The employee was tightening flange bolts on an intake line connecting to a water pump. The employee said that they felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder while tightening the nuts with 2 crescent wrenches. The employee saw a physician and was given 2 medications for the soreness and swelling. The employee was released to come back to work on 07/17/2017.
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Showing all 34While lowering welding lead from a belt line, employee was untangling a knot in the wire and slipped and pinched his fingers between the welding lead and the catwalk surface, causing laceration to the back of his right index finger.
A maintenance worker was completing prep work for the installation of a belt scale when his tool kicked back and made contact to his left forearm.
Utility Operator while shoveling off a truck on the overload platform felt a pop in tendon of his hand.
A Stelter & Brick employee arrived at the mine site to perform a bi-annual inspection of the dryers. The employee went to the field office and sat down and complained of chest burning. The employee took 2 aspirins and shortly afterwards fell on the floor. CPR was given to the employee until EMS arrived and was turned over to them.
Miner felt a sting in his left shoulder. Administered first aid: ice packs and heat treatments. On 3/20/14 employee mentioned the first aid was not working enough. He was sent to occupational health clinic for evaluation. He was released with some restrictions and requires physical therapy. This makes it a medical treatment injury with no lost time days.
Employee was walking from the time shack to the field office when he slipped on some ice and fell on his left side. Employee fell on his left arm and left chest area causing him pain.
Employee was exiting a 262C skid steer, the employee stated that he had proper footing while stepping off the skid steer and felt his back pop. Employee then stated his lower back was hurting. Employee was taken to the hospital and treated for an acute lumbar strain. The employee was off for 5 days and returned to work on 12/09/2013.
Prod Supt received voice mail message from employee on Sunday 10/20/13 that employee was going to the doctor for eye irritation. Metal had to be removed from eye at a local medical facility. No incident or specific event was reported on employee's last shift 10/18/13. The incident is still being investigated.
Employee pinched left little finger while setting steel
IEE was assisting supervisor cleaning out the buzz screen at the discharge end of the #1 dryer when IEE lost his footing and slipped on a small platform area of the clean out causing pain/injury to his lower back. EE was taken to the Glen Rose Medical Center Emergency Room for treatment.
IE was installing conduit in a 18" trench for temporary power to a contractor's job trailer when he went to step out of trench he felt pain in his right lower calf. IE was transported to medical facility where he was diagnosed with a muscle strain and partial tendon rupture. IE was prescribed a pain reliever and given restrictions to not climb ladders.
While working on an auger employee twisted body and felt his back shift.
Uneven surface, improper footing, be aware of surroundings, loose material.
While inspecting overhead water lines employee fell causing right leg to get scraped and a small puncture wound just above knee.
Employee was struck on the head by a cluster of sand that fell from an overhead conveyor.
Employee slipped on some sand and fell backwards causing a sternal fracture.
cover fell on left big toe
Employee was a loadout hatcher. While closing the hatch lid of a truck, the driver rolled forward smashing the employee's ankle in-between the truck and the retractable stair system on silo. The employee broke a bone in his right ankle.
Employee was popping hatches the previous night. On his drive home after shift's end, he noticed his shoulder was sore. When he awoke the next morning he couldn't move his arm up to a certain height because of pain in his shoulder.
Worker was stepping down off of load out scales and twisted his ankle. He suffered a sprain.
EE had seizure causing same level fall, causing him to sustain laceration requiring stitches. MD report states seizures are medical condition, not occupational injury/illness. This will be treated as non-recordable injury.
Shift repairman was pulling on dredge discharge hose. He was changing the discharge hose from one dredge to another. Felt a pull or strain in upper left arm.
Employee mis-stepped, tripped and fell while climbing stairs.
Employee was operating a fork lift in order to carry a pallet of parts to job site to make repairs. A bearing housing was starting to slip, so employee stopped the fork lift, lowered the pallet and got off to secure the load. While pushing the bearing housing back on to pallet, he mashed his finger between the housing and the pallet. This caused his finger to be mashed.
Two repairmen were removing bearing from housing. Tools used were punch bar and hammer. One repairman was holding punch bar while the other used hammer to drive bearing out. Sliver of metal flew off bearing race and penetrated other repairman's arm through long sleeve shirt.
EE was drilling hole in poly float when drill hung, when un-hanging the drill it flipped 360 degrees and hit the EE on top of his hand. X-ray showed small bone behind knuckle was broken.
The injured was painting structural steel. He was climbing a ladder and slipped and fell. He claimed that his boots were slippery. He fell 9' to the floor. His co-workers, who did not witness the event, provided first aid to a cut on his forehead. A coworker took him to a local hospital, where he was found to have a punctured lung and broken rib.
EE was working in load out area loading trucks when he noticed his hand swelling. EE was taken to the Emergency Room due to swelling.
Employee was running the dredge and while sitting in the cab he felt something on his hand. When he looked to see what it was, he saw it was a black widow spider but before he could knock it away, he was bitten by the spider. He was kept in the hospital over night for observation and was released to go home the next morning and was instructed to rest for 2 days.
Injured EE and another EE were changing out pressure gauges on fines tower. Injured EE stepped to move down to the next gauge and twisted his ankle. He said he was in a awkward position to step, causing his foot to slip.
Employee was loading a bottle of oxygen onto mait. truck and pulled muscle.
Acting as firewatch for welder. Received flash burns to both eyes as a result of reflection from welder inside dryer.
Backing loader down ramp, loader hit uneven surface jarring employee causing neck sprain.