It appears that an employee experienced a personal medical event while at work as they were found unconscious leaning into a parked and shut off service truck. Employee was transported to a hospital after EMS reviewed EKG results.
Employee reported eye irritation. Stated they had washed it out with saline solution, but the following day was still experiencing discomfort. They requested to be seen at the clinic. Employee was seen by clinic. Instructed to return to work the next day. Prescribed antibiotics. The employee's medical visit concluded after the end of work shift on 9/15.
Employee was working under conveyor, replacing a return roller. The roller slipped from the bracket and struck the employee in the face.
Employee was walking up a flight of stairs at the C-106 conveyor to replace a bearing when ee felt a pain in lower right leg. The injury was reported to the Plant Manager on 9-13-17 and the Injured employee was taking to an Occupational Medical Clinic were ee was diagnosed with a strained muscle/tendon to lower right leg.
Employee was trimming a newly installed grease line for a bearing installed on a tail pulley. When employee cut through the grease line ee cut left index finger. EE was seen at the occupational on 06/30/2017 where ee received butterfly bandages. EE was released to restricted duty on 06/30/2017 with a follow up appt. on 07/06/2017.
Pulling mining belt onto conveyor with excavator; almost completed belt pulling. The excavator veered right, resulting in taking belt out of alignment causing belt to come off the top structure and subsequently forcing workers into hand railing on catwalk adjacent to structure.
A five-employee crew was stringing a new conveyor belt using a 350 excavator, forklift, and pry bars. As the belt was being pulled into place, it lifted out of the troughing rolls, swinging toward three employees standing on the catwalk. The miner was caught between the belt and the handrail, causing a strain to neck, jaw and shoulder.
Employee was removing worn paddles from material washer by lifting paddles to edge of tub and tipping them over the edge. Employee lifted paddle to edge and didn't clear lip of tub causing the paddle(40lbs) to fall approx. 10in. smashing employees right middle finger. Resulting in fracture to tip of right middle finger. Management notified of incident on 4/25/2016 @ 8:30am.
Employee was operating a Cat TH83 forklift to remove a 6"" steel pipe from a walkway. While moving the pipe, a second employee came over to direct the operator. The 6"" pipe was lowered to the ground when it pinched against the mast of the forklift, causing pipe to be launched into the air, causing a fracture to the left foot.
Employee reported that he was removing an old rubber grease line to install a new longer one. He stabbed his left wrist with his pocket knife when his pocket knife slipped while cutting the old grease line.
Employee was climbing into the bottom deck of screen #1 and hit his right knee on the sidewall support that was being installed.
Employee was helping a heavy duty repairman install a (2) section belt clamp on a conveyor belt. EE did not realized his right middle finger was between the belt clamps and when the repairman tightened the side tension clamps with an impact guy, his finger was caught between the upper and lower belt clamps.
Employee was performing normal duties of a weighmaster which included tearing ticket tags for customers, when she developed swelling and pain in both wrists. When reported to the company, the employee was given modified duties that were accommodated until 2/17/12. Her condition did not improve so modified work was ceased to allow for additional healing.
Employee was doing repair work in sandscrew. The employee was finishing the job and throwing a 3/8"" lifting chain out of the tub, over the side, to the ground. As he released the chain, the grab hook caught on his right glove and pulled his arm and strained his right shoulder.
Employee was moving coarse material washer shoes throughout his shift from pallet lifted by forklift and handing to another repairman before they were bolted into place on flights of shafts. Shoes weigh 31 lbs. each. At the end of the work shift the employee's right shoulder was stiff and painful.
Employee was hooking up a suction hose from a tank to the pump for the water that comes off of the sand dewatering screen. He was leaning over to put the suction hose into place, when he felt a small pinch in the lower middle back.
Employee was climbing up in to a dozer when the left foot slipped twisting the left knee.
Hot slag from welding flew into eye of employee.
The employee was working on a feeder to install a skirtboard. While cutting the skirtboard through material with less force, the right hand impacted the sideboard pinching the small finger and cutting the thumb.
Employee slipped and fell in water puddle mixed with flocculent fluid.
The employee was cutting a frozen rubber hose with a utility knife. The kniffed slipped and cut his finger.
At the end of the work day the employee complained of back pain.
Employee climbed down from a ladder; when he stepped off the ladder he strained his right knee.
While chipping at a boulder in the feeder of Plant 2 with an air hammer, the employee felt a twinge in his low back.
AS EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH AN AREA UNDER REPAIR, HE TRIPPED ON A HOSE COVERING AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY.
As employee entered a feeder tunnel a 4"" cobble stone fell from the feeder frame and hit employee on the shoulder.
WHILE SHOVELING, EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BECAME INCREASINGLY SORE. EE WENT TO THE CLINIC & WAS GIVEN MODIFIED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DIAGNOSED TO BOTH WRISTS. EE IS A FUEL/LUBE MAN WHO MUST PULL FUEL QUARRY EQUIP. HE SAYS PULLING FUEL HOSES HAS GIVEN HIM CARPAL TUNNEL. HE HAS BEEN USING WRIST BRACES FOR WEEKS. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10/5/04 WHO TOOK HIM OFF WORK FOR TWO WEEKS.
EE WAS TRYING TO ALIGN THE THREADS ON A CRUSHER CAP NUT. HE WAS PULLING AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF WHEN THE CRUSHER CAP MOVED. EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CRUSHER CAP AND TORCH RING ON CRUSHER. EE CONTINUED WORKING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WENT TO M.D. WHEN FINGER PAIN CONTINUED. FRACTURE TO FINGER.
Cumulative to wrists. Employee reported before he started the shift that his wrists were sore and his fingers tingled. he was sent to our clinic where the dr suspects carpal tunnel syndrome. ee was put on restricted duty with no use of either had no work is available ee s hands and arms are not needed.
CONTRACTOR'S EE WAS REPAIRING A HAUL TRUCK TIRE.HE INCORRECTLY PLACED HYDRAULIC RAM TO REMOVE METAL TIRE BEAD. WHEN HE PRESSURIZED THE RAM IT POPPED OFF MOUNTING & STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. INJURED WAS AN EE OF A CONTRACTED COMPANY WHICH DOES NOT HAVE AN MSHA ID#.
DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK DAY EMPLOYEE'S BACK BECAME SORE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND DOCTOR PUT HIM ON MODIFIED DUTY THROUGH 5/28/03.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING SOME METAL AND SOMETHING SETTLES INTO HIS EYE. CO-WORKER REMOVED FOREIGN BODY. 2 DAYS LATER EYE WAS IRRITATED SO EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLINIC. EMPLOYEE GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDI CINE.
WHILE DRIVING HIS QUARRY TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE DROVE OVER A ROUGH AREA (POT HOLES). HE WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB AND STRAINED HIS NECK.
AFTER WORKING LONG SHIFTS FOR OVER 2 MOS. THE EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE TRIED TO WORK THRU IT, PAIN DID NOT GET BETTER. MD DIAGNOSED RIGHT TRAZPEZIUS STAIN & GAVE HIM AT LEAST 2 WKS OFF.
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER & HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME SORE.
DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK DAY EE'S BACK BECAME SORE. EE DRIVES VOLVO 35 TON HAUL TRUCK.
WHEN EMPLOYEE CARRIED A HEAVY OBJECT ON HIS SHOULDER HIS ARM WENT NUMB. ARM AND HAND KEPT ""TONGLING"" AFTER HE PUT LOAD DOWN.
EE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A DIRT RAMP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS CARRYING A TOOL BOX AT THE TIME. EE THEN WENT ON VACATION. HE WENT TO THE DR. WHILE HE WAS ON VACATION. HE REPORTED INJURY WHEN HE CAME BACK.
NO SPECIFIC INJURY OCCURED. HER WRIST BECAME IN-CREASINGLY SORE DURING THE NORMAL PERFORMANCE OFHER DUTIES (I.E.SHOVELING, SWEEPING, GENERAL CLEAN-UP).
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE EE BACK WAS SORE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DR ON 11-6-01. THE DR PUT HIM ON MODIFIED WORK.
THE EXHAUST AIR ON AN AIR TOOL BLEW DUST INTO THE EE S EYE. THIS IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE THE MED CLINC REFERRED THEEE TO AN EYE SPECILIST.
EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER. THIS OCCURRED ON 5-8-01. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT KNEE DID NOT SET BETTER. HE FINALLY HAD AN MRI DONE ON KNEE AND A LIGAMENT TE AR WAS FOUND. HE WORK UNTIL 6-11-01 WHEN HE WAS PUT ON A NO-WORK STATUS BY HIS DOCTOR. EE WAS GREASING DOZER AT THE SHOP.
EMPLOYEE WRENCHED HIS KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED, CLIMBING ONTO HIS SERVICE TRUCK.
EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT A 55 GALLON DRUM TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION.
EE WAS USING AND CUTTING TORCH. SLAG CAUGHT A PIECE OF RUBBER ON FIRE. THE EE, A HEAVY SMOKER, BREATHED IN SMOKE FROM BURNING RUBBER IS HE EXTINGUISHED FIRE. HIS BREATHING BOTHERED HIM SO HE F INALLY WENT TO DR ON 10-3-00. HE WAS OFF FOR 3 DAYS PER DR ORDER AFTER HIS EXAM. 10-4-00 WAS FIRST LOST DAY.
AS EE PULLED A WELDING CABLE ACCROSS A CONCRETE SLAB, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HIS BACK REMAINED SORE SO AFTER A MONTH HE WENT TO THE DR. HE HAD CONTINUED TO WORK THE ENTIRE TIME. THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE A MONTH OFF SO HISLOST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 10-5-00.
WORKER WAS SWINGING SHAFT THAT WAS HANGING FROM CRANE TO TIGHTEN NUT ON HP300 CRUSHER WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SHAFT AND NUT IMPACTING HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WINDING A HOSE ON A SPOOL. AS EMPLOYEE TURNED THE HANDLE ON THE SPOOL RAPIDLY, HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF A TOOL TRAY. HE CUT HIS THUMB AND LOST HIS FINGERNAIL.
EE WAS INSTALLING GUARDRAIL. THE RAILING WAS NOT ATTACHED YET. RAILING STARTED TO FALL. EE GRABBED END OF RAILING. RAILING VIOLENTLY SHOOK EE'S ARM WHEN THE OTHER END HIT THE GROUND. END OF RA ILING FELL ABOUT 6'. EE SUFFERED SPRAIN TO LEFT BICEP AND STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.