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While lifting a panel (guard) on the side of a trailer section, EE experienced pain in the neck and shoulder area.
Cleaning out chute.
While Employee 1 held the spring-loaded latch in a raised position, the tire bar slipped as Employee 2 positioned the new roller, creating a pinch point that caught their left thumb between the roller and latch.
Employee initially stated that they began welding and the auto darkening feature on their helmet was delayed, which they believed caused a burn to the eye. They sought evaluation today, 1/7, and was diagnosed with a foreign body of the right eye.
While climbing into the D8 dozer, an employee's foot slipped. As a result, their weight shifted onto their left shoulder, causing pain.
Employee was traveling on a haul road in a water truck when they hit an oversized speed bump and it catapulted them up and they hit the ceiling of the cab. Employee was not wearing a hard hat (no room).
Lifting a Poly Deck.
Stepping onto the steps to the cab of the haul truck and felt a pop in the groin.
While attempting to clear rock from underneath the conveyer, the employee slipped and caught themselves by grabbing onto the conveyer guard. The abrupt motion caused their torso to twist resulting in lower back/abdominal pain.
Running loader, feeding plant bouncing in loader repeatedly. Sought treatment for claim on 3/28.
Using a pipe wrench to break loose a plugged piece of equipment. EE stated EE was putting pressure on it, it broke loose and EE's left hand got caught between the pipe wrench and shiv. EE stated it crushed EE's hand in the same place of EE's previous fracture from last year.
Employee was servicing equipment, EE started to descend the ladder. When EE got to the last rung, EE's left foot going to the ground and as EE was letting go of the rails with EE's hands and stepping down with EE's right foot...EE caught EE's boot solidly on the last step which caused EE to fall back. EE's body twisted as EE was falling, landing EE on EE's right hip and back.
Employee was performing maintenance activities inside the Barge Jaw Crusher. EE was standing on a piece of plywood that shifted, causing EE to lose footing and fall into the jaw area. EE was wearing fall protection and SRL (Self-retracting lanyard) that stopped EE from falling farther into the jaw crusher.
EE was replacing a roller on a conveyor in the Auburn pit. As EE was pulling it out to turn it the roller pinched EE's right index finger between the roller and an angle iron on the conveyor.
While changing screens on the second finish screen, EE rolled out of the bottom duck and when EE applied pressure to stand up EE felt a pop in EE's knee followed by pain.
Operating skid steer short of breath.
Does not know what happened, EE's foot just started to hurt sometime in the afternoon.
EE lifted an impeller for the VSI that weighs around 130 lbs, and EE felt a pop in EE's lower back.
Employee was experiencing shortness of breath due to a preexisting health condition. After arriving on site EE had increased symptoms. EMS was called and EE was taken to the hospital for treatment.
While unclipping the chain when another employee batched the boom up wedging the employee's thumb between the chain and the shaft.
Employee was shutting down operations for the day due to inclement weather and was walking around a Connex when EE slipped on a slight slope, rolled ankle and fell down.
While moving wood pallet, and it dropped to the ground, which caused the pallet to break. While picking up the pallet again, EE's right foot stepped on several protruding nails.
While using a drill press the sheet of metal was clamped down but started to move. EE tried to secure it with EE's left gloved hand. As EE was securing it EE's glove caught the drill and entangled EE's left hand and thumb into the drill.
At the end of the shift the employee entered the crusher control room. Immediately noticed EE was stumbling, pale and slurred speech, EE began vomiting blood. EE was immediately transported to the local emergency room.
EE was fueling an excavator when EE slipped. EE stated as EE slipped EE's hard hat went over EE's eyes. EE fell to the ground landing on EE's feet but didn't have the chance to grab anything to soften the fall.
Clearing out mud & rock from a stopped conveyor belt as it was stuck. Employee stated as they were shoveling a large rock fell off their shovel and onto the top of their foot. Employee stated it hit above their steel toe area.
Employee was putting in troughing rolls, return rollers, and holding up the belt when they felt discomfort.
Prying up scraper to flip over to weld a chain tie down. While lifting scraper, scraper fell back on their right leg cutting their shin.
Employee was wrenching on a tail pulley when the wrench got stuck. They decided to use more body weight resulting in the wrench falling and hitting their shoulder.
Removing the bucket from skid steer, bucket fell to ground. Bucket struck and scrapped right upper leg.
Tasked to empty trash can into dumpster.
Designated parking place had ice and was uneven
Employee lost sight of step and was in a hurry exiting the skid steer. Right shoulder strain.
Little tiny holes in lungs and air pipe - PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM
A drive shaft fell across the top of EE's foot.
Left testicular pain
Pushing belt clamp to set it over roll and felt a strain in their back.
STS shift from baseline
STS left shift
Completed screen change. Moved down to change gate configuration. Another employee attempted to close from the below the chute, unsuccessfully. EE began clearing material from the outside of chute with a 6' breaker bar. When the material loosened and sloughed off, EE was still throwing the bar. Which resulted in EE's left arm overextending and striking the divider wall.
Using an angle grinder to prep the scalper lip for welding. During the process of grinding, the employee's safety glasses slid down EE's nose which resulted in debris going in EE's left eye.
Employee was cutting open a caulking gun tube when employee's knife slipped and cut employee's hand.
EE initially said it was related to haul road and it is rough. EE later clarified that on 06/24 EE was driving the road and it was bumpy and the air seat bottomed out. EE stated was slammed to the bottom causing back pain. EE noted was worried about a compression type injury. EE did not seek treatment or report until 8/27/2020.
Was in the loader, thinks this occurred on Wednesday 06/10/20, EE hit the corner of a rock with the bucket and it jarred and tweaked EE's low back.
Employee was tasked with straightening and resetting the bonnet on the Raptor 400 Standard cone crusher. EE then reached in with a hand to remove the rock and the angle iron pinched a thumb between the corner of the angle iron and side of the bonnet causing a laceration to the right thumb.
Hearing retest confirms STS Right - shift is recordable on MSHA Log
Employee was washing out under feeder when falling debris hit hard hat resulting in bump on head.
Operator performing a screen change, when the head of the bolt spun resulting in laceration to left index finger. Required 7 stitches. Full Duty Release.
MSHA Recordable Shift for Hearing Loss; Right Ear. Final determination and review for the confirmed recordable shift was notified to the employer on 01/06/2018.
Mechanic was working on a loader when an accumulator fell and smashed left middle finger resulting in fracture and 12 stitches. Received antibiotic, full duty release.