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OUR EXPERIENCED TIRE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE INSIDE DUAL TIRE ON A CAT 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE SNAP RING SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS RT. RING FINGER BETWEEN THE RING & THE WHEEL. THE INJURY WAS TO THE FLESH ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS FINGER. EE WAS TAKEN TO AN E.R. WHERE THE WOUND WAS CLEANED & HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN MEDICATION.

Employee got right thumb caught between ram and pipe wrench. Laceration requiring 3 stitches

Employee drove through a road that was covered in lime. Window in truck was open and employee inhaled dust. Inhalation was the cause of burnt lungs. Employee was put on 3 days of light duty. Employee went back to hospital on 8-14-05 was put on light duty for 5 days. Laid off atter the 4th day. Post accident drug result-negative.

The Geotemps employee was driving a pickup with the windows open. He drove into a pebble lime storage area striking a 2ft high pile of lime. The lime scattered with some coming into the cab of the pickup. It appears the employee inhaled some of the lime dust. Two hours after the incident he complained about chest pains and was transported to the emergency room.

Fuel truck parked too close to haul truck 2-3' operator stepped back from bottom rung on haul truck ladder and bumped into the bumper ont he fuel truck. The operator hit the rear of his right leg just above the knee. The tendon became swollen causing nerve pain.

WHILE PERFORMING A PRE-SHIFT EQUIPMENT INSPECTION ON A CAT 777 HAUL TRUCK, A WORKER, EMPLOYED THROUGH A TEMPORARY STAFFING SERVICE, CLOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. THE RESULTING INJURY (LACERATION) REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS WAKING A WATER RUN, FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND RAN OFF THE ROAD

CHANGING PIPE ON LEACH PAD. ROCKY SLOPE ON LEACH PAD CAUSED THE EE TO SLIP AND FALL BACKWARD, LANDING ON A SOFTBALL-SIZED ROCK AND CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE ON THE LEFT BUTTOCK. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN PILLS AT ER; X-RAYS NEGATIVE. (DELAY IN FILING INJURY REPORT BECAUSE COMPANY THOUGHT ONLY 1X INJECTION FOR PAIN WAS GIVEN AT ER.)

Worker was repairing a tire for a Cat 777 haul truck. The tire was "flat on the ground," with the tire hand still attached. The worker needed more slack in the air hose and so he "whipped" the hose, pulled, but did not realize that it had become tangled in the levers that control the hand. This caused the tire to shift and pin his leg against another tire also "flat on the ground."

Cold weather, icy frozen ground conditions. Worker had both feet on the ground when she lost her footing, fell backwards to the ground striking her tailbone on the frozen surface.

EE IS A HAUL TRUCK DRIVER. HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER FROM THE CAB AREA OF THE TRUCK. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDY, ICY, WITH BLOWING SNOW. EE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 8-10 FEET, LANDING ON HIS BACK IN A SNOWDRIFT. NOTE: THIS BECAME REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF PRESCRIPTIONS. EE WAS BACK TO WORK FOR NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

THIS WAS EE'S 2ND DAY OF WORK FOR EKCO DRILLING. HIS DUTIES INCLUDED CATCHING SAMPLES & MAKING CONNECTIONS. EE COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO ELKO. HE TOLD US THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING CONDITION SINCE PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.

CONDITIONS WERE VERY WET AND MUDDY. EE WAS FUELING AND SERVICING HAUL TRUCKS ACROSS FROM THE LIME PILE IN VERY DEEP MUD WHEN HIS CLOTHING BECAME WET AND MUDDY. EE STARTED TO FEEL BURNING ON HIS LOWER LEGS AND IMMEDIATELY SOUGHT FIRST AID ATTENTION. EE SUFFERED CALCIUM OXIDE CONTACT DERMATITIS.

WHILE OPENING WINCH VALVE, BODY MOVED INTO 6" PIPE.

WHILE DESCENDING BLAST HOLE DRILL RIG, MISSED LAST STEP. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH LEFT ARM AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

WHILE WELDING ON SHOVEL BUCKET RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYE AREAS.

EE did not hook up ladder properly, and so he fell with the ladder when he was climbing it.

Moving pipe; lack of knowledge of proper method, severe strain, placed on restricted duty, no lost time.

At the time of the incident the operator had his head turned to the right watching his apron on the scraper close. He had picked up speed but had not engaged his cushion hitch when he hit a bump. According to other scraper operators the ground conditions were not abnormal or excessively rough.

WHILE MOVING A COMPRESSOR, THE COMPRESSOR TIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON RIGHT LEG.

While lifting a brake drum, he felt a strain in the lower back.

While starting to take strip solution sample, ee slipped. He had his hand on a valve and when he slipped the valve came open and the hot solution started coming out of the hose attached to the valve. He was sprayed with hot solution on his chest and abdomen.

VANS WERE PREPARING TO DEPART THE MINE SITE AND RETURN TO HOME (ELY, NV). EE WAS SITTING IN THE VAN AND STARTED HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. HE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, WITH NO VITAL SIGNS. CPR WAS S TARTED. LIFE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARRIVED AND CONTINUED CPR UNTIL A DOCTOR AT THE HOSPITAL IN ELKO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD STOP CPR.

WHILE GOING DOWN LADDER USING 3 POINTS ON CONTACT, STEPPED DOWN WITH RIGHT FOOT ONTO A ROCK. IN TURN TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK.

WHILE UNLOADING DRILL PIPE ONE PIECE OF PIPE WAS CROOKED ON THE PIPE RACK. ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN PIPE ON PIPE RACK WITH A BAR. AS THE BAR WAS PULLED A PIP WAS FELT IN THE LOWER BACK.

WHILE BACKING DOWM RAMP IN A HAUL TRUCK, RT REAR OF TRUCK CONTACTED A CUT, HAUL TRUCK TRAVELED UP THE CUT & THE TRUCK LAID OVER ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE.

3 MEN WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE A CATWALK FROM THE CRUSHER AREA. CATWALK HAD BEEN REMOVED & WAS BEING LOWERED TO GROUND WITH A CRANE. CATWALK BECAME UNSTABLE & CONTACTED EE'S HAND PINCHING IT BE TWEEN THE CATWALK & THE CRUSHER. EE HAD PLACED HIS HAND IN AN UNSAFE MANNER WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INDEX FINGER BEING PINCHED BETWEEN THE CATWALK & THE CRUSHER. THIS RESULTED IN 8 STITCHES.

WHILE UNLOADING A SHIPMENT OF UNR 811, FUMES OVERWHELMED EE. UNR 811 IS A MERCURY INHIBITOR CHEMICAL.

DROVE OFF ROAD IN A PICK-UP TRUCK AND INJURED HIS BACK.

WHILE DISMOUNTING TOP LANDING ON WASH BAY, RIGHTFOOT CAUGHT IN TOP LANDING , RIGHT LEG AND KNEE GOT TWISTED MOMENTARILY

WHILE WORKING ON A 3/4 TON PICK UP FRONT AXLE IN THE VISE ONT HE WORK BENCH, THE AXLE FELL OUT OF THE VISE AND STRUCK EE S RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPTIAL X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURES, EE GIVEN 3 DAYS LGIHT DUTY.

WHILE LIFTING LIGHT VEHICLE ON TO THE TIRE MACHINE. EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE WAS TREATED BY CHIROPRACTOR AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STEPING OFF LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE BENT OVER TO WALK UNDER BLADE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS BACK POPED.

EE DROPPED HIS HARD HAT. WHEN HE CRAWLED UNDER HIS DOZER HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD.

AT THE END OF SHIFT EMPLOYEE EXITED A CAT DOZER. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS LEFT LEG STEPPED INTO A HOLE. THIS CAUSED HIS KNEE TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE STARTING LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 3-27-01 AT THAT TIME HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE WEEK (4 WORK DAYS) HE RETURNED TO FU LL DUTY ON 4-4-01.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL INJURING RIGHT ARM.

EE LIFTING SAMPLE BAGS, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE OPERATING MOTOR GRADER. LOOK OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

EMPLOYEE WASHING TAIL SCREEN WITH WATER HOSE. WHEN AIR LOCK CAUSED HOSE TO JUMP IN HIS HAND. HIS HAND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH LACERATING HIS LIP.

EE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED PLASTIC AT PREG POND AND FELL ON LEFT HIP. (EE GIVEN LIGHT DUTY RELEASE BY DR.)

EE GETTING OUT OF KENWORTH WATER TRUCK AFTER PARKING. DOOR STUCK DUE TO COLD WEATHER. EE LEANED HARD ON DOOR WITH SHOULDER AND FELL OUT OF DOOT. (EE DID NOT SEE DR. UNTIL DAYS OFF). GIVEN L.D. RELEASE.