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Miner was pressing a pin into a dozer track. The press malfunctioned and the saddle tool of the press hit the miners right forearm resulting in a fracture of the Ulna.
Slipped off ladder. sprained left knee and ankle
Customer was using 773 haul trucks to be loaded with boulders from LVP pit to be taken off site. During execution the trail haul truck lost brakes on a downhill slope between 6-10 degree decline. The trail truck struck the lead truck pushing it under LVP dozer trap. 911 called immediately and flight for life was dispatched. Front miner has broken ribs and back.
The miner was going to utilize a rare earth power lift magnet weighing approximately 65lb. They placed the strap of the magnet over right shoulder to carry it to a piece of steel, they then turned to walk and struck left foot on a sawhorse losing balance and falling onto the concrete floor with the left side of their body, the magnet landed on their right hip.
The operator was watering a road with a CAT 621G water pull. The operator was driving approximately 10 miles per hour when they drove into the equipment parking V-ditch. The operator stated that they knew it was there, but didn't notice it due to an optical illusion. The impact bounced them in the seat straining their lower back. The operator was having a hard time breathing.
Miner was on top of a piece of mobile equipment to remove the fuel cap to begin fueling. When climbing back down, EE missed a step with EE's foot and caught self on the ladder with their hands. EE stated that it felt like EE pulled something in their shoulder when EE caught self. Miner did not fall all the way to the ground.
The operator was climbing down a ladder on a 980XE CAT loader. Operator misjudged the last step and fell backwards to the ground approximately 3'. Operator sustained a left wrist fracture.
Jaw feeder at plant primary plugged up and overflowed material. Miner was cleaning the jaw feeder underbelt with a shovel because the skid steer was tagged out due to mechanical failure. Miner was the ground person in the area and noticed the tail pulley was about to be buried. Miner decided to start clean up while belt and jaw were operating which is against company policy.
Miner failed to access a working area in a safe manner, resulting in a loss of arm.
Lifted a day box into the back of a pickup truck, felt pain in right elbow/arm.