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Workplace Illness back. Cumulative Trauma.
During his normal shift employee was inspecting the head pulley for the surge plant stacker after completing his inspection employee was walking down the cat walk when he tripped and fell injuring his left shoulder. Employee immediately reported the injury to his supervisor. Supervisor drove employee to urgent care center.
Employee was using a razor knife to notch a hole in the skirt rubber for cone crusher #2 when he cut the tip of his left thumb. The injury required stitches.
Hose came loose from air wrench and struck employee above the left eye, lacerating the scalp and knocking off his safety glasses.
Employee had completed his lunch and was returning to the water truck when he attempted to step over one of the indents designated as equipment "ready line" at which point he lost his footing, slipped and fell spraining his right knee.
The miner was performing the routine task of cleaning around a screen support structure when he inadvertently stepped off of the concrete foundation to the surrounding grade; twisting his knee.
The miner was utilizing a utility knife to notch out a piece of skirt board rubber. The miner was first using a dull blade. He changed the blade, began cutting towards his left hand while using his right. The knife jumped and cut his index finger and palm of his left hand needing 4 stitches in said index finger. Gloves were not being worn.
Dozer trap and the grizly at end of its conveyor belt were plugged with boulders 1". While he was removing by hand, they release boulders at chute hit his right hand (finger point 2,3,4) because his fingers were trapped between boulders. Fingers points were bleeding and broken. Surgery was done 7/27/11
Strained Back, Initially viewed as a re-injury of 12/6/10 by Gallager Bassett. Employee now hired legal representation and Third Party Gallager Bassett advised new claim to be opened due to ch enge in legal status. Our first knowledge was on 05/02/11. Thus this filing. MSHA Notified by phone of this and advised this statement be entered.
Miner strained his back while shoveling in the #1 tunnel.
We were cutting down a 30' section of conveyor and IE was making what he thought was the final cut, but he over looked one 2" metal water pipe on the catwalk so when he made the cut, the 2" metal water pipe came up and hit IE from behind and injured his back and face.
As employee was removing a wear plate from the bucket of the Komatsu WA900 loader with a sledge hammer a piece of metal chipped off and embedded into his left inner thigh.
Emp. was checking PC-6 head section drive belts, 14" from ground. He climbed onto belt, got on his knees, leaned out over the box, he grabbed a piece of angle iron that was not connected and slipped away. He lost his balance and fell into head box (5 1/2" deep). He reached up with his left hand & grabbed side of head box to break his fall, dislocating his left shoulder.
Employee was washing out the main dozer trap feeder with a water hose. When he exited the feeder he slipped on the wet rock and cut his right hand on a sharp rock. He was not wearing gloves at the time of the accident. Went to doctor and received three stitches.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING LACINGS ON CONV. #4 AT THE SCRUBBER, USING AN AIR HAMMER AND HIS LEFT HAND HOLDING THE FASTENER PUSHING IT UP UNDER THE BELT. THE BIT SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AT THE SHOP AND TAKEN TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT.
On pit pump in main pit to remove float and pump from service. Needed to disconnect from discharge hose and the float flipped in the water. Employee fell into the water and hit his knee as he was going in and cut his leg requiring stitches.
Employee was found collapsed & unconscioucous on the second floor of the mill. CPR was preformed and 911 called. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Inappropriate personal fall protection, he tied off in a unsafe area, caused employee to fall while taking down a surge bunker off the side of a wet tower. Injuries were a small laceration to the back of his head and a broken right forearm.
EE was attempting to dislodge a large cobble plugging a chute using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and EE fell back on platform. Bar struck him above his left eye brow causing an approx. 3.50 cm laceration. EE received stitches and was released back to full duty.
EE was pulling a fuel hose across the floor of the pit. The ground was uneven and has he stepped down he twisted his ankle resulting in a sprain.
Employee was using pressure hose around the old rinsing area cleaning tail pulleys on 10-15-09. On 10-16-09, 8:30 a.m. he reported to superintendent that his back and leg pain was worse than yesterday (did not go away overnight). Employee was sent to medical clinic. Diagnosis was ls strain with modified duty.
Emp was starting load out system, slipped on concrete pad falling into 3 feet of soft material, he managed to free himself. He went to mmedical clinic and received a return to work on 9/5/09. He received pains and anti-inflamatory medications. Upon follow up 9/8/09 he was given physical therapy for 2 weeks 3 times a week. He returned to full time work with no loss time.
Employee was installing a wear plate on a conveyor that feeds a twin shaft coarse material washer. He was standing on a partition between the two tubs. He removed his gloves to retrieve hardware. At this point, he lost his balance and fell aproximately 3'. He braced his hand during and cut his left hand in between the index and middle finger that required 10 sutures.
A screen cover (wire cloth) fell into the "Jaw Rock" chute. The victim was removeing the screen cover and a rock approx. 4" x 8" came traveling down the chute and pinched his fingers btwn. the rock and chute wall. He suffered lacerations on his L/H middle and ring fingers. The middle finger was broken behind the fingernail.
Try to move a 12"x12"x6" Rock. The rock slipped and pinch the tip of right hand ring finger and fractrue the tip of finger
Employee was pulling wire inside a bucket and two fingers became numb being in a cramped position for an extended period of time.
Changing cutting edges on Loader, the EE was helping install bolts and nuts. The EE was trying to align one bolt and pushing up it with right #3 finger, when co-worker tried to tight. The finger snagged by bolt when turning and the laceration of the tip and it was necessary to put 4 sutures. Direct causes: failing to use PPE, improper placement, failure to follow proper procedure.
Injury was working from a ladder next to a conv. belt when finish he step down off the ladder and strain his left ankle.
Laborer was shoveling material into loader bucket. Material slid off and employee was pinched between bucket and pile. Employee suffered bruising to both thighs. Employee was treated and released at Dr.'s Office. Given pain medication and modified duty.
As the employee was changing screens for the Extec plant he twisted the wrong way and strained his back.
The employee had spent approximately 5 minutes in a squatting position repairing a 1 1/2" wash down hose. When he stood up his knee (left) buckled backwards re-injuring his knee. Sprain of left knee.
Annual hearing (audio) test results received 9/18/08 indicate a recordable shift.
EE was heating a part to remove a broken steering ball stud in a cat 775D haul truck. Some hot grease spat back at him and struck his right forearm and caused him to srop the hot torch. The torch flame flashed by his side and burned his abdomen.
Employee was pulling a piece of steel up under saw belt and hurt his back ? complained of severe pain.
Welding wear plates on the top deck subframe of a screen for approximately two hours in a sitting and/or squatting position. The employee experienced pain in his left knee after completing the job.
Employee stepped backwards onto a 3 inch rock and twisted his left knee.
As the employee was going up a step he slipped causing him to twist his lower right leg. Diagnosis: Knee/Leg Sprain.
Employee was at the top of the stairwell, was attempting to come down when he missed the first step, falling down 7 steps.
EE was carrying 50lb bucket of agg build from under pit, when he experienced pain in his lower back.
As the employee exited the water truck he slipped on a step causing him to fall on his back.
As the employee was trying to loosen rocks stuck in the crusher with a metal bar, the bar slipped causing a laceration and fracture to his right pinky when it was caught between the bar and the crusher.
Employee was stung by a bee on her right hand and as a result swelling occurred and had to be transported to the clinic for treatment.
While putting screens in plant screen #1 top deck he was pulling on screen and pulled a muscle in lower right hip.
While walking on flat ground to move a forklift he stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.
Employee was shoveling in muddy area (below conveyor #3), slipped and fell back on his right side. sprained/strained cervical.
Employee was struck by a rock on the back of his neck.
During his normal shift, employee was doing his plant check at the bottom of the main shaker (wet screen) when he felt a sting to his lower, inside middle lip. He tried to frighten the bee with his hand, but his reaction was too late. He immediately reported the sting to his supervisor & manager at the maintenance shop. Manager drove him to urgent care center.
On 8-6-07 employee complained about sore knee from slamming on D9L Dozer brakes. Did not want medical attention. On 9-4-07 complained about his knee being swollen. Sent him to doctor and he was cleared for work. Medication: Oxyproxin more than 1 dose (anti-inflammatory).
While lifting a screen, the EE twisted the lower back.
As EE was operating his loader, he drove over some rough terrain, and injured his back.