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Employee was walking on a barge catwalk that was wobbly and washed out at one end. Unsecured floor grating popped up when the employee stepped on it causing them to fall and strike a knee on the next piece of floor grating.
Employee was operating a stand behind skid steer. While backing up EE trapped elbow and hand between a structural crossbeam and the control support bar causing EE's wrist to bend backwards.
Slurry pump B feeding the wash plant, plugged. After shutting down, the technician opened the pump drain on bottom of the pump housing. Due to the head pressure, water sprayed out of the drain. Since the pump was plugged, the water was extremely hot, burning the technicians arm. The technician was treated for second degree burns on left forearm at the hospital.
Miner entered the mine area in a John Deere Gator and thought the loader operator saw EE enter. Miner got out of the Gator to talk to the operator. EE parked in what EE thought was a safe area but as the loader backed up and turned it struck the Gator.