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Fall causing rib and tail bone fracture.
EE stuck EE's hand under the dust hood of the drill to remove a rock and Drill Operator accidentally moved the dust hood control switch in the wrong direction causing EE's left index finger to be pinched between the dust hood and the ground. EE was treated and placed in a no work status until further evaluation at follow-up appointment set for 1/7/2017.
Miner was climbing down from pit truck access ladder. Miner's foot slipped from rung of ladder, causing ee to fall rearward off ladder. Contributing conditions noted; miner's boots were caked with fresh mud, boot soles were worn smooth, the lower two rungs were packed full of mud and the truck was missing the mud flap that prevented mud being thrown onto the ladder.
Miner was assisting with the movement of a trailer mounted, diesel-powered water pump, which was tail-heavy. The miner placed his bodyweight on the trailer tongue to lower the hitch to the pickup. The trailer shifted, causing the miner to be tossed from the trailer tongue. The miner fell to the ground, resulting in a strained right shoulder.
A Miner was shocked after opening an electrical fuse box and while using a screwdriver to tighten a lug screw, after a feeder belt stopped working. The Miner was administered first-aid at the site and transported by EMS to the near-by hospital. Miner was treated and released the same day.