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Employee was descending from control room on a 7 ft ladder with 10 inch tread spacing when the employee misstepped on the 3rd from the bottom rung falling 30 inches to the mid platform and against an electric motor box. Bruised back and ribs. Restricted duty.
Employee climbed on top of the the screen shaker to remove a stray piece of conveyer belt and while doing so EE stood on top of the edge of the shaker and lost EE's footing and fell backward onto a covered motor hurting EE's lower back.
The employee was pulling on a strap that was wrapped around a cribbing block supporting the belly pan of a piece of equipment.
While attempting to climb a ladder the employee lifted right leg and felt a snap on right knee
Employee was using a pry bar to pry out some rocks that got jammed up on the jaw crusher hopper, and when doing so a rock fell onto EE's hand and lacerated EE's left hand ring finger.
Employee noticed some rocks in the haul road, while EE began to remove them to prevent a tire puncture EE pinched the right pinky finger between two rocks, lacerating it.
Employee tripped over the edge of the sidewalk in front of the mine office while coming back from the food truck and scraped knee.
lacerated left index finger while working on an air cleaner, lost grip of the air cleaner housing and it fell on their hand.
Employee caught hand in the wing pulley while prying a rock out that was entangled between the belt and the pulley. The belt moved backward when the rock was removed due to not having a backstop. The employees ring finger was partially amputated and the pinky finger reconstructed.
Employee was removing a guard from the v-belt on the cone crusher, while doing so the guard got stuck and when it was tugged on the guard became unstuck abruptly from the belt striking EE's finger against the pulley between the guard causing the injury.
Employee was removing the bolt on a loader when the bolt made contact with the employees finger causing a laceration that required 9 stitches to close.
Employee was climbing up and down the ladder at the crusher trying to get it started and on the third try employee's foot slipped from the ladder and employee twisted employee's lower back causing a strain.
Employee states had been working all day in a wheel loader while the seat's air system was not working and developed a strain in lower back.