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Using grinder with new rotary brush to clean belts. Wire on brush broke off and flew into leg about 3" above right knee. Grinder had guard on it.
Employee was putting exhaust back in the 988 loader. Went down steps to other side of loader and pulled muscle in back.
Employee was guiding wooden board into place and got splinter in palm of hand
Employee thought he was conveyor when he went to change sides and was on a power cord. Stepped down and lost footing. Twisting ankle.
One employee was trying to dislodge flat rock with sledge hammer. The hammer hit rock and employee swung hammer around and it hit other employee behind him in knee resulting in Left Knee Contusion.
employee standing in confined area shoveling material off a conveyor. Employee was hunched over shoveling and twisting the shovel over his back to remove material. Strained lower back
Employee was climbing down ladder from water truck and slipped. Leg was caught in between the bars and he let go of ladder and fell back and leg was still caught in bars.
Slide shaker screen into place by twisting body when felt burn in lower back; waited for another employee to help. not much discomfort that day but next morning lower back/hip were stiff. walked around and it got better. Monday morning very stiff and painful to walk so made doctors appt for Tuesday. Tuesday filled out paperwork and went to ER and doctor's appt.
This is being filed within 10 working days from the date that the accident became reportable. Employee reported that he slipped and fell inside of bed of haul truck while welding liner plate. He initially declined medical treatment. On 01/31/09 he complained of back pain and was exmained by physician who diagnosed a back sprain and placed employee on restricted duty.
Employee was returning from taking a break at the office to operate loader. Employee was in the process of mounting the access ladder to the loader, when he hit his knee on a ladder rung. Employees knee was bruised.
Employee while performing repairs was attempting to steady a hydraulic cylinder end for removal (7" by 4" thick, approximately 10-15lbs). The cylinder end came loose and fell a distance of approximately 6 inches onto employee's right hand. Employee received minor cuts and bruising on right hand.
Employee and co-worker were attempting to drive a gearbox off a shaft with a punch and hammer. Due to the position of the gearbox it was necessary for one to hold the punch while the other swung the hammer. The hammer missed the punch and smashed employee's finger against a support beam.
Employee was positioning a piece of steel plate inside of a rock box so that it could be welded into place, when it slipped and mashed his right thumb.
AN OVERSIZED ROCK BECAME LODGED IN THE FEEDER OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK NEXT TO THE FEEDER ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE ROCK WITH A METAL BAR. ANOTHER ROCK SHIFTED & SLID INTO THE BAR MASHING THE EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE BAR & THE HANDRAIL OF THE CATWALK. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED THUMB & CONTINUES TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY.