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employee cutting hose with exacto knife and slipped cutting through EE's left thumb
miner was driving 1989 Kenworth water truck up the haul road and either shifted or stalled the water truck the truck began rolling backwards rolled into muddy conditions truck began sliding and overturned. Employee climbed out of water truck and complained of some low back pain.
Miner was cutting wire with a grinder. The cut-off wheel came apart and shattered. Pieces hit EE in the safety glasses and left cheek below the safety glasses.
EE was climbing down the ladder of the haul truck when EE either missed the step of foot slipped on the ladder and EE fell approx. 3 feet to the ground.
Employee was grinding on newly installed conveyor guards when a horse fly bit him on the right shoulder. He swatted at the fly and the grinder swung around and contacted his right arm. The resulting injury required surgery to repair a nicked tendon. Will return to work approx. 2 weeks.
Employee was cleaning hammermill and stepped on rock causing right ankle to twist.
Employee standing next to handrail by prep screen on flat ground and went to turn to walk in the opposite direction and twisted knee.
The employee was pushing a wheel barrow full of dirt/gyp and stepped wrong on his right foot causing it to twist.
Employee stepped out of service truck and twisted left ankle.
The employee was using a come along to draw in dozer track frame to line up and insert pin for track. The come along chain broke hitting the employee in right side of jaw. He received a small cut on ouside of jaw and inside of mouth and it knocked a tooth loose on lower jaw.
Injured person reported at 3:00 p.m that at approx. 7:45 a.m. he was shoveling and his back started hurting. He continued to work and then later got off of his escavator to move a rock and he felt something pull in his lower back.
Moving pin to to align and put in excavator, the pin grazed up against employee's left knee/shin area.
employee cut right middle finger required two stitches and tetnus shot returned to work same day no lost time
Stepped off small berm by conveyor 9 and hurt lower back.
Employee climbed up to get into the dozer (to begin operating it) and twisted right knee
Employee states he was exiting the time clock room and stepped wrong on his left foot. He has multiple fractures on top of left foot.
Employee cleaning a water tank with a scraper. He had eye protection on. His eyes were irritated the following day. Dr. said he believed it to be conjuntivitus. Employee was released to full duty right away and given a prescription for eyedrops. I do not know if this is work related.
Employee was removing a nut from impactor with a pipe wrench lost balance and pulled something in lower back
Employee was sitting down in control tower, started experiencing extreme pain to lower abdomen right side.
EE was cleaning out the feeder and a rock hit his finger
Employee was cleaning mill area with a blower. Dust flew into his right eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was re-tarping in the plant area. A piece of baling wire used to tie off the tarp poked him in the right eye.
Employee was driving a 1991 325M Dresser empty up to the top of the mountain to get a load of Gypsum Rock. The road was too wet and the truck slid down the haul road in reverse rolling into a burm and rolled on its side.
Employee was cleaning the hammermill when a co-worker stepped on the bearing causing one of the hammers to fall on the top of his left hand. Employee had a small abrasion on the top of his left hand causing tenderness to the top of his hand, two fingers, wrist and upper forearm.
Getting out of the Water Truck and stepped on foot wrong
Forklift rolled over right edge of right foot. Employee was filling forklift up with propane. Strained right foot. Dr. released employee immediately to light duty. No light duty available. Employee will receive a 3 day non paid suspension and written warning. No re-check needed.
On the 22nd of March EE said that wind blew dust in his eye. He did not report it until the 23rd. He refused to go to the dr. On March 28 EE reported to his supervisor that he was still feeling discomfort in his left eye. He was then taken to the company Dr.
Dust flew into employee's left eye This was not a lost time accident the dr looked at his eye administered eye drops and wrote out a prescription for eyedrops. EE returned to work no restrictions immediately. No Follow up visit to the doctor is required.
Employee was working on the # 6 belt, tightening a bolt by hand. The ratchet slipped and came back and hit the employee above the left eye. He sustained a small cut and lump above the left eye. Immediately after injury he was transported by a company official to the company doctor, who stitched him and returned him to work the same day.
SHOULDER PAIN, CHEST PAIN ON LEFT SIDE, DIFFICULTY BREATHING. GOT HURT OFF THE JOB, PULLED A CHEST MUSCLE, NOT WORK RELATED.
UNKNOWN EE WAS SEEN REPAIRING WIRING FOR SCISSOR LIFT. APPROX. 15 MIN LATER, HE WAS FOUND LAYING ON HIS BACK UNABLE TO SPEAK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PARKING TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS HSIFT. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OUT. NO CUTS SCRAPES OR BRUISES EXCEPT FOR A SMALL SCRAPE ON ELBOW AND A SPRAINED WRIST .
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON RED SCREEN WHEN GRINDER SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. EE SAW THAT IT HAD UNPLUGGED FROM THE ELECTRIC SOURCE, SO HE REACHED OVER AND PLUGGED IT BACK IN. THE SWITCH ON THE GRINDER WAS STILL ON THE ON POSITION, SO WHEN HE PLUGGEDIY IN, IT TURNED BACK ON AND IT MADE A SMALL CUTON HIS LEFT LEG JUST NELOW THE KNEE.