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Driller was in the process of drilling boreholes, dust hose collection was not operating properly. Upon inspection of the dust collection hose, driller saw an obstruction. EE removed the hose to clear debris from the hose and upon re-attaching the dust collector hose, EE's right hand came in contact with the metal fastener on the hose, cutting EE's right hand.
Employee was holding a bolt with a pair of locking pliers. Another employee was using a reciprocating saw to cut the bolt. When the bolt was but through, the saw sung up and cut the employee's finger.
Senior Employee who wears a pacemaker experienced shortness of breath and felt heartbeat was abnormal
Workers were finishing up crusher inspections in plant when a worker was stung one to two times in upper right shoulder by hornet. Other workers in the area observed the sting. Worker stated EE was not allergic (that EE knew of) but after 10 minutes EE experienced anaphylaxis.
Employee was putting new gears in a shaker. The gears slipped off of the shaft and employee's right thumb got caught between the gears and the shaft when they fell. Employee's right thumb was fractured and cut.
Employee was cutting an information from a hydraulic hose with carpet knife, knife slipped and cut thumb on left hand.
Employee hit hand with hammer while splitting slate shingles in roofing mill. EE went to Dr. for x-ray and found no broken bones. EE was prescribed an anti-inflammatory and returned to work the next day. We allowed employee to clean and push broom so they could rest the bruised hand as Dr. had informed.
The EE was working in the shingle shack where they make slate roofing shingles. EE was operating the trimmer saw for cutting the slate shingles. EE was cleaning the cutting table from debris from slate clippings. When EE wiped the surface EE stuck EE's hand in to far resulting in cutting the tip of EE's middle finger.
Employee was attempting to set a drill from vertical drilling to horizontal. The drill mast was laid back toward the power section at about a 45 degree angle. A pin was placed in the hydraulic positioning cylinder to hold the mast in place. The locking pin fell out allowing the mast to swing downward toward the ground. The mast swung down striking the employee in the lower leg.
Our Employee arrived at Boxley to inspect the fire extinguishers. Upon the inspection next to the crusher. EE's foot caught on the edge of the bucket of the machine. EE fell and EE's chin hit one of the steps causing a cut. EE reported to Boxley management and went to obtain medical care, EE obtained 3 stitches and then was released.
EE had pulled a piece of rock to the edge of the mechanical conveyor and then turned back to grab tools without communicating with the saw operator. The saw operator activated the conveyor and the rock fell off the edge onto the back of ee knee. This accident occurred in our roofing mill where employees work on the production line making slate roofing shingles.
According to the driller, EE was replacing the bit on a down the hole hammer. Unknown on the impairment.
Superintendent locked out and tagged out the crusher run belt to remove a blockage of material which had stopped the belt. The belt was cut on and off more than once during the process and the v-belts were replaced on the motor. The superintendent failed to disengage the starter switch during the last LOTO and their thumb was smashed in the v-belt.
Miner was walking down the rock ramp that had been dug out at the surge pile to reach the feeder. The miner was part of a crew working on the surge pile feeder. It had been raining all morning and the rock was wet. The employee slipped and cut a finger on the rock as they caught themselves.
Miner was helping to change the attachment on the excavator from a hammer to a bucket. As the miner tried to loosen the nut with a wrench, EE propped foot on the attachment for leverage. When the nut broke loose, the miner fell to the ground, landing on EE's elbow. The miner suffered a dislocated elbow.
Driller had placed a cardboard blast hole tube into a completed hole, while cutting to proper height of tube above the ground. EE was pulling EE's cut off tool toward self, tool slipped sticking in EE's right lower leg.
Injured EE was connecting lifting strap from Bearing to Crane Hook. Bearing was propped to provide access to opening for strap connection. Bearing shifted from raised position and EE was suddenly supporting most of the weight.
Taping a blast hole, reached down to grab EE's tape measure, felt a pop in EE's back.
Employee was driving a haul truck when EE hit a bump and EE's seat bottomed out. EE worked through the shift and came in the next day but the pain worsened and EE left four hours into the shift to see a physician. EE was diagnosed with a back sprain.
Helping load a shot, sitting in the truck operating the controls, started to feel nauseous. (Diagnosed with vertigo)
Miner was positioning screening cloth on top screening deck when his pinky finger got cut between the cloth and screening structure. Miner was not wearing gloves when the accident occurred. Miners finger required stitches which makes this accident reportable
Employee was welding and grinding at the plant and got a small piece of metal lodged in his eye. The doctor had to removed the piece and applied ointment to eye. Employee missed one day of work.
miner was doing his pre-shift on a Kobelco SK210 long reach excavator when he closed the engine compartment then slipped and fell. He injured his left knee on the metal track while falling off the back of excavator around 6.5 feet below. went to the hospital where they said it was a sprained knee. Did not return to work on 3/24/2014 making it reportable.
The miner was walking down a 5 foot staircase from the MCC to the ground, when his foot caught the top stair slightly causing him to lose his balance and fall to the bottom of the staircase. The only injury acquired was a 1 inch cut to his upper lip from contact with the ground.
Miner was running a 1 inch impact wrench to take bolts out of a cutting edge on the front bucket of a 990H. One bolt got lodged in the socket and he tried taking it out with his hand while slowly turning the socket to jar it loose. A sharp edge then cut into the glove cutting his hand right below his thumb on his left hand.
Employee had just clocked out for the day and was walking down the wooden steps when one of the boards broke and sent him falling backwards and injuring his back. He went home that night to rest and came into work the next morning with his back still hurting. He went half way through his shift then went to the doctor.
Boxley Employee was walking to a switchhouse to start a crusher when he rolled his ankle on smooth level ground. He reported the injury to his supervisor and due to swelling he was taken to see a local physician. It was determined by the physician to be a sprain.
EE was driving a Terex 3066 C Articulated Rear Dump Truck down a steep gravel haul road into a turn. The equipment's rear tandem tires began to "buck jump". EE applied brakes. Truck slid sideways and turned over on right side. EE caught arm in steering wheel and broke right humerus.
**Medical Stroke** The miner became dizzy and weak in the morning of his shift. It was decided by the mine superintendent to transport the miner to the local hospital. The miner was transported via the superintendent. While in the ER the miner suffered a stroke. THIS IS UNDER PROTEST AS A MEDICAL INJURY NOT RELATED TO MINING ACTIVITIES.
Employee was using a pole to clean out the pug-mill hopper. When the employee thrust the pole into the material, he hit the outside edge of his right hand on the corner of a drive belt guard. This caused a cut in the hand and 7 stitches were required.
While grinding a piece of old metal out of a 4-1/4 crusher with a hand held grinder, a small piece of metal shaving became lodged in the right eye. Safety glasses were being worn. The ER ground the metal down the day after the injury. The doctor buffed the eye and stated that the eye would be fine. There were no lost work days because of this injury.
Employee was cutting a piece of buckrubbber for VS-2 screen with a lock blade razor knife. The employees left arm was posting down on the rubber and the right hand was holding the knife. As the employee was cutting the rubber, the knife became stuck. The employee pulled back on the knife causing the knife to unhinge, slip from the cutting surface, and cut the left forearm.
Employee was performing maintenance work on CC-2. He was ascending the stairs to access the crusher when he fell up the stairs striking his knee.
Employee was chipping a recent weld when some hot slag was chipped onto his left elbow. The employee waited two weeks to seek medical attention when the elbow became red and swollen. He did not indicate injury was definitely he related until 10/09/06 ( the return to work date).
Employee was climbing down from the loader after noticing his strobe light was not on. As he was climbing down the ladder he reached to shut the door and as he did, the hand holding the rail slid off and he fell to the ground. The fall caused bruises to his back and the doctor assigned him to miss 2 days of work.
Employee was cutting holes in a steel plate under the D8 Dozer, when a gust of wind blew a piece of molten slag into his ear, burning his ear.
LIFTING DRILL HAMMER & HURT HIS BACK. ACUTE SPRAIN IN BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
Employee was cutting a piece of rubber with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut the employees leg. First Aid was initially performed on the cut but could not stop the bleeding. Employee received several stitches to close the laceration.
The employee was dipping the sediment pond using the track hoe. Some of the mud fell out of the bucket, hit the handrail on the track hoe, ricocheted through the open window and hit the employee in the corner of his left eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was descending the ladder from his haul truck when he stepped onto the ground he stepped on a rock about the size of a salt shaker. The rock rolled causing the employee to twist his ankle and fall. As he fell he tried to catch himself with his left hand, causing a sprained wrist and elbow contusion.
Employee was replacing the lid onto the impact crusher, as he turned the lid into place it pinched his finger causing a laceration.
THE INJURY OCCURRED TO A CONTRACTOR EE WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING A STEEL PIN STUB WHILE ANOTHER EE DROVE THE STUB INTO THE GROUND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE STUB HOLDER THOUGHT THE STUB WAS IN THE GROUND WELL ENOUGH. THE SLEDGE HAMMER USER DID NOT, THE HOLDER PUT HIS HAND ON TOP OF STUB AND OTHER EE WAS SWINGING HITTING THE HAND OF THE HOLDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OUT TRUCKS WHEN THE SECURITY ALARM WENT OFF. HE CAME DOWN THE STEPS GOING TO SHUT OFF AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
THE YARD LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK IN STOCKPILE AREA. WHILE LOADING, A CONTRACTOR PULLED HIS TRUCK BEHIND LOADER. LOADER OPERATOR BACKED AWAY FROM HAUL TRUCK TO GO FOR ANOTHER B UCKET W/O SEEING THE CONTRACTOR. WHEN HE DID SEE THE CONTRACTOR IN HIS MIRROR, HE SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE CONTRACT TRUCK. HE STRAINED & PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE FROM THE STOP
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF LINKBELT ROCKBREAKER WHEN FOOT CAUGHT IN TRACK.
WAS BENDING A PIECE OF METAL 8"X2"X1/8" WHEN THE METAL CAUGHT THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BEHIND THE NAIL AND PINCHED THE TIP OF THE FINGER OFF.
WAS PUTTING SCREEN CLOTHE IN SCREEN WHEN THE CLOTHE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING SCREEN TO COME BACK AND MASH FINGER.
HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ONTO THE SCAFFOLD (APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN THE AIR) WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE BROKE HIS LEFT LEG.
JOB DETAIL: REMOVE PLATFORM SURROUNDING A STONE CRUSHER. JOB PLAN: CUT THE 16'X28' PLATFORM IN HALF, RIG , AND REMOVE EACH SECTION. ACCIDENT: UNKNOWN TO THE EE, THE PLATE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO T HE SUPPORT STEEL. HE WAS IN THE CENTER OF PLATFORM WHEN HE CUT THE PLATE TO 27"X96", THE PLATE FELL 11'3" TO THE GROUND WITH THE EE LANDING ON TOP.
EE WALKED INTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND BRUISED HIS RIBS.