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Employee was in the process of replacing panel when debris got in their eye.
During Mine Rescue Training of the use of a highline system, member injured right elbow while pulling on the rope.
Driller was picking up sample bags from drill holes and felt a pop in right hip.
Maintenance Tech was maneuvering a hoist pump into place when their left thumb got pinched between the housing and a hydraulic hose resulting in a laceration.
While working in drive cabinet, the workers hand contacted a sharp wire-tie, resulting in a cut requiring 3 stitches to the top of middle finger on left hand.
Operator was closing valve and felt back pain later that day.
Operator was performing a pre shift inspection. While looking up some dirt or dust came down and got in Right eye causing a scratched Cornea. Employee was given prescription medication and missed two shifts of work.
The employee ran into a door while trying to go through it hitting EE's face resulting in a chipped tooth.
Employee was getting into a confine space water tank when employee twisted and felt a pop in back followed by a little pain. IP was evaluated at a clinic and given restrictions, PT, and prescribed Lidocaine patches for pain.
Employee was removing an angle Iron brace when the weight shifted smashing the employees Left hand and fingers between a I beam. This resulted in lacerations to fingers requiring sutures as well as fractured fingers. Employee was given restricted work. Medication where prescribed as well
A mechanic was installing a new dump body on a haul truck. During the process, the dump body shifted downward, trapping the hand between the bed pin and the object detection box, puncturing the center of the employees left hand. The puncture was in the center of the mechanics hand, penetrating through the thickness of the hand.
Maintenance was removing a brake valve in the center joint on shovel 425. Employees lowered the valve down on the frame pedestal, and disconnected the come-along to adjust the rigging. While re-hooking the straps the valve fell to the ground. The hoses caused it to spring back, contacted the ladder below EE's feet. The sudden movement caused a strain to EE's right shoulder.
At approximately 2:30 pm the crew were in the process of tripping out the drill pipe, the removed rods were being placed in a rod basket, the driller helper placed a rod in the basket and in doing so the rod struck the end of the basket bouncing back toward the driller helper and caught the helper's hand between the end of the rod and the rod basket.
IP was working in the HG Mill moving a counter weight manually, the counter weight shifted unexpectedly and pinched the IP's right ring finger between the counterweight & its storage rack. This resulted in a small laceration requiring 3 stitches and the IP returning to work with restrictions.
IP initially reported aggravation of shoulder injury from 2011, upon learning that the claim could not be reopened, the IP reported having shoulder discomfort, which began approx. April of 2019, once the discomfort was reported to the company on 9/14/2020; a physician saw the employee, & prescribed restrictions, the employee has returned to work, under these restrictions.
Prior to start of shift on 9/9/20 IP was starting P198 in the North Employee Parking lot, upon exiting the cab of the truck and felt a sharp pain in back. IP refused to manage the injury through worker's compensation and went to personal physician. The IP's doctor did not feel the employee was able to return to work full duty.
Around 10:40 the employee felt knee pop and pain radiated to EE's heel while climbing up the back ladder of vehicle 5049. EE continued up the ladder to finish loading the truck with emulsion. EE climbed down the ladder and went to the cab to download shot data. EE worked around the shop and office. At 1:00 EE reported the injury and went to the doctor.
Operator entered cab of equipment, closing the door with the right hand and the door made contact with the left hand. Clinic confirmed no fracture. Diagnosed bruised tendon. Referral of three physical therapy treatments.
Employee states that employee strained shoulder while stepping from bottom rung of haul truck ladder to the ground. Employee further states employee was facing the ladder and maintaining 3 points of contact. Occ med placed employee on restricted duty for 4 days until MRI concluded no serious injury.
6/9/2019 temporary laborer was reaching over to lift an assay lab sample bag when they felt a pain in the back/shoulders. On 6/13/2019 they sought further medical treatment and was then placed on light duty by the physician
Employee was lifting materials out of service truck when employee felt a strain in lower back
While employee was washing glass bottles, a bottle slipped out of their hand breaking and causing a laceration to their left wrist.
EE was in the process of transporting piping for leach operations when they caught their left 2nd finger between pipe and back of loader. Initial clinic visit revealed no fracture and EE returned to full duties. On a follow-up visit on 5/1/19 the PA prescribed 2 physical therapy sessions when EE reported finger felt stiff.
Ee was sliding filter plates across a beam and pulled a muscle. Ultimately had surgery on 11/07/19 making this lost time.
Employee struck the back of left hand on a truck door causing an acute displaced facture in left hand.
IP reported on 3/20 that IP had been experiencing discomfort in lower back for the last several weeks while performing routine tasks in the lab. IP was seen by provider, prescribed physical therapy and given a list of restrictions. Restrictions will not be accommodated.
Employee was clearing a lime screw feeder to prepare it for a maintenance inspection. The employee identified the feeder was plugged and was attempting to clear the blockage. Dry lime burped out of the feeder (swirl box) while the employee was standing in close proximity. The employee sustained chemical burns to the face, neck, chest, abdomen and eyes.
IP was in the process of closing the service cage at the 4450 station. In that process, IP's left ring finger came into contact between the handle and latch. The injury resulted in a laceration which required sutures to close. IP is currently on restrictions.
Performing filter press trouble shooting and was bending down to walk under structure when at same time pry bar caught grating and then contacted nose and upper lip resulting in lacerations requiring sutures to close.
IP noticed air and water headers come down off the rib in a muck bay. IP decided to move the water line first by bending it back on itself and stuck the header into the ground. As the IP was in the process of retrieving the air line, the water line came dislodged and the valve turned on. The water line struck the IP's right forearm resulting in a fracture.
Employee was helping move a piece of 8" pipe when EE's pinky finger was pinched between the end of the pipe and a valve body. Employee received a laceration that took 7 sutures to close.
IP was mounting dozer and was pulling self up by the hand hold when EE felt a "pop" in EE's right elbow. MRI revealed partial thickness tear of radial bicep tendon. Cannot accommodate restrictions with regular tasks resulting in a lost day injury.
While the driller was cycling a core tube down, standing on the helper deck a 5' rod in the rod rack started to slide to the other end of the rod rack. The driller turned around and tried to stop the sliding rod when 2 other rods slid against the first one pinning the driller hand between the rod and rod rock causing lacerations to the left fingers.
Employee opens valve and gets debris in both eyes
EE was cleaning hydraulic fittings underneath a haul truck when ee lost balance and placed ee right hand out to catch self. In the process ee hand got caught between a hydraulic line and the truck frame. This resulted in a wrist and shoulder strain. When evaluated the EE was not released to return to work.
EE was removing engine doors from a CAT 16M Grader. Handed door down to another employee and felt pain in back.
While inserting a shim into a gap between a drill and a wrench, the employee pinched EE's thumb.
While employee was replacing a lock ring, it slipped and pinched left pinky finger.
EE was working on placing concrete and never noticed that EE's pants at the Knee level became saturated with concrete, resulting in concrete burns to EE's Left and Right Knees.
An employee was checking for air flow in the HVAC system of a CAT grader. EE reached into the fan housing while the fan was running and contacted it with EE's right thumb.
Driver just finished unloading lime and went to disconnect the product hose. The hose was not under pressure, and the driver was pulling on the hose to get it unhooked. Once the hose disconnected the coupler hit the driver in the upper jaw below the nose displacing driver's 2 front teeth.
In the process of lifting a sling the IE felt a "pop" in the stomach. During medical evaluation the IE was diagnosed with a hernia around the belly button. It has yet to be determined if surgery will be required. The IE was placed on light duty restrictions.
Two employees were lifting an estimated 100lb mini-power zone from the back of a flatbed truck. One of the employees hand slipped from its holding position, causing the edge of the mini-power zone to strike EE's right thigh. This resulted in a laceration to the employees right thigh which required 16 sutures.
Emp was assisting to put CAT988 loader cutting edges back on the forks that slid off and onto the ground. Emp was using right hand to push one of the cutting edges to straighten it out so the forklift could pick it up and felt 3 pops in right elbow. This event became restricted duty on 2/12/2018.
Technician was removing impellas from assembly, supported with lifting straps and forklift, while positioning for removal, weight shifted causing extremely sharp impellar fin to contact hand with leather work glove on cutting left ring finger
There was a sharp wire on the back side of a hose. Operator went to adjust the hose and did not identify the hazard resulting in the wire piercing the glove and cutting and tearing the skin.
While operating bolter UDR 053 at the face in the 4450-604 the operator went to egress from the bolter to change a bit. When descending the operator tripped and grabbed the handle of the door to catch the fall. The result was a dislocated right shoulder.
Employee stepped to gain access to a drill ladder and felt a pop in the right knee. Employee sought medical treatment and was given restrictions.
While preparing to change out a grease hose reel on a fuel/lube truck, the reel fell striking a lubricating technician's right hand pinky finger.
While an employee was lifting a coolant surge tank, weighing 120 lbs, a portion of the rigging broke, causing the load to fall three inches and pinching left thumb. This resulted in an injury that required 6 stiches.