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Employee had just turned off oxygen and acetylene in the back of the work truck. Employee stepped back to get down out of the bed of the truck and their left foot slipped off bumper. They tumbled out of back of truck and fell awkwardly on their left leg injuring the left knee. Knee swollen and unable to walk at this time.

Employee was using a small sledge hammer to knock a roller loose so the conveyor belt at crusher could be lowered to remove excess material. Employee missed roller and struck conveyor frame with right hand cutting and fracturing right ring finger.

Employee was using a a cheater pipe ratchet to adjust the belt on the tail pulley at the hopper. Employee was pushing away from EE's body on ratchet when it sprang back and struck EE on the right lower part of EE's face and jaw. EE had a split lip with contusion and some tooth damage. EE received stitches in the lip and went to a dentist.

Empl was helping other empls get an ATV unstuck from mire. Trackhoe was called in. Trackhoe got stuck. Operator stood up to dismount from trackhoe when leg hit lever causing boom to swing to the right striking empl in the lower back area. Empl received bruises from being hit. Has gone to doctor and received pain medication

An inattentive loader operator allowed their 980H Cat end loader to back into an employee's parked vehicle. The operator had been loading the hopper for over an hour without incident when the accident occurred. There were no problems with the brakes on the loader. There was no damage to the loader, however, the 2000 Tacoma pickup suffered extensive damage.

Employee was helping with jump starting sand pump motor with booster cables. Engine would not start. Cables were removed. Battery started smoking and exploded seconds later. Employee was struck in face by debris and battery fluid. Has left eye injury. Eye is better. Expected back at work next week.

Employee was changing teeth on backhoe bucket. He struck a tooth with a hammer to loosen it and a piece of steel broke off striking him in the forehead above his safety glasses. Small piece of steel lodged under skin. Went to ER where steel was removed and the wound glued shut. No lost time happened on Saturday just before plant shut down.

Employee was dismounting from D6R Caterpillar dozer when his left foot slipped between the track and the blade arm. He tumbled forward injuring his left knee and left wrist. Injuries were diagnosed as a sprained left knee and left wrist. The fall was caused by buildup of material on the dozer blade arm.

Employee was shoveling under feeder hopper. He felt something in his back. He continued working. His back got progressively worse over the next two days until he couldn't come into work. Doctor gave him a shot and a prescription. Employee did not know what doctor's diagnosis was. Presently, (05/24/13) he is back at work & says his back is not completely well but he is working.

Employee was was working with drilling crew drilling for gravel on lands adjacent to mining area. Employee attempted to lift a drill bit by hand that had fallen a few inches below the reach of the drill track bit attachment. In attempting to lift the bit, employee strained his lower back. Supervisor had gone to get a chain to attach to the bit to lift it.

Employee was operating a Caterpillar D-6rxl dozer. He hit a bump or rough spot that jarred him and caused him to whiplash hurting his lower back. He continued to work. He sought out a chiropractor on 1/25. He has continued to work everyday and the only time he has missed has been for chiropractor visits. After 3 visits he states his back is sore but is better

EE was lifting crusher shoes out of shipping container. Shoes weigh approx 80 pounds each. He felt a pulling sensation in abdomen. He had a pulled or strained muscle.

Employee was helping unload a hydraulic jack from the back of a service truck. He pulled the front of the jack out of the truck. Before other employee could grab other end the jack fell out of the truck with the injured employee holding one end. After 3 days of physical therapy his back is better.

EE was trying to loosen a lug nut on a tire. As he put all the pressure on the socket, it slipped. His momentum caused the left side of his forehead to strike the rim of the tire. A 3/4" long gash was opened on the left side of his head, just above his eye. Continued to work with just a bandaide, until he determined he needed stitches. He received 4 stitches.

Employee was assisting with welding of lagging onto head pulley for a conveyor belt. He was attempting to hold lagging when the welding rod contacted the head pully causing an arc. He was not wearing eye protection at that time because he was not expecting an arc. Employee felt the effects of flash burn to his eyes after he got home from work later that day.

EE was attempting to replace a leaking 3" water hose on the dredge. He took a hacksaw and began to try to cut the hose. He had performed this task in the past. When he cut into the hose the water/coolant was under pressure and sprayed onto his left arm causing some possible second degree burns. He went to the doctor and had some bandages applied. He was back to work the next day.

Injured employee and another employee were loading a piece of 8" pipe into the back of a truck. Injured employee's right thumb got caught between the lifting eye on the 8" pipe and the tailgate of the truck as the pipe was slid into the back of the truck. His right thumb was mashed breaking the tip of the bone in his thumb and causing the nail to come off.

Injured EE along with two other EE's was preparing to overhaul the sand pump. The plate and suction side liner are held in place by 24 bolts and nuts. According to employees it is customary to remove all the bolts and nuts from the plate and side liner then attach a chain to the plate and side liner. In most cases the plate and side liner.

EE had just begun the 2nd day of restricted duty from acc. in 2005. EE was operating the sand catching plant. The job involves opening and closing a valve periodically by using a lever which is manipulated on a horizontal plane to control flow of sand and water. EE heard something pop in his back when he moved the lever right to left. Pain in back and left leg.

EE WAS WORKING NEAR AND WITH 2 WELDERS. THEY WERE WORKING ON A TROUGH AT THE SAND PLANT. EE APPARENTLY WAS EXPOSED ACCIDENTALLY TO THE WELDING FLASH, THUS INJURING HIS EYES.

Employee was inspecting the trough ont he stockpile belt. as he was climbing down his right leg swung but striking a wire cable support causing a puncture would. employee received same stitches to close the wound. he would have returned to work the next day but the dr said bp was too high.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT ATTEMPTING TO CUT IT WITH UTILITY KNIFE. AS HE PUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE KNIFE TO CUT, HE LOST HIS FOOTING IN THE GRAVEL HE WAS STANDING IN CAUSING THE KNIFE TO CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB & INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING TO WORK AT SCALE HOUSE. EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING ON BANK BEHIND THE SCALE HOUSE CAUSING HER TO FALL AWKWARDLY ON LEFT ANKLE. LIGAMENTS WERE TORN IN THE LEFT ANKLE WITH SCRAPES AND ABRASIONS ON THE LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO WORK UNTIL 5/4/04. WILL HAVE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BINDING DOWN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON THE LOW BOY USING RATCHET TYPE BINDERS. ONE OF THE BINDERS SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE UNDER THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS INSPECTING TAILPULLEY WHEN A ROCK FRAGMENT POPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT. THE FRAGMENT STRUCK EE IN THE INSIDE OCRNER OF HIS RIGHT EYE NEAR THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. NO LOST TIME FROM IN JURY. CORNER OF EYE GOT INFECTED. EE WAS TO DR OON 11/7 END RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

EE WAS HELPING OVERHAUL THE CRYSLER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOUNT THE GROVE CRANE, HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS CUT BY A JAGGED EDGE ON THE BACKING ALARM BRACKET. THE BRACKET WAS FIXED. EE WENT FOR STITCH ES AFTER HE GOT OFF FROM WORK. NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE CATWALK SWEEPING WATER FROM THE CONVEYOR. A WELD GAVE WAY ON A SUPPORT-ING/CROSS MEMBER CAUSING THE CATWALK WALKING SURFACE TO PARTIALLY GIVE WAY. EE'S LEFT LEG WENT THROUGH THE SPACE BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF THE WALKING SURFACE. HIS LEFT LEG RECEIVED ABRASIONS AND A LACERATION. DUE TO THE DEPTH OF THE LACERATION, THE DR. RECOMMENDED HE TAKE OFF THRU 1/10/03.

EE REMOVED THE GUARD FROM THE TAIL PULLEY AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN MATERIAL FROM THE TAIL PULLEY WHILE THE CONVEYER WAS STILL RUNNING. THE SHOVELHE WAS USING WAS PULLED FROM HIS HANDS AND HIS R IGHT ARM HIT THE CONVEYER FRAME CAUSING ABRASIONS AND LIGAMENT DAMAGE.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM CAB ON 966 LOADER. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT TANGLED ON 2ND RUNG AND HE LOST BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 3 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND CAUSING A MILD CONCUSSION. EE LOST CONCIOUSNESS FOR A VERY SHORT TIME.

EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD 36" ROLLER FRAMES FOR CONVEYOR SYSTEM. WHILE REACHING TO GET ONE SECTION OF FRAME ANOTHER SECTION FELL OFF THE TRAILER ONTO HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE DELIVERED A DOZER TO PLANT SITE. TRUCK GO STUCK IN THE MUD. DOZER WAS USED TO PUSH THE TRUCK AND TRIALE OUT OF MUD. AT FIRST CONTACT INJURED EMPLOYEE WHO WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WAS NOT PREPARED FOR DOZER TO PUSH HIM OUT. HIS NECK BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.

INJURED WAS HELPING INSTALL A CLUTCH ON A 671 ENGINE ON OUR DREDGE. CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED WITH AID OF HOIST AND CHAIN. AFTER CLUTCH WAS INSTALLED, WHILE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING, EMPLOYEE REA CHED INTO TOP OF CLUTCH TO REMOVE THE CHAIN. AN EMPLOYEE NEARBY LOST HIS BALANCE AND STRUCK THE CLUTCH LEVER ENGAGING THE CLUTCH AND SEVERING THE TIP OF INJURED'S FINGER.