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Was using a come along and gear stripped out hit hand on a piece of steel Fracturing finger.
Operator was repairing skid steer attachment. EE was swinging a sledge hammer, and EE heard something pop in EE's bicep area.
Customer Truck was tarping the load in the employee driveway when the tarp came in contact with the high voltage power lines. No injury or impairment.
Operator was operating a 980H Caterpillar loader, EE was feeding the primary crusher. During the steering operation, EE's left shoulder popped. The operator is feeling pain and a popping sensation through normal movement. The operator is scheduled to have a surgery to repair two torn ligaments.
The employee was closing the gate to the entrance of the mine. It was raining hard and very windy, and the gate swung away from the employee while trying to grab the gate, EE lost EE's footing and fell. EE hit EE's arm on the ground/rock driveway. EE notified the supervisor of incident after clocking out.
Installing transmission pump, pump slipped out of employee's hand and fell, striking left hand and lacerating hand and finger
Buildup of material was preventing the return roller from rolling. A support soldier block was in close proximity to the return roller. While using a pry bar to clear the buildup off of the soldier block, the pry bar came into contact with the moving conveyor causing the pry bar to impact the palm of the hand. The palm of the right hand received a 1" long x ½" wide laceration.
Employee was lifting a pivot pin from a hydraulic hammer to separate the hammer from the 450LC track hoe for maintenance. Employee had a bone spur on his left heel. That bone spur influenced the employee to lift the pin in an awkward manner causing him to put strain on his left side lower back.
A 2 1/4" 3/4 drive socket was being used to tighten down lid bolts on primary crusher. The socket was being used with a 3/4 drive air ratchet. Miner was using his right hand to hold socket in place and his left hand to separate impact. Socket had a piece of chrome sliver peeling off of socket. It was about 1 1/2 inches long. The sliver went into the miners right hand.
Employee took the fan belt guard off of the 450LC trackhoe. When he started to get off his wedding ring got caught on the skid grate. The weight of his body caused the wedding ring to cut his finger.
While performing plant clean up, employee exited the bobcat and his right foot slipped off of the drag attached to the bobcat. When his foot slipped, he landed on his right knee.