Mining Incidents in June 2021

At approximately 11:55pm the night shift foreman discovered a roof fall underground in R1C14. The night shift foreman called mine manager and coned off the area. The mine manager called the MSHA hotline. The area remained coned off until an investigation could occur.

While preparing to replace patch on acid storage tank, a rapid energy release out of the vent line caused the line to burst, causing unexpected release of acid to spray through the deaerator on top of the tank. During the action of grinding the sparks were going towards the overflow pipe which caused an ignition due to the high amounts of hydrogen.

An unintentional roof fall occurred in the HG-13 Longwall Belt/Escapeway, Entry 1, XC-35. This fall impeded egress from the LW Face to the secondary escapeway. The action plan has been submitted, approved, and implemented.

Weathering contributed to a roof fall inby spad#17 of the #3 entry (slope belt). The fall is 10 feet long and 6 feet high. No one was injured, ventilation was not affected, and the secondary escapeway was re-routed.

Roof fall occurred in the #3 entry (Roadway) of the #4 belt line 1 crosscut inby ss #2983.

An unplanned and reportable roof fall occurred at the #35 break, #2 entry intersection on the 35 Butt section intake. There were no injuries, no property damage, and the ventilation system was not disrupted. This occurrence was immediately reported.

On 06/26/2021, an unplanned roof fall occurred on the HG9 travel way (primary escape way)at xc72, entry number 2. The fall was contained to the intersection and about 10 to 12 feet in height. The fall appeared to be black shell rock, and had not been glued.

Production Hoist #3 went down on a limit error and shows parked. Issues were resolved. MSHA was called when hoist was came back operational at 12:30.

A supply trailer came out of the wheel chocks and rolled into the south gate of the Nebo elevator damaging the gate.

Dumped hot fines onto hot skip and belt causing the belt to catch fire.

At Approximately 2:00 am on 6/23/2021 a fire was reported in the hoist drive transformer room on the surface located in the hoist building. It could not be determined if the fire was out, so the MSHA Hotline was called, shortly after a 103 K Order was issued to the mine, once fire was confirmed out, area was barricaded and guarded until a representative from MSHA arrived.

At approximately 10:58 AM the Prep Plant belts were shut down for a maintenance outage. At approximately 11:30 AM, this belt was observed to be on fire approximately 170' from the head roller and was extinguished at approximately 12:00 PM. Through investigation, a hot roller was presumed to cause the conveyor belt to ignite.

Hoist down for computer issues. Was back up and operational 6/23/2021.

The Camp Creek portal main hoist had to be taken out of service due to maintenance issues.

Found an unintentional roof fall between breaks no. 25 and 26 on the #3 track entry.

Dayshift miners cut out wire to perform rehab of the area. Nightshift miners were to continue this work but during the end of dayshift blasts it is assumed the fall of ground occurred. The fall was discovered and reported on nightshift of 6/18/21.

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4 NORTH 4 PANEL IN THE RETURN OUTBY THE SECTION. THE FALL OCCURRED AT #30 BLOCK APPX 1 X-CUT INBY SS'S 9430 AND 9432. THE FALL CLOSED INTERSECTION OF THE #2 ENTRY AND FELL IN A TRIANGULAR SHAPE ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF THE #4 ENTRY. HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN. THE AREA HAS APPROXIMATELY 700' OF COVER AND IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A STREAM BED.

A small fire occurred at the Reclaim Pumphouse. The fire occurred outside the building when insulation started on fire near some electrical connections between the building and a transformer. The electrical department was able to shut off power allowing the fire department to extinguish the fire. MSHA was notified at 6:02 am

An unplanned roof fall occurred inby spad #1660 in the No. 2 Entry of the South Mains. The fall was approx. 15' high 20' in length and 20' wide.

Drive belts on Metso vibratory screen were improperly tensioned, which either caused or was caused by the screen being overloaded. This caused the belts to slip and catch on fire, which ignited the screen dust cover. Damage was limited to drive belts and dust cover.

A coal shovel caught fire following an electrical fault. The fire originated in the reactor cabinet area and burned for over the 30-minute time frame.

Found an unintentional roof fall on the #3 belt line at break no. 18.

Grass fire was started when a 230,000 volt transmission line fell to the ground in the highway 314 right of way. The fire spread to mine property in the pond 24 pit 16 area of the mine. Local fire departments and mine personnel contained the fire. Fire was extinguished. No injuries or damage to property.

A brush fire occurred just outside of the Collom pit. Outside resources were called to assist with controlling the fire. No structures or equipment were threatened by the fire and no one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

At 9:33 AM, the secondary escape way was taken out of service due to damage to the computer screen plug located on the boom truck. Production in the mine was stopped and all miners were transported safely to the surface by means of the slope hoist man car. The hoist was put back into service about 2:45 PM on 6/16/21.

Grass fire along Highway 314 spread from highway right of way on to mine property in the B/C section of pit 11. Fire was contained with local fire departments and mine personnel and equipment. No injuries. Highway right of way fence posts burned. Unknown how fire started on the highway right of way.

Roof fall was found in primary escapeway in 7RT Bleeder. Fall was not above the anchor zone. Bolts broke at 3 foot level. It did not affect ventilation. Size was 17 feet X 17 feet X 3 foot high

The Mine was experiencing high levels of H2S gas and a inundation of water at HP7 and 96 (containment site) as well as HP5 off 86 (sump) and other areas of the mine downwind of these locations. The Miners were instructed that these areas were restricted.

Hoist down for loose connection on PLC, back up 10:30am on 6/12/2021.

Two employees riding in T1 Pellet Plant service elevator when the elevator car stopped approximately 3 feet from landing. Elevator service called and fixed elevator allowing the two individuals to exit the elevator car.

A roof fall occurred in Panel District 5, 2nd North, #4 Entry at spad 23+35.

Mine manager was conducting pre-shift inspection when EE noticed a roof fall in one of the rooms. EE was able to stop any miners from entering the mine and called the field office supervisor and notified. There was no injuries to miners, and no equipment damage. The fall seemingly, occurred overnight when no one was working.

A roof fall measuring 18' wide by 20' long by up to 8' thick occurred at xcut 135-136 on the 2N/3ME submain entry #5. No one was injured and ventilation was not disturbed.

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

Two Lakehead employees were trapped in the west, Step 1, 2 Agglomerator elevator. It was first noted that the contractors were in the elevator at 10:20am. After an unsuccessful attempt to reset the elevator, the elevator repair company was contacted and the two contract employees were freed at 11:03am

An unplanned roof fall occurred inby spad #1916 in the No. 5 entry.

An unplanned Roof Fall occurred at an unknown time in the West Mains Section between XC 17 & 18 in the #6 Return Entry. The cave is approximately 18.5 ft. wide by 30 ft. long and 8 ft. high. No one was injured or entrapped and no ventilation was interrupted. Preliminary diagnoses; Strata failure due to seam transition area.

Slid off a sluff bank and turned over dozer. Material kept the dozer in almost like slow motion. No injury windows came out whole, and back one stayed in.

The mine experienced greater than 1% methane at the top of the exhaust shaft. This was due to methane liberation within the longwall section while mining through a cross cut and the top not caving as it should following a cut. This led to an evacuation of the mine and changes to the ventilation system to reduce the levels to below 1%.

Employee was working on preheater tower, completed the job and went down elevator. Elevator stopped working while miner was inside at 1805. Doors would not open and elevator would not move. An electrician was able to get the elevator to move to the second floor where they opened the elevator doors and miner was able to safely get out at 1930.

A roof fall was discovered at 16-27 crosscut between the belt and track. The fall was dangered off by management.

Fire started on wall next to dryer area and continues into storage area

Due to mechanical reasons, the main shaft hoist has been taken out of service at the Maysville Operation I.D. # 1507101. No miners were injured and no miners were underground when the hoist was taken out of service. After talking to employee, a call was made to report this outage.

Surface area several small stream valleys (ditches) and area is somewhat swampy

Surface area has several stream valleys (ditches) and area is somewhat swampy

A non-injury, unintentional roof fall has occurred on the West Mains #2 Belt just inby crosscut 17. The fall was estimated to be 30 feet long, 18 feet wide and 5 to 6 feet high. The area has been clean up and re-supported as per Recovery Plan.

The elevator would not run in inspection mode in the up direction. During the troubleshooting the elevator became inoperative at 11:40am. During the investigation it was found that the wires in the jacketed cable to the pendant controller were broken.

A fire was discovered and extinguished on 16 Belt at number five crosscut.

An unplanned Roof Fall occurred in the 3rd North Section, in the intersection of #6 Entry and crosscut #9, outby area. The area that caved is approximately 20 sq. ft. and 9 ft. high. No one was injured or entrapped and no ventilation was interrupted. Preliminary diagnoses; Primary Roof Support did not have the resin the length of the bolts as required by the Roof Control Plan.

Employee was sliding a grating into a location. When sliding the grating, the grating slipped and pinched fingers on both hands. Lost tip of left little finger and had lacerations on the others.

Employees were repairing the latch bar on the shovel dipper. The employee was prying with a bar to loosen the piece of the bar. The dipper door moved and pinched off the fingers on the employee's left hand.

Employee was assisting in removing a conveyor belt from a chute when a chain shifted and caught employee's finger between a steel beam and the chain. Employee sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a laceration and a finger fracture and is currently losing time. *Middle finger was amputated at the pip joint on 6/22/2021.

Miner was lifting rocks into a rock bucket when they felt pain above and below right elbow. After trying to work through it for a short time, they decided they should let the foreman know and quit lifting. The foreman told them to stop working and it was decided that they should seek medical attention.

Lube technician lost footing while dismounting a D6 dozer.

IE walked over to check the CM that was down in E2 at 14+18. As the IE approached the CM, a rock measuring (2.5-4 W x 4 L x 5-1 T) fell out from between the roof bolts. The rock struck the IE's head and right forearm pushing IE forward. To prevent from falling forward, the IE planted right leg in front of self. The rock hit the IE's right knee as it fell to the floor.

Employee was getting ready to help move the bob cat when they stepped up to get in it they heard a pop and knee hurt.

Was stacking 25lb bags. Turned to pick up bag and had pain in EE's back.

The guide chain on the forklift the employee was operating kinked at the pulley, the employee stuck EE's hand between the pulley and chain. The chain smashed the tips of the 2 middle fingers on EE's right hand.

On 6/29/21 Employee requested to be sent to the clinic for lower back pain. Employee said EE felt a tightening of lower back muscles soon after arriving home from work. Employee couldn't pinpoint any particular task/incident that could have caused the pain and they only performed normal routine duties (cleaning, sweeping shoveling, bin tender operation).

IE was working on a small access platform (2 steps) near the Courier Analyzer and turned to step off onto the walkway and misjudged the height of the step and fell onto the walkway.

employee was using a shovel to clean up on a pontoon on dredge twisted and felt sharp pain after arriving home felt more pain so went to medical facility on 6/29/2021 brought a note in reading may return to work 7/2/21.

IE was drilling shot holes when IE had to add the pusher steel. IE did not support the starter steel and it fell from the hole IE was drilling and struck the tip IE's right index finger. This caught the finger between the drill steel and the drill pot. IE was brought outside and taken to have the finger checked.

Employee was cleaning a muck spill on the crusher floor using a high pressure water hose, when the nozzle assembly separated from the hose. As EE went to shut the main water line valve off the water, the hose whipped contacting the right thumb, resulting in a fracture to the tip of EE's thumb.

IE fell on rocks landing on the right side of body. No fractures, but too sore to return to scheduled shift.

Employee was standing on a bar grating platform to hose off floor steel when the grating gave way causing employee's right foot to fall through a hole in the platform.

While employee was working on a water pump EE realized the system was not pumping water properly. While the employee was removing the hose connection to the water pump EE was sprayed with hot water. Employee suffered second degree burns on EE's right arm, chest and a small area on EE's back.

Employee was mucking at the Enlow 2 South #1 Airshaft Site. During the process of switching lifting hooks from one muck bucket to another employee slipped on the wet shale and rock. This caused a rolling of the right ankle beyond normal range of motion.

A piece of rock fell and struck employee on the lower left leg resulting in a fracture on the left leg/ankle.

A fully trained miner was using a track jack when the jack fell over onto EE's foot. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

Employee was walking towards mine shop office, stopped to turn around, and foot caught on floor. From MRO report 7/14/2021, Employee fractured fibular head on left leg.

EE was walking behind the secondary crusher and had reached down to remove wheel chocks. EE fell down injuring lower lumbar, right hip and left shoulder. Medical assistance was called and the EE was transported to a hospital for treatment.

An employee was measuring silo levels, when the measuring tape got caught & employee used a long bar to move the part that was stuck. When the tape was freed, employee's right hand moved hitting the side of the silo opening causing a laceration in employee's right little finger joint. Employee received 4 sutures.

Worker got cut on finger required three stitches

Stepping off last step of step ladder when EE's right foot touched the ground EE's knee buckled. Dr thinks may have a patella tendon injury.

""Getting out of the water truck to use the restroom. Tripped while stepping off the steps of the water truck, fell and injured the right (hand) trying to stop the fall""

While blowing air through an airline the hose came out of EE's hand and hit the employee in EE's right eye.

WHILE INSTALLING 12' CABLE BOLT, CABLE BOLT PLATE SPUN STRIKING RIGHT ARM RSULTING IN 14 STITCHES

The employee had exited backhoe to help make a pipe connection and was in the process of remounting the machine. After placing right foot on the step, the employee used the grab handles and right leg to step left leg onto the track. When this happened, the employee felt something pull in right leg.

Employee was pulling themselves up as they were attempting to exit the scoop when they overexerted, causing a sprain/strain injury to left shoulder. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

While setting up a pre-fabricated metal overcast, the structure collapsed striking the injured on left ankle resulting in a fracture.

Employee lost EE's balance and fell on EE's left arm.

Miner lost balance and fell on stairs at screen tower.

Employee walking from the conveyor to the stacker stepped on uneven ground and rolled ankle resulting in a strain.

IE was changing a hydraulic hose on a shuttle car. While pulling on the hose, EE's right index finger popped a couple times and EE continued to have a burning sensation in the right wrist. IE was removed from work on 8/5/2021 by Medical until MRI is complete.

Tech was using a torch to cut out a tank on a 993K loader. Sparks and spurs came off as tech was cutting landing on pant right pant leg. Tech didn't realize pant leg was on fire until it had burnt tech. Received minor burns on finger tips as tech was putting out the fire on pant leg. Tech had taken off gloves to pat out fire.

The injured EE was setting L/W handrails with a chain hoist. As the EE was raising a hand rail into position, the handrail fell striking EE on the right thigh and foot. The injured didn't sustain any fractures, but was put off work until 6/28/21.

Miner was using a roll back truck chain hoist to lift steel when the winch cable broke, and the hook on the end of the cable flew back, striking the miner, and fracturing left cheek area.

Employee was welding in dead cell (tied off appropriately) and welding machine was grounded appropriately. The wire to the machine was tugged on at the bottom, and the wire became compromised and shocked EE.

Employee was walking downslope at the No. 1 Drive heading to the return pump when EE slipped and strained (Left) knee. On 7/21/2021 employee began missing work because of the injury.

IE had assisted in picking up a carrier tongue to hook to a motor when IE felt a pop in lower back. IE wanted medical attention after next shift worked.

IE was building steel sets. EE pulled on an I-Beam and felt a strain in EE's abdomen. IE was diagnosed and treated for a hernia on 9/14/2021.

Employee turned to walk to another entry and in the process struck head against a pin board jamming neck. Employee started missing work on 6/28/21. After an investigation into the injury, it was determined to be work related on August 6, 2021.

Employee was pulling shields when a rock was thrown from the shearer drum and struck EE in the left elbow. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

Employee was assisting bolting partner retrieve the steel out of a rib bolt hole when a piece of loose rib fell and struck EE's thumb against the drill mast. This resulted in 13 sutures.

Miner was standing in an awkward, twisted position holding tension on a 5 foot pry bar. The bar jerked away from the miner causing them to be jerked in a twisted position. This resulted in an acute strain to the lower left back paraspinal muscle.

Going down stairs that had a thin layer of graphite on them.

Employee was laying on a creeper replacing a clutch brake. The tool slipped out of EE's hand, bounced on the ground and hit EE in the left eye.

Employee alleges was shoveling and EE heard a pop in the lower back.

EE was performing maintenance on the crusher, as EE reached for a part EE felt a strain and pain in EE's hamstring.

Engineer was climbing the steps on a locomotive when hips and back began to hurt. Later claimed to have numbness in hands and legs.

Employee did not clear frame of loader and stood up and hit above right hip. Experienced back pain and requested time off. Returned to work 6.28.21 7.8.21 Slipped on loose sand while assisting moving a drum of oil. Reaggravated injury and went to Urgent Care. On Light Duty and Worker's comp.

Individual was standing nearby when another employee was grinding

The injured miner was using a Caterpillar D-10T2 bulldozer to push material parallel to a bermed bench. While traveling in reverse the dozer drove off the downhill side of the bench and rolled over, ending up on its tracks. The total damage to the D-10 is unknown, but the machine appears to be structurally sound and repairable.

LIMITED ACCESS. I/W WAS LIFTING APPR. 70 LB. OF SLACK CHAIN WITH BOTH HANDS, SUPPORTED BY (2) COME-A-LONGS, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED OVER SPROCKET TEETH CRUSHING ENDS OF 3rd AND 4TH FINGERS ON L. HAND AND END OF 3RD FINGER ON R. HAND. I/W REMOVED FINGERS FROM PINNED POSITION.

Employee was walking to the mantrip when EE stepped into a hole and felt a pain in right ankle. Resulting in a sprained ankle and a small avulsion fracture.

Working conditions were good. Miner was is seated stable position performing operation. Miner lost grip/control when cut-off wheel grinder kicked back below waist area and rebounded off hopper/structure striking miner along cheek resulting in laceration. Miner does not recall what caused kickback. Miner was wearing safety glasses during cutting.

While operating the Longwall shearer employee tripped and fell onto right arm. Employee returned to work next scheduled shift and worked all required shifts until being taken off for surgery to repair shoulder on 10/6/2021. Lost work days will be counted from 10/6

Employee's right foot got caught on a piece of mesh causing EE to trip. Resulted in a fracture tibia / chip fracture on base of tibia.

IE was carrying a torque shaft to the LOXC. IE went to throw the shaft down and it caught on IE's suspenders on belt. This caused the shaft to fall straight down onto the IE's right toes. IE sought medical attention on 6-21-21

Employee was tasked with replacing belts on a pump. As EE was turning the pump sheave with a pipe wrench, the momentum of sheave caused the employee's finger to get pinched between the pipe wrench handle & a belt guard mounting bracket. EE was seen by onsite EMT & sent to LCMC where x-rays showed a fracture in tip of finger. EE will have surgery on 6/23/21.

While conducting a post blast inspection the employee was scaling HW rib. EE was working a bowling ball size rock from behind the screen when a rock fell contacting the employee in the right foot.

EE was on a ladder when the legs kicked out and EE fell on EE's right arm and broke EE's wrist.

IE was loading timbers on a ride when EE's foot slipped causing EE to lose balance while holding a timber. When EE tensed up to stop self from falling, EE felt a sharp pain in the back.

Employee experienced pain in left shoulder while attempting to rotate a 5 gallon plastic bucket with cement used to stabilize a stockpile product sign into a loader bucket.

Employee escorted a delivery driver with steel flat bar, standing too close in proximity, the steel bounced landing on right foot, fracturing three bones.

Injured employee was stepping through a man door left foot first. As they were bringing right foot through boot caught the door frame knocking off balance & shifting all weight onto left knee causing it to twist & they fell to the floor. Has pain & swelling in knee.

Employee was performing clean-up duties with a skid steer loader and encountered rough terrain causing pain in the lower back.

Employee was walking down stairs and reported EE tripped on the stairs and felt a pain in EE's back.

Employee was operating a wheel loader when the bucket of wheel loader got caught on the grade causing the employee to hit head on the windshield causing lacerations to face.

IE was walking to a pump on the 1st floor of the prep plant when IE stepped into a drain hole that the grating had moved from. The IE hit knee on the edge of the concrete.

While changing the bars on a static rock screen, the employee set the top of a bar, then came down to the front of the bar to assist with placing the end of the bar into the correct position. Before EE had a good hold, the bar slipped, lacerating EE's pinky (5th finger) on the right hand. The injury resulted in two fractures and seven sutures.

Employee was setting a k-door frame and caught right index finger between the horizontal cross member and the vertical support beam causing a fractured finger tip.

IE was assisting in changing a tail roller on a feeder. IE worked in a bent over position too long and strained back. IE chose to seek medical attention on 6-21-21.

Employee states that on 06/16 or 06/17 they hit a pothole. The employee experienced lower back pain on 06/18 and reported injury on 06/19.

Employee was operating a pneumatic banding gun that jammed. As EE attempted to remove the air line to clear the jam EE dropped the gun. When EE caught the gun EE inadvertently shot self in the right index finger cutting the very tip of EE's finger off.

Previous shift evacuated mine early due to intense thunderstorm leaving mobile equipment parked hazardously. 1-30 769D truck parked on a slight-grade was started with parking brake off, no chocks and when air pressure released the brakes it rolled forward into 1-23 D400E crushing victim between bumpers.

Injured was working on continuous miner tightening bolts on a shield when the ratchet slipped off causing a laceration on EE's fingers on EE's right hand.

Employee was bolting second cut out of #5 entry, first row outside bolt. Piece of rock 3'L x 2W'x 5 1/2""T fell and hit canopy, then hit the employee on the outside of left ankle. Causing puncture to boot and ankle. Small cut and swelling to Left ankle area.

While mucking in P75, employee was cleaning off the muck from the grizzly and the bucket of the LHD hit a rock stuck in the grizzly. The loader stopped suddenly causing EE's left arm/shoulder to hit door pad. This impact caused pain in the left shoulder that got worse on Sunday morning (6/20/21).

Employee was standing 25' away watching blades of industrial mower be removed by pulling with a chain when chain broke and section of chain hit EE in lower Jaw.

Employee was side bolting on operator side of Continuous Miner located in the H1TG section. The employee had next 6' bolt to install resting up against rib protector door. When reaching for said 6' bolt with left hand, a rock from the top fell striking the left hand against the top of the rib protector door. EE was diagnosed with broken finger.

Employee was pulling miner cable in the 9 West Section when EE allegedly slipped on a rock, causing a sprain/strain to EE's lower right leg. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

EE was assisting installing impeller in a GIW pump. The impeller was sitting upright between the forks on the forklift. The impeller shifted a little forward on the forks, and the EE got in front of the forks to reposition the impeller. The impeller fell forward off the forks striking the EE in the right ankle and foot.

Employee was walking alongside the roof bolter and had EE's hand on the side of the machine. A piece of rock fell out of the roof and contacted EE's hand resulting in a bruised hand. After further medical evaluation EE was taken off work on 06/18/2021.

Employee was helping to unload parts from the Low Boy trailer EE had driven when EE stepped off the back of the trailer and fell to the ground. When EE fell, EE hit head on the pavement.

Operator was operating a 980H Caterpillar loader, EE was feeding the primary crusher. During the steering operation, EE's left shoulder popped. The operator is feeling pain and a popping sensation through normal movement. The operator is scheduled to have a surgery to repair two torn ligaments.

Pinched thumb of fellow employee while setting stones in a basket.

I.E. was replacing a piece of metal on a catwalk. After cutting the piece of metal and attempting to lift it up, they felt pain in their left pictorial and shoulder. I.E. has continued to work until being taken off for surgery on 11-04-2021.

Stone Slab broke for no known reason falling on miners leg causing a fracture.

Employee was lifting a ventilation tube and felt a pain in lower left abdomen. 6/14/21 Employee released return to work with no restrictions. 6/21/21 Employee was diagnosed with a hernia and taken off of work.

The employee alleges, while unscrewing the cap of the fuel tank on the haul truck 05014, the tank was full of pressure and when opening fumes and possible dust blew up and got into EE's eyes. The pressure release function in the cap was working properly.

While employee was exiting 33 Shovel, a gust of wind caught the door pinching left hand below the wrist in the first group of knuckles between door and door frame. Fractured finger.

While transporting the incher with the overhead crane in the mill, employee was looking up and felt something enter right eye.

3200-033 miner drilling round in the 033 raise, rock came out of crown landing on right elbow.

The employee was scaling down a loose piece of rib when the rib fell against the pry bar causing the employee to get right thumb caught between the state bar and a scoop bucket causing a laceration.

A fully trained miner was using a pry bar to remove a roller when the bar slipped striking the miner above the left eye. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

Employee had drilled the starter hole for a roof bolt. As EE lowered EE's boom to insert the second drill steel, the boom caught the steel protruding from the tray. The steel flipped around striking the employee in the jaw. EE began missing work on 6/16/21 due to the injury

A fully trained miner was standing in front of a pulled shield when the pan line flexed when pushed out and pinched miner's foot between the shield toe and the pan line. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved. Employee continued working ten additional hours of a double shift.

While riding in an open mantrip, employee was struck in the shoulder by a low hanging cable bolt that dislodged from the roof. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.

Pre existing (back) injury. Heaving shovel (hand tool) with weight while twisting in the lower back area. Potentially uneven foot positioning while heaving shovel.

Mine floor, roof and rib conditions were good. IE was picking up a piece of T channel to bolt it to the mine roof and twisted right forearm. IE finished the shift and during next scheduled shift said they were going to have the arm checked. The doctor said to take two days off to rest arm before returning to work.

Plant operator was working at a conveyor transfer point when the operator stood up from a kneeling position, knee was lacerated by a piece of steel.

It was the start of the shift and employee was going up the steps to enter the control room for the start of the shift. As they reached the top step they turned to talk with a coworker. As they turned they slipped backwards and Right foot became caught between the stairs. This prevented them from falling down the stairs, but it injured the foot.

Miner was removing loader teeth off a bucket using a 12lb sledge hammer when a piece of metal flew off and lodged into EE's left leg. The leg immediately bruised and slightly bled. The miner was treated onsite and released early to seek further medical attention.

The employee was driving a ramcar up the #6 entry, while turning in the xc that was taking them to #7 entry, the car hit a bad spot in the road and it jammed their lower back on the right side.

A fully trained miner was getting out of a scoop car when EE's finger was pinched between the scoop and it's door. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

An EE was trying to change out the bucket on the skidsteer. The bucket would not easily release. While ""shaking"" the bucket, another EE walked up to see why the bucket wouldn't release. As they approached, the bucket suddenly released, falling to the ground and striking the EE on top of left foot causing a contusion.

EE was changing out a steel plate in jaw crusher. Weld came loose during the work and plate landed on EE's foot resulting in a fractured metatarsal.

While installing a roof bolt, employee was straightening the 5 foot bolt to be pushed up into the hole when the bolt twisted causing a pop in left shoulder

Employee was rolling a rail when the rail rolled back causing the slate bar to hit employee in the chest/ear.

Employee fell on a small tree stump

EE was operating CAT 988K, was driving on a haul road in the south pit. Drove through a wash out that was cause by heavy rain the night before. Felt a sudden pain in lower back which was diagnosed as a lower back muscle strain.

Employee was checking fluid levels on a track stacker after it shut off. Radiator cap was loose and hot fluid hit employee in face and wrist.

Employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt. The roof bolt did not seat right in the drill chuck, while they had their hand on the roof bolt they activated the drill rotation to set the bolt in the chuck. The rotation of the bolt grabbed a glove and torqued their hand fracturing the left thumb.

Employee was loading mulch on Hydro Seeder Truck when they felt a sharp pain in lower back,

Miner was using a handheld pipe threader to thread a 2"" pipe, the threader jammed and caused the miner to be pushed vertically. The miner had arm locked in place and resulted in trauma to the Right Shoulder.

The 8 Left belt went down with the head gate shields pulled in tight. Employee crossed stage loader to exit the face. As employee was coming down on the walkway side of stage loader, EE slipped and EE's leg got caught, twisting EE's left knee.

Slag fell on employee's left pant leg that caused burn to left shin

Clear, dry, open ground. Operator of haul truck failed to maintain proper control of EE's equipment.

Was helping secondary plant operator clear jammed chute. Operator was putting rocks on belt and I was throwing them off. I was grabbing a rock and the operator did not see me when they dropped another rock and it landed on my hand.

Throwing low belt structure along the rib. Twisted to grab another piece of low belt structure and felt a sharp pain in lower back. EE worked underground until 8/9/2021.

Operator of the 502HT backed up under the 40 shovel dipper. The dipper of the shovel made contact with the bed of the HT causing the employee to have shoulder pain.

Miner pulled muscle in leg while performing work in the hopper.

Injured employee was getting out of the operator's compartment of a parked scoop when EE's right foot slipped on the floor causing EE to fall out of the scoop doorway. EE twisted and strained muscles in EE's right hip. Employee began missing work on 6-11-21 due to this injury. No rules or regulations were violated and employee was wearing required PPE.

Working on an oil tank, Crusher #3, when a hose not connected, swung and hit employees head. Area struck, swelled up to approximate size of a golf ball.

Employee was on knees operating a continuous miner. A piece of draw rock measuring 48""x36""x3 1/2"" fell from the outside bolt to the rib landing on the bottom of employee's feet, resulting in fractures to both feet.

A fully trained miner was hooking up a flinger duster when EE's leg was pinched by the scoop bucket. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

The injured was bolting on 11 East #4 entry. EE was in the process of tightening (torqueing) a roof bolt when a McSweeney bolt wrench, that connects the drill head to the roof bolt, the wrench broke and fell from the top, striking them on the top of right foot resulting in a fracture to the 2nd metatarsal bone.

Employee was pulling a hose on the pod duster and heard a pop in EE's shoulder.

Employee was walking at a fast pace when employee stepped on a stone and twisted ankle.

Employee was bending a pin an arm slipped on the last row, finished row & put up cable cables bolts went back to pin trailer to load supplies and picked up a bag of glue and felt pain up bicep toward shoulder.

While scaling the roof, the employee struck the top of right hand on a rib strap, causing a laceration. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Lowering a jaw plate into jaw, hook brakes on rental excavator. Miner tripped, hard hat fell off, shakel came loose and hit miner on top of the head.

Employees were attempting to move a piece of steel, while moving steel one of the employee's pinched their right thumb between the steel they were moving and another piece of steel.

The EE was walking along the FCT towards the DMU. The tail roller failed in the DMU, which created some light smoke. The injured inhaled some smoke before EE was able to leave the belt entry. EE was brought outside and transported to a medical facility for further evaluation. No lasting damage was discovered, but EE was given two days off.

IE stated that while trying to unplug the charging cable from the battery for # 14 scoop, the charging cable was stretched over the battery lids. As the IE pulled on the cable to get some slack to unplug the charging cable, the cable pulled on the lid enough to slam closed on IE's left pinky finger as EE was disconnecting the charging cable plug, causing a laceration and fracture

A team of 4 employees was putting a pulley on #1 scalper. When ratcheting on a chain fall, the pulley slid/moved. Injured was not directly engaged with the pulley, but jumped backward when the pulley shifted and jarred EE's back.

Employee was in the process of exiting scoop, right foot was on the ground and when employee placed left foot on the ground employee felt pain in lower back.

INJURED WAS HANGING CABLE, WHILE WALKING THEY FELL, DRIVING LEFT SHOULDER INTO THE GROUND.

Employee stated EE was putting EE's rubber tire ride on charge on the surface and was walking around the ride to get EE's tools when EE's right knee gave out and buckled causing EE to drop to the ground.

A fully trained miner was pulling a rock dust hose when EE felt a pop in EE's left side. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

As the employee was walking along the side of a parked 650 shield hauler, employee stepped on a rock and twisted right ankle. The shield hauler was parked in the intake entry at the mouth of the 7th North section.

A fully trained miner was attempting to move a belt stand when EE's arm caught between the belt and bed rail. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved.

While installing the drum pulley IE was trying to accommodate the part in the right position, with the help of another EE. EE told the excavator operator, to lift the drum pulley in order to put it in place. Somehow IE had IE's left forearm between the drum pulley and the guards, and IE was smashed, causing small bruise.

Employee was reaching for EE's lunch box on the back of the bolter when EE's left foot went under the bumper. The back of the bolter was low to the ground and EE's foot was caught between the bumper and bottom. The bolter was located in the intersection at spad 5+50 in the #5 entry. The shift was over at the time of the accident.

A fully trained miner was greasing a feeder when a rock fell from the rib hitting EE's shoulder. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved. Employee did not begin missing work until 6/5/2021.

A fully trained miner was hanging a cable when EE felt pain in EE's shoulder. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved. Employee did not begin missing work until 6/5/2021.

The employee walked from #5 entry into an unbolted cross cut between #4 and #5 entry. When EE was struck by a piece of rock. The entry was approximal 60"" high and damp. The employee sustained crushing injuries.

Prying a sleeve from a shaft of a rotary air lock at the hydrate plant when the bar slipped and EE's weight shifted back causing EE to roll ankle, resulting in a fracture to the right ankle.

Miner was working with crew to clean up clink using a Vac Truck, while sucking up material the hose plugged causing it to collapse. Miner was struck by hose collapsing and swept EE off of EE's feet, causing EE to land on right arm/shoulder.

A cover door on an AD-30 was lifted to access the transmission as the employee leant down to inspect the area. The door fell down crushing both hands, breaking right thumb.

Employee was bolting off the miner when a piece of rock fell striking left calf. Employee suffered a laceration and received stitches to repair.

IE was moving #31 remote controlled bolter forward from entry 6-7 to entry 5. When the bolter went through a curtain in 6-7, the cable got caught on the bolter. As the IE went to reach for the cable to move it, EE believes they hit one of the tram buttons causing the machine to shift and pin themselves between machine bumper and the coal rib. IE was treated for a fractured pelvis.

While digging on the beltline to install steel sets, a rock dislodged from the roof and struck employee on the back of the neck. Employee was wearing required PPE and injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.

The employee had just completed pre-op and was handing it to foreman when a piece of rock measuring 3'x4' and from 10' to 2 ½"" thick fell from in-between a row of roof bolts. This rock struck the EE on the head pushing EE downward into the walkway of the roof bolt machine. EE's right hand was caught between the rock and the frame of the machine.

At 11:30 am Employee reported that while moving the forks on the forklift they felt a pain in right shoulder.

the wire saw operator was trimming a granite block when the diamond wire snapped, hitting at the safe guard and ricochet from there with one of the beads hitting EE on the leg, EE was 39 feet away from the machine at the moment of the accident, EE was conscious at every moment and EE was transported to the nearest hospital, EE got 3 stitches

EE was using a rake to clean up the accumulations that were under the North Mains #1 Belt, the belt was approximately a foot and half off the ground. As EE put the rake under the belt the rake handle came into contact with the belt which then pushed the rake and EE's left hand into a bottom roller causing a laceration on EE's left ring finger

Employee was drilling a hole and the steel was stuck in the top when EE realized had lost suction. EE put hand over the chuck to feel if had suction when the steel fell out of the hole had hit EE's hand causing a fracture.

EE injured back when EE attempted to lift a 6"" x 8' piece of thin wall HDPE pipe.

Was wet and muddy, EE was getting on the loader, slipped on a step causing EE to fall. Grabbed railing with right arm causing pressure on shoulder.

The laborer was feeding a conveyor belt through rollers. The conveyor belt was lowered completely to the ground while the miner was working on it. The miner pulled too hard on the conveyor at the same time that another miner was pulling on it and their hand went between the rollers and the conveyor belt.

Employee exited the excavator EE was operating. Upon exiting EE stepped onto an unstable piece of concrete which caused EE to lose balance, twisting ankle and falling over.

Employee strained right bicep while throwing the miner cable out of the roadway. Employee started missing work on 6/18/21 to have surgery.

Injured and another employee were putting covers back on the Roof bolter and when they went to pick up the third cover injured said EE felt something pull in EE's left bicep area. Injured was taken for medical attention and then placed on restrictions pending MRI results.

A laborer suffered a sprain to left thumb/wrist while picking up a wheelbarrow. The miner states they felt a twinge run from thumb to elbow, they finished the shift without incident. EE reported the incident the next day as they were experiencing pain. EE did not request medical treatment until July 13, 2021 and was placed on work restrictions.

An employee received burns to both forearms when the employee attempted to put a set of scoop batteries on charge. The cathead shorted.

Employee removed seatbelt to exit the broom and got tangled in the seatbelt. Employee grabbed the side handle and injured right shoulder. Employee first sought treatment on 7-14-2021. Employee had an MRI on 7-20-2021. We received the MRI report on 7-26-2021 which showed a partial tear.

Employee alleged strained shoulder while descending a ladder.

Removing a brass bushing off main shaft of crusher, bushing had oil on it. Another co-worker was helping lift bushing off but hand slipped causing bushing to fall and caught employee's fingers under bushing causing bruising to end of index, middle and ring fingers on right hand.

Employee was in proximity of another employee welding when a piece of hot metal landed on shirt burning the employee's arm.

Injured employee assisted in maintenance of log washer. Employee was standing on walkway holding journal of log washer. As EE was doing this another employee was in the tub of the log washer removing the bolt. As the bolt was removed the journal became unstable, pinching three fingers of the employees left hand.

Miner was attempting to get the tracks back onto a skid steer. While using wrenches, the zerk fitting broke, and employee's hand hit a drive sprocket. The impact caused a laceration and fractured employee's right pointer finger.

Employee was climbing out of a front end loader when the last step broke causing the employee to stumble and fall on the ground. *Employee notified office on 7/12/2021.

Operator of HT549 made contact with HT646 causing left shoulder pain.

The injured miner and two others were attempting to retrieve parts from a dismantled Galloway. The galloway was located at the 3000 vent shaft bottom. The three miners were lifting a metal sheave wheel from the galloway when it slipped from their hands pinching the right little finger of the injured between the sheave wheel and other metal.

Employee had a piece of stone on the forks of a skid steer getting ready to load the stone splitter table when EE lost control of the machine and stone came off making skid steer rock back and forth severely and allowing employee to hit the lap bar / hold down bar with EE's chest fracturing a rib

While removing top structure from overland belt the employee dropped the structure pinching right thumb between the structure and structure railing. This resulted in a fracture of the right hand.

An employee attempted to move a large rock and felt pain in their bicep on 6/25/2021. On 7/19/2021 it was determined that the employee had a bicep rupture and surgery was needed.

Employee was assisting with a pump when a rock fell from the rib striking the employee in the hard hat. As a result, the employee sustained soreness and a neck strain. Incident classified as MTI.

EE was cleaning EE's air Filters while dismounting on the back rear step, EE misplaced EE's foot on the step and got EE's lower leg stuck between the step and machine.

""Changing screen deck went to move my harness after taking bolts off and fell through the hole in the screen to screen deck"" Left foot talonavicular dislocation, needs crutches, no weight on left foot for 10 days

Employee was removing the left front tire off of the #3 Horizontal Drill to repair broken lugs. EE left a couple of lugs on to hold the tire but they broke off. The tire fell off hitting EE on the left shoulder and pinning EE's right leg under the tire.

While working on a de-watering pump the employee grabbed the v-belt of the pump and pulled on it to see if the pump was free of the obstruction they were clearing. The belt rotated and pinched the employee's left pinky between the belt and the pulley.

While carrying screens for switching out on dewatering screw, EE felt discomfort in groin section. EE went to hospital and was diagnosed with hernia-type injury. Surgery was performed and EE was released next day.

Employee was manually packaging 50lb. bags onto a pallet for 7 hours. Next day EE's right elbow was sore. After a few weeks, employee felt more pain. Employee reported the incident to the manager on 7/12/2021.

Employee was clearing out a plug up from the kiln feed hopper through a side hatch cover. As the employee was performing this task, hot debris came out of the hatch cover dusting the employee resulting in burns to the employee's forearms.

IE was loading a 6"" vacuum line into the back of a pick-up truck when they felt a slight ""pull"" or ""pop"" in lower back. The IE reported incident to supervisor on 6/22/2021.

EE hit hand with a hammer.

Conducting secondary breaking operations. When EE was pulling the wedges the stone broke and EE fell to a lower level fracturing and dislocating EE's ankle.

Employee was pulling out of the parking lot and laid their motorcycle down in order to miss an oncoming vehicle. The employee fractured their right ankle.

EE was helping our millwright roll over a metal beam to the other side so it could be welded. When they began to roll the beam, EE's right shoulder popped.

Employee was fixing a leaking pipe near the gate valves. On the way out employee struck head going out of the tunnel into the pump house where the clearance is low. Requested medical attention on 06/29 when condition didn't improve.

Stepping down off a tail pulley guard that was 18"" off the ground. Guard was covered with rubber belting and had loose rocks on it. As EE stepped down the rock slipped and made EE slide down the side of the rock. EE caught self and this resulted in a dislocated right shoulder. It was an 18"" slip

HT216 operator was traveling empty to shovel when truck hit a soft spot in the haul road and reported lower back pain to supervisor.

Wiping dust off windows of Loader, slipped while going back into cab. Foot slipped off the step at the cab and fell to the ground.

Employee was replacing a 2' x 4' x 3/8"" piece of steel plate on a bulldozer blade. The employee stood the plate up resting the 2' edge on the floor and begin walking the plate corner to corner to the center of the blade. Once they got to the center of the blade they began laying the plate down on its opposite edge (4' side)when the injured employee felt a pull in left arm.

Employee was stung by a bee while traveling in an open cab utility vehicle. Employee is allergic and administered personal epi pen. Employee follow up with doctor and was required to be off work.

Operator began to maneuver drill from the low-boy. The spotter signaled operator to stop, operator engaged the parking brake, unbuckled seat belt, stood up to access the situation. At this point the cribbing rolled, shifting the front tire off the trailer. At this same time the operator exited the cab and sustained an injury to heel.

While mucking the 1400 mpc round out the bucket of UL20 mucker caught the rib and stopped the mucker instantly jarring the operators neck and lower back. The employee went to the ER the day they reported it they wanted EE to be released by an orthoepic, the worker comp case manager could not get EE an appointment until 7-21-21 with an orthoepic.

Employee was operating the overhead crane via a remote control box with their right hand and maneuvering a discharge liner with their left hand. Tip of left hand ring finger was pinched between the liner being lifted and a stationary liner positioned in the storage rack.

On 6/9/21 an EE alleged while walking across the catwalk and stepping down on the first step the employee twisted right knee. The EE didn't go the doctor but, spoke with on the site nurse. The EE continued working but, on the 14th, wanted to be seen by a doctor. The onsite nurse scheduled an appointment for the employee on June 15th, restrictions were given then.

Miner was grinding on a roller bracket in control room. Grinder kicked back and cut the top of hand under the thumb. Miner is back at work with restrictions, no days missed. EE will have outpatient surgery on 6/15/21.

Employee experienced pain in lower back on the right side after standing up following stacking pallets.

While working on the 5th floor of Metcalf mill, employee dropped their radio on the grating/balcony. Employee went to pick it up and felt pain in their knee.

Injured was walking the M2 belt line and EE's knee locked up and EE fell to the ground and when EE fell EE's left knee hit a piece of C-Channel. The employees left knee was x-rayed and it was discovered EE had broken EE's knee cap.

Injured worker was using a hand held shovel and as they stepped on it to dig they strained their left calf muscle.

The employee was working in the mill room and when they turned they tripped over a cord falling on left side causing discomfort to hip left hip and thigh.

During a crusher steel change a miner was removing a plate from a mandrel. In doing so they pulled the snap ring that holds the plate onto the mandrel. The plate released and struck the employee in the hand causing a contusion.

Employee was washing slurry from floor under moly cleaners during regular shift when they slipped and fell hurting their back.

Employee was hooking up screening plant to loader hitch. While placing pin in hitch, loader shifted forward, causing pin to tilt in hitch, resulting in employees fingers being pinched between hitch pin and counterweight of loader.

While hand palletizing Flat rock / landscape stone EE felt like EE pulled a muscle in EE's left groin area. EE continued to work the rest of that day. That was on a Friday. Monday EE came back to work and worked a 1/2 day and alerted us to the accident EE had on Friday. I sent EE to the ER to get checked out for a possible hernia

Ee was lowering a turnstile head when it slipped and slid down EE's arm, causing a laceration. Seen at NNRH and referred to Renown ER. Renown ER referred for ortho consult. Ee released to restricted duty which site could accommodate effective 6/4/21.

2 employees working, one running skid steer, pulling axle from beneath crusher. Injured person reached beneath axle, and other employee accidentally moved skid steer forward and pinned injured person's hand. Bone between wrist and knuckle on little finder was broken.

EE was assisting forklift to turnover cheekplate. The forklift operator got the ckeekplate picked up on one side to about 85 degrees. The EE began to push on the cheekplate. The forks lost tension under the plate, popped up, knocked the EE's hand loose from the plate, and the plate fell back on the EE's left, lower leg causing a fracture of the two bones.

EE was bent over to pick up a stone to place in the basket of the skid steer when EE felt a pain in the belly button area.

Employee Stated they had adjusted the drill pot on a DDr13 roof bolter and was watching it while bolt partner raised the drill pot and got the tip of left pinky finger caught between the longarm and the drill pot. Employee got medical treatment on 7/12/21 and was placed on restricted duty.

While trying to reposition haul truck drive shaft, the shaft slipped, pinching the finger between shaft and yoke on the transmission.

EE had hooked EE's hoses up to unload. EE went to wash EE's boots, turned to check EE's load, caught EE's right foot on EE's wheel chock and lost EE's balance. EE fell on the concrete, landing with all EE's weight on EE's right knee. EE couldn't walk on it.

The employee was cutting 2"" x 2"" x 1/4"" square tubing for handrail supports and catwalk structure. The employee had cut three pieces 3'6"" long. Each stick weighed approximately 19 pounds. The employee grabbed three sticks of the tubing and carried them up the stairs to the catwalk. As EE was walking up the steps EE felt a pain in EE's lower back.

EE was placing a fan blade on the maintenance shop table when it slipped and dropped causing a laceration to EE's index finger on EE's left hand. After removing the fan blade from the motor shaft, EE removed EE's gloves to take a break but then decided to sit the fan blade on the table to get it off the floor.

Stepped out of the skidsteer and twisted ankle.

Used a hammer to strike a long handled punch, to drive a rusted bolts out of a rail joint. Hammer struck punch, punch bounced back and hit EE's leg, through the chaps, leaving a bruise.

Employee bent over to pick up a hammer and felt pinch in lower back. This caused a lumbar strain.

Mechanic changing starter on vac truck. Starter fell and crushed left pinky finger between frame and starter. Required splint, antibiotics, and restricted duty.

Employee reported on 7/14/2021 that EE's back was hurting and had been bothering EE since the week of 6/28/2021, when EE was operating various pieces of equipment. Employee stated EE's back hurt from climbing in and out of equipment. Employee received medical treatment on 7/14/2021 was released to full duty and again on 7/27/2021 when EE was given work restrictions.

Employee was using a bar to remove a rock that had become jammed in the Kodiak K400 Cone Crusher. The employee hit the rock with the bar; the bar came back, striking the employee in the face, resulting in a split upper lip on the left side of EE's face. Employee received stitches and was placed on restricted duty.

While removing a drilling hose from the flood shaft hole, the hose pressurized due to being capped off. When the cap was removed and pressure relieved, the cap flew off and struck a nearby employee in the ankle. The employee had a small abrasion wound in the ankle and ankle soreness the following day.

Employee strained right knee while walking in plant on 6/26/21. Was seen by local doctor and treated with first aid. 09/09/21 Pain returned and EE stated the knee was never totally recovered. Was seen by doctor and placed on restrictions.

Employee was cleaning Shovel 6 pit area when employee struck a rock, jarring employee and causing lower back pain.

While cleaning CIL containment the employee attempted to lift a wash down hose that was buried in the mud and strained EE's lower back. A full duty release was received at the initial Dr. visit. On July 1, 2021 EE attended a follow up appt receiving a light duty release hence making this injury a medical reportable injury.

Employee injured right hand and arm after making contact with a moving conveyor return roller.

EE was bolting top and was on EE's second row of bolts, The EE was in the process of spot bolting the corner, when the corner broke out striking EE on EE's left side.

Mechanic was cutting a conveyor belt using a razor knife when the blade slipped and cut left wrist. Bleeding was severe and mechanic was transported to emergency department where they received three sutures and a tetanus shot. Employee placed on light duty.

EE twisted left knee stepping on a loose rock on the ground. EE placed on restricted duty on 07/12/2021 after requesting a medical evaluation.

Employee was operating a Fletcher Man Up Bolter at 6L 75 Block. When loading the steel back into the mast the employee had hand on the steel and closed the finger clamps on thumb. Employee fractured the tip of thumb and ruptured the nail. Employee returned to work with restrictions.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50LB BAGS OF ANFO, TO LOAD A ROUND UNDERGROUND. COMPLAINED OF ABDOMINAL PAIN ON 06-28. WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA RESULTING FROM STRAINING OR LIFTING HEAVY IEMS. PUT ON LIGHT DUTY. WAITING ON DETERMINATION IF THIS IS A WORK RELATED INJURY.

Employee was using a skid steer to clean up core sample bags. While exiting the equipment to load bags into the bucket, EE stepped on the edge of one of the sample bags and twisted ankle. The employee was placed on modified work duties.

While riding in a man lift, a 3 foot piece of I-beam fell over and cut lower leg of Employee.

Employee exited water wagon which was parked by water stand to turn off water valve which is located 20' from water wagon. Employee stated they stepped on soft spot and twisted ankle.

Employee was getting into svc truck and hit head on the door jam.

The employee was attempting to rig up the crane to the K1 tensioner to release tension off the chain that the crew was making repairs on. As the employee went to hook the crane hook to the rigging, the tensioner shifted, pinning the employee's leg against the structure. Laceration to the right leg.

Employee pinched tip of right middle finger between steel plate and screw shaft while positioning plate. Received crushing injury, prescribed finger splint and restricted duty.

While miner was greasing mobile equipment miner went to step back into service truck and felt a pop in lower back. Miner was sent to medical for evaluation as miner requested and was placed on restricted duty due to a reported strain of muscles in lower back by medical.

While employee was exiting the Lube Truck, they missed the step on the ladder and strained left muscle.

Employee lacerated hand when trying to cut zip ties.

On 6/22/21 at 10:00am EE was restacking pallets alone on the east wall of packaging of MD-09 due to poor stitching resulting in leaking bags. EE made a bending twisting motion while moving a bag from one pallet to another. EE felt a sharp pain in middle right section of back.

A maintenance craftsman was climbing onto the boarding ladder of an electric shovel when they felt a pop in their right foot. The employee was seen at a medical facility and given restricted duty pending a follow up appointment.

Employee was exiting personal vehicle in the parking lot. When employee stepped out of vehicle, employee twisted/rolled right ankle.

While walking on a clear and free of debris catwalk the employee felt a pop in ankle. Employee did not twist or pivot in any manner that would cause a strain. Employee was simply walking and felt it pop.

While operating the 365 loader to move railcars the operator was backing up and when EE stopped, the weight of the cars pulled the cars backwards which caused a jerking motion to the loader. As a result of the jerk, the operator stated felt a sharp pain in their back.

EE STOOD UP TO STEP FORWARD AND RIGHT KNEE HYPER-EXTENDED. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AFTER MEDICAL EVALUATION.

Employee and partner were lifting a worn liner and in the process of setting the liner down, the employees left pinky finger was under the liner. EE fractured the tip of EE's left pinky finger. Placed on restricted duty.

Employee stated that while mounting a haul truck, employee bent over to pick up the coffee that employee had placed on the bumper, lost balance, and fell off the truck.

An Operator sustained a laceration to right little finger requiring sutures to close the wound. The injured was moving rocks off a water hose at the primary crusher when the rocks shifted pinching right little finger between two rocks resulting in the wound. The injured was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

Swinging sledge hammer to open slide gate.

Employee was exiting a road grader when foot slipped off bottom rung

EE was installing a roof bolt and when EE raised the drill pot, to attach the wrench to the bolt head, the bolt caught and bent, mashing EE's pinky finger to the frame of the drill head.

Employee was positioning the holes to drive in pins in the re-attachment of a dredge ladder when they sustained a lumbar strain.

Employee was pushing cathode sheet to the discard bin when EE felt a tightness in lower back.

Employee was finishing a break when the toe of EE's boot got hung up on the seat of the bench causing EE to fall on EE's left knee. The fall caused a small laceration.

Employee was operating loader and strained lower back when they hit a bump.

Injured was driving in a battery lift pin on battery hauler and while driving it in EE felt a pop in EE's shoulder. Injured had an MRI and results revealed EE had torn articular tear.

Employee was repairing the grates in the Kiln 3 Cooler. As the employee was in the under grate section, clinker material fell down/breaking (hot center) into the cooler onto our employee causing a burn to the back of the neck.

Employee was changing belts on crusher when the ladder kicked out, causing EE to fall and injure elbow. Accident under investigation.

Unsafe use of cutting tools resulting in a laceration to the left thumb.

Loader engine compartment door fell and hit employee in back of head

EE was weed eating the bank and there was loose rock in the area, EE was starting to walk up the bank and slipped on the loose rock, landing on their right knee.

The employee was walking up a set of open ended steps when EE's left boot got caught on the step causing EE to fall forward. When EE fell forward, EE put all of EE's weight on the left shin. A large contusion formed on EE's left shin.

A haul truck operator hit a rough spot at the American Mountain pit intersection, and the truck rocked causing back and shoulder pain.

Miner attempted to step on a short ladder leading to a conveyor service platform. Left foot slipped on ladder rung and right shin and knee hit the service platform mezzanine causing trauma to the knee cap. Miner did not have left foot in full contact with the ladder rung, only the tip of EE's boot. Ladder missing hand extension on the West side so did not have 3pt. contact.

In the process of moving a length of 4 inch HDPE pipe, the employee lifted the pipe over EE's head and walked forward, employee lowered the pipe to the ground. An hour later the employee felt a pop and pain in the stomach and groin area.

The operator of Haul Truck 38 was traveling empty off of the 4675 waste dump when EE hit a pothole, jarring EE causing pain to EE's lower back.

Misplaced hand when grabbing the handle and smashed thumb in door.

Miner felt a pop from the right knee as EE was stepping up to another leveled surface. Miner woke up the next day to a swollen knee and pain that required medical treatment.

Miner entered a confined space that shut down 8 hours before hand. The miners boots were not tied. 6"" of hot material was at the bottom. The miner stepped into hot material. That material got into EE's boot and burned EE's foot. 2nd degree burn.

An employee was climbing a short set of stairs into the office building when EE missed a step causing EE to fall forward. EE caught self on left hand causing a wrist sprain.

The incident happened on 6/14/21 and turned into a reportable incident on 6/17/21. The employee was using a torch and cutting above shoulder height above EE when a spark entered EE's right ear.

EE was holding onto a shackle while getting down from a roll assembly. The tip of EE's left middle finger got stuck in the pin hole of the shackle (the pin was removed) and EE fractured the tip of the left middle finger. EE was diagnosed with a fracture of the left middle finger tip and returned to work with restrictions.

Employee was pouring concrete and discovered a hole in boot allowing concrete to contact skin and causing a burn.

Miner was helping install long support in the ladder raise, the miner was installing a dag. The Jackleg kicked out and the dag slapped down on the miners right side of the hard hat and then the right side of the face by the right eye.

Miner pinches fingers while moving the down hole hammer assembly (interchange, down hole hammer, bit, about 225 lbs) into the table area of an RD10 set up on a 46 degree angle hole.

A drill mechanic was boarding the 10R drill via the boarding ladder when the mechanic's glove slipped off the ladder handrail. Mechanic fell from a height of 3 feet, landing on back, jarring neck and back.

Employee was using a folding utility knife to trim a piece of rubber window molding when knife slipped and cut the top of EE's left pinky finger resulting in 9 external sutures.

Loading drill steel onto a truck when the drill steel moved while being lifted. Right index and middle fingers were pinched between the drill steel and the truck

The employee was cleaning a pedestal floor plate w/a grinder and wire wheel when foreign material got into EE's right eye. The employee was wearing Safety Glasses and a Face Shield at the time of the incident. EE immediately came down from the machine and flushed EE's eye to remove the material from EE's eye. I was notified and continued flushing the eye with eyewash.

The employee was assisting on getting the grinding aid pumps flowing and was turning around to walk back to the control room when EE tripped over a short stool that was left in the walkway falling and catching EE's right leg between the stool and the frame to the grinding aid pumps.

EE was carrying screens and heard a pop in right arm.

One employee squatted down to pick up the backstop, which was in a 12""x12"" box and weighed close to 100lbs. Upon squatting down the employee had to adjust position due to being uncomfortable in the coveralls. Once the employee adjusted position, EE went to lift the box containing the backstop and felt a small tug in lower back.

While bolting the #4 entry on South Mains Section, the employee was drilling the 2nd rib bolt and as EE was letting the drill pot down EE slipped and as EE tried to catch self, left hand came in contact with the drill mast causing a laceration to the tip of left middle finger which took 9 sutures to close.

EE was adjusting the Gamma machine and requested that teammate start the machine and EE's right hand was still in the machine. EE's right hand became entangled between the two railings.

Employee was bolting wear plates into a chute. When they stood up they felt a pop in right knee. EE told supervisor they would be fine. Came in next night and worked until about 11 pm, and told supervisor they wanted to get the knee looked at because it was still swollen. EE went clinic to be seen.

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

An employee felt a sharp pain in their lower back while loading cans of hydraulic oil onto a small personnel carrier.

Employee struck head on a roof support cable bolt. The suspension in EE's hard hat broke and EE received a laceration, to the scalp, likely from the rivet for the suspension.

Employee was leaving work for the day and was looking up at the hill while walking to car. Employee tripped on a concrete barrier, falling to hands and knees.

Miner was unrolling a rope from corner of dozer blade.

Standard laboring - stacking rock

Employee was driving 574 haul truck in the West pit to get loaded. As employee was driving down the hill by the old 65 water fill, employee hit a pot hole in the road with the #2 tire. Employee felt a pinch on the right side of their ribs. While waiting at the shovel employee felt tightness in the same location and contacted mine supervision to report incident

Employee was using a pry bar, when it got loose from EE's hands between the bar & structure bruising it. No further injury nor prescriptions but doctor did issue restriction to not use due to swelling.

Haul truck operator drove over a section of uneven ground and was not wearing a seat belt. The operator bounced up and hit head on the roof and hit knee on the dash. Operator was taken to the hospital for observation. Operator has been placed on modified duty.

Employee was removing weeds when EE felt pain in EE's left shoulder after putting pressure to up root a bush with the shovel.

Struck right knee against door handle of drill.

While cutting a zip tie off of a hydraulic hose on the cone, EE was cutting overhead and on a downward fashion with a pocket knife and cut self between the thumb and forefinger in the thumb web. Requiring 7 stitches.

Employee strained right shoulder while lifting material for warehouse order.

Two employees were filling the Fletcher roof bolter with hydraulic oil utilizing the power fill function, they activated the cable reel by mistake causing the cable to strike EE as EE was walking past the bolter.

Miner stacked pallets 20 high for use in packaging supersacks. When they reached for the top one a foot got caught under the pallet stack and when they went to step back was unable to. They fell back on to the roller conveyor and sustained a back contusion and sprain of ligaments of thoracic spine.

On Friday June 4th, an employee felt a pop in the elbow when EE picked up a bucket of crusher backing material. After still experiencing pain on June 24, EE decided to seek medical attention, and was given work restrictions due to inflammation in EE's elbow.

Miner was closing pre heater tower elevator door and injured right hand when it was caught between upper and lower part of the door.

Employee was reinstalling grizzly bar at truck dump it rolled over the top of EE and pinned EE against a rock. EE fractured three vertebrae in back but returned to work on next scheduled shift on light duty.

While reaching for a metal roof strap, the bolter operator cut the knuckle of right index finger on the sharp edge of the strap.

IE was using a 6ft step ladder to unclog a hose under the sand hopper. When the hose disconnected from the sand hopper, IE fell off the fourth step of the ladder landing on back.

A shovel operator was operating in an area with hard ground and large boulders and experienced shoulder pain.

Using jackhammer to chip concrete on several occasions over past 2 weeks. Fill buckets with concrete and carry to debris chute to dump. Strain/sprain to right wrist causing pain, numbness, and decreased mobility. Wanted doctor to look at wrist the afternoon of 6-2-2021 and was placed on restrictions.

Employee stepped down and felt a pain in EE's left knee.

The employee complained of left shoulder pain and was taken to the hospital fearing it was a cardiac event. EE was diagnosed with shoulder strain. The employee doesn't remember doing anything specific to cause the pain, it just started hurting.

Employee twisted at the waist while lifting a HDPE pipe fusing machine and felt a dull burning pain in lower back. Employee was evaluated by a medical professional on June 6th and diagnosed with a lower back strain. The employee was placed on restricted duty from June 3rd to June 7th.

The employee was walking to the office, missed a step, twisted back and strained right knee

The employee was stacking 50# bags on a pallet when EE accidentally stepped on the edge of the pallet rather that square on the pallet and EE rolled right ankle also injuring the foot.

stepping off equipment and sprain right ankle

Employee was removing a large nut from a cone crusher tramp cylinder with a large air gun and heavy socket that fits the nut. When the nut came to the end, the socket fell over onto the employee's finger.

Air lance broke through the packed material, the air lance lunged downward further, and the employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the lance and the hopper wall.

Employee was swapping valve from bagging bin to truck bin. The truck valve would not open, and while troubleshooting and concentrating on the truck valve EE placed left hand on part of the bagging valve. When the bagging valve actuated it mashed EE's left middle finger. First aid was administered at the plant, then EE was taken to a physician where EE received stitches.

Employee was tasked with handing the welders grizzly bars from an elevated platform. While handing the welders the third grizzly bar the employee stated that when EE lifted it, EE felt a slight pain in the left knee. EE reported it to the supervisor and was asked if they needed medical care, the employee initially refused to seek medical treatment until the next morning.

While descending the stairs at the SW 28/29 transfer tower, employee slipped and stumbled down the stairs injuring their left elbow.

Employee was opening door to service truck and a bee stung inside elbow area leaving a small welt, with no other adverse reactions.

At approx. 1530, a repairman was cutting sheet metal & channel iron at the #3 head tank. After making a cut, the employee lifted their face shield to ensure the last cut went through. After doing so, the employee noted irritation and possible small debris in both eyes. The repairman grabbed a bottle of water and began flushing their eyes.

While employee was pushing on concrete form to get in position, EE's hand slipped off and got caught between form and bolt smashing finger.

Employee was trying to open product valve on trailer from EE's knees and then decided to sit down to get more leverage and opened product valve. Employee stated that EE applied full force to get valve to move. When employee bent down to open another valve 10 minutes later EE felt pain in EE's back.

Miner's finger was caught in between two pieces of metal causing laceration.

While unloading material from off of a trailer, a miner was injured when the miner slipped on the muddy mine floor. Miner struck right elbow on a sharp piece of stopping material that was on the trailer, causing a laceration .75 inches long. The laceration required 3 stitches.

Employee was unhooking dust hose from the pod duster, EE did not realize that there was pressure still on the hose, and the end of the hose hit EE in the face.

Employee was using a claw hammer while putting together hose on the monorail. EE hit the hammer with a pick hammer to line up holes for the staple and a sliver of metal came off causing injury to EE's abdomen area.

Employee reached out to install a ground clamp for the welder, as EE brought EE's right hand back to EE's body, EE's hand struck the damaged metal guard EE was about to repair causing a laceration to EE's right palm.

Employee was using a hammer to attempt to unclog a chute from outside the chute. After doing so, EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder.

Employee was moving a shaft, when it slipped from hand. Trying to catch with the other hand and mashed finger on hard surface.

Miner was breaking a wedge with a sledgehammer and hit it off center and received a laceration to left leg from piece of wedge.

Injured was starting up 6 feeder in 4 baghouse. The feeder started up and the drive started jumping flinging grease which landed on hard hat and glasses. Some of the grease entered left eye.

Miner was using a come-a-long to raise a take up pulley, the hook came loose and rebounded up between conveyor and toe-kick and glanced off miners cheek causing a laceration.

Employee tripped while walking to the miner. EE grabbed the rib to catch balance and a rock fell striking EE's left thumb. This resulted in 6 stitches. No lost work days or restrictions from this injury.

Miner was climbing down the ladder on a 35 ton haul truck. The ladder was broken and EE's foot slipped through the ladder while the ladder flipped up into the wheel well. EE fell backwards onto the ground 3 feet below. EE landed on EE's back with EE's leg stuck in the ladder. EE did not submit EE's injury report until 02/08/2022.

Pinched finger between rope and handrail, pulling finger apart requiring 11 stitches in finger. Return to work next day on light duty at office.

Employee was standing at the Main North 3 Belt Drive area while spotting a splice. EE turned to walk away and EE's feet slipped out from under EE causing EE to fall. As EE was falling, EE's hard hat came off and EE struck head on a cradle. It did not involve any equipment or compliance issues. It also did not involve job skills, proficiency, training, PPE or protective devices.

Putting side clamp on, cable broke releasing slack which in return caught hand in between side clamps

Miner jackleg bolting 82-655 +100W production stope. Drilling into rock and rock fell. Jackleg machine pitched sideways pinching the miners right little finger between drill and right rib causing a laceration (5 sutures) and fracture to the tip of right little finger.

Setting up crusher leaning forward on knees with toes buried in sand felt strain in ankle/heel.

IP, while performing quality control duties, was looking up, following an air-line, and tripped over a horizontal scaffold pole and fell to the floor. IP attempted to break the fall with IP's left arm. Sustained a closed non-displaced fracture of the left radius.

A Bulk Loader Employee was at the Loadout Bay 3 air slide removing chunks of clogged cement. As the material was removed, the air slide puffed material and the cement dust got underneath the employee's safety glasses and into their eye.

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Metal guard fell and struck operator in the head, causing a laceration needing staples to close.

EE was repairing a tear on T1 conveyor belt. As EE was removing the bad belt EE's locking blade knife slipped and cut left forearm. Injury resulted in 5 stitches. EE was wearing cut resistant gloves

Subject was changing teeth on a trac hoe bucket. The pin holding the tooth was packed with dried mud. The subject put a socket on the pin and hit it with a sledge hammer. On the second try the socket, after being hit with the sledge hammer flew up and hit the subject in the face and eye. Safety glasses protected any injury to the eye.

Employee was snipping metal banding off of a palletized item at the warehouse. When the metal banding was snipped the banding sprang toward the employee striking the arm area causing a laceration that required two sutures from the onsite medical staff.

A sub-contractor hired by Rail-Veyor was listening to a hazard training presentation when they moved backwards and was un-aware of a mounted electrical motor framing in which they tripped over, resulting in hitting hard hat on the wall and falling to the floor causing a lower back injury.

While repairing a dryer bearing, the maintenance person used a blow torch to cut a metal sleeve, followed by using a steel hammer to loosen and remove the sleeve. The heated and cooling metal shattered, causing small metal pieces to become airborne and embed the employee's left bicep.

Employee was cutting a hitch in the rib with an air hammer. The moil broke and punctured the miners hand resulting in the miner receiving four stitches to close the wound.

Employee working on bucket elevator 306 heating a bearing with torch trying to wedge out of place. Employee hit with hammer and was hit by piece of shrapnel on right hand across knuckles causing laceration. Laceration took 7 stitches to close laceration.

While repairing a dryer bearing, the maintenance person used a blow torch to cut a metal sleeve, followed by using a steel hammer to loosen and remove the sleeve. The heated and cooling metal shattered, causing small metal pieces to become airborne and embed the employee's left bicep. One stitch/suture applied after metal piece removal. No restrictions.

Employee alleges the impact roller got caught and EE tried to release it and EE's left thumb got caught in the roller and it smashed EE's left thumb.

Employee was repositioning a sign and fell forward hitting/cutting EE's chin.

2 Employees were cutting 1"" thick steel plate that was placed on stand making sure to pay extra attention to orientation of plate so that it did not fall after being cut. While placing a piece of angle iron on the plate the stand tipped over and the steel plate landed on EE's foot causing a laceration. The injury required 4 stitches.

A laborer was treated with numbing, flushing, antibiotic ointment, and anti-inflammatory drops for a chemical burn to EE's right eye after EE opened a compartment lid during cleanup operations and cement clinker dust was blown into EE's eye.

Employee was handling a belt structure rail when a sharp edge penetrated EE's glove and cut EE's right ring finger. 3 sutures were required.

While installing dredge handrail EE slipped on sand, a portion of handrail struck EE's neck, creating a minor laceration. Laceration was bandaged at local clinic.

Using a grinder, stopped and cradled it on EE's arm. No finger on the trigger but the grinder must have shifted and started up. The grinder wheel cut through EE's welding jacket causing a laceration to EE's left forearm.

Employee was sweeping material near the sample motor. As the employee stepped forward, the back of their head made contact with the sample port causing discomfort to the neck. Employee was wearing a hard hat and was able to continue their regular shift.

Miner was struck in the mouth, chipping the RF top tooth, while dumping core tube as a small piece of core fell from above.

Pushing a rubber guarding up on the miner when employee struck hand against a roof strap. Resulting in a laceration that required 9 sutures.

While transferring rock dust, the line blew apart striking the miner on the right side of the face causing a laceration requiring sutures to close.

Employee was closing door to operator cab and shut the door on EE's hand. This caused swelling on top of right hand. Employee was sent for x-ray and no broken bones.

Excavator operator was sitting on a loading pad. EE had trammed off the pad to rework the dirt in the area. EE was in the process of tramming the excavator back to the loading zone. During this process the excavator tipped forward and jarred EE into the cab. EE hit EE's head against a pull handle. Two staples were needed to close the laceration.

Injured employee was attempting to strike a belt clamp with a hand held hammer. IE inadvertently struck right pinky finger. The injury required two sutures to close a wound on the tip of the finger.

Employee was in the process of placing the protective cap on an empty acetylene cylinder. When EE went to tighten the cap, it became stuck and employee tried to jar it loose. While in the process, the cylinder started to tip over and pinched finger between the cylinder and storage cap. Caused laceration to left middle finger requiring 2 stitches.

Employee was standing on scaffold which was on the ground. The cable on the crane caught the corner of the DTH drill when the scaffold was being raised. When the 4 way cables were being raised this is when the DTH drill rolled over onto employees right leg. Employee had a bruised leg from accident.

Operator knuckled scoop down on skid. Causing the scoop sideways and roofed the operator up to the roof.

Working on Crusher and some metal flew up and lodged in Arm above glove

Miner was shoveling off the cat walk and was twisting to throw it off the machine and felt it in EE's back.

Bulk loader closing railcar gate with bar. Gate gear skipped track, right hand was smashed between the bar and the bottom of railcar. Bulk loader was taken to ER, diagnosed with hand contusion. Given a hand brace to wear, released to return to work 6/17/2021.

Mechanic was struck in lower lip with an impact socket when it disconnected from an impact gun while in use. Laceration injury; required 4 sutures from physician to close.

EE was assigned to replace guards on a roller mill. EE was adjusting the guard for placement, and a burr on the guard snagged EE's arm and cut through the skin.

While an employee was unwiring a locked-out motor, employee dropped a nut behind the motor and reached for it. Employee cut arm on a sharp area on the guard for the motor, that was not visible to employee. Employee received stitches to the 2"" laceration on right forearm cut.

While working on a lime machine, the employee was repairing an auger. While putting it back together, the auger slipped, and then the employee's right hand slipped into the auger.

EE was walking and turned back to talk to another employee and tripped over forks of forklift using hand to catch fall. Wrist was not broken just had splint put on the sprained wrist.

Employee stepped off the screen machine onto a rock and rolled ankle.

Loader was getting bucket teeth changed out in the pit (Webb) area. A production truck driver was helping with the task. Employee used a 2 lb. hammer to pound on the tooth to loosen for removal. A piece of material from the tooth struck the employee on the left forearm causing a cut resulting in stitches.

Operator missed hand left rail while mounting haul truck, grabbed right hand rail to stabilize and strained right shoulder. Doctor place employee on work as tolerated. On 7/15/21 MRI was reviewed, employee was given cortisone injection and ordered physical therapy 3 times a week to strengthen shoulder. Reevaluate on 8/20/21.

Employee lost consciousness due to a medical incident not related to work. EE fell forward and struck EE's face on a bolt plate causing a laceration to EE's cheek.

The employee was loading structure onto a trailer to be moved and EE dropped a piece of the structure on EE's foot causing EE's foot to swell.

Employee was disconnecting the supply air hose from the air arc device. A stream of air from the quick connect air chuck shot up & under employee's glasses into left eye. Employee was taken to a doctor the morning of 06.15.21 where employee was evaluated for an air abrasion to the left eye. Employee was prescribed antibiotic eye drops as a preventative measure against infection.

Contractor was preparing glassware for air sampling when it broke cutting right hand through gloves. Contractor received 15 stitches but there is no impairment.

Injured employee was removing cutting edges on a loader when EE's elbow made a popping sound. Employee was treated at doctors office.

Employee adjusting and pulling a sample. The sampler slid off the blocks and landed on employee's right thumb. Cut right thumb, received four stitches.

While attempting to bleed air pressure from a 6"" airline by loosening the coupler; the injured loosened the coupler once. Then while loosening the coupler a second time, the line blew apart striking the employee on the back of the head resulting in a laceration that required 3 staples. The employee was treated at the hospital and released to work full duty.

Employee ran over boulder with front end loader while scooping material at the base of the highwall, causing lower back to get jolted.

While lowering a load on the overhead crane, rt thumb was crushed between a guard and the load.

Mechanic removed new ripper tip from rack and went to place the ripper tip in the service truck when mechanics finger was pinched between the ripper tip and tailgate.

An employee was waiting to get truck loaded, after taking a drink from water jug the employee was putting the water jug back in its holder on the truck and an S hook that was attached to a rope on the water jug, swung and hit the employee on right front tooth causing it to break.

EE was cutting brush outside around the dispatch office. EE was cutting a small tree with a bow saw when the bow saw slipped and cut the left index finger that required sutures.

Employee knelt down on right lower leg pushed down against a roof bolt plate and it cut the employee's leg. 4 sutures were required to repair the wound.

Miner got a piece of debris in right eye. Was unable to determine how it got in there. Went to ER on 6/13/21 to clean it out. Went to Eye center on 6/14/21 to have debris removed. No missed days or light duty.

We were dumping the grinding media balls (metal balls) out of the CF1 Ball Mill into barriers (constructed of 4x8 plywood, etc). One of the balls bounced out of the barriers, bounced up and hit a supervisor in the forehead. It caused a laceration that required 5 stitches.

Injured employee was cutting conveyor belting with a box cutter towards EE's body and punctured just under right knee.

Employee was patching a hole in a brattice. While packing brattice block employee slipped on the mine floor and felt a sharp pain in lower back. Employee did not go to the doctor the date of the accident.

While removing a dozer ripper tooth with a 3 lb. sledge hammer after gouging with an air arc, the employee felt a pinch on EE's right calf on EE's first strike with the hammer. The employee felt the warmth and wetness of blood running down EE's leg and EE pulled EE's FR pants up to realize EE had a wound to EE's leg from the sheared medal.

While working on Drill 14, the employee was working out of a man basket attempting to remove a pin from a cylinder. The hammer got caught on the safety cable for the JLG controls causing the magnetic base to become loose and strike the employee in the left eye. This caused a small laceration.

The employee was pulling roof bolts off the top of bolter. The bolt they were pulling off was stuck under a pile of other bolts. The bolt they were pulling on suddenly became unstuck, pinching the inside of right ring finger against the coal rib and the end of the bolt, causing the employee to receive sutures.

Employee was cutting a belt with a knife and it slipped, cutting left pinky finger. Employee received 10 stitches.

Employee was beginning to start hole to put the outside bolt up. EE was trying to get the steel started where the top was a little slanted. The starter slipped sideways on the top causing a piece of rock to be dislodged. The rock fell causing a laceration to EE's pinky finger.

EE was cutting an old belt to use as skirting boards for the tail end of the number 5 belt. The EE was using a box cutter to perform this task. The EE was cutting towards themself when the knife slipped and cut the EEs right mid-thigh (approximately 8 inches above the knee) leaving a 2 cm laceration.

Electrical manager was moving on foot in the finish building when tripped on floor grating and fell on left side. EE received a medical evaluation, an X-ray confirmed EE had cracked three ribs. As EE's job is typically office work, EE was released to full duty. Medical treatment due to fractured rib.

An employee was removing the spreader bar for the cables of the south skip of the Production shaft. The spreader bar slipped and struck another employee in the rib cage. Injured employee received a fracture of the left rib below the breast.

EE was driving a rock truck and hit a pot hole, causing it to rattle EE around the inside of the truck. Injuring EE's mid back.

EE was using a pressure washer. Enough pressure built up in the wand, causing it to ""jump back"" and strike the EE in the face. EE was seen at the ER where a laceration near the right eye was closed with sutures. EE released to full duty.

Pulling break rotor off of quarry pick-up. Miner felt pop and tearing in elbow. Elbow strain.

Employee was turning power back onto the plant following a screen change. When EE did so the starter on one of the switch boxes failed. The panel cover was knocked off which hit the employee in the forehead requiring stitches.

Employee was using a ground stake pounder to pound a stake in the ground. Employee got right ring finger in between the stake and the pounder, resulting in a laceration on the top of finger. Employee was taken to a local hospital and received 9 stitches.

Miner was standing adjacent to the slusher lane, and was struck by the tail cable of the slusher

Associate was walking towards the stacking conveyor kind of fast next to the clarifier when EE slipped and fell down head first and hit right side of head on the concrete. The concrete was wet and may also have had some algae and floc on it. Possible concussion without loss of consciousness, and sprain of right side ligaments of cervical spine.

Working on the track of the skid loader with a crowbar. Got hand (baby finger) in harm's way and crushed / cut finger --- requiring 2 stitches

Employee was stepping over the panline on the Longwall face when employee stepped into a hole and strained left hamstring. The employee has continued to work but has now started Physical Therapy on 9/1/2021

Employee was changing the steel on a mechanized bolter, in doing so EE pinched the webbing between EE's second & third fingers on EE's left gloved hand between the steel & the hammer resulting in a laceration. Sutures were required & employee was issued a full work release, making this a medical reportable incident.

EE was wearing gloves without impact protection in the nail area of thumb and forefinger. EE received laceration to left thumb and avulsion of nail, physician used 11 stitches to close laceration and secure nail. EE did not receive any prescription medications or restricted duty and returned to work same day.

An operator suffered an injury to EE's right knee while making repairs to the C-15 chain drive. The injured had positioned self to pull on a come a long to remove the guard. When EE pulled on it the come a long came free striking EE in the arm causing EE to jump down to the walkway 30 inches landing on EE's feet. Recent MRI was positive for a tear to the meniscus.

Employee was cranking the handle on a winch when EE's arm came in contact with a cotter pin. The cotter pin cut the arm of the employee which required 3 stitches.

Employee was welding while wearing short sleeve shirt. Resulted in burns to forearms.

Employee was using a soft face sledge to remove the blade wing shroud from a dozer.

The employee stated that after employee got home after work and about 9:00 PM, employee was having trouble with eyes (possibly from cutting and welding bit lugs) and could not get comfortable or close eyes, so employee went to the ER to get eyes examined. The ER washed out employee's eyes

Employee was attempting to cut and bend back wire mesh so they could install a lazer for line and grade when a piece of the wire contacted left hand resulting in a laceration. Sutures required, full release was issued making this a medical reportable injury.

Mechanic had cut a piece of all-thread. While cleaning off the excess thread with the wire wheel, the wire wheel caught the piece and smashed EE's left index finger between the piece of all-thread and guard resulting in a laceration to the tip of the finger. Sutures were required to close the wound. Mechanic received a work as tolerated release and returned to work.

employee struck EE's hand on dump truck bed while adjusting stop cord causing a fracture to EE's right little finger

Hot sunny day. Working under the new fan house blowing holes in a metal plate for a power center. Employee was using torches while wearing all PPE. When completed task, employee was walking out of fan housing. Hard hat feel of when employee went to duck under a 62 1/2 beam. employee struck head on beam resulting in a 2 1/2 laceration on top of head.

While employee was unloading a bucket of hydraulic fluid from the back of truck, the plastic rim of the bucket broke causing the metal handle that the employee was holding to slip. While in the process of slipping the metal handle (hook on handle) caused laceration to employee's right index finger resulting in stitches.

Employee reports EE was checking a hopper and stepped on a piece of aggregate material while taking a step back. Employee reports hearing a pop and twisted EE's left knee. Employee was put on restrictions and referred to an orthopedist after being diagnosed with a left knee sprain.

Welder struck in face with line boring hydraulic drive motor couplings.

Operator was descending from a railcar after setting handbrake, but did not step properly causing them to roll left ankle. NOTE: Employee failed to return to work with modified work available, stopped communicating with company - job abandonment case and termination- ""Return to Duty"" info has been adjusted so no ""lost"" days associated with injury reported.

Employee pinched finger while helping change out a belt roller. Received 5 stitches, and x-rays revealed a small fracture.

The employee was setting a new roll of shrink wrap onto the bracket. The employee did not move hand out of the way when EE laid the metal pipe (that goes through the middle of the roll) down onto the bracket. The employee's middle finger got caught in this pinch point which caused a laceration to the middle finger. The employee received several stitches to close the wound.

Installing a 2000 amp breaker. When placing the breaker into its location it fell on EE's right index finger. Causing a laceration and getting five stitches.

A piece of metal flew from rollers and went through EE's coveralls and embedded itself in EE's leg.

Changing plates on crusher and drill hit hand.

Employee injured left thumb while changing belts on #46 Blower. Employee's Left Thumb was caught between the Chiv and Belt, system was de-energized.

A contractor was walking across the parking lot before the start of shift. They tripped and fell. This action resulted in a cut to the right hand that required sutures.

Employee was putting new gears in a shaker. The gears slipped off of the shaft and employee's right thumb got caught between the gears and the shaft when they fell. Employee's right thumb was fractured and cut.

Employee was cleaning up around wash plant and a rock fell off the plant striking employee's forehead. Employee received a small laceration.

Cutting conveyor belt with a razor knife and blade slipped and cut EEs leg just above the knee.