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Mechanic was adjusting a wiper blade when their shirt or tool caught on conveyor belt pulling their arm into head pulley causing a dislocated elbow and fracture on ulna and missing finger nail.
EE stated EE has a sore back from running loader
Employee notified manager that they were having discomfort in their lower back which was radiating to their neck and left shoulder. Employee was operating a CAT 775 haul truck and stated that it was due to bumps in the pit and haul road.
The employee was operating CAT loader 980M, feeding the crushing plant. On frequent occasions, EE would hit boulders that were not visible. During the shift, the employee stated that their back was sore.
The employee was removing material from a conveyor belt. As EE cleared it, a rock fell on the employee's hard hat, causing a neck sprain.
EE informed supervisor that they were experiencing pain and discomfort in upper back and arms. EE states that they attributes the pain to repetitive impact from operating all heavy equipment.
Lack of communication between assigned plant employee and UWCI employee about equipment lockout and rushing to complete the task of aligning conveyor belt with chain come along. UWCI employee right hand, caught between the chain and conveyor belt roller. laceration to right thumb/palm and commuted fracture of thumb.
Loader Operator reported that they jammed their right shoulder and had limited movement and pain in the right shoulder when raising their arm. They stated in the incident report that they were not sure how it happened and that it could have been from driving the loader and hitting bumps and potholes.
The employee was walking under the under-screen conveyor without a hard hat. When the conveyor started to move, approximately a three-inch rock struck the employee on the head, causing a laceration.
Employee was shoveling material from under belt while Bobcat operator was moving in and out of building. The employee had positioned self by a wall and behind piece of equipment. As equipment was turning, a rock dislodge from under tire and struck employee below knee.
Driving on a Taylor Dunn cart to a freight elevator onsite. Starting to feel pain while walking the stairs.
The loader operator was loading a haul truck. The loader operator had loaded the last load and blasted the horn, haul truck operator started to drive forward when a loud and hard impact was felt on the driver side of the haul truck. The loader bucket hit the haul truck on top of the bed. This impact whiplashed the haul truck operator, causing a neck strain.
WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM A CONVEYOR, A ROCK FELL FROM A CONVEYOR ABOVE WHILE RUNNING EMPTY STRIKING THE LEFT FOOT OF THE EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER SIDE OF THE THE BIG TOE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE BOOTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
EE was operating a 988 loader, working on a road towards the east corner of the plug shot. EE was removing material, creating a pathway to connect to an existing ramp, for haul truck access. As EE pushed, material from the ramp on the front right side of the tire, succumbed to the weight of the loader and rollover. EE scrapped material at an angle from the ramp.
Employee was operating a loader when they ran over a chunk of asphalt in loader causing their body to shift abruptly in the cab and causing a right shoulder strain.
Our tank truck loaded bulk cement. Upon departing plant EE's truck & trailer were impacted by 2 loaded railcars at crossing. No lights or crossing arms were working. Truck and trailer were over-turned upon impact.
The operator was dumping bauxite material at the C4 area. After unloading the material at the C4 area, the employee admitted that employee forgot to lower the bed of the haul truck and struck a conveyor belt.
The employee was repairing a broken screw flight shaft. LOTOTO was not implemented for this task by the employee.
Employees were lowering a bolt template to the ground with a reach forklift and a hoisting bar. The hoisting bar slid off the forks because the locking pins were not in position. The template or the hoisting attachment struck an employee nearby. The pins were not in place because an employee earlier had installed it and the operator did not include that in the pre-task inspection.
EE was getting ready to lift a chute assembly to cone crusher when the lifting chain on the forklift inadvertently caught it moving it about 1 inch pinching EE's left index fingertip to the bone.
EE reported that around 9:45am they were driving a Caterpillar 777G and hit a bump and felt pain in their right shoulder. EE was diagnosed with a sprained right shoulder on 4-21-21.
EE was a passenger in an F-250 when the driver hit a rock, causing EE to bounce and hit the top of hardhat against the cab of the F-250. EE was diagnosed with a sprain of the back.
EE reported on 5/19/20 that they have been having back pains since operating loader #70 (Caterpillar 992G loader) on 4/28/20. EE was diagnosed on 5/19/20 to have a lower back disorder.
EE reported chest pains on 3/20/20 and was evaluated with no restrictions. EE was reevaluated on 4/29/2020 and diagnosed with a back sprain.
A miner was pulling a belt onto a conveyor frame using a Cat 226 Skid steer when the mechanical splice failed, causing the rope and attached metal splice to snap back and strike the miner in the leg, causing a laceration.
EE was moving a hopper of kiln dust with a forklift. While moving the hopper a port on the chute opened causing dust to come out and come in contact with employees eyes.
Operations of heavy equipment over a "long period of time". Employee states that EE has lower back pain, not directly related to one single incident. Employee on restricted duty, not lifting over 10 lbs., no mobile equipment operations, and "sitting work only".
The employee was working on Level 1, operating Loader 990, digging shot material and loading haul trucks.
EE had stopped truck, set brakes and exited truck to talk to another ee. EE was standing on other ee steps when other ee truck started to roll backward, which pinned ee between the door of ee truck and other ee mirror. ee received bruising. Trucks were not damaged.
The maintenance crew was moving and placing a piece of HDPE pipe. In the process of setting the pipe, which had apparently caught on something, the pipe released, which catapulted the pipe into the employee, striking employee in the chest and pinning employee against a conveyor frame. Employee was diagnosed with fractured left clavicle/shoulder.
EE was driving a mule and felt material get in their left eye. EE flushed out eye and requested a medical evaluation. EE was given a prescription.
Site conditions were clear skies with no adverse weather. Equipment operator was driving a haul truck on the quarry road when the truck struck a pothole in the road, jarring the operator. The operator did not notify anyone of this incident and finished his shift on 3/17/14. The operator reported a sore, stiff back when he reported to duty on the morning of 3/18/14.
The injury to the employee is a muscle strain in the right arm. The exact cause of the strain is unknown. The employee believes that it may be from operating the steering wheel on the Cat D-400 haul truck. The employee has been diagnosed with a muscle strain.
Employee drove front end loader into a dip in roadway causing the loader to bounce which caused the employee to strike his abdomen on the steering wheel and along with tension from the seat belt resulted in an aggravation of an off duty injury.
Employee was in the cab of a shuttle car completing his pre-op check when the shuttle car he was in was struck by a rail car that was under the control of the Union pacific Railroad. The employee suffered a whiplash and was prescribed a muscle relaxant by a medical doctor.
Employee jumped off knuckle of Rail Car and injured his right knee.
Employee was coming to work. While driving on the entrance road which was icy, he went into a curve and lost control causing him to hit an oncoming cement truck. He was transported to the hospital with contusions, a dislocated little toe, one broken rib and fluid on a lung. He was released on 12/30/08.
EE was operating a forklift traveling westbound in plant. Service vehicle traveling eastbound in plant was temporarily blinded by sun and dirt on windshield. Resulted in head on collision. Service truck operator no injuries, and forklift operator slight whiplash. Sore in leftside neck and back.
The employee was operating a front end loader when he felt pain in his lower back.
EE states that on 6-22-05 he was in basket of manlift troubleshooting, as he maneuvered manlift on roadway it stopped & he hit his left shoulder on the rail. On 9-19-05 he complained of his shoulder, sent to a dr & diagnosed w/shoulder strain, regular duty & attended 1 therapy session. He refused to see dr again & made appt w/another dr on 9/26. Placed on light duty.
COWORKER WAS BACKING UP F-350 PICKUP WITH CAMPER TO LOAD ANFO BAGS FROM TRAILER. EE WAS GUIDING THE DRIVER WITH A FLASHLIGHT. AS THE DRIVER WAS BACKING UP, EE MOTIONED WITH HIS FLASHLIGHT TO STOP. THE DRIVER KEPT ON BACKING UP, PINNING EE FOR A SECOND BETWEEN THE CAMPER DOOR OF THE F-350 AND THE TRAILER. WHEN THE DRIVER HEARD EE, HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED FORWARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A LOADED 16 CU YD DUMP TRUCK INTO THE QUARRY TO DUMP CLEANUP MATERIAL FOR RE-PROCESSING WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO TIP ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ON 12/13/00 WHILE DRIVING UP A RAMP ON A CAT 990 LOADER THE BACK REST ON THE SEAT SHIFTED AND FELT PAIN IN THE NECK. ON 12/20/00 HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGN OSED WITH A NECK STRIAN. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY, NO RESTRICTIONS AND SCHEDULED FOR THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM THE CLINKER FEEDER WHEN DUST FLUSHED AND GOT INTO HIS EYES.