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EE was removing rock by hand from Jaw when a rock approx 18" in size shifted from above where left hand was placed pressing palm of hand onto sharp rock cutting/stab type wound in left palm. Took to hospital and received 23 stitches. EE was not wearing gloves at time of accident.
Shoveling around support structure of primary screen cleaning off concrete slab of built up dirt & rocks. Using a shovel to push shovel material when felt a pop in groin area. Felt a burning section right away contacted supervisor. Went to hospital for ultra sound. Found to have unilateral inguinal hernia. Follow up with doctor on Jan 10th if surgery or treatment for options.
Was snowing #6 head roll spinning out. Climbed onto unprotected elevated spot to heat head roll using a weed burner. The tip of the weed burner came into contact with head roll pulling employee into head roll catching sleeve between head roll and conveyor belt causing right shoulder to come in contact with receiving box shroud.
While walking on road bed material of 5/8" crushed rock, employee stepped on right foot wrong way and rolled right ankle. Went to Doctor on 31 Jan 2014 found to have fractured bone in right foot.
Employee was trying to remove a drill steel from a 988H loader bucker which was wedged in the bucket. He hit it with a hammer and it sprung out hitting him in the ankle. The doctor did an x-ray 11-12-2013 and gave him time off until follow up appt. on 11/18/13. At that time, the Dr returned ee to light duty with anther follow up appt in 10 days.
Doing maintenance on Thor Stacker conveyor, putting wear iron in receiving box using torch and welder. He slipped and fell because of rainy conditions and smashed and cut his middle and pointer fingers on his left hand.
Dust on the hood of the machine made for a slick surface and the EE slipped and fell approx. 4 feet hitting right side of his back/ribs on the guard to the central panel while landing on his feet causing severe pain in the rib area.
EE was changing screen on load out wash screen. While doing so he was in middle deck torching "J" bolts from upper deck. A metal slag from "J" bolt fell onto employee's face by his eyebrow and worked under safety glasses. We flushed eye out & took him to medical clinic where they flushed eye out and gave medical prescription cream for eye.
Employee was helping 2 other employees change a return roller on a stacker. He was lifting the belt and twisting while placing the roller. He was lifting approximately 20 pounds at the time. It affected his lower back which he has had issues before.
EE was cleaning around the jaw 5th wheel hitch, based on piles at location, when for whatever reason went to the grizzley conveyor where he became wedged between a return roller & bottom side of belt. He has several broken ribs, broken collar bones, & intestinal, kidney, spleen & pancreas damage. As of this report he is in critical but stable condition.
Removing ice chunk material from conveyor belt when he lost footing on ground with his left foot and twisted right knee into side of conveyor "I" beam.
Employee was welding liner in the truck bed of 769 cat wagon. He was using a hydraulic porta-power to wedge metal in place to get metal tight to box when porta-power became unlodged and sprang up hitting his upper right lip dislocating a tooth.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A STEEL POST WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER MISSED POST AND STRUCK FINGER OF EMPLOYEE HOLDING POST.