Miner was taking the pin retainer cap off of an excavator bucket (heavy round collar weighing about 30-40lbs). EE had to remove three bolts holding the collar on. It released easier than expected. EE's fingers were crushed between the collar and the bucket, breaking EE's left ring, and middle, fingers.
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Showing all 29Miner was lifting a 2.5'' steel shaft (weighing between 100-150lbs). EE picked it up to slide it into the pulley that was hanging via EE's service truck crane, and when EE curled up to slide it in, EE's left arm/elbow gave out.
Miner was helping lower a chute on the secondary plant, EE and two other employees were using come-alongs to lower the chute into place. They let the chute drop halfway down, and it landed on the Miner's right hand, fracturing it.
Miner was shoveling under the portable plant screen due to a belt overload. The area under there has a low ceiling and is awkward. When miner was bent over shoveling, they heard/felt a pop in their back. Right hand side on the belt line.
Miner was picking up a panel by EE's drill and when EE stood up and turned EE heard a crack in EE's back.
Miner was picking up a piece of 4x4 from the ground. EE picked it up underneath with left hand, not centering the weight, and caused a bicep tendon rupture to the left arm.
Miner was laying down changing a plate on the bottom of the screens on our plant. It is a very awkward position to change them and EE twisted wrong, causing pain in EE's back.
Miner was holding a long piece of rebar, torching it, when the bottom half of the rebar fell once they cut through and landed, straight up and down, onto their right shin. Causing a 3.5'' gash in their leg, down to the bone.
The miner was using the hose from a water truck to spray the plant down. The left front suspension air bag of the water truck blew, causing an over exposure of noise to EE's ears. Causing ringing, headache, shooting pain in both ears.
We were not notified of the injury until 07.22.2024. Miner was lifting a hammer out of our VSI when miner's foot slipped, and miner then pushed up to keep the hammer from falling, causing a sprain/strain to miner's right shoulder rotator cuff capsule.
Miner was attempting to unclog a pipe with another pipe using compressed air. The smaller pipe, that was inside the larger clogged pipe, slipped due to moisture, hitting the top of the miner's right hand with the flat piece of metal, cutting the top of EE's hand open.
Two miners were in the fab shop making a repair on a WA700 Hydraulic Tank. One began to weld with left arm inside the cylinder, while the other held a flashlight above with right hand. The second weld immediately caused the cylinder to ignite causing a full flame blast up other EE's arm. It also engulfed EE's hand.
Two miners were in the fab shop making a repair on a WA700 Hydraulic Tank. EE began to weld with EE's left arm inside the cylinder, while other EE held a flashlight above with right hand. The first weld (about 1 inch) did not cause any issue, EE then began to weld again, and immediately the cylinder ignited causing a full flame blast up EE's arm. It also engulfed other EE's hand.
At approximately 11:30am, EE (newer hire) was in a scissor lift lifting and bolting sheet steel. While in the lift, the piece of sheet steel shifted and fell, jerking EE in the process. When the falling steel jerked EE, it caused a slight displacement in EE's back and strain.
Our employee was exiting a loader that they were cleaning and when exiting down the ladder, they missed the last step and fell onto their left ankle/foot, twisting it.
Miner was cleaning off a truck and there was a patch of snow on the ground near them. They slipped, but did not fall. When they went to catch themselves, they pulled a muscle in lower back.
EE was getting out of EE's 982 to use the restroom and stretch. While EE was stretching EE got light headed and fell approximately 6-7 feet off the loader cat walk to the ground below.
EE was standing behind a log washer lifting a small screen holding back small rocks. As EE was prying it, a rock flew up and struck EE in the mouth. This caused a left molar to completely dislodge.
Miner slipped walking in mud and hit head on a concrete block.
Miner was using big bar on conveyor belt of rock crusher machine, rock wedged on machine, worker went to remove wedged rock, right hand slipped, smashing finger against a rock.
EE was having neck pain due to a massive boulder being loaded into EE's AT2 from another loader. The loading of this boulder caused the AT2 to jerk, causing whip lash to EE resulting in major neck pain.
Lifting 8ft long chunk of steel, injured middle upper neck.
The employee was pulling a piece of removable catwalk out of an HSI and EE pivoted the wrong way and twisted right knee. The knee is swollen.
EE was moving lines under a 100-ton conveyor. The Allen key EE was using to hold the bolts, wrapped around EE's glove and twisted EE's pinky finger resulting in a sprain to the finger.
The employee slipped on ice and has a sore knee, possible meniscus injury.
The employee was changing the screen on the feeder. The metal plate slipped off the chain and fell on EE's left foot. EE's left foot is bruised and on light duty for a week.
The employee was replacing the angle iron brace on a metal door. The employee was in a man lift and the door swung down and hit them on the head and the top of the bar on the man lift.
Climbing into a slurry tank and lost footing causing the employee to fall 5 to 6 feet landing on elbow
Climbed over feeder onto the metal lip between feeder and box and foot got stuck