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EE was cutting a bushing to remove it when it exploded, lacerating and fracturing EE's right middle finger.

Miner was cutting a belt using a box blade and cut self.

EE was adjusting the press when EE stepped back and slipped, falling to the ground. EE injured EE's ankle, knee and back and was put on light duty. Diagnosis pending.

While cutting flashing, accidentally cut left hand with a razor knife.

Miner was welding with a welding hood/shield on. When EE was done, EE removed EE's hood and began to knock extra slag off with a hammer. When EE struck the weld a shard projected back and struck EE's eye. EE did not feel this until several days went by and did not go to the doctor until 7/1/2025.

Miner was entering the cab of a loader and shut EE's own hand in the door. EE received medical treatment for a DISTAL PHALANX FRACTURE of EE's right middle finger, was given a splint, and placed on modified duty.

While tightening a toggle bolt on jaw crusher, the bolt sheared off causing the wrench to spin and struck finger. Laceration to finger needing stitches.

Miner pulled himself up by grabbing onto a pipe and felt a pop in their hand.

When exiting the mechanic's shop, they rolled an ankle when they stepped from the concrete shop floor onto the gravel parking lot, resulting in a closed fracture on left foot.

Opened the side panel on the loader and was punctured by the edge of the panel or the handle, resulting in a 2.5 cm cut on EE's right hand in between the thumb and first finger. EE needed 3 stitches.

While lifting up on a piece of conveyor belt, miner strained their left arm. It was later determined (11/22) that their left bicep was torn, and they would need surgery to repair it.

EE was rigging something with a bridle chain, threw one leg over the load and it bounced back and the hook caught EE on EE's cheek. 5 stitches to close cut.

While removing the shaft from a head pulley, the shaft bumped miner's arm and broke the bone.

Coworker was using a bar to loosen a piece of stuck material on the floating conveyor. When they struck the material with the bar a small piece ejected and embedded into employee's left forearm. Will need surgery to be removed - pending!

Warmer temperatures, seeing more insect activity; Bright color of high-visibility garments attracting wasps/hornets/bees; Quick, sudden movement of employee

Roller shaft slipped during maintenance activity and smashed miner's thumb

Experienced pain while using hammer to remove a stuck bolt during maintenance task

Miner was hosing material from floor of wash pant tunnel when EE stepped backwards and rolled EE's right ankle.

Miner slid over side of dredge screen, slid down slowly so SRL did not catch. Caused contusion and neck / sternum strain.

While removing a troughing roller on the belt line employee pinched a finger.

Recordable hearing loss in Left Ear

Miner removed bolts thought to secure "cap" protecting an oil sensor threaded and bolted into a pressurized tank. The cap was then dislodged from silicone seal causing the release of pressure inside the tank and cap to strike the miner in the jaw. Other sensors had been accessed prior to this all located under bolted on protective covers not under pressure.

Stepped down from 1 foot elevation onto tool left on ground - rolled ankle.

Dozer traveled up berm to go around wrong side of hoe and tipped to other side of berm, slid approx 10' landing on side/top. Wearing seatbelt, self exit. Dislocated shoulder, EMS called but no transport. Released to Modified Duty. Cylinder damaged on machine and will replace seatbelt.

Strained back while changing screens on crusher.

Fell while walking through the wash plant area and sprained hand.

After lifting an oversized rock from a jaw crusher, the rock was placed on the ground. Upon placement it rolled a quarter turn causing the lifting strap to lay across the employees hand which was resting on the handrail.

While descending caged ladder, SRL lanyard hook on fall protection harness became caught on ladder cage. As lanyard extended from SRL it knocked off miner's hardhat then lanyard hook dislodged falling and lacerating miner's forehead. Miner was at ground level when struck.

Employee was exerting pressure to place a block and strained their right shoulder. EE was put on modified duty and ordered to ice and rest it.

Strained back after working from a kneeling position and climbing up and down stairs performing maintenance activities. Was placed on modified duty.

Miner was cutting a 1 1/2" rubber water hose for the mud classifier when the knife EE was using slipped and cut the tip of EE's finger. No bone was amputated, however the piece of skin from the tip of EE's finger was removed.

Employee fell from ladder while performing maintenance activities. The fall resulted in a ruptured disc in EE's back which required surgery.

Miner was running the skid steer and turned head to look behind and felt a pop in neck.

Miner was working to free a motor that appeared seized. The pipe wrench being used to spin the sprocket broke loose, smashing the Miners right ring finger. Laceration was vertical from the front of the finger, over the top and down the back side. The miners fingernail was removed and 7 stitches were used.

Miner was grinding on the wash plant when EE lost balance, falling backward. EE leaned forward to compensate for the motion and landed the grinder from left hand onto EE's left hand. Causing a laceration.

Miner was preparing to work on a crusher. Upon inspecting the crusher, EE hit head on the overhead conveyor (de-energized), which knocked off EE's hard hat. EE lurched forward to grab the hard hat and hit head on a support for the conveyor wiper which cut EE's head. EE received 5 staples from the ER. EE returned to doctor the next day and was released to full duty.

Employee bent over to tie shoelace and tripped spraining right ankle. Employee was taken in for doctor assessment. Employee has sit/stand restrictions

Miner was walking through pit and tripped. Landed on knee. Went to doctor as precaution.

Concrete finisher was working in the area of a concrete block wall (eco blocks) when a landslide occurred causing the wall to fail. The wall fell and made contact with the workers lower leg. Worker initially declined any treatment and said was ok.

Miner was shoveling under locked out conveyor in a tunnel with a spade shovel and had employee's right hand on the but of the shovel. When bringing arm back, Miner struck side of tunnel and pinched right pinky finger, removing skin from end of finger, requiring medical attention.

Freezing conditions over the weekend of December 17 & 18 created frozen and slippery ground. Shortly after the beginning of the shift, the miner was walking across the gravel mine, and slipped and fell on the frozen ground.

Miner was climbing into the cab of a front end loader and missed a step. EE stated this caused injury to the back. After the shift EE was seen by the Chiropractic Doctor, who excused EE from work, and released EE to full duty without limitations on 9/19/2016.

Climbing down vertical ladder off of the filter press. Employee got a sharp pain in wrist and thumb area of left hand.

Re-installing hydraulic motor on power screen with the assistance of another employee. Miner felt some pain in shoulder and sought medical attention. Miner was given 2 days off before returning to work.

While employee was changing screens on the washplant, he reached to his left for a bucket of tools.

Miner had replaced a broken motor mount bolt on jaw motor. As he made his way from beneath the structure he fell against a steel beam. His left rib cage was sore so we had him looked and it was determined he had fractured a rib.

Miner stepped on a rock that rolled under his foot. In an attempt to compensate the miner agitated an existing degenerative disk condition within his lower back.

Miner was using a portable band saw while fabricating guards and as the saw reached the end of the desired cut the saw kicked back and the blade contacted the fleshy thumb area of his left palm.

Miner was collecting fire extinguishers in preparation for the annual inspection. The miner looked into the now abandoned wash plant control room by boosting himself up to look inside. When he did so he rested on his stomach and chest. When he did so he heard a pop. The miner finished out his day. The following Monday the miner informed us he would seek medical treatment.

Sprained right knee stepping from work skiff to floating conveyor