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EE was taking a track pad out of equipment, and believes they injured themselves when they were knocking the pins out of the track.

Employee hit a troughing roller on a conveyor with a hammer and struck hand fracturing EE's right thumb and index finger, as well as lacerating EE's right index finger requiring seven stitches.

Employee was removing a pin connecting the portable crusher to the loader. When tapping out the pin with a hammer and pry bar, the tongue of the portable crusher moved towards the employee causing the pry bar to lacerate the employee's left index finger. The employee required stitches to treat the laceration.

Employee was changing blow bars on a HSI crusher. EE used a small sledge hammer to hit one of the blow bars causing a piece of the blow bar to chip. The piece hit EE just inside EE's right nostril. The employee was taken to the emergency department where the piece of metal was removed and EE was given one stitch.

The employee was injured in the left hand and leg when EE was struck by metal chips from a hammer.

The contract employee was removing drill steel when the pipe wrench made contact with the contract employees thigh causing a laceration. The work that was being done by the drilling contractor was being done for Dade County and was not mining related.

While replacing screen panels in Screen Shaker #3, employee mashed finger between hammer handle and screen media causing a contusion.

The employee was removing an old shut off valve from the fuel truck while on one knee and two hands on the pipe wrench, his right hand pulled the wrench and he felt something on his arm/ shoulder joint that started to feel pain. This was being treated as a doctor visit injury until surgery was diagnosed to be scheduled 4/3/2013 he was working with restrictions.

The valve on the hopper was stuck in the closed position. Employee open the port hole to remove the rocks that were blocking the path and secured the port hole. He proceeded to strike the hopper with a mallet and the port hole flung open, the material sprayed out getting behind his safety glasses into both of his eyes.

Two employees were attempting to replace a pin in a hydraulic cylinder While hammering, head of sledge hammer came off striking employee on forehead. Tool was inspected before use, no defects found.

EE was trying to close bottom hopper door on coal car, using a 20 ton hydraulic jack to close last few inches to pin in place. Bottle jack slipped, causing door to spring open and pinch EE finger between the door and grizzley grating.

EE and co-workers were removing the existing platform on a tire feed system. The platform was cut loose and held by a chain fall. EE was holding the hand rail or the platform when the platform moved pinching the ring finger on his right hand between the hand rail and a diagonal brace resulting in laceration and broken bone of his right ring finger at the first joint.

Plant lead man was patching an outer jacket on the trommel screen. He was using a bolt like a hammer to punch a bolt through a hole in the patch. He missed the bolt on this particular swing and struck his left hand injuring his ring and pinky fingers. He suffered lacerations to both fingers requiring 10 stitches and also dislodged his pinky nail.

Employee was repairing lights on Utility trailer ( Pole ). While cutting cable ties that holds wiring harness, knife lacerated his 5th/ little finger on his left hand, resulting in finger receiving 3 stitches.

Utility knife being used to cut conveyor belting slipped causing a small laceration to the left leg requiring two stitches.

While hammering out bolt during maintenance employee was struck in wrist by metal from bolt.

Employee was assisting in removing bearings from a screen. He took a 4 lb. hammer and struck the bearing race so the bearings would break loose, when a piece of metal entered his right eye. The employee was not wearing safety glasses.

While cleaning under the feeder motor with a chipping hammer the tip, of the chipping hammer broke off and hit his left thumb a piece of metal embedded in his thumb and it had to be medically removed.

While moving blowbars next to south Hazemag crusher EE used a 3 ft prybar to lift when prybar slipped falling on top of his right foot. This caused a laceration that needed 13 stitches to close. He was wearing steel toe boots.

Employee was swinging a sledgehammer to assist in the removal of a crusher bowl liner, when his elbow struck the edge of the spider rim causing a laceration.

Shoveling catwalks, felt back pop.Treatable first aid. Pain persisted through weekend, went to Dr. 10/23/06 for eval. Eval. was back strain, Dr. recomendended phy. ther.& continue working. Increased back pain, returned to Dr. 12/12/06. Dr. rx MRI, time off for 2 weeks. Emp. was re-eval. 12/14/06, following reading of MRI,was released to return back to work 12/18/06.

Employee was removing the old worn teeth on a 988H loader bucket, when he struck the tooth with a hammer and a piece of metal broke free and lodged in the employee's upper right thigh. Eight stitches were required to remove the metal fragment.

Employee was chipping burn bolts when a piece of chipping hammer came off, pierced his glove and became imbedded in his left hand.

While reaching overhead to remove 1 1/2 ton chain- come-along using one hand, After unhooking come- a-long slipped out of hand, landing on top of other hand.

Employee was removing a screen bearing. A helper was tapping the bearing raise with a hammer to remove the raise from the screen shaft. A piece of metal came off the raise and hit the employee in the left elbow bend.

EE was removing a pin with a hammer and spike, when a piece of spike came off and became lodged in his stomach.

Installing return roller (plant 7-grit belt)-employee struck roller with hammer to make it line up with bracket, little finger got pinched between roller and bracket, cutting finger.

Employee was installing a chute on the load out bin, utlizing a come a long. Come a long slipped & the chute twisted, which caused the ee's hand to be caught between the chute & the come along. Employees left index finger was severly cut and smashed. Injury resulted in stitches to the finger. Employee was wearing personal protective equipment, when the accident occured.

Employee was cleaning a plugged chute. A rock fell and struck his right ring finger.

Was removing mill bearing on Cedar Rapids Crusher. He was using a piece of metal round stock to loosen bearing race from mill bearing housing. With continued blows of the round stock to the bearing race he has developed acute tendinitis in his right elbow.

WHILE TIGHTING SCREEN BOLT PULLING RACHET TOWARD HIM, BOLT SLIPPED AND HANDLE END OF RACHET HIT HIS FOREHEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE END OF TRAVEL FRAME WHEN END CAME LOOSE, FLEW UP, HITTING HIM IN LIP & CHIN.

Employee was moving spare parts at the plant. He was engaging a chain through materials to be moved. One part shifted position and his hand was caught between the two parts.

Ee was holding a wrench on top of a bolt. When the nut was tightened. The Allen Wrench slipped and pinned his finger between the wrench and the side plate.

While cutting rubber skirt, utility knife slipped cutting his left wrist requiring four stitches.

He mechanic was working on a brake cylinder which was mounted on truck. Started to tighten bolts and and bolts stripped from studs causing chamber to separate.

OPERATOR CUT LEG GOT 3 STITCHES USING SHARPENING STONE IT SLIPPED & STRUCK THIGH

EE was attempting to clear a frozen clog from hopper gate with a pry bar. Clog came free, forced the bar down pinning his hand between bar, belt and hopper gate.

Was working on MPK hammer. corner of plate broke. attempting to reposition by hammering back into place. piece of metal was to small to be held in place by hand. struck thumb with 32 oz hammer.

Employee was attempting to cut the band off a pallet of screens with tin snips. The band was very tight. When the cut went through, the screens released with force and struck him in the left arm requiring six stitches.

EE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER WITH KNIFE AND IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.

Miner was using a belt punch to put a hole in a piece of skirtboard rubber. Upon striking the 5-6 blow he struck punch w/ a glancing blow. Punch angled to side of blow punching his left index finger between punch & rubber that he was working on. Miner was wearing gloves, however the force of punching action resulted in tear of skin on his left index finger resulting in 10 stitches.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BREAK A BEARING HOUSING. REPEATED BLOWS WERE NECESSARY TO BREAK HOUSING & THE RESULTING IMPACT/JARRING MOTION CAUSED SORENESS & PAIN IN THE RIGHT WRIST/HAND AREA. EE HAD NO PAIN IN WRIST/HAND ON THE FOLLOWING DAY (FRIDAY), HE NOTICED PAIN & TIGHTNESS ON SATURDAY 3/20/04.

WHILE USING A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK GYPSUM FROMS WALL OF A HOPPER, EMPLOYEE FELT A POP AND SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING THE WIRES DOWN ON THE SMA SCREEN MOTOR, WHEN THE KNIFE ROLLED OFF THE WIRE AND STUCK INTO HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A 1 1/2" LONG LACERATION TO THE INSIDE PALM OF HIS LEFT H AND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EE WAS HOLDING BULL PEN WHILE CO-WORKER WAS HITTING THE BULL PEN TRYING TO KNOCK OUT WEDGED BOLTS OUT OF TABLE LINER. CO-WORKER MISSED BULL PEN SMASHING HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

WORKING ON BOOSTER PUMP ROCK BOX INSTALLING NEW GASKET ON CLEAN OUT LID. WHILE REPLACING LID, LEFT FOOT SLIPPED, RIGHT HAND HOLDING PRY BAR WAS PINCHED AGAINST PUMP SHELL.

WRENCH SLIPPED IMPACTING FINGER WITH STEEL PLATE CAUSING LACERATION.

TIGHTENING AND ADJUSTING NUT WITH A WEDGE ON THE NORTH PRIMARY BEARING. WHEN HE STRUCK THE WEDGE WITH A HAMMER, HE MISSED STRIKING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE FROZEN MATERIAL FROM AROUND A GUARD. A ROCK STRUCK EE IN THE EYE.