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Maintenance employee was pounding on a bearing assembly with a 16 pound sledge hammer. After the job was completed they noticed pain in right wrist. The next morning their wrist was stiff and sore. The employee did report that their wrist had been sore with pre-existing pain for sometime.

Maintenance Employee reported a muscle strain in left bicep above the elbow, 4 days after setting up a portable conveyor. appointments with physician were scheduled and after evaluation by a specialist on 8/15 they were diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis in the left elbow. No surgery required. Physical therapy recommended. Employee notified operator of condition on 8/26/24

A temporary employee for Smith and Sons constructions showed a recordable hearing loss after their annual hearing exam compared to their baseline test.

A temporary employee for Smith and Sons construction showed a recordable shift in hearing compared to their baseline.

Lab employee walking off designated path fell on some snow covered ice. Employee reported pain in upper extremities. Right arm and Shoulder. Severity of the injury is unknown at this time. Physician evaluated the employee and had the employee get some rest and comeback for follow up appointment in a week. Did not release back to work as of yet.

After loading samples into oven, lab employee felt discomfort with symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. Employee went home rested, then went to urgent care where they were diagnosed with a Left Inguinal hernia. Released back to work with restrictions.

Employee was holding a grinder with one hand and a piece of metal in the other. EE was using the grinder to remove an old weld off part of the metal when the grinder kicked out and cut EE's hand holding the metal. EE was wearing gloves on both hands.

After employee unloaded electrical cable trays at the repulper building, and putting the forks back in the travel position to return backhoe back to the ready line, EE inadvertently pinched right middle finger where the fork pivots. After a medical evaluation EE received 3 stitches and was able to return to work.

Slip/trip accident. Carrying rebar and tripped causing them to fall. Employee put their arm out to catch themselves which hit the rebar matt.

Employee passed out inside mill. Had lack of sleep due to issues at home. Also possible potassium deficiency and several layers of clothes.

Autoclave operator went to field to change over valves on Geho strainers. A technician was using a wrench on a stuck valve when the valve broke free and threw the wrench, which ricocheted and struck the autoclave operator standing nearby in the face. Fractured nose, facial lacerations, and put off work.

MD624 had an electrical grid box fire which took more than 30 minutes to extinguish. Truck has been removed and isolated for investigation purposes.

Employee was stepping off the bus and twisted an ankle. Employee reported to supervisor, was seen at the clinic and put in a walking boot and off work for 2 shifts.

Employee was cutting tops of utility tugger winch anchor bolts using a 6" grinder with a cut off wheel. Employees right hand was on the body and trigger of grinder and left hand was on the T - handle of the grinder. The grinder wheel snagged and kicked out of the employees left hand cutting the left middle finger.

Ee was using a one inch impact to loosen a nut. As the nut spun loose, the gun hung up and twisted the impact, pinching the ee's right middle finger between the gun and casing. The ee was diagnosed with a fracture of the fingertip and released to full duty.

Ee was sitting in haul truck being loaded. The shovel hit the truck, jostling the ee in the cab. The ee did not report incident until two days later. Investigation by workers' comp determined compensable, claim accepted on 07/02/19. Low back strain/inguinal contusion. Reportable for lost time.

While taking the shoe off of a core tube with a parmalee wrench, employee slipped when the shoe broke free, employee fell to the ground and the parmalee wrench came free and fell on top of employee's left index finger causing a small fracture to the first knuckle.

On May 24, 2019 at 7:00 pm Grader 4239 was reported catching fire in the NHW Ramp to TROC. the equipment was immediately stopped, shut down, the fire suppression deployed. It was not confirmed if the equipment was fully extinguished.

The employee was pulling on a wrench and the wrench slipped hitting the employee in the bottom lip and front bottom tooth, causing a small laceration to the lip and a small chip to the tooth.

Employee was at the face cleaning the lifter hole with a fin hoe preparing to install collar pipe. As EE was using the hoe a section from near the center of the face sloughed down towards EE striking EE to the ground on the left rib.

Ee was using a wrench to loosen a bolt, when the bolt came loose the wrench came back and struck the ee in the mouth, fracturing two front teeth. Released to full duty, tooth numbers 8 and 9 will need repair and caps.

EE was cleaning windshield of loader when ee twisted and leaned, reaching to clean the middle of the windshield. EE felt a sharp pain in shoulder which progressively got worse. EE was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a strain to the shoulder. Follow-up resulted in the ee being put off work.

EE was on the 4th step of an 8 foot ladder, drilling on a lube reel box to install a buggy whip. The drill bound up causing the ee to lose balance and fall to the ground. EE was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a fracture to the radial bone. EE was released to restricted duty.

Ee was removing a pipe plug from a strainer housing using a pipe wrench. When torqueing on the wrench, EE felt a sharp pain in the low back which worsened throughout the day. Seen at the ER, diagnose with a muscle spasm, and put off work.

Lifting drill rods.

Ee walking down stairs carrying tools. Stepped down, twisted right knee, felt pop. EE reported this the following morning, as knee swelled up and began hurting overnight. Seen at clinic, put off work. Orthopedist confirmed on 05/02 incident aggravated pre-existing arthritis. WC investigation complete 05/03, confirmed occupational rt.knee strain.

Ee picked up a charged fire hose and the nozzle came off causing high pressure water to hit ee's eyes. Seen at ER and diagnosed with contusion to eye, released to full duty. On follow-up on 04/15, ee was given a prescription for eye drops.

The Operator looked out the side door of the Forklift EE was operating and as doing such, EE struck upper front tooth on the hand held bar that assists the operators while entering the cab, and broke part of the tooth off.

EE dismounted water truck and walked towards water stand. Feet got stuck in mud and ee fell forward to the ground, catching self with both hands. Seen at ER where right wrist fracture was diagnosed and the ee was put off work pending consultation with an orthopedist.

Ee was cleaning Geho strainers. After isolation, the strainer housing did not fully depressurize. Ee used a wrench to poke through a layer of mud at the top of the housing, causing the housing to depressurize rapidly, releasing hot slurry that struck the ee on the left side of ee's face, and ee's left wrist. Seen at clinic, diagnosed with 2nd degree burns and released to full duty.

EE was lifting a heavy object when they felt a pop in the right calf. They reported the incident to a supervisor and worked out the shift. EE was seen the next day at the clinic, given crutches, and put off work.

Employee was hooking up a trailer. The employee pulled the tongue of the trailer over to align the pintel when the trailer dropped onto the pintel the tongue smashed the employees finger between the tongue and the block the trailer had been setting on.

Operator was heading towards the lime silo, veered right causing ee to head down into the pit. Operator was going too fast when ee crested the ramp. As ee neared bottom of the ramp, ee took a left towards an empty dump. EE noticed an area of mud on dump & went through the mud to slow self down. Operator lost control causing the haul truck to tip over on its right side.

Employee installing chute on concrete mixer truck. Finger caught in pinch point between two chutes. Open fracture (non displaced) to right index finger.

Unplanned roof failure at the 3535 Level. No one was in the vicinity at the time of the failure. Found failure and reported to MSHA. The failure was due to a fault line in the vicinity.

EE was closing door on Normet mixer. EE's hand was in a pinch point, and when door closed, EE's left hand was caught, causing an open fracture to the middle finger. EE transported to HGH ER where finger was splinted and care was transferred to an orthopedist.

Ee was removing driveline from a D10 dozer. While removing the bolts from the U joint fasteners, the driveline pivoted pinching the ee's right thumb between the yoke and the driveline. Seen at ER, diagnosed with a fracture and a laceration requiring stitches. Released to restricted duty.

EE was on scissor deck when the wings were folding up. One of the wings crushed their right foot. EE transported to ER, then flown to University of Utah for surgery. Surgical repair to foot on 02/03, EE released to home on 02/04. Lost time. *Investigation confirmed EE dismounted scissor deck while it was in motion. 2/15 found infection. 2/21 amputated to ball of foot.

EE was stripping cable with a utility knife. The knife slipped cutting the right thumb. EE seen at clinic, stitches required to close wound, EE released to full duty.

Ee was replacing hoist cylinders on a CAT 777. The cylinder was hooked to a crane. Slack in the crane attachment allowed the cylinder to move, crushing the ee's right hand between the hoist cylinder and the fuel tank. The ee was diagnosed with a fracture to the right ring finger.

Ee's haul truck was being loaded. A large boulder was placed in the bed of the truck, causing the ee to be jostled in the cab. EE reported to EE's supervisor, was seen by the EMTs and refused treatment. On February 18 EE sought treatment with a chiropractor and filed a WC claim. Investigation completed and claim was accepted 03/28/19. Reporting for medical treatment.

EE was walking ribbons during metal removal. EE states was walking a ribbon and stepped down funny because the ribbons are not level, EE felt pain in the knee. EE was seen at the ER and diagnosed with a strain to the knee and put off work.

Ee was grinding on hard nose of MG753 when the grinding disc came apart. A piece of the disc struck the ee on the upper left chest, causing a small wound. The ee was seen at the ER where stitches were required to close the wound. Ee released to full duty for next scheduled shift.

EE was opening an air door on a motivator and it "sprung" open unexpectedly, striking the EE on the left shoulder, knocking them to the ground. Initial xrays did not show dislocation, but subsequent follow-up found the shoulder was dislocated. The EE is released to restricted duty.

While working on a cooling pump of a 4 yard loader, the access door came unlatched hitting the employee on the back of EE's hard hat. When hit on the hard hat the force thrust EE forward causing EE to hit EE's nose on the loader frame.

The employee stepped off of a concrete step and twisted their right knee.

Ee was carrying a box on shoulder when it started to slip. Ee reached with right arm to catch it and pulled shoulder. Ee was seen at the clinic, diagnosed with a right rotator cuff strain, and released to restricted duty which the site did accommodate.

Ee was doing a final walk around of equipment at the end of shift and twisted ankle. EE was seen at the clinic the evening of the 10th and put off work pending follow-up. EE was continued off work after follow-up and diagnosis of a severe ankle strain.

Ee was exiting bus and foot caught, causing ee to fall to the ground, landing with/on left arm. Ee was seen at the ER and diagnosed with a fractured humerus. Put off work and referred to a specialist.

Task was to change leaf springs on a lube truck. While adjusting jack stand height, adjustment tube slipped and caught the right thumb of the tech. Minor laceration/nerve damage.