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Employee was cutting a plate off a head box above screen when the metal bounced off catwalk and contacted EE's leg. Employee received 2 stitches.
Employee reported pain in LT pinky after using a hammer to move a grizzly bar. Employee was evaluated and received 3 stiches, rigid splint, and an antibiotic prescription. X ray confirmed fracture in tuft. Employee released to full duty.
Employee was tightening bolts on crane wench. Socket came off bolt and employee contacted ground. CT scan positive for LT pelvis fracture.
Employee was using water hose to clean out under crusher when there was a change in water pressure causing employee to fall forward. Employee received 5 stitches to LT eyebrow. Discharged to full duty with no restrictions and no prescriptions.
Employee got foot caught between a forklift fork and the side of a belt conveyor frame. Employee went to the hospital for care and the plant was notified of the injury. At this time, is is believed that the result is a broken ankle.
Employee reported discomfort in RT foot after attempting to load an empty chemical tote into the bucket of a rubber tire backhoe.
Employee was using hammer when they felt discomfort in RT index finger. Received first aid treatment from a medical pro. on 7/30. X-ray conducted on 7/31. On 8/1 results communicated to employee, metal was removed, stitches were applied, and prescription was prescribed. Employee was released to full duty with no restrictions and a follow up to remove stitches.
Employee was welding picking eyes onto a metal plate in the grizzly feeder/dump box when the metal plate slid onto employees left forearm. X-rays confirmed fracture and employee is set up to see an orthopedist. Employee received a cast for arm.
Employee was returning grease line after greasing equipment when the handle contacted employee's right ring finger. X-rays negative for fractures. Employee receive 4 stitches to the finger, antibiotics, and pain medication. Employee was referred to an Orthopedist. Released to restricted duty.
Employee was pulling wire through conduit and injured right shoulder and bicep. The injury on May 6, and employee reported it but did not get it checked until May 15, and they sent them for Xrays and they had surgery on July 3, 2024.
Employee fell while entering a skidsteer. EE lost balance and fell with arms stretched out. X-rays confirmed EE had broken EE's elbows and physical therapy was prescribed on 06/17/2024. At first, PT was prescribed for degenerative non-work-related issues with shoulder, but after investigation, the doctor stated PT was needed for elbows. Might be over reporting here.
Employee was weed-eating the bank behind the office building when they slipped on the bank. The employee fell backwards landing on left shoulder and stove it up.
Employee was cutting expansion metal with a diamond wheel cutting disc on EE's grinder. While cutting the metal the grinder kicked back cutting EE's right hand on the thumb.
Employee was operating a trackhoe moving boulders around when are large section of rock broke off and went through the windshield. Employee threw the rock out as soon as it happened.
The employee was helping unclog a shoot non belt 8. After this was completed the employee stepped onto the walkway. The panel of the walkway gave way and the employee fell to the ground.
Employee was getting off dozer when they slipped off the tracks. The tracks were full of red clay. When they slipped the left leg buckled and fell on the track of the dozer. Pulled muscle on left leg.
The employee was attempting to break loose a motor base bolt on slurry pump #3 with a wrench. When employee heard the muscle in right foreman pop.
Employee's hard hat fell off and they bent over to pick it up when they raised back up they hit their head on the passenger side platform of a 950 loader.
The injury occurred when adjusting the impeller clearance on a slurry pump. While checking the rotation of the slurry pump shaft, the left thumb of the EE was caught between the v-belt and motor sheave.
Employee was working outside on bench during a hot day. Employee was loading a shot and drinking fluids during the work day and taking scheduled breaks. However, employee felt overheated, started cramping and got sick near the end of the shift. The employee stopped work to cool off and drink fluids, but needed to be taken to the ER for IV fluids.
Employee was picking up a 5 gallon bucket full of material. As EE prepared the bucket for a split QC sample, EE felt a pain in EE's back and a sharp pain down EE's right leg.
Loading the presplit and accord, cut the accord to tie, hand slipped, cut left shin.
Employee was replacing pin in the 360 Komatsu Track Hoe using the sledge hammer to drive the pin. A metal shard broke off the pin and struck employee in the inner leg approx. 2" above the knee causing a 1 1/2 laceration.
Employee became dizzy on the job, transported to the hospital.
Employee was tapping a new bearing on the tail pulley in the surge pile tunnel when he felt something in his eye. According to the medical report it was a metallic piece roughly 3mm in diameter and up to 1.5mm in thickness.
Employee was taking product line loose to hook back to silo when it had got stuck. Employee was bent over using his hands and applying pressure when it cam apart flipping up hitting employee in the mouth.
Employee was helping replace belt when the rope that was being used to pull new belt threw the conveyor structure broke striking the employees right hand. The employee was 35 feet away from the tail pulley at the time the rope broke.
This started out as a non reportable but due to complications it had turned into a reportable. The employee was helping unload some cross ties off a flatbed truck. When he cut the band around the cross ties they sprang forward pushed the employee off the truck to the ground. (3feet). Again this was a non reportable but due to complications it has turned into a reportable.
Two employees where installing the master link of the track on a PC400 track hoe. The employee was using a hammer to drive the pin through the track and his left hand hit the idler cover located in the middle of the track. The employee was taken to Sister of Mercy Urgent Care where it was determined that he had a closed fracture of his left little finger.
The metal sides of the rock box on the M 6ft x 20ft screen deck did not go up high enough to stop small rocks from bouncing out of rock box when the conveyor belt first starts up.
EE was removing a bolt from the right rear final drive when he pinned his left hand between the air wrench and the frame of the truck.
EE was preparing to check and or fine tune adjustments on a classifier rising current valving. When EE stepped on scaffold planking to perform the above procedure, the planking broke causing EE to fall. The fall injured EE's back, right wrist and right hand.
EE had just parked loader; started down steps of loader when his left foot got hung in the ladder. EE fell backward; regained his balance and landed on his feet with all of his weight on the left side and left ankle buckled.
Employee had just cleaned out from under tailgate of stockpile truck. Employee started to step up on a concrete platform and placed his right hand on tailgate gate latch. It closed pinching right hand.
Employee was cleaning up the tunnel area when a rock fell off the belt. He was using a garden hoe and the rock hit the hoe handle which struck him under the lip/mouth.
Employee was replacing a guard that had came loose and while he was attempting to life guard, it slipped and caught end of left ring finger.