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Employee tripped while trying to replace one of the sorting screens within the plant and fell on a sheered edge of a doorway

Employee Strained EE's back while using a filter wrench to change a fuel filter

Employee experienced muscle strain in upper forearm/elbow from repetitive use. Employee does not recall any one indecent/accident and feels the strain is from repetitive use of shovel and lifting.

Employee reports muscle spasms in lower back due to repetitive use of shoveling and bending, employee diagnosed with strain.

Employee was cutting belting with a utility knife. The blade became hung up on the belt clips causing the knife to skip and make contact with the employees L lower forearm causing a laceration requiring sutures.

Employee was driving lube truck and hit a rut in the road causing the seat spring to bounce. Employee was wearing hard hat and hit hard hat on the roof of the cab causing a neck strain. X-Ray negative.

Employee was descending haul truck ladder steps. Employee miss judged placement of foot to ground and rolled left ankle as they stepped down to the ground causing a strain/sprain and abrasion of Left wrist palm side. X-Rays negative for fracture. Ground conditions dry, solid and smooth. Employee returned to work with restrictions.

Employee was unloading wooden pallets from F-150 truck bed. Employee stepped back with pallet in hands and stepped on another pallet causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall backwards catching self with EE's R hand causing a fracture to EE's R forearm requiring a cast.

Two shop mechanics were working on placing a rod end pin into excavator cylinder while replacing new stick cylinder. 1st mechanic was approximately halfway down an A frame 6' ladder when the cylinder fell striking the mechanic in EE's upper chest causing a contusion. Mechanic did not seek medical attention until 02/19/2025.

Miner was operating haul truck at the dump site and hit a pothole on the left-hand side of the truck causing the truck to rock to the left side. Miner states that they were wearing their seat belt. Miner did not go in for medical treatment until 12/13/2024 as their neck was still stiff. Miner sustained a neck strain and spasm.

Employee was installing return roller with assistance from second employee. EE was supporting weight of roller and belt on EE's back in attempt to put into place. EE did not report the injury when it occurred. EE sought medical care under EE's private insurance on 11/06. Employer has instructed EE to obtain medical paperwork through LNI before returning to work.

Lower back strain caused by lifting 50 pound bags of aggregate.

Employee was cutting plywood with a 7-1/4" Circular Saw when their left hand was placed too close to the operating saw. The blade struck their left hand pinkie finger severing the tip of the finger just past the last knuckle closest to the finer nail.

Employee was loading two metal sawhorses, located in the boneyard, onto forklift forks. The ground was muddy. The first metal sawhorse fell back onto the second metal sawhorse pinching the employee's L 5th finger causing a contusion and fracture of EE's pinky finger.

EE WAS SETTING TIMING ON THE SCREEN DECK SHAKER WHEELS. EE PUSHED ON A WRENCH TO MOVE THE WHEEL INTO TIME AND EE'S SHOULDER STARTED HURTING VERY BADLY SO EE STOPPED PUSHING.

Hit foot with sledgehammer.

Employee was inserting metal pin into a wear part on a bucket for a hydraulic excavator. Employee struck thumb with hammer.

Two miners working together, loader operator was dumping shot rock on to the pile and a small rock shot out and hit the excavator operator in the face. The miner received a small laceration to the jawbone. Miner is alright and no medical or first aid provided.

Miner was removing clamp rails to do screen change on screen deck. While removing one of the clamp rails, the clamp rail the miner was attemping to remove was stuck. Miner pulled harder and the rail came loose and hit the miner in the face. Miner received a contusion from the incident.

Miner was helping the fill drill holes with material to prep for the blast. EE was carrying buckets of material that were half to three quarters full to dump into the drill holes. EE noticed a pop in the left shoulder and didn't think anything of it at first. The next day EE felt pain in the shoulder. Strain to shoulder area.

Miner was operating 980H loader in the rip rap area and the constant bouncing around in the small area moving rip rap rock (1/2 man to 2 man size rock). Miner pulled/strained a muscle in miner's back.

Miner was rebuilding a guard on our VSI plant. They were using a grinder to cut a weld to remove a section of the guard to repair when the grinder they were using skipped of the weld and hit them in the thigh. It cut lower thigh about 3/4" deep by about 4cm in length. It require 5 stitches and the miner went back to work the same day. No impairment or future damage.

The fines box on the jaw crusher was plugged with rocks. EE was digging out the rocks and cleaning up the cat walk. EE stepped on a rock on the catwalk and rolled an ankle which broke their foot.

EE was working under a 769C haul truck on the driveline. EE went to get out from under it and when EE went to stand EE couldn't hold EE's own weight. EE was able to get to EE's service truck and call for help. EE was driven to the ER to be checked out. The doctor believes EE has potential nerve damage or it may be sciatica.

Miner was welding mesh on a guard when the 4x8 material stacker had a 4x8 rock fall and hit EE's welding helmet then EE's head, knocking off EE's welding helmet. EE has a 3/4" laceration to the top of the head.

Employee was dismounting the drill at the Kapowsin Quarry. EE used the first few steps and then hopped to the ground from the last step. As EE landed EE felt a sharp pain in back. EE looks to have strained back.

Putting new bucket tooth on loader and tooth fell from bucket onto right foot. Miner was wearing steel toe boots, but it just missed the steel toe part. The tooth fell from about 12" above the miner's foot. Large contusion and swelling. Time off to heal is the only requirement by the doctors so far.

Miner was strapping down a conveyor section on a flatbed trailer. As they were descending, foot slipped and they went to reach for a bar that was upright in one of the saddle strap holes. The bar slipped out of the hole and the miner fell to the ground below. The miner sustained impact injuries to right shoulder and hip. Miner was taken to the hospital for evaluation.

Cut by grinder

Operator was moving the manlift basket up to do maintenance on the gator screen shoot. As ee was going up, ee didn't see the 2ft long by 1ft wide metal slanted roof. EE hand was on the railing of the manlift basket when ee hand became pinched between the metal and the rail. EE pulled hand out causing the laceration. EE was brought to the walk-in clinic and treated for injury.

Scalehouse operator had a stroke while doing routine job activities.

Loader driver drove over a large dip in ground, front of loader pointed downward, at same time tilting bucket up and down to shake remaining material out, lower edge of bucket stabbed the ground, bringing it to an immediate stop. Driver hit head on the windshield. No damage to loader. Driver had headache; slight bruise on forehead, no cut, no swelling.

Employee was removing conveyor belt from a radial stacker; as ee tossed a section away from the unit, ee felt a pain in neck as if something went out.

Working on a heavy hydraulic cylinder and when ee tried to rotate it the cylinder slipped towards ee legs so ee grabbed it and a jagged edge pinched ee fingers against the steel on the main equipment.

Operator driving between our 2 mines. As oncoming truck approached, EE slowed & moved to the side of road. Edge of road gave way under the wheels. Truck slid down short dropoff, turned on its side. Employee was wearing seat belt. Very minor damage to the truck. Employee had a sore neck. Was driven to a clinic. Dr performed no medical treatment. Recommended physical therapy.

Employee was using a hammer to wedges in at a new tunnel being built. EE missed the wedge and struck left thumb, resulting in swelling and tenderness.

Employee who had been working in the shop the previous day, noticed pain in one eye that night. EE went to the clinic the next morning where a doctor removed a small particle (unknown substance) from left eye. Employee had been wearing safety glasses while working in the shop.

As ee was walking toward servicing vehicle, the employee stepped on a 3" rock on the ground and twisted knee.

Large haul truck tire being serviced by an outside contractor, which had been standing upright on ground, tipped over against an employee, pushing EE against the tire servicing truck.

Lab employee was helping slide a mechanical shaker back into place after being repaired. The shaker fell to one side and hit the top of the employee's foot as it fell to the floor. Metatarsal bone was broken.

A contract truck driver, not an employee, did not pull far enough forward on the truck scale where EE was supposed to park to get EE's scalehouse ticket at the scalehouse window. As EE was walking back to EE's truck after getting EE's ticket, EE fell into an opening between the scale and the scalehouse.

EE was operating the primary crusher and noticed a large steel wheel coming through the feeder. He stopped and locked out the crusher, put on a harness and climbed into the feeder. While removing the steel wheel, he felt what he described as an electrical shock from the lower back to the base of his neck. He restarted the crusher and informed his supervisor of the injury.

Visitor truck driver fell and hit his head on the ground as he was loading his truck, which had broken down, onto a trailer for removal from the site. He grabbed part of the trailer as he stepped down for support, but his arm was weak and he fell to the ground, hitting the back of his head, which caused some bleeding. Received four staples in his head at the nearest ER.

EE was working on a rock box on a conveyor and remained on the catwalk afterward to make sure everything was working properly. A rock bounced on the nearby handrail and hit him in the knee and thigh.

Unknown. Employee found on ground; had hit his head on the ground. Appeared stunned and had no knowledge of why he fell. Could not remember falling. Had a bump on his head and a headache. Walked with help of a coworker to a vehicle for transport to hospital ER.

After refueling the D6 dozer, employee slipped on the tracks as he was climbing down. The tracks were wet from rain.

The employee was assisting with changing screens on a portable screen plant. Two employees were handling one screen panel weighing approximately 50 pounds when one employee felt pain in lower abdomen. Employee was sent to physician for a check and was diagnosed with an Inguinal Hernia. Consultation with a general surgeon was scheduled and he returned to work on restricted duty.

Employee was changing screens on a screen plant when he bumped his left leg on the corner of a screen panel. The employee continued working because he had no pain or injury from the bump. One week later, on 5/27/2014, the injury was reported to us after a weekend visit to the doctor for pain and swelling on the left leg where it was bumped.

Sledgehammer came out of nearby employee's hands, struck an object, which changed its direction. It came around toward the other employee. The wood handle barely hit his head. He received three stitches from the closest clinic for a small cut.

Employee on a step ladder removing a light fixture fell from height of 16 inches and his hand struck a metal container. Debris fell toward him startling him and he pulled back. Swelling, TTP right wrist.