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Employee was un-banding precut structural steel. When the bands were cut, the steel shifted and a piece landed on the top of the employees foot. Frature of third metatarsel bone of right foot.
The employee was using a bar to pry up on a pulley shaft. They had a motor and gear box suspended from a come-a-long and the lifting eye broke. When the motor and gear box dropped, the employee's finger was caught between the pry bar and the conveyor rock box. (Fracture of the right ring finger)
Employee was throwing a weighted rope to capture a pump float, and felt a pop in his right arm. Ruptured right bicep
Employee was flipping a section of screen material over and strained his upper back. Thoracic strain
Employee was shoveling on elevated platform, he twisted and felt pain in lower back. Lumbar Sprain
Employee was dismounting cat skid steer loader, slipped and hit shin and knee on loader bucket. Sprain of knee and leg.
The injured employee and his partner were working on the secondary screen deck, he bent over to pick up an extension cord, and when he stood up he caught his nose on the edge of a screen. Lacerated Nose
Employee was removing a rock from a primary bypass chute, when the employee threw the rock over the side of the chute he caught his hand between the side of the chute and the rock. Left hand laceration
Employee was clearing a clogged material chute, he hit a large rock slab with a hammer and small peice of dirt flew up and went under his safety glasses and got into his eye. (superficial injury of cornea)
Employee was walking on walkway, stepped in dip on walkway and twisted knee. Sprained Knee (Right).
Employee was stepping up onto a ladder, and slipped, falling backwards. The fall resulted in a contusion to the back.
The injured employee and another employee had a disagrement which broke out into an arguement. The arguement escalated into a physical altercation, the second employee struck with his fist to the left cheek. Resulting in a laceration to the left cheek requiring nine stitches.
Employee was shoveling around conveyor, shovel hit conveyor belt and kicked it back striking the employee on the left forearm. Left forearm contusion.
Employee was walking to service vehicle, tripped over rock fell backwards causing left knee to twist. Employee didn't seek medical attention until 06/22/04
Employee was working under a screen, when he was walking out from under the screen he stood up before he cleared the frame holding the screen and struck his head on a frame cross member, resulting in a strained neck.
EE WAS BREAKING A BOLT LOOSE WITH A BREAKER BAR USING HIS LEG. THE BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE EE'S LEG TO HYPEREXTEND. SPRAIN OF UNSPECIFIED AREA OF LEFT KNEE.
MINER WAS CUTTING THE BOLTS OFF A TAIL PULLEY TAKE UP SECTION, & A PIECE OF SLAG BURNT THROUGH THE STITCHING OF HIS BOOT, RESULTING IN A SMALL BURN TO THE TOP OF HIS LT. FOOT.
STOOD UP UNDER A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CLIMB A VERTICLE LADDER WITH A BUCKET, THE BUCKET SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW. TENOSYNORITIS - INFLAMATION OF TENDON SHEATH .
EE WAS INVOLVED IN LABOR WORK AND PLANT MAINTENENACE. WHILE GREASING A HEAD PULLEY, THE HOSE ON THE GREASE GUN GOT STUCK ONT HE ZERK FITTING. THE EE REACHED AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVE MOTO R TO FREE THE HOSE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ONTHE DRIVE SHAFT NEXT TO THE MOTOR. EE JERKED HIS HAND AWAY FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF HEAD PULLEY GUARD.
REBUILDING 4000 AMP SERVICE PANEL, RECONNECTING EXISTING EQUIPMENT SERVICES, BACKFEED FROM DAMAGED CABLE ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT CAUSING PHASE TO PHASE SHORT. (MINOR FLASH BURNS)
AFTER INSTALLING A RUBBER GROMMET AROUND WIRING AT THE CLARIFIER, THE EE WAS APPLYING RTV SILICONE AROUND THE GROMMET TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. WHILE THE EE WAS SQUEEZING THE TRIGGER ON THE CAULKIN G GUN, THE EE FELT AND HEARD A POP IN HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER. THE EE SUFFERED A RUPTURED TENDON ON HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
THE EE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A HEAD PULLEY, THE SUPPORTS HOLDING THE HEAD PULLEY SHAFT SHIFTED AND CAUGHT THE EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHAFT AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME. THE ACCIDENT R ESULTED IN AN OPEN WOUND AND CONTUSION OF FINGER ON LEFT HAND, WITHOUT MENTION OF COMPLICATION.
WORKER WAS DELIVERING FUEL AT ALL-LIGHT AGGREGATE. HE STATED, HE TRIPPED OVER DEBRIS WHILE HE WAS HOOKING UP PUMP HOSE TO DELIVER FUEL. HE STATED THAT THE AREA HAD NO LIGHTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A SLOPED AREA FROM THE UPPER PLANT TO THE LOWER PLANT TO PICK UP A HAUL TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEEP TISSUE BRUISE TO HIS LEFT UPPER THIGH AND HIP. THE EMPLOYEE LEFT THE LIGHTED WORK AREA WHERE VISIBILITY WAS POOR AND THE GROUND CONDITIONS WERE SLIPPERY DUE TO RAIN.