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While helping Mechanic change out a bushing on dozer, bushing came out, pinching and cutting left index finger. Three stitches and glue was required.

Miner slipped on ice and fell walking to office at end of workday.

Felt pop in elbow while pushing rubber stripping into place

Miner was coming down stairs of button house and felt pop in left knee area. Muscles around knee area are inflamed and weak.

Miner tripped and fell, hitting back of head, causing laceration on back of head that required 7 staples

Muffler stack broke, striking and cutting right thumb. 5 stitches on right thumb.

Sampling aggregate from flowing stream, was holding a 5 gallon bucket with both hands, sweeping the the bucket through the aggregate stream from side to side. Noticed pain in lower back. Pain gradually increased.

Miner had a sliver of metal removed from right eye. At first EE thought it was an arc burn, but when it didn't get better EE went to eye doctor and had metal removed. No lost time.

IE was working off of ladder trying to put a pin in a belt, when IE fell off the ladder. Injured worker estimates IE fell 6 feet. Nearby worker said EE looked over and IE was standing on the top rung of ladder, EE went to put what was in hands down to go help and when EE looked back up IE had fell off the ladder. Ladder measured 7 1/2 feet.

Employee was assisting welder, holding a piece of metal for welder to weld together and received arc burn to eyes.

Employee was cutting a piece of pipe when another employee driving a skidster hit the other end of the pipe knocking the pipe into the knee of the employee cutting.

Employee carrying drill hammer to drill. Slipped from hands and broke leg.

He fainted during a safety meeting and fell over on his face. He just came back from six days off, he said he was cutting wood on his days off and had not been getting enough sleep.

Windy night at a sand and gravel pit

Miner using a chain with a loader bucket tooth attached to the end to free a large rock that was stuck in the jaw crusher. Rock was lifted but when rock settled back down it pulled the chain downward. The end of the chain the miner was holding cut the miners right hand which required stitches.

Miner did not report to work 9/19/2012. Called supervisor from hospital saying he broke/sprained ankle on 9/18/2012 while changing screens. Did not report injury day of occurrence. Sprained ankle was confirmed. Miner missed work on 9/19/2012. Returned to work on 9/20/2012. Suspicious as to being a work related injury.

Miner installing belly pan underneath Cat D-9 dozer. Chain being used to hold pan in position slipped pinching miner' s hand between pan and dozer undercarriage. Left little finger was fractured.

The articulated haul truck the miner was operating lost power traveling up a ramp. The truck rolled backward and was stopped by a topsoil pile. The abrupt stop jarred the miner's right arm causing a contusion. The contusion caused be a possible muscle tear or vessel tear.

Miner was holding metal punch used to knock out a pin in a dozer swing frame. Hammer used to drive in the pin hit miner's hand. Laceration to miner's right middle finger. Required stitches.

Miner was attaching bucket on skid steer loader. While bucket was raised, miner was hammering in pivot pins. His foot was below the raised bucket while hammering. The bucket slipped out of the attachment point and fell on his left foot. A contusion of the left foot occurred.

Miner slipped while walking on snow/ice. Fell forward. Strained left wrist while bracing impact of fall. Ligament strain to left wrist/forearm.

Injury occurred 01/20/2012. Miner slipped going down button house stairs. Was in a hurry. Fractured right thumb. Miner did not inform supervisor. Miner obtained medical care on 01/28/2012. Safety Director notified on 02/01/2012. No lost time has resulted.

Miner was walking on a variety of ground surface conditions and on different equipment. At some point during his shift, the miner stepped on a rock, equipment surface or the like and broke a bone in his left foot.

Injured miner had finger pinched by a chain. Appeared to be a minor cut/abrasion at the time of injury. Injury not healing as of 09/11/2011 so miner went to hospital ER.

Miner slipped on ice while walking outside at gravel pit. Fell backward and landed on shoulders/back. Strain to neck and torso muscles.

Injured employee is a transport driver for McMurry Ready Mix Co. who was delivering material to the crusher site. Employee received site specific training upon arrival at site. Employee injured his back while unloading plate steel off trailer.

Miner was walking backwards while pulling a wheeled oxy-acetelyne welding cart on soft/sandy ground. The cart wheels hung up in a soft spot. The momentum of the cart caused a bottle regulator to strike the miner in the chest as the miner continued to pull the cart. A bruised sternum resulted.

Miner notified company Safety Director on 08/03/2010 of injury to his shoulder that occurred on 07/20/2010. Miner injured shoulder while lifting electrical cables during crusher set up. Has been working since injury date. Miner now feels he needs to see physician. Safety Director will investigate validity of injury claim.

Miner performing maintenance on equipment. Dust/dirt blown into eye by wind. Miner was wearing eye protection. Dust/dirt embedded in eye.

Miner slipped desending steps of lab trailer and fell on her back resulting in fractured ribs.

Miner slipped/fell on uneven ground. Fractured bone in hand used to brace the fall.

Miner slipped stepping off excavator. Injured left knee. Failure to file 7000-1 discovered during 01/19/2010 inspection. Disclosed to Wyoming inspector on 01/20/2010. Citation has been issued.

Miner was using bottle jack to to lift wash plant screen box to change springs. As miner reached to place block under screen box, screen box slipped off jack pinching right thumb. Right forearm also broke.

Miner caught the tread of his boot in a rung of an access ladder on an impact crusher while desending straining his lower back. 7000-1 not submitted. Have already been cited for this violation per Bill Coates, Green River, WY MSHA office on 06/22/2009.

Miner was walking across ground and slipped on ice. Fell and struck back of head on ground. Sought professional medical care as a precautionary measure. No disabling injury. Miner cleared to return to work.

Miner was setting down a 5hp motor next to another motor and smashed his left ring finger.

Miner was shoveling under belt. Shovel contacted belt and whipped back across left knee. Bruised knee resulted. Miner submitted injury report to safety office on 8/15/2008. This 7000-1 is a resubmission of a report form submitted 8/15/2008.

Miner working next to a cable winch mechanism. The winch gear mechanism released causing the winch handle to spin. The rotating winch handle struck the miner on the left forearm causing swelling and bruising.

Miner was shoveling material out from underneath a belt. The miner twisted his left knee in the course of his shoveling motion. Injury did not appear serious at the time. The miner went to a doctor two day later due to swelling.

Miner slipped off of 3rd step (from bottom) of ladder while ascending. Fell on left shoulder. Dislocated left shoulder. Ladder was not in disrepair or slippery.

Miner was cutting v-belt with utility knife. The knife slipped and cut the miner's left forearm. Stitches were required. No lost time. Injury report was received in company safety office on 12/04/06.

Miner was postioning himself to perform maintenance and experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing. He was transpoted to local hospital where he was diagnosed with a strained chest muscle. No cardiac issues involved.

On 8/16/06, the injured miner was shoveling mud and rock beside the jaw crusher when the shovel struck a rock covered by mud. The impact of the shovel on the rock twisted his right wrist. The injured miner notified his supervisor on 8/23/06, notified the company safety director on 8/25/06, and submitted his inury report form to the company safety director on 8/28/06.

While fueling Cat D9L dozer, the quick connect fuel valve on the dozer did not close when the service truck fueling hose was removed. Diesel sprayed on the employee and got in his right ear. The diesel chemically burned the employee's right ear canal. No permanent damge resulted.

Miner was using pneumatic tools while performing post shift equipment maintenance. Dirt/debris was blown into miners right eye. Eye wash solution was used to flush the debris out of the eye. Eye was still irritated the following day which prompted the miner to see a doctor. An abrasion on the eyeball was diagnosed.

Descending stairs from button house and slipped off bottom stair. Impact injured left ankle. Notified supervisor on 6/22/06. Saw doctor on 7/5/06. Safety office receievd injury report on 7/11/06.

When setting up cone crusher, the lock pin of the chassis support leg came out causing the support leg to drop (extend) and hit the employee's right lower arm. A contusion of the right lower arm resulted.

Employee stepped on a rock and rolled right ankle on 1/18. Notified Safety Director at that time and said it was not serious and continued working. Pain did not subside, so saw doctor on 1/30 which discoverd it was a serious ankle sprain. Notified Safety Director of doctor's findings on 1/30. Filled out injury report form on 2/1/06. No lost time as of 2/2/06.

While performing equipment maintenance, dirt/sand was stirred by wind and entered employee's right eye. The dirt/sand was able to get around the frame of his safety glasses.

Employee lifted too much weight at one time causing a hernia in right groin. Employee notified his supervisor on 10/1/05 of the injury and that he would be going to the doctor. Paperwork not received in company safety office until 10/10/05. Steve Pilling at Green River, WY MSHA office notified of incident circumstances on 10/11/05.