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During a tail screen change at the West Dedicated Plant, an employee was potentially exposed to HCN. After the task, the employee reported lightheadedness and nausea, was evaluated at the onsite clinic, and transported to a hospital. No injury or illness was diagnosed.

Metal HEPA filter frame and latex gloves.

An employee was working on an Auto Valve, when the handle was pulled, it came loose and the employee lost their balance causing them to fall. Resulting in a fracture on fibular head.

While unbolting a flange, a faulty bolt with threads coming off contacted the right index finger, resulting in 13 stitches.

Employee was lifting an equipment part out of a storage bin and felt a pull in their lower back.

Employee felt a pop in their hip while picking up a paint bucket on 2/23 and then again while changing filters on 2/24 that resulted in additional back pain.

Employee was putting a wheel chock into a chock holder when they smashed their finger resulting in a fracture.

While an employee's (EE) left arm was supporting a drifter on its side during re-installation on the Bolter Boom, additional mechanics began to push the drifter into place with the EE's arm still holding the drifter. This caused the EE's arm to be pinched in between the drifter and the slide, resulting in swelling and soreness to the EE's arm.

Contributing factor are trip hazard, multiple people in station.

When moving the rod holder jaw on a drill, the employee pinched their finger resulting in a partial finger amputation that required sutures.

Employee felt a pop in their chest while lifting a pipe to screw in spin locks.

Empire Employee twisted knee after it was caught in between ice chest and other items in the back of service truck.

Helper was dumping tubes as per normal, site conditions were warm clean and dry. Helper was using excessive force to empty the core sample and heard a pop in shoulder and experienced pain.

On 1/8/2024 employee was assisting with lifting an oven onto a cart when they felt pain in their shoulder. It was later determined that surgery was needed and was completed on 6/13/2024.

Employee was installing pump drive. Lining up in proper position. While moving to desired position employee had right pinky finger between pump drive and housing. The pinch resulted in a laceration requiring 2 stitches.

Employee's hand was pinched between the top edge of a distributor and dart causing a laceration and fracture.

Employee's foot was smashed when raising the shovel ladder.

An employee smashed their left hand index finger.

An employee attempted to move a large rock and felt pain in their bicep on 6/25/2021. On 7/19/2021 it was determined that the employee had a bicep rupture and surgery was needed.

Employee smashed their thumb in the hinge side of the cab door.

Employee was pulling PVC casing off the truck at the end of shift. While the casing was being removed, it started to fall. The employee reached to catch the falling casing and caught finger between the casing and a pipe wrench. It was at this time EE pinched finger between wrench and casing.

Employee cut hand.

Driller's helper attempting to remove cap from drill pipe. Pipe shifted and pinched helper's pinky finger causing a laceration requiring seven sutures.

The employee's left hand middle finger and ring finger were pinched causing a fracture to both.

The employee was carrying a loop of wire weighing approximately 50lbs to the work area when they felt a "pop" in their back and some pain.

The employee's left middle finger was pinched causing a fracture.

The employee's right thumb was pinched resulting in a partial surgical amputation. (distal phalange)

As an employee was moving a bottle jack, they felt pain in their arm. It was determined that a tendon was torn. On 11/26/18, the employee had surgery to repair the tendon.

While removing 9 5/8' bottom hole tooling support wrench the driller started raising wrench while helpers were in position to assist the wrench off of tooling to deck. The wrench tipped and helper two removed EE's hands as wrench started tipping in casing. As wrench tipped helper one's left ring finger was caught between wrench handle and casing.

An employee's right thumb was pinched in between a valve and pipe. The employee was transported to hospital and an orthopedic clinic and was released back to work.

Employee was injected with grease in both hands requiring surgical debridement.

An employee's right foot was pinched in between a diverter plate and the grating. The employee was transported to Banner Churchill Hospital and was released back to work. Due to continuing pain, the employee was seen on 7/12/17 and it was determined that they needed to work on restricted duty.

Employee pinched their right index finger causing a laceration.

An employees hand was contacted causing a fracture.

The employee's right hand middle finger and ring finger were pinched causing a fracture to both and a laceration to the middle finger.

Employee pinched finger causing a laceration.

An employee smashed their right hand middle finger.

Employee's finger was pinched causing a laceration.

Employee was burned by steam.

Employee got foreign body in their right eye.

Employee's hand was smashed.

Operator was cleaning a screen chute when he caught his picky finger in a pinch point fracturing it.

An employee was carrying and spreading two 25 pound bags of floor dry. The employee drove to the shop and was unable to move. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center for observation. On 09-03-2014, MRI results showed a spinal injury and the employee was taken off of work.

An employee was cleaning out carbon tanks and his feet got wet. The employee was seen at the RMGC Clinic and was released back to work in a dry environment.

A technician was pushing a 90 degree glass tube into a rubber stopper. The glass tube broke, puncturing the technicians palm.

Employee was unscrewing a blind flange end cover to remove it, when it fell on his thumb, smashing it.

As an employee was working on the S Dedicated pad, a piece of 8 inch pipe contacted her in the leg causing a laceration. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where she received 1 suture to close the laceration.

An employee was on the deck of a drill and walked into a stake that was sticking out of the tool box. The stake punctured their right leg. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where they received 5 sutures. The employee was released to full duty.

Lifting part out of crate.

An employee was preparing to install cutting edges (Ground Engagement Tools) on a motor grader, when his right-hand middle finger was caught between two cutting edges. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where it was determined that his finger tip was fractured and 4 sutures were required to treat the laceration.