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At plant startup, EE walked under the tail pulley frame of the 400 feed conveyor and stood up too soon striking EE's back on the frame of said conveyor.
Employee was struck on the chin by a rock that came loose from the cone crusher while checking tolerances. Employee was taken to urgent care and received a couple of stitches and then went back to work.
Employee ran over boulder with front end loader while scooping material at the base of the highwall, causing lower back to get jolted.
Miner was sitting on the counter in test trailer and slipped while trying to get off. EE struck nose on the opposite counter. EE was taken to clinic for treatment.
Employee climbed up approximately 4' up side of conveyor to get a wrench and slipped, falling backward. Clothing got caught on the conveyor as they fell. A ladder was nearby, but not used.
Miner injured EE's back while shoveling at the Sullivan Wash Plant. Due to the amount of pain EE is in another miner working with EE is transporting EE to the North Valley Hospital.
Employee fell off trailer while adjusting a lifting chain on a screen that was being loaded on a flatbed trailer. Employee was taken to hospital for broken ribs and internal injury evaluation.
Employee was changing tire on test trailer. When they jacked up the trailer, a piece of steel that was leaned up against the trailer fell, striking them in the back and right arm.
A rock fell from the screen deck and landed laborer's hard hat.
Miner tripped on a rock while shoveling. Miner landed on rock, striking lower back area. Miner could move on miners own, but was in pain and taken to urgent care. Currently unable to work until follow up appointment.
Employee suffered a seizure while operating feed loader.
Employee fell off crusher and sustained injuries to nose and tail bone.
EE was greasing a tail pulley while it was running.The guard was removed by him to clean grease zerk, glove was caught by pulley & pinched his ring finger on the right hand.
SLIPPED WHILE EXITING CLEANOUT AREA AND ARM SLID INTO TAIL PULLEY OF NOW MOVING BELT
SPRAINED LEFT WRIST WHILE PICKING UP A ROCK.
WORKED FOR 1/2 HOUR & HAD SOME KIND OF SEIZURE. THE HOSPITAL INDICATED IT WAS CAUSED BY LACE OF SLEEP AND MAJOR DEHYDRATION.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PRY A ROCK LOOSE, THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND JAW CRUSHER.
RETRIEVING CONE ADJUSTING PUMP, EE SLIPPED ON STEP & FELL ON THE PUMP HE WAS CARRYING.
CHANGING SCREENS ON 6X20 SCREEN PLANT (STANDING ON WALKWAY WITH RAIL) WHILE SLIDING SCREEN CAUGHT HIS JACKET PULLING HIM OFF WALKWAY & HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT OF LOADER SIDE TO SIDE AND BOUNCING CAUSED BACK STRAIN.
EE INDICATES THAT "CONSTANT" BOUNCING IN 980G LOADER HAS CAUSED BACK PAIN.
AT QUITTING TIMIE-THE GENERATOR WAS SHUT DOWN TO MOVE ELECTRIC CABLES IN A BOX. WHEN THE CHANGE WAS COMPLETED, THE GENERATOR WAS STARTED AND WHEN EE TURNED THE BREAKER ON, IT BLEW UP CAUSING B URNS ON BOTH HANDS.
THE CRUSHING CREW WAS GETTING READY TO REPAIR A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS DAMAGED. TP DO THE REPAIR THE CRUSHING CREW HAD TO REPOSITION THE BELT. WHILE REPOSITONING THE BELT (EE IS A LOADER OPERA TOR) CAME ON THE SCENE AND ASSUMING THE BELT WAS POSITIONED & LOCKED OUT & READY FOR REPAIRS, GOT ON THE BELT TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR TURNED THE BELT ON, KNOCKED EE TO GR
FEED CHAIN ON DRIFTER BRAKE AS DRIFTER WAS IN MOTION UPWARDS DURING STEEL CHANGE OPERATION CAUSING THE CHAIN TO BUNCH UP AS THE HAMMER WAS FALLING. THE BUNCHED CHAIN STRUCK THE LEFT THIGH AND ON DOWN TH4E LEFT LEG. NO BROKEN BONE, BRUISED.
RUNNING ELEC CABLE INTO BOX WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER CABLE & FLASHED IN HIS FACE
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CRUSHER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL THE REMAINING DISTANCE TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE LANDED, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
PLACED JAW DIE ON PITMAN (SUSPENDED) BLOCKED JAW DIE, EXCESS WEIGHT CAUSED THE JAW DIE TO ROCK LOSING THE WOOD BLOCKING AND THE DIE SWUNG BACK PINCHING THE EE BETWEEN THE JAW DIE AND THE CRUSH ER FRAMEWORK.
EE WAS CLEANING BY-PASS CHUTE ON CRUSHER WITH A BAR, SMASHED HAND BETWEEN BAR AND A PIECE OF IRON ON CRUSHER.
EE STATES HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TWO BLOCKS AND TWISTED HIS BACK WRONG AN IT WENT OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER MOVING IN REVERSE WITH HIS HEAD TURNED. HE HIT A BUMP, JARRING AND TWISTING HIS BACK AND ARM.