm and straighten out the right arm. Finished out the day working. Worked out the balance of the week and went to Occupational Health that Friday 11/02/2012
Employee was trimming a conveyor belt and cut his right hand with the utility knife.
Employee was helping repair plant when left ring finger got pinched between pry bar and metal frame.