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Maintenance Employee attempting to loosen bolt/nut on boom/carousel on pump truck when wrench slipped off and the back of the employee's left hand struck sharp edge of plate on top of carousel resulting in a laceration to the back of the left hand.
Cat 777 off road truck driver went through the berm. Truck flipped on its back. Bed was replaced, hand rails and window, and placed back in service.
Picking up loading hose from ground level and experienced pain in low back.
Employee was walking on drill pattern that was sloped, wet and muddy, when employee lost balance resulting in a sprain to right knee.
Employee was outside of cab and reached inside to turn off roof-mounted air conditioner, and got middle and index fingers too close to the fan and it cut them on the tips.
Service truck driver stepped out of truck the wrong way and sprained ankle.
Watering roads, going up hill the truck stalled out and began to roll backwards, employee turned it into berm to stop it and the loaded water truck overturned.
Employee standing on top of oil tote changing pump out from one tote to the other, when EE slipped and mashed thumb between the pump and the oil tote.
Miner was on the catwalk at the spirals, which is on the second floor of the plant. EE was checking each spiral, when EE made it to the last one, EE stepped off the end of the catwalk and caught self with hand, cutting the skin between EE's thumb and finger. The height of the fall was approximately 18-24 inches.
Teammate was assembling a 18.00R33 tire on front wheel of 769 cat rock truck. Teammate was using the boom and a hammer to install the bead seat band on the wheel and was swinging the hammer, when the handle broke off of the head of the hammer and struck the teammates finger creating a fracture to left index finger. He continued to work and finished the job.
Service truck had pulled out of the pit area and the head lights went dim. Service operator pulled to the top of the hill to check the problem with the head lights. Once at the top of the hill he was checking the lights and noticed the truck was smoking from the rear of the truck. The truck started to burn on the back.
The driver began backing onto the drill bench when he felt the brakes go soft. He reacted by turning the steering wheel of the truck abruptly to the left causing the truck to turn onto its side.
The blaster helper was driving Kenworth Truck up steep grade at mine site. The back wheels started to spin & bounce, causing drive shaft to break. Due to weight of material on truck, truck started sliding back down the steep grade. Blaster helper jumped from truck & sprained his left ankle. Which will result in the blaster helper being off work for 3 scheduled work days.