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Employee was in the process of cleaning the basement floor of the preparation plant due to a spillage of flocculant on the floor. EE was moving toward the door to open a bay door on the plant when EE slipped and fell on EE's back.
While changing the drive belts on the Heavy Media Pump the employee was helping roll one of the drive belts on when the sheave broke free unexpectedly and moved rapidly catching a finger between the belt and the sheave causing a laceration to the end of the employees left middle finger.
While unloading belt press belt from a pick-up truck, the belt had been placed on the ground. The employee straddled the belt lying on the ground, bent over and placed both hands on the end of the belt to slide it along the ground. The employee stated felt a pop in the left shoulder while sliding the belt. EE's shoulder began hurting after feeling it pop.
Employee was reinstalling an impeller on the spiral clean coal pump by pulling the belt to thread on the impeller on the shaft and caught middle finger between the belts and the sheave.
Spotting for an equipment operator while moving a part stand onto the filter press floor. While maneuvering the stand into place it came into contact with a plastic water pipe. It is believed that when the pipe ruptured it sprayed water into the face of the employee at which time TheY tried to move quickly away from the water spray and fell onto the floor causing THE injuries