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Employee was using a come a long to assist with unclogging crusher. Chain broke striking employee's right arm.
Employee was cutting conveyor belting and utility knife slipped and cut EE's left forearm. Required 2 stitches. Employee returned to full duty after treatment and finished shift.
Primary crusher was clogged. Employee was using a spud bar to dig out clog and hyper-extended their left elbow. Diagnosis was a pulled ligament.
Employee was assisting to remove a piece of rock wedged between 2 wheels on truck. Removal of the rock cause the tire to explode causing small cuts to the face
Employee was trying to remove a piece of rock wedged between two wheels on truck. Removal of the rock caused the tire to explode causing facial lacerations.
Employee was in the process of changing a head pulley on the return conveyor belt. Despite having a sling around the shaft, when the mounting bolts were removed the head pulley shifted and employee's left hand was pinched between the pulley and framework. Employee left index finger suffered a laceration requiring 4 stitches.
Employee lost footing in snow and landed on right shoulder. Initial diagnosis is a partially torn Rotator cuff
Employee was getting into service truck and the step which is the battery box lid came loose and caused the employee to slip. Slip resulted in a sprained knee.
Employee was working to clear jam in primary crusher. Employee was standing with feet at different levels and lower foot slipped causing the left knee to strike a metal bar. Employee finished the shift but knee later swelled up and ee was unable to work on 6-13-17. Employee's PCP set up appointment with Orthopedic doctor on 6-20-17.
The truck operator was checking why a hydraulic cooling fan wasn't running. As ee checked the winning behind the fan and plugging in the wires the fan started up. A foreign object broke through the protecting cover over the fan and cut left pointer finger tip of operator, cut was repaired by 6 stitches.
Laborer was assisting mechanic putting track back on Hyundai 480 Excavator. The chain attached to the track broke and caused the track to fall on laborers foot.
Contractor was hammering a piece of metal plate with sledge hammer on the back of his truck. Sledge hammer missed target and left wrist hit edge of plate and wrist was cut, requiring 9 stitches.
Laborer was working around the side of of the KPI crusher and a piece of limestone fell from the top of the Crusher striking the Laborer on the head and right hand. Laborer was wearing hard hat.
Dozer operator removing overburden from the detonated shot. Was side-cutting 8' high lift on the left side of the shot, removing material and establishing a tight side-wall pushing on approximate 45 degree angle. He got to the edge of the wall, went to put dozer in reverse when the tight track of machine dipped and rolled.
Hyd. line broke on 600 L Excavator. Machine was shut down for approx. 10 min. when a fire occured in the engine compartment. No one was on machine at the time. Dozer man noticed a fire and alerted everyone. MSHA was notified immediately.