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Two employees were working together to clean up some using a forklift to maneuver drill steels. The employee on the ground had their hand on top of a drill steel when another shifted and moved towards the other steel catching their finger between the two drill steels and crushing it.

Mechanic was moving a loader cutting edge from a pallet onto the forks of a forklift and when dropping it onto the fork EE's finger was caught smashing EE's right index finger and causing a laceration which required sutures.

A Mobile Maintenance Mechanic was removing cutting edges off of a forklift, as they set it down to flip it over their finger got caught between the cutting edge and corner of forklift smashing their finger, employee received sutures to close wound.

THE DRIVER WAS HAVING TROUBLE REMOVING THE HOSE AND THEY PULLED ON THE HOSE, THAT WAS WHEN THE HOSE WENT STRAIGHT TO THEIR BOTTOM LIP, IT CUT BOTTOM LIP, PUSHING THE BOTTOM TOOTH INSIDE, CAUSING BLEEDING AND PAIN.

While waiting for shift to start employee was rubbing eyes when they felt a sharp pain in their eye after touching welding jacket. Employee was seen at the ER where a foreign object was removed from their eye.

As The operator was dismounting the haul truck, right hand stuck to the handrail as their foot reached the ground. At that time they felt a sharp pain from the front of right shoulder. Issued 2 lb lift restriction, no driving, no operating equipment, no climbing ladders. Began restricted duty on 06/13/2025.

Operator went to fuel island and the pump 2 hose had been rolled back up. In the process of pulling hose back to the east side of fuel island, operator went to get more hose out of reel and in doing so strained their back as they were turning their body. First missed shift was 04/25/2025.

Employee was attempting to retrieve tools from the back of employee's pickup and cut right hand on an exposed, sharp, piece of metal located at the top of the tailgate. Employee received a cut to the top of right hand above the thumb which required 5 sutures.

Employee was priming holes, as employee moved to push wire down the lath / stake a splinter came from the wood and entered employee's hand between the thumb and pointer finger, it then pushed back into the back of the hand.

Maintenance employee was working to install a bearing on a conveyor pulley and cut the second knuckle on EE's right hand middle finger.

Maintenance employee was placing a training idler onto a conveyor cartridge that was being rebuilt. While placing the idler into the frame, it shifted catching employee's pinky finger on left hand between the idler and frame.

Employee was removing an inline valve on the tailing pump discharge line and when the last bolt was removed, the valve shifted releasing pressurized tailings slurry which got in employee's face/eyes.

Employee reported back strain after climbing the boarding ladder/stairs of employee's haul truck. Pain reported the following day on 07/05/2024. Employee issued restrictions of no driving, stairs, or uneven ground by medical provider.

Tire technician was removing a lock ring from a haul truck tire when the lock ring pinched EE's fingertip. *EE was diagnosed with a secondary infection due to improper wound care during a follow-up visit on 8/5/24 resulting in restricted duty work beginning 08/05/2024. Restrictions listed as wear splint, keep hand clean/dry, no lifting/push/pull over 10 pounds.

Employee was harvesting cathodes in the tank house and had a dropped sheet inside of the cell. While trying to fish the sheet out with a handled hook, EE pulled to lift the sheet and it snagged on the side and dropped off the hook and felt a pull in EE's back and radiating down left leg. Employee was given restrictions of 5 lb lifting, no stairs, no squatting.

Moving material to clear belt, smashed fingers on right hand.

Plate slipped off the rope falling onto employee's hand causing a laceration

Struck by hose / Laceration to elbow

EE was pouring some chemicals into a tube and a small amount got onto EE's arm creating a small burn.

Cut Hand while opening a gate valve

Installation of new silo components (feeder tube), when a bolt broke and the tube fell approximately 5 ft onto employees right foot (above steel toe). 2 fractures diagnosed, employee given a walking boot, crutches, restrictions of no weight bearing on right leg.

helping with a cyclone feed pump and smashed EE's right ring finger while removing belts from the motor side

Installing 16" casing and employee's finger was caught between mainline and bolt on elevator dog ear latch.

While inspecting crush cavity on #1 crusher employee pushed open the rubber skirt to look in and was struck with a rock on the finger.

2 Employees were cutting 1" thick steel plate that was placed on stand making sure to pay extra attention to orientation of plate so that it did not fall after being cut. While placing a piece of angle iron on the plate the stand tipped over and the steel plate landed on EE's foot causing a laceration. The injury required 4 stitches.

Cut finger while connecting to a trailer.

EE was affected by a spill from a valve that was bumped and opened on a level up above.

Mouth Injury

Left Hand Laceration

IE claims ee was struck in the face (left cheek) while attempting to open #2 standard crusher feed box in the fine crushing plant. Alleged incident occurred on 10/17/2018, the employees dentist appointment on 10/22/18 put ee off work 10/23/2018. The mine is controverting this as work related injury.

Gate valve fell on foot

Back pain while lifting a cathode.

Steel bracket was on top of the bucket, when the bucket was tilted it fell off and struck the technician on the shoulder, and arm.

employee felt a sharp pain in abdomen area while lifting a drill bit. Umbilical hernia with out obstruction or gangrene

While replacing an oil filter in the fine crusher plant, employee struck hand on a pipe causing fracture to right little finger.

While closing the valve at the mine water stand it started to free spin. Employee grabbed it and the handle struck right hand causing bruising.

While washing down slurry from the lip of the number 6 ball mill cyclone underflow box, employee was splashed with slurry mixture in the left eye.

While stacking filter plates on a pallet, employee caught middle finger on right hand in-between 2 filter plates resulting in 10 stitches.

While installing and checking alignment on a dust collector belt, employee received a laceration on right index finger requiring stitches.

While rotating tires on a haul truck, employee's left hand was pinched in the tire lock ring and received a laceration between the thumb and first finger requiring 8 stitches.

Employees were installing cyclone feed pump into lower floor of mill area, employee was guiding a bolt into the base of pump, bolt hung up smashing right hand middle finger resulting in partial amputation between 1st and 2nd knuckle.

Employee was sprayed in the face with flotation reagent after hose from pump discharge fell off. Antibiotics prescribed by eye doctor.

While re-stacking hydraulic cylinders from wooden pallet to plastic pallet, employee pinched finger between two cylinders when they shifted.

Employee hit hand on beam while holding end of pipe causing laceration to right index finger requiring sutures.

While turning the master key switch on haul truck, employee hurt right wrist. Brace was issued by doctor.

Steel liners fell from a set of springs and landed on employee's left foot.

While adding Hydraulic and Transmission Oil to LD#998, the employee saw that the lube truck was leaking oil, and in the process of running over to push the E-Stop Button, employee strained right calf muscle.

Employee was struck by a dropped object from upper level.

Hard hat fell off, employee stood up striking head on the cross tube section of the haul truck.

Employee strained right thumb and forearm while unloading three 2" diaphragm pumps from the rear of a flatbed truck.