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EE was working on a screen, removing the bearing and had porta power trying to remove. The nut came off striking EE in the head. EE was taken to Freemont Medical Center in Fairfield, TX and received 3 stitches.

Quarry maintenance technician was using a 4 lb. sledge hammer to make an adjustment on a "take-up" pulley. EE swung and missed, striking self near the left foot / ankle area. Employee was diagnosed with a contusion of the left foot and instructed to wear a boot until EE's one week follow-up appointment.

Employee was washing an apron feeder where ore bridging causing low feed. They started spraying water through the small wash door in the side of the feeder with spray wand. The nozzle was just inside the feeder when the ore sluffed, hitting it & catapulting wand up smashing their left finger between the wand & side of apron feeder

Employee was clearing a blockage caused by a chunk of concrete when the tool being used to pry with slipped and caused the employee to catch EE's right ring finger between the tool and the framework.

Employee states that while using a set of Red CM 1 1/2-ton chain ratchets to remove slack from the #7 belt, by pulling back the take-up dolly, the chain ratchets' chain broke, striking them on the tip of their right thumb causing a laceration and partial avulsion.

Material dislodged when the poke bar entered the vessel and caused it to flip upwards.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER IN TIGHT AREA

Employee was changing a motor when EE's right finger was hit with a 4lb hammer causing a laceration requiring 7 stitches.

Employee was making a belt splice. While squaring the belt, the knife slipped cutting their right thigh resulting in 14 sutures.

Miner was attempting to loosen a bolt on the FC crusher. The wrench employee was using slipped off the nut and the handle struck them in the lip.

While handling material EE was struck by a shovel on EE's left hand.

Ed's Drilling, Contractor ID #FZ4, was working on our site to remove a pin from the centralizer cylinder on a drill (a Furukawa rock drill), employee swung a hammer and missed the punch, striking self in the left eyebrow. EE was swinging the 5 lb sledgehammer from about knee height to a higher position when EE missed. The boom on the Furukawa drill was laid over at an angle.

While attempting to remove a pin from the centralizer cylinder on a drill (a Furukawa rock drill),employee swung a hammer and missed the punch, striking themselves in the left eyebrow. EE was swinging the 5 lb sledgehammer from about knee height to a higher position when they missed. The boom on the Furukawa drill was laid over at an angle

An employee was using a hammer during routine maintenance when they reported feeling a popping sensation in their right shoulder. The event went reportable on 10/06/2026.

Injured Tech-remove stuck pin from lower bore 993 hoist cylinder. 2nd tech gouged pin to relieve pressure 3rd tech supported cylinder with crane injured tech use pry bar remove piece on inside of bore.2nd tech told injured tech to keep push pin out.tech support hoist cylinder put pressure on crane.cylinderjumped-pin came out.Pressure caused pry bar to hit injured tech side of face.

EMPLOYEE AS SWINGING A HAMMER TRYING TO HAMMER THE PIN INTO THE GRADER WHEN EE FELT A RIP IN EE'S LEFT SHOULDER

Operator attempted to use a tool to reposition an anode from the opposite end, but the tool slipped. As a result, their hand moved forward, causing the employee to hurt their left pinky finger. Event went reportable on 10/03/2026.

EE was changing screens using a pin puller when it slipped out and struck them in the mouth chipping their teeth.

While performing maintenance on a crusher housing, the employee was standing directly below it for leverage, and while tightening the bolt, the wrench slipped off the fastener, striking EE in the face. The impact caused a deep laceration on the forehead that bled excessively, requiring four stitches and a broken nose.

Employee was changing/removing bits on the miner (c/n CM127) on #6 Section when a chisel slipped from the channel locks and struck them in the mouth causing a laceration to their upper lip which required sutures and a fracture to their front tooth.

The employee was manually cutting rubber with a utility knife while holding the material in place. During the task, the knife slipped and came into contact with their left forearm, resulting in the injury.

Employee was using a hammer to tighten a lock ring on a bearing. A piece of metal broke and lodged in the groin area. Surgery was attempted to remove the metal without success.

While clearing an obstruction in an unloaded borehole, the injured employee was looking down the borehole with a flashlight. The employee attempting to clear the obstruction with a loading pole accidentally struck the injured employee with the brass end of the loading pole in the face area requiring three stitches to EE's eyebrow over EE's right eye.

Employee pulled lower back muscle while tightening a screen with a wrench on screen deck.

The employee's right arm was pinned between a loose refuge chute and a toe plate. The chute, unbolted and suspended from a chain fall, shifted while EE was feeding a strap between the chute and plate to attach a second chain fall to assist in removing the chute.

A miner was preforming roof bolting procedures, noticed a piece of loose material and began using a hand bar to scale it. A piece of the rock hit the mast of the bolter then struck EE in the hardhat.

While the injured employee supported the hydraulic leg upright the other employee struck the housing with a sledgehammer to loosen the debris. Once the debris was loosened the hydraulic leg began retracting at an accelerated rate causing the injured employees right middle finger to be pinched between the hydraulic legs footing and the housing.

EE sustained an injury to EE's finger when a mini sledgehammer deflected off a wedge while EE was attempting to remove a locking key from the inner bearing on Dryer 301.

When Clearing a plugged chute on the Riprap Plant a rock pinched a hand between the chute and a bar.

An employee was knocking polyurethane screen panels into place with a 4-pound sledgehammer when the hammer bounced off the panel and struck the employee in the mouth. This resulted in a laceration to the lower lip and a chipped front tooth.

Two employees were tasked with installing a bearing on Raw silo screw conveyor. The injured employee was holding the bearing in place while the other employee struck it with a hammer. The injured employee's left thumb was struck by the hammer.

The employee was working at the train loadout removing a gearbox using a hammer. While swinging the hammer, EE missed the gearbox and struck EE's upper left forearm with the gearbox with significant force, resulting in an injury to the left forearm.

The employee was working on the board rock hopper motor removing old bolts and brackets. EE was standing in a position with limited mobility swinging a sledgehammer in an upwards motion. The employee felt a sharp pain in their right arm, stopped and noticed some bruising. The employee was taken to the company doctor and treated for a bicep strain.

During corrective maintenance to replace a rubber curtain on the Diester 6' x 20' screen (ID V-1-007, the employee was cutting rubber material with a utility knife when the tool unexpectedly slipped, causing a laceration to left hand. First aid was immediately administered, and the employee received appropriate medical attention.

Employee was completing some repair work on John Deere rock truck. The ratchet that EE was using slipped and came back and hit EE's forward above EE's right eyebrow.

Employee was changing teeth on the CAT 395 bucket, struck the back lip of the tooth to remove it and a metal shard broke off and went into EE's right inner thigh.

EE reports that they were bent over shoveling and raking when they felt a sharp pain in lower back. Seen at hospital, diagnosed with acute low back pain with left sciatic component, and released to RTW on 9/25. Seen again on 9/21, released with restrictions that site can offer modified duty under.

On September 18, 2026, the employee was closing overhead cutouts at the SX using an extended hot stick. While extending their right arm upward and outward to close the cutout, the employee experienced discomfort in their right bicep.

Employee was using a ratchet wrench when tightening on a bolt, it slipped out of employee's left hand, and EE's hand hit a piece of steel, lacerating the palm of EE's hand.

Employees were removing a short section of 12" discharge pipe from the blade mill. Then pipe was suspended by a set of chain falls. When the last bolt was removed, the pipe swung, striking employee on the left thigh. Employee's pre-existing medical condition caused a contusion to require medical intervention. (draining) First day lost time 9/29/26 (anticipate return 10/15)

Employee used sledgehammer to strike outside surface of storage tank to dislodge material that had become stuck inside a tank. Employee felt pain in right arm and was initially evaluated by teledoc service. Condition did not improve with first aid measures and was seen by a local physician on 9/22/2026. Incident became reportable on 9/22 due to work restrictions

EE was hammering when felt a pop in L forearm. EE was treated in ER and placed out of work

Employee was using a slate bar to remove a rock from the bolter station when the bar slipped and struck the employee in the upper lip. Employee received eight stitches. PPE was not a factor, mining systems was not a factor, compliance with rules and regulations was not a factor.

IE was hanging bedrail, and attempting to clamp it with vice grip pliers. The vice grips didn't hold the C-channel and it fell, pinching their hand between the bedrail and the structure. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.

Retorquing the corner bits of a mucker and slipped, causing the employee to fall into the rib head first. Strain and impingement in the cervical spine.

Employee was helping splice a belt, while one employee was swinging a hammer nailing the splice. EE thought the other employee had stopped hammering and extended EE's hand to move the anvil over and was struck with a 4-pound hammer. EE suffered a fractured left ring finger; EE was taken to PMC hospital and had surgery to repair the fracture.

EE was removing the top shear jack pin on the miner using a sledgehammer and a punch when EE missed the punch and struck EE's left index finger resulting in a fracture. EE started missing work on 9/17/2026.

Working in a 2-man directional drilling crew, the driller assistant was cutting a 2-inch suction line for a pump using a knife. The knife slipped and cut through the employee's pants, creating a 2-inch cut on EE's middle left inner thigh.

Employee was taking apart an oil line at the crusher with a 24" pipe wrench. The wrench slipped and fell and hit employee in the right shoulder

Employee got EE's right ring finger caught between the porta power cylinder and fixed PT fitting on wash plant. Amputation of right finger and open fracture distal phalanx - right.