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Employee 1 was operating a pickup truck that was being backed up to hook up to a pump so it could be relocated. Affected employee was guiding the truck to align the pintle hitch of the pump. As the trucks bumper and the pintle hitch made contact, employee pinched a finger as they were trying to align the pin that didn't fully seat itself.

EE was replacing a lip shroud on an Esco dragline bucket. While removing the wedge that locks the lip shroud to the bucket, the lip shroud fell (10 inches) onto the EE's feet. The bucket was located in the welding shop. EE was wearing steel toed boots.

Employee and Co-worker were down Slope 3 attempting to set a suction hose into a sump. The hole in the ice was not very large and both miners had to hold the pipe above their shoulders to get the end into the sump. EE was behind Co-worker when they were handling the poly pipe and stated after they had the pipe set that EE slipped a bit and felt something in EE's back.

Employee tried lifting a 4" poly pipe that was plugged with mud to try and clear the pipe. When the employee dropped the pipe, they felt something was wrong with their lower back.

EE was cleaning a scraper tire fender. EE thinks that is when the left knee was injured. EE had a limp at the end of shift.

IE was using a wrench to remove an oil filter off of a 24M during regular PM. EE was wearing rubber gloves when their finger got pinched between the wrench and a piece of metal. Injury required stitches

EE was trying to free a stuck dump rope, was using prybar and slipped and hit EE in the mouth.

EE was moving dirt with a D10 dozer when the dozer blade struck a rock and abruptly stopped the machine. The EE reported soreness to the neck and shoulder area and sought medical attention off site.

At approximately 5:30 AM. Miner parked in the employee parking lot before work shift started. They plugged in their personal vehicle also lifting their windshield wipers to prevent freezing. They stepped on an uneven surface, approximately ¼ inch or less in height of the paved parking lot, rolled their left ankle resulted in a sprain.

Employee was installing an I-beam to tie the revolving frame to the tub base and was using a hammer to tap the I-beam into place. EE struck middle finger of left hand with the hammer and fractured the tip of finger.

A mechanic was removing a park brake from a 993K loader. The park brake weighs approx. 300lbs. and shifted as EE was positioning for removal. The EE pinched their RT middle finger tip, resulting in sutures to close the wound.

Lift of structural beam being made. Miner was inside safe zone upon commencement. Load began to pivot as it came up. Miner placed self in pinch point in an attempt to stop collision between load and separate piece. Load impacted miner and piece at same time.

On 07/30/2021 a contractor did not report home & sheriff was notified. On 07/31/2021 the contractor was found unresponsive by county deputy. An ambulance and coroner were summoned & the contractor was pronounced deceased on site at 5:45am.

T142N-R84W, Sec. 22 SW Thunderstorm 5.5 Miles NW of the office. Burning bales, 'lightning' no threat to miners approx. 1.2 miles away, monitored. 4:24 PM Safety was called, MSHA guidance needed non-threat bale fire. 4:32 PM called 'voicemail' 4:34 PM WY Supervisor notified, informed us to call One Call hotline number anyway, just to keep them inform, out next morning

Miner was walking on Dragline Bench to Pickup for shift change. High Wind Event 30 to 40 mph gusts. Got a piece of dirt in Right Eye. Miner thought EE cleared it. Next morning dirt needed to be removed and treated with Tobradex Opthalmic.

Miner (welder) was air arcing on a dragline bucket in the shop, after, when miner was repositioning the torch they bumped it. The hot stinger tip struck left arm and burned through welder coat, resulting in a third degree burn approx. 1" No Restrictions, No Lost Work Days, Treated with Silvadene Prescription.

Miner received MRI 10/22/2020 to assess knee pain, was asked about daily activities Dr. said it could be a workman's comp issue Possible cause 207 loader's impeller clutch. Miner informed Mine operator on 10/28/2020. No operators had brought concerns forward no past history of events. determined surgery was needed. No LTA until 1/13/2020. Date & cause uncertain.

Miner along with 3 others were changing 736 dragline bucket. While removing the last trunnion link pin. EE struck the pin, not hitting it hard. A piece of metal ½"W x 1/4"H broke away from the Wilcox hammer, striking the miner in the left side of belly. Leaving laceration approximately 1/2" across. Surgery was required to remove the piece of metal. Resulting in lost work days.

2/25/2020 Miner was hammering 6" pipe apart and pulling and felt something in EE's rt. elbow. It was determined to be an unspecified strain on 2/28/2020 by Dr. EE was treated with Ice and OTC meds on. 6/10/2020 went back continuing problems it was determined with to be a torn muscle at would require surgery on 6/23/2020. The miner worked EE's duties up until 6/23/2020.

After a heavy three day rain & blizzard event maintenance was removing snow from parking lot. The miner was asked to move EE's car in order to better clear all the areas. The miner slipped on EE's prosthetic leg which resulting in a fall on ice striking EE's head and received a concussion and abrasion on the back of EE's head.

Miner was removing a wedge from dragline socket struck it with 20lb hammer. Piece of steel chipped off and embedded in lower lip was removed. No sutures needed Tetanus shot was administered.

Miner was cleaning grease with pre-solve on dragline walk. It was hot outside and they were sweating they took their glasses off to wipe sweat away from the Rt. eye. Miner forgot they had pre-solve on their glove, getting sweat and chemical in an eye. Antibiotic applied.

Miner was raising a loaded bucket of dirt while inching forward, front right tire sank into ground. The operator quickly lowered the bucket to avoid tipping and when bucket struck ground, the machine rocked the operator forward, causing the operator to strike the windshield with head. Operator was not wearing seatbelt at time of event as per federal and company regulations.

Miner was having problems with rt. elbow, appears to be from a previous surgery non-work related. On July 3rd the mine was informed by WSI the inflammation in the elbow was in a different location where the surgery took place year ago. This appears to have been cause, while pushing on a dragline cable during the re-socketing process in May. Currently on restricted duty

The miner was exiting cab of pickup 6. While turning left the miner's clothes snagged the driver seat while stepping out, in doing so miner twisted left ankle. Miner walked off and the next morning left ankle swollen. Miner informed supervisor at 4:30 AM on 4/25/2019. Resulting in a sprain.

Miner was starting shift and traveling to work area on the dragline bench with company pickup. EE slid into a parked grader with tail lights on, on a well-lit bench. Miner struck EE's face on steering wheel required 2 sutures on in chin one in lip. Miner was permanently suspended due to violating policies.

Miner was stripping 15kV 350MCM cable with a utility knife, ee slipped with left hand while stripping the insulation and received a laceration left 1st index finger, and 5 sutures were needed.

Moving fender from Kress 363 and had dirt fall off and must have got a piece in the eye on 09/27/2018. The miner tried to wash it out. The eye was still irritated on 09/28/2018 dirt piece need to be removed by Ophthalmologist.

Contractor janitor was retrieving an aerosol paint can from a cabinet and removing a wood lath from behind the cabinet when the cabinet and stand tipped over due to damaged leg striking the janitor in the back, causing a bruise to mid and lower back. Prescribed a days dose of Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone

Miner received a laceration between on the left hand between the thumb and pointer finger. The miner was attempting to pry a socket of a impact wrench an slipped. resulting in three stitches.

Utility miner stepped over some 6" pipe in the field and slipped on some ice twisting left knee. EE was placed on restricted duty.

Mechanic was pulling an Air hose walking backwards, 11/16/17. Mechanic tripped and fell on their right shoulder got back up and went back to work. Over the weekend the other shoulder started to hurt and they reported it on 11/21/2017 employee went to see the doctor. (strain)

Mechanic was removing a guard between the transfer case and engine on a kress coal truck. They removed 1/2 half of the guard, while handing it to the other mechanic they brushed against the other half embedding a piece of metal in the left elbow 1/2 inch with of human hair, one stich required for removal.

The miner was pushing a 6 inch pipe and stepped across a small berm onto uneven ground and rolled right ankle causing a sprain.

May 27th 3:11PM D11 426 caught fire. The miner was pushing and notice smoke come from front for the dozer while backing, ee stopped to investigate ee smelled smoke and found fire below the dozer on the Rt. side near the cab. Fire suppression and fire extinguishers were unable to extinguish the fire. Fire Dept used a foaming unit to extinguish the fire No injuries.

Apx:1:45pm noise heard from Mainshop from wash-bay Supervisor walked over to wash-bay building to confirm, at 1:54am walked over to safety department inform Safety of Hotsy chimney was blown off. I had left and was 6 miles away. Back approx 2:08pm confirmed shut down of propane, no damage to building or injuries 2:24pm called MSHA. Appears to be failed coil.

The Miner Mechanic was loading a traffic cone onto holder rod on the back of a Terex water truck and dropped the cone on finger creating a pinch point to the gloved left index finger. It created laceration. Two stitches and tetanus given.

Supervisors weekend pre-shift inspection, noticed a light plant on fire. 7 on mines on site Nearest dragline was.93 miles away and 8 miles away for help. Safety assisted over the phone. There was no other potential hazards due to location. Fire was put out with 150lbs and re-started then buried with dirt. Safety notified MSHA after knowing we had control of the fire.

The D10T Dozer operator was getting out the dozer man basket and went to remove a tiling spade from the basket, The spade was in a slot that holds the spade in place. EE reached over left side and grab the shovel. The shovel got stuck and EE pulled it again and felt something pop in lower back.

The miner stepped off the lowboy trailer and when EE got to the ground EE slipped and twisted EE's left ankle. This resulted in a sprain of unspecified ligament of the left ankle, EE was placed on restricted duty.

Miner was changing dozer tilt hose on 9/9/2015, when he felt some sort of dirt particle fall into his left eye. He tried flushing his eye afterwards. The eye was still irritated the next day and was brought to the clinic. The particle was removed and he was prescribed some Tobradex for preventative measures.

Dragline operator and oiler were putting a timber back in place under the drag cable. Oiler was using a pry bar on a timber The timber slid on the pry bar and pinched the top of the 4th little finger midpoint between the top of the finger and 1st knuckle on the right hand of the operator. Approximately 3/16"of the finger was amputated mid point of the nail.

361 experienced sudden failure on truck. Operator parked & engaged the suppression system, exited cab with hand held. Rear engine was on fire approx.60'from operators cab, moved to a safe area. No water used in-order to control leaks. Failure: drive-train area. The shaft & yoke come apart and destroyed guards, battery cables and hydraulic lines, ignition caused by battery cable.

Dozer Operator was stuck. Cat 426 was operator went assist in removing the extraction cable from Dozer 425. 530 scraper was connected Dozer 425. Operator of 425 went to help disconnect cable. 426 operator got between the cable and the dozer blade. Scraper operator 530 started to drive away. Miscommunication between operator and Supervisor.

EE was removing bearing of swing shaft cut bearing with torch, hit bearing with hammer. Sliver of steel flew off striking him in left thigh penetrating jeans and coveralls. He was taken to clinic. He was sent back to work no Meds/Restrictions/removal of piece. 11/15/13 piece of steel moved and was removed by clinic Fri 11/15/13. Informed 11/18/13 back to work No LTA/Restrictions.

A welder felt an irritation in his eye. He reported it to his supervisor and was taken to an optometrist for evaluation. A piece of metal was removed from his cornea.

Employee was welding, grinding. He was wearing sealed eye wear and a face shield when the wind picked up and debris got into his eye. He was seen at the Eye clinic and a rust ring was removed and antibiotics given.

Employee had been welding, cutting, grinding for the previous shift and the current shift. He felt an irritation in his eye. He had been wearing full PPE. He was taken to an optometrist and nothing was removed from his eye, however there was a small rust ring. He was given a prescription strength eye drop and returned to work full duty.

Miner was standing on an extension ladder his feet were on 5th rung approximately 5 to 6' off the ground. He was welding just above the ladder on the back of the kress truck. The ladder slipped out from under him. He sprained his Rt. wrist trying to catch him self. Miner stated he failed to tie off the ladder or use the bed platform. Miner was put on restricted duty.

During concrete pour line reducer was plugged. When unplugging reducer clamp was removed. After removal reducer fell causing safety whip to tighten and slide up handle. Slid across fingertip and remove 1/2" of left hand ring finger.