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An employee was troubleshooting a flow issue on a volumetric feeder. During the course of troubleshooting, an access hatch was opened and the feeder was jogged. At some point, the employee's hand entered a pinch point (rotary veins) before the feeder had come to a stop. The employee sustained partial amputation injury to 3 fingers.

Employee was operating a haul truck in adverse weather conditions (extreme freeze/thaw) that caused the haul roads to become rougher than normal. The employee experienced lower back pain.

Operator was loading a production haul truck with a large wheel loader. As EE backed away from the truck (bucket still in the air), EE drove over a basketball size rock that had unknowingly rolled behind loader. Right after EE drove over the rock, the employee experienced pain in back.

While haul truck operator (injured party) was being loaded a large boulder that was in the bucket of the loader hit the empty box and severely rocked the truck causing a neck strain. Re-classified from First Aid to Medical on 10/31/14 due to professional care by chiropractor.

The employee reported soreness in upper back while operating a loader, the soreness occurred on a Wednesday his 3rd shift. On the following Monday, the employee was placed on modified light duty until the soreness can be investigated further. There was no specific event that occurred to cause the soreness.

Employee operating Front End Loader. Digging to create a floor in New Development, hit a hard spot that was not noticeable causing the Loader to stop abruptly, jarring the employees neck. He did home health care for neck until 7/29/13 when conditions worsened. On 7/29/13 the employee was put on restrictive duty and given a prescription.

In the quarry, a loader and haul truck backed into each other. The haul truck operator complained of neck and back soreness and was taken to the doctor. He has been authorized to return to work with restrictions.

The Ee was driving haul truck in the quarry. He felt pain in his lower back. He feels this was due to a pothole in the road. On 4/30/12 the Ee ask to visit the doctor and was placed on restricted duty.

An employee was traveling across a railroad access bridge on a skid steer. About 3/4 way across, the bridge gave way and the employee fell below. The employee received a laceration to the rear of his head that required sutures to close. No time was missed from the accident.

EE states while working on a bank with a loader and eating peanuts he jarred himself and bite his bottom lip. Cut on lip was found to be substantial and 8 stitches were required to close the wound. EE also complained of being sore on his right side and arm from being jarred against the arm rest. X-ray showed that he had fractured a rib.

EE was a ladder for the purpose of adjusting the tracking of the belt on the feed conveyor. The belt needed to be adjust. He was leaning against a pipe and held onto the machine to reposition himself when his glove got caught an the return roller and pulled his arm into the conveyor. The other man on the floor hit the emergency stop button. The bar prevented accessibility beyond

Driving haul truck, hit a bump and jarred his back.

Employee operating loader, inadvertantly loader bucket struck rock debris pile, causing loader to abruptly stop. Operator was gripping steering wheel with both hands, causing a slight impact affecting wrists of operator; wearing seatbelt. Operator remained in full duty work as per doctor. As of early April, employee received minor physical therapy for wrist discomfort.

Injured was standing in front of the open door to 225 feed chute when a baseball size rock was ejected and struck injured on the safety glasses. EE dropped to knees and covered face w/hands. The other ee noticed bleeding and called control room to call ambulance.

While driving a 775 haul truck, Employee says he messed his lower back up due to rough roads at south bench near primary crusher. *Restrictions*

A rock was in the road. The operator ran over the rock, jarring his back.

Employee backed into pet soil pile, stepped out of loader to check for damage to equipment. Part of pile sloughed and pushed him against loader.

Employee was driving haul truck when he felt something enter his right eye. He received first aid treatment at plant and was taken to local hospital. A piece of metal embedded in eye was found and removed.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE MATERIAL WITHOUT TURNING THE BELT OFF.

Employee was driving haul truck and hit a bumb in the road, jarring his neck.

Employee turned a corner while driving a haul truck and ran over a rock. The rock shook the truck, causing the driver to strike his shoulder on the left side of the cab. Employee suffered a dislocated shoulder, which will require surgery to repair.

EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A TIRE FROM THE #2 BELT. BELT WAS NOT SHUT OFF. THE OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS EE WAS REMOVING THE DISLODGED TIRE FROM THE SYSTEM

SKID STEER OPERATING AT HIGH RPM CAUSED A QUICK, JERKY BUCKET MOTION. PERSONNEL WERE TOO CLOSE TO OPERATING EQUIPMENT. LACK OF COMPLETE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OPERATOR AND OTHER PEOPLE. IMPROPE R EQUIPMENT CHOICE - FORK LIFT WAS BETTER CHOICE AND STANDING BY. FOOT FRACTURE MAY REQUIRE SURGERY TO PIN BONE. KNEE WILL BE FURTHER EVALUATED IN NEAR FUTURE TO DETERMINE MEDICAL PLAN.

EE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 775 HAUL TRUCK AND WAS BEING LOADED BY A MICH. L480. UNKNOWN TO THE LOADER OPERATOR, A LARGE BOULDER WAS BURIED IN THE BUCKET, WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED HIS LOAD THE BOULDER FELL OUT ROCKING THE HAUL TRUCK. THIS WAS THE FIRST LOAD DUMPED INTO THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE IMPACT OF THE BOULDER TO BE GREATER. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. AND GIVEN TWO PRESCRIP

WHILE EXTENDING THE FORKS ON THE TEREX, EE'S LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORKAND THE FRAME.

EE WAS INSPECTING A ROTARY VALVE. AFTER REMOVING AN INSPECTION PORT, HE WIPED DIRT FROM THE AREA. AT THIS TIME, HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN THE VALVES ROTATING COMPONENT. HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS DRAWN INTO THE VALVE, SEVERING THE TIP ABOVE THE FIRST KNUCKLE.