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While welding grating the bin over flowed dropping a small rock into the hood contacting right eye.
Laying on right forearm when felt a pop in right shoulder while welding.
Employee was operating the shear cutting out the Headgate, when a rock the size of a baseball came out of the panline and hit them in the left knee.
Employee was putting drill steel in the chuck while hand was in a pinch point and closed the centralizer on their hand.
Employee went to grind on a piece of pipe, when the cord got entangled, went across employee's hand causing a laceration requiring 9 sutures.
While prepping a pipe penetration another employee was grinding on a piece of stainless pipe in the immediate area. Employee immediately felt something in eye.
Employee was blowing out drag conveyor and got dirt in their eye that caused irritation. EE was given a prescription.
EE was hydroblasting a heat exchanger in the bicarbonate unit. At approximately 15:08, the barrel of the shotgun failed and broke at the mfg weld. This caused EE's hands to rise and hit EE's faceshield with the shotgun trigger assembly. This action caused EE's faceshield and hard hat to strike EE's glasses causing a cut to EE's face that required stitches.
Employee was working on a crusher insert, when employee cut a piece of metal, it folded in on employee's hand, causing a 3rd degree burn to employee's wrist.
Employee was using a die grinder and a foreign object got in EE's eye. Employee didn't report the incident until 9/21/22.
Employee was using a floor drill when EE's glove caught on the chuck causing an injury to EE's left thumb.
An employee was operating a miner when EE's foot was smashed between two pieces of metal in the cab. The miner sustained a fracture in their foot.
Roof bolting drill steel fell out of roof and contacted right ring finger.
EE was respooling port winch cable when cable strand caught glove and pulled finger into winch.
EE stated EE was grinding metal pipe on 1/28/16. Employee made no report of injury on 1/28/16, but went to emergency room around 7:00 pm on 1/28/16, where a metal shaving was removed from EE's eye. EE was also seen by opthamologist on 1/29/16. EE made a report of injury to supervisor on 1/29/16.
EE was using hydraulic equipment when the wrong function was activated causing the hammer to extend instead of swing, EE pinched right hand between the hammerhead and controls, EE went to ER. EE had a broken hand and received 4 stitches. Determined to be Reportable to MSHA on 02/05/16.
EE began to water lance bundle tubes. At approx. 2245 ee inserted the lance into the 3rd tube and the nozzle hydraulic backed due to material build-up causing the lance to exit tube EE was unable to release foot pedal & dump pressure on lance water jet went across EE's left hand causing a laceration. EE was taken to doctor where EE received medical treatment (stitches).
Bolter operator was drilling gas hole and had 2 5' augers in the roof. EE lowered drill head to install 3rd auger and continue drilling. When EE lowered it the second auger came out of the roof striking roof bolter operator on the right index finger. EE was transported to ER for Treatment.
Operator was installing bolts EE came over to help the bolter operator. Bolter operator signaled that he was moving forward. Bolter moved forward and the tire caught the inside or the right heel. The employee yelled and the operator backed up. Medcor transported to hospital. EE was released for full duty no restrictions.