Batavia Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Splicing a conveyor belt. Box Knife slipped and lacerated EE's thumb. Taken for medical care where EE received 4 stitches.

Employee was assisting in lifting and sliding tail pulley guard and smashed left ring finger between guard and tail pulley bearing housing.

Flipping product gates, used pry bar and sledge hammer, 1 gate harder to flip, 3am woke in pain, clinic diagnosed strain of musc/tend, no restrictions. 8/10/21 follow-up visit physical therapy was prescribed.

Dismounting grader missed first step lost their balance and fell to ground on right shoulder. No restrictions and able to continue job full time. On 11/19/2021 notified that surgery was to be performed.

Large rock fell apx. 18', struck and crushed canopy on powder monkey man basket pushing down on employees inside.

Large rock fell apx. 18', struck and crushed canopy on powder monkey man basket pushing down on employees inside.

Employee alleges hernia from lifting roof bolts.

Employee was helping with belt splice on underground conveyor and felt pain in stomach.

Employee alleged arm strain/sprain on 11/28/16. Claim was denied and it was deemed work related on 4/18/2017

Using Dingo MT55 bucket to push it backwards over a muck pile. Machine tittered and caught employees finger between conveyor framework and Dingo handrail.

Employee was tying in two headings for blasting and his right knee 'let go' and as he fell to the mine floor he tried to catch himself. Employee injured left wrist and right knee. Employee has had previous incidents with his right knee.

Injured employee was assigned the task to take Kenworth water truck underground. While accessing the mine via the incline slope into the mine, the employee apparently lost control of the water truck and collided with the rib in the first turn in slope #1.

Blaster did work place exam. Blaster was standing on ground and had loaded 2 bottom holes. Blaster moved up to the next 2 holes when he was struck by a rock. The rock struck left side of hardhat, left hand, left thigh, left knee and left foot. Blaster received contusions to those areas and a laceration on the thigh. Restrictions and crutches were given.

After completing some grinding activities the employee states they felt some dust or material fall on their face when they raised up the face shield. Employee also wiped their forehead off to clear the dust. Eye wash was used to flush the eye but still felt like something was in their eye. Dr. observed a scratch but nothing in the eye and prescribed antibiotic.

Local customer slip and fell on an ice patch near the load out yard, which resulted in a break of left leg above ankle. The customer (owner/operator) stopped at a section of the yard with an ice puddle even though most of the yard was clear and dry. The driver was observed failing to recognize the ice patch. He reported knowing that he needed to use caution.

Employee strained his back from seat impact, and required follow up treatment. During the operation of a water truck, the employee had struck a parked vehicle.

The employee was sent out for preventative medical evaluation following a water truck incident, and was diagnosed with a back strain and issued restrictions. A water truck operator/trainee struck a parked vehicle while backing down a decline. The employee was a passenger/instructor in the truck during the operation/training on the water truck.

Employee stated he was taking the water truck down the intake slope using the air-brakes to verify braking. Brake overuse bled off the air; locking up the center-axle and wheels. This caused the truck to skid. The employee nosed the truck into the rib to stop. Per medical evaluation, the impact jarred the employee's lower back causing a lumbar strain.

Employee stated that he was backing the Cat 988H out of the heading with a bucket of muck, when the units rear wheel abruptly dropped through a pothole. The operator shared that he was sitting sideways as normal for his preferred method of vision. The abrupt floor changes and jostling affected the miners lower rt. back.

The employee stated that he was moving a portable fan with the scaler, and he knocked the jack off in the process. The employee shared that he was in the process of putting the jack back on when the tongue of the fan fell on his left foot. Medical evaluation revealed that the employee has 3 small fractures, and his left foot has been immobilized in a cast for healing.

A loader operator twisted his left ankle when dismounting the left rear steps of a Cat 988H wheel loader. There was loose rocks near the bottom area of the ladder that he potentially stepped on. The loader operator had gone to the cab for his lunch box for an early lunch break.

A screen panel was being replaced in a triple-deck screen by two mechanics. One mechanic was working inside the screen loosening the fasteners with a battery impact and ratchet wrench. While ratcheting, the mechanic felt and heard a pop in his right shoulder. A medical evaluation revealed a strained/sprained tendon, and the mechanic was placed on restricted duty for healing.

A mechanic was removing the hub, remaining blades, bearings, shaft, and belt sheave from a 72-in fan by hand. During the process of physically attempting to lift the assembly out of the fan, the mechanic strained his lumbar muscles.

Coarse material was loaded into a Cat 772 by a Cat 988, which caused the truck and operator to be shocked very hard. The truck operator was leaning forward on the steering wheel, and his seat pressure had been lower for road comfort. The shifting truck caused him to be slammed into the seat which hurt his upper back and made it hard for him to breath (thoracic strain).

A stuck pin was attempting to be dislodged during a rotary scaling head installation on an excavator/scaler. The former pin was being held to drive the new pin back out by an operator. When struck, the pin bounced back out, and struck the operator's right hand.

Employee was loading shot when stood up right knee popped out of place. Employee reported this is not the first time his knee went out, happened in previous employment. MRI done on 7/10/12 showed weak Patella, employee was given a brace and set up for physical therapy. Since incident employee has been able to work within his underground miner 1 classification.

A scrap return idler was physically being thrown into a roll-off dumpster by a miner. The idler rolled off the edge of the dumpster and struck another miner on the top of his right foot. The miner was wearing metatarsal shoes so the injury was limited bruising, swelling, and pain.

On 11/10/11, the mechanic was welding overhead on a roof bolter drill slide hose protector. Hot slag rolled onto his left hand and burned his middle finger. The mechanic applied first aid treatment at the time of the incident, but did not report the incident as he felt that it was a minor incident. The burn became infected/abscessed and required medical treatment on 11/22/11.

A conveyor transfer had plugged and spilled material around the tail section. The area was being cleaned up by the production crew utilizing manual labor and a mini skid-steer. A 3-ft section slip-lock PVC piping was attempted to be pulled from an elbow to provide add'l working room. Unfortunately, the pipe slip-joint connection was stronger than perceived by the miner.

The plant operator was carrying two 5-gal buckets of lube oil to a cone crusher lube system. The operator shared that he was not paying full attention to his travelway when he stepped in a vehicle rut and twisted his right knee. The operator completed his shift, requested medical treatment the following day. An MRI and follow up reviled a sprained ACL.

EE our Lab technician was removing sampling trays from the Gilson shaker. She did not have a firm grip on the tray and it came back towards the top of her right knee. The tray hit this area resulting in swelling and pain. She tried ice it but it was still swollen and it was hard to walk on.

During the preshift the foreman found a roof fall in the # 9 heading from 2+00 to 4+00. The fall measured 200' X 40' X 8'. There were 6' resin bolts used and the fall occurred at 8'.

HVAC contractor was applying caulk to the outer exhaust fan shield from a ladder. The ladder went out from under EE and his right index finger caught the sheet metal flashing around the fan shield. First aid was applied at the sign in room and his fellow employee drove EE to the Hospital where he received ten stitches and a referral to a hand physician.

Miner was working underground around station 45+00 (return slope), removing pics with saddle bar and 4 lb hammer, from ATM 105 mining equipment. Miner missed bar and hit left thumb with hammer.

Injured was scaling rock off of roof from bucket of bolter. Scale bar was leaning on leg when rock fell onto bar, striking his left knee.

The employee was pulling a water line with a Kawaski mule underground into crosscut #4. While operating, the employee looked over his left shoulder with his right arm through the steering wheel. The employee ran over an unseen rock in his travel path. The obstruction caused the steering wheel to turn sharply, pulling his right arm.

EE was setting up the robotic shotcrete machine in the travelway entry to apply shotcrete to the roof and ribs. After laying out the accelerator line to the area of the robot arm she was dazed by a blow to the back of her neck. She called out to co-worker who was about 70 feet away. They found her on one knee holding her hand on her head with horizontal abrasions on her neck.