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In verifying operation of air actuated valve, employee placed hand on or near the valve seat and valve closed, pinching the middle finger of the right hand. Doctor diagnosed an open wound of right middle finger with damage to nail. Treatment included subcutaneous tissue repaired with 2 sutures and an injection of Ketorolac. Employee discharged as fit for duty without restrictions.

A temporary staffing service employee was washing a 250ml Erlenmeyer flask with a bottle brush. During this process the flask broke and a piece of glass penetrated a nitrile glove and cut the palm of the injured employee's right hand. The injury resulted in the employee receiving 6ea. stitches and a return to work release with no work restrictions.

100 lb. barite sack rolled onto shoulder of injured temporary staffing employee. Diagnosis of other sprain of left shoulder joint - minor and Pain in left shoulder - minor. Doctor released with no restrictions on 12/11/15. Sore shoulder prompts doctor's visit on 12/17/15 resulting in "Medium Work" restriction and left shoulder/scapular contusion diagnosis.

Employee was cleaning the plant area, rolled a 2" x ~15' suction hose, and placed on the floor. At the time the hose was placed on the floor he apparently twisted his back. An 11/9/15 physician's report indicates that the employee's diagnosis was "Lumbosacral strain / R Sciatic neuralgia", and states that the employee "is totally incapacitated at this time".

As the employee attempted to remove cattle from the mill site, a cow "charged" the employee. The employee jumped off an embankment to avoid the cow and injured his heel as he landed on the roadway. Accident did not involve compliance issues, mine equipment or mining system, or miner related skills training or attitude. Required PPE was utilized at the time of injury.

Miner was stepping down onto the last rung of the ladder on the CAT 988B Loader (equip#2746), when the weld of the rung broke. Miner fell approximately 2 feet to the ground on his back, followed by his head. Miner felt ok to work and 2 hours later he felt dizzy. Miner taken to the medical clinic to get checked.

While working in the area of Tank 5 & 6, EE was positioning a new water chute in place, when he removed the come-a-long on his side and the chute dropped and crushed his right hand.

Miner stepped off Tower 23 concrete slab onto uneven ground, when he fell and twisted his left knee and over extended his right foot. Miner fell on same level.

While driving haul truck #1384, descending to a lower level of quarry haul road in phase 1 pit area, EE travelled over 2 depressions in the roadway causing him to bounce hard on his seat. Over the remainder of his work shift he began to feel pain to his lower back.

While putting away 1/4" screens for 3&4 bottom decks, employee was on one end of the screen bending down and co-worker on the other. Employee, in the process of standing up, tripped on the wood that is used to keep screens off the ground. As he started to fall backwards, he caught himself before falling to the ground. In the process, he twisted his back

Miner was cutting off electrical conduit down from the batch plant, unistrut clamp was not secure and the conduit fell about 4 to 5 feet hitting employee on the hard hat. Upon impact, the hard hat suspension liner pressed into miners forehead, causing laceration. Miner received sutures on open wound.

Employee was walking around the shop truck in the shop, when his right knee buckled. Employee managed to catch himself and did not fall to the ground. The cause of knee buckling could not be established, employees knee was not struck by or against anything, nor did he step on anything or walk on uneven ground. Incident occurred 15 minutes into the start of the shift.

Employee was operating bench loader 2754 removing material close to a 30' face in phase 2. A rock, about 4' to 5' in diameter, slid down a 15' section and struck the edge of the loader bucket causing the equipment and operator to jerk. About an hour later the base plate broke off the seat and employee reported that his back was sore and left for the night.

While operating a skid steer loader cleaning material by conveyor 34 counterweight, the bucket of the loader hit a concrete slab that was hidden under material build-up and caused the loader and operator to jerk forward. EE's hardhat flew off, bounced off the loader and hit the operator in the forehead. Possible strain to neck and upper back.

Working on a driveshaft center support bearing race, EE tried to crack the race with a hammer & chisel. A small metal shard pierced through his rubber glove, causing a small laceration on left palm. On-site first aid administered. Weeks later EE felt a bump on his palm. On 5/10/13, EE sought medical attention, foreign body material removed. EE received sutures.

While descending on a fixed ladder from conveyor 54 down to the rooftop of Air Separator 1 (AS1), EE was unaware of the last 2 rungs that were missing (26" gap), as he continued down, he had to catch himself from falling onto the rooftop of AS1 and injured his right shoulder. Employee continued to work and thought the pain would go away. On 4/3/13 EE sought medical treatment.

While walking down C31 catwalk with a empty 1-gallon paint can in his left hand, about 10-15 feet from the head box, employee slipped and broke his fall by holding onto the handrail. EE did not feel any immediate pain. Later on that night employee felt pain to his lower back.

EE was lifting a flange onto a wheel when he felt pain in his lower right back.

When a fitting came loose with a wrench over it, it overextended the employee's arm pulling and stretching his arm, ribs, elbow and back.

Worker was working by air compressor fixing jig screens. The extra jig screens were resting against compressor. The compressor fell over, breaking one of the fittings. It caused a blast of air, the worker ended up on the floor-five feet from original position, and a cloud of dust occurred. the worker got metal fragments in his eye. He had his safety glasses on.

He was using the cutting torch and some of the dirt flew under my safety glasses and into his eye. Dirt in Right eye.

Strained Right arm while shoveling at the mill under the jiggs.

EE was taking trash from mill to dumpster outside of property fence using the forklift while dumping the trash some fell out. He parked and dismounted the forklift and was putting trash into the dumpster when he slipped in the mud and fell to the ground impacting his ribs on the top of a fork. The doctor cleared him for work on 5-23 which was his next scheduled shift.

Employee was shoveling mud (barite) up off the floor into the shaker (dewatering screen), which is about 5 foot high and his knee gave out on him. This is a repetition job to keep his area clear of hazards and clean as needed.