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Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie holding wires employee needed to loosen to adjust sensor. When zip tie was cut knife continued and cut left arm above wrist.
Employee was cleaning out a material chute below the 8 X 20 screen with a bar. A rock came down from the top of the screen and hit the bar, causing it to strike the employee in the face. Employee declined medical treatment until 5/8/14.
Employee was installing wear parts in a roller mill when the angle iron supporting the come-a-long slipped, striking the employee in the upper lip and causing a laceration. No other facial or dental damage was indicated by the treating physician.
Employee was pulling on a pipe wrench trying to rotate a shaft on a screw. The shaft was locked out and tagged. The employee was using excessive effort that caused the shaft twist like a torsion bar. The employee lost his grip on the wrench and stored energy in the twisted shaft caused the wrench to hit the employee's right hand breaking a bone.
Employee was cleaning a chute in front of an 8' X 20' screen using a bar. When the material in the chute came free, the employee dropped the bar into the chute. He stated at that time that he felt a pain in his right shoulder and requested a medical evaluation.
Employee was pulling up on a bar when he felt a sharp pain in his lower neck and upper back area.
Employee was cutting steel strap with shears and it sprang back, striking him on the left thumb and cutting through his glove, causing a laceration.
Employee was tightening bolts on 8 X 20 screen at the Crusher when a very small flake of rust from the screen filtered down behind his safety glasses into his right eye.
Employee was using a hammer to clean a spill tray at the #17 belt hopper. While striking the tray with the hammer, it slipped off and he hit his left second finger on the tray, causing a laceration. Employee was not wearing gloves.
Employee was struck by a chain hoist when it came unhooked from the point of hoisting pressure. The tank leg was under tension with a chain and hoist. The leg jolted loose and sent the cain of the hoist flying and struck employee's back.
While pounding sign post (steel) on Tater Ridge Road, utilizing a post pounder without handles, EE raised post pounder above level of post. Hands were in gripped position at the bottom edge of pounder. Upon thrusting dowward, hands were pinched and lacerated upon steel post.
Employee was striking hopper with 8' rebar to dislodge material from side of hopper. While striking hopper employee claims he felt pain to left shoulder. Not reported until 11-15-05.
EE WAS UNTHAWING FROZEN BRAKES WITH A HAMMER WHEN LOWER BACK POPPED CAUSING PAIN. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 01/03/2005, THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EE WAS SCRAPING OUT BELLY DUMP TRAILER WHEN HER FINGERS WENT NUMB. SHE IS CLAIMING THAT REPETITIVE MOTION CAUSED THIS CONDITION.
EE WAS WORKING UNDER A HAUL TRUCK WHEN A WRENCH FROM ABOVE FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. HIS TOOTH WAS BROKEN IN HALF AND REPAIRED BY THE DENTIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING INK ROLL WITH A KNIFE, WHEN HE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUMB. THIS ACCIDENT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION ONLY.
MINER WAS POKING MILL FEED AT HOPPER AND PRY-BAR GOT CAUGHT IN FEED AND PULLED HAND AGAINST METAL EDGES OF HOPPER OPENING. THE RESULTING FORCE SMASHED THE FINGER, RESULTING IN THE INJURY. THE FINGER WAS TREATED WITH ABOUT SEVEN SUTURES. THE MINER HAS FULL USE OF FINGER INJURED. EMPLOYEE WAS ELIGIBLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EE WAS USING A BAR TO CLEAN A CHUTE AT THE CRUSHER TO DISLODGE PLUGGED MATERIAL. THE BVAR BOUNCED OFF A ROCK AND BEGAN TO FALL DOWN THE CHUTE-THE EE CAUGHT THE BAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND FELT HIS SHOULDER PULL AS HE DID SO. EE WAIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING ON 9-4-02
EE WAS USING A COMALONG TO REPOSITION A RADIAL STACKER (CONVEYOR). HE SECURED BOTH ENDS OF THE COMEALONG TO WELDED EYES ON THE STACKER AND THE TRACK FRAM IT RUNS ALONG. WHEN HE TIGHTENED THE C OMEALONG, THE EYE ON THE TRAKC BROKE, FREEING THE END OF THE COMALONG AND CAUSING IT TO SPRING UP AND IT STRUCK THE EE IN THE BACK. EE DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 8-2-02 WHEN HE SOUGHT S
THE EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OF THE WATER TRUCK. WHILE TIGHTENING A FITTING ON THE TANK, HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST ON THE TANK FRAM E.
EE WAS STIKING FRAME OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH HAMMER TO DISLODGE ICE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. PAIN PERSISTED, THEREFORE HE WAS TAKEN IN FOR EXAMINATION BY A PHYSICIAN.
CUTTING HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH CHOP SAW, WHEN METAL FLEW OFF SAW BOUNCED OFF SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE.
EE WAS PERFORMING CLEANUP INSIDE THE 57" CONE CRUSHER AT THE CLOSE OF SHIFT. WHILE SCRAPING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE CONE, A CHUNK OF DISLODGE MATERIAL FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST AREA . EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.