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Miner was sitting on apron of screen before the Roto-Lift chipping clay out of fins while screen deck was not operating, but still energized. Roto-Lift started turning while miners feet were between fins, causing left leg to become crushed between Roto-Lift fin and frame of screen. EMS was called and miner transported to the ER.
Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife when the blade slipped and lacerated EE's right knee.
Miner was standing at the tailgate of EE's personal pickup truck while taking a lunch break and using EE's own knife to cut an apple when the knife cut EE's left pinky finger, requiring stitches to close the wound.
The employee was in position to attach chains from a loader bucket to a conveyor. The loader bucket was raised, and the chains were hanging below the bucket. The loader operator backed up to reposition/center on the conveyor, and in doing so, the chains caught the conveyor, moved it, and it tipped over. Employee fell to the ground.
While disconnecting hose from the water pump, the camlock flew back and hit the miner in the chin. Needed 4 stitches.
While tearing down the portable plant for a relocation, the miner was moving the short section of metal steps leading into the tool trailer by self when they fell onto the top of EE's foot just behind the steel toe's coverage, breaking a bone in the foot.
Brake line on service truck failed causing vehicle to roll onto its side.
Rock fell off screener striking employee on the head, causing a laceration to top of head. Employee was below screener using a torch to install a guard.
MECHANIC WAS DRILLING OUT A BROKEN BOLT ON LOADER BUCKET WHEN DRILL BIT BROKE AND A PIECE OF DRILL BIT FLEW UP INTO INJURED'S FACE. DRILL BIT FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND CONTACTED LEFT EYE C AUSING IMMEDIATE PAIN FORCING EE TO SEEK MEDICALATTENTION. WE ARE STILL AWAITING OUTCOME OF SURGICAL REPAIR TO DETERMINE ANY FUTURE ISSUES OR POTENTIAL DISABILITIES OR LOSS OF USE.
3 EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER A LEG FROM THE WASH PLANT DOWNWARD ONTO LANDALL TRAILER. WHEN CENTER OF GROUTY SHIFTED 2 EE LOST GRIP AND DROPPED LEG. SIDE R HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN LOADER BUCK ET AND LEG OF WASH PLANT AS IT CAME DOWN TO THE TRAILER.
TWO EE'S INSTALLING A "BANG PLATE" ON END OF CONVEYOR WHEN ONE EE DROPPED HIS END OF PLATE. EE FINGERS (RIGHT RING & PINKY) WERE PINCHED UNDER PLATE RESULTING IN LACERATION INJURY.
TRYING TO REPLACE A GUARD THAT WAS LLOSE USING A PRYBAR. PRYBAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER. LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER. FRACTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER.
RIGHT INDEX FINGER INJURED WHILE TRYING TO PULL A SCREEN OFF OF A LOADER BUCKET. THE INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES AND WAS WRAPPED TO KEEP IT CLEAN. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED FOR WORK AT THE START OF H IS NEXT SHIFT.
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE EXCAVATOR, MISSED THE LAST STEP, AND BROKE HIS ANKLE WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE GROUND WRONG.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED HAND RAIL OF THE CAT WALK OF THE CRUSHER OPERATION. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE BAFFLE PLATE FOR STONE DEFLECTION. A STONE CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON FOREHEAD. HE FELL OFF RAIL ABOUT 10' TO GROUND.