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On 8/30/10 employee, while dismounting off of the LULL forklift stepped on a rock approximately 3" and rolled his left foot causing him to fall and land on his left arm. The impact hurt his foot and arm requiring him to get it checked out by a doctor.
On 8/30/10 employee was greasing the bottom right pin of a 988G when the operator tilted the bucket back rolling it onto the right part of the right foot smashing his foot. This crushed the two right bones going to the two right toes just behind his toes.
On 4/29/10 EE reported that back on 3/3/10 he was sweeping rocks off of the pit floor with the 988G loader he was operating when he caught the bucket on something solid causing a sudden stop of the loader. When this happened he said it felt like it ripped his insides. The accident was not reported to the supervisor until 4/29/10.
Unloading PVC Drill Casing, casing fell on finger
Cutting metal & got metal fragment in left eye.
EE was removing a wear plate in crusher, lifting with a mobile device. The wear was bound on a chute corner. When EE attempted to free the wear plate, it slid out striking the EE on the right knee causing a laceration to the right knee.
Employee was assisting in v-belt replacement, hand (right) was pinched between pulley & v-belt. Equipment was not running & locked & tagged.
Employee was loading cutting blades onto a forklift to be moved; when he went to set the blade down he caught his finger with the other blade.
NATURAL DEATH DUE TO HEART ATTACK ON MINE PROPERTY
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF CRUSHER PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT FOOT, FOOT TWISTED CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE.