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Changing a drill bit, employee pinched finger between bushing and lip on drill mast requiring sutures on EE's right middle finger tip.

Employee pinched their right pinky finger between two bars requiring 4 stitches.

Employee was lifting a suction plate when a hook slipped off the plate and struck the employee in the mouth. On 8/19/24 the employee had mouth and loose teeth evaluated where xray confirmed a fractured alveolar. Teeth were braced for stabilization, and employee will need a root canal and crown in a few weeks.

Light Vehicle technician was team lifting while installing a tire. The other technician pushed too hard and the tire slipped resulting in the tire falling onto the technician's foot.

Employee was standing on 2nd step of a 4 rung step ladder performing a maintenance task under haul truck when they fell, resulting in the pipe they were holding to fall onto their hand. The employee had hand surgery on 12/22/2023.

Tire technician was installing a lock ring on a loader tire when they pinched their finger between the wheel and the ring causing a laceration that required 4 sutures.

Technician was installing a ripper shank. When EE pulled it in to place the pin, EE's right hand pinky finger was caught in and between the hole and the pin.

Employee was changing a tire when the flange fell on EE causing a fracture to EE's right ankle.

Warehouse technician was moving a part and failed to use proper 2 person lifting technique. They pinched their finger, causing a laceration and fracture that required stitches on the fingertip of their left ring finger.

Supervisor lifted a garbage can of used hoses. When they flipped it over to dump it, they felt pain in their bicep. They had an MRI a week later and a rupture was identified. On 1/9/23 the incident became reportable medical treatment when the employee had an outpatient procedure to fix the bicep.

While technicians were attempting to clear the plugged chute for FE003 they had set the 25 lb. jack hammer to the side while shoveling material. The jack hammer began to teeter off the edge of the chute opening and a technician tried to catch it before it fell but the bit swung up and struck EE's right cheek causing small laceration.

Working in bed yard, switching haul beds on haul truck. The last pin was being removed from the bed. When the pin finally released, the bed dropped. It was attached to a crane to prevent this but still dropped. EE's finger was smashed under the bed.

Employee was picking up trash after a maintenance job and lacerated their hand on a crushed used air filter requiring a few sutures.

While analyzing total copper in ore sample the dry dirt off the hot plate popped up and struck employees eye.

While placing chock under tire, employee felt bicep muscle pain.

Employee was spraying mud with high pressure hose when water sprayed back in face causing debris to get in eye. EE was wearing safety glasses. Employee had eye irrigated at ER to remove FB and was given an eye drop antibiotic to use for one day.

While putting a belt on a pump sheave, middle finger got caught between the belt and sheave.

Removing high tension spring, pulled hook through finger; required a couple stitches. Back to work same day.

While lowering a 336F final drive to the ground with a crane the technician reached out to grab it and it tipped pinching the tip/pad of the left ring finger off.

Employee was lifting 8" pipe when EE felt sudden severe stomachache and burning in the abdomen area.

Employee was turning a valve and shoulder popped. Employee treated conservatively with physical therapy for 6 months at full duty/no restrictions but then decided employee wanted to opt for surgery for possible better results.

Employee had slipped on some ice knocking off the safety glasses. Employee picked up safety glasses and didn't clean them off. Debris got in the right eye causing irritation 5 hours later employee couldn't see out of the right eye.

Orally blew electrical connection out. Corrosion entered under safety glasses and into the eye.

Employee was helping contractor unload GET (loader teeth) from the back of a Service Truck. Employee had unloaded 4 teeth successfully. The box normally held 5 teeth. Employee had 3 points of contact but when reaching for the box to pull it forward due to it being empty lost balance due to the little weight and fell off of service truck.

Employee and a coworker were disposing of rollers from a conveyor belt. Roller slipped off of hitch and fell on employee's right foot.

The Mill Operator attempted to pull the chain away from the magnet not knowing that if the dart is moved out of sight of the ultra-sonic cone and the target the dart would drop and the operator had right hand in the pinch point and amputation of two fingers.

During routine drilling operations the driller helper was adding a quill rod. There was slack in the cable which lifts the rods and when the helper moved it the rod slipped and caught their finger between the drill rod and the drill head.

While cleaning up at drill and shovel yard, employee was moving a 40 lb bushing and dropped it. Employee had one finger trapped under bushing when it contacted the concrete. Right middle finger was hit by the bushing causing a cut and swelling.

Employee started a new job that week working on the Lube Truck. Employee noticed that their legs were really tired on Friday. The next day the left knee started hurting but was manageable on 03/06/2018 employee could barely walk with hurt knee.

Employee was mounting Haul Truck and felt a pain in left shoulder.

After doing a pre-op inspection of HTK 262 operator went to pick up chock blocks and sprained their back.

Mill Operator was closing a drain valve and back popped a few times.

While lifting a pothead out of a coffin box, employee felt a pop in the back.

Employee was pulling out cable dip stick on excavator and frayed wire impaled left index finger

Assisting co-worker lift 90-100 pound viscometer, at end of shift while driving home had shooting pain down right arm.

While climbing ladder of haul truck, employee felt a "twinge" in left shoulder.

While lifting the lid of the Boyd to crush samples, the lid got stuck and employee was trying to get the lid loose. Employee reported a tweak in lower back.

Injured employee was mounting dozer and strained right shoulder. Employee was prescribed modified duty.

Removing wing shroud on Letourneau L1850 and a small metal fragment broke off and struck him in the neck. This was originally classified as 1st aid because the doctor said leave it in it will heal fine and put a band aid on it. We encouraged the employee to seek a second opinion, he did and the metal was removed February 4, 2016, elevating the incident to a lost time injury.

While pulling sample, the sample catcher was bound up and employee pulled back. Incident was reported to supervisor at end of shift, but no further evaluation was requested or mentioned until the employee went to ER on days off. He had reported to work the following day on 12-9-15.

Employee was removing belly pan. Some bolts were stuck so he got underneath to try and break them free. The welds on some other bolt brackets broke and the belly pan fell on the employee fracturing his collar bone.

While moving cable spool weighting ~ 75lbs to storage, grip slipped and compensated hurting back.

2 employees were working on an attachment to a skid steer. The attachment was removed from the bucket and set on 4X4's. A 3rd employee came to help and after one end of the attachment slipped off of the 4X4 the 3rd employee tried to reposition the 4X4 as the 1st employee slid the attachment back on the boards and this smashed the employee's fingers between the 4X4 and attachment.

Crew was pumping cement and employee bent over to pick up cement bags and the hose transferring cement split causing cement to spray in his face.

Employee was dismounting a haul truck via the boarding ladder and suffered an injury to his right elbow.

Employee was opening the passenger door on a haul truck and strained his lower back. He was in the wrong position to open the door. Employee delayed seeking medical attention until 2/24/15 and was prescribed restricted work.

Employee's left forefinger was crushed by a piece of steel plate.

Shovel mechanics was installing a retract rope on electric shovel when rope popped out of sheave (Green horn) and contacted his left foot and ankle causing injury. EE was taken to local hospital for evaluation and released on light duty.

Mechanic and coworker were unloading a utility box from the rear of the service truck and hit back of his knee on trailer hitch causing knee to dislocate. Employee initially refused medical treatment until 11/10/2014 when he was evaluated by the local hospital and placed on restricted duty.

Weather conditions caused a stoppage of work with lightning and rain, on the stoppage and nature of the close lightning the employee was attempting to gather equipment up before proceeding down off the structure and struck the back of the right hand into a pipe support bracket.