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The loader operator was climbing up the ladder to start the day and EE's hands slipped off the railing and EE fell over back wards and landed on EE's back and head.
Frozen rain from night before created icy conditions outside making everything extremely slippery. Miner was attempting to apply salt to walk ways and fell doing so.
Miner was operating a skid steer loader. Operator was exiting machine too fast, lost grip and balanced and fell back in to seat. The operator was taken to a doctors office. The operator dislocated finger and bruised ribs. To prevent this injury in the future the operator was advised to exit the machine slower and more carefully. Operator can return to work Monday.
Operator was entering a skid loader, and when steeping in the cab the operator felt a sharp pain like maybe a torn muscle in his right lower leg. The operator went to the doctor and was told he possibly tore his calf muscle. The operator was allowed to return to work same day, however he is not allowed to put heavy pressure on his right leg for about a week.
Miner was welding on a piece of steel. When the miner was done he lifted up his hood. The metal must have been still hot and a piece of popped off and stuck him in the eye. The miner felt the injury, but did not deed it a problem. The same evening the miner felt his condition worsening. He went to a doctor next day. Doctor removed fragment. Miner OK for work.
Operator was attempting to remove a rock from the feed hopper that was stuck. Operator shut hopper off and then tried to remove it with his bare hands. Operator cut his finger in the process. He bandaged it, then went to the local doctor and received stitches, then returned to work.
Operator observed a large stone stuck in oversize discharge bars of the vibrating feed hopper. Operator shut down the hopper & climbed up on to the discharge of oversize stone plate. Operator tried to break free the large stone by prying on rock with pry bar, lost balance and fell on rock pile.
MINER WAS GETTING READY TO LUBRICATE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK OF THE GREASE HE WAS STRICKEN WITH SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR & OFF WORK 7 DAYS.