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Employee was in the process of placing a drill steel in the drill mast. EE had one end on the pick-up tail gate and the other end on top of a berm. When employee pulled the steel onto the mast the back end of the steel fell off the tail gate pinching the employee's left hand between the steel and a large rock laying on the the berm.
While trouble shooting an issue with the primary crusher, the employee was rotating the impeller by hand when his glove caught between the impeller and the liner pinching the tip of his right middle finger.
Employee was walking from the scale house to his vehicle. He slipped and fell causing a fracture to the fibula bone on his left leg. The weather conditions was clear 28 degrees with the sun out.
Employee was removing unnecessary tools and trash from the back of the service truck. While walking back to the service truck after placing trash in the dumpster, "located next to the shop approximately 16 feet from the back of the truck", he felt a pop in his right knee.
Employee was cleaning out a plugged chute. When the material shifted, a 6 to 8 inch rock fell from the chute above, hitting his finger. He received a laceration which required stitches and the finger was broken.
Employee was using a prybar to dislodge a rock that was stuck in a chute. The rocks shifted and forced the prybar against the chute. His finger was mashed between the chute and the prybar. They removed his fingernail and the tip of his finger was fractured.
Employee was coming down a ladder from a bin and was still tied off with a harness and lanyard. He slipped on the step and fell. His arm was over the top of the lanyard when he fell. He was cut by the lanyard under his right arm, which required stitches.
Employee was unlocking a 5th wheel on a lowboy tractor and trailer. It was stuck and had to pulled hard to unlock. The employee injured the rotator cuff in his left shoulder that will require surgery to repair. Surgery is scheduled for 6-24-09.
Employee was moving a rolled up conveyor belt with a chain and a front end loader. During transport, the belt needed to be repositioned. While manually handling the belt the employee sustained a ruptured bicep tendon. The injury required surgery which was repaired on 5/20/09.
Employee was using a hammer and a bar to loosen a screen. While swinging the hammer he missed the bar and struck his hand. He received a laceration that required stitches.
EE pulled disconnect handle to "off" position & installed lock on disconnect handle that supplied power to loadout bin. He went to splice wires in splice box. When attempting to open cover on splice box it blew in front of him, resulting in 2nd deg flash burns to both hands. He was going to attempt to test for current at splice box but didn't get opportunity to do so.
A new roll of belting was elevated off the ground with the boom of a service truck. There was a drill steel put through the center of the belting. The load shifted and the employee grabbed one end of the drill steel. His finger was mashed between the drill steel and the bumper of the service truck. He received stitches and broke the tip of his finger.
Employee suffered a heart attack while on the job. The autopsy report indicated that the deceased died as a result of a heart attack and an enlarged heart was a contributing factor.
Employee was attempting to lift a tire with the truck hoist. He unhooked the hook from the truck and was holding it out to clear the truck. He accidently engaged the hoist while still holding the hook and caught his finger between the hook and the truck. He fractued his finger and needed surgery to repair torn tendons.
Employee was found unresponsive in the drill. Emegency Medical Services said he died from a heart attack.
Employee was removing rock from the side door of the crusher. A loose rock rolled down and smashed his finger against the side door. He received a laceration that required three stitches and also broke the tip of his finger.
Injured employee was pulling on a piece of angle iron to straigten it out. The angle iron broke at the weld causing him to fall on his ankle. Will require surgery.
Employee reported a sprained ankle on 10/12/06. He has been able to continue working with no restrictions. Was recently reexamined and it was determined that he would require surgery. His surgery was 5/16/07. He stepped out of his truck and turned his ankle.
Employee reported injury after using a 36" , 3/4 drive ratchet. The ratchet broke cleanly off. He was in the process of installing a counterweight on the cone crusher. It is unknown if this caused the injury, but it was the first time the employee reported it to the company. This injury requires surgery.
Employee was climbing the ladder of the haul truck. As he lifted his leg to climb, he felt pain in his back.
Employee was using a garden hose to water down the area around the scales to keep the dust down. She stepped down a slight incline and slipped. She fractured her ankle when she slipped.
Employee was hitting the side of a bin to dislodge material. The sledge hammer deflected off the side of the bin and struck him on the right knee. A lineal fracture occured to the knee.
Employee was performing repairs on a stockpile truck. As he went to his maintenance truck to get some tools, he slipped on ice and fell on his back. The employee experienced a strained back as a result of the fall.
The employee was unhooking a chain that was used to pull a stuck haul truck out of the mud with a front-end loader. The loader operator started to pull away. The employee motioned for him to stop. The loader was stopped abruptly which caused the bucket to dip. The employee's foot was under the bucket when it dipped. The employee sustained broken bones in three toes.
Employee was preparing to mount a cutting edge on a FEL. The cutting edges were shipped on a palet stacked three high. Employee was sliding the top cutting edge off of the stack. His finger was caught between the two cutting edges. The cutting edges weigh approx. 350 lbs. apiece. Employee sustained a cut that required stitched and a broken finger. Both were to the same finger.
REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE WHEEL COVER DROPPED OFF AND ROLLED ON THE GROUND TOWARDS INJURED EE. AS THE COVER ROLLED BETWEEN HIS LEGS HE TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING HIM. IN DOING SO HIS FINGER ON RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE COVER AND BROKE HIS FINGER.
3 EE'S WERE REPLACEING THE BELLYPAN ON A DUMP TRUCK. AFTER THE PAN WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, INJURED EE DROVE AWAY IN THE TRUCK. 30-45 MINUTES LATER, INJURED TOLD HIS FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. HE HAD NOT MENTIONED THIS TO THE OTHER TWO CO-WORKERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 773 HAUL TRUCK. HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND HE FELL.
EE WAS TIGHTENING IMPACTOR BOLTS WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED A TOOTH AND HAD NO TENSION WHEN EE PULLED ON RATCHET HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF IMPACTOR FRACTURING HIS ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS KNEE POPPED OUT A YEAR AGO BUT HE GOT IT BACK IN PLACE HIMSELF. HE SAYS IT HAPPENED AT WORK BUT HE DID NOT REPORT IT. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. HE H AD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE 8-22. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL THE DAY OF SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING PULLEYS ON IMPACTOR TO PUT ON A NEW BELT. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND IT PULLED HIS HAND INTO PULLEY WHEN IT TURNED.