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The employee was using a hammer to remove the ground engagement tool (tooth) on the loader bucket. When striking the GET, a chip from the hammer face broke off and entered the top of the employee's left forearm.
EE was pouring hyd oil into a crusher console when they tried puncturing a hole in the lid to increase flow, the knife folded cutting their right palm
The employee was using a large hammer and striking wrench to loosen the locking nut on a crusher mantle. The employee stopped to steady themselves and put a hand on the edge of the wrench. A burr had been raised on the wrench edge due to the hammer blows, which cut through the employee's glove and into their left palm.
EE was using a 1/2-ton chain hoist to loosen a 24"x36" screen panel from the center deck of screen deck #1. EE raised the corner of the panel a couple inches, while releasing the tension to reposition it, EE said lost their balance and EE's right-hand slid toward the opening and the panel came back down on EE's right thumb, splitting it open.
Employee was cutting the metal shipping straps that were securing a new roll of conveyor belt. The employee placed themselves in front of the band while cutting it with a pair of needle nose pliers with side cutters. When it was sheared, the released energy caused the band to spring out and strike them in the forearm.
While changing V-belts on the #2 shaker screen, a come along was being used to lift the motor base. During this action, the tension spring rod broke, causing the spring to fall out and strike the employee on their right knee.
The employee was cutting a sunoco tube at a borehole and cut the base of their index finger with the knife. The employee received 20 stitches to close the wound.
Employee was tightening the head nut on a Telsmith cone crusher with a large hammer. The employee placed their left hand in the line of fire between the hammer and the head nut. Their left pinky was struck when the hammer deflected, breaking the finger.
While changing forks out for the bucket on a CAT skid steer, the injured employee went to knock the pin up so the forks would release. When EE did, the forks came off the frame and landed on EE's left foot, breaking the big toe and causing a laceration
Employee was using a utility knife to cut the zip ties on a new flag EE was installing on EE's F150 QC Truck. The employee was not wearing cut resistant gloves during this task. The knife slipped and cut into EE's thumb on EE's right hand.
Employee was working to remove broken studs out of a steel ring using a 4 foot pipe wrench. While performing the work, the pipe wrench handle broke striking the employee in the face around the right eye.
On 3-7-23 While hammering screens into place of scalping screen, employee missed the screen and contacted EE's finger with the hammer. EE was taken to the clinic and received 4 stitches
EE was replacing a top roller on feed belt when EE encountered resistance because of bent ear on the roller carriage. EE used a pry bar to help push the roller into place. The pry bar slipped out and jerked EE's shoulder. The pry bar did not strike employee. Contacted WorkCare. EE was determined to need surgery-9-2-22.
The employee was cutting a cardboard tube used to keep debris out of the blast hole, but the tube was difficult to cut and slipping. Employee was using a safety knife with debris in it and it slipped off the tube, didn't retract, and cut the employee's right forearm. Employee needed 8-10 stitches.
EE was repairing a tear on T1 conveyor belt. As EE was removing the bad belt EE's locking blade knife slipped and cut left forearm. Injury resulted in 5 stitches. EE was wearing cut resistant gloves
Employee initially injured L shoulder when shoulder struck a beam when pry bar slipped. Checked out and released without restrictions. Early September reported continued discomfort. Medical evaluations reveal injury to rotator cuff. Specialist visit on 9/17 suggests surgery on the shoulder on 10/2/2020.
Employee was positioning a crusher adjustment ring with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped, and they stepped back to catch balance. Right heel landed on a 6" transition piece and they felt a twinge in the knee. Employee has been performing regular job until being placed off work by an orthopedic doctor effective 4/25/19 in preparation for upcoming surgery on the knee.
Employee sustained an injury when attempting to loosen material in a chute with a pry bar. The employee reported the event, but requested no medical attention until 1/10/2019. Clinic visits and follow-ups with specialists revealed an injury requiring surgery. Surgery performed on 3/5/2019. Employee released 3/6/2019 with restrictions.
EE was tightening a bolt when the wrench slipped causing EE's hand to thrust forward. The EE's left hand struck the differential causing a laceration.
An employee preparing a hammer breaker at the jaw crusher when the pry bar EE was holding slid suddenly causing the side of EE's hand to be pinched, resulting in a laceration requiring five sutures.
Employee was attempting to dislodge a small rock wedged between a chute wall and the head pulley of a belt conveyor. While swinging a 4 lb hammer employee felt their shoulder tighten up. Employee was diagnosed with a torn tendon in the shoulder requiring arthroscopic surgical repair on May 30, 2018.
Employee was removing the gear box from a head pulley. Employee was using a 3 ft 6 lb soft face hammer. EE struck the bearing in an up to down motion. When ee hit bearing it shattered in multiple pieces. One of the pieces struck the employee in left upper arm, approximately 4 inches in length.
Maintenance man was taking out bad mechanical laces on M10-2. EE had finishing the job and was cutting the outer edge of the belt to keep it from catching. During this process ee was using a standard razor box knife when cutting toward self the knife came loose and struck ee in the lower leg. Causing ee to have to get seven stitches in lower leg
Employee claims that shoulder began to hurt after EE returned home from work. EE alleges that EE may have strained shoulder while using a sledge hammer to drive pins. EE has a slide sledge on truck and has been instructed not to use the sledge hammer. Employee did not report the injury until 1/16/2017.
IE and another EE were changing bearings on conveyer. IE pulled back the pulley so that other EE could hit the bearing with a 6 lb soft face hammer. When hammer struck it bounced off and hit IE's left pinky finger. IE performed basic first aid and made a splint for finger and continued working till end of shift. Went to ER has fractured finger.
Pond sand pipe clogged up. Using a pipe to unstop the pipe. the pipe was approximately 10 feet long with a 90 degree bend in it 18 inches long. When ee was done with the pipe he threw it across his body to keep pipe from getting covered up in the material. The pipe twisted and made contact with his left foreman requiring 14 stitches.
While striking stud end of jaw wedge bolt with a ¼ swing action, IE struck right index finger against stud of adjacent wedge bolt. No medical treatment did not seem necessary at the time of the incident. Continued discomfort in the employee's finger prompted medical attention on 07/06/2015. Employee had finger surgery on 9/15/2015.
Employee was tightening the cheek plate bolts on the Primary Jaw crusher with a slug wrench and a 4lb hammer. Employee struck the frame of the crusher causing the hammer to glance off of the frame striking his left hand. Employee was wearing proper PPE (gloves and safety glasses)
At an area on the property but not at the location of the mining operations, an abandoned, burned car was discovered by the Plant Foreman and a Contractor. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, remains of a deceased victim were discovered in the trunk. Police investigators concluded the victim and automobile had been disposed of at the site.
A pry bar slipped while changing out a roller on a wash screen SP38 feed conveyor and hit the right wrist.
While lowering a snubber pulley into a position where it could be broken down for repair the chain holding the drive side of the pulley slipped causing it to drop about 2" pinching employee's hand between the bearing housing and conveyor frame which resulted in his finger being fractured.
Employee was tightening bolts on a jaw crusher with a knock wrench. The wrench slipped from the bolt and struck him in the arm. Initial treatment was first aid. Follow-up visit on 06/02/2014 resulted in the application of a removable wrist splint. Employee was also transferred to another operator's tower not requiring the use of a joystick controller.
Employee was under the jaw crusher, removing the tension rod pin by striking with a hammer. With the first blow, collected dust and debris was dislodged from above and fell into his face.
Employee was changing skirt board rubber on conv. 30. Has he was sliding the rubber back in, his hand slipped and hit the knife that he placed on the shelf above where he was working.
Employee was changing gauges on anoxygen bottle. The wrench he was using slipped from his hand and struck his upper lip.
EE using a sledge hammer to remove pins from a cone crusher when he exper. pain in his shoulder. Injury not reported until late June. Investigation was made to determine if the claim was work related. The decision was made to honor the claim as work related. All restricted days from treatment will be included on RTW filing.
EE was prying loose a single rock that was wedged in the #3 feeder, the rock dislodged, struck the track bar that was being used, causing the bar to pinch EE thumb between the bar and feeder chute work.
Employee was changing teeth on a 990-H loader and struck one of the teeth with a sledge hammer in an attempt to loosen the tooth. This caused a piece of metal to dislodge from the tooth striking the employee on the inside of his left leg approximately 4 inches above his knee. The metal penetrated his leg lacerating an artery.
While installing a troughing idler can the i.e. was using a pry bar to push the conveyor belting; pry bar slipped out of the i.e. hand and the pry bar struck the employee in the chest.
I.E. was changing drive belts, he was using an utility knife to cut the belts, the knife slipped, resulting in a laceration on the left wrist.
Employee was using shovel to take material sample and when he turned to empty the shovel's load into the bucket, he strained his back
Employee was using a hammer to install a steel band to secure a hose to the heat exchanger. While attempting to tighten the band with the hammer the employee struck his left index finger. This resulted in a laceration that required three stitches to close.
After using a sledge hammer to remove jaw die bolts, employee experienced pain in his lower back. He was diagnosed with a muscle strain and placed on light duty.
While cleaning a plugged chute, a rock struck the employee in the back of his right hand. He was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in one of the bones in his hand. His hand was wrapped with an ace bandage and he returned to work on restricted duty.
The employee was using a wrench to tighten a nut on a bolt that was welded to a conveyor frame. The weld failed where the bolt was attached to the conveyor frame causing him to loose his balance and he struck the frame of the conveyor with his right hand, injuring his middle and ring fingers.
Employee was using a jack to free material from the crusher. While operating the jack, the stand collapsed causing a piece of metal to hit the employee in the face, resulting in a chin laceration.
Employee was using a 5 foot pry bar to pry the rocks loose from the chute when a rock came down and hit his finger against the pry bar, fracturing his left middle finger.
Employee was installing a return roller on a conveyor. While using a pry bar to seat the roller, the bar slipped, striking the employee in the mouth. He suffered a laceration to his lip. The injury required stitches. The employee returned to work.
Supervisor was holding a box wrench on the bolt heads of the tube assembly of a Telsmith Screen while another employee was tightening the nuts on the opposite side with a ratchet when the Supervisor's right little finger got pinched causing a laceration that required five stitches.
WHILE PUSHING ON A RIP-RAP GATE, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GATE AND A PRY BAR USED BY A SECOND EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS MASHED.