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While assisting with lowering a bucket elevator cover, employee's finger was pinched between the cover and the access ladder, resulting in a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee climbed a ladder to adjust a valve. Employee was able to maintain three points of contact, but the ladder tipped while reaching for the valve. Employee fell to the concrete floor and broke his wrist. He also hit his lip during the fall, which required stitches.
A Contractor's employee was working from a ladder to remove an overhead duct. When the duct shifted, a hanger broke causing the duct to bump the employee who fell off the ladder. While on the ground, the Contractor's employee could not move his foot in time and the duct fell on his ankle resulting in the injury.
Truck driver working for a hauling contractor was rolling up the tarp on his trailer when the handle kicked back striking him in the ribs.
Miner was attempting to open a tube of silicone and cut his left index finger. The miner applied pressure to the wound, washed it and bandaged it. The injury did not require stitches.
Miner was doing maintenance to replace brushes on a skid steer sweeper attachment. Having removed the attachment from the skid steer, the miner attempted to lift the brush mechanism. The mechanism slipped out of his hands and contacted his left knee resulting a bruised knee.