Tilden Mining Company L CMining Incidents in 2017

One employee in Tilden 2 Pellet Plant elevator for 65 minutes. Communications with employee at all times, no injuries. Elevator was stuck approximately 5 inches above landing. Elevator contractor Thyssen Krupp conducting investigation to determine root cause, upper limits and cold weather as probable causes. T2 Elevator is tagged out of service pending investigation and repair.

T2 Pellet Plant elevator stopped with one individual inside. Employee used gaitronics to call for assistance. Electricians were called to troubleshoot. Elevator service company was called. MSHA Hotline was called. Employee trapped insided elevator was able to open door and safely walk out of elevator after approximately 55 minutes. No injures or health effects were reported.

EE was injured while preparing S31 for moving from bottom of the Hematite Pit using the motivator. A cable crew was pulling slack and loops out of trailing cable. The trailing cable became taut contacting the ee causing a fall that resulted in injuries. The ee was transported to a hospital for evaluation and treatment of injuries, and later hospitalized resulting in Lost Time.

Employee was scraping out buildup in 28D-1 chute when felt a pop in shoulder. Employee seen by nurse. Employee returned back to work. Continued medical surveillance. Surgery to shoulder on 1-24-18.

IP was in process of completing a delivery to customer site. Foot became tangled in rope between wheel chocks causing IP to fall. IP place arms out to break fall and when landed caused fracture of the bone.

Scraper Operator was operating scraper and didn't report an exhaust leak. Exhaust leak was fixed as soon as mechanic was aware of the problem and the machine was back in service before the end of the day. Employee went to the hospital at the end of shift.

Tripper Operator was attempting to dislodge a chunk in tripper for maintenance inspection, when reports felt something pop in shoulder, chest area. Operator was seen by nurse. Operator returned to work. Placed on restrictions on 1-23-18.

Employee was removing a lauder when the lauder came down pinching the employee's left index finger between the grating and the lauder. Evaluated by nurse and taken to ER. Laceration stitched. Bone fracture identified. EE taken off work. Referral to orthopedics.

Employee was operating a loader when operator stated the loader bucket hit something hard, jarring the operator. Employee was seen by on-site nurse and told nurse that the pain ee feels is related to older back problems from 2009 and 2011. Taken off work for 3 days then returned with restrictions.

EE participated in several consecutive shifts of manual labor (bucket brigade) requiring repetitive motion. Employee picked up plastic pail containing scraps (approx. 10lbs). EE states felt a pop in right shoulder and experienced immediate pain down the outside of upper arm. Employee was evaluated by two EMTs, and then transported to Bell for further evaluation. Restricted duty.

Mechanic reported lifting a battery(about 30#)out of a loader and felt ""pop"" in right shoulder. Mechanic initially declined medical assessment, but later provided conservative care instructions. After a follow up assessment, restrictions were ordered on 1-30-17. Mechanic reports having removed numerous batteries recently. X-ray report showed multiple chronic changes.

Employee was installing sheeting and hit elbow on a stud on a scaffold head while pulling a piece of sheeting. No pain at the time of incident but three days later it became swollen and very painful.

While the operator was ripping with a track dozer the operator states experienced some back pain while performing this task. Operator did not want to be seen by EMT and continued working. Employee still had back pain 3 days later and was seen by NP. Diagnosed with back strain. Treated conservatively.

Alleged: employee next shift stated to nurse, EE's back is sore, that EE lifted a box of bolts the previous day. No report was made to management on date of alleged claim. Employee has long-standing documented physical health matters.

Mechanic sustained injury to fingers while up righting CAT #4306 electric pallet lift when hand contacted a pinch point. Employee was evaluated by site responder and nurse. Employee was brought to healthcare facility for further evaluation and treated for finger tip fracture. Safety department initiated investigation into the incident with support from the department.

EE was using a hand held grinder with a cut off wheel to make modifications to a conveyer belt guard when ee lost control of the grinder striking right leg just above the knee causing a laceration. Taken to local emergency room. 6 stitches required to close laceration. Returned to work with restrictions.

EE was moving impact rollers from a pallet to a storage rack when one of the rollers moved rolling on top of left hand. EE pulled EE's hand out and felt a pop and pain in the wrist. Evaluated by physician and returned to work with restrictions.

EE reports exiting cab of cable truck when experienced right knee pain. EE claims traction soles on protective footwear may have caught on step tread causing stress to knee while turning. After conservative treatment, follow up evaluation was performed where restrictions were ordered on 2-2-17.

**Alleged* * On 10-9-17 at end of shift, ee reported an injury occurred on 10-3-17. EE claims striking left shin on piece of steel pipe causing an abrasion. EE worked remainder of shift, two more shifts, and had long weekend off. At the end of first shift back (10-9-17) ee reported injury. EE advised management the following morning (10-10-17) EE received treatment in the ER.

While operating the primary mill overhead crane employee sustained debris in eye. Eye flushed by nurse. Sent to eye doctor for foreign body removal. Prescription for eye drops given.

Employee was inside LN12 primary mill performing lining. After moving a rock out of the way, employee stood back up and when doing so contacted a small shard of steel on the duckbill of the liner handler with forearm resulting in a laceration. Employee was seen by nurse and later received sutures at local hospital. Employee returned to work following treatment.

Employee was grinding on steel and felt something was in employee's right eye. There was debris falling from above. Employee did not report this until the next day.

Warehouse ee was cutting cardboard, at end of shift, with a box cutter so cardboard would fit into compactor when blade of box cutter contacted employees hand resulting in a cut. Employee was taken to UP Health System Bell for medical care. Employee received seven stitches. Employee was returned to work with no restrictions. Gloves were not worn, at time of incident.

While an employee was loosening house bolt on S33 with an impact, some debris got into eye. EE tried to flush debris from eye on site. EE was brought to the hospital where a foreign body was remove from eye and employee returned to work. Safety glasses were being worn at the time of the incident. Prescription eye medication ordered.

Alleged: EE stated on next shift that EE got something in eye when needle scaling the previous shift. States self flushed and was wearing safety glasses and face shield at time of event. On 4-20-17, EE was evaluated in the ED and given rx medication for eye.

While conducting industrial hygiene duties at the Tilden Concentrator, employee reported stumbling and falling forward landing on right hand. A minor injury was sustained, but employee did not seek medical attention. Employee continued to have a problem with the finger and was later evaluated. On 08/24/17, employee underwent surgery and was back to work the next day.

Employee operating #4267 forklift on Tilden 2 fan floor level with tines lowered when left tine caught the top of a floor launder channel causing the forklift to stop suddenly. Employee was seen by on-site nurse practitioner. Employee returned to work. EE developed neck pain after the incident and was eventually prescribed PT. EE complete 2nd session of PT on 05-04-2017.