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An Equipment Mechanic was performing maintenance on a loader pin when an impact gun struck EE in the chest. The employee was evaluated following the incident and, on June 24, 2026, was re-evaluated by a medical professional. During the follow-up evaluation, prescription medication was provided to treat the work-related injury.

Scope of the job was to utilize scrapers to transport overburden soil to fill in washouts along a slope within the mine with assistance from a dozer. In this process a scraper operator was braking then started to lose traction and began to slide sideways until the left front tire of the scraper dropped into a washout, thus jackknifing the scraper, causing the cab to overturn.

While adjusting position on a welding job, employee stated EE felt a pop and EE's back immediately tightened up.

Employee felt irritation in EE's right eye during EE's shift until it got worse. Employee tried to flush EE's eye with no success and went to the hospital where they removed a metal shaving and gave EE prescribed medication. EE has no knowledge of working with metal that shift, but the shift prior, used a grinder. EE may have rubbed EE's eye.

Wet Plant Operator noticed an issue with PU-2203 and called Maintenance. Maintenance employee was walking by the pump, smelled it overheating, radioed to shut down. After employee called, melted rubber sprayed out of pump casing coming in contact with employee's left thumb and right forearm causing a burn.