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Employee was performing maintenance work on an electrical motor that drives the screen deck. After losing balance when the nut/bolt started to loosen, they caught himself from falling with their left arm.
Employee was working with hand wrench and impact driver to loosen bolt. Lost grip on wrench open end whipped around caught EE on the side of forearm. Onsite medical treatment was provided, however, on 7/10/24 the employee notified us that EE thought the laceration was infected. We took EE to the Dr. and it was, so they gave EE some antibiotics.
Patching belt using a personal knife. cutting patch knife slipped and they cut their knee.
We were using a propane torch to thaw frozen material underneath the cone crusher. The torch was left under the crusher with a small flame overnight and it ignited the conveyor belt causing a fire burning the belt and tires on the chassis.
EE was cutting a piece of conveyor belting to put on a conveyor pan for a wear item at Evans Wash Plant.
Employee was tightening screen deck bolts. When the wrench slipped and hand hit another bolt to the side of the one they were tightening. It caught a finger and cut it open.
During a maintenance shut down, employee was stepping onto a belt in order to access the dust mitigation system. As he stepped onto the working surface he did not notice that it was slippery. He slipped and fell to a sitting position and contacted a 12" vertical metal "skirt board" with his back and left side. Upon Dr. exam and x-ray, was found to have one fractured rib.
While completing a repair of a conveyor belt, he was removing the belt clamp from the belt. Turning a nut at one end of the clamp, the clamp released unexpectedly. The force of the upper portion of the clamp releasing, pinched his left little finger between the clamp and the frame of the belt. The left little finger was pinched and the nail was torn out.
Sunny winter weather, using hand-held grinding wheel to take surface rust off of 2" steel tubing, wheel caught on edge and kicked back onto left hand causing a cut requiring six stitches. Able to go back to work with no restrictions.
Maintenance worker replacing a guard on screen deck and got hand between guard and spring mount, guard shifted, pinched hand causing small cut on outside of left palm area. 5 stitches, no lost time.
Installing hoses for dust suppression system, cutting hose with utility knife, blade slipped sutting forearm of crew member. Eight stitches, no lost time , no restrictions.
2nd degree burn 1/2 in. x 2 in. on back of right hand, as result of relighting a propane torch. No impairment, light duty OK.
Plant foreman was working on electrical box preparing for installation. Spent much of the time on his knees on ground. On his way home his right knee began to ache. Over the next couple of weeks it got more paniful & he went to Dr. on 11/12/07. It was diagnosed as a bruised bursa w/infection. Prescribed anti-biotics, recovering well.EE was not aware of any moment of injury.
Employee was on his knees shoveling out under a screen deck. As he stood up, he felt pain in left leg and hip. Went to doctor the next day - Saturday - it was determined to be a strained groin muscle. Was released with no restrictions.
Repairing crusher - using a come-along, at maximum tension come-along slipped off at hook end flying back and striking miner right side of face. Laceration near rt eye, bone chips (fractures)of cheek bone, stitches 20, no surgery req'd, eye and vision OK.