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Miner suffered pinch caused laceration to 5th digit of right hand when latch sprung open from tension on rotex door. Miner was in process of inspecting screens. Laceration required 3 sutures to close wound. Miner returned to work to complete shift.
Miner suffered crushing laceration to big toe on right foot when a counterweight fell, striking EE's foot. EE was wearing steel toe boots which protected the foot from more serious injury. The miners were in process of changing a belt on wet plant machinery. A come-a-long holding the counterweight slipped allowing the weight to fall.
While conducting inspection of a conveyor, they grasped a roller which had a sharp edge causing laceration to their hand which required 5 sutures to close the wound.
The employee slipped while climbing down from an Excavator's tracks. EE had three points of contact and did not fall but sprained shoulder.
Employee was adjusting the chain rigging on a dewatering screen motor. They hooked the rigging onto the fork of a skytrac. The skytrac operator did not wait for verbal confirmation or hand signals to begin lifting the load. Employee still had a hand on the chain and received a laceration on right hand ring finger.
EE was traveling down the main entrance road, with EE's bucket down low and hit a pot hole. EE's bucket contacted the ground and the loader came to an abrupt stop and EE's improperly adjusted seat belt let EE bounce too far forward. EE slammed into the front of the loader causing a concussion (w/o LOC), small forehead cuts, and bruising.
An employee was driving the manlift around the side of the plant to look into one of the main feed hoppers to check for a material cog. A front wheel loader working in the area did not see the manlift and backed into it. This caused the employee to slam into the handrail. This caused a muscle contusion on EE's left leg.
A truck driver arrived on site around 10:15PM and pulled up to MS, LLC's Safe Rach System to open the sand box hatch. Driver lowered the Safe-Rack cage properly onto the box. While opening the box hatch, Driver slipped and fell into the sand box. Local emergency response used a rescue ladder to help the driver climb out of the sand box.
Employee was climbing off excavator and slipped in the mud on the ground. Causing a small knee strain.