While an employee was attempting to charge a hydraulic valve, the fitting/connection failed on the lower hookup and there was a pressurized release of force. The employee sustained injuries to their left ear, where a small piece of metal became lodged and was removed with minimal force. The employee also injured their left hand, but no fracture was identified in the x-ray.
Surveyor was marking lines on shot muck when a rock rolled onto their arm. Then rock forced their hand into another rock causing injury.
Employee stepped off of water truck and rolled right ankle causing injury.
While exiting the cab of an articulated haul truck, employee stated EE's knee made contact with the vehicle's driver's side door panel. Employee was treated onsite by EMTs and released back to duty.
Employee was using a crane outfitted with a magnet lifting device attempting to lift a cutting edge from a dozer. When the magnet was attached, the employee stuck EE's face near the magnet and the handle released and hit EE in the nose causing injury.
A fueler was reversing the fuel truck and contacted a rock causing pain in the neck and shoulders.
Employee twisted ankle when walking on ground while performing maintenance activities on an excavator.
Employee twisted an ankle after stepping into shallow puddle with a rock
Process supervisor was pulling a water hose when it became caught on something and caused the person to lose balance and fall. A restricted injury occurred.
Warehouse leadman was assisting move ground engagement tools onto a pallet using a lifting magnet. When EE released the magnet and stood up, EE lost balance/slipped and fell, resulting in an injury to shoulder and knee.
Equipment operator was exiting the rear passenger seat of a pickup truck and stuck their knee against the door causing injury. Operator was place on restrictions.
The transport vehicle employee was riding in hit a bump. The employee noticed a pop and pain in right knee as their legs were tossed from the bump.
Process plant metallurgical technician was carrying samples in 5 gallon buckets when their back was strained.
The operator was driving a surface loader and hit a bump, which jostled them. They didn't immediately feel pain and finished the shift, but at the start of shift the following day they reported soreness in their back to their supervisor. They were sent to the hospital, where the doctor wrote them out of work for two days to rest their back muscles.
Mechanic was removing teeth off of a bucket using an 8lb sledge. There was no specific incident of injury but the mechanic explained that EE's elbow became sore, EE's grip strength became diminished on the right side, and pain worsened through the night.
Employee was walking a semi-cleared footprint for a future embankment and tripped in a small hole. They twisted an ankle and was taken to the site EMT and received first aid for a sprain. After traveling home, employee visited a clinic and a break in their fibula was identified.
A blast driller experienced an STS in EE's right ear confirmed by a retest that was reviewed by an audiologist. An internal investigation revealed a single event more than likely contributed to the STS. The event took place a few weeks prior to the initial hearing test. The blast driller was outside of the drill when air pressure was released while not wearing hearing protection.
A Mine Operations employee was riding the bus out to the 601 Park Up area when the bus hit a bump in the road causing a back injury to the employee. The employee was a passenger on the bus at the time of incident
Drill mechanic's right pinky and ring finger were injured when a shock sub fell from the rigging contacting EE's hand. The mechanic was in the process of changing out the shock sub for the drill.
The operator was setting up to load/charge a round when the emulsion hose became stuck underneath the primer box lid. When the operator leaned over and moved the hose out from under the lid, the lid dropped down and pinched EE's testicles between the lid and the primer box.
Blast drill technician was assisting in loading a new hammer bit onto the deck of the drill when the hammer slipped pinching EE's finger causing injury.
An UG haul truck operator injured EE's back while dumping CRF material into an underground CRF bay. While the dump bed was raised up, it scraped the ""back""/roof of the CRF bay, causing the cab of the truck to lift off the ground and then fall back to the ground.
Employee was on the shot pattern for shift that began at 8:00 am (excluding rest breaks and water breaks) and experienced cramping in legs and hands due to heat exposure at 12:30 pm.
Process operator received a right pinky injury when a pipe wrench fell from a worktable. This incident caused a restricted injury.
Carrying out maintenance on a Sandvik 431 Cable bolter. removing built up grout from bolts was a hammer and bar. Hammer handle has broken mid swing personnel has hit hand on the bar and machine causing an acute fracture to middle finger on right hand.
Process plant employee was performing clean-up work when they became overheated.
While installing a heavy iron liner into the mixer at the batch plant, the employee suffered a muscular injury in their left bicep.
A maintenance employee was welding on a haul truck bed in wet conditions and received a shock. As a result, a physician has placed the employee on restricted duty.
A maintenance technician was performing work on an UG haul truck in the maintenance shop (located on surface). The mechanic needed to remove a rock that had fallen onto the top deck of the truck. While removing the rock, the rock slid out of their hand, causing a laceration to right thumb. The operator was wearing nitrile gloves.
Operator was assisting with metal cutting and handling. Afterward, EE felt irritation in EE's eye. EE attempted to flush EE's eye, but EE was unable to dislodge the object and was taken to the emergency room for treatment. The object work itself out on its own, but prescription antibiotics were prescribed (precautionary)
Operator was leaning out of the cab of a mucker and was bracing self with EE's left hand against the rib when several rocks broke free and struck EE's left hand and arm, causing a laceration to EE's middle finger that required 10 stitches.
A maintenance mechanic was troubleshooting a hydraulic leak on a Cat D10 dozer under the floorboard area. During this inspection, pain was felt in the knee that resulted in restricted workdays.
Employee was loading a rock crusher with excavator and noticed crusher was jammed. The foreman turned crusher off, and operator waited for the machine to stop. Then, tried to adjust the jammed rocks with their hands. The employee used smaller rocks to push on the larger rock to try to free it. The larger rock(s) shifted and employee's hand was caught between crusher frame and rock.
An UG maintenance mechanic was using a soft steel hammer to break free a bucket tooth (G.E.T.) from a 9 yard loader bucket. When the soft steel hammer made contact with the tooth, a small metal shard sheered off and imbedded in the employees right leg calf muscle.
While washing the cable bolter, the operator had some grout come off the equipment and splash into their left eye. The operator flushed eye with a bottle of water and continued working. An hour later they told supervisor, and stated that they had no residual issues or pain. The following afternoon, they woke up for their shift and the eye was red and weeping.
While loading bolts from a pallet to a truck, the operator twisted an ankle but continued working and proceeded to move the truck to a new area. While at this new location, employee was removing the banding from a bundle of bolts, and the front stack of bolts fell onto the same ankle/foot, causing a sprain.
While trouble shooting a hydraulic leak on a blast drill, a maintenance technician was injected with hydraulic oil in their left index finger.
A process maintenance worker was lifting the corner of a 1/4 inch plate of steel to allow the forklift to pick up the plate when worker felt pain in EE's back.
A maintenance welder was cutting plates from a haul truck bed in the rebuild process. While cutting away a section, there was stored energy that released and the plate struck the welder in the left arm and face. The upper part of the left arm received soft tissue damage including bruising and swelling.
The miner was charging a hole in the back and was using a spider plug/pilgrims hat to plug the hole. When EE inserted the plug and pulled the PVC pipe out, a rock was knocked loose and hit the miner in the face.
Employee was using a small crowbar to pry off bearings to prepare to line bore. Crowbar popped off the bearing and the bearing fell off striking the employee on the inside of the left knee.
A maintenance technician was welding on a haul truck bed in a squatting position. When they went to stand, they twisted and felt a pop in their big toe.
Injured worker was attempting to cut through a seam weld on existing geomembrane liner with a utility knife when the blade slipped loose from the liner and struck the top of the thumb on the opposite hand that was holding the knife. The hooked blade penetrated the worker's leather glove. Several sutures/stitches were required to close the wound.
Equipment operator felt a ""pop"" in knee when exiting the operator's haul truck. The operator has been placed on restrictions.
A process operator received lime burns to abdomen, back, and face when they came into contact with lime. The operator was removing a bolt on a flange at the lime slaker.
Operator was carrying split set bolts when EE tripped and fell hitting EE's elbow on the fender of the jumbo drill causing injury.
A process employee was placing a conveyor guard back into position when the guard slipped smashing finger. The injury resulted in a fractured left ring finger.
A surveyor was walking on a shot muck pile to put in stakes for dig control when the surveyor lost footing and fell. A leg injury was the result of the fall.
Nox exposure. Short of breath and coughing. Employee taken to hospital and spent the night then was released and returned to work with light duty.
A surveyor tripped while walking on a shot muck pile, and while falling, they used their arm to catch themselves, resulting in a hyperextended wrist.
A haul truck driver was ascending the onboarding ladder and hit their knee causing injury.
Ergonomics, twisting and pulling, rocks on the ground
Haul truck operator felt pain in the hip while dismounting the Komatsu 730 haul truck. The operator has been placed on restricted duty.
Maintenance welder felt knee pain while kneeling to work on a PC4000 backboard that was lying on the shop floor. The welder was placed on restricted duty.
A maintenance welder's left foot was injured requiring stitches. The welder was removing worn metal from a mining shovel bucket backplate. The backplate had been removed from the bucket and was laying on cribbing on the shop floor. While removing worn metal with a torch, the backplate slid slightly pinning EE's left foot to the ground causing injury.
An excavator operator became exhausted by heat when the air conditioning was not working properly in the cab. The operator was told several times during the shift by supervision that EE could park the machine if it became too hot to operate but failed to do so.
A processing plant operator was attempting to unclog a portable pump and was sprayed with hot water. This resulted in second degree burns on the left arm.
An underground operator was manually loading a stocking deck with 8-foot split sets when EE felt a pain in their back. The operator was picking up the split sets and then turning to place them on the deck when EE felt the pain.
While attempting to pry bent ladder on PC4000 over to lower it to the ground. Technician 1 was using a 36"" pry bar, it slipped and fell approximately 6 feet striking Technician 2's (IP) hard hat and mouth, splitting both IP's lips resulting in 6 stitches total, 4 in the upper lip, 2 in the lower lip. Doctor cleared IP to return to work on full duties.
A Cat 349 excavator caught fire while placing logs on a fire when the excavator caught fire. The operator exited the cab and moved away from the machine unharmed. The fire department responded but was unable to extinguish the fire due to the location of the excavator. The excavator was a total loss.
During maintenance on the front-end loader bucket an employee (EE) placed their left hand under the plow bolt and while attempting the removal of the bolt, the sharp edges of the bolt head spun and lacerated the middle and index finger of the hand. EE was taken to onsite medic where stitches were determined.
Equipment operator felt pain in back while operating a Cat 730 articulating haul truck.
A drill tech caught their finger between a blast drill bit and the deck of the drill while attempting to sit the bit on the deck.
A maintenance technician was working on a Epiroc D65 drill installing a new drive line when EE's foot became entangled in hydraulic lines. While trying to free their foot, EE felt a pop in their knee. This resulted in a sprain in the knee and aggravated a previous injury that did not happen on site.
A maintenance welder was walking through the shop when they felt something in their eye. Eyewash was used immediately but the condition worsened throughout the shift. Employee was seen by a physician and was written out of work for a shift.
Drill operator was exiting the cab when EE's finger became caught in the door latch causing a small laceration resulting in medical treatment of 4 sutures.
A worker fractured fibula in the right leg while picking up trash near a pond outfall.
Worker was lifting a 35 lb. box when worker felt pain in back and stomach. A physician has placed worker on light duty.
Employee was walking from warehouse to the shop on flat ground. Felt a pop in their knee, after returning to their desk they started feeling pain in knee and was sent to ER for evaluation.
Employee got a foreign object in EE's eye when EE wiped EE's face and had metal shavings on the sleeve of EE's shirt. The employee was unable to flush the object out of EE's eye and was transported to a medical facility where it was removed and EE was prescribed antibiotics.
6020B bucket pin (weighing about 1000lbs) fell off the back of the technician's truck striking them in the left foot. The pin was in a sling, but resting on the truck bumper when it slipped. Pin fell approximately 3 feet. Tech sustained a crush injury to their left foot.
While employee was in the process of carrying rock bolts to face, EE tripped on a protruding bolt from the bolt carrier deck causing EE to fall down and twisting EE's back.
A maintenance technician twisted an ankle on uneven ground while refueling a fuel cell.
A janitorial employee was exiting the administration building when EE lost balance and fell because of a small rock that was underneath the rug. This resulted in a minor knee injury.
An underground operator was removing ventilation fans outside of the portal and became exhausted by heat. The operator was cooled down and rehydrated. After work EE began to feel worse and was seen by a doctor and missed days away from work due to the condition.
500 area operator was going to swap pump at the caustic tank, due to issues with the main pump. Operator closed the suction and discharge valves for the pump 500-PP-030. When the operator opened the suction and discharge valves for 500-pp-031, the drain valve broke causing caustic to come in contact with the operators left leg and right forearm.
A process operator was operating a small stand up skid steer (Dingo) cleaning up material when EE's arm came into contact with a metal cross brace member of the process plant structure causing injury.
While using a pressure washer, an employee was splashed with lime causing second degree chemical burns to the face and hands.
While Sandvik 421i closed cab double boom jumbo was drilling high bottom in the portal 1 decline there was an unintended initiation of explosive from a miss hole that was not identified during cleanup and inspection of the area. No injuries or Equipment damage was found.
The Employee was walking into work (around 6 am). EE was carrying lunch box. EE stepped off the edge of the sidewalk. This caused EE to roll an ankle (no injury) and fall onto left side (shoulder was dislocated). EE fell just past the entrance to Haile's admin building (near the turnstiles).
A driller sustained a strain/sprain injury to the right upper arm while assisting another driller in breaking a bit free from the drill hammer. Die blocks of the breakout jaws were covered in buildup, preventing the jaws from opening fully. A soft faced sledgehammer was used to break the bit free. While swinging the sledgehammer, the assisting driller felt discomfort in elbow.
The maintenance technician was lying down, replacing a hydraulic temp sensor on an excavator. Upon removal of the sensor, hydraulic oil poured onto the technician's face and safety glasses. The employee removed self from the area and wiped the oil from face. While doing so, oil got into the corner of the employee's left eye and began to burn.
Miner cleaning dry lime from a silo, unknowingly got dry lime inside their boot, resulting in second degree chemical burns to the miner's left foot, some time later. The miner reported the injury two days after performing the work. They were assessed on site and transferred to a nearby medical facility for further assessment and treatment.
While an employee was moving a pump a wire fray on the bull hose poked EE in the finger through the glove. EE reported the incident to management on EE's next shift. On 2/2, EE's day off EE was taken to the clinic, infection had set in, the infection was surgically removed, and EE was given antibiotics. EE was released from the clinic on light duty, and EE returned to work.
Process Maintenance Tech prepping to start a repair on CIL tank 4 launder, prior to repair work starting, the inflatable plug which was just installed in the upcomer ruptured, causing one maintenance tech to have slurry enter their eye and received a fracture to the ankle.
Tight work space, fell against wall after bolt unscrewed by the rattle gun
Process Technician was walking up a flight of stairs when their foot got caught on a step. Employee tripped, fell forward and tried to slow their fall by grabbing onto the handrail. Their left hand slipped off of the handrail as they fell forward, hitting their knee and shin. The employee felt pain in the right shoulder area after recovering from the fall.
After changing innertubes on drill steel, the employee was carrying the bad innertube to our scrap rod pile. While carrying one of these bad innertubes the employee's left knee buckled and made a loud popping noise.
A blast drill operator fell approximately 4 feet to the ground, from the drill platform. The operator had leaned against the handrail while moving sample bags when it broke, resulting in the handrail and operator falling to the ground.
Driller lacerated wrist on cotter pin securing the pivot pin of the ladder to BD13 drill. The driller was using the ladder to exit the machine, when EE's hand caught the sharp edge of the pin. The driller notified the supervisor, was taken to the first aid room, then to a medical facility, where EE received 6 sutures and was released to normal duty.
Employee felt pain in lower back and arm while lifting a breakout wrench to disassemble a DTH Hammer
Employee was was pulling a water hose and felt discomfort in the lower back. Employee was seen by the doctor on 3/31/22 and given restricted duty.
Maintenance technician dismounting DT4 dozer with hose in hand, technician's hand then foot slipped causing the technician to fall approximately 5ft from the track to the ground, landing on the back.
Maintenance Technician sustained a laceration to the left hand fingers from sharp metal.
Employee was driving an articulating haul truck when employee hit a bump in the road and immediately felt a sharp pain in abdomen. The employee was diagnosed with a hernia and put on restricted duty.
Employee was walking across employee parking lot and turned left ankle.
Employee strained the back on the right side after stacking a tire on the pallet for storage. The injury did not constitute medical treatment until October 6th when EE was prescribed physical therapy to treat the strain.
The right pinky finger was caught between pipe wrench and drill rod guard on exploration drill causing a fracture and laceration requiring stitches.
Employee, in a kneeling position (right leg down) was using a spring loaded, self-retracting utility knife to cut a zip tie. As the cut was made, the knife slipped, causing a laceration to the left shin. Employee received 6 sutures to close the wound, and returned to work immediately.
Employee fell from drill while performing maintenance causing a head injury requiring the employee to be out of work.
Employee was operating loader. They stepped off the machine to use the bathroom and a rock rolled off the highwall hitting them in the foot causing injury.
Operator was clearing the crusher discharge, rock released from above contacting the 5' steel mill bar operator was working with and it hit them in the face/mouth area.
The employee was working on the slope detailing the geocomposite, the weather was overcast with a temperature of 70°. As EE went to make a cut with the straight blade EE stabbed EE's leg with the tip of the blade. EE's co-workers helped administer first aid.
An employee was helping carry a submersible pump from a standing metal table to the bed of LV022 (Ford Truck). The employee felt a pain in EE's back. The employee stated the back did not start hurting until the pump was sat down and the pressure was relieved off EE's back.
Process Operator was clearing a chute blockage underneath the Jaw Crusher using a metal bar when a rock became dislodged and struck the operators finger causing injury.
Operator stepped on a rock and turned their ankle.
Conducting maintenance on a front end loader and was changing the cutting edge. EE was using an impact gun to remove a nut off a bolt and the bolt slipped causing a laceration to EE's hand.
Employee was removing Liners with the Liner handler. The bolts holding the seat to the liner handler sheared causing the seat, with the employee in it, to fall 88 inches to the charge, this broke employee's knee cap. Employee had seatbelt on.
Changing a bit. Operator was attempting to thread the bit on with the rotation on. Operator's sleeve caught in the chuck and pinched causing the material to rip and pull the operator around the steel. Operator was able to rip the sweat shirt to escape.
Process mechanics were changing two discs on the ISA mill that were worn. In the process of removing the third hub, a 2"" nylon strap secured around the hub snapped and impacted the mechanic on EE's forearm just above EE's wrist.
Lifting pipe and pipe slipped and caught finger
While attempting to tandem pump in the snake pit a drain valve seal failed and the pipe shifted and hit a mine tech. The mine tech was injured. Left ankle was swelling, the MRT and EMS started first aid and transported mine tech to the hospital.
Operator was doing housekeeping around the Drill and Blast Conex area. Operator was in the process of stacking small hammers on a pallet. As Operator laid a hammer on the stack of hammers, the top hammer rolled down and pinched EE's hand between the hammer below.
Employee fell 4.5-5ft from berm and sustained concussion.
Lifting a section of grating as it was slid out of the way the right hand middle finger was caught as a result the tip finger bone was fractured.
Employee was pulling self up on drill. As employee was pulling self up, employee felt a pop in abdomen
The employee was shook up when a large rock was loaded into the back of the haul truck the employee was operating.
During the process of installing a HDPE pipe a worker's foot became stuck in mud. While EE was pulling it out EE strained right knee.
Plant operator slipped while washing work area with a water hose causing a left knee bruise/contusion.
A shoulder injury occurred causing restricted duty on a mobile maintenance employee. The technician was pressure washing a blast drill when EE stepped into a sampling port on the drill deck. The technician tried to catch/brace self thus causing injury.
Employee was walking towards a water pump to check fuel level when employee lost footing and tried to catch self with hand on the pump. The employee cut finger on the pump when employee tried to catch self. As a result, the employee received three sutures in the right index finger.
Injured worker was moving pipe in Millzone Pit, pipe slipped off excavator bucket and crushed left hand between pipe and rock.
IE was standing on a wooden block while fueling a generator IE slipped off block and felt a pain in IE's back.
While adjusting the tongs on a forklift, employee got right index finger caught between a tong and the forklift frame. Employee suffered a laceration and wound burst to the index finger.
While on break in the designated smoking area, employee was standing, took a step backward, and felt right knee pop, causing employee to fall to the ground. Employee was later diagnosed with a knee sprain.
While installing stainless steel jacketing on a tank, the jacket slipped, hitting the employee's glove, causing a laceration to employee's finger.
Employee was unplugging a rock chute with a steel pry bar when the bar kicked back, striking EE in the right jaw, lacerating it. Two sutures were required to treat the laceration.
Employee disconnected a discharge hose from the cyanide tanker under pressure, causing the hose to strike them in the left forearm. Employee suffered a laceration to the forearm requiring 6 sutures.
While stepping across a pipeline 42 inches high, employee slipped, striking head upon the pipe flange, requiring sutures. Employee was not scheduled to work after this day because it was the last day of a two day shutdown job.
Cat 777 haul truck delivered load of stone to new road construction site. The truck backed up to the edge of a shallow trench, which collapsed, causing the truck to tip over on its right side. The driver could not exit the truck due to the height off the ground and dismounted using a portable ladder 45 minutes later.
Maintenance technician was changing filters on an excavator, and dropping them off the machine into an open drum. After the technician let one go, a second employee reached out with hand to push the dropped filter into the drum. This employee's finger was pinched between the falling filter and a one already in the drum, causing a laceration.
Employee was using an air arc on an excavator bucket. Upon completing the task, the employee felt something in right eye. A physician later removed a small piece of metal from eye.
While lifting the tongue of a Godwin Pump trailer, employee suffered a thoracic back strain. Employee was treated by a physician and taken out of work for a few days to recover.
Employee was working to thaw frozen Milk of Lime Feed Hose. The header was not locked at the pump and upon clearing the ice from the hose, the employee cracked open the ball valve to check for flow. This resulted in Milk of Lime being sprayed in the face and chest.
Employee was walking around an exploration drill to check the fuel level. EE right foot slipped in mud, causing a sprain of right knee.
Injured employee and coworker were removing steel from a drill mast to the ground. Employee took a step and felt a ""pop"" and pain in the right hip.
While walking out of the office to report to work, the employee stepped onto the edge of a small drain ditch, twisting knee. Employee was placed on restricted duty.
While riding as a passenger in an articulated service truck, employee struck arm on cab frame when truck struck a hole. Employee suffered contusion to their arm and placed on restricted duty.
While inspecting a berm, employee fell down and struck their left knee on a rock, suffering a contusion. Employee was placed on restricted duty.
While driving a t-post with a driver, the driver slipped off the post, striking the employee in the head, knocking off employee's hardhat. Employee was diagnosed with a contusion and lost two workdays as a precaution.
The employee was doing housekeeping. Employee called out that employee would need help moving a box. The employee then proceeded to lift the box before help arrived. While lifting the box the employee strained lower back.
Employee was attempting to remove teeth from a loader bucket. When they struck a stuck tooth with a soft-face hammer, a piece of the tooth broke off, lodging in their left leg. Employee required surgery to remove the piece of metal.
Finished moving material in office area and placing in back of van. Employee removed gloves to close the van door and a piece of material slid out and ee reached to catch it to prevent it falling out and cut middle finger of right hand requiring stitches.
While climbing onto a Cat D8 dozer, a maintenance mechanic felt a pain in left shoulder. The mechanic was examined by a physician and placed on restricted duty.
Employee was working to re-install drive belts on Flash Flotation circuit. The isolated and locked-out belts were being re-installed by rotating the unit by hand. Employee was positioned on the in-going nip of the drive sheave when right, little finger became caught in the nip point created by the belts engaging the drive sheave resulting in a fracture of finger.
Temp employee was using a hole saw to cut out some metal and was using the blade to remove the piece of metal ee had just cut. EE failed to unplug the saw and the blade cut hand
While operating dozer with ripper, ripper slipped off rock, causing jarring motion to dozer. Employee bit down on teeth, causing fracture of left #19 tooth. Tooth requires extraction and implant.
Employee lifted a section of drill rod and felt a pain in the lower back. EE was diagnosed with lower back strain.
Improper use of knife to remove insulation from wire-out finger & required 4 stitches.
While loading a drill steel on the back of a pickup truck, the drill steel shifted. The employee tried to shove the steel away from self, but the end resting on the truck dropped on foot. EE was wearing steel-toed boots, but the drill rod struck just behind the toe guard. EE was later diagnosed with a fractured toe. EE returned to work the same day on restricted duty.
Employee was walking from the vehicle to the jobsite entrance in the designated employee parking lot and tripped over a railroad tie and fractured a rib as a result. The normal walking path was under construction. The employee was not yet clocked in and was not performing work at the time of injury.
Laborer was using a t-post driver to drive a t-post. EE raised the driver up too high as ee was attempting to drive the post, missed the post as EE brought the driver down, and hit leg with the driver, which resulted in a small laceration that required two sutures.
While unloading delivery truck, employee pulled on a pallet strap to reposition it. The strap broke, causing the employee to stumble backwards, falling off the rear of the van to the ground below. Employee returned to work but later complained of back pain. EE was examined by a physician on 11/3/16 and placed on restricted duty due to back pain and sprained ligament in back.
Employee stepped into a hole adjacent to a recently poured concrete pad. This action resulted in employee breaking left ankle.
EE was getting set up to use a threading machine for some conduit. EE was adjusting the machine & finishing up by tightening the adjustment nut using an adjustable wrench. The wrench came off the nut & the forward motion caused EE's hand to hit the reamer attachment, causing a cut to middle finger on right hand. EE received 9 stitches as a result.
Welder was using a wire brush on a mini-grinder to clean up a weld and the brush inadvertently ran across the back of the welder's right hand
EE stepped in a divot in the ground and knee gave out. Physician ruled as strain. Employee had an MRI on 09/10/2016. Results were sent to us on 9/14/2016 at 3:36pm and degenerative changes found with cyst and small partial tear/fray with Degenerative Join Disease, and Osteoarthritis. Filing because of changes found that make it a recordable if not denied.
A Cat EX1 excavator was loading a rock into the bed of a Cat 777 when the rock dropped out of the bucket and struck the truck bed. This action caused the bed to raise slightly and then came down jarring the operator in the cab. The truck driver complained 4 hours later of a pain in their back. The employee was examined by a physician and diagnosed with a low back strain.
On July 31, employee broke a rock core sample with a hammer. A rock sliver punctured EE's finger. On August 1, EE reported the incident to the site nurse, who referred EE to a doctor. The physician opened the wound to remove the sliver, and then closed the incision with one suture and covered with a band-aid. EE was prescribed antibiotics and returned to work the next day.
While picking up trash in the maintenance area, employee suffered heat stress symptoms. EE was transported to the hospital and received IV fluids for rehydration. EE was released to work with no restrictions. On July 6, the employee left work after stating felt bad, and did not report to work the following day, July 7, but did return to full work duties on July 8.
Body placement- the employee face was too close to the where EE was operating the grinder, and EE was on the third rung of a ladder compromising EE's ability to handle the recoil of the grinder when it kicked back. The employee was only using one hand on the grinder.
While pulling cable from cable spool employee suffered muscle strain to left shoulder. EE received cortisone shot and placed on restricted duty for 3 days.
Employee was installing a guard of expanded metal and drilling holes. When the hole was finished, left wrist was bleeding, the employee did not feel it and was unaware had been injured. During the investigation if was assumed the employee was cut on the expanded metal. There were no other sharp edges on the agitator. Employee received 3 stitches.
On May 5, employee was being trained to drive a Cat 777 haul truck. While dumping, the truck had a jarring motion. The EE complained of neck and back pain to their trainer. EE was examined by a doctor and was RTW on restricted duty. The EE reported to their next shift on May 10. EE failed to successfully complete the training program and left employment on May 11.
EE was involved in the rigging process of shacking out iron in the laydown yard in order to transport needed iron to the work area. As the crane came up on the load, the beam rolled as the ee tried to control the load. As the beam rolled EE's left hand was caught in a pinch point of the corner of the beam. EE's middle left finger was cut. Employee received 5 sutures
CAT 745C operator was driving to park at shift end. Drove off designated haul road to cut across fill area and hit 24"" deep ditch. EE bounced up and hit head on the grab bar behind the seat, sustaining a 4"" laceration to back of head. CAT's onboard monitoring system indicated that driver was wearing EE's seatbelt. EE was transported to the hospital where EE received 14 sutures.
Working from a platform while installing concrete forms, employee slipped while picking up EE's pliers causing EE to hit EE's forehead on installed rebar. Employee received 13 sutures to EE's forehead and returned to work. Employee was using fall protection at time of injury.
An operator of a haul truck over turned on county road 188. The truck left the permitted area via the county road when it ran over a rough patch of pavement and over turned. The seat belted driver sustained a laceration to the back of his head which required sutures; in addition he spent the night in observation at the hospital. He returned to work 2 days later.
Employee was working outdoors and was stung on the right arm by a Bee.
Employee was working on a exploration drill rig. He was steadying the lower end of a piece of drill casing as it was being threaded to casing that was already installed in drill hole. As it was being lifted into place, the employees right hand got mashed between two pieces of casing. He sustained a laceration, fracture and partial amputation to his right pinky finger.
The employee was sawing a piece of core/rock and alleges he felt something fall into his left eye.
While ascending a ladder to the booster outlet valve the employee missed a rung and fell contacting his chin on the guard frame of the booster.
While bagging a 25 lb sample on an RC rig the employee felt a slight pull in the groin area.
The employee was lifting the end of a piece of drill steel and felt pain in his lower back.
EE was standing at an electrical switch panel waiting to fill the water truck he was assigned to operate. According to his statement, a snake came out of the bushes with its mouth opened and he thought it was going to bite him. He jumped back and fell on some gravels resulting in bruising to his left shoulder, ribs and lower back.
The employee was carrying a core barrel, stepped on an uneven surface and twisted his right ankle resulting in a sprain. He worked four days of restricted duty.
Operating 700 polaris (side by side) in an unsafe manner. Going too fast. This accident did not occur on property under mine permit.
Operating 700 polaris (side by side) in an unsafe manner. Going too fast. This accident did not occur on property under current mine permit.
Putting drill rod into the back of a truck and felt wrist pop.
Employee was assisting to install a security gate. As the gate was being positioned for installation, the employee's fingertip was pinched between the gate hinge and pole.