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employee was sitting on top of the trailer tank and went to pull themselves up when they felt a burning in left hip.
Turned in chair to get up, upon standing felt burning in back of heel. Damage to achilles tendon.
A non-employee customer truck driver entered the scale house building complaining of apparent heart attack symptoms. EMS was called and transported the driver to a local hospital where the driver died of natural causes. There was no injury, this incident was not mining related and occurred to a customer bulk truck driver who was not a miner.
An employee was moving old pallets from a storage area into an old box trailer used for recycling old/unused pallets. While moving old pallets, he felt a stinging sensation on his leg and noticed he had been bitten by a spider.
Noise-induced hearing loss. Standard Threshold Shift observed 2011 against baseline 2001.
Noise-induced hearing loss. Standard Threshold Shift observed 2011 against baseline 2000.
Noise-induced occupational hearing loss. Standard Threshold Shift observed from baseline 2000 to current 2011.
Employee complained of chest pains and requested supervisor to take them to the emergency room. Employee was out for observation by physicians for 3/2-3/3 and released back to full duty as of 03/07/2011.
Employee never reported an accident or injury. He had stomach pain, went to personal doctor, doctor determined employee had a hernia and informed employee it happened at work. Accident date listed above is date of doctor visit. Currently working with work restrictions.
Employee was removing a piece of rock from the railroad track area between Plant 5 and Plant 13. Picked up rock, copperhead snake was underneath the rock, employee was bitten on the right thumb. Taken to hospital for treatment.
Employee was leaning over to place a pallet on a bagging station and dust blew into his right eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time. First aid was administered, but he still required eye washing at the local ER.
Employee was working on #2 Tube Mill, twisting and turning performing maintenance work, strained lower back sometime after lunch. No exact time given for accident.
Employee developed an infection in both ear canals, aggrevated by wearing ear plugs. Employee will wear ear muffs in the future.
UNATTENDED DEATH HEART ATTACK.
EE WAS LOADING A BUILK TRUCK WITH 40-200, WHEN DUST BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. EE AND SUPERVISOR WASHED OUT HIS EYE AND EE CONTINUED TO WORK, EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITATED, VISITED DOCTOR ON 7/30, E YE WASHED AND DROPS PRESCRIBED.
EE WAS SITTING IN CAB P/U WHEN SOMETHING CAME FROM A/C VENT & WENT INTO LEFT EYE.