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Climbing onto loader to work on the engine. Slipped and fell onto left shoulder & left chest.
This minor has been diagnosed with silicosis.
EE was pulling a large jack stand out from under a haul truck when EE felt pain in lower abdomen. EE did not feel EE needed to see a doctor at this point. EE said it was more of a discomfort than pain. On 9/16/22 EE notified supervisor that the injury was getting more uncomfortable. EE was sent to the doctor at this point.
While working under a haul truck a 3/4" ratchet slipped out of the employee's hands, striking the employee in the side of the head as it fell.
The miner hit knee on a piece of machinery while walking past it.
The miner hit the end of the left index finger while driving in a screen tension wedge. This resulted in a laceration on the tip of the finger requiring three sutures.
The miner suffered from a back strain while bent over replacing belt clips on a conveyor belt. The miner has a history of back issues. EE's back has two vertebras fused from an injury several years ago.
The miner was working on a piece of equipment while in a kneeling position. An air conditioner hose blew near the miner. When this happened the miner jumped up while turning to run from the potential hazard of the hose failing. The sudden twisting of miner's back and running caused a lower back strain.
Strained a muscle while unloading a tire from a loader bucket.
The miner received arc flash burn to his eyes. The miner was working with a welder in our welding shop. They were working back to back. The miner received the arc flash from the reflection off the inside of the welding helmet he was wearing.
Standing on edge of berm turned to walk back down to road right boot stayed planted in soft material as rest of body turned knee popped.
While unloading some loader cutting edges out of a loader bucket the employee smashed his right index finger between a cutting edge and a wood block he was setting them on. This resulted in a laceration to his finger requiring five sutures.
Employee was driving water truck on feed deck wetting down stockpile. He backed up and started spraying again when the left front tire hit a rock and spun the steering wheel sharply, jamming his right wrist before he could let go of the wheel.
A hydraulic hose sprung a leak while the miner had a hold of it. The pressurized oil lacerated the side of his right middle finger.
The employee of the contractor was adjusting a return roller on a conveyor on there portable stacking equipment. The wrench slipped off of a bolt while pushing on it causing his arm to make contact with the moving belt and the frame work resulting in a laceration and two broken bones in his right arm. Note: This job has been completed and the contractor will not return.
Employee was recording hour meter and checking fire ext on GR113 when EE went to climb down off grader his foot slipped off step, fell backwards to the ground landing on molboard of machine.
AN EMPLOYEE THREW A USED 4 1/2" GRINDING DISK OFF AN ELEVATED PLATFORM & THE DISK BOUNCED OFF A WELDING TABLE & STRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE. EE WENT TO THE E.R. & WAS INFORMED HE HAD A SCRATCH ON HIS EYEBALL, APPROX. 3/4" X 1/16" & THAT HE HAD A PARALYZED PUPIL.
Employee was stripping insulation off of an electrical connection with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut the the top of his left thumb requiring 6 sutures.
Employee was walking down a cat walk when he stumbled on a step. He landed on his his left hand and thumb fracturing a bone in his thumb.
The equipment operator was installing a radiator fan guard after repairs were made to the engine. The operator used poor judgement and attempted installing this guard while the engine was running and made contact with the engine cooling fan. This resulted in a laceration requiring sutures to his right ring finger.
The operator was carrying items in both hands while climbing into the cab of a scraper. He set his right knee down on one of the steps to keep his blance and then pushed off with that knee to climb in the rest of the way. He felt a sharp pain in his knee when he pushed off. He said the pain quickly went away and he worked the rest of the day.
While the employee was dismounting a Cat 621 scraper/waterpull he strained his back. Employee stated he was using the proper three point dismounting procedure when the strain occurred.
EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRYING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK FROM 42" JAW CRUSHER FEED OPENING. INJURED EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER
stepped down wrong hurt knee/ankle
Employee walked down a ramp along side of a screen, at the bottom of the ramp is one step down to a platform. When the employee stepped onto the platform his left knee gave out on him. Employee stated there was no material on the platform and he was looking at the platform when he stepped onto it. The doctor diagnosed him with a sprained left knee.
Strained shoulder while lifting a 6" pump discharge hose.
EE HAD CUT BOTH ENDS OF A 4" X 4" X 3/8" ANGLE IRON CROSSMEMBER APPX. 6'6" LONG WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN THE CROSSMEMBER DID NOT FALL FREE, EE HELD ONE END WITH HIS LEFT HAND & HIT THE OTHER END WITH A HAMMER. THE END HE WAS HOLDING UNEXPECTEDLY FELL FIRST APPROX. 2' TO ANOTHER CROSSMEMBER, SMASHING 2 FINGERS BETWEEN THEM. BROKEN BONES AT THE TIPS OF 2 FINGERS; 10 SUTURES.
EE WAS IN PRONE POSITION WHILE SCARFFING EXISTING TAC WELD - HOT SPRAY - SLAG - BOUNCED OFF STEEL STRUCTURE AND ENTERED EAR VIA BACK OF PROTECTIVE WELDING HOOD.
EE WAS CHANGING MESH OR SIZING SCREEN - HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF SCREEN DECK AND SLIPPED DURING TRANSITION. HE FELL (SAME LEVEL) ON SCREEN METAL FRAME PUNCTURING HIS LEG. EXISTING WALKWAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED.
THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EE'S OWN ACTIONS, A STRAIN TO HIS UPPER NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING F.E.L., STEPPED ON A 3-4" ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE CLEANING PARTS TO A CONE CRUSHER EMPLOYEE SLID HIS FINGER ALONG A SHARP THREAD AND SLICED IT. IT WAS A SMALL CUT NOT REQUIRING SUTURES. HE GAVE HIMSELF FIRST AID (CLEANED & APPLIED BAND AID) AND WENT BACK TO WORK.
USING A RAZOR KNIFE FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE, WAS CUT BY THE KNIFE.
TWO WORKERS WERE CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON A CAT 633 SCRAPER. INJURED WAS LAYING ON A CREEPER REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE CENTER EDGE. CO-WORKER WAS MOVING A SIDE EDGE OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN HE HEAR D THE EDGE HIT THE GROUND, HE TURNED AND FOUND INJURED'S RIGHT ARM PINNED UNDER THE CUTTING EDGE. HE REMOVED THE EDGE.
THE MINER CAME TO THE PLANT MGR. INDICATING THAYT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH AREA WHILE REMOVING STICKS FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THE INJURY OCCURRED IN THE SAME AREA AS A RECENT GALLBLADD ER OPERATION. HE WAS SENT TOTHE DOCTOR TOHAVE IT CHECKED OUT.