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Employee struck knee on a pipe bracket while moving a ladder.
While a miner was closing a haul truck door, they pinched their thumb. They received first aid on site and transported to the hospital for further treatment where they received 3 stitches to their finger.
While an employee was laying on their back installing pusher bolts onto a steering cylinder pin, they experienced lower back pain. The employee was taken to the hospital the following shift for worsened pain and given medication and time away from work.
After kneeling down while performing maintenance work on a conveyor belt, employee experienced knee swelling.
While employee was attempting to open a stuck valve, they felt a pop in their neck. Employee did not seek treatment until the following morning after having worsened pain. They were prescribed medication and time away from work.
While washing a glass beaker in the lab, the beaker broke and cut the employee's hand.
While miner was disposing of hydraulic buckets, the handle broke off leaving a laceration on the miner's finger. The miner was transported to the hospital and received 3 stitches.
While employee was attempting to pick up wheel chocks, they felt a pop in their wrist. Employee was given first aid by security and was seen at occupational medicine days later for continued pain. Employee was prescribed a splint and work restrictions resulting in days away from work.
While attempting to change the blade on a reciprocating saw, the employee's left index finger and thumb were pinched. The resulting laceration required stitches.
Operator felt pain in their lower back while shoveling material on to a conveyor.
Miner was handling a bundle of ground support bolts and stepped on a rock awkwardly, resulting in them falling to the ground. Miner was evaluated at medical center, lost one day due to pain in their knee, no restricted duty.
Employee pulled a case out of back of truck with one hand, set it down on ground and felt pain in shoulder. The employee didn't pursue treatment until a week later and was evaluated at medical center where lifting restrictions were applied starting 12/3/24.
While placing their tool bag in the back of the pickup truck, electrician twisted and experienced pain in their lower back. Employee was evaluated at occupational medicine clinic, prescribed time off and then restrictions.
A section of ventilation tube shifted while removing it, the employee's finger slipped into one of the mounting D-rings which pinched it as the tube slipped. This resulted in the loss of the tip of their right-hand index finger.
While assisting in handling a VFD module the employee felt discomfort in their back after the module was tilted.
Employee was moving an empty 55 gallon barrel that was being used to collect material being cleaned up in the mill when they felt a muscle pull in their groin area.
An employee was helping lift a junction box in muck bay 22 when they felt pain in their right shoulder. The employee felt okay at the time, but then later in the day sought additional medical treatment. After being evaluated and given ice by security, they were sent to the local hospital for further evaluation.
Employee was removing rock from travelway and experienced shoulder pain. Employee was diagnosed with a shoulder strain, prescribed medication and provided with a shoulder sling.
Employee developed a sharp pain in their abdominal area while shoveling snow. The employee had an existing medical restriction not to lift over 20 pounds.
A geologist was inspecting core samples and when they moved one stack of boxes off a pallet they felt an abdominal pull. The geologist received lifting/pulling/pushing restrictions.
Employee lifted a bag of ore weighing less than 5 pounds. While putting this bag in a box located on the outside of the truck, EE felt EE's neck and/or shoulder pop. The employee refused further evaluation at that time. At 11:15 p.m. EE informed EE's supervisor it was getting worse. When employee returned to site at 1 a.m., the supervisor took EE to ER for further evaluation.
Operator strained their finger (causing it to swell) while trying to open a valve that was stuck closed.
Employee strained their groin lifting one half of a chute.
Mill Operator developed a sore back while shoveling spillage in the mill.
Operator was cleaning up spillage from a conveyor and strained their back while lifting a half full bucket of ore fines.
An underground surveyor was setting up survey equipment on the 352 level in the 1485 heading. As the employee was attempting to use the eyepiece of the survey tool, a foreign object fell into their eye when their safety glasses made contact with the eyepiece.
Employee had a pre-existing non work eye condition that became irritated while working as drill assistant on a UG core drill. The salt or salinity content of the drill water may have contributed to this aggravation. Employee was taken for medical review and given prescription eye drops which resolved the eye irritation.
Low back injury when lifting pipe into an elevated hangar. Physical therapy was prescribed at later date.
Technician felt muscular discomfort in their back while moving drill core sample boxes from pallets located on the floor to tables 40 inches high. Boxes range in weight from approximately 35-50 lbs. Technician was diagnosed with a thoracolumbar strain and placed on restricted duty. No lifting, pushing, pulling > 10 lbs and no reaching (keeping elbows near torso).
The operator was removing a plastic coated insulated cable hook (CAB), used to suspend a 480V trailing cable to the wire on the rib. The miner received a laceration to the base of EE's right index finger when the hanger sprung back and hit EE with the metal attachment hook.
Employee was scaling work area. Rock was scaled out of mesh striking employee in the hand, cutting glove and causing a laceration to the top of the hand
An employee was washing their hands in a bathroom sink. When the employee reached for the faucet the employees right hand contacted the bottom edge of the soap dish that was mounted near the sink faucet causing a one inch long laceration on the employees right knuckle. Four sutures were received.
Employee was pulling a 10' NQ tube with 2.5' of core out of the rods. EE felt a pop in EE's back.
Employee was moving a 4x4 piece of wood out of the way when EE felt a pop in the shoulder.
While reinstalling a gear box Employee strained groin.
An employee was washing down a strainer basket when the stream of water and debris was redirected into the face of the operator.
The employee pinched right little finger in the door latching mechanism of a Mechanized-bolting machine resulting in a fracture to the tip of the finger as well as a laceration.
Maintenance employees were in tight quarters and placed thumb in the line of fire.
Employee lifted garbage bag into dumpster twisting back
Employee was attempting to remove an impeller from a slurry pump. Impeller broke free from the shaft allowing it to spin counter clockwise. Shaft continued to rotate pinching employees index finger.
Employee removed a chain-linked fence and during clean up of work area the top strand of wire from the fence sprung up and struck employee in the tooth. This caused a fracture in the bottom third of their tooth.
Employee was moving a ladder which contacted a light fixture causing the fixture to break. The broken fixture struck the employee on the nose and upper lip. Employee received 8 stitches.
Employee hit his left thumb while dumping a hopper.
Employee was laying down on grating on a conveyor catwalk to weld a new midrail along the conveyor. When he got up, he felt a poke in his left elbow. This had happened on 9-11-18 and was reported to the contractor on 9-18-14. He had medical attention which required and anti-biotic.
EE sweeping on top of transfer conveyor and experienced irritation in rt eye. A small piece of debris was observed & flushing was attempted onsite. He was seen at the local ER on 4/23/14 at shift end. He continued to have irritation & requested to be seen again on 4/28/14. Returned to full duty following both visits. Was prescribed medicine (eye drops) at 4/28/14 visit.
Employee was carrying a sheet of metal siding, strong wind caused him to lose his grip. When he grabbed it, the sharp edge cut through his glove into his hand resulting in stitches.
Injured employee was reaching for a 5' metal wire reel to assist another employee. The wire reel struck the injured employee in the right hand causing a fracture to his hand.
Employee strained back while lifting metal grates
Employee was working with another employee to roll a 12' beam from the H position to the I position. The employee pinched his right thumb between the beam he was handling and a beam they already had standing in the I position. His thumb was fractured and stitches required.