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EE was changing screens at the washplant and was cutting a piece of rubber using a utility knife. During the cutting motion the knife slipped past the rubber and stabbed the EEs thumb.
Employee was assisting with repairs to the dredge using a cutting tool and torch to remove a bolt. Bolt head was struck with sledgehammer causing bolt to shear and fragment penetrating employee in lower abdomen. Employee was taken to ER and transferred to another hospital where employee is currently having emergency surgery
Employees were working on replacing some pipe on the dredge and while using a pry bar to pry a gasket off, the bar slipped and hit the miner in the face causing a laceration right under the left eye which required a total of 12 stitches.
EE was adjusting screen rail using a wrench. wrench slipped and hit them in the mouth. EE was referred to dentist for extraction and grafting.
EE was working on removing a grizzly grates in our underground crusher area. As EE attempted to pry out grate a small piece broke free and struck EE in right shoulder blade area.
EE was Hammering a head pulley bearing Gear box on west screen feed, when a small sliver piece of metal broke off and lodged into the right side of EE's chin.
EE was removing plug from a silo chute, as EE struck the chute with pipe EE's right hand came off pipe and struck the flange at the chute. This caused some lacerations, which required stitches.
EE was using a razor knife to cut a piece of hose to use as a piece of material to cover wiring. EE applied too much pressure and the blade went through the hose and into EE's left hand that EE was using to hold the material in place. EE received stitches to EE's LFT hand at the clinic and was released back to work with attention not to aggravate the same day.
A 2 cm by 1 mm piece of metal struck EE in the inner thigh and traveled about 3 inches upward. The metal had to be surgically removed.
Maintenance was working on the bypass fan to remove the cap on the bearing. A maintenance technician began to hit the top of the cap with a hammer to loosen it up. The cap popped off the bearing and flew up hitting another maintenance technician in the left wrist as EE used EE's left arm to block EE's face.
EE was cutting rubber mold when the knife slipped and cut EE's hand.
Employee was working on repairing the cutting edge of the dozer. EE struck the sledgehammer on the cutting edge and a piece of metal broke off and went through EE's glove into EE's finger.
At 3:30 am Shipping Attendant was monitoring the bagging operation when the employee heard an air leak. EE found a broken hose inside the applicator control cabinet. After isolating the source of air and attempting to repair ruptured hose, the knife EE was using slipped and cut EE's left ring finger causing a laceration. Stitches were required for medical treatment.
Employee was talking with another employee in welding shop and other workers were trying to free a steel liner from the Finish mill door. As they struck liner with sledge hammer, a small piece of scrap metal shot off and hit employee in right leg below knee cap. Injured employee was 8 feet from other workers.
Employee was pulling on a pry bar trying to move a wear plate into place when the pry bar slipped and the end of it scraped across the employees face cutting their cheek.
The worker was struck in the shoulder with a 150-200lb bearing that was suspended from a nylon strap that was holding the load. The strap broke and the load fell & bounced approx. 18-20 ft and traveled approx. 11-15 ft before striking worker. The work above was being conducted by another contractor PAR
Employee was injured on 1/7/23 and was treated via first aid measures until 1/25/23 when they saw a specialist who then placed restrictions on their work. Employee was using a 3/4" ratchet to loosen a tail-pulley nut. The ratchet slipped from the nut and caused the employees arm to jolt resulting in an injury to the shoulder.
A contractor technician was removing a sprocket with a mallet from a skid steer when a metal fragment from the sprocket shot out and went into their eye.
Employee was stemming holes and when employee took a scoop of rock employee hit something hard in the stemming pile and hurt shoulder. I dug through the stemming pile and found a large rock.
Employee was cleaning material under the Cone when employee hit hard material in the center of the pile. The employee felt a "pop" between the shoulder blades and had pain in neck.
Employee cutting a hose when the the cutting blade slipped and cut the employee's left leg.
Miner was prying cable from under dock roller, bar slipped and struck miner in EE's mouth
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BELT C-CLAMP FROM CONVEYOR BELT, SMASHED PINKY FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
Employee was changing out a punch screen on a screen deck with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped causing the screen to fall, pinching the right middle finger between the screen and screen deck structure. The finger suffered a fracture on the tip. Employee was released to full duty.
Employee was attempting to remove a nut from a screen deck bolt. Bar that employee was prying with slipped and employee cut left hand ring finger.
EE was removing a bearing from a tail pully, and while striking the bearing race with a hammer, a tiny piece of fragmented steel came off, striking the EE just above the safety glasses in the eye brow. The fragmented piece embedded in the bone and had to be removed.
EE was assisting in prepping a machine for transport, and while cleaning off the decks, EE started feeling discomfort in EE's right eye. First Aid was given by washing out the eye with eye wash, but was unsuccessful. EE was brought to the local clinic in Twin falls, and the clinic had to remove a piece of gravel from the eye. EE was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was using a two pound hammer to hit a frozen/stuck pin on a skid loader so the attachment could be changed. When hitting the pin some debris entered employee's eye. Employee had to have debris removed from eye. Safety glasses were worn.
Injured employee was swinging a sledge hammer and missed the point of contact and hit right hand pointer finger on shaft. Broke right hand pointer finger.
Retrieving core samples from core barrel, sample was lodged. Employee tapped on barrel with hammer to dislodge the core. When core dropped, it was jagged on end and it slashed into driller's hand.
Miner was fixing a faulty door that would not stay shut in the scale house. Miner was using a utility knife to cut wooden shims. The knife slipped off the shim and lacerated miner's inner thigh. Conditions in the scale house were a controlled environment. The cut received 10 stitches to close, and the miner came back to work on the same day for normal duties.
Swinging a 20 lb sledge hammer to open a finish mill door.
Employee was cutting an information from a hydraulic hose with carpet knife, knife slipped and cut thumb on left hand.
Employee hit hand with hammer while splitting slate shingles in roofing mill. EE went to Dr. for x-ray and found no broken bones. EE was prescribed an anti-inflammatory and returned to work the next day. We allowed employee to clean and push broom so they could rest the bruised hand as Dr. had informed.
While cleaning screens the prybar slipped and smashed employee's finger (employee was wearing gloves) first aid was administered at scene but further aid was needed and employee was taken to Work Med
Employee using a pry bar to move a door on the tertiary damper out from its frame so they could inspect the tamper. It was almost out when the employee gave a final burst of force to free it, the bar slipped and the employee smashed EE's middle finger. 9 stitches in upper finger.
Employee was cutting tie wraps with a utility knife and cut left hand near thumb. Employee received 6 stitches and was released back to work.
Employee was using a 2 pound hammer to remove a key stock from a bushing on a 400 HP motor that was seized to the shaft. While driving out the key, EE hit EE's thumb with the hammer, causing an injury to EE's left thumb. Employee received 7 stitches on left thumb.
Employee was lowering the belly pans so that EE could remove the engine oil pan because of crack. EE had a chain tied to the front lower eye weldment and ran the chain to the rear of dozer under the counterweight and then vertically tied to the hook on the crane boom to hold tension on the chain to keep the pan from dropping. The pan dropped causing EE's finger to be pinched.
Employee was trying to repair lights on top of skid steer. Employee was standing on the entrance exit platform attempting to bend the cab shield up to repair lights. Wrench slipped causing employee to fall onto the bucket dislocating right shoulder.
Employee was cleaning material from a tongue door on the 4th floor riser. Employee was using a 3 foot long t-handled bar to push material from the door into the riser. Accident was indoors.
Employee arrived at mine site and began the un-tarping process of on-road truck from the ground. The employee pulled bows back so the trailer could be ready to load. As employee pulled the bows back the rope broke and employee fell on backside. The employee complained of back pain and was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a broken lower back.
EEs were performing a full log washer paddle change, all were properly LOTO in the MCC. Logs were secured with a come along to prevent the weight of new paddles to spin the logs. The come along slipped, EE became pinned between paddles and the wall of the log washer, EE was freed quickly. The accident caused abdominal contusions, EE was prescribed pain medication and light duty.
Employee states that as ee was tightening a bolt with a wrench, ee felt sharp pain in left shoulder
A Utility Swingman was using a sledgehammer to break up the syn-gyp that had frozen along the transition area of the syn-gyp belts. On one of the swings, the employee hit right hand thumb against a part of the transition.
Employee was cutting generic gasket material because the seal material would not work. Employee was working in a dusty area with low light and had to cut material on the door
Miner was helping to change the attachment on the excavator from a hammer to a bucket. As the miner tried to loosen the nut with a wrench, EE propped foot on the attachment for leverage. When the nut broke loose, the miner fell to the ground, landing on EE's elbow. The miner suffered a dislocated elbow.
The employee noted seeing a 'fire ball' come up from the bottom of the system. The employee jumped from the forklift and attempted to fight the fire with a hand held fire extinguisher and eventually called crew for assistance.
Driller had placed a cardboard blast hole tube into a completed hole, while cutting to proper height of tube above the ground. EE was pulling EE's cut off tool toward self, tool slipped sticking in EE's right lower leg.
Employee was standing on unsteady footing that rocked when employee was taking down a heavy porta power with shoulder