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While cutting 1 1/4" pipe using a wheel grinder, the grinder slipped, striking the employee above the knee resulting in a laceration.
Employee sustained a sprain to the lower back when shovel operator lowered bucket into the back of the haul truck bed.
Employee wash pushing on the post of a tire machine so cleaning could be performed underneath the machine. When the tire machine was lowered to the ground, the upper arm swung and pinched the employees left middle finger.
Miner was accessing leach pad cut in a 631 G Scraper from the Haul Road. When the miner made the transition into the leach pad they struck a rough patch which caused the scraper cab to move up and down in a rapid motion. This caused the hairline fracture to thorax vertebrae T7 & T8. Seat Belts were worn, PPE was used.
The employee was cutting sheets of plywood and debris had gotten into the employees eyes. The employee received medical attention for corneas abrasion to the eyes.
In response to Part 50 Audit 2-5-14. Driller left foot was caught between the deck wrench and the stopper when the steel was spun to the bit.
While assisting with cleaning of filter presses, the EE's arm was contacted by the discharge of a steam cleaner wand. Another EE was changing position and allowed the discharge end of the high pressure wand to pass in close proximity of the second EE's arm causing a pressure contact wound.
In response to Part 50 audit 2-5-14. Getting loading shovel, rock dropped in bucket causing pain to neck.
In response to Part 50 Audit 2-5-2014. Process operator drilling a hole received metallic foreign material with rust in left eye.
EE was tripping out drill rods, on one pull he failed to properly tension the rods with the mainline. This caused the weight of the rods to pull the slack out of the mainline causing the line to break and the line weight ball to fall striking the driller in the right thumb.
In the process of changing the drill bit on a mobile bast drill, the drill steel kicked off to one side while the EE was holding the bit. The right pinkey finger of the EE was mashed between the bit and the steel frame work.
Trying to get heater working employee tried to remove a fuel hose to see if it was clear. Hose came free and the employees thumb went into fan blades on the heater cutting the top of the thumb which required stictches to fix.
WHILE USING A HAUL GRINDER, A SMALL SPECK OF MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE SAID HE DID NOT NOTICE IT AT THE TIME. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY SAYING THAT THE SPECK WAS IRRITATING HI S EYE. HE WAS SENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR VACATION & WILL NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL MAY 6, 2002.