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Working on a driveshaft center support bearing race, EE tried to crack the race with a hammer & chisel. A small metal shard pierced through his rubber glove, causing a small laceration on left palm. On-site first aid administered. Weeks later EE felt a bump on his palm. On 5/10/13, EE sought medical attention, foreign body material removed. EE received sutures.

While working on IR Drill pounding out a pin with a hammer, metal fragment broke off and cut into the palm of employees right hand.

While pulling on a wrench with left hand and pushing the ratchet with right hand to tighten a bolt for a v-belt guard on screen 31, employee felt his shoulder pop. Possible shoulder strain/sprain.

While working with two other employees ratcheting a come-a-long to lift a ripper claw, the chain on the come-a-long broke and the ripper claw fell and hit employee above the right knee.

While changing screens on screen #5, employee began pounding the wedge down on the screen when pieces of metal flew into his left eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses, however they were not the appropriate type for the work he was doing.

EE was assembling a hammer assembly for an air track drill. EE was attempting to screw the nut on a long bolt to hold the assembly together when the hammer dropped and smashed EE's finger on his right hand.

While standing on the rock shelf in C-13 head box cleaning build up with a long hooked rod, EE felt a pain in lower back.

While using a chisel and hammer to remove broken grease fitting from the rock buster hammer (equip# 2514) a foreign metal piece of material flew off and lodged into EE's left index finger.

While tightening the come-a-long, the pad eye broke off striking EE in the right leg, right below the knee. EE did not seek medical attention until 5/7/05.

While replacing middle hanger bearings and shaft, the shaft had to be removed by hammering it loose. While hammering the shaft, a piece of metal came off and lodged into employee's left hand.

EE was putting back a concrete form. He used a prybar to move the form and it slipped from his hand. He subsequently hit his hand on the concrete form.

Another employee was replacing mixer chutes on Mixer #518. Job scope required him to pound a chute bolt out. While pounding the bolt from the chute, the bolt flew out and struck injured employee in lower abdominal area. First aid was performed on the job site.

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING CHUTE TO REMOVE OLD CHUTE LINER. PIECES OF DUST AND RUSTY METAL STARTED TO FALL, GETTING INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHEN EE WAS CUTTING FROZEN BEARING ON PULLEY, HAMMERED BEARING, CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO LODGE INTO HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

WHILE REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT #2, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SCREW DRIVER ON BOLT FOR CLIP WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUT WITH AIR IMPACT GUN. SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED & END OF BOLT CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB.