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Miner was using chain come-a-long and while tightening the come-a-long EE's hand struck an adjacent metal frame.
Employee was cleaning sand and gravel buildup from a conveyor. A sharp shooter type shovel was being used. the shovel slipped and caught his left little finger between the shovel handle and the conveyor frame. Tip of finger was mashed and required stitches. and minor surgery.
Applying belt dressing with a spray can. Climbed over guard, placed his hand and arm in guarded area between belt and head pulley. His arm was snagged by the belt causing a laceration to his left shoulder.
Plant operator was cleaning out build-up under a conveyor tail roller with a shovel. He pulled the shovel back to far, hit his right elbow on the edge of a guard. Cut elbow, eleven stitches
Went onto back deck between scale house and truck scales to get chair she just cleaned. Stepped off steps onto deck and board gave way and fell through deck injuring knee on nail cutting about a 1" deep cut in knee.
Making repairs to tailgate pin on haul truck. Used loader to push tailgate arm and pin into position. While tightening last bolt bucket slipped off arm of tailgate catching left hand between arm and bucket.
The employee twisted his left knee when he slipped while walking on an elevated walkway.
Employee was cleaning under the rock crusher, he hit his head on a steel beam and strained his neck.
Employee was climbing into equipment holding on to hand rail. Slipped on clay on tracks and jerked neck.
Moving desk and computer paper in office.