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Employee was cutting a zip-tie with an utility knife. when the knife cut through the zip-tie, it continued and cut their left thumb. They was received about 3 stitches.

Miner was cutting conveyor belt fabric with a utility knife and cut rt. leg.

During setting up of crusher and fine tuning the production specs, employee began complaining of sore forearms. After switching to operating a loader they didn't get much better. It appears they had this condition prior but it resurfaced. After seeing doctor, it was diagnosed as a form of carpal tunnel in the wrists.

After a long shift operator was walking the dozer down the access road from the pit and while trying to make the turn at a switchback got the tracks too far over the berm and slid down and rolled dozer down the slope, it rolled once with a slow slide.

Employee was helping to open front gate of mine when it was stuck due to accumulation of snow and ice. As it broke free, the employee's hand was on the top framework of the gate and the gate roller rolled over EE's right ring finger.

Fly rock from a blast flew over stockpile and hit employee in the leg. Rushed to nearest hospital and diagnosed with broken rt. leg.

EE was stepping down from a lowboy trailer when he began to slide down a short embankment that he was parked next to. He slid only about 12 inches but when the sliding stopped, his weight shifted on his downhill side leg causing pain in his right knee. He was able to work until it was not getting better and had surgery. Released to full duty as of 11/16/2015.

Tom was tightening a nut on a bolt when the nut spun freely and cut the palm of his hand. He was holding on to the nut when it happened.

While working in the shop, he tripped on 4 x 4 dunnage and jammed his shoulder trying to break his fall. He has continued to work until last week when he kept complaining of discomfort. He finally went to see a doctor and was diagnosed with a slight tear of a tendon. He underwent surgery this past Friday, February 8th, 2013.

Employee was tightening a pressurized hydraulic fitting to stop a drip leak. He had barely touched his wrench to the fitting when it gave way releasing pressurized fluid. The crusher was NOT on/powerized but has contant pressure in the valves where the fitting was. The pressurized hyd. fluid shot out and cut his arm and neck.

HE WAS CUTTING THE STRAPS OFF OF STRAW WADDLES WITH UTILITY KNIFE.

Employee was pressure washing a heat muffler shield off of a D8 and while he was turning it around it slipped through his hand and sliced his tight thumb. He received 6 stitches and was back to work his next scheduled work day. Because he is attending college, his next scheduled work day was two days later.

Employee was shoveling dirt and strained lower back muscle.

Employee stepped onto uneven ground and turned his left ankle, apparently spraining it.

Employee was disassembling brace for a conveyor belt legs when the brace swung down and hit his foot after he loosened one end.

Grinding on the underside of a truck trailer while on his back and metal particle got in his eye. After flushing the eye and getting the particle out the employee finished his shift with no problems but the next day still felt the eye was bothering him. He went to clinic and got an antibiotic for a scratch on his eye. After the visit to the clinic- he returned to work.

Operator stepped on a rock and strained his right knee while trying to get off loader ladder/steps.