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While performing maintenance on the secondary mill the miner was using the hammer and during a swing felt a pinch and/or sting in EE's left bicep. The miner suffered a tear in EE's left bicep.
The miner was performing routine housekeeping maintenance for a conveyor belt located inside a sloped steel tunnel. The miner lifted a piece of floor grating, tilting it to the side against tunnel wall and then shoveled material that was being accumulated underneath. The miner turned around briefly when the unsecured grating slid and impacted EE's left hand/wrist.
Employee walking through the access below the Roman tripped and fell on their side injuring the right side of their chest.
The operator slid down from the excavator being held with the right arm supporting all the weight of the body.
Bees stings.
When a haul truck driver's truck overturned and he was ejected from the truck.
He was working in the secondary mill adjusting the opening bar applying hot to release the nut. He forgot they were hot touch the nut was burned three finger of the left hand.
Employee was trying to dislodge material accumulated between the belt of conveyor # 18 and the conveyor's structure with a metal bar. His right hand thumb finger was injured (contusion), when he missed the swing with the bar and struck the finger between the metal bar and on the plant's structural beam.
Employee was mounted on maintenance truck, where oil and diesel tanks are located, he slipped and his left arm suffered a strain which resulted in shoulder pain.
Employee was recharging diesel fuel in Loader Komatsu WA500, when employee was dismounting from the loader he landed with his right foot only, feeling sudden pain in his knee.
Employee was adjusting the shaft nut of the cone crusher, he missed a swing with the hammer and struck right boot at steel toe protection area, steel toe caused pressure in toes causing swelling.
Employee climbed in pick up truck rear part to grab his hard hat, when he was stepping down he slipped and fell into the towing ball attached to the rear chassis of the pick up truck, employee struck towing ball with his genitals area.
Employee was helping the welder holding a small piece of steel that was to be cut, in order to prevent it from falling abruptly, when the piece was cut the employee had difficulty and felt some bruising in his right hand, the hand appeared in good condition only a little swelling, later that day he felt pain in his shoulder.
Employee was repairing a battery of a Loader Caterpillar 980C, he turned his back to look for a grinder when the battery exploded. As a result of the battery explosion the battery acid came in contact with employee's left eye.