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Loading a shot, went to step back to the next hole, lost footing, fell to the ground, rolling right ankle
Miner was hurrying across work area with items in both hands. EE had to duck under a conveyor. When EE did so, EE's feet got tangled under EE and EE stumbled without falling.
Employees were changing a hydraulic hose on a Loader and had locked out accordingly. One employee was loosening the final bolts that secure the hose, hydraulic fluid sprayed into the employees face and up EE's nose. After the employee flushed their eyes, they blew their nose this created pressure in their eye, which subsequently swelled up.
Employee was using a 3-lb hammer to hit a wrench in order to loosen a nut on a threaded rod on the motor mount of the slurry pump. The hammer deflected off a guard onto the back of left hand, resulting in injury. X-ray diagnostics showed a fractured bone.
Two employees were removing and reinstalling a tail pulley bearing on a conveyor. There was no triggering incident or acute pain/injury, but one of the employees felt increasing pain in their left shoulder later that night and reported it to their Site Manager the next morning.
HME operator was mounting a 988G FEL at the start of shift. EE bumped left knee on the bottom 2 step ladder mounting bracket (normal bracket). EE reported knee tightened up 5 hours into the shift. First aid/home care measures were followed until employee stated they could no longer walk on that leg 2 weeks later. The determination for work-relatedness was made on 11/29/21.
Crew was on-site changing screen cloth for a mode change. Injured employee was using a power tool to remove hard, built up material from screen deck rails prior to re-installing screen cloth. While shifting EE's weight the tool caught the rail, causing it to kick back and pinch the employee's thumb between the power tool and the cross tube on the screen deck.
EE received laceration on Left Middle FInger while setting feeder floor on the primary crusher springs. One spring got caught up on feeder table, EE tried to line feeder table up with spring, in doing so the EE's hand got stuck between the spring and the feeder table causing a laceration on finger.
Employee was walking on catwalk when they bumped into a piece of angle iron injuring a shoulder. Employee delayed in reporting the injury. Medical attention was sought 10 days post incident. Incident was under investigation until 5/19/2020
Employee was exiting service truck at the shop. Employee's right foot slipped from the bottom step of the vehicle. Employee fell on right side injuring hip, ribs and elbow. No witnesses to the event. Employee diagnosed with fractured 8th right rib and contusion to the right hip.
Employee was using a blade to cut and remove electrical tape from a cord. As EE removed glove to peel back the tape EE made one final cut on the tape and accidently cut thumb.
WAS RUNNING LOADER. WHEN FINISHED PARKED MACHINE. EXITED MACHINE AND PROCEEDED DOWN STEPS/LADDER USING THREE POINTS OF CONTACT. ONCE ON THE GROUND, TURNED TO WALK TOWARDS THE PLANT - SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDED ON BUTT / LEFT SIDE.
On 4/9/18 a third party trucking company driver was exiting cab at the Sweet S&G facility, when the driver's foot slipped on some built up ice on the truck step, causing driver to fall to the ground and injure ribs. It was later determined that the driver had broke a couple ribs from the fall.
EE was manually spinning the sand pump shaft by using hands to rotate the v-belts on the pump to check impeller clearance. EE finger got caught between the v-belts and motor sheave as ee was turning the belts
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WORN TRACK ROLLER ON A CAT D6 DOZER. AFTER DONNING PPE AND REMOVING THE BUSHING BOLTS, EE PLACED THE COLD CHISEL INTO THE LOOSENING SLOT AND STRUCK THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER. THE CHISEL SHOT BACK INTO EE'S FACE SHIELD AND LACERATED EE'S LOWER LEFT LIP.
Over the road trucking contract driver had been successfully loaded. Made his way to designated tarping area. While engaging manual tarping mechanism the handle malfunctioned causing truck driver to lose balance from bottom rung of ladder. Driver slipped and struck parts of his truck. Suffered lacerations to "rear end and hand". lacerations required sutures(stitches).
Employee was assisting in maintenance activities within the shop to loosen a housing on a water pump. The employees finger was struck by the hammer being used causing laceration and fracture to the left ring finger.
Employee was descending the fixed ladder of a Cat 980C end loader. His foot slipped as he was descending and the employee identified he felt a strain to the right knee.
He was removing a boom cylinder pin and as he drove the pin out, the broken section started to fall towards his lower leg. He reached out to grab the pin and the broken edge of the pin cut his hand.
Lifting a screen, employee felt pain in right shoulder.
Attempting to throw away old troughing roller, employee suffered laceration to right hand middle finger.
Unloading equipment from trailer, employee strained knee.
Cutting scrap steel in yard, employee stepped on a piece of protruding steel from a cable and suffered minor puncture wound to foot. Tetnaus shot given and prescription to avoid infection.
Reaching to pick up a chain, felt a pull in right shoulder.
Employee was working on rolling up a belt on ground level. While attempting to track the belt, the hock rod used for assistance in tracking slipped, causing the employee to fall backwards to the same level (ground), injuring left ankle & knee. No initial medical attention given until 11/20/2008, where restrictions were given, identifying a MSHA reportable claim.
Performing maintenance of bushing repair to the bucket of a backhoe, the employee had stepped backward to walk away from the work area. While stepping back and turning, the EE suffered a right knee strain to his foot; his foot had slid between the two teeth of the backhoe. The backhoe was locked/tagged out with the bucket secured at ground level.
Employee was driving a haul truck on the travelway when the truck hit a pothole causing the truck to jerk. Employee was holding handhole in cab, felt numbness of finger. Injury reported 8/15 but occurred on 8/8. Medical treatment of dianostic testing performed. Deemed recordable by MD on 9/19 with referral to PT as MRI identified bulged cervical disc. * McHenry West Pit # 26.*
Employee identified that stepping from engine level of haul truck, on identified walk area to truck cab, he slipped on step and fell, striking his right knee on the truck. He admitted to not maintaining three point of contact, as he had his coffee cup in hand. Initial medical attention on 5/19 (not reportable from treatment of first aid)
While climbing down from the Komatsu Endloader (company number 9135), the employee fell hitting his ribs on a milk crate used for a step / platform. Fracture to the 6th rib.
Attempting to remove the track pin from the linkbelt backhoe (company # 9127) the employee hit the pin with a sledge. A piece of metal broke loose and struck his left thigh, causing a puncture. Metal was removed and prescription given.
Walking under stacker conveyor, stood up (raised head) too fast and hit head on the edge of the motor frame. Injury resulted in 6 stitches.
EE indicated that while trying to climb conveyor to clean out feed hopper, he knelt down onto left knee and felt pain. EE sought medical attention later and when a MRI found a tear, he reported on 5/16/06. Claim investigated and deemed actually related to work environment on 7/26/06. Surgery is needed at a future date.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING VOLVO HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY HITACHI BACKHOE (450L). THE SPOIL WAS CHUNKED AND FROZEN. THE MATERIAL JARRED/JOSTLED THE TRUCK WHEN LOADED, CAUSING A LOW BACK/BUTTOCKS PAIN TO THE EMPLOYEE.
Attempting to change out 2'x1' drettant screen on was plant, employee needed to dislodge screen with swinging 16 lbx sledge, employee missed objective/target and hand hit corner of z cross bratice. as a result, he suffered a laceration and broken pinky finger.
CUTTING BOLTS OFF UNDERCARRIAGE OF TRUCK, HOT SLAG (SPARK) ENTERED RIGHT EAR, CAUSING BURN
ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE DRAGLINE CABLE, EXERTED TOO MUCH FORCE & STRAINED HIS BACK.
Climbing down off Cat 992, operator of Case uniloader (skidsteer) struck operator in hand while on ladder w/blade extension. Bruises & abrasions only.
WALKING TO START LOADER BEFORE ACTUAL WORKSHIFT BEGAN, HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND TWISTED KNEE. LIGHT IN AREA WAS NOT WORKING (MOTION SENSOR OUT). EE REPORTED INJURY ON 12/8/03. MEDICAL OPINION DET ERMINED THIS A REPORTABLE CLAIM EFFECTIVE 1/5/04. EE CONTINUES TO WORK FULL TIME IN REGULAR JOB (LOADING TRUCKS) UNTIL SURGERY. UPDATED REPORT AS NECESSARY.
PUTTING 55 GALLON DRUM INTO OIL TRAILER, HAND SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO 5 GALLON BUCKET, CAUSING RIB INJURY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE MICHIGAN LOADER 270. THE RATCHET BROKE & EE LOST BALANCE, SLIPPING & ROLLING ANKLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION GIVEN (X-RAY & PRESCRIPTION MEDS). NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO UNPLUG A MATERIAL CHUTE. EE MISSED HIS MARK. THE HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE, HIS RT. INDEX FINGER WAS STRUCK BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE AND THE HAMM ER HANDLE.
EE WAS CLEANING UP HIS WORK SITE AS HE WAS LOADING SECTIONS OF STEEL ON THE WORK TRUCK, HE FELT HIS SHOULDERS STIFFEN & HAD PAIN
EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CAB OF A WATER TRUCK. HE USED THE HANDRAIL BUT LOST HIS FOOTING, AS HE FELL HIS HAND BECAME WEDGED IN THE HANDRAIL. AS HE CONTINUED TO FALL HIS HAND CAME FREE AND STRUCK THE FUEL TANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE HOUSING OF AN AIR FILTER, WHEN HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF A NUT. EMPLOYEERECEIVED A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND (BACK OF HAND)
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A BOB CAT-SKID STEER LOADER, WHEN HIS LT. FOOT SLIPPED ON A WET SURFACE W/SAND. THE EMPLOYEE FELL AND BROKE HIS RT.FOOT
EE WAS LIFTING A DRAIN OIL-PAN, LOST HIS BALANCE & SLIPPED RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.
EE WAS DESENDING A VERTICAL LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER, W/A FUEL HOSE AND NOZZEL IN HIS LT. HAND EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER, DROPPED THE HOSE, LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL AGAINST THE TOP R UNG OF LADDER.
EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE WASH PLANT STAGGERED & FELL DOWN. ANOTHER EE WITNESSED THE EVENT RADIOD THE OFFICE & STARTED CPR
EMPLOYEE WAWS USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES ON A CUTTING EDGE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED ONE HANDFROM THE BAR TO INSERT A BOLT, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS UPPER LT SIDE LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN OFF THE ROAD VOLVO TRUCK, OVER LEVEL GROUND. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN NECK TO BACK. EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE IF HE HIT A BUMP OR NOT. SEAT BELTS WERE USED.