MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWERMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was walking through warehouse when their R knee strained due to pothole in walkway.

Employee was screwing into plastic reputs. Due to prescribed antibiotics employee developed Photophobia.

Employee was using a hammer on a metal bolt when debris went into R eye

Employee picked up a plywood bulkhead for a concrete form and when they turned to put it in place it caused a strain in their back.

An employee missed a step on the truck step ladder and fractured EE's right leg. EE was in the process of unloading a delivery to the Mission magazine when incident occurred.

Employee was dismounting from equipment. While activating the ladder to exit, they began descending before the ladder had fully reached the ground. As a result, the ladder accelerated rapidly. This sudden movement caused employee to lose balance and fall sustaining injuries.

On 05/08/25 employee struck in arm by foreign object did not report the incident. The following week the incident was reported. Foreign body removed. 4 stitches received. Notified 05/27/2025 that the injury was accepted as an industrial injury.

Employee was washing under the 219 ball mill. Employee crossed over the 212 cyclone feed pump discharge line by stepping on the angle iron brace supporting the pipe. While stepping over, employee slipped and rolled an ankle. Employee was placed on restricted duty 02/18/2025.

Employee was diagnosed with a standard threshold shift by Dr. on 02/13/2025. The hearing loss is consistent with noise induced loss in the right ear.

Employee noticed idler that was frozen and attempted to free this idler up using a pry bar, the prybar was grabbed by the running Conveyor and pulled in between the trougher idler and the Conveyor belt, this caused the base of the prybar to smash the employee's left hand between the frame and the Prybar.

Employee was at the media charging area heading down from a fixed ladder on the east side of the station. Approaching EE's last step, EE slipped from the ladder and rolled EE's right ankle after landing on the kick plate/grading foot guarding.

The employee was working on changing out EGR coolers on the engine of the MM485 water truck. In the process of removing the passenger side EGR cooler employee had arms out and had good control over the cooler (about 40 lbs). As EE was bringing it down, EE heard and felt a pop in their left forearm/ elbow area.

While making adjustments to west side skirtboard liners, EE lost footing, slipped, and fell from work platform to walkway (approx. 40""), injuring right ankle.

Employee cut their right hand with a box cutter while repairing a cable.

The Crane operator was lifting a down line into place. EE placed hand on top of the down line, and EE thought could remove hand in time to make the connection.

The employee placed a deck bushing over the bit sub pin. The sub slid down the mammoth wrench approximately 20""-24"" landing on the employee's right foot.

The employee stated after getting off of a shovel that EE slipped and fell from the same level because there was oil on the entrance floor coming from the air compressor.

Torque wrench slipped off bolt causing a 1-inch laceration on left hand, requiring 4 sutures.

The employee was cleaning up 1/2"" expanded steel plate scrape pieces, when they picked up one of the pieces weighing estimated 50-55 pounds one side slipped and dropped landing on a finger and pinching it between the plate and the welding table.

Employee stepped off of the platform onto the main deck. As they were stepping down, they rolled their left ankle and felt a pop resulting in an ankle sprain.

Employee was moving a spicket at the tailings Dam, as EE was proceeding with the task a wheel on the spicket debris came out from the center of it into EE's left eye. EE was evaluated at a hospital and was given antibiotic eye drops.

Due to a personal medical event, employee fell over and struck their face and right shoulder.

Involved employee was using a manual crimper to crimp lugs to a 4/0 wire. While in the process of crimping the employee felt a strain in their abdomen.

EE said EE was working on E9 belt on the north end side of the belt where the cleanup chute is. EE said that EE closed the cleanup chute door that goes down to E1 belt. Right after, a good-sized rock bounced over from the E9 belt. EE picked up the rock and was going to put it down the chute, EE said EE ""closed the door to the clean chute and something above EE hit EE's hand""

The miner was working on a bobcat skid steer. The machine needed a hoist cylinder replaced. Upon attempting to push out a seized pin the port-a-power slipped. When the port-a-power shifted it struck their left ring finger against the hoist frame of machine

An Asarco employee stated that when EE and the crew were working on installing a tramp cylinder on the #2 standard crusher. While lifting the cylinder into position the cylinder swung pinching EE's finger between the cylinder and the mainframe of the crusher. This caused a cut to the finger. (PPE and leather gloves were worn at the time of the incident).

Employee was attempting to beat a bent deck back into place with a 8 lb. hammer. EE was swinging the hammer upward when EE missed the deck, and the hammer went through a hole. This action caused EE's right ring finger to be pinched between the hammer handle and deck causing a crushing injury of right ring finger and a one-inch laceration without damage to nail.

EE has fallen attempting to climb the CR3 tiedown berm (the height of the berm is approximately 3FT). EE had dismounted 329 haul truck with EE's backpack on and water jug in hand and was completing EE's post op inspection when EE fell climbing the CR3 Tiedown berm.

Welder bent down to grab the dutchman plate rigging and stood up fast hitting the top of hardhat into the bottom of the knuckle boom causing the welder to fall back to the ground. After welder stood back up, felt pain in lower back. This did not become MSHA reportable until March 11, 2023.

Employee was walking across job site pad, the employee stepped wrong and sprained the right ankle.

IE and another EE were unloading a full oxygen tank at the warehouse. Other EE was on the ground pulling the tank and IE was pushing the tank off of the bed of the truck. IE was holding on to the tanks cap. The tanks cap slammed on the lip of the pickup truck bed while IE was holding on to it, pinning IE's right index finger.

Employee was installing glass fuse into Power Transformer by pushing the fuse by the glass instead of the metal not using gloves. Glass Fuse broke lacerating the employee right hand.

Operator was coming down the boarding ladder of haul truck when they missed a step and rolled an ankle.

EE was standing in the back of a pickup truck and reached up to hand an EE (on top of the shovel dipper) a tool. While turning around to exit the truck bed, EE lost EE's footing and fell hitting EE's hand on a flammable cabinet in the bed of the truck.

Employee was walking through an open overhead door, on the Northwest end of the Secondary Crusher building, when EE felt knee pop and experienced minor pain.

When tramming 20037 motivator and tractor down to the bottom of the pit, the motivator brakes got hot and spongy due to the operator laying on the brakes too long when going down haul road.

Employee was by the tail end of #3 rougher going down the ramp when EE lost control of the wheel barrel, full of muck, as EE was going down the ramp. EE tipped over the wheel barrel causing EE to fall down on the grating, over the wheel barrel.

Secondary Crusher Helper was finishing up clean up when EE walked underneath piping connected to a vacuum truck while another operator was disconnecting it from above. After being disconnected, the pipe fell hitting the Helper on the right shoulder as EE was walking underneath it.

Maintenance Supervisor climbed a 12ft A-frame ladder to open an air line valve underneath the flotation deck. When doing so, slurry overflowed the flotation cell(s) above knocking the ladder over and causing EE to fall about 10ft to the ground.

EE was walking and attempted to step over old blasting wire and tripped. As EE fell EE attempted to brace fall which resulted in EE injuring left shoulder.

EE was walking to the training room and lost EE's footing on the second stair case resulting in a fall on EE's right side.

Field service tech was utilizing a utility knife to cut a seal. The utility knife slipped, striking left ring finger causing a laceration. Field service tech was wearing proper PPE.

WHILE PERFORMING BELT PM ON E13 CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK ON GRATING AND TWISTED KNEE

Pre-oping a drillers truck and closed the hood of the truck on their right pinky finger.

Moving radial stacker, EE's left index finger got stuck when EE had tension on the cable and EE's left index finger got caught in between the shackle and choker.

Cut open right thumb by trying to open a 50# can of 7018 welding rod.

Climbing stairs and fell down.

Moving I-Beam.

Fell forward going down haul truck ladder tried to support self with arm.

Employee was using a box cutter to open a tape measure package. When the employee tried to cut, the box cutter slipped and cut the employee's left wrist by EE's thumb. The employee got bandaged on site and was taken off site to a medical clinic and EE received 3 sutures.

Employee was operating haul truck, haul truck rolled back while employee was on deck causing employee to grab hand rail and hurt right shoulder.

Employee was lowering metal standpipe, poles shifted over when employee felt pressure on right foot.

Employee was being transported in a bus to end shift. As the bus was traveling, it encountered a series of bumps that caused the bus to bounce. Employee was propelled off EE's seat impacting the top of the seat in front of EE due to EE not wearing a seat belt.

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.

Employee conducted Pre Op, front driver door on van struck and hit employee on right torso putting strain on left knee.

Employee was walking down steps and lost footing, grabbed hand rail causing strain to left arm.

Employee was performing an inspection on the lime mill, as employees was performing inspection they noticed the floor was getting flooded with water mixed with lime. Employee then got the Submersible pump and tried to start it, they then noticed it wasn't working. Employee went to move the pump when the hose came off and lime splashed into left eye.

Employee was moving man basket with a forklift, the man basket base/weight was not secured with the rods that hold the basket to base. The basket tipped off of the base and fell forward toward the truck and hit a piece of pipe that was laid across the bed causing the pipe to flip up and hit EE on the right side of head & knee.

while rotating SAG mill to perform a gear alignment, a mill ball bounced out striking IE in mouth requiring 3 sutures.

Employee was repositioning jack pad with pry bar, heard pop felt pain in left elbow.

Pushed bolt back into cutting edge with hand while impact was ran, impact spun bolt and cut through EE's glove cutting right middle finger.

Employee was repositioning right leg for leverage on the grinder when right foot slipped. While slipping they reached for the handrail in front of them to maintain balance which caused the grinder to turn sideways and cut into right thumb.

Used power tool on exhaust flange and rust and debris went over safety glasses and into Left eye.

Employee went to move a traffic cone from out of the street and twisted a knee.

EE was placing 4 cable bridal ring onto crane hook. Crane hook safety latch pinched right middle finger.

Employee was removing right wheel tires on Haul Truck when arm was pinched between reaction arm and wheel assembly.

Employee was trying to move an impeller from 1 pallet to another, when lifting it they heard their lower back pop .

Employee was replacing bags in Number 3 Filter. As employee lifted and removed each sector and cut off each bag and replaced it with a new filter bag employee felt pain on left side of back.

Uncontrolled fire occurred at the #1 standard crusher polyurethane / rubber screens in the secondary crusher building. 1 contractor and 1 Asarco employee were cutting retaining bolts with a oxygen/acetylene torch starting the fire with hot slag.

Employee was walking down the stairs to the South SAG on the grind floor. Employee stepped on a rock on the grating just below the last step of the staircase on the main floor decking. This caused employee's right foot to roll to the side and employee fell to the grating. Employee also heard ankle pop.

The water was drained from the secondary containment vessel and was hoisted onto the boom truck bed. At approximately 10:50am the employee fell off the back/left side of the truck bed onto the wash pad. An EE checked on IE after the fall and called ""EE down, EE down, EE down at the wash pad,"" over channel 4.

While Shoveling employee has been feeling a strain in left elbow. Employee feels that the pain is from prolonged exposure to shoveling. Employee is new to these tasks.

While tossing a 15 lb dust filter cartrage over a handrail employee smashed left ringfinger between a light post and the filter cartridge. Immediately felt the pain and blood run down finger. When employee removed glove they saw that finger tip was cut and bleeding and reported it immediately.

EE was taking a new return idler from the back of a mule, just as they lifted idler from back of mule to about waist high, mid back begin to spasm. EE immidiately dropped the idler back down to the bed of mule. The roller is aprroximately 52"" long and 90 pounds. Witness observed as EE lifted the return idler and drop it back down almost immediately.

At 7:45 pm EE was loading the first truck of the shift. When EE went into the dig face for the second bucket, the bucket skipped off a boulder and jarred the loader whipping EE around in the cab. Initially EE didn't think much of it but as the pain turned into spasms that's when EE called to report it. EE reported this incident to me at 3:15 am.

Employee was loading tripper car railing on a rail dolly and was in the process of securing the rail to the dolly when the weight of the rail shifted causing the dolly to tip forward. The handle of the dolly impacted employee in the right ear.

EE had tipped the stand to try to slide it into position when the stand rocked back into the flat position and pinched EE's right pinky finger against the top of the stand and the front part underside of fender frame. EE was wearing gloves (HYFlex 11-660style) but did not prevent EE's right pinky finger from receving a laceration.

When the pump was started, the discharge line rotated on the clamp causing the pipe being used to strike EE on the right side of the forehead/brow, lacerating brow. EE was knocked back into the sidewall of the thickener. EE fell to the ground on left side. Co-worker approached EE & rolled EE to EE's back, keeping EE still, & called a mayday over the radio.

EE walked around the dipper and scraped a leg against the #8 tooth. The tooth had a sharp burr on it from when we pushed the dipper away from the high wall with a dozer so we could safely work on it. When EE scraped the leg against the tooth EE felt the pant leg snag on the burr which ripped the pants and cut EE's leg.

While using a 3 ton come-a-long to remove the left dipper handle pin from the 518 dipper, the pin jumped approximently an inch causing EE to move suddenly and tweek EE's back on the right side. At first EE requested to report the injury only, but later decided to request medical attention. The onsite EMR treated EE.

At approximately 6:45 am EE was getting into 503 man van. While getting in, EE hit EE's left knee on a seat spring that is sticking out of the seat cover.

At approximately 17:15 EE and co-worker were performing a bit change on the 587 drill. EE was in a bent over position while trying to pull the bit basket straight out of the deck. After several attempts EE felt back and neck tense up and start to get sore

Two employees had stood the jack pad on its side and rolled it into position for installment, when suddenly they had lost their grip from the jack pad. Injured employee was in the process of getting out of the way when the bottom side of the jack pad had landed on their left topside and inner side of their foot.

While rerouting the power cable for the 518 shovel, over a berm and down a bench, EE was struck by boulder (approximately 2 foot in circumference) to right leg. The boulder struck EE on the front side of right shin bone. When I arrived, EE was lying on the ground. EE was transported to the first aid room and evaluated.

EE walked over from EE's truck shop office to North mill maintenance to retrieve items from EE's office. Upon stepping from dirt to concrete porch out front of the building EE miss stepped or caught EE's foot on the edge of the concrete causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall. EE said EE's left wrist hurt.

Rolling 1 cylinder off of another for proper positioning on pallet, subjects finger was pinched between cylinders.

Operator slipped boarding water truck. They managed to catch themselves with their right hand, causing a pop in the right wrist. Operator then drove truck back to tie-down.

Employee was moving about on a grating at the North Mill where metal parts and motors are stored. EE was trying to find a motor with a nameplate and bumped EE's shin into a metal beam and split open the flesh on the right shin.

Lifting cable for shovel and drills at a berm height, causing pain in the groin area.

Lifting 30 pound tire chocks and strained lower back.

EE was working on E-21/E-23 chute on the first landing. EE lifted a 12"" x 24"" liner out of the truck and carried it over to the concrete platform at the base of the transfer tower. As EE stepped up to the concrete, EE felt a strain in left knee. EE continued to carry 2 additional liners up to the platform but the pain persisted.

Went to mount a dozer, when foot slipped and slammed right knee onto the tracks.

Crushing injury to the right middle finger at the tip. (pinch point) from motor sheave and v-belt.

Employee was installing scalper plates on # 4 rod mill discharge box. The scalper plate was already installed and employee was in the process of installing a 2nd one. As employee was sliding down the scalper plate, caught right ring finger in-between the 2 scalper plates causing a laceration.

Employee was operating the 530 Loader when EE dismounted the loader to check the left front tire. As EE was dismounting the hydraulic ladder EE lost EE's footing on the last step and hit EE's left heel hard on the ground. Was not a restricted until 1/16/19.

Mechanic was tightening up a few loose cutting edge bolts on rubber tire dozer. Employee was using a impact gun with a 1 1/2inch socket to tighten the bolts, holding the impact over head when the impact slipped off the nut striking the employee in the lower lip resulting in a cut to the outside and inside of lower lip. Employee received 4 stiches.

Employeee was exiting DCS out the rear door when the employee hit the cement curb at floor level with left foot and twisted lower ankle/leg area and was unable to walk on it afterwards

Employee was using a rivet buster to knock in bolts. One of the bolts gave which caused the liner to fall. From this the rivet buster shot up and hit the employee by right eye.

Employee retrieved a 5 gallon bucket filled with oil from the back of pickup truck. After carrying the bucket from the vehicle, the employee using left arm, lifted the 5 gallon bucket, weighing ~40 lbs, up and over the discharge piping for the fresh water booster pump. Causing pain to EE's shoulder.

Employee was observing Haul Truck Dump from on top of the dump berm. 316 While climbing down the berm, when EE's foot touched the ground, EE's leg buckled causing EE to fall to the ground. In EE's attempt to catch self with EE's hands EE received a laceration to EE's left palm.

Employee was operating the 532 Loader, and attempting to bring down a section of overhanging material. When the overhanging material broke loose and fell into the bucket the rear-end of the loader lifted off the ground then came back down abruptly. When this happened employee was jolted up and down in the operator's seat.

Employee went to tire shop to retrieve a mounted tire on rim. EE rolled wheel and tire over to back of service truck when trying to lift tire into bed of truck EE felt pain in EE's lower back.

Employee was exiting the 400 Track Dozer. When EE went to step around the opened cab door EE's right foot slipped off the platform and EE caught self with both hands on the cab door. At this time employee felt a slight strain in the lower back.

Employee bent over to pick up 1"" Drive air impact when lifting tool employee felt a pain on the left arm and left side of the neck. The air impact tool weighs between 30 to 50 pounds of weight. Employee was moving the tool out of the walk area.

Employee was operating the wet grind overhead crane for pulling the grinding rods out of #6 rod mill. The bundle was laying down on the grating on one end the other end was leaning up against the mill discharge box. A fan was blowing when employee was lifting the bundle of rods and that's when EE felt something enter eye.

Employee was working on the 585 drill when ee started to feel light-headed and dizzy. Employee was starting to get heat exhaustion.

Employee was hiking down a hill when stepped off a rock and pulled calf muscle. EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6/20/2018

Employee was removing engine turbo, during removal process employee started to pull turbo off of mounting studs by wiggling back and forward. Once turbo came free of studs which caused the turbo to jump forward pinching employee's left ring finger causing a laceration.

Employee was using a clay digger to scale down the rock box and grabbed hold of the bit and pinched the tip of index finger.

Employee was checking to see if the water hose was in the 11 ball mill feed-line and it was not. The air lance was in the feed line instead, EE grabbed the water hose to put it inside the 11 ball mill feed line and the water and sand started moving around started pulling water hose out felt sharp pain and noticed the hand was bleeding.

Employee had been doing bench work on Q-bench. EE went to dismount the track dozer and as EE stepped on the last step on the push arm there were rocks and caused EE to lose EE's balance and fell to the ground causing scrapes to EE's back, head, elbow and buttock area

Employee was greasing the threads on the #1 STD bowl for install. Employee was using their hands to wipe the new grease onto the threads and hit a burr on the thread and cut the right middle finger about one inch on the inside of the finger towards the tip.

Employee had mounted the 515 shovel after lunch. EE tried to pull the ladder with the left arm and foot but could not pull it up that way so EE used the right arm and as EE pulled up the ladder EE felt a pop in the shoulder and after a while started feeling a burning sensation.

Employee was checking measurements in #3 cyclone feed pump starter. Employee was in front of starter with door open when an arc flash incident occurred.

Employee is diagnosed with Standard Threshold Shift in hearing diagnosed by Dr. in right ear. The physician indicated the shift does appear to be workplace noise exposure.

Employee is diagnosed with Standard Threshold Shift in hearing diagnosed by Dr in left ear. The physician indicates the shift does appear to be related to workplace noise exposure.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT 517 SHOVEL AND IN ROUTE TO THE VEHICLE CARRYING TWO ROLLS OF WIRE WHEN SUDDENLY THE HIGH WALL NEARBY BEGAN TO FAIL. EMPLOYEE STARTED TO RUN AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE DANGER AREA AND DID NOT NOTICE THE TRUCK WAS BEHIND THEM. WHEN EXITING THE AREA THEY RAMMED THEIR SHOULDER INTO THE VEHICLE. EMPLOYEE WAS ON REGULAR DUTY UNTIL SURGERY ON 09/27/2018

Employee was shoveling under the wear belt when they felt dust enter the right eye.

Employee was moving a oil barrel by rolling it when EE felt instant pain in EE's right shoulder.

EE was disconnecting electrical harness & connector would not release. EE used screwdriver to release locking pin on connector. Connector broke, allowing screwdriver to slip and puncture EE right hand between thumb and index finger. EE was take to clinic.

Employee was lifting a heavy cast iron junction box. The box slipped in employee's grasp and the door smashed 2 middle fingers of right hand.

Was removing worn liners and placing them in a scrap boat, co-worker tilting the liner with a six foot bar to help remove the cable and pacman, EE reached under the liner to remove the pacman from the cable when the bar slipped from the liner allowing the liner to fall on employee's right hand smashing EE's middle finger under the cable causing lacerated to EE's middle finger.

Employee was removing a 190 float machine. The machine was suspended from the float deck crane, employee was adjusting the machine with a come a long to facilitate removal from the cell. While adjusting the come a long the eye-bolt failed causing the barrel assembly and mounting plate to swing and hit employee's lower left leg.

Employee was installing a new motor on the ditch 154. The motor was hooked to the extended fork lift. As they were lowering it into position, the motor slipped off the mounting plate and caught employees right thumb.

Employee was installing a 20"" ball mill feed elbow. One threaded studs fell out because the weld broke. Employee went to the repair bay to clean up this 1"" threaded stud and to grind off the weld left over on the bolt. Employee was holding the bolt in one hand and the grinder in the other. The grinder bucked and blade made contact with thumb

Employee was pulling shovel cable from cable reeler, when cable snapped at splice and hit employee knocking ee to ground. Employee dislocated right knee and had surgery on 04/21/2017. EE began losing time on 4/21/17.

Employee was cutting a sticker off an electrical cord, when employee drew knife towards left hand and pierced left index finger knuckle. Employee received 1 stitch.

Employee was removing transmission from a truck, when the wrench slipped. This caused ee to strike a bracket and cut hand. EE received 4 stitches.

EE was unloading a super jack, when the jack handle swung abruptly striking EE in the left knee. EE sustained a stretched ligament and bruise and was put off work.

EE tripped on an inclined grating, and caught fingers through grating bending hand forward. EE sustained a fracture to right hand.

Employee was shoveling, when the shovel slipped under employee's weight and employee struck hand on a hanging guard. This resulted in a laceration across left hand. The employee received 11 stitches.

The employee was loading a shovel tooth onto the bed of a pickup truck, and smashed left hand ring finger between the tooth and truck side rail. This resulted in a laceration to ring finger and required 6 stitches.

Employee tripped on raised concrete pad and fell to knees. Over time employee felt pain in right knee. A right medial meniscus tear was discovered, and surgery was performed on 3/21/2017. Lost time began 3/22/2017.

Repairman was trimming edge of a rubber panel for a double deck screen. The blade snapped and remainder of the blade went between left thumb and index finger cutting the left hand. The employee received 5 stitches.

The employee was working in the Mining Operations Dispatch office. The employee was getting up from the chair when right hand got caught between the chair arm and the bottom of the counter-top lip. This resulted in a laceration to right pinky finger and required 8 stitches and a tetanus shot.

Employee cut right knee while cutting a conveyor belt. Employee was pulling the knife towards self while making the cut. No Lost Time, No Restricted duty resulted from this injury. Employee received 3 stitches.

Employee was sanding a piece of angle iron. The sanding disc grabbed the angle iron which moved back to the employee's hand striking the top left thumb. Injury did not result in a Lost Time or Restricted Work. Employee received 10 stitches.

Employee was climbing up ladder, when EE twisted to the left. Employee fell from ladder when sciatica nerve flared up. Employee struck right shoulder on a nearby heating unit. Employee returned back to work Regular Duty on 06/09/2016. Employee's follow up visit revealed a tear in right shoulder muscle which requires surgery. Employee began losing time on 06/24/2016.

Employee is diagnosed with Standard Threshold Shift in hearing, diagnosed by a doctor, in the left ear. The physician indicates the shift does appear to be related to workplace noise exposure. This STS is considered late-reporting due to the mishandling of paperwork.

Employee is diagnosed with Standard Threshold Shift in hearing diagnosed by Dr.in both ears. The physician indicates the shift does appear to be related to workplace noise exposure. This STS is considered late-reporting due to the mishandling of paperwork.

Employee is diagnosed with Standard Threshold Shift in hearing diagnosed by Dr. in both ears. The physician indicates the shift does appear to be related to workplace noise exposure. This STS is considered late-reporting due to the mishandling of paperwork.

On 2/13/16 filterman was walking up stairs when EE tripped, and injured EE's right shoulder. The employee never reported the injury, and filed for disability and Worker's Comp. The WC claim was denied on 4/7/16. Employee requested a hearing, and after investigation it was determined to be a WC's claim. The carrier rescinded the denial on 8/12/16 and informed ASARCO on 8/16/16.

The top of the scale was wet due to the rain. The step was hooked on to the scale. The step was about 12 inches narrower than the opening in the railing. The driver had parked where he had to maneuver around the door, the hook and the railing. There was no anti-slip surface on top of scale.

Employee was removing rocks from a feeder using a specialty tool designed with a hook on the end to dislodge the rocks. While pulling up on a rock, the hook slipped from beneath the rock causing the tool to move upwards, pinching the employees left middle finger between the metal tool handle and the feeder chute.

Employee was blading the ground around the #518 shovel. While in motion, the employee removed his seat belt and stood up to stretch his legs. While standing up, the blade caught a hard knob causing the employee to hit his head on the air-conditioning unit inside the enclosed cab. Employee sought medical treatment on his own 2 days later.

Employee was up on the #516 shovel preparing to pull the ladder up. The employee felt a pull in his lower back as he pulled up the ladder. Began losing time on 8/29/2015.

CTI driver got out of his truck & placed wheel chocks around his tires. Roughly around 0840 he turned & walked toward the copper concentrate stock pile for a product sample. Before getting to the sample pile he slipped on wet material, injuring left knee. The material did not appear to be slippery but was wet due to a previous rain storm. Diagnosis left knee strain.

Employee fell walking down berm. Employee began losing time on 08/05/2015.

Employee pinched finger between 2 metal objects while replacing the cutting edges on the Caterpillar 420 grader.

Employee was working on a plugged up Syntron feeder (4) ee was using an air lance to bring down the feeder, while doing this the feed came down struck the air lance pinching left index finger causing a laceration on the index finger

Employees was lifting a form and strained his back

Employee was walking on rebar when he slipped, fell and punctured his hand on a piece of tie wire.

IE was moving a 240# wheeled portable fire extinguisher into a MCC up a 3-4 step stairway. The wheeled FE moved the wrong way and IE move to quickly stabilize the unit. This caused a pain in his back that was not reported to his manager until the morning of 2/2/15.

Employee thought he was stepping on to a solid berm. The material the employee stepped on to was a mound of slippery mud. **This employee did NOT begin losing time until 01/29/2015. ***

Employee was climbing down off a step ladder and missed the bottom rung with his left foot and fell backwards and sustained a hairline fracture to his left wrist.

While preparing to install a tramp release cylinder on a MP800 crusher, the cylinder slipped slightly and pinched employees right hand pinky finger in between the cylinder and the concrete main frame of the crusher. This caused a split laceration requiring sutures.

Employee turned to place impact wrench on ground and lost balance and stumbled forward. Employee did not feel anything at that moment but once at home felt discomfort in right knee. Went into clinic full release to go to work. Follow up appointment on 9/11/2014 and was scheduled for Therapy on 9/12/2014. Still full release for work. Reportable at that time.

Employee was checking level of the reclaim reservoir. Walking back to the truck the employee stepped on a rock and fell on his right shoulder. **Employee did not begin losing time until 05/15/2014. (Surgery)******

This injury occurred on 04/01/2014. The employee did NOT begin losing time until 06/19/2014. Employee was using a double-jack to loosen a concave. After his second hit, a piece of metal liner came off hit the employee just above his left knee. Employee worked until surgery date of 06/19/2014.

While repairing a hand rail in the North Mill, a rail fell to the floor pinching the employee's left ring finger. Employee required 7 stitches.

Steel plate slipped off lip of base of pump while moving striking the employee on the left metatarsal area.(Left Foot)

Employee had a 9lb wrench fall from a elevated platform striking right ring finger and sustaining a fracture.

The employee was removing a set of wheel chocks and felt a ""pop"" in his right shoulder.

Electrician was pulling wiring through conduit when he felt a hot pain in his abdomen

Employee missed last step while dismounting a company tractor. (MM 20244). Employee fell on left arm and sustained multiple fractures.

Employee cut right middle finger, while cleaning the tail of the bucket in the lime mill. Right middle finger was partially amputated after being trapped between the chain and sprocket of bucket elevator.

Employee slipped while descending tailings embankment.

Employee was climbing over motor taking measurements, stepped on lip of motor and rolled ankle.

While hitting a shovel tooth with a double-jack, a piece of metal shot up/off and struck the employee on his left inner thigh.

Employee was sliding metal plates from a pallet. Employee felt a pain in lower left arm bicep. Employee returned to work (restricted) 05/08/2013

Right tibia was fractured/employee was moving manlift to work site. He hit a bump in the road causing basket to lift up quickly. employees feet came off a basket of manlift when he came down he stuck his feet to the basket causing a fracture to his right tib.

Employee was guiding/signaling the crane operator that was hoisting a beam when the beam became lodged under another beam, when the tension was released the beam swung and hit the EE's hand breaking the first meta carpel bone in his right hand.

Employee reported chest pains and was taken to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with bradycardia and chest pains that were not work related.

Rigging strap shifted while moving load striking the employee in the right arm. Employee returned to work (Restricted Duty) on 04/12/2013.

Employee hit a rut while operating a scraper. The employee failed to adjust and set the air-ride seat. Employee injured his lower tailbone area.

One employee was cutting a chain with a grinder and the other employee was holding the chain. The grinder got out of control and went across the employee holding the chain left hand cutting his three fingers. 12 stitches were required.

EE was removing a metal valve and it fell striking his left great toe, causing a FX.

Employee was changing out the #5 diesel pump. Employee was climbing in and out of the stemming machine to assist his partner. Approx 1 hour after completing the task, employee felt soreness in his left knee. Due to days off, employee did not begin losing time until 11/12/2012

Employee slipped while dismounting the rubber tire dozer twisting his left ankle.

Employee was running from angry bull while removing it from thickener.

As employee picked up wheel barrow and began to move forward his left leg slipped and went underneath the wheel barrow.

Employee complained about pain in her forearms, shoulders in back due to excessive keyboard entries. Employee was injured on 06/27/2012. Did Not begin losing time until 09/03/2012.

While using a pneumatic tool to remove a nut the socket retaining pin lacerated right thumb

Employee was pulling a water hose, and slipped on wet concrete.

Employee reported a slight irritation to his eyes and slight headache. Employee was wearing all required PPE for welding. Employee refused medical treatment.

Employee was hit in the head when the end of the roller platform shifted in the trunion causing the upper edge of the platform to hit the employee.

Employee was lifting a small 5lb. electrical panel and felt a small twinge in his shoulder.

Employee states she was hit by the shovel dipper while being loaded.

Mine personal moved electrical parts storage cabinets out of PM Bay for event. When they moved them back in they did not position then correctly. Tech had to reposition them by pushing and pulling them. Mine personnel was assisting with fork lift. He didn't feel any pain that day but the next morning (Sat.)he could not straighten his back. Cabinets weighed approx. 500-600lbs.

Employee states he sprained his right knee while walking south on the east side of the railroad scale and lost his footing. **Employee did not want to seek medical care at the time*** Employee was jogging during 04/14/2012 weekend and his right knee began to hurt.

Employee states he was injured due to a jarring motion while driving a Haul truck.

While removing a 1/2 ton come-along from his locker, tool slipped and crushed his right ring finger. 11 stitches were required.

Mill repairman was cutting conveyor belt with razor knife. Knife slipped and the employee cut his left hand pinky finger. 8 stitches were required.

The South Sag Mill was being raised using 4 ram jacks and contract employee was shimming the lifting cradle when one of the jacks failed and blew apart. The flying debris hit the employee.

Dip in the haulroad at the South Mill standpipe intersection.

Employee got foreign body in her left eye.

Employee slipped while servicing the 518 shovel.

While stepping off trackmobile, employee slipped on loose dirt and twisted his right ankle.

Employee struck his finger with the hammer handle in between a flange on the stand pipe.