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Employee was tracking plant then began changing screens. EE felt something in EE's left eye, flushed it out but it continued to bother EE. Supervisor took EE to Urgent Care where they flushed EE's eye and issued a prescription ointment.
Employee was removing debris from cutter in cutless area. When removing a large rock the rock shifted, smashing the employee's left middle finger. Employee was wearing gloves. Went to clinic for evaluation and received five stitches. Employee was also placed on restricted duty.
Employee was lifting up a 3/4 ton come-a-long to another employee when EE strained something in EE's neck and shoulder on EE's left side. Employee went to clinic on 11/10/2025 and was placed on restricted duty.
Became reportable on 7/28/25 when employee had hernia surgery. Employee was attempting to put return roller back into bracket by raising the roller with their legs. The roller then came out of the bracket on the right side and fell to the ground. The employee jerked their legs when the roller came out and they felt instant pain in the left groin area.
Employee was climbing the front ladder (drivers side) on the Terex 45 Haul Truck, company number 26.671401 when EE felt a pop in left knee.
Employee was pulling a 2" hose, 50' long to wash out sand from under the tail pulley on #14 belt. EE's back began to hurt after. On 12/06/24 it still hurt, and EE reported EE wanted to go to the doctor where EE was diagnosed with a lower back strain & placed on restricted duty.
Employee was removing & rolling up approximately 800 feet of 1 inch cable from starboard anchor winch when EE felt a pop in their right forearm; causing immediate pain to EE's forearm, bicep & shoulder. Employee was taken to clinic and placed on restricted duty.
Customer truck driver smashed their left thumb in the tailgate of their truck when cleaning off excess 57 gravel.
Employee was picking up a used liner off of the ground and turned and leaned forward to put it in the skid steer bucket and felt a sharp pain in chest.
Employee was descending off a conveyor while wearing fall protection and self-retracting lanyard. While descending the retractable whipped around striking the employee on the top of the head, causing a laceration to head that required four staples.
Employee was replacing screens on the shaker deck above the load out bins on the rock plant. While installing the new screen, the injured employee and another employee were lifting the screen into place when the injured employee felt a pop in the right upper bicep.
Employee was removing the holder for the laptop in loader #23.600668 when they cut their left hand on a sharp piece of material. Employee went to the clinic where they received three stitches.
The Employee parked the loader to work on bucket leveler. The employee grabbed the arm to the leveler and it broke off and employee fell back onto a rock.
Employee was changing the center deck screens on the Diester. While pulling the new screen into place the employee heard a pop in left elbow. Employee went to the doctor on 4/28/2022, X-Ray revealed no fracture or chip. No restrictions given. Employee went back to the doctor on 5/16/2022 for an MRI where employee was diagnosed with a torn bicep making this MSHA Reportable.
Employee was replacing 2 v-belts on a conveyor head pulley. As EE was turning the pulley to guide the 2nd belt on, the belt pinched EE's finger against the pulley.
Employee was shoveling rock off of powerscreen when employee felt pop in left shoulder. Went to doctor on 07/13/2021 and received a steroid injection making this a recordable injury.
Employee was moving an oxygen bottle and a defective cap cause employee to lose control of bottle, striking employee above the steel toe on right foot.
Employee was changing VSI shoes when a small piece of metal got embedded in right hand pointer finger knuckle. It was removed and released to full duty.
Employee was reaching into a job tool storage box for a tool and while pulling arm out EE caught right elbow on a sharp corner of an aluminum welding rod box cutting EE's elbow.
Employee was removing rollers from dozer undercarriage and sliver of steel fragmented off the rollers and embedded under skin of lower neck area.
Employee was taking a guard off for maintenance and the guard twisted and slipped out of employee's one hand and pinched the employee's finger
Employee overstretched self while exiting the dozer.
Employee was changing out a damaged motor that weighs approximate 40lbs and drives a pump, employee lost grip of motor and let it slip from hands causing it to land on employee's toes. In result employee has fracture/bruising of big toe.
Hanging ceiling material.
Employee was assisting with the removal of conveyor leg, the bottom portion had been cut through with a torch. They started to remove the upper section and the leg sprung forward, striking the employee on the hand.
Employee was getting in truck and closing door when the employee hit elbow on cab/door frame.
Employee was cleaning up a area of some 6x6 blocks and putting them in the bobcat bucket. EE lost one end of the block and pinched the pinky finger on the block underneath.
Moving a chunk of sand and hurt back
The employee was placing a new section of culvert pipe on a existing culvert pipe. While placing the new sleeve the edge of the new pipe cut the employee on tip of the hand on knuckles.
The employee was putting a return roller on the conveyor under impactor and felt a strain in hip/leg area.
A Miner was attempting to uncoil cable from a suspended spool, when it became disconnected from its rigging, striking the Miner. The Miner sustained neck and leg injuries
Employee reported jammed finger on 10/30/16 and refused medical attention. On 12/13/16 reported no further injury, but asked for medical attention. Conclusion on 12/13/16 was not work related (repetitive motion with 9 months employment). Employee went for follow up on 12/20 when it was determined possible ligament damage and would possibly be work related.
Employee was taken off back plate of screen and it fell on hand/wrist area.
The employee was dislodging a rock that was hung in a conveyor and a piece came back and struck above left eye above safety glasses.
Employee was opening door to Rotex screen, dust control piping broke and fell, striking employee in hard hat, then upper lip. Employee received 4 sutures to upper lip
The employee was in process of replacing a hydraulic cylinder on crusher and the cylinder slid down and caught his pinky finger. The employee received two stiches and some glue.
An employee tossed a bolt to a coworker, the bolt struck the coworker in the head causing two lacerations that required stitches.
The employee tossed an impact gun up to another employee on a platform and it came back down and he tried to catch it and cut his hand.
The employee was in the process of cleaning under the primary crusher using a John Deere 318 D skidsteer. While he was performing his work, a rock fell from above and struck him in his lower right leg.
The employee was assisting another employee to do a task, saw co-worker slip and fall, he tried to catch employee falling backwards off loader. The employee sustained a strained shoulder.
While changing crusher hammers the EE was setting down used blow bars on the ground and unhooking them from the boom truck. While standing on the ground and waiting for the next blow bar to be lowered the previous bar fell over hitting the EE's left shin above ankle.See Attached. EE notified company on 10/21/13 to see WC Dr.
EE was in the process of removing a tripod from the rear of his vehicle. While reaching in with his right arm to lift up,he felt a pop in his shoulder. At doctor visit the EE received a shot in the shoulder.
Employee was moving a portable walkway.
The employee was returning to his work truck and when he entered the cab of the truck, he felt pain in his lower left back.
The employee was in the process of changing a pressure relieve switch when it suddenly blew off. The reason why this occurred is because the employee failed to let off the hydraulic system resulting in the incident. The employee was hit in the right eye with hydraulic oil Sent to local ER for a complete eye washing and medication.
The EE was in the process of locking up site. He walked over to the pit area and had to close the sliding gate and lock it. While doing so the EE pinched his two fingers between two fixed pieces of metal causing a small cut on 2 fingers. The EE received stitches at the local hospital.
Unloading Screens out of a jon boat and the wind caught the screen.
Employee was putting panels on the back of the boat to work on rudders.
Picked up rollers off of the bank to carry down to the dock.