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April 23, 2026 MN · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting 4 inch water hose with multi tool, tool slipped and cut hand through glove. Leaving roughly a 1 inch cut.

July 31, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation - NC Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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.

July 2, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation - North Central · Struck by falling object

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

October 6, 2008 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

October 3, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

June 8, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River North Central · Fall onto or against objects

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

December 8, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River North Central · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

August 12, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

November 2, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River North Central · Struck by flying object

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).

June 29, 2004 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

September 26, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A MAUL AND FENCE POST TO BREAK UP ASPHALT IN THE JAW. THE HANDLE OF THE MAUL PINCHED EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE MAUL HANDLE AND FENCE POST.

September 17, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River Corporation North Central · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHIPPING DIRT OFF A STEEL PLATE WITH A 3' PRYBAR. BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY TO LT. SMALL FINGER.

July 1, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knife River North Central · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTITNG 36 INCH BELTING FOR RETURN ROLLERS, KNIFE SLIPPED AND E.E. WT WRIST.

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