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Shoulder strain caused by slip into open grating
An employee used a knife to open a tuna can during a break. While cutting into the can, the knife slipped off the metal edge and cut across their right thumb, causing a two-inch laceration through their cut-resistant glove. The injury occurred because the employee used an improper tool for the task.
Drill operator pinched EE's finger between a drill hammer and a rock while picking up the hammer off the ground, and subsequently received stitches and a minor tuft fracture on the finger tip.
Employee was walking down a sloped road and stepped on a rock, twisting their ankle, resulting in a fracture.
The employee was using a portable power ram, the ram slipped, striking the employee in the mouth.
The employee was using a grinder when the employee set the grinder on a tripod, the grinder fell off the tripod, striking their gloved hand, resulting in a laceration to their right index finger. The laceration required sutures.
2 Employees were lifting a 2 ½ foot piece of 10inch HDPE into a metal dumpster and one of the employees pinched their left pinky finger between the pipe and the rim of the dumpster resulting in a laceration.
Employee was descending stairway in floatation building. Employee missed a step and fell, while attempting to catch themselves employee dislocated left shoulder.
Employee was assisting with installing screw conveyor. As they reached to position the end of the conveyor, they positioned their hand between column and conveyor pinching the right middle finger resulting in avulsion requiring sutures.
Employee received fracture to middle and ring fingertips of the right hand, when the fingers were pinched between the faceplate and the hydraulic ram.
Employee alleges while attempting to move a chain fall that the chain while in their hand struck their left side of their face. Incident is still under investigation.
The injured party (IP) was in process of topping off the DEF fluid reservoir for the Komatsu 155 dozer. As they were attempting to access the equipment, the IP's right leg slipped off the push arm & wedged the leg between the push arm & track. The IP then rolled to their left, causing the leg to bend on the anterior side of the leg & creating immediate discomfort.
Employees left hand received laceration during a rigging operation. Treatment beyond first aid.
Employee was installing cathodes into cell tanks, Cathode got hung up, employee tried to move Cathode by hand resulting in smashing EE's finger in a pinch point. Employee had Laceration on EE's left middle finger. Employee was taken to emergency room and was given a numbing medicine and stitches.
Employee was working on Leach Pad C, Employee took a drink of a soda and started to feel sick, resulting in passing out. Employee was disoriented. Ambulance was called, employee was taken to hospital. Dehydration was the factor.
Employee was straddling a 16" HDPE pipe while tightening the bolts around the valve flange when the pipe slipped off the cribbing pinching the employee's right leg between the pipe employee was straddling and another 16" HDPE pipe.
EE was landing an approx. 7' diameter pump back plate that weighs approx. 3000 lbs. The employees were trying to lean it against a column. EE had EE's fingers in between the column and the pump plate. When the pump plate came against the column it pinched EE's fingers between the column and the pump plate, severing the very tips of EE's left ring and middle fingers.
Employee of Overley's, MSHA Contractor ID L576, was cleaning out a sump with a shovel when right leg contacted a piece of corroded rebar causing a laceration which required stitches. Employee returned to full duty after ER visit.
As miner was lifting a portable generator with an assistant she positioned her body incorrectly and as a result strained her back.