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Miner had a recordable shift in EE's hearing

Miner had a recordable shift in EE's hearing.

Rare occurrence of a stone fragment chipped off and hitting employee in the forearm causing a cut that needed stitches

Employee was chipping rocks with hammer and chisel and a piece of metal fragmented off of chisel and entered employee's right thigh and became embedded there

Equipment Operator strained left arm and chest with awkward movement

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet when a loader passing by flipped a stone striking the miner in the left knee.

Miner was attempting to re-attach a blower guard in the loader. EE's finger got too close to the blower fan and was cut by the fan blade.

Miner was picking up a piece of stone from a conveyor belt when a large piece of stone fell onto miner's right hand.

Miner developed trigger thumb of right hand from doing repetitive motion tasks over 20 year career repairing mining equipment.

Miner picked up a piece of stone from the conveyor belt of a stone splitting machine. EE turned to place the stone on a steel table and smashed EE's finger between the table and the stone.

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet by hand when miner felt a pull in wrist. It got worse overnight so miner was sent to the clinic. Miner suffered a strain of left wrist and was placed on restricted duty.

The miner was driving a loader with the bucket very close to the ground. The bucket hit a stone and stopped abruptly. Although EE was wearing seatbelt, EE's upper body lurched forward and EE's head struck a switch on the ROPS pillar. EE was cut above right eye and required stitches.

Miner has worked entire career at this mine repairing heavy and light equipment. The repetitive motion after years of using tools to repair mining equipment has caused carpal tunnel symptoms in right and left wrists and hands.

Miner was climbing down the ladder on a 35 ton haul truck. The ladder was broken and EE's foot slipped through the ladder while the ladder flipped up into the wheel well. EE fell backwards onto the ground 3 feet below. EE landed on EE's back with EE's leg stuck in the ladder. EE did not submit EE's injury report until 02/08/2022.

Miner was lifting a stone to place on a pallet and strained lower back.

Employee was leaving for the day when they slipped on ice in the parking lot and twisted a knee.

Miner was picking up a piece of stone from the conveyor belt of a stone splitter. When EE grabbed the stone, the belt stopped and EE twisted right wrist.

Employee was lifting 12" cut stone and felt a pull in lower right abdominal area. The pain would not subside so employee was put on a smaller thin line machine.

Miner was using a hammer and chisel to break a piece of stone when a piece of steel from the chisel flew off and embedded in EE's leg.

Miner was carrying a piece of flag stone when the stone slipped out of left hand and fell on the tip of the middle finger of right hand.

Miner was stacking a piece of stone on a pallet when a finger was pinched between two pieces of stone. Miner received a crushing injury to the tip of the little finger and the finger nail bed.

Miner was splitting a piece of stone with a chisel and hammer when a piece of stone broke off and fell on EE's left foot. EE's left foot received a hematoma bruise.

Miner was filling the propane tank on EE's forklift from a bulk propane tank. As EE disconnected the filling hose, the pin in either the filling nozzle or the forklift propane tank stuck open allowing propane to escape under pressure. The propane hit the back of the miner's hands and caused freeze burns resulting in skin loss on the back of the right and left hands.

A truck driver/mine employee was on trailer supervising the loading of the trailer. EE took a few steps backward and fell off the trailer and landed on neck. EE sustained a fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra.

Miner was stacking stone on a pallet. When EE bent over, EE felt pain in lower back.

Miner was using a hammer and chisel to split a piece of stone when miner struck left hand with the hammer. Miner bruised left hand in the thumb area.

Miner was facing stone with a hammer and chisel when EE felt pain in the groin area. EE was diagnosed with a hernia.

The miner was lifting and stacking stone when EE felt a pain in lower back.

Employee was stacking stone on a pallet when employee experienced pain in the lower back and groin. Employee had been feeling symptoms for two to three weeks prior to reporting injury but the pain became more intense so employee reported it.

Injured miner was changing the outer rear tire of a semi-trailer when another miner lowered the floor jack. The trailer came down and pinched the injured miner's hand between the tire and the trailer.

Miner was trimming a piece of flag stone when the stone tipped and fell pinning the miner's finger between the stone and a pallet.

Miner bent over to pick up a piece of flag stone and strained back.

Miner was sizing a piece of stone using a hammer and chisel. EE swung the hammer very hard and lost control hitting the chisel with a glancing blow. EE's hand smashed into the stone cutting the right index finger and causing a fracture of the right index finger.

Miner was late for shift. Had just punched in and was walking to the job site and slipped on the wet pavement and fell. Miner broke fall with right hand and injured hand.

Miner was stacking stone coming out of the hydraulic splitter. As employee was picking up a piece of stone from the conveyor belt, the belt reversed and pinched a finger between the stone and part of the machine.

Miner was splitting a stone with hammer and chisel and struck finger with the hammer.

The miner was lifting a piece of stone when EE felt pain in leg, arm and chest.

The employee, a loader operator, was trying to dislodge a stone from the tire of loader with own pocket knife. The pocket knife collapsed and cut the tip of little finger on right hand.

While working on the parking brake of a pickup truck, the employee started to feel pain in the left elbow. The employee has been working as a mechanic at the mine for 23 years.

Miner was using a hammer and chisel to split a stone in extremely cold temperatures. A small shard of steel fragmented from the chisel and lodged in right leg.

Employee was carrying a small piece of stone and slipped on the ice. EE did not fall but in struggling to keep balance, ee strained groin and abdominal muscles resulting in a hernia requiring surgery.

Miner was splitting a piece of stone with a hammer and chisel when he experienced pain below his right shoulder blade. He is right handed and was hammering with his right hand.

Miner was lifting a piece of stone while twisting and strained his lower back.

Employee was lifting a piece of stone. He twisted and felt pain in his right elbow.

Cutting down trees with chain saw, dead tree next to area fell from vibration of work activities (possible wind) As employee was watching and backing away from tree he just cut down a Dead tree in area fell on employee knocking of hard hat off and hitting arms and chain saw he was carrying. That employee sustained broken arm and fractured wrist.

Employee was operating a loader on a bumpy surface. He experienced pain in his lower back. Went to the Dr. Was given meds. to reduce swelling and relax muscles.

employee works at lifting and stacking stone. over the course of a month he started to feel pain behind his left knee. The pain continued to get worse so he reported it as an injury and requested to see a doctor.

A worker was removing cut stone from a cutter when he lost his concentration on the task. He lost his grip on a large piece of stone which then fell on his right hand causing a fracture of his thumb.

Employee finished his shift, went home, had dinner, spoke with his family, went to bed. Woke up with back pain sometime on 08/01/2014 and went to the emergency room. Was treated and released to return to work with restrictions.