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Employee was at fuel pump fueling his truck. He stepped in some loose material and foot slid into a pothole. He turned/sprained his ankle.

End dump truck driver was being loaded by loader at rock stripping site. The first bucket from the loader contained a large boulder and was dumped into his truck, jarring the truck driver. The EE's back was jarred and his back was sore and his leg went numb.

Employee was moving conveyor backstop parts by hand, because overhead hoist was inoperable.

Employee states that he was cleaning up a spill of coarse rock when he slipped and fell backwards against a concrete pedestal. He initially felt no pain but later experienced tingling in his foot.

At approximately 2:00 PM on February 27th, a fellow employee was walking on the north side of 63/163 conveyor, when he slipped on the ice and hurt his back.

Employee was closing drawers on the Lab drying oven. While pushing the drawer closed, the end of her ring finger of her right hand was pinched in the lifting mechanism of the next higher drawer.

Employee was working with a hydraulic punch in the mining shop. The punch broke and a chip flew and cut the employees nose.

At approximately 11:30 AM on January 29th (Injured Employee) along with another employee were changing out the liner on a re-grind mill in the concentrator. Employee was positioning the liner into place, and went to remove the liner clip, when a bolt that was holding the liner in place suddenly adjusted allowing the liner to fall slightly pinching finger.

Secondary welding exposure resulted in welder's burn to eyes.

Unloading structural steel with forklift assinstant. Adjusted load and pinched finger between steel frame and lug nut.

Operating dozer, pushing rock, injured back.

Operating D10 dozer, operator aggravated a bad disk in back. Re-injured old injury, bad back.

While installing liners in mill cobb, brake liner struck EE on right arm. EE was taken to clinic with bruised arm. Dr. took EE off work.

Employee was removing bolts from mill with air hammer when he pulled a muscle in his right thigh.

Moving a mobile monorail. Employees were pushing the monorail when the pin connecting the beam to the frame broke. The beam fell, struck employee on shoulder, hip and landed on left leg.

Employee was hauling ore to crusher operating a 730E end dump when the truck contacted the berm causing the truck to roll on its passenger side. The employee received 4 acute appearing fractures to 4 ribs on her right side and an acute appearing fracture to her right clavicle.

Injured employee was struck on left arm by falling tool. Miner working above was using 2" open end wrench, 24" long, to tighten flange nuts on steam line. Lost grip on tool and it dropped 50' to floor below striking contractor employee sweeping floor. Resulted in 2 stitch cut to left upper arm.

Employee was inside rod mill when a liner fell stirking another liner. A small chip came off liner and struck him in the left calf. The metal chip went through the calf. He was treated at the scene and then taken to the clinic. He was checked out by the dr and returned to work.

Employee was pounding a lip shroud on a shovel bucket with an 8# sledge hammer to remove the shroud. A small piece of metal from the shroud (1/2"-11/4") flew off & embedded in his left thigh (through coveralls & jeans). The sliver was removed and he rec'd 3 stitches.

Employee was operating forklift bring parts into building. A rubber hose was in the way. He lifted the rubber hose by hand and felt a pop in his right shoulder. He reported the injury and went to the Dr. He was checked out and returned to work.

Two employee were visually inspecting the fly ash system for possible material blockage. One of the ee lost his focus of the hazard that exited and reached thru an open valve to clean out 60 me accumulated flynsh. He received a fracture to the right thumb when the air operated value closed unexpected.

EE WAS REMOVING IDLER WHICH WAS STUCK. HE WAS HOLDING HIS HAND UNDER THE RETURN IDLER TO BALANCE IT WHEN IT FELL OFF FROM THE BRACKET BECAUSE OF THE MOTION FROM THE OTHER END. HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE IDLER AND FRAME. LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

WHILE INSTALLING A NEW BEARING IN THE SCREEN HOUSE, EE BENT OVER TO PULL A SOCKET FREE FROM A BOLT. SOMETHING HIT A CAN OF ZEP SPRAY AND PUNCTURED THE CAN. SOME OF THE SPRAY HIT EE IN THE FACE AND EYES. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

Electrician was opening a feeder on a substation. The handle is spring loaded and upon racking out the feeder, the ee did not let go of the handle and he backhanded the side of the switch housing. The ee felt he had only bruised his knuckles, his hand never got better, and he went to the clinic and found he fractured his hand.

While doing a liner job the person stepped on an air mover and fell backwards. In the process of falling the employee struck his hand on a sharp edge of the air mover.

GETTING INTO CHUTE FOR NORTH SCREEN IN SCREEN HOUSE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON PELLETS AND FINES IN CHUTE, CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO BUCKLE AND TWIST. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE TREATMENT PRIOR TO SURGERY ON 5/14/05. HE WAITED FOR DR OPINION.)

TENSIONING 20 CONVEYOR WIPER BY PULLING RUBBER STRAP. STRAP SLIPPED AND JAMMED WRIST BACK

SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN FULL BARREL OF BANTONITE AND BEAM AS EE TRIED TO MOVE BARREL. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME

WHILE CARRYING A 30 LB PROPANE BOTTLE TO REFILL, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE. HAIRLING FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED AT LATER DATE.

Installing 36 ft. track panels on railroad. A panel had been lowered to the ground to be connected. The employee used a lining pry bar to make the connection. The bar was left for a moment and the panel moved causing the bar to strike the employee's hard hat and the hard hat cut the employee's head.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BALL HITCH ON THE BUMPER OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND IN DOING SO PINCHED HIS PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A SHARP LIP ON THE BUMPER, CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES ON THE END OF HIS PINKY FINGER.

Employee was climbing down ladder of loader when his right foot slipped on rung of ladder, hitting his right knee against the ladder and knocking his knee out of joint. Now the knee continues to pop out of joint without warning.

EE WAS CHANGING A CRACKED TRACK PAD ON A 295 BE SHOVEL WHEN THE TRACK PAD FELL ON HIS HAND AND PINCHED IT. THE TRACK PAD WAS PRYED OF EE'S HAND AND THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD BANDING TOOL TO BAND A COUPLING TO AN AIR LINE. WHILE TIGHTENING THE BAND, THE TOOL SLIPPED AND TIPPED CAUSING THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND TO BE CAUGHT IN THE TOOL.

EE WAS CROSSING A ROAD WHICH WAS COVERED WITH ICE FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS. EE HAD CROSSED ROAD SEVERAL TIMES THIS SHIFT AND WAS AWARE OF CONDITIONS. EE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD - RECEIVED STITCHES.

WHILE BEING LOADED WITH THE SHOVEL, THE BUCKET STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE BOX (CANOPY END) OF THE END DUMP. THE EE RECEIVED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE CHANGING BETWEEN IDLES ON THE 60 A CONVEYOR UNDER FURNANCE 12, A HOT CHIP FELL FROM ABOVE AND LANDED IN THE EE S LEFT EYE. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. THE CHIP WENT BE TWEENT HE TOP EDGE OF THE ENTER GLASSES ONT HE EEYE THE DR GAVE THE EE DROPS FOR THE EYE AND OFF WORK FOR 1 DAY.

WHILE WALKING UNDER #1 BELT ON FURNACE 6, SLIPPED ON PALLETS AND FELL AGAINST SECOND STAGE COOLING DUCT. A NAIL WHICH HOLDS INSULATION ON THE COOLING DUCT STUCK IN THE LEFT ARM.

EE WAS HOLDING A BLOCK OF WOOD BETWEEN BREAKOUT WRENCH AND PIPE RACK WITNESS WAS OPERATING WRENCH CONTROLS. THE DRILL IS NOISY AND CONTROL OPERATOR THOUGHT HE HEARD EE SAY OK AND MOVED WRENCH. EE S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND PIPE RACK.

WHILE BLEEDING THE BRAKES ON TRAIN CAR A PARTICAL BECAME LODGED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AT THE TIME. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY AND HAD HIS EYE FLUSHED AND A PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPREAD THE FORKS ON THE EXTEND-A-FORK. IN DOING SO HE MASHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE FORKS AND FRAME.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF SOME SCAFFOLDING USING PROPER THREE POINT CONTACT AND WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND HE FELT A SLIGHT TWINGE IN THE RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR AND X-RAYS DID NOT SHOW ANY INJURY. A LATER MRI REVEALED THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL DURING THE SHIFT AND DIDN'T REALIZE SOMETHING WAS IN HIS EYE. WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THERE WAS SOME UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE DOCTOR REPORT AND IT WAS DETERMINED ON 9/1/03 TO BE REPORTABLE.

AFTER CLEANING OUT RECLAIM HOPPER EE WAS GETTING ON LADDER AND HAD HAND ON RAIL USED FOR GRIZZLIES AND CAUGHT A BURR WHICH LODGED INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE WAS WEARING WORK GLOVES AT THE TIME .

THE EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK, WHEN THE LOADER THAT WAS LOADING HER INADVERTENTLY STRUCK THE BOX OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE EE'S HEAD TO STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE CAB. THE EE WAS SENT TO THE HO SPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A NECK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN FROM PLATFORM, TURNED TO GRAB HANDRAIL (PLATFORM 50" TALL) GRABBED HANDRAIL AND PAIN IN SHOULDER RESULTED IN HIS HAND RELEASING AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND, CONDITIONS GOOD, DRY, WELL LIT. LOCATION #2 UPPER CRUSHER.

A LARGE REEL OF ELECRICAL CABLE WAS BEING MOVED MANUALLY & NEEDED TO BE TURNED 90DEG. 2 WORKERS PUSHED IN ONE DIRECTION WHILE THE 3RD WORKER PUSHED THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THE REEL SPUN MUCH EASIER THAN EXPECTED. ONE WORKERS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN REEL & STRUCTURAL STEEL R HAND 4 DIGITLACERATION & TUFT FRACTURE

PICKING UP SCRAP STEEL FROM 108 ROD MILL & DROPPED IN SCRAP TUB. A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CAME BACK & STRUCK EE OVER RIGHT EYE CREATING A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE. THE EE WAS WEA RING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.

MOVED LARGE PROPANE TANK & STRAINED BACK MUSCLE - DOCTOR ADVISED THAT IS STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK & NEEDS LIGHT DUTY WORK UNTIL HEALED.

USING A GENIE (EXTENSIBLE AERIAL MANLIFT) TWO MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT PIPE. THEY HAD CLEANED ABOUT 2' WHEN 13" BY 20' OF FROZEN FINES AND ICE CAME OUT, STRIKING INJURED ON HIS RIGHT A NKLE AND KNOCKING OTHER EE OUT OF THE BASKET, WHERE HE HUNG FROM HIS LANYARD.