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Employee was handling a steel plate when employee slipped and lost control of the plate and caught a finger between the plate and the deck of the dredge.
Employee was engulfed when they entered the primary feed hopper/bin to clear clogged material.
The employee was kneeling down to measure for a new A/C unit when something bumped or pushed the guard into a terminal of the line reactor and caused to arc and burn the employee on the arm and side.
Miner was cutting a poly grease line with a knife. The knife slipped and the miner cut his left thumb, resulting in 4 stitches.
Miner was performing maintenance (welding) inside of feed hopper. Miner inside hopper needed a bolt to fill a hole; asked miner on outside of hopper for bolt. Miner on outside of hopper tossed bolt to miner inside hopper; miner inside hopper missed bolt and chipped front tooth in process. Accident is reportable due to follow-up visit at orthodontist office.
Miner was taking a light off light pole, unhooked the brace the light swung around and hit miner in right ear and head.
Miner was washing out plugged feed tube from sand tank to sand screw from discharge end with water hose. When material broke free, hose whipped out of pipe and struck miner in face resulting in five stitches to left eye.
Miner was attempting to tighten the tracks on an 88-B Bucyrus Erie Dragline while utilizing a 3/4 ton come-along. The hook slipped off the pad while under tension and came back to strike the miner in the face, resulting in sutures.
Miner was removing gear reduction assembly from head pulley shaft when it shifted unexpectedly and smashed his right hand between the motor mount and head pulley shaft.