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Prying on a rim when the whole rim let loose. Pushed off on the largest piece falling at me with my roof bar. Twisted to the left, fell over a piece of fly rock behind me. Twisted my back. The roof bar was wrenched from my right hand, caught my thumb and twisted my wrist.

Employee noticed pain in his right hand from running the controls on our undercutters. He requested to see a doctor and was given a brace. We changed the controls to make them more ergonomic friendly. One week later he states he is fine. He asked to see a doctor on 2/7/06, went 2/14/06.

EE WAS DRIVING A COMPANY TRUCK BACK TO THE SHOP AT THE END OF THE DAY. HE RAN OVER A RATTLESNAKE IN THE ROAD. HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PICKED THE SNAKE UP. THE SNAKE WAS NOT DEAD AND IT BIT THE EE.

MINER WAS PREPARING TO SERVICE HIS UNDERCUTTER. HE REMOVED HIMSELF FROM HIS CAB AND WALKED ABOUT 5 STEPS BEHIND HIS CUTTER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED A STRAIN ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE AS A TRACKMAN ON RAILROAD TRACK WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN JOINT WHERE RAILS ARE HELD TOGETHER AND IT WAS A TIGHT FIT. HE STRUCK BOLT WITH A HAMNMER CAUSING IT TO FLY BACK STRIKCING TOP OF RI GHT FOOT. THIS LEFT ONLY A RED MARK LOOKED AT BYFOREMAN EE WHO TOLD HIM TO HAVE IT CHECKED IF NECESSARY.

INJURED WAS OPERATING BOBCAT AND WHEN HE DISMOUNTED FROM THE MACHINE HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE CHANGED GEARBOX IN CRUSHER ON 5-10-01. NEXT DAY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN, WHICH CONTINUED FOR 4 DAYS. HE DID NOT REPORT IT THEN. HIS LOWER ABDOMEN BEGAN HURTING AGAIN ON 6-10-01 WHEN H E WAS WORKING IN THE PLANT, AND HE REPORTED PAIN WAS SEEN BY DR, PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY & MUSCLE RELAXANT AND PLACE ON LIGHT DUTY. *NOT REPORTED TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 6-10-2001.

EMPLOYEES WERE AT THE DUST COLLECTOR; ONE WAS INSIDE CUTTING REPLACEMENT BAGS. THE WIRE CAGE HASTO BE RAISED UP IN ORDER TO CUT THE BAGS. AN EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE DUST COLLECTOR WAS WAITING F OR THE CAGE TO BE HANDED TO HIM. HE LEANED OVER AT THE SAME TIME THE OTHER RAISED THE CAGE. THE CAGE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING A BLOW TO HIS TOOTH.

WLEDERS WERE ADDING AN EXTENSION ONTO A HOPPER THAT TAKES THE ROCK TO THE MILL. THEY WERE MOVING A BEAM IN PLACE AND HAD VERY LITTLE BODY POSITIONING SPACE, SO HE USED HIS BACK TO LIFT INSTEAD OF KNEES. PULLING LOWER ABDOMEN MUSCLES, RESULTING IN A HERNIA.

LIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO MOUNTING POSITION, TRANSMISSION HUNG ON FRAM4E CAUSING CVABLE TO OVERLOAD AND BREAK. TRANSMISSION FELL APPROX. ONE FOOT TO GROUND. CAUSING A BLOW TO THE FOUR DIGITS O F THE OPERATORS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN FRAME AND TRANSMISSION. CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO METACARPALS OF HAND.

INSPECTING BLETS FOR SLIPPAGE WHILE OPERATING SHUTDOWN MOTOR. EE STEPPED DOWN TOWARDS MOTOR & SOMEHOW REACHED OUT HAND GETTING IT CAUGHT BEYTWEN BELTS & DRIVE PULLEY MOTOR STILL TURNING AT THE TIME

INJURED WAS INTERUPTED BY ANOTHER PERSON, HE STEPPED FORWARD TO ASK WHAT DID HE SAY WHEN THE TAIL JACK WAS COMING DOWN HE AHD PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE JACK AT THAT POINT, THE STEEL TOED SH OES SAVEDHIS TOES FROM BEING CRUSHED, INJURED HAD SMALL FRACTURE TIP OF BIG TOE AND STITCHES.