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MINER WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LIFT UP THE LATCH OF A PINTLE HITCH. THE PRY BAR LOST PURCHASE ON THE LATCH WHILE THE MINER WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE END OF THE BAR RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF BALANCE. MINER FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK THEIR FACE ON THE TOP SUPPORT BAR OF A MUDFLAP RESULTING IN THE DISLODGEMENT OF A DENTAL CROWN. THE UNDERLYING TOOTH WAS CHIPPED AND STILL AFFIXED TO THE CROWN.

Employee was cutting conveyor belt when the knife slipped cutting thumb

Employee cutting belting for back flaps for feed ends of screen. Employee had the belting on the ground cutting, while on knees the utility knife slipped from the rubber, causing small laceration to inner left side of right knee.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES ON AN HP 400 CONE CRUSHER, TEAM MEMBER WAS REMOVING PIN FROM HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON AN HP 400. WHEN PIN WAS REMOVED, THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER CAME DOWN PINCHING LEFT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN CYLINDER AND OBJECT USED TO REMOVE PIN. FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.

Employee was using a cheater pipe on a wrench to loosen a nut. When the bolt came loose the employee smashed hand between the pipe and excavator bucket. The employee received 2 stitches from the incident.

Employee crawled into a triple deck incline screen to change the poly deck screens. Employee was using a 2lb hammer to adjust the screen when the hammer bounced back hitting EE above EE's right eye.

Employee was cutting rubber belting material with a razor blade knife. Employee was pulling knife towards self when it slipped out of the rubber material and EE hit EE's upper left leg with the blade. Employee received a laceration approximately 1 inch deep and 1 1/2 inches long. Employee received sutures to close the wound. Minimal impairment.

EE was hitting a tooth on the loader bucket with a maul and a piece of metal came off going into EE's upper leg.

Employee was cutting conveyor belt rubber with a utility knife and the knife slipped cutting EE's thigh.

Employee cut a finger using a utility knife performing maintenance.

Miner was cutting rubber belting material with a razor blade knife. The knife slipped and the miner lacerated left forearm with the blade of the knife. The laceration required sutures and the miner returned to work.

Employee was lowering light plant, crank handle was loose, got wrench to tighten bolt on handle, wrench slipped off bolt head, employee felt pop in right shoulder and pain.

EE using sledgehammer to dislodge frozen material from feeder, sledgehammer ricocheted back, hitting EE right foot, slamming the foot into the side of the feeder.

Employee was using ratchet wrench to tighten chute lock chamber when socket slipped from nut causing the ratchet handle to hit employee in the mouth cracking a front tooth.

Miner was attempting to unplug a jaw crusher and was struck in the head by a 5 ft bar. EE received 10 staples to close a laceration on EE's head.

Miner was using a sledgehammer and a punch to drift a pin out so that the tooth on an excavator bucket could be replaced. The miner hit their thumb with the sledge hammer when it glanced off of the top of the punch. The miner's right thumb suffered a fracture on the tip of it.

Employee was chipping hardened soil from the flange of a stacker inlet so that the flange could be changed. Employee was using a spud bar in a standing position above the inlet. On downward stroke spud bar hit rubber belting and bounced back up causing a small laceration above employees right eye. Employee was taken to medical clinic and received 7 sutures to close the laceration.

Employee was removing a bearing race from screen housing with a hammer tapping the race causing a piece of the race to chip off striking employee in the left leg above knee. The foreign body embedded under the skin.

Miner reported to employer on 09/29/2016 that activities on 05/24/2016 related to cleaning out a drive-over hopper with a long spade bar led to shoulder pain.

Miner was using a utility knife to cut the tip off tube of silicone and sliced thumb.

Employee was cutting a belt with a locking razor knife. Knife slipped and struck employee in the leg.

A miner, engaged in crusher maintenance, was cutting a rubber conveyor belt with a razor knife in order to patch it. He was holding the knife in his right hand when the knife slipped out of the rubber material and back at him. The miner stabbed the palm of his left hand with the knife. Damage was limited to a small laceration.

Employee was using a 36" pry bar to bring lower roller on D9 into position to be bolted. Felt burning sensation in left shoulder during process.

EE ( Plant Operator ) was using a razor knife to cut a piece of rubber belting when the knife came in contact with his left thigh.

Injury was not reported until 9/6/13. EE alleges that he felt a pull in his stomach while adjusting the under belt on the twin screen. He has been diagnosed with a hernia and released back to full duty but will require surgery at a later date. The accident date is a just a guess by the EE.

Employee reached under rock kicker while it was being adjusted, jack slipped, crushing his hand and wrist. Hairline fracture of a wrist bone, medical treatment provided splint and pain medication

Employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench when the wrench slipped off the bolt and the employee's elbow struck a piece of metal on the equipment being worked on.

Miner was dragging a razor blade knife cutting a belt, knife slipped and went into left leg about 5 inches above the knee and and cut leg. 10 stiches were incurred, back to work, no lost time.

Employee was cutting a water hose and knife collapsed, cutting right index finger.

Using pry bar to push punch plate - plate slipped off bar hitting tip of finger.

Dislodging a large stone from the crusher jaw. Metal pry bar that was being used, kicked back and pinched finger between the pry bar and metal frame of machine.

Hooking up chain to loader to pull manlift which was stuck, loader operator took off to soon, caught finger in chain.

Working on conveyor wipe bar trying to loosen bolts and nuts when wrench slipped off nut hitting his head above left eye.

Employee was unloading rail cars. The bar he was using slipped and struck him in the upper lip casuing a laceration that was closed with 3 sutures.

Replacing V-Belts on Cedar Rapids screen. Used cable (come-along) to relieve tension on electric motor. Pulled motor back and set. Reached down to remove strap and motor slipped down cutting his hand.

Cutting off the male end of an extension cord, had extension cord on the table with his hand below the table. The utility knife slipped and caught his left thumb just above the bottom knuckle.

The worker has a pinched nerve in the neck area. Unknown how it happened exactly. Possible cause, pulling on large wrench and it slipped with a fall to the ground from ground level.

Loosening hydraulic hose standing on frame of crusher when hose came loose slipped and fell about 2" he hit his chin on the wrench.

trimming conveyor belting with utility knife and slipped with blade, lacerating right thigh above knee

Employee was installing a new leaf spring with an adjustable wrench. The wrench slipped and his hand hit the truck

While using a utility knife, cut left hand, recieved 11 stitches

Employee was trying to clear a rock that was stuck in the jaw. He was using a wedge attached to a chain, standing on the platform above the jaw. The wedge bounced up and as it fell he was holding onto the chain and the weight pulled his shoulder.

Prying and pounding on a frost chunk on a field conveyor belt, the pry bar bounced off the belt and jarrred his wrist.

A large slab of rock had lodged itself inside the hopper at Separator #2. Plant was shut down and employee was using a pry bar to dislodge it when the rock came free. Other rocks followed causing him to lose control of the pry bar. The bar smashed his right hand into the side of the hopper, injuring his right middle finger.

Dozer operator was prying a rock out of the dozer arm and track roller. When the rock came out it splintered pieces off into his right eye.

Laceration to R thigh with utility knife while cutting crusher conveyor belt.

Superintendent was wrenching on an adjusting nut on the conveyor tail pulley. The wrench slipped causing his right hand to jam into the metal guard and lacerating the end of the middle finger. Xrays revealed a fracture in the end of the finger as well.

EE was driving a wedge to split the top shell from the bottom shell when the wedge fractured and a piece of the wedge struck him just in front of the rt ear (temple area).

CRUSHER CHUTE PLUGGED UP. EE USED A 5 FT BAR TO TUG A PIECE OF CONCRETE FROM BEHIND. IT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CHUTE AND GOOSENECK BOLT. THE PIECE CAME LOOSE AND THE CHUTE CAME DOWN ON THE BAR AND SPUN IT AROUND & HIT EE ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING THE JAW. A ROCK FELL AND SPLIT. EE GOT CHIP IN HIS EYE.