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The employee was placing a ladder against a chute, when dirt/debris fell onto employee's face and into EE's right eye. The employee rubbed EE's right eye causing irritation.
Crane Operator was preparing the rig to be strapped to the truss. They placed a shackle on top of the metal beam to position themselves for rigging. The shackle off the beam and fell approximately four feet, striking the employee on the back of right index finger.
Employee was lifting a desk with other employees into the back of a pick-up truck. When the employee bent down to lift and stood up, EE felt pain in EE's back and down EE's right leg.
Employee was attempting to open the back door of a UTV, and the front seat passengers opened their door to assist. Employee was able to get their door open before front passenger exited the UTV and placed their hand on the door jam. During this time the front seat passenger closed their door and smashed employees' thumb in door.
Employee was shoveling carryback material from under a conveyor belt tail area and felt pain in lumbar spine.
Employee was taking apart a 3-inch hose and the camlock struck EE in the lower lip, causing a laceration.
Employee was transporting a part (Core) by forklift when the part fell off the pallet during transport. The employee smashed their left hand between the part and pallet while lifting the part back onto the pallet.
Employees were lifting a piece of ductwork into place to align the flanges to mark the holes, the ductwork pipe shifted pinching employees' thumb between the flanges resulting in a Laceration/Avulsion.
Employee was tightening lugs on tire when employee set impact gun down and smashed left pinky finger between rim of tire and impact.
Employee was lifting a 300lb propane gun with two other employees when EE felt a pain in the shoulder. EE worked through the remainder of the shift thinking the pain would subside, and when it hadn't, EE reported the incident to supervisor at the start of the shift the next day.
Employee aggravated a pre-existing lumbar injury when shoveling thick mud from under the 2260 Tripper Car that is located at the Secondary Plant.
Employee was stepping down from the Lube Truck and felt an uncomfortable sensation in EE's right calf. EE then had swelling and reduced range of motion in EE's calf. Upon follow up with occ med provider, employee was provided a rigid brace and restricted from climbing ladders and stairs.
While performing a PM on Haul Truck 38, the employee was removing a sump screen when EE felt a "pop" in their left shoulder. EE stopped work and contacted the supervisor.
Employee was loosening valve, Strained back and received restrictions.
At the beginning of shift the operator noticed the dome light cover was off and could tell the dome light was burned out. The operator applied slight pressure to remove the old bulb when the bulb shattered, cutting right middle finger. Operator was assessed by Rescue and taken to the clinic by Safety where the operator received 5 stitches.
Employee was mixing chemicals in the SX Lab, when they got (ammonium biflouride) granules in their right eye. Employee was wearing their safety goggles at the time of incident.
Employee was lifting guard to align keeper pins when it shifted and pinched EE's finger between the guard and shank.
12/19/23 employee was reaching back to adjust their seatbelt when leaving the dump and their hand hit the stem, causing the ear plug to jam into the left ear. 12/26/23 employee was seen by occupational medicine for follow up and given restrictions.
Working in the EW tank house pulling shorts, when EE began to feel EE's face and neck burn and itch.
Putting the product hoses away after delivering red diesel, the employee felt a pinch in their lower back. Resalting in the driver going to a chiropractor following the injury.
During the operator's break at Rader Tie down, the employee stepped out to clean the mirrors on HT44 and the door closed on their left hand, smashing their index and middle finger. This incident resulted in fractures to both fingers.
Helper was in the process of cutting the bands off core boxes. Helper put the knife back in a pocket without closing it. Helper reached back into the pocket for the knife, in doing so, cut middle finger on left hand. *Note: this was just a Medical Treatment case, with no lost days or away from work.
After doing clean up with a shovel in the COS Tunnel on 8/12/23, the employee felt pain in their back. EE did not report it to the supervisor. On 8/14/23, EE reported this to the new area supervisor. The employee was then scheduled to see the provider and received restrictions.
Drill Helper was hit on the upper lip, causing a laceration about 2 cm long and knocking the left front tooth loose as the Drill Helper was attempting to empty the last remaining section of core from the tube.
Employee was closing the dividing wall in a conference room. They attempted to push it an additional 4 inches to the rubber bumper. At this point the employee kneeled to push against the wall. They then felt a sharp sting and pain in their right foot after pushing the wall. Employee must wear a Cam boot as result of incident.
Employee was tasked to collect samples from the sample port at the south end of the PLS Tank. The employee crossed over a 24 HDPE pipe to get to the sample port. After retrieving the sample, EE crossed back over the pipe, and felt a pop and pain in the left knee.
Employee smashed their first digit of the right hand when EE was in the haul truck driver seat and reached over the buddy seat, pulling the passenger door closed.
EE was putting away parts in the connex, as EE went to close the door, EE smashed right hand which resulted in the smashing of the right-hand middle finger. EE came inside and immediately reported the incident.
While releasing the park brake, the switch came back and hit operator in the palm, causing pain to right hand and wrist.
While the employee was raising boarding ladder of the Haul Truck, the employee had back turned away from the ladder as it was being raised. Left wrist was caught in pinch point when ladder reached the full upright position.
When reaching back to set the parking brake lever on Haul Truck, the employee stated they felt pain and stinging in right arm. Employee received restrictions 11/4/22.
Employee was attempting to reposition cathode on strongback. Cathode fell smashing left middle finger between cathode and discharge chain severing the tip.
Due to a BO valve that over rotated past the open and close "stops" created a strike point between the valve and the upright pipeline support for the fuel line. The employee's middle right finger was smashed, resulting in a fracture.
The employee was rolling up hose reel 10wt on lube truck 09. When the hose got to the end of rolling up, it spun out of EE's hand control and struck the right side of EE's face. The coupling on the end of the hose hit the employee's cheek bone area of the face. The employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee was walking down the stairs of Haul Truck, when EE felt a pop in the left knee.
While operator was changing between equipment, the employee's right eye began to feel irritated. EE was seen by Rescue and sent to ER for further evaluation. The operator received prescription treatment.
When employee was getting back into their equipment (Dozer 14), the tip of the right index finger was smashed in the cab door, resulting in stitches.
Individual was working on laying out 30 foot sections of drill pipe onto the pipe handling table. Individual caught EE's hand between the drill pipe and fixed drill rod slide, that resulted in a fracture to the index and middle finger (no lacerations).
Miner was unloading the top piece of a 2 piece bypass wedge from the bed of a pickup. In doing so the wedge slid down the plastic protective cover of tailgate, and miner tried to catch the piece from falling which resulted in left hand caught between wedge and the ground. Causing a fracture to the left ring finger and lacerations to two fingers.
Employee was assigned to shovel and pull drip. At the end of shift the employee noticed tightness in EE's right arm. When employee arrived home, the employee noticed swelling in the right forearm area. Employee went to the ER and was told that the swelling was from a possible busted blood vessel from the over use of the arm.
Employee was pushing cathode sheet to the discard bin when EE felt a tightness in lower back.
Employee received friction burns by a rope on the interior of left hand when employee grabbed a moving rope to slow the shovel cable lowering from the pole bridges at Shovel 1.
While two employees were installing an A/C belt on Haul Truck 25, the a/c compressor fell and hit the employee in the back between the shoulder blades. This resulted in a back contusion.
Employee smashed finger while handling a snubber pin. The mechanic threw the 50lb pin onto the dipper and it started to roll back. The mechanic tried to catch the pin but as it fell and hit the service truck bed, it smashed finger. The incident resulted in a fractured right index finger.
While employee was closing the window to a 994 Loader the employee's finger was caught between the window handle and a mounting bracket for a dispatch screen.
Employee was pulling a twisted power cable for the #4 shovel on the 4400 level. Employee had both hands on the hot stick, when the cable twisted two of the employee's right fingers came off the handle causing pain.
Two employees were attempting to lift a crusher lube pump from the back of a pickup. The employee lost grip on the pump due to oil on the pump and EE's gloves. This caused the pump to fall and smash the employee's finger between the coupling of the pump and the tailgate of the pump. The tip of finger was fractured and two stitches were provided to close the laceration.
While attempting to hook up a Grinch Winch on the back of a Polaris Ranger, the employee experienced pain in the lower back.
Employee strained lower back while throwing a bag of ice onto the drill deck.
While employee was reeling in hose from water truck, the employee smashed the tip of EE's right thumb between the hose reel handle and the hose locking mechanism, resulting in re-embedding of the nail.