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Individual was welding a Taper bushing that had broken out of a head pulley drum back into place. He was using a chain hoist to pull the shaft and the bushing back into place when the hoist slipped rotating the shaft that was attached to the drive pulley. Individual had his hand on the pulley and his thumb was pulled between the pulley and the drive belt.

EE was assisting with removal of pin from Track hoe bucket and attempted to catch it as it came through the bushing. Pin was too heavy to be handled and fell, crushing his finger against bucket, bone fracture to last joint of 3rd digit of left hand.

Employee was fabricating a rock chute on ground. He had rolled chute over to access other side. Chute then rolled back on his right foot breaking his first 3 toes just behind the steel toe guard in his boot.

Employee was cleaning windows on dozer and slipped off tracks and fell to ground on left shoulder.

Employee was helping tighten bolts on a cone crusher. He was using a 2 lb hammer and a wrench. While striking the wrench with the hammer, he missed the wrench and hit his 3rd finger on his left hand, breaking his finger.

Miner was cleaning under jaw crusher when a small rock fell and struck him on his right hand and thumb.

Employee was using comealong on crusher to help free small debris when the cable broke and came back striking his left thumb and hand.

Employee was removing rock from crusher and pulled muscle in his lower back.

Employee was cleaning around conveyor belts when small diameter rock fell from conveyor striking him in back of neck.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS LABORER AROUND CRUSHING CIRCUIT. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED, HE STEPPED OFF OF CONCRETE PAD ONTO A ROCK HE DID NOT SEE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

Employee was changing fuse in panel box in E.M.C. trailer. Stated he checked power & made certain it was off. Pulled fuse out, replaced with new fuse. When new fuse made contact, panel box exploded, burning employee's hands and arms. After investigation, it was discovered panel box was not locked out or tagged out.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

TWO BEARING CAPS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CRUSHER/JAW. THEY WERE PLACED ON A PALLET. THE MINER WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN THE CAPS IN PREPARATION TO PUT IN NEW BEARINGS AND GREASE. AS HE WAS TURNING ONE OF THE CAPS OVER TO CLEAN IT, IT SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS HOLDING IT OVER STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO CAPS.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANICS WORK ON JAW CRUSHER WHILE MACHINE WAS INOPERABLE. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR ON A LARGE BEARING WHILE THE MECHANICS WERE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SAME BEARING. THE BEARING CAP MOVED AND THE PRY BAR EE WAS USING SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

EE WAS TYING OFF A LADDER THAT HAD BEEN PLACED INSIDE A PUG MILL HOPPER. WHILE TYING OFF THE LADDER, EE PRESSED HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE HOPPER WALLS. WHEN HE DID THIS, HE FELT A "POPPING" IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EE was removing a large stone from the haul road from the pit area which was too large to lift, by moving rolling it out of the roadway and sprang wrist on left hand.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LODGED JAW PLATE AFTER REMOVING HOLDING PINS AFTER JAW COULD NOT BE REMOVED. CRIBBING HAD BEEN USED TO REMOVE PINS AND WAS REMOVED TO EXTRICATE JAW PLATE. WHEN JAW PLATE COULD NOT BE REMOVED, CRIBBING WAS NOT USED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FREE JAW PLATE AND PLATE SHIFTED, CAUSING EE'S RIGHT FOOT TO BE TWISTED.

EE alleges to have fallen while attempting to climb onto a track hoe

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE FORD BOOM TRUCK WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. EE FELL APPROX 45" TO THE GROUND. EE HAD FUELED THE BOOM TRUCK AND SPILLED THE FUEL.

EE WAS REPLACING A GUARD AT A PUG MILL WHEN EE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND STUMBLED CAUSING EE TO FALL. AS EE WAS FALLING EE REACHED OUT TO BRACE EE AND REINJURED A PREEXISTING WRIST INJURY.

EE WAS REPAIRING TAIL PULLEY ON CONVEYOR. THE TAIL PULLEY WAS REMOVED AND EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT WHEN IT ROLLED AND TORE EE'S FINGERNAIL.

EE LIFTING A WELDING GAS CYLINDER WITH ANOTHER EE WHEN PAIN FELT IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM AROUND THE PLANT AREA WHEN A ROCK EJECTED FROM THE SCREEN AND STRUCK HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM REPAIRS ON WATER PUMP AT PUMP HOUSE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON A LOOSE BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT.

MINER WAS ASCENDING THE LEFT LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE FELL/ SLIPPED FROM THE 2ND STEP FROM THE BOTTOM. THE MINER'S SHOES WERE COVERED IN OIL WHICH WAS BLOWN ON THE MINER WHEN HE OPENED THE PRESSURIZED TRANSMISSION FILL PORT WHILE THE LOADER WAS RUNNING.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO RE-POSITION A MASK PIN IN DRILL AND USING HIS OWN BODY WEIGHT TO PRY THIS PIN BACK INTO PLACE WHEN RIB FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE (MINER) WAS INVOLVED IN A ROCK TRUCK ACCIDENT RESULTING IN $200 +/- DAMAGE TO TRUCK PROMPTING A DRUG TEST. UPON NOTICE THAT HE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A DRUG TEST, HE TOLD US HE INJ URED HIS BACK HELPING TO INSTALL TAIL ROLLERS FOR A CONVEYOR AT OUR WASH PLANT. THE INJURY TO HIS BACK OCCURRED 8/9/02.

EMPLOYEE RADIOS SCALE HOUSE AND REQUESTED HELP AND AN AMBULANCE. EE THEN PROCEEDED TO PARK HIS LOADER, MINE SUPERVISOR AND SCALEPERSON RESPONDED TO HIM TO RENDER AID, CALLED EMS MINER TREATED BY PARAMEDICS ON SEEN, STABILIZED AND TRANSPORTED TO WOODLAND E.R.

MINER WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE CAB ACCESS LADDER VOLVE 25 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LAST RUNG TO THE GROUND HE FELT A BURINING SENSATION IN THE CALF MUSCLE OF THE LEFT LEG.

EE HAD DISMOUNTED HIS HOE, AND WAS WALKING OVER TO CHECK HIS AREA WHERE DIGGING, & FELL AGAINST A SHARP ROCK LACERATING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

EE'S INJURY WAS RE-DIAGNOSED SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT REPORT AS TRAUMATIC CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE WAS REFERRED TO A PHYSICIAN IN PINSON, ALABAMA FOR A NEW TYPE OF CHIROPRATI C TREATMENT INVOLVING WRIST AND HAND EXERCISES AND COLD LASER TREATMENT OF THE MEDIAN NERVE TO REDUCE NERVE SWELLING. THESE TREATMENTS LASTED FROM APPROXIMATELY SEPT 2001 UNTIL JANUARY 2002.

MINER WAS HELPING CLEAN AROUND PLANT WHEN DUST FELL INTO FACE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS. DUST GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. HE RUBBEDHIS EYE. SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED ON 8/3/01.

OPERATOR WAS ON D25C CAT HAUL TRUCK WHEN DASH OF HIS TRUCK APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT & CAUSED A FIRE, SMOKE FROM THIS FIRE WAS INHALED BEFORE THE TRUCK COULD BE STOPPED & THE DRIVER COULD GET OUT OF THIS CAB.

WHILE REPLACING BELT DRIVE ON MOTOR TO FEED BELT TO SCALPING SCREEN, FINGER CAUGHT IN PULLEY WHILE CHANGING BELT. RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE AREA BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE AND 1ST JOINT. SUTURES WERE USED ON A SMALL LACERATION IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE 1ST JOINT AND FINGER TIP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A RANGER PICKUP TRUCK BY POURING GAS INTO THE CARBURATOR. THE TRUCK RAN OUT OF GAS ADJACENT TO THE QUARRY FUELING AREA. A ROCK TRUCK WAS REFUELED. THE DRIVER OF THE ROCK TRUCK PROCEEDED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE PICKUP WAS IN THE ROCK TRUCK DRIVER'S BLIND SPOT. ROCK TRUCK HIT THE PICKUP KNOCKING THE EE TO THE GROUND AND RAN OVER HIM.

BROKE FIRST FINGER AND MASHED 1ST AND 2ND FINGER ON LEFT HAND. WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN V BELT AND PULLEY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE BELTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BELT ROLLER TO ITS INSTALL POINT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HE FELL ACROSS A PIECE OF FLAT METAL AND HIS WRIST WAS CUT ACROSS THE EDGE OF THIS METAL. ONSTRUCTION PHASE.