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Employee struck their left forearm with a knife while tasked with patching screens on screen deck.
Employee was cutting a torch hose when employee slipped off and cut right thigh.
employee was inserting a new upper pin into the bucket ram. As they hit the pin head, a piece of steal shattered off and implanted into left shoulder.
The EE was removing the drain plug from a 775F with a rachet. The plug was on too tight and would not loosen. The EE felt pain in shoulder as EE tried to break loose the plug.
EE was using a pry bar on a reaction arm, the reaction arm came loose and pinched EE's finger between the pry bar and mid-rollers on the roller frame. This caused an open fracture of the distal phalanx of right ring finger.
EE was working to change skirting material from a skirt board, when the utility knife EE was using slipped off of the skirting material striking the EE on the right forearm causing a laceration that took 8 sutures to close.
EE was attempting to extend a come a long to the span EE's task required EE to. While free spooling the come a long, EE's right index finger was pulled into the guide sprockets which caused the EE to sustain an avulsion to the tip of the right index finger. Work restrictions were issued as a result of injury.
EE was working on a roll crusher that was being rebuilt, while attempting to free up a bolt that had been cut from a sizing segment, the pry bar ee was using slipped and struck the employee on the lower right side of the jaw, breaking a wisdom tooth. EE had the tooth extracted by an oral surgeon on 1FEB2018, sutures were used to close the incision.
EE was assisting contract mechanic to remove track tensioner from a Komatsu 65 dozer. Cylinder was stuck, so tension and sledgehammer was used to remove it. After striking tensioner several times, EE stated EE felt pain in right hand. EE was taken to Dr. on 11/6/2017 and given work restrictions and splint.
Employee was hammering down poly deck screens. EE struck the middle finger of the hand holding down the material, fracturing the tip.
Employee was cutting the top off a tube of Loctite with a pocket knife. The knife cut the top of the thumb that was holding the tube, requiring stitches.
Employee was standing idler up under belt with a pry bar. The bar slipped and the employee struck hand on the plant support structure.
Employee was cutting notches in skirtboard rubber so it could be fastened on the belt. Employee had left hand on the skirtboard rubber and cutting towards that hand when the knife slipped out of the rubber cutting glove and thumb.
Employee was hitting a bearing housing with a hammer in order to break it. The housing was made out of cast iron which when it was hit, caused a chunk of the steel to break out hitting the employee in EE's eyebrow.
The miner was working on the removal of the Primary Crusher South Side Sheave. He needed to remove one of the two bolts on the back side using a striking wrench and a 4lb hammer. He put the wrench on the nut using his left hand and started swinging the 4lb hammer from the bottom up. He hit the wrench a few times before it impacted his left hand index finger.
Tightening a clamp using a wrench when the bolt sheared off and smashing finger between wrench & clamp.
Removing seal from backhoe cylinder
Employee was helping to tighten a bolt on a loader when the adapter broke. The employee slipped and fell to the ground twisting his knee. The employee reported it to the office. After the Thanksgiving holidays he came back to work and said he needed to go to the doctor about his knee. He was taken to the doctor and they recommended he have physical therapy.
Abdominal hernia from pulling on a wrench. Employee received no medical treatment until 12/19/2013. Employee performed normal work duty, haul truck driver, until his surgery on 12/19/2013.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut skirting, when the knife slipped and employee cut his little finger on his right hand.
Beating on bucket teeth with a hammer in order to loosen for rotation. Piece of metal sheared off of bucket teeth and hit mechanic in upper left arm. Metal was lodged in arm and had to be removed.
Juan was hitting a bearing with a hammer and a small sliver of steel was embedded into his left wrist.
Employee was pulling on an open end wrench to loosen nuts on cone crusher and he strained his lower back
Employee was using a steel bar to clear chute of obstruction. The bar pulled through his hand cutting his glove and his left hand. The injury required sutures.
Employee was pulling the dredge power cable with a boat when the come-along attached to the power cable slide on the boat transom guard rail causing the employee right fifth finger to become pinched in between the come-alone and the transom rail. The incident resulted in a crush and laceration injury to the right fifth finger.
While using a cut off saw to remove a collar from a hose, a piece of metal got around safety glasses and impacted miners left eye.
Employee was trying to clean some material from his loader bucket and was striking it with a hammer. A piece of the hammer broke off and embedded in his hand through his glove. Injury became reportable 2/28/2011 because employee refused treatment at the time of accident.
Employee lacerated his right thumb on a razor knife while performing repairs to a R60 Haul truck.
Employee was tightening bolts on the east crusher with right foot on crusher spring base about 16" off of crusher floor, left leg lifted off of floor at about same height as right foot, right foot slipped off of spring base scraping shin on spring base.
While cutting holes in a piece of belting to be used as a curtain on a dewaterings screen at the sand plant, EE was on the 7th hole and standing while cutting toward his body, the utility knife came off the belt bringing the knife across his right thigh leaving approx a 1.5 cm laceration just above his knee.
Employee was tightening bolts on the primary crusher with a torque wrench. The wrench slipped and caught his middle finger on his left hand in between the multiplier handle and the hammer. The employee sustained a fracture to the tip of his middle finger and also received 4 stitches.
Mechanic was hammering on a coupling on dragline fan pulley shaft. Injury was standing behind him and when he swung the hammer up over his left shoulder to hit the coupling again The hammer head came off the handle and hit him in the chin and neck area cutting his chin.
He was removing a cutting edge on FEL and cutting edge fell on his right foot. Unit wheels chocked and bucket lowered onto jack stand 24 inches from floor. Bolts securing edge were cut and he used a hammer to remove edge. The edge dropped striking his safety toe shoe, which caused a laceration of his foot. Examined and bandaged, then transported to hospital. Treated, released.
CONTRACT LABOR, NOT AN EMPLOYEE AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 PM WAS USING A COMEALONG TO PUT A HYDRAULIC MOTOR ON A FEEDER, WHEN THE COMEALONG SLIPPED AND THE HOOK AND HANDLE SMASHED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. ALSO SMASHED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND, CLOSE TO HIS INDEX FINGER.
Employee was changing blade in a box blade knife. The guard for the blade was bent causing the blade to pop out of the holder resulting in a laceration to the right index finger. Employee received 3 stitches and a tetnus shot and was released to return to work.
Employee was making a cut on a 36" wide piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped out of the belt and cut his right hand below the thumb
Employee was unscrewing some bolts on a brake pad and the bolt came out quickly with force and lacerated his left middle finger.
Swinging hammer and pinched finger between beam and finger.
Employee was using an electricians knife to cut tape off of electrical connection. The knife slipped and cut his right hand.
Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a cutting knife and the knife slipped at the end of the belt causing the employee to lacerate his right leg.
Employee was tightening bolts at the scrubber. He was using a hammer to strike a wrench. He hit his finger with the hammer against the wrench and cut his finger.
Ee was cutting on old splice out of belt-holding the belt with his left hand to steady the belt-knife slipped and cut his wrist.
Employee was swinging a hammer and his forearm struck a cable deflecting the hammer. The hammer struck his left thumb. A slight fracture was sustained.
Employee was loosening a bolt with a 9/16" wrench. The wrench slipped and his hand hit the cover plate.
Employee was using a pipe to adjust a scrubber. The pipe slipped and the employee hit his left hand against the wall and dislodged his thumbnail. He had a laceration under the nail and also a small bone was broken.
EE WAS PRYING TAIL PULLEY LOOSE. PRY BAR SLIPPED, CATCHING EE'S INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL ON THE FRAME.
He was removing large stones from the plant grizzley. He struck his left leg with a sledge hammer that he was using to dislodge the large stones. He suffered a contusion on the shin portion of his left leg.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BELT OUT OF A BEARING WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING CABLE OUT FROM THE CORNER CABLE WINCH. THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE WINCH HANDLE TO SPIN OUT OF THE EE'S HAND. WHEN THE HANDLE SPUN IT HIT THE EE'S RIGHT HAND. THE HANDLE CUT HIS FINGERS & CRACKED/BROKE THE BONE IN HIS RING FINGER. EE WAS RELEASING UNDER TENSION.