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The miner was helping change screens on a screen plant. He was standing on the discharge belt and working outside of the catwalk guardrail. He stepped backwards off the discharge belt and fell approximately 3' onto a shuttle belt.
The miner was repairing a torn belt. Due to freezing rain the entire site was coated with ice. The miner slipped and fell. When he fell he twisted his knee. He is required to wear a knee brace and attend three physical therapy sessions.
A wood stair used to access the scale house gave way causing worker to fall approximately 2 feet.
The Miner was helping clean up a steel stock pile. He lifted a piece of steel and twisted while lifting. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back and right leg. He reported the incident to his Supervisor but refused medical treatment. He informed management of the incident on 12/13/2012. He received an MRI on 1/10/2013 and surgery for a herniated disc was performed on 2/14/2013.
Worker was cutting a steel chute on a crushing plant with an oxygen/acetylene torch. He was not wearing any eye or face protection. A particle struck him in the left eye. The particle was removed by a doctor with a cotton swab.
Worker was trying to remove the bit from an Ingersoll-Rand 3" drill with a 16" pipe wrench. He cycled the drill and with the bit spinning freely in the jaws of the pipe wrench he grasped the wrench. When he grasped the wrench the jaws engaged on the bit pinning the ring finger of his right hand between the wrench and the dust guard of the drill.
reoccurance of previous injury(per call-EE was moving material on 8/28/09-strained back with no treatment, no lost time no light duty-not reported 9/18/09-complained went to dr-dr gave pain med with physical therapy.
worker was walking down an incline when he tripped on a rock. He put out his right hand to break his fall striking it on another rock. He suffered a laceration on the palm of his right hand that required four sutures. Fatigue and an uneven surface contributed to the accident.
Worker was operating an articulating Volvo rock truck down an incline and came in contact with an uneven section of road, causing the bed to overturn.
Worker was walking down a slope to restart a stacker belt and stepped awkwardly, re-injuring his knee that he had had surgery on 7 years prior.
Worker was backing up a bulldozer. The machine rocked backwards and the worker's body motion went foreward causing a sharp pain in his lower back.
Worker was manually rotating the electric motor to #19 jaw in search of part numbers. Due to the counter balance of the jaw, the electric motor reversed rotation and the worker's thumb was caught in between the fan and the motor housing.
A cheat plate was being installed in the Telsmith jaw. The worker had taken off his hard hat to check the bolt hole alignment. One of the loose bolts used for the cheat plate was located on the upper part of the jaw and rolled off, striking the worker on the head.
Two workers were re-installing a pulley guard on a jaw. One worker lost his grip on a 2 lb hammer. When the hammer slipped from his grip, it struck the other worker on the chin.
Worker was assisting Maintenance worker repair crusher. He moved in an upward motion, striking his hardhat on machinery. Worker complained of neck and shoulder pain the following day.
Working alone changing cutting edges on a Kowasaki loader, taking old bolts out, a bolt had a sharp edge. It spun around cutting his finger on the left hand.
Worker was broadcasting sand on a conveyor belt that had ice buildup and was slipping. He extended the shovel too close to the moving conveyor. When the shovel made contact with the belt it was forced towards the worker causing a shoulder strain. Cleared to return to work the next day.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP FRONTEND LOADER STEPS AND FOOT SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT ARM(HAND) LOST GRIP AND HE SWUNG BACKWARDS, HOLDING ON WITH HIS LEFT ARM(HAND). CO-WORKER PUSHED HIM BACK TO LADDER BUT HE HEARD A LOUD POP IN HIS SHOULDER.
CREW WAS REPLACING BELT AND HE CUT FINGER ON EDGE OF ROLLER.