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Employee was crawling under a dozer when he felt his knee "pop out." This is a reoccurrence of an old injury.
The employee stated he was cleaning the top floor (and floor) of the belt presses. He rashed down the steps to check the presses on the 1st floor when he lost three, point contact with the hand rails and fell at the bottom step. He stated that his right leg went under the step and twisted his ankle.
Employee was dumping a load of rock when he backed through the berm causing the truck to flip on it's side.
Loader man was putting 2nd bucket on truck. Rock slipped out of bucket hitting off side of truck bed, jarring driver.
Technician was removing worn bucket adapter tips on a 992G wheel loader using a sledge hammer to strike the tips. A piece of metal broke free and struck the technician in the knee.
EE stated he was removing a pipe on the clean up pump. When putting it back together, he smashed his finger between the motor guard and the pipe.
Employee was boring saddle bore on a D9 Dozer and was removing the tooling after finishing the repair. He was attempting to inch the shaft in one direction only 1/4 of a turn in order to access the screws. During one turn, he missed the stop button and the shaft spun around further than 1/4 turn and struck him in the chin, causing laceration to chin.
Employee stated that while climbing on the powder truck he fell/slipped and hurt his back. Reported to Management 4-3-07. Went to Doctor 4-6-07.
While moving grating to staging area, employee mashed his finger between two pieces.
Employee stated that while pushing rock in a shot his foot slipped off throttle causing him to jerk his neck. Reported to foreman at 3:30 am.
Employee informed supervisor on 10-19-06 that he hit his head on the door support while getting out of grader. He did not miss work or complain about this injury until 1-4-07 at which time he informed his doctor about this injury.
Employee stated that while operating a Dozer, the dozer slid off a rock and jarred his back. Employee stated that he was wearing a seat belt.
Employee backed a 785 rock truck through a berm and over the dump area.
Employee jumped off railroad car and injured his right ankle.
Employee was straightening the step on the right side of the loader at the hydraulic tank. He had the boom from the mechanic truck hooked to the step and was pulling the step to straighten it when the step broke. It flew back and hit his chin.
Employee was cutting new road with dozer. He backed up on a rock and slid off. Employee was jarred in seat and hurt his back.
While operating a rock truck, the right side, front suspension cylinder broke where it was welded to the mounting support, this caused the truck to come to a stop causing EE to be thrown forward. He hit his chest on the steering wheel.
While trying to brake loose steel using a hydraulic wrench, employee mashed his middle finger. "Two steels in the ground at the time of the accident".
Employee was getting off the drill when he twisted his right ankle.
EE was operating a D-11 dozer. Dozer slipped off a rock and he jarred his back.
Employee was removing wear liners from dozer blade when the middle liner that was resting on the blade and ground slipped and slid forward pinning the technician's right ankle/leg to the ground.
EE WAS OPERATING A 785 ROCK TRUCK, WHEN A DOZER BACKED INTO THE ROCK TRUCK. EE STATED THAT THIS JARRED THE TRUCK AND CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT.
Wiring up a shot, stepping from one bench to another, a distance of about 3 feet, fell, hurt ankle.
While using (lifting) wet bags, hurt back - reported on 1/19/06.
Dry Lenses that were in the engine compartment were ignited by a from spark thus burning fuid line into which burnt the rust of the machine.
Employee was walking underneath large mining shovel and was attempting to step over and around a muddy area when he lost his footing. When he tried to correct and regain his footing, he rose and struck his head on part of the equipment.
While operating a 992G loader, the employee was bounced in the seat, the seat belt pulled against his stomach.
Employee had completed pre-shift inspection. As he was getting on the loader, he slipped and caught himself with his left arm. This strained his shoulder.
Employee was under a machine securing the wheels and when he was raising up from a squatting position, he forgot that the safety cable was in place and ran into the cable, hitting and cutting the bridge of his nose.
EE OPENED THE PARTS TRAILER AND WAS SURPRISED BY A HOUSE CAT WHICH HAD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE. WHEN STARTLED, THE EE TRIPPED DOWN THE STAIRS AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM.