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While installing a cable crossing, employee's right foot was caught under the crossing while a Rubber Tire Dozer was pushing it into place. Within approximately 5 minutes the employee's foot was released. Due to the gravity of the injury, the employee underwent a partial amputation of the right foot after being evaluated at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY.
Employee was drilling a hole in a metal bracket. The drill bit caught on a burr- twisting the employees right hand, resulting in a fracture to the 4th metacarpal of the right hand.
The shovel dipper would not trip so the shovel operator started to swing the dipper back to the dig face, the door opened over the tail of the truck. The bed came up jarring the haul truck driver. EE did have a seat belt on. Employee returned to work the next shift, worked the next 10 scheduled shifts. EE did not work on the scheduled shift 8/2/18 due to stiffness in neck.
While loading under a shovel, the shovel bucket opened prematurely dropping material abruptly on the tail of the truck bed. The operator experienced back pain due to the impact. Treatment was limited to first aid and the employee continued to work without restrictions until 12-22-17, when the employee received light-duty restrictions from physician.
While grinding on a weld, employee got a small fleck of metal in left eye. The fleck of metal was not able to be removed on site so the employee was taken to the eye doctor to have it removed. The employee received a full duty unrestricted release back to work, but was prescribed two separate prescription eye drops to aid in the healing process, which makes this case reportable.
A plant operator was installing a bullwheel on a crusher unit. The spreader bar that the bullwheel was mounted on swung back towards the employee. The employee's fifth (pinky) finger was pinched between the spreader bar and a bracket causing a fracture and a laceration that required sutures to close. He returned to work that same shift.
While pressing in the master pin on the rail of a Komatsu Excavator the culet in the track press failed. The mechanic was standing behind the track with his hand in the air holding a flash light while directing the press operation when he was struck in the right middle finger by a culet fragment.
Employee was grinding on a spreader bar in the Weld Shop when the grinder kicked to the left after catching on metal causing the disc to cut through his coveralls and into his left knee. The laceration required ten (10) stitches.
Employee reached up to turn off the overhead mounted air conditioning unit in the Cat rubber tire dozer that he was operating. In doing so he felt and heard a pop in his right shoulder. This was followed by extreme pain.
Employee was grinding in a confined space for most of his shift. At the end of the shift he felt a discomfort in his eye before he left the mine site. He did not report this incident until the following day. The hospital could not remove the embedded object and it was removed by an Eye Doctor on 4/1/2013.
A mechanic was removing a hydraulic hose from a hydraulic pump on a haul truck. He was using a socket and air gun. When he started the task, the socket came loose and struck him in the mouth. He sustained a crack to his right front tooth.
The dozer seat back fell off mounting bracket and was lodged down towards floor of operator cab. Operator tried to move it out of his way and return up to dragline pad. Operator had to use force to dislodge seat back to get it out of way, the seat came loose striking operator on upper lip with the mounting bracket.
Employee stuck his hand into a moving heater/ac fan blade while attempting to replace the cover for it that had just fallen off. His right index finger was cut by the fan blade resulting in three (3) stitches.
An operator traveled off a highwall in a track dozer. The dozer rolled once and landed upright. The operator was wearing a seat belt. Initial medical assessment found no injury. Follow-up medical assessment found the operator had sustained a fracture to a spinal process on a thoracic vertebra. He was given a full duty release.
A D-10 track dozer started pushing chunks off of the east side of the cut between the two shovels. The dozer operator started working back and forth to try to get back up their push. The dozer at that time started sliding forward on the material that had built up, and fell off of the bench.