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As the miner was operating a skid steer the drive belt malfunctioned causing the cab to fill with smoke resulting in the miner getting smoke inhalation.
The production loader was digging in a pile of material to load a haul truck, when EE's loader bucket caught a hump in the road that was hidden by the pile of material. Hitting the hump in the road caused EE to get jarred in the cab resulting in injury.
The C92 conveyor belt had a slow speed sensor alarming. To remedy the issue employee was attempting to replace the drive belts by rolling them over the sheave. Employee did not follow proper lockout tagout procedure. Due to the conveyor not being locked out, as they were rolling the belts on the sheave the conveyor started and caught their middle and ring fingers causing injury.
Miner was scaling the ceiling in a room, when EE pulled a piece loose from the ceiling, as the piece came loose it jarred the miner in the cab causing the seat to break and jar EE even more. Violently shaking EE in the cab.
Development miner had checked the ceiling to be bad using a machine scaler. After coming to the conclusion that the ceiling was good they proceeded to scale past that point when they had a chunk fall from the ceiling onto the scaler boom. The material hitting the boom teetered the machine forward causing the miner to hit their head inside the cab.
Truck driver was jarred in the cab of a haul truck while getting loaded by a front-end loader.
Miner put index-finger (left hand) in vehicles heater vent and tip of finger came in contact with blower fan-wheel causing partial traumatic amputation.
High pressure hose used to clean rock pad. As employee was cleaning, end loader operator dumped rock in hopper, excess came out and hit employee in the wrist causing bruising and sprain of right wrist.
Employee was driving endloader on uneven surface causing jerking motion after hitting a hole giving EE whiplash.
Injured person (operator) was backing up water-truck up to ramp which led to a water sump at the base of ramp. Operator backed up truck onto ramp when water-truck began to slide down ramp. Operator ejected self out of vehicle. Operator met water-truck at base of ramp & became pinned between the front bumper assembly of the water-truck & loose material on the ground.
Following a haul truck too close and couldn't see due to dust being kicked up. Couldn't see and drove into a pillar.
Driving in old ramp W38 hit a dip in the road and snapped my neck
Employee climbed down ladder on his loader and felt a pop in his shoulder
On the above listed date, EE was in the process of dumping K-rock and the trailer tipped on its side. He hit his head on an unknown object inside the truck cab. The trailer, a 2001 Vantage, was towed away. The tractor, a 1996 Freightliner, has been inspected. It passed and is in accordance with 49 CFR part 396.
While backing up the JLG his foot slipped off the gas pedal causing the JLG to stop abruptly and slammed his left ankle into the back cage causing a sprain to his ankle.
Ee was pickup up a load & the operator "slammed" the load into the bed of the truck on the right side & ee was thrown to the right straining his neck and back.
Driver got his right hand caught in between tailgate of trailer.
Small chip fracture right elbow; backing up haul truck, struck elbow on "suicide" knob on steering wheel.
Employee was driving a haul truck underground; went around a curve and there was a pillar that he collided with. Employee was driving to fast and when he attempted to steer to avoid hitting the pillar the truck didn't react. Employee sustained a laceration to the shin.
Moving a portable conveyor using a fork truck. Employee was hooking the strap of the conveyor to the fork on the fork truck as the operator moved the forks forward. Little finger was pinched between the fork and the railcar. As soon as the employee felt the pinch he pulled his finger away resulting in the laceration.
Backing the haul truck under the loader the employee was watching the front of the truck and the loader and hit the wall. Jarring motion caused a strain to his neck.
Employee failed to lower the bed of the haul truck and hit the cam span. He was thrown from the cab of the truck. The fall resulted in a broken nose with a laceration, 2 front teeth broken out, broken great toe as well as contusions and abrasions.
While climbing down a ladder to the sugar beet belt in order to unplug the chute employee was struck by 2 sugar beet rocks. One on the shoulder and one on the left wrist. Resulting in cuts to the wrist treated with first aid. The next day his wrist was swollen and he requested medical attention. X-rays were negative he was diagnosed with contusion to the wrist.
Employee's were replacing the motor and gear reducer at the HiCal system. The manlift was positioned on the railtracks underneath the HiCal system. A rail car hit the manlift pushing it into a steel beam that wrenched the boom and knocked the basket off. Injured worker sustained a thoracic contusion and rib contusion.
Employees were replacing the motor and gear reducer at the HiCal system. The manlift was positioned on the railtracks underneath the HiCal system. A rail car hit the manlift pushing it into a steel beam that wrenched the boom and knocked the basket off. Injured worker sustained a right leg fracture and left leg soft tissue injuries.
Employee was dumping a load of rock into the primary crusher when loader operator, backing up from the stockpile, hit right side of EUC causing the EUC operator's left shoulder to hit side of EUC.
After dumping, employee went to lower bed; he pushed down on the lever and released. He had forgotten this particular truck requires the lever to be held down until bed is completely down. Unaware that bed was still up, he returned to pick up another load and drove under cam span wedging the truck with the front wheels off the ground.
Employee was hauling rock in a Euc when he hit a pillar. As he was turning he injured his left ring finger and left leg.
Employee was coming from the office attempting to cross over the highway to his truck to get over to the mine, when he was hit by another vehicle causing neck and shoulder injuries.
Employee was in basket of a J&G lift raising it up so as to repair an overhead light fixture. The "stop" control on the foot control pedal did not respond causing employee's left index finger to get pinched between basket and overhead pipe.
Employee was operating end loader loading trucks when he hit a hump in the road and was jarred in the cab, causing his ribs to be sore. (cracked)
EE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THAT ONE OF THE WHEELS OF THE ENDLOADER HE WAS OPERATING DROPPED INTO A HOLE AND TOSSED HIM SIDEWAYS IN THE LOADER, CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK DOWN THE HAUL ROAD INTO THE MINE TO GET A LOAD OF ROCK AND AS HE HIT BUMPS HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
EE WAS OPERATING A R35 EUCLID TAKING ROCK OUT OF MINE ON THE HAUL ROAD FROM FACE TO PORTAL EXIT WHEN HE DROVE TOO CLOSE TO PILLAR AND WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER PILLAR CAUSING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. E E SUFFERED MULTIPLE CUTS AND A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO ER AND ADMITTED FOR OVERNIGHT OBSERVATION.
WHILE DRIVING FORKLIFT ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, MATERIAL SHOOK LOOSE & DROPPED OFF TOP OF FORKLIFT. IT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.
VECHILE DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EE HIT INJ EE'S VEHICLE HE WAS DRIVING. 1 DRVER WAS WATCHING A CUSTOMERS COMING OUT OF AN AREA, & PULLED FROM BESIDE A ROCKPILE WHEN THE INJ EE DROVE HIS VEHICLE FRO M ANOTHER DIRECTION. INJ EE SUFFERED A STRAIN TOHIS BACK