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Miner was positioning a bearing housing in the hydraulic press. The bearing housing slipped on the frame, causing the housing to fall partially off the frame, pinning EE's fingers between the housing and the frame. EE went to urgent care clinic, was referred to the ER where EE received sutures. Returned to work the same day on light duty, and released to full duty on 5/6/16

Not an accident. An employee has had an audiogram when compared to baseline audiogram falls under the category of Reportable Hearing Loss. This is the purpose for this report.

Miner was hooking a lifting strap to lift a drill steel out of the drill. Steel stuck in the bit, causing the eye bolt in the drill head to fail. Miner was struck by falling shackle. Miner refused treatment, wanted to see how it felt the next morning. On 3/8, miner sought treatment, diagnosed with a fracture of the right radius. Miner returned 3/8 on light duty.

Employee (Ee) was greasing the loader at the start of shift. Ee reported he ducked under the boom arms and felt a pop in his lower back. Ee said he'd like to see how it felt in a few days before he went to clinic. Ee went to clinic 11/05/15, diagnosed with lower back strain. Physical therapy ordered w/ no restrictions. Released from care 11/17/15

Employee (EE) was discarding a conveyor idler when finger got caught in idler, pulling right arm/shoulder. EE reported injury but did not seek treatment. EE sought treatment on 10/2/2015 as shoulder soreness did not improve. Diagnosed with unspecified shoulder strain, and ordered physical therapy. Returned to duty w/no restrictions on 10/2/2015.

Employee (EE) visited clinic on this 8/13 with complaint of stiff/sore neck resulting from work performed on 8/10. On 8/10 EE was working on Primary Crusher removing, cleaning, and replacing wear plates. EE was working in an awkward, stooped position. On 8/13 Dr. diagnosed neck sprain/back strain and ordered physical therapy. EE returned to work same day.

Employee (EE) was working inside primary crusher changing impact hammers. When witness struck the impact hammer with a sledge, a shard broke loose from the impact hammer and struck EE in the arm, lodging just below the skin. EE was transported by supervisor to local ER where Dr. cut out shard and applied 3 sutures. EE returned to work with no restrictions same day.

Ee slipped while walking on an elevated walkway checking conveyors. Ee grabbed handrail, straining right shoulder. Ee reported injury to foreman on 7/9/15, but did not request treatment/evaluation. 7/14/15 Ee received evaluation of injury. Dr. diagnosed sprain of right shoulder, returned to full duty same day (7/14/15), & ordered physical therapy.

Fell walking down small grade. Torn rotator cuff. Diagnosed 6/5/14. Root cause of fall dated 5/2/14.

Employee was using sledge hammer to move slabs of rock that had jammed a conveyor. The employee hit himself in the shin with the sledge hammer. It was not a direct hit but slid back from rock being hit into shin. The accident resulted in bruising and a cut that required 6 stitches.

Employee took a sideways step and aggravated a previous soccer injury to knee.

Employee was cleaning frozen mud from the pulley on main belt conveyor using a round bar 5' to 6' long. Right small finger pulled in between bar and conveyor belt which pulled part of the skin off the finger as he pulled out his finger. He received 8 stitches from a specialist and returned to work.

The truck landed on its' right rear corner in the dumped material the truck then fell forward causing the left front corner of the cab to striking the rock wall and sloughed or rolled back to the position. He seem lucid but bloody from cuts on his left arm and right hand and some cut on his head, was no visible bleeding at that time.

WHILE PUSHING AN ELECTRIC WELDER UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, EMPLOYEE FELT A "POP" IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE TERRAIN WAS NOT UNEVEN OR OF A DANGEROUS SURFACE. HE HAD ASSISTANCE IN PUSHING WELDER.

EE STATED HE WAS ON TOP OF THE PLATFORM HOSING DOWN OIL ON HIS MACHINE. HE STARTED BACK DOWN THE STAIRS, & SLIPPED. THERE WAS EITHER OIL ON HIS BOOT OR HE SLIPPED FROM THE WATER. HE PUSHED HI MSELF AWAY TO PREVENT HITTING HIS BACK OR HEAD AS HE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM THE TOOTH ADAPTOR BY DRIVING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE PIN A SMALL SLIVER CAME OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS KNEE.

THE RIGHT FRONT OUTRIGGER ON CRANE WAS BEING RETRACTED. EE'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN OUTRIGGER PAD AND TOP OF THE OUTRIGGER. THE OUTRIGGER CRUSHED THE EE'S LITTLE FINGER AND DAMAGED HIS RING FINGER. EE'S LIITLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AND HIS RING FINGER WAS PINNED.

EE WAS LOADING CAPSTON AND STRIPPING INTO 100 TON TRUCKS WITH A CAT 992G WHEN HIS BUCKET TEETH HOOKED INTO A SEAM IN THE CAPSTONE. WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE BUCKET, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAM E OFF THE GROUND. WHEN HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE WALL, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAME DOWN, JARRING HIM, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN THE SEAT.

EE HIT HIS OWN HAND WITH AN 8LB HAMMER. FRACTURED FINGER.