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The Crusher Motor Control Center and Building was extensively damaged by a fire sometime between the night of December 10 and 7:45 a.m. (time of discovery) on the morning of December 11, 2009. The fire was essentially out at the time of discovery. There were no mine personnel on the site at the time of the event.
Sore neck & ribs - haul truck shook during loading.
Crew was moving 8x8 oak timbers when one rolled onto the employees (L) thumb causing a laceration. Treatment required stitches and restricted duty.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND DID THE SPLITS WHEN GETTING OFF MACHINE WHICH SHE HAS DONE WITHOUT INCIDENT MANY TIMES BEFORE.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A WOODEN PALLET FROM THE BACK OF A PICK-UP & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MAY 16,03 AT THAT TIME HE WENT TO A DR. AND WAS PLACED ON LIMITED DUTY.
EE HAD COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WALKED TOHIS PERSONAL VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER HIS VEHICLE, EE SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON GROUND.
SMOKE WAS OBSERVED AT THE CRUSHER FACILITY. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FIRE WAS BURNING ON THE BELT BETWEEN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CRUSHERS. DUE TO THE CONFINED AREA OF TH E FIRE AND THE PROXIMITY OF A PROFESSIONAL FIRE COMPANY, THE HANNA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO FIGHT THE BLAZE.
EE WAS WALKING NEAR 8000 DRAGLINE CARRYING TOOL BAG, STEPPED INTO SNOW-COVERED HOLE AND JARRE BACK. EE THOGUHT HE AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJUR-HAD BACK SURGERY ON 4-5-00. DID NOTHING MORE THAN REPO RT INCIDENT ON TIME CARD. BACK CONTINUED TO BOTHER EE. SAW DR. ON 12-26-00. FOUND HE HAD INJURED SAME AREA IN BACK AGAIN. EE SCHEDULED FOR BACK SURGERY ON 1-9-01. HAS MISSED NO WORK TO DATE.
LIFTING A BARREL AND PULLED BACK.
WHILE LOWERING BREAKER SEGMENT TO SECONDARY CRUSHER, THE SEGMENT CAUGHT THE LIP OF THE CRUSHER STRUCTURE WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY TO INSTALL THE SEGMENT. THE SEGMENT TWISTED WHEN IT WENT OVER THE EDGE, THUS STRIKING EE AND KNOCKING HIM OVER THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE TO THE FLOOR. HIS SHOULDER HIT A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND THE CEMENT WALL.
EE WAS ASSISTING SETTING CRIBBING UNDER A DRAGLINE PINION THAT WAS GOING TO BE WORKED ON IN THE WELDING SHOP. AFTER SETTING CRIBBING MATERIALS EE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS & PLACED FOOT ON A HOIS T LINK LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE SHOP FLOOR. EE'S LOWER BACK AREA LANDED UPON A CLEVIS THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR IN THE WORK AREA. EE CONT TO WORK THAT AM & REQUESTED PM