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Removing zip ties from cable bundle and cut gloved hand with razor knife requiring stitches. Employee returned to work the same day with no work restrictions or modifications.
The employee was kneeling down to measure for a new A/C unit when something bumped or pushed the guard into a terminal of the line reactor and caused to arc and burn the employee on the arm and side.
A piece of steel with a lifting eye welded on top of it was sitting in the upright position for lifting. The employee attempted to lay the piece of steel over to keep it from possibly falling over and mashing someone's foot. When EE did this the glove became caught on the lifting lug and EE was unable to get hand away.
Picked up a 50-pound bag of anfo, turned, felt a sharp pain in back.
The employee was operating a skid steer for snow removal. The bucket caught the scale platform and threw employee forward striking the safety bar with employee's chest.
Three miners were cleaning up. One was operating a wheel loader and the other two were throwing scrap steel into the bucket to be taken to a dumpster. The loader operator thought one of the other miners signaled operator to lower the bucket. Operator then lowered the bucket onto one of the miners foot.
Employee was cutting out a wear plate with a torch when hot metal dropped onto boot. The employee did not notice until it burned through boot
At quitting time the employee was exiting EE's service vehicle and twisted EE's left ankle and fell to the ground.
Miner was performing maintenance on primary takeout belt gear box. Lost balance while on ladder and fell +/- 3 feet spraining ankle.
Miner was assisting John Deere mechanic in replacing an alternator on JD 844K FEL when he raised his head and hit it on compartment latch resulting in 5 staples to top of head.
Miner was dismounting service truck and as he turned to dismount backwards lost balance and fell onto other miner. Other miner (miner on ground) ended up with sprained left knee and ankle resulting in restricted duty.
Driller was burned by a busted hyd hose when it shot fluid up onto the engine turbo burning his right check, right ear and top of his nose
Miner was attempting to move conveyor with chain slings and excavator. Chain slipped on conveyor causing it to swing. Miner attempted to stop swinging conveyor and was pinned between suspended conveyor and adjacent fixed conveyor.
Miner was dismounting ladder on 980 G FEL. Right knee buckled when miner placed right foot on ground. Miner was on flat clean surface.
Miner one was attempting to break miner two's fall as miner two was descending from a conveyor. Miner one was successful in breaking miner two's fall, and in the process, miner one received a torn bicep to the right arm.
Miner was closing door to control room; handle came off door as it was being shut. Miner grabbed edge of door to shut it; hand got stuck between door and jamb injuring right middle finger.
Miner was attempting to lift 16"X41"X1" piece of AR plate off ground. Plate slipped in left hand causing left arm to hyper extend and strain upper left arm.
Miner was removing collar from speed reducer on head pulley of agg bin and cut his left index finger on the shaft key way as the collar slid off. Miner received 12 stitches to left index finger.
Miner was using a four inch grinder with a cutting wheel while cutting plate steel. Blade hung up in seam and shattered cutting miners left index finger. Miner received +/- 15 stitches in finger and was released back to duty.
Miner was exiting mill office coming down steps and twisted ankle on last step. Visit to doctor and x-rays showed that right ankle was broken.
Miner was removing bolts from drive belt guard on VSI take-out belt when foot slipped and miner fell into a troughing idler cracking a rib.
Miner was changing screen cloth when screen shifted forward unexpectedly anc cut middle left finger.
Miner was conducting demolition work removing a wall to create larger storage area in warehouse. While pushing down a wall by hand, a nail punctured his right palm. Miner was taken to medical facility for a tetanus shot, and at that time prescription antibiotics were issued making this injury reportable.
Miner was stepping out of bed of service truck onto bumper, slipped and hit the ground on right shoulder. Miner was taken to doctor to be checked out and was issued prescription for anti-inflammatory.
Miner was removing bolt from lid on long miami screw to remove lid, when wrench slipped, causing miners right elbow to strike bolt on other side of lid. Skin on elbow was broken and prescription for antibiotics was issued by doctor.
Miner was cutting a poly grease line with a knife. The knife slipped and the miner cut his left thumb, resulting in 4 stitches.
Miner was punching holes in skirtboard rubber when a shard of metal came off of punch embedding itself into his left hand. This accident is reportable because miner recieved prescription antibiotics to prevent infection.
Miner was performing maintenance (welding) inside of feed hopper. Miner inside hopper needed a bolt to fill a hole; asked miner on outside of hopper for bolt. Miner on outside of hopper tossed bolt to miner inside hopper; miner inside hopper missed bolt and chipped front tooth in process. Accident is reportable due to follow-up visit at orthodontist office.
Miner was taking a light off light pole, unhooked the brace the light swung around and hit miner in right ear and head.
Miner was washing out plugged feed tube from sand tank to sand screw from discharge end with water hose. When material broke free, hose whipped out of pipe and struck miner in face resulting in five stitches to left eye.
Miner was walking from baghouse to showerhouse and slipped on ice spraining right shoulder. At time of doctors visit, was issued prescription pain meds.
Miner was exiting plant control tower coming down steps, and slipped on wet step. Miner reported incident on day of occurence, but refused medical attention at time of incident. Miner later (3-3-2010) decided to seek medical attention as left shoulder was irritating him, and upon visit to physician, was issued prescription pain meds.
Miner was preparing to cut the inner race of a bearing off of an overflow catch pan on a rip-rap machine, when pressure inside of catch pan forced adjacent bearing off of catch pan housing striking miner in left side causing contusion. Miner was taken to medical facility for observation.
Miner was adjusting gate on air slide in mill and mashed ring finger of right hand. No stitches, no cut, no broken bones - DOCTOR PRESCRIBED PRESCRIPTION STRENGTH IBUPROFEN (800 mg.) FOR PAIN
Miner was burning holes under crusher for wear plate installation, when a piece of slag entered his right ear, causing a minor burn. This resulted in a trip to Urgent Care, at which point prescription antibiotics were prescibed.
Miner was loading a portable water pump into the bed of his truck when it slipped out of his hand catching his right index finger between the pump and the tailgate. Two sutures required.
Miner was attempting to tighten the tracks on an 88-B Bucyrus Erie Dragline while utilizing a 3/4 ton come-along. The hook slipped off the pad while under tension and came back to strike the miner in the face, resulting in sutures.
Miner was removing electrical insulation from electrical motor leads using a utility knife. The utility knife slipped and miner cut his left wrist resulting in 6 (six) stitches.
Miner was repairing a broken section of cattle fence when a stretched wire whipped back and struck him in the left eye. Miner was taken to hospital where he was prescribed antibiotic eye drops to prevent infection.
Miner was removing gear reduction assembly from head pulley shaft when it shifted unexpectedly and smashed his right hand between the motor mount and head pulley shaft.
Miner was walking from the stone house to the shower room to go home and slipped on a frozen rut made from a loader tire and twisted his left knee.
Miner was removing bearing from housing with hammer and punch when a piece of the outer race chipped off and struck him in the left leg; continued working and another piece chipped off and struck him in the right leg.
Miner was climbing ladder to cab of loader when he slipped, fell and hit his head.
Miner was re-setting stop blocks at base of stacker conveyor, when lost balance and mashed finger between conveyor frame and block.
Miner was climbing down off of water truck and pulled muscle in left calf.
Miner was removing exhaust system from water truck when a peice of rust broke free and got in his eye.
Miner was unplugging rocks jammed in jaw crusher when two large rocks shifted pinching little finger on left hand
Miner was conducting crusher maintenance - moving a piece of the crusher to a different location - while setting the piece down, crushed left ring fingertip.
While replacing v-belts on crusher drive, left hand fingers were caught between v-belt and sheave, smashing middle left finger and seperating fingernail.
Miner was cleaning spillage off conveyor belt at tail section between guard and tail box, when he stepped off the concrete block supporting the tail section and twisted right ankle inward.