FT MEADE MINEMetal/Nonmetal

Employee states he was pulling on a valve when he felt a slight pain in back. Reported to nurse on 6/29/07.

Employee was walking through revolving frame, looked up into the port hole for leads and stepped into an uncovered hole fracturing several ribs on his (R) side and bruising his (L) hip. He is working restricted duty.

Employee was laying on his back while lifting a porta-power into place and felt a muscle pull in his back. He is working restricted duty.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PAN MOTOR OIL AND WALKED AROUND TO CRANK UP THE MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

CHECKING OIL AND WATER IN RADIATOR IN D9 (DOZER).

GETTING OFF PAN AFTER FUELING IT, SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A PIN THROUGH TWO BORES WHEN THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE ALLOWING THE 20 LB SECTION OF THE HAMMER TO FLY OFF AND LAND ON HIS HAND.

ANOTHER EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT IN A BACK HOE PIN. HAMMER GLANCED OFF PIN KNOCKER, HIT EE IN MOUTH.

FOREIGN BODY IN CHIN.

EE WAS ON BERM ROAD IN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TRAVELING TOWARD THE PARKING LOT WHILE A 631 SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. IT WAS 7:05 A.M., JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. BOTH VEHICLES HAD THEIR LIGHTS ON. THE SCRAPER OPERATOR REACHED UP TO TURN HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON (OVERHEAD DASH). WHEN HE LOOKED BACK DOWN THE PAN STRUCK THE LEFT REAR PANEL OF THE TRUCK.

GOING TOO FAST DOWN RAMP, HIT HOLE IN ROAD.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BELLY PAN ON THE #631 PAN. BELLY PAN SLIPPED BETWEEN CHAIN AND THE PAN.

DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD, EQUIP HIT BUMP, BOUNCED HIM UP AND JAMMED HIS ELBOW ON ARM REST, DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER.

30"" BAR SLIPPED WHILE EE WAS HOLDING BELLY PAN IN PLACE SO BOLTS COULD STARTED.

SOMEONE HAD TIED THE STEPS UP WITH ROPE, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP TO GET ON THE EQUIPMENT, ROPE BROKE AND HE SLID, CAUGHT WITH ONE HAND AND PULLED SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SAMPLE BUCKET (IN EXCESS OF 50 LBS) TO DUMP MATRIX INTO THE MIXER FOR THE PILOT PLANT IN THE LAB. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE MATRIX BUCKET HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE PLACED A 5 GALLON BUCKET FILLED WITH MATRIX SAMPLE, WEIGHING APP 65 LBS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE MIXING TANK IN PREPARATION OF POURING THE SAMPLE INTO THE TANK. WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED TO T URN ON WATER VALVE, BUCKET SLID OFF MIXER. EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE BUCKET AS IT WAS FALLING, RESULTING IN AN ACUTE SPRAIN OF RT PECTORALIS MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.

EE WAS WALKING IN WATER PUTTING IN STAKES WHEN HE STEPPED INTO QUICK SAND MATERIAL. ANOTHER EE TRIED TO PULL HIM OUT, WHEN THEY PULLED HIM, THIS PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HIS RIGHT KNEE AND ANK LE. STRAINED HIS KNEE AND ANKLE (SPRAIN).

HIT A HOLE IN HAUL ROAD.