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Employee was on catwalk and hit his left knee. Knee became swollen and hurting.
Employee was swinging sledge hammer, missed and hit finger. Finger required stitches and end of finger fractured (3rd finger left hand).
Employee was swingin a sledge hammer at the primary plant. He started getting light-headed & pains in his chest. He went over to the belt, sat down, and then passed out. One of other employees went to check on him and called 911.
EE was inside the cage for cone crusher. The floor is wet and full of rock and mud. He slipped and fell against oil tank and hit neck and left shoulder. I finished the day but on Saturday, I could not move my head. On Monday, I was in pain and went to the emergency room.
I was in the process of routine maintenence. I was began greasing the bearings on the conveyor tail pulley's when I slipped in a puddle of mud. I lost my balance and landed on my right foot. I heard a pop sound and a sharp pain shot thru my ankle. As I tried to stand up the pain became unbearable. I fell back to the ground and asked for help. 2 men came & put me into control room.
Employee states: On Friday July 7th approx 8pm while working on a broken cable I was swinging a sledge hammer to knock out the wedge to remove the cable and I felt something explode in my right arm. I thought I pulled a muscle so I continued to work. Then 1 hour later I took off my rain jacket and then I seen all the blood and the hole through my jacket and both t-shirts.
The miner fell getting off the dragline. He tried to push himself away from the tracks and got his right hand caught in hand rail.
Employee was standing behind the feed belt to the stacker, washing off the concrete. He went to climb up the belt when his arm starting burning. He snatched his arm back to see a snake fall to his feet and run away. Was taken to the ER, treated and released.
I was walking on the clay belt catwalk, when I walked up to the clay deck. I had my hand on the rail. I slipped on the step and my armpit got caught on the hand rail and twisted my shoulder & back when I fell.
was washing out some rock under cone crusher. stepped on a larger rock which caused my foot to twist and snap
Was getting off dragline at the end of the day, stepped in some grease on the track and slipped and fell on the ground. Fell on the ground but my head hit on the left side.
Got out of vehicle, stepped on rock, twisting ankle and fell on right shoulder
Was climbing onto the dragline, lost hand grip and fell, landing on knee.
MUSCLE STRAIN/TEAR TO LEFT FOREARM WHILE TRYING TO PICK UP A COMPRESSOR.
ABDOMINAL MUSCLE STRAIN DUE TO IMPROPER LIFTING OF AN AIR COMPRESSOR.
EE WAS OPERATING EQUIPMENT AND CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE SEEN LARGE HOLE IN FRONT. WHEN EE HIT THE EDGE OF THE HOLE, LOADER PITCHED FORWARD AND EE HIT NOSE ON STEERING WHEEL. NOSE NOT BROKEN, CHECKED OUT BY DOCTOR AND GIVEN MEDICATIONS, RELEASED BACK TO WORK
employee was pulling a clay ball from belt and hurt his back
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO FILL GAS POWERED PUMP WITH GAS. HE OPENED THE SPOUT ON THE SAFETY-CAN AND GAS SPEWED ONTO THE HOT MOTOR AND CAUGHT FIRE. HE WAS BURNED OVER HIS LEFT ARM AND LEFT EAR LOBE
EE'S LEFT SHOULDER BECAME SORE & NUMB- HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED, OR WHAT HE DID TO INJURE IT. AFTER SEEING SEVERAL DR.'S, IT APPEARS HE HAS TENDINITIS IN HIS SHOULDER.
WHILE GREASING A FRONT END LOADER, I SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AND LANDED ON BACK AND SIDE.
SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME RUNNING DRAGLINE WITH ARMS IN BENT POSITION.
WAS CHECKING OIL IN THE LOADER. CLOSED THE DOOR AND SOMETHING GOT IN EYE.
WENT TO GREASE RACK TO GET OIL FOR DRAGLINE. WASCLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET BACK IN THE TRUCK. MISSED HANDRAIL, LOST BALANCE AND LANDED ON FEET, HURTING ANKLES.
WAS SWEEPING CAB, OPERATOR HOOKED ONTO SOMETHING HARD AND MACHINE LUNGED FORWARD. FELL DOWN STEPS AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE HITTING HEAD & KNOCKING HIM OUT.
WAS LIFTING A 50 LB IMPACT WRENCH AND FELT A PULL IN THE CENTER OF HIS CHEST.
TURNED A BOX OF WELDING RODS OVER AND GOT A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES AND UNDER RIB CAGE.
WAS PULLING ON A DRAGLINE CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE.
WAS CLIMBING ONTO DRAGLINE WHEN BOOT GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TRACK PADS. LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON RIGHT HAND.
SPILCING BELT, UNBOLTED ROLLER THAT WAS LYING ON BOARD AND FELL TO FRAME SMASHING LITTLE FINGER.