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Climbing out of the Mechanics Service Truck. Stepped on Ladder, ladder feel to one side, causing employee to fall. Landed between rungs of ladder; then folded up on employees left leg causing 1 bone to break and another bone to fracture.
Replacing backup light on rock truck. Fixing cover with 3/4" screen. Had to bend the screen 45 degrees, screen popped and swiped face, nose and upper lip.
Installing tail pully in screen feed conveyor; when tail pulley slipped and cut his right finger.
Lifting tail pulley on Unit 911 cone discharge belt (he pulled a back muscle).
Extracting impact roller from surge bin when opposite side of roller dropped, trapping hand between roller and brace.
The miner was digging out around the cone discharge when he felt his back pop out. He went to the emergency room, and then to a clinic for care. He currently released to restricted duty, but is not working.
Employee was climbing out of truck. She grabbed the handle, but slipped off the foot hold and fell. She struck her lower back on the top step of the ladder. She felt fine at first, but later experienced numbness & tingling in her legs. She requested & received emergency transport to the hospital. She is currently not working as we have no "restricted duties" for her to perform.
Employee was helping to unload several large timbers from a tractor/trailer and strained his back. The injury was such to require 4 to 5 chiropractic treatments.
Employee was putting the torches away, using the backhoe to move them. He set the backhoe pad down to keep the backhoe from rolling while he got out to open the shed door. The backhoe came off the pad and rolled, pinning the employee's wrist to the shed with the backhoe bucket.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A ROCK TRUCK.
Employee was helping change iron in the jaw when he fell and pulled a muscle in his arm.
EE WAS BREAKING BOLTS OFF SCREEN AT THE SAND PLANT. HE LATER EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF CHEST PAIN. THE MEDICAL PROVIDER DETERMINED THT EE HAD STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL AND NEEDED LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK IN ORDER TO HEAL.
EE WAS ON THE POWER CHUTES, CHANGING THE SCREENS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 7.5'), BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON THE SCRAPER WHEN IT FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A SLIGHT NUMBNESS, SWELLING AND PAIN. HE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY AND AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE DR FOR FULL RELEASE. HE WILL GO NEXT WEEK.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE LOADER. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL, AND HE FELL BACK. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE EE HAD SO MUCH BACK PAIN THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK AND NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Crew was loading a used oil barrel, using a loader & chain to lift the barrel. barrel swang thru the air, came toward the ee, caught him off gaurd, causing the ee to reach up and trying to stop the barrel from swinging. the weight and force of the barrel hitting the ee's outstreched arm caused a strain in his back, for which he will need chiropractic care for several weeks.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING SOME FIBERGLASS WITH A HAND GRINDER WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED INTO A SNOW-COVERED HOLE, TWISTING AND STRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE INSTALLING A 4" ELECTRICAL WATER PUMP AT THE SAND PLANT, THE EE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE SUCTION HOSE BY HITTING IT WITH THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT HAND. AFTER 10 DAYS OF OBSERVATION, THE EE DE CIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HIS RIGHT HAND, & FILE A WORKER'S COMPENSATION STATEMENT WITH OUR OFFICE.
EE WAS TAPPING (DRILLING) OUT A HOLE ON THE COUNTERWEIGHT, WHEN THE DRILL BIT STUCK & THE TORQUE PULLED THE EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS REMOVING COOLING FAN WITH HAMMER AND PUNCHED COOLING FAN. HE MOVED AND STRUCK HIS HAND WTH THE HAMMER.
EE WAS WORKING TO CLEAR THE JAW CRUSHER OF A LARGE BOULDER THAT JAMMED THE CRUSHER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURY AT THE TIME AND DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
MINER WAS SHOVELING OUT TAIL PULLEY AREA, ROCK BOUNCED FROM 1036 PIONEER JAW, STRIKING MINER ON TOP OF THE LEFT SHOULDER, CAUSING SMALL BRUISE AND CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM CONVEYERS AND TURNED WRONG.
EE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING TOP DECK SCREEN ON THE 8X20 INCLINE SCREEN.
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK. HER BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND SHE SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK STEP. SHE FELL AND HER RIGHT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED AS IT LANDED ON A ROCK.