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Standing on rear bumper of service truck in muddy conditions: As they were stepping down foot slipped off and the struck something. (Employee unsure of what was struck). Causing injury to left pinky finger tip.
The Miner, while working at chopper station #2, was shaping the rock and smashed EE's finger dismembering the tip of it.
Miner attempted to remove a reservoir tip from a pneumatic grease gun without disconnecting the pressure hose first. The tip hit the miner in the lip causing a hole under the lower lip. There was no bone fracture or damage to para nasal sinuses. The miner took self to the emergency room. EE did not notify us until the day after the accident.
Miner struck their own hand with hand maul, cutting finger, transverse fracture through the distal tuft of the distal phalanx of the thumb. Patient can return to work when they feel well enough to do so.
Miner complained of left should hurting. Miner stated that is was a chronic condition. A second employee took the miner to Affordacare Urgent Care Facility in Stephenville, TX. Given OK to return to work on 9-1-2016 under light duty, no heavy lifting.
The miner suffered from extreme dehydration and muscular cramps. Heat and lack of hydration days before working that day are some of the contributing factors. The miner received care at a local hospital for dehydration (IV) and considerably helped with muscle cramps as well. The miner missed 2 full days per doctor's orders.
operator was moving overburden with dozer and sustained back injury due to jarring of machine over rough terrain. Lower back pain from operating the machine for multiple hours. Minor injury with no impairment.
Employee was a mechanic at the mine. He was using a sledge hammer to install metal pins in the track of an excavator. After miss hitting the pin a small piece of metal from the pin broke off the pin and hit his leg. There was a small wound. He was taken to the hospital emergency room and received treatment. He was back to work the next day