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Sometime between the hours of 1200 am and 6:00 am an unknown male between the age of 25 and 35 committed suicide. The victim used a self-purchased rope and entered onto the mine site, where he secured the rope to a railing on the screen and walked below and committed the act of suicide.
Employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench when the wrench slipped off the bolt and the employee's elbow struck a piece of metal on the equipment being worked on.
Splicing a conveyor belt on the radial stacker. As employee was cutting the belt the belt ripped and knocked the employee off the belt. Employee fell approx. 10 feet to the ground.
Holding a carrage bolt, using an air gun to remove the nut, the bolt spun around and cut his finger.
Employee bent over to look under the crusher and felt pain in his back
Conveyor wet from rain. Employee walked on conveyor and slipped and fell, landing on butt.
Blowing dirt off a piece of equipment with an air gun, dirt went into eye. Employee did not report injury until the end of december. Took sick leave before reporting the incident.