Search the record

Multiple employees were conducting maintenance on the Sandvik Crusher at Tower 1. Two employees were working on the platform approximately 3 feet above the ground surrounding the crusher, one employee lost footing due to loose material and fell. Plant management and safety were immediately notified, Core Health was contacted, and the employee went to a local clinic for monitoring.

EE was servicing a pump. While doing so, the EE slipped catching their leg on a piece of angle iron resulting in a laceration needing sutures.

Injured person was setting tamp-in steel anchors in holes drilled into cement. Hammer deflected off of setting tool and struck the individual's thumb. The blunt force trauma caused a laceration requiring stitches.

the miner was in the process of cutting piece of rubber to replace damaged skirting using utility knife the miner stated the utility knife cut their leg above the knee

EE was ensuring bucket pin did not contain pressure. Employee was using a pry bar to test for movement when the pin moved and the pry bar in a glancing blow struck the employee on the side of the forehead causing a laceration.

EE received musculoskeletal injury to lower back (lower back pain) from "bouncing" seat in haul truck (775E).

Employee was installing v-belts. Employee's right-hand thumb caught between v-belt and pulley and rolled over pulley until free. Employee received five (5) stitches on right-hand thumb and modified work duty.

Haul truck driver strained lower back exiting the haul truck

11,500 LBs roll away chute crushed employee's right foot.

11,500 lb roll away chute crushed employees lower back

Employee was working under the 7 ft crusher using a porta power jack, this became dislodged and struck EE in the lip causing 6 stitches to be administered at the hospital. It was found that the foot of the jack failed.

EE was struck by rock on left side of face while standing on catwalk

EE was removing the chock blocks from the haul truck. As EE pulled out the first block from under the tire EE felt a pain in neck and shoulder. EE was taken for medical treatment. The ground was frosty but the chock was not frozen in place. The chock is a 27 pound weight no defects. EE is on modified duties until the doctor releases EE back to full duties.

Employee was replacing a cutting edge on a loader bucket. He was removing a bolt using an impact wrench. He placed his right hand on the underside of the bucket against the bolt head. He accidentally hit the trigger of impact wrench causing the bolt to spin in his hand cutting through his glove causing a laceration to his middle finger resulting in four stitches.

Employee was climbing up ladder to access screen deck. He felt a pull in his right shoulder and this resulted in a strain.

Employee struck finger with a hammer

Employee sustained an injury while working when he hit his right elbow on the steel structure beam that lead to Cellulitis in his right elbow.

Attempting to close door to equipment and pinched right thumb in hinge of the door.

Cutting bolts overhead, slag from cut dropped and blew into ear. Slight, burn to ear.

EE used the fork lift to place a steel wear plate on an excavator bucket to be welded. The plate of steel was placed on the lip of the bucket and needed to be adjusted into place. While pushing into place by hand EE pinched his right thumb causing a laceration requiring medical attention.

Hearing Loss

The point (tip) of the rock breaker hammer was jammed in-between two of the fingers at the primary feeder. The EE placed his hand on one of these fingers. The rock breaker hammer moved down and struck the back of the EE's hand. We brought the EE to get X-rays on the hand which came back negative - nothing broken. Hand was bruised.

EE arrived at the work site prior to the start of his shift. EE proceeded to head towards the mechanic shop EE parked his car in a location that had been plowed last week it was not the designated parking area. The EE got out of his car and proceeded to walk over an area of accumulated snow and ice. While doing so lost his footing and fell on his side.

While hammering a new tooth on a new shank on a 980H a piece of the tooth broke off striking him in the forearm. The metal chip penetrated the skin and lodged about 3 inches up his arm. The employee required 2 stitches and will need to return to the doctor to have the chip removed.

Height of fall and rainy weather conditions.

990 Bucket - install of new segment - employee put hand to put pressure on seated bolt, bolt slipped and cut employee's hand, PPE was in use.

Injury reported to company via MSHA inspector and Vermont DOL 8 days after ee stopped showing up for work for reasons unrelated to any injury. No report of injury from personnel onsite during any interview. We do not know anything other than ee states "banged knee". He has sought medical attention without our knowledge, have not seen medical reports.

Employee was taking bolts out of front differental of a 988F loader. While pulling down on a breaker bar, the bar broke and hit employee on chin.

Employee failed audiometric testing. Will be retested on 5/4/2009.

Employee failed audiometric testing. Will be retested on 5/4/2009.

Employee was repairing welding gun. The welding gun was in left hand. The left hand was behind screw being removed. Force was applied to screwdriver to remove screw, when the tool slipped from the head of screw. The force being applied caused the tool to puncture left hand.

Employee was standing on a spring base just peeking over the top of a side plate of a screen looking into the machine. When he started to lower himself, he hyperextended his left shoulder which then dislocated.

The Employee was washing down the primary concrete pad when the nozzle of the hose blew apart. The hand still holding the hose sent employee's hand to strike an I-beam.

Employee was shoveling off spill material by 7 foot crusher and sustained lower back pain.

Employye was using a utility knife to cut a piece of grease line off a bulk roll, the blade of the knife came out of the holder a cut the employees right thumb(employee is left handed) . The employee recieved three stitches in his right thumb and returned to duty.

EE's by-passed safety devices on a raised cab, which created an unsafe act. Additionally, the injured EE attempted a single man lift where a team lift is applicable.

Employee was grinding a weld that was left when we removed the simplicity screen. The grinder slipped out of his hand and cut his left knee.

Employee experienced a significant threshold shift in his right ear on his annual hearing test.

While EE was grinding steel, a piece came up and under his full face shield and glasses and lodged in his right eye.

LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO GARAGE WITH LOOSE CUTTING EDGE, MECHANIC WAS IN THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. OPERATOR PICKED UP AN IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS & PUT HIS HAND UNDER EDGE TO HOLD BOLT WITH SHARP EDGE. BOLT SPUN & CUT HIS FINGER WITH NO GLOVES ON.

WELDING OVER HEAD, PULLED SHEILD UP HITTING WELDING SLAG, WENT OVER PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. HOT SLAG IN LEFT EYE.

Manually pulling product hose (50-80lbs.) out of boreholes 40-60 tmes a day, hurt back/neck.

While checking oil on loader stepped back and fell off elevator platform.

Employee was getting out of his service truck #59-152 when he slipped on the ice. He struck his back on the side of the truck.

Employee was removing a tail pulley guard with another employee when he slipped and the weight of the guard exerted on his arm caused a torn rotator cuff.

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH RIGHT HAND, THE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

The crusher hopper was cleared of material in order to perform repairs to the crusher. The employee was performing repairs when the wind blew a chip curtain causing a loose rock behind it to fall into the crusher striking the employee in the back of the head.

Miner was flame cutting steel on plant from a catwalk when slag dropped onto leg and into cuff of boot, burning ankle area.

Employee was working on a tail pulley when the comealong that was being releases failed and pinched his thumb inbetween the bearing and take-up frame.

LIFTING A 30 LB PIECE OF STEEL ONTO A PALLET AND FELT A POP IN UPPER LEFT ARM.