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WALKING AROUND FRON TOF SANDER (OUTSIDE) STEPPED IN RUT IN SNOW AND TWISTED ANKLE, RESULTING IN PULLED LIGAMENTS ON LEFT ANKLE. ANKLE WAS SPLINTED.
WAS CUTTING CAR FILTER LID OPEN WITH FILTER CUTTER. CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON THE CONTACT SURFACE, RESULTING IN SUTURES.
EMP WAS CUTTING SHOT CORD WITH DULL KNIFE. WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIM INSTEAD OF PROPERLY CUTTING AWAY FROM BODY AND CUT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
HIGH WALL (SECTION 34-40) SLID DOWN AT 2:20P.M. (CIRCULAR FAILURE). WORKERS NOTICED MOVEMENT EARLIER. CREW WAS PULLED OUT 1 HOUR BEFORE INCIDENTNO EQUIPMENT OR EMPLOYEES WERE INVOLVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRING LOCKE ROUT OF BUILDING WIHT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND RUN HIS RIGHT FOREARM ALONG A SHARP EDGE ON THE LOCKER DOOR.
EE WAS GETTING OFF HIS DOZER AND STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR EVENTS.
EE WAS PULLING THE IMPELLOR OFF OF A WATAEAR PUMP ON A CAT GRADER. THE EE WAS HOLDING THE IMPELLER BLADE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN EE USED POWER WRENCH THE IMPELLER TURNED CUTTING THE LEFT INDE X FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHEN AND WHERE IT HAPPENED HE WOKE UP WITH A SORE BACK.THIS WAS REPORTED 10-24-95.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIPE ON A TRUCK WHILE SECURING THE LOAD WITH A CHAIN BOOM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TE HANDLE DOWN AND THOUGHT THAT IT WAS LOCKED. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LET GO OF THE HAN DLE IT POPPED UPA ND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RECLAMATION MATTING ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK WHEN HE FELT HIS KNEE GIVE OUT EE WAS NOT DOING ANY ACTIVITY THAT CREATED THE INJURY THE MATTING WEIGHTED 35 LBS
AN EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A NEW CLUTCH INTO PLACE WITH A NYLON ROPE. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE CLUTCH INTO PLACE FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN THE ROPE BROKE AND THE CLUTCH FELL ON HIS FI NGER. HIS FINGER REQUIRED 10 SUTURES AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE EE A MECHANIC, WAS REPAIRING A BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE TRACKS.HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE FELL SIDEWAYS. INJURY DIAGNOSED AS A SMALL LIGAMENT TEAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A WORN OUT BULLDOZER TRACK ROLLER. HE WAS PLACING IN THE NEW ROLLER WHEN THE ADJACENT ROLLER FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM & HEAD. THE INJURY TO HIS HEAD REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBIGN DOWN FROM A DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE HAD PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG.
EE'S WRIST BEDAME SORE AFTER USING A JACK HAMMER. HE WAS EXAMINED BY CO DOCTOR ON 12-14-94. DIAGNOSED AS AN INFLAMATION DUE TO VIBRATION FROM JACKHAMMER. DR APPLIED WRIST BRACE AND RECHECKED I N ABOUT 2 WEEKS.
THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE EDGE OF A WASTE DUMP WHERE A TRUCK WAS DUMPING FAILED. THE TRUCK SLOWLY SLID DOWN THE SLOPE @ 20' & CAME TO A STOP. TWO DOZERS HOOKED ONTO THE TRUCK & PULLED IT BACK ONTO THE DUMP. THE DUMP TOE WAS WET & MUDDY & THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK CAUSED THE CREST TO SLUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS OUT OF TRUCK. HE LATAER SAID HE HAD BACK PAIN. DIAGNOSED ON 11/2/94 AS A HERNIATED DISC. PRESENTLY RECIEVING PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONT HE GORUND BETWEEN HIS EQUIPMENT AND A BENCH OF ORE WHEN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL SLI DOWN THE BENCH KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE OF HIS FEET.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO HIS BULLDOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A KNEE SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING LIFT A PALLET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIB AREA. DIAGNOSED AS A TORN RIB MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A METAL PIN. TWO METAL SPLINTER STRUCK HHIM IN TEH STOMACH. HE PULLED ONE OUT, NOT KNOWING HT EOTHER REMAINED. THE OTHER CAM EOUT BY ITSELF A FEW DAY S LATER. A SMALL INFECTION DEVELOPED WHICH WAS TREATED ON SITE WITH OINTMENT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BATTERY WHEN HSI KNEE POPPED. THE EMPLOYEE VISITED HIS DR ON 8-30 WHO CONFIRMED TO THE EMPLOYEE OF THE TEAR OF HT ELIGAMENT. THE DR CONFIRMED TO BOS IN A LETTER D ATED 10-26-94. THEEMPLOYEE HAS CONTINUED FULL DUTY DURING THIS TIME. THE DR WANTS TO SEE THE EMPLOYEE IN 2/95.
THE EE WHO IS AN OILER WAS SERVICING A DOZER HE WAS WALKING ON THE DOZER TRACKS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE GRABBED A HANDRAIL AND STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE DOZER ARM. THIS MOVEMENT WRENCHED HIS ELBOW PULLING A MUSCLE ATTACHED TO THE ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND DROVE OVER A ROCK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS IN A HAUL TRUCK WAITING TO BACK UNDER THE LOADER. ANOTHER EE IN A HAUL TRUCK ASSUMING THE FIRST TRUCK WAS GONE, STARTED TO BACK UP AND STRUCK THE FIRST TRUCK. EE RECEIVED A BRUISED HIP.
EMPLOYEE AS OPERATING A BULDOZER AND BACKED UP OVER A ROCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING HAY BALES. A BALE ROLLED DOWN THE STACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT WHEN BACK PAINS DEVELOPED. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED A RUPTURED DISC WHICH WAS CONFIRMED WITH AN M.R.I. EXAMINATION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TOOL WITH A HOOK ARRANGEMENT ON THE END IN ATTEMPT TO LIFT, ROTATE AND/OR FREE A STUCK ROCK. THIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOOL AND NEARBY STRUCTURE. HIS HAND WAS C UT AND REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO ALIGN A MACHINE PART. A SMALL CHIP OF METAL FLEW OFF STRIKING, THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGTH CALF. THE CHIP WAS REMOVED BY A PHYSCIAN.
THE EE WAS OPENING THE DOOR OF A SEMI TRAILER BELONGING TO A VENDER THE DOOR WAS ON A BIND AND WHERE EE FLIPPED THE LATCH TO OPEN THE DOOR IT SPRUNG OUT AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LIP REQUIRING 9 SUTURES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEG WITH SOME FROZEN MATERIAL WHICH FELL FROM A PIECE OF MINING EQUIPMENT THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A FIRST AID CASE WITH A BRUISE.LATER AN EVALUATION WAS PERFOR MED BY AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON WHO DIAGNOSED THE INJURY TO BE A TORN KNEE LIGAMENT.
DURING DRILLING WITH THE EXPLORATION DRILL THE SAMPLER BECAME CLOGGED WITH ROCKS. THE DRILL HELPER ASSUMED THE HYDRAULIC POWER TO THE SAMPLER HAD BEEN SHUT OFF AND REACHED IN WITH HIS LEFT HAN D TO CLEAR THE ROCS. ONCE CLEARED, THE ROTATING SAMPLER STARTED ROTATING, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SAMPLER AND FRAME. SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ADUMPTRUCK LOADED WITH SILICA FROM THE QARRY TO THE CRUSHER. AS HE WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS HE WAS STRUCK BY A U.P. TRAIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE DUMPTRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BE PUSHED A SHORT DISTANCE AND A DERAILMENT OF SWITCH ENGINES. TRAIN CREW PULLED EMPLOYEE FROM WREACKAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE SHOP AT MAIDEN ROCK MINE.EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE IN FRONT OF SHOP DOOR.THIS ARCH RECEIVES VERY LITTLE SUN DURING THE WINTER AND EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN CAUTI ONED TO KEEP AREA SANDED.IF THE AREA HAD BEEN SANDED THE ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.EMPLOYEE SAW DR AT A LATER DATE.