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Employee broke right pinky finger while changing screens.
Employee said he was cleaning himself off and felt like he got something in his eye.
Employee was attempting to straighten piece of metal tubing by sitting on it. He placed one end on a piece of equipment, the other end on the ground. When he sat down, the tubing rolled and he fell to the ground.
Employee was performing clean-up activities on ground level next to conveyor belt 10 when errant rock fell from screen deck and hit his right thumb and right ring finger cutting his finger.
Employee was off duty and lives with wife in camper on mine property behind shop. Per wife who was with employee at the time, employee had just taken shower and was laying down. Wife heard noise. Found husband unresponsive. Summoned help from employee at the shop. 911 was called and transported him to Augusta County Regional Medical Center.
Employee reported that while performing maintenance on speed reducer on conveyor belt C-6, he felt pain in his right hip and back.
Employee reported that he was working on a Caterpillar 980K Front End Loader when his foot slipped and got caught between framework.
Employee reported that metal plate he had just cut, fell on his foot just above the steel toe.
Employee reported that 5' X 6' 3/8 diameter screen he was handling fell onto his left foot, behind the steel toe. The screen pierced his boot and punctured his foot requiring stitches.
Employee reported that he strained his back while performing Jaw Crusher maintenance.
Employee reported that while cutting metal rail with cutting torch, piece of slag fell into his boot burning the front of his ankle.
EE had removed parts from a Caterpillar 980 loader and was pressure washing them. He had brushed a cleaning agent on the parts, and must have gotten some of the liquid on his hands. He developed a rash on his hands and thought he had poison ivy, until it did not get any better.
Employee reported he stained his back while replacing anvils in CEMCO Model 80 crusher.
Employee reported he strained his back while climbing/ascending ladder into operator's cab of Komatsu PC-650 Excavator.
A shackle hit a contract rigger in the nose as he was guiding it away from a counterweight.
Employee was assisting replace loader bucket cutting edge. Cutting edge fell on his right leg.
Employee reported that he was helping fellow employee true holes on the EL-Jay Screen when a bolt hit him in the mouth, chipping a tooth.
Employee reported that he was driving rebar into the ground with a sledge hammer when his swing missed causing the top of his right hand to come in contact with second piece of rebar. Injury resulted in 13 stitches.
Employee reported that while inspecting a screen sensor, a piece of metal flatbar that he was holding came in contact with a vibrating screen causing the flatbar to hit his right shin. Injury required 2 stitches.
Employee reported that he was tightening come-along while performing maintenance on #2 crusher when anchor chain failed causing him to fall and cut the back of his head. Injury required 5 staples.
Per coroner, miner died of natural causes.
Employee was one of two individuals welding at opposite points in primary crusher feed hopper. Employee was treated for welder's burns that night after suffering eye pain.
Employee was in vacinity of welding operations. Was notified prior to welder striking electode. Employee closed eyes and shielded eyes with hardhat. Employee completed shift and began having eye pain at home. Employee went to Emergency Room later that evening where he was diagnosed with Ultraviolet Keratitis (welder's burns).
Employee was shoveling under jaw crusher. Employee was bending over and twisting when he felt pain in lower back.
Employee was dismounting haul truck when his wedding band caught on the edge of the top step, causing ring to cut into his finger.
Employee was in cab of haul truck. Employee reached back for a paper towel, then felt burning sensation in the middle of back.
Employee was loading section of steel railing into the back of service truck when his middle finger of his right gloved hand got caught between the metal and truck bumper.
Employee was welding on excavator bucket supported by three pieces of wooden cribbing. Bucket was attached to excavator. Two of the three pieces of cribbing split causing the bucket to suddenly drop. Employee was struck in the knee by a piece of cribbing.
Employee was nailing concrete forms together while in a kneeling position. When he stood up, he said he had a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was attempting to open control gate with left hand, when the gate would not open, he pulled using both hands and then slammed his middle and ring fingers against a support beam.
Employee passed out while standing in parking lot.
Was dismounting a Euclid truck utilizing the steps and hand rails when his right foot touched the ground his ankle became twisted causing a twisted ankle sprain.
Employee walked into office complaining of tightness in chest: She stated that she had been driving from our Rocky Mount location to our Roanoke location, when about half way between she begin to feel sick and considered pulling off the road. She drove on to the Roanoke Va office.
Employee was attempting to pry a metal beam into position, the beam dropped down catching his left thumb.
EE had symptoms of a stroke ee was transported to hospital and MSHA was notified. The ER physician determined that it was not a stroke but a reaction to a change of medicine. He was told to contact his family doctor in regard to the re-action. Medical Claim Only.
Employee was attempting to loosen compacted material in a storage bin by forceibly banging the metal release handle against the bin. While doing so he caught (pinched) his finger between the handle and the metal crossbar associated with the bin.
Employee was helping install a culvert pipe near the Scales Area when he bent over to pick up a chunk of mud which was about to fall in the ditch. While reaching for the mud chunk, he felt something pull in his back.
Employee was training new employee when drill steel became dislodged from carousel and struck the employee. The employee recieved two mild compression fractures in his back.
Employee was nauseated and later complained of pain in his left arm.
Employee was working in the 8,s Bin reparing holes in a chute under the screen. He ask another employee to cut him some small pieces of metal to use to patch the holes. The employee cut the metal droped one piece into the bin when the employee doing the welding picked up the second piece was droped strikeing the second finger of the right hand.
Employee was changing air filter on Komatsu Portable Jaw Crusher, when he attempted to get up from a kneeling position, at which time he was unable to do so.
Was working on Ex-tec turbo mahcine and was in an odd position under screen, tightening bolts on screen.
Employee sprained his lower back picking up a metal pipe to put thru wall to put oil in crusher.
Customer's truck had previously delivered a load of stone to a project. The driver came back to quarry to get another load. While waiting to get loaded he attempted to remove a rock from his tailgate. The automatic closure was still engaged and he caught finger in the tailgate latch.
Employee was removing scraper assembly from jaw crusher when the U bolt broke causing scraper to fall on left hand.
Employee was training another employee which required both of them to be in the cab of the vehicle. The employee stated he was required to sit in an area that had no seat. This plus the movement of the truck caused back sprain. This employee had a similar injury prior on 10/16/06.
Employee was lowering object into 12ft Classifier using chain hoist when ratchet handle flew back and struck his hand against piece of metal
Employee was attemting to remove ramps from trailer when hinge rod slipped striking his right hand.
Employee was lifting screen housing out of wash take and placing it on work bench when housing slipped out of his hand causing his finger to be caught between tank and screen.
Using a crowbar to turn the tailpulley over on the #2 belt, the crowbar broke loose smashing his right hand against the angle line.