Yellowstone Mine Metal/Non-Metal

While an employee was working on changing a tire on a haul truck the employee suddenly lost control and feeling in their right arm. Also felt fatigued and nauseas.

Employee was in Haul Truck #28 being loaded by 559 Shovel on the Phase 6 6000 Bench. While being loaded a large boulder rolled off the bucket of 559 shovel, the boulder landed in the bed of the truck. The impact jarred the truck operator.

The employee was entering the plant heading to the plant break room. When the employee stepped on the top stair to descend to the break room, EE slipped causing EE to fall awkwardly down the stairs. Employee is experiencing shoulder pain post fall.

Audiometric testing performed on 8/23/2023 showed that the employee had hearing loss. Audiometric retesting on 9/18 confirmed that the employee had hearing loss.

Audiometric testing performed on 8/23/2023 showed that the employee had hearing loss. Audiometric retesting on 9/18 confirmed that the employee had hearing loss.

The employee was working on a light vehicle and was standing on the front bumper/cattle guard. When they went to dismount the vehicle, they slipped causing them the strike their ribs/upper torso against the cattle guard.

Employee was baring out a feed hopper. After task was completed employee reported soreness in the hand. Two days elapsed and employee reported swelling

Employee was operating haul truck near the new pond when a light vehicle pulled out in front of EE causing EE to lock up the brakes resulting in aggravation of the lower back.

The operator was pushing material and constructing a ditch with a dozer in order to convey water away from the dig face. At the end of shift the operator reported to the pit lead that neck was sore when they tried turning head. Employee could not pinpoint a single event or time that caused the soreness.

Lab Technician slipped and fell while walking up to/reaching to open the door of the Ambulance Barn. Diagnosed with a fracture to the left wrist.

Employee had descended into a trench (approximately 3 feet deep X 6 feet wide) at the water pond area of the mine and was climbing up the other side when they felt a pop in their right calf muscle. The employee was later diagnosed with a partial tear to the calf muscle.

Employee lacerated the base of right middle finger while removing an oil pan adapter plate from a surface mine hydraulic shovel.

Employee alleges that employee strained left shoulder on 3/21/18 barring wet material from feed system. Incident was not reported to the company until 04/09/18. Employee provided doctor's note on 4/09/18 stating need for light duty.

Employee reports numbness in both wrists, initial diagnoses by PA is bi-lateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Further testing to be completed to confirm diagnoses and determine course of treatment.

Employee was assisting maintenance in the rebuild of a piece of processing equipment, EE jammed left middle finger while positioning a component. The injury was diagnosed as a fracture.

Employee diagnosed with Noise Induced Hearing Loss requiring the use of hearing aids

Employee reported left upper arm strain lifting chock block off of water truck, declined medical treatment. Asked for a medical consult one month later. Seen by specialist 7-1-13 and prescribed 6 weeks of physical therapy for biceps tenosynovitis. Released to work with no restrictions.

Employee was performing weed spraying on a slight grade, felt minor stinging sensation in left knee. Later in the shift while entering a pick-up truck the employee reports a pop in the back of his left knee. The employee worked until he was seen by a physician on 7/26 and diagnosed with a torn ACL. Employee was issued work restrictions and will likely require surgery.

Walking from loader to travel on concrete, which was wet from the snow, making the film of tail slick. He slipped and fell hurting his left wrist. X-ray's were taken the day of the injury showing a fracture. He will be seeing another Dr for a 2nd opinion and treatment.

While cleaning area between wall and ceiling of new office, a small metallic object embedded into the employee's eye. Required removal by an Opthamolgist

The employee was closing the tailgate of his pickup truck and caught the little finger of his left hand between the tailgate and truck bed. The employee was transported to the Ennis Clinic for treatment. The employee was diagnosed with a lateral fracture and receive 4 stitches to close the wound. Antibiotics were prescribed and taken for infection control.

Employee bent down and felt pain in left ankle. Resulted in a sprain/strain to ankle which will require Physical Therapy.

An age adjusted audiometric loss comparing baseline (1987) and most recent measurements (2005) has been established, resulting in an average loss of 29 dB in left ear at the 2000Hz range. This illness was confirmed on 4/11/2006 by 3rd party administrator.

While loading drill blast holes with anful (ammonia nitrate and diesel fuel) a wind gust blew dust into employee's right eye. The employee sustained a chemical burn from ammonia nitrate dust on cornia of eye.

Haul Truck driver was proceeding to dump site, just after having a break. Truck immediately turned almost 90% from the straight haul path, He hit the berm squarely with both tires and slid down the hill approx. 35 feet. He stated that he saw the truck was turning and heading for the berm, but he could not move his legs or arms to stop the truck.

The employee reported a problem with "trigger thumb". Employee is a QA Lab Technician that works with hands for multiple years. Dr. determined employee sustained work related "trigger thumb" to left thumb.

WHILE EXITING THE LOADER CAB, EE SLIPPED AND GRABBED (LEFT HAND) PART OF THE LOADER TO PREVENT HIS FALL. EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HE THEN WENT TO THE LOCAL DOCTOR. WAS SCHEDULED TO SEE A SPECIALIST ON 11/30/04: DIAGNOSED WITH STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR 3 WEEKS, 3-TIMES-PER-WEEK, OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS EXITING EE TRANSPORT VAN AT START OF SHIFT, PUT LEFT FOOT ON GROUND. FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING EE S LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST AS EE FALL TO GROUND. LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE.

AN AGE-ADJUSTED AUDIOMETRIC LOSS COMPARING BASELINE (1987) AND MOST RECENT MEASUREMENTS (2003) HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, RESULTING IN A HEARING LOSS IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EAR.

WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENCE ON A CONVEYORTHEN CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A METAL SUPPORT BEAM EE SUSTAINED A SMALL SUTRABLE LACERATION TO HEAD

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WORKING AS A PLANT MECHANIC INFLAMMED HIS RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS AND POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. CURRENTLY TAKING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATI ON AND WEARING A WRIST BRACE.

ON 9-11-96, EMPLOYEE VISITED PHYSICIAN FOR RIGHT KNEE PAIN. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN TREATED BY SAME PHYSICIAN TWO MONTHS PRIOR FOR A SIMILIAR CONDITION ON LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE INITIALLY INDICATED KNE E PROBLEMS WERE NONOCCUPATIONAL. ON 9-16-96 TREATING PHYSICIAN SUGGESTED THAT KNEE PROBLEMS WERE WORK RELATED.

REMOVE TIRE FROM 988 LOADER, INSIDE BEAD HUNG-UP, WHEN BEAD RELEASED TIRE CAME OFF LOADER & PINCHED OPERATOR BETWEEN TIRE TRUCK & TIRE.

HE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE LOADER. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM, 4-12-94. EMPLOYEE SPECULATES THAT THE STRAIN MAY MAY RESULTED FROM LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE EARLIER IN THE SHIFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THECOMPANY AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION.

EMPLOYEE HAD THE DOOR OF #608 LOADER OPEN GETTING HOURS FOR SERVICE AS HE MOVED OUT OF THE DOORWAY HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF HE REACHED TO CATCH THE HARD HAT & BUMPED THE DOOR CLOSING ON HI S HAND SMASHING HIS RING FINGER OF THE RT HAND

ON 11/4/93 INJURED REPORTS HE STRAINED HIS RT ELBOW WHILE BARRING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM A SANDING TRUCK. ON 11/9/93 INJURED RECEIVED A 1 TIME MEDICAL EVALUATION & RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTR ICTIONS. ON 12/6/93 INJURED REQUESTED A 2ND MEDICAL EXAM, WAS GIVEN AN ELBOW BRACE & WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR MULTIPLE ULTRA SOUND TREATMENTS. PRIOR TO 12/6/93 DR VISIT, INJURY CONSIDERED 1ST AI

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE DESCENDING STARIS IN SPS WITH RADIO IN ONE HAND USING ONE HANDRAIL WITH OTHER SHE FOUND HERSELF SLIPPING & CAUGHT HER BALANCE WITH OTHER HARM HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER. EMP LOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE THERAPY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR BY PHONE THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER HURTING FROM REPETITIVE MOTION. WORKER'S COMPENSATION IS BEING PAID TO HIM ON A DISPUTED LIAB ILITY PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HWILE CLEANING SANDBLASTING MATERIAL OUT OF A BLCOK, SOME BEAD BLAST MATERIAL GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS HAPPEND E DON THE 22ND, WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THE 23RD, AND THEN REPORTED ON THE 25TH THT HE HAD GONE TO A DOCTOR FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL.

ADJUSTING THE SEAT IN FUEL TRUCK, PUT RIGHT HAND UNDER FRONT OF THE SEAT TO PULL IT FOREWARD BUT THE SEAT SLID BACKWARDS PINCHING FINGER.MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND WAS LACERATED.

ON THE MORNING FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, HE REPORTED TO HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, THAT WHILE REPLACING A TOOTH ON THE GRADER BLADE, A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE SAW THE LOCAL OPTOMET RIST AND WAS REFERRED TO AN OPTHAMOLOGIST FOR A CUT IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF STIFFNESS IN BOTH OF HIS ELBOWS NOT REPORTED AT FIRST BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY UNTIL HE RECEIVED SURGERY

PAIN & NUMBNESS IN WRISTS ELBOWS & SHOULDERS

EMPLOYEE STATED SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WRIST SWELLING, SORENESS IN SHOULDER AND FINGER PROBLEMS. SHE VISITED A PHYSICIAN WHO CONDUCTED NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES. HER RESULTS WERE NORMAL (SEE ATTA CHMENT). HOWEVER, HE DID STATE POSSIBLE EARLY CTS, BUT NOT DEFINITIVE. IN ADDITION, SHE DID VISIT A CHIROPRACTOR. HOWEVER, THE TREATMENT WAS FOR ARTRITIS AND POSSIBLE CTS.

EMPLOYEE STATES, SHE WAS DRIVING #9 TRUCK AND AT THE TIME WAS BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL OPERATOR, WHEN THE SHOVE HIT THE TRUCK, JARRING HER AND MAKING A HOLE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AFTER H AULING 2 MORE LOADS, SHE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN.

EMPL LOADING TRUCK WHEN SHOVEL HIT TRUCK JARRING AND MAKING HOLE IN BED OF TRUCK.AFTER HAULING 2 MORE LOADS,COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE STARTING A WELDER ON PLANT PICK-UP THE THROTTLE STUCK.HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE BY MOVING THE LINKAGE SOMEHOW HIS FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND ENTERED THE FAN BLA DE,CUTTING OFF THE INDEX TIP AND KNICKING THE MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS HAVING NUMBNESS IN HANDS, ARMS AND ELBOWS, A REOCCURREDN OF AN INJURY THAT WAS TREATED IN PAST YEARS.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHAKEN UP BY A BIF ROCK FALLING INTO TRUCK BED,HE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND NECK PAINS.

EMPLOYEE STATES SHE HAS INCREASING PAIN AND SWELLING IN WRISTS. NOT RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING 16 TON HAUL TRUCK, HE TRYED GEARING DOWN BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO LOWER GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE DIGGING WITH A LOADER SHE HIT A HARD SPOT. THE LOADER CAME TO A STOP, JAMMING HER WRIST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HER KNEE ON THE STEERING COLUMN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHOVEL, WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK INTO A TRUCK, A SMALL ROCK CAME BETWEEN THE GUARDS IN FRONT WINDOW. THE ROCK HIT THE OPERATOR ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CUTTING HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF ORE TRUCK. THE STEP WAS SLIPPERY. HE SLIPPED, FELL TO THE GROUDN AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, DIZZINESS AND A SORE NECK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE BED ON THE TRUCK SHE WAS DUMPING,CAME DOWN SO HARD IT SHOOK HER UP BADLY.

WHILE WALKING UP HILL TO SHED SORTER, EMPL. STATED SHE SLIPPED& FELL ON ICE INJURING HER RIGHT KNEE & LEFT HAND.

EMPL BARRING OR9 MATERIAL FROM PLUGGED CHUTE,MATERIAL MOVED PUSHING BAR TO THE SIDE CATCHING RING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND EDGE OF CHUTE.

EMP NOTIFIED HE9 FOREMAN THAT HER RT HAND AND ARM WERE SORE

SHE REPORTED TH5T WHILE RUNNING A SHOVEL ON THE PREVIOUS SHIFT, SHE RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD CAUSED BY A WINDOW FALLING IN THE CAB.

EMPLOYEE STATED3SHE WAS STRUCK IN RIBS WITH CROWBAR WITH CROWBAR WHILE TRYING TO PRY LOOSE A ROCK FROM THE TALC CHUTE

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE PULLING A LARGE PIECE OF TALC FROM THE BELT, IT ROLLED ON TOP OF HER RIGHT HAND.

WHILE LIFTING A3DRAIN GRATE INT HE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO CLEAN IT SHE TRUNED IT OVER & TWISTED HER RT ARM.

WHILE EMP WAS S2RTING ROCK FROM A CONVEYOR BELT ONE PIECE OF ROCK DID NOT SLIDE AS IT WAS BEING PULLED BUT ROLLED CATCHING HER FINGERS BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE BELT FRAME AND THE PIECE OF ROCK

POWDERMAN I.NAME AND 2 PASSENGERS BACKING POWDER TRUCK TOWARD FAR END OF BLASTING PATTERN.BENCH NARROWED TOWARD FAR END AND DAYLIGHTED OUT.AFTER BACKING 165\,TRUCK REACHED POINT NEAR THE CREST GROUND UNDER RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAVED AND TRUCK FELL DOWN BENCH ROLLING OVER ONCE LANDING ON ITS WHEELS.

POWDERMAN AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WAS BACKING THE POWDER TRUCK TOWARD THE FAR END OF THE BLASTING PATTERN. THE BENCH NARROWED TOWARD THE FAR END AND DAYLIGHTED OUT AFTER BACKING 165 FT, THE TRU CK REACHED A POINT WHERE IT WAS VERY NEAR THE CREST. THE GROUND UNDER THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAVED AND THE TRUCK FELL DOWN THE BENCH, ROLLING OVER ONCE, LANDING ON ITS WHEELS.

EMP HAD BEEN OFF WORK FOR 3 WEEKS DUE TO HEART PROBLEMS UPON HIS RETURN TO WORK HE STARTED SORTING AT TOO FAST A PACE, CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN IN BOTH HIS WRISTS

I NAME WAS REMOVING THE PINM FROM THE BLADE TIP CYLINDER OF THE ROAD GRADER I NAME REACHED TO SUPORT THE CYLINDER AT THE SAME TIME I NAME PULLED THE PIN I NAMES LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND THE TOP OF MOLDBOARD

WHILE PUSHING THE BIN CART IN T HE PIT SORTER BASEMENT IN ORDER TO EMPTY THE BINS EE TRIPPED & FELL ON CART, GOUGING HER LOWER LEG WITH THE GRIP STRUT ON THE CART.

EMP WAS ORTING IN MODULE 3 AT TEH PIT SORTER ON SO SIDE OF BELT SHE REACHED OUT TO GRAB A LARGE CHUNK OF TALC AND WHILE PULLING FELT A TWINGE IN RT SHOULDER SHE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 2 30 ON N NEXT DAY SHE WAS ALSO HAVING OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS AT THE TIME AND WE DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THIS WAS AN INJURY FRM WORK OR ONE OF HER OTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL JUST RECENTLY

EMPL BARRING PLUGGED PIECE OF TALC FROM LOWER PART OF BACK BIN IN SHED.BARRING BIG PIECE OF TALC,SMALL ONE ABOUT SIZE OF A SOFTBALL CAME AROUND BIGGER PIECE AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING TALC IN MODULE 1 OF NEW PIT SORTER WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF TALC GOT BY. SHE LEFT HER STATION AND WENT AROUND THE BIN TO RETRIEVE THE TALC, STUMBLED OVER THE WOOD BLOCKS STAC K ONE UPON THE OTHER, FELL AND HIT HER SHOULDER ON THE SECOND SORTING BIN. THE BLOCKS ARE USED AS FOOT RESTS FOR THE SORTERS DURING THEIR SHIFTS.

A PIECE OF TALC ROCK FELL OFF THE SORTING BELT, HIT THE RUBBER MAT ON THE FLOOR AND BOUNCED UP ANDHIT I.NAME ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE ANKLE AND KNEE ON HER LEFT LEG, CAUSING A BRUISE

GE OF THE BIN AND BOUNCED OFF, HIT THE RAISED FLOOR, BOUNCED TO THE LOWER FLOOR, BOUNCED AGAIN AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO EMPTY #4 TALC BIN AT THE PIT SORTER. SHE HAD HER RIGHT HAND ON THE WINCH CRANK AND WAS UNLOCKING THE CRANK LATCH WITH HER LEFT HAND. THE CRANK SLIPPED OUT OF HER RIGHT HA ND AND HIT HER ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

WHILE LAYING A HYDRAULIC TANK DOWN TO STEAM CLEAN THE EMP PULLED TENDON OR SOMETHING IN RIGHT HAND

SORTER WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE OF ROCK ALONG THE BELTS WHILE MAINTENANCE WAS BEING DONE ON MODULER 1 IN DOING SO A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE BELT AT THE TRANSFER POINT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK CAUSING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT

EMPLOYEES RIGHT WRIST AND ARM STARTED HURTING WHILE PICKING TALC THIS IS A GRADUAL DECREASE OF WRIST MOTION- CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDRONE

EMPLOYEES WRISTS STARTED HURTING WHILE PICKING TALC FROM ROCKS - THIS IS A GRADUAL DECREASE OF WRIST MOTION - CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

DON WAS WELDING AND GRINDING WELDS OUT AND THE WIND CIRCULATED DUST AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE LIFTED A FLAP IN BACK ROOM OF PIT SORTER TO HELP REMOVE PLUG, A LARGE ROCK CAME DWON PINNINF RIGHT HAND AGAINST SIDE OF BELT GUARD. THE LITTLE FINGER ONT HE RIGHT HAND WAS BROKEN.