The miner was making their way down a fixed two step ladder attached to a catwalk approximately three feet from the ground after doing routine maintenance. Making last step to the ground the miner stepped/turned the wrong way on foot resulting in an ankle sprain/strain.
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Showing all 13Prying up heavy object with 1x6 board. The board broke and employee hit the concrete floor with his shoulder.
Crusher rotor rotating foot caught between impact apton & Rotor.
Hitting head on return roller bracket.
Employee was getting out of a 730 Cat haul truck and stepped on a rock twisting his left ankle. He went to Greene Memorial Hospital for x-rays & found he had an ankle sprain.
Employee was jacking up a screw shaft with a come-along. While pulling on the handle he strained his lower lumbar muscle in his back.
EE WAS INSTALLING A V-BELT ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR & 4 X 10 SCREEN. WHILE PULLING ON THE BELT WITH HIS HANDS (FINGERS UNDER BELT), THE BELT SLIPPED ON, ROLLING THE SCREEN DRIVE SHEAVE AROUND AND CATCHING EE'S LEFT RING FINGER UNDER THE BELT. EE JERKED HIS FINGER FREE, PULLING THE END OF HIS FINGER OFF THE BONE.
WHILE MOVING 7" X 7" X 4' WOODEN BLOCKS EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER WORK & WAS TOLD BY THE DOCTOR THAT HE DISLOCATED HIS ROTATOR CUP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SCRAP METAL INTO A LOADER BUCKET.
EE WAS INSTALLING A LIFT CYLINDER ON A HAUL TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM ONE FRAMED RAIL TO ANOTHER HIS FOOTING SLIPPED ON SOME OIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 3' TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS BRASING A CRACK IN A OIL PAN(TRANSMISSION) OF A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK # 352. THE PAN WAS DRAINED OF OIL AND CLEANED. EE WAS BRASING FOR ABOUT 2 MIN. WHEN HE STOPPED TO INSPECT HIS WORK. HE WAITED ABOUT 10 MIN. TO START BRASING AGAIN. WHEN HE LIT THE TORCH A FLASH FIRE BURNED HIS RT ARM, NECK AND RT SIDE OF FACE.
WHILE REMOVING A BLOW BAR FROM A HAZEMAG CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT SHIN.
WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS ON TAIL BEARING OF A 60" SAND CLASSIFIER, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.