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Miner slipped as they were getting into the haul truck due to icy conditions. Miner caught themselves from falling and pulled muscles and tendons in their arm and shoulder area.
Employee was unhooking a generator trailer and using a tool to release the fifth wheel plate. Tool slipped off fifth wheel plate and employee feel backwards on to the ground hitting their head.
Miner was installing water pipe and had the 8 inch plastic pipe on the skid loader forks when the pipe fell off the forks and struck the miner in the right knee causing some swelling and soreness.
Knee locked up while working on a conveyor belt. Foot caught belt or roller and bent leg and knee locked up.
Pinched left hand index finger requiring stitches. Quarry worker was removing a pin from a hydraulic cylinder when the cylinder moved and pinched the finger between the pin and the sleeve on the cylinder.
Miner was working on a platform and twisted is body and heard right knee make a popping sound. The knee locked up and felt some discomfort.
Left Knee was bumped on screen deck bracket. Initial thought was nothing hurt. Later in the evening some swelling and soreness occurring. Visited Doctor and was determines Left Knee cap cracked.
Knee buckled while carrying a pail of fluids.
During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.
During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.
Shop Mechanic was working on Mine equipment and during an installation of a wedged plate it slipped into place and came down on his right thumb.
THE WASH PLANT OPERATOR WAS CLEARING FROZEN MATERIAL OFF A ROLLER GANG WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND THE HAMMER BECAME CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER. THE HAMMER AND THE OPERATORS RIGHT HAND WERE PINCHED CAUSING ABRASIONS AND CUTS TO THE RIGHT HAND AND THUMB.
The miner was working on a walkway greasing the plant and stepped backwards into a small opening next to the motor and lost his balance. He fell directly onto the motor which had a eye bolt sticking out of it. The miner fell only backwards landing on the motor and eye bolt.
MINER WAS WORKING AROUND THE PLANT AND WALKED BEHIND PARKED SERVICE TRUCK AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE TRAILER HITCH OF THE SERVICE TRUCK.
Driving over rough ground will a bad seat
Installing a discharge hose on a water pump.
HE WENT TO CLIMB LADDER TO PLANT; FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK.
STEPPED OUT OF GENERATOR VAN & TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
TRYING TO FLIP 50' OF 4" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE. DAMAGED ROTATOR CUFF IN LEFT SHOULDER. SURGER WAS DONE 7-3-02.