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Employee operating hoist had their right ring and pinky finger smashed after running the hoist block onto their fingers. Injury was not a result of lack of training.
EE and a coworker were on the industrial elevator at Enlow Mine. EE's fingers were pinched between the door of the elevator and the door frame for the elevator door. EE lost the fingernail on and fractured a phalanx in left ring finger.
EE injured back of left hand when it came in contact with the rollers while inspecting the Sugar Run Elevator.
Bailey elevator stopped suddenly causing employee to get bounced around. Felt pain in lower back. ** Employee was diagnosed with Sprained back on 11-14-07.
While exiting mine on elevator it came to a sudden stop then dropped a short distance causing injured to lose balance and fall resulting in contusions and sprain to right ankle.
Employee fell due to a sudden stop of the Bailey elevator and injured his left shoulder. Diagnosed on 7/19/07 with a torn rotator cuff.
Employee was firebossing for a construction company. He and three other workers were coming out of the shaft in a construction bucket when the bucket suddenly dropped aprox. 10 to 30 feet and then immediately stopped causing his legs to be driven against the bottom of the bucket and broke both his legs below the knee.
Hoist dropped 10-20 feet, then stopped suddenly when overspeed caught and / or operator applied brake. Strained knee.
An unknown mechanical failure occurred in the Clyde Frame 10 hoist being used for shaft steel construction that allowed the work platform in the shaft to briefly freefall prior to being stopped by the overspeed protection on hoist.
An unknown mechanical failure occurred in the Clyde frame 10 hoist being used for shaft steel construction that allowed the work platform in the shaft to briefly freefall prior to being stopped by the overspeed protection on the hoist. Employee suffered 2 cracked vertebrae and cracked sternum from impact of sudden stop.
Employee was working on the elevator in the tipple and it was stuck between floors. When it came loose it cut his finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE EAST FINLEY #2 PORTAL ELEVATOR OUT OF THE MINE WHEN HIS LEFT GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR DOOR AND DOOR FRAME AS DOOR WAS OPENING, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TIP OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 12 SUTURES TO CLOSE.
Employee was descending hoist elevator into mine when power disruption caused hoist to stop while individual was holding onto safety chain, resulting in a strain to right elbow.
INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING OUT OF A BASKET ON A BOOM TRUCK. THE BOOM WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND AND TELESCOPED IN. INDIVIDUAL HAD HIS LEFT HAND LYING ON THE EDGE OF THE JIB WHERE THE BOOM PIN S TOGETHER. AS THE BOOM PINNED TOGETHER IT AMPUTATED THE INDIVIDUALS RING AND INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS DUMPING SHAFT BUCKET OF WATER. WHEN EMPTIED BUCKET WAS HOISTED OFF OF GROUND IT SWUNG TOWARDS EMPLOYEE CATCHING EMPLOYEES FOOT AND FRACTURED LEFT 4TH TOE.