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Employee hooked a 777 wheel station up to a crane. When the crane operator picked up the wheel station to set in place, it shifted causing the wheel station to pin the employee against the rear bumper of the employees' service truck. Employee received a small laceration and bruising to the right leg.

Employee was using an acetylene torch to remove an old chute liner near the scalping screen. Hot slag fell into the top of employee's right work boot, causing a burn. Employee did not seek medical attention until 7/3/2023, at which time the burn was diagnosed as being infected. Employee was hospitalized for infection on 7/5/2023. Employee did not miss work until 7/6/2023.

Employee was using the crane on a service truck to lift a CAT D11 final drive in the shop. EE was turning the hub with the crane and using a chain to guide the hub. The hub turned quickly and pulled the guide chain and in turn pulled EE's shoulder. EE experienced pain in right shoulder. Did not receive any medical treatment until 6/23/2023 when EE started therapy.

On 6/29/2022 employee was replacing vibrating unit. While grinding old weld employee reported EE felt something fall in EE's right eye, refused medical observation. Then on 7/05/22 employee complained of irritated eye. Went to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed w/ foreign body in right eye. Sent to eye doctor and had sliver removed.

Employee incorrectly placed an empty bag on bagging machine and reached to attempt to straighten bag when their left thumb impacted metal clamp causing laceration to left thumb. Employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with a laceration without foreign body of left hand.

While performing maintenance pressure washing hydraulic coolers on Cat 6030 employee squeezed trigger, wand pushed back allowing nozzle to brush across RIGHT hand causing pain to RIGHT finger area. Employee removed gloves and noticed bleeding and was taken to local hospital for observation and diagnosed with RIGHT 4th finger laceration and placed on restrictions.

Employee was using an air chisel to remove hardened co-gen ash from around the pad bolts on a D-8T dozer. Employee was installing new track pads. A small piece of the air chisel bit broke off the bit and struck the employee in the forehead just below the brim of hardhat. The small piece of metal was removed at a hospital emergency room.

Employee notified the Safety Director on 10/22/2020 at 3:00 P.M. that employee received medical treatment for pain in right shoulder caused by constantly correcting the blade tilt control of the D11R dozer employee was operating. The pain got progressively worse even after the blade control was repaired.

Employee was removing the plow bolts on a loader bucket by using an air gun to loosen the nuts. The worn head of the bolt spun and cut through employee's glove and caused a laceration on left palm. The laceration required stitches.

While operating Cat D9L bulldozer in reverse, machine hit rock causing employee's left elbow to bang against metal frame inside cab. On Tuesday March 28, 2017 employee was taken to local Urgent Care for observation.

The employee was pulling the starter rope of a gasoline powered pump at a diesel fuel tank. The rope was momentarily hard to pull. This caused a strain to the right shoulder.

While attempting to cut bolt heads off screen deck frame, the 4-1/2" hand held grinder jumped and cutting wheel touched employees left thumb causing a laceration. Employee was observed at local hospital and received three stitches.

Employee was making repairs, grinding on shovel bucket SH002, to install new wear bars. At home later that evening, employee noticed a piece of metal in his left eye. On 9/22/14, the next workday, employee was taken to hospital for observation, diagnosed as having foreign body in left eye, sent to eye doctor. Eye doctor removed a metallic foreign body from the left eye.

Employee was attempting to cut a piece of metal rectangular tubing off the portable diesel pump with 4-1/2" grinder. The grinder bound, kicked back and cutting wheel caused laceration to left hand area between index and middle finger.

Employee was operating a wheel dozer and plowing snow from the roadways. Approx. 12 inches fell overnight. He ran over a large pot hole or low spot along the roadway, which caused the dozer to bounce suddenly. He felt pain in his lower back and later down his right leg.

Employee struck the rear of this right arm just above the elbow sustaining a small laceration requiring sutures (2), while pulling on the start cord of a small, portable pressure washer. He struck the fender edge of a parked water truck.

Employee was excavating wet ash, mud and clay material when his bucket kicked full and sent the material through the front glass. He was struck in the right side of his face and head with the material. Emergency call to 911 was made. EMTs responded and employee was taken to Altoona Hospital. He returned to work at 3:00 with minor scratches & abrasions.

TWO EE WERE ATTACHING A SET OF DOLLY WHEELS TO THE PULL AREA A LOADER. BY USING A BACKHOE TO LIFT DOLLY WHEELS INTO PLACE. AFTER PULL PIN WAS SET, OPERATOR MOVED BOOM OF BACKHOE DOWN IN ORDER TO SLACK THE CHAIN TO UNHOOK. WHILE UNHOOKING, OPERATOR BUMPED BOOM LEVER, DROPPING THE BUCKET ON THE MANS RIGHT HAND.

From inside cab of 234C Cat excavator, employee stood up and twisted his body to the left to close the door. While twisting he heard a pop sound from his right knee.