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While rotating rock on the conveyor the rock came in contact with the splitter and chips and dust were knocked off and irritated the eye. Employee reported eye problem on 2/22/08.

Safety glasses were being worn while chopping stone in extreme windy conditions. Some large dust got in his eye. Eye washing did not remove it all. Pupil was slightly scratched.

While EE was walking outside of large saw building. He tripped and twisted his ankle.

Employee was loading a conveyor belt that fed a tumbler. The stone was in a bucket, ground level, conveyor was waist high. He was wearng a back brace at the time.

EE was chopping irregular 4" toffee in attempting to rotate stone for chopping finger was squeezed between the rock and the machine.

While drilling a hole under neathe a truck-the drill bound and slaned and twisted ee;s hand against the side wall-breaking his hand in 4 to 5 places.

EE said he was working on an engine and turned over and hurt his rib. Doctor says injury to chest wall.

While chopping double gray millends a large stone-28'x14"x4. He picked it up and threw it at an achward angle. He felt a sharp pain. Waited awhile-it went away-but later came back.

Back strain from lifting stone to palletize for skipping.

EE was lifting a millstone with a pry bar and strained his back.

Back strain from lifting stone.

The forklift operator allowed co-worker to get a ride on the forklift, which is against company rules. They were going from chopper #5 to #1 chopper for a break, when forklift hit a bump in the roadway and the rider inadvertently fell off of forklift and sprained his left ankle. Totally unacceptable; what were they thinking?

Employee was trying to measure the height of a stone when co-worker inadvertently moved controls on chopper without looking to make sure he was clear. His finger was resting on the roller pin to the conveyor and the conveyor rolled the stone back causing it to cut the tip of his finger off.

Miner was climbing onto Terex, (haul truck), when he said that he reached for the hand rail and either missed it or slipped off hand rail. He fell to the ground. He was then taken to the ER and had a dislocated shoulder which they put back into place.

He tripped over a small stone, slipped in the mud and fell on his right knee cap. At the present time it looks like a severe bruise.

Employee exited forklift to reposition forks. In doing so, he mashed his left finger between the forks and the mast.

Terex haulage truck operator washed the unit & then started to move to a parking area when the unit died. He exited the cab to check the engine compartment. When lifting the hood he slipped on the wet vehicle and slid to the ground (gravel road) landing on his knees.

TWO MEN PULLED A DRUM OFF THE AXLE & LAID IT ON THE GROUND. THEY PICKED UP THE DRUM & INJURED SAID IT FELT LIKE A CRAMP IN HIS STOMACH. DURING THE REST OF THE DAY, IT FELT LIKE A STOMACHACH. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE TAKING A SHOWER HE NOTICED A KNOT ABOVE HIS BELLY BUTTON. SAID IT WAS SORE & HURT. CEO SAID TO GO TO ER IF IT WORSENED.

CLEANING OUT A WATER PIT, PULLED ON SUCTION HOSEAND INJURED HIS BACK.

WHILE LOADING MILL ENDS WITH FORKLIFT 1 STONE FELL FROM FORKS. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT MANUALLY A STONE BACK ONTO FORKS WHEN IT BROKE, INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING AT A BELT CONVEYOR, BEHIND A HYDRAULIC SPLITTER, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR ONTO HIS RT. FOOT, CAUSING SEVERE LACERATIONS TOTWO TOES. EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS STEEL TOE BOOTS AS IS REQUIRED BY THE MINE.

WHILE CLEARING A STORAGE BIN WITH A SKID STEER LOADER, THE OPERATOR STOPPED THE MACHINE LIFTED THE BUCKET APPROX 1/4 OF THE WAY UP. HE CLIMBED OVER THE BUCKET ONTO THE WALL OF BIN, THREW 2 STONES INTO THE BUCKET, HE THEN JUMPED TO THE FLOOR OF BIN & STARTED TO GET BACK INTO LOADER WHEN HIS FEET PRESSED THE LIFT CONTROL PEDAL CAUSING LIFT ARMS TO LOWER, PINNING OPERATOR