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While cleaning the floor in the SAG mil, employee attempted to throw a 5-inch grinding ball into an elevated ball bin. The ball came back down & struck employee's left middle finger as the were holding onto the lower part of the structure. Impact caught the finger between the grinding ball & the structure resulting in a laceration requiring stitches and a fracture of the finger.

Employee was removing an air starter motor from a 785 CAT haul truck, when oil started pouring out of the starter mount. Employee quickly leaned to the left, while still holding the air starter, and smashed left ring finger between the starter motor and the truck.

Employee was lifting rubber mill liner segments off forklift & placing on liner machine to install inside the mill. Employee felt EE's forearm pop. Employee notified supervisor & was taken to ER. Employee was released to return to work w/further exams scheduled later. MRI results showed torn bicep requiring surgery. Employee missed first scheduled shift on 6/1/23

When employee reached down to open door to MCC the door handle broke off in employee's hand lacerating the palm of the right hand. The cut to the hand required 2 stitches.

Mill Maintenance Mechanic was rebuilding a 12" Knife Valve. While re-aligning the valve plate, the piston slipped down and impacted EE's left thumb causing a laceration that required 4 stitches.

A mechanic disconnected a hydraulic hose from the final drive on a CAT 785 haul truck and placed one end up on the frame. As EE was putting plastic in place to cover the final drive, EE bumped the hose. It came off the frame and struck EE in the mouth. The impact from the end of the hydraulic hose cracked EE's upper right canine tooth.

While repairing A/C on a 777 CAT Water Truck a mechanic reached down between seats to check air flow, as EE was reaching down EE stumbled and EE's fingers entered the A/C intake and contacted the fan. Mechanic was taken to ER where finger tip was stitched up.

On 12/26/19 warehouse-person picked up a box and was putting it on a cart and felt a pain in back. This was reported to supervisor 12/30/19 because pain continued. Upon reporting employee was taken to local clinic. Diagnosis was a back strain & restricted for 2 weeks to lifting <10 lbs. Employee was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was removing an 8' section of 8' poly pipe from an elevated position on the reject stacker at the SAG mill. The section of pipe dropped a short distance while EE was trying to support it with the arm overextending EE's right arm tearing/detaching the bicep tendon. Results of 6/7/18 MRI revealed the surgery would be necessary.

Employee was changing bit on blast hole drill. When EE reached to straighten the bit to connect it to the drill steel EE hit right little finger on a sharp edge of the breakout wrench. The sharp edge cut through the glove and lacerated EE's finger. The laceration required 4 stitches.

Employee needed to reposition the bit basket in the drill deck. Employee bent over and grabbed the bit basket with the left hand and pulled up on the bit basket. Employee felt a pop and an "electrical shock" sensation go up the left forearm. Injury to tendon in left forearm.

Mill Mechanic was moving a small (30 pound) electric hoist to another pick point. As ee lifted the hoist ee felt pain in back.

Employee was assisting a mechanic in moving final planetary out of a press. Employee held the hook on the lifting sling while the mechanic took up the slack in the sling with overhead crane. When the slack came out of sling employee's left index finger was caught between the hook assembly & planetary housing. This resulted in lacerating of left index finger requiring 5 stitches

Employee was working in the SAG Mill changing lifters and liners. Employee was lifting a Sag Mill lifter and felt sharp pain in EE's lower back. Employee was taken to receive medical care/evaluation 01/14/2016. Received notice 01/20/2016 that employee is unable to return to work at this time.

As the employee was moving two 12 inch pipe elbows by hand he got his left ring finger between two pipe flanges and the end of his finger was cut. Employee was wearing leather gloves.

Employee was helping replace a section of 14" diameter by 55 long Drisco pipe that ran out through a wall and down into a surge tank. One bolt had been installed in the flange. The pipe was being rotated to make alignment of the holes. The pipe turned and rolled around and pinched employee's right middle finger between a 2" steel water line and the Drisco pipe.

Employee needed to repair a broken wire on a D-11 dozer that was located under cab floor. As employee was in this area he pushed against a hydraulic line, this caused dirt to fall from the hydraulic line onto his forehead and down on the inside of his safety glasses. Some foreign material got into the employee's right eye.

Employee, an SOS contract employee working at Simplot Phosphates, was raising the feed pipe. She put her left hand on the block of the crane to steady it. As the crane block was coming up through the chute it pinched employee's left ring finger between the feed chute and the crane block.

Employee was positioning the SAG Mill liner machine to perform maintenance in the SAG Mill. His right thumb was caught between the SAG Mill liner machine and the edge of the SAG Mill entrance.

Originally believed to be off site injury and became reportable upon acceptance of workers comp insurance. Became reportable 5-19-08 as per notification form workers comp insurance 09-03-08. Accommodations have been made for permanent lifting restrictions.

EE was running MgO and soluble iron assays on mill samples in the lab at the AA machine when a sample bottle he was holding in his left hand slipped loose. As he attempted to catch it, the sample and bottle struck the lab bench's counter-top, broke and cut emplooyee's lower left hand.

Two employees were getting a 4" steel pipe from a storage rack. There were several sizes of pipe mixed together on the same rack. One employee lifted the pipe with the forklift. When the other employee rolled a 4" pipe off the tip of the forks, a 10" pipe rolled with it. His finger was pinched betweem the two pipes.

after ee had completed changing worn picks int he feeder breaker he positioned himself on top of the breaker and was in the process of removing the 12' extension ladder. while pulling the ladder out of the feeder breaker he felt a sharp pain in the upper right side of his back. after an examination by a physician the ee was placed on five days light duty work.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SOME LAUNDERS. SOME OF THE FLOOR GRATED HAD BEEN REMOVED TO FACILITATE CLEANING. AFTER THE LAUNDER WAS CLEANED HE BENT DOWN TO REPLACE A FLOOR GRATE. AS HE BEGAN TO MOVE THE GRATE BACK INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE SUPERVISOR WENT TO TALK WITH EE AT 1030 AND NOTICED THAT EE WAS LIMPING. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE LIMP EE STATED THAT EE TWISTED KNEE WHEN EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A D-11 DOZER. EE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR AND RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY. ADDITIONAL FOLLOW-UP INDICATED THAT AN ORTHOSCOPE IS NEEDED (12/15/04) TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF INJURY.

Employee was attempting to separate two pieces of channel iron that were stuck together. As he shook the iron, it suddenly separated and one of the pieces struck him on the right thumb. As a result of the incident, the employee suffered an abrasion and contusion to his thumb.

EE WAS REMOVING A CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER FROM CONVEYOR BELT. HE CONNECTED 1 OF A CABLE HOIST-PULLER TO THE CONVEYOR FRAME THE OTHER END TO THE ROLLER. AS HE BEGAN TO LOWER ROLLER, CABLE SLIPPED EE REACHED OUT & GRABBED THE ROLLER FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. 11/10/04 INFORMED BY OPERATOR EE HAS INCURRED AN INGUINAL HERNIA ON LEFT SIDE

EE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF OIL WITH A BARREL CART. THE BARREL SLID OFF THE FEET OF THE CART & PARTLY TIPPED OVER SO AS TO BE LEANING ON AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 45 DEGREES. HE TOOK HOLD OF THE BARREL & STOOD IT BACK UP. IN DOING SO HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO TOLD HIM HE HAD A MINOR HERNIA. HE WAS RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY.

INJURED AND OTHER EE WERE REPLACING TROUGH ROLLERS ON THE SAG MILL FEED BELT. EE WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BELT. THEY WERE REMOVING A WORN ROLLER ASSENBLY, THE BELT HAD LIFTED WITH COME-A-LO NG. WHEN THE WORN ROLLER WAS TIPPED OVER INJURED'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WA CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT ROLLER ASSEMBLY AND THE BELT FRAME WORK.

EE WENT OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING TO START HIS DAILY CLEAN UP, WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WATER HOSE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. ON 8-30-02 THE EE WENT TO A DR, THE DR TOLD EE TO RETURN TO WORK, THE PAIN WAS A SPASM, THE DR DID NOT DO AN EXAMANATION. ON 8-31-02 THE EE RETURNED TO THE DR, THE DR PLACED EE ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE WEEK.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A BALL CHIP DRUM, THE MOTOR ON THE TROLLY WAS NOT WORKING, THIS MADE IT NECCESSARY TO PUSH THE DRUM TO THE END OF THE BOOM BY HAND. AFTER THE DRUM WAS CHANGED SHE STARTED T O WASH SOME PRODUCT SPILL OFF THE FLOOR. SHE WASHED OFF AND ON APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS. AFTER WASHING SHE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HER RIGHT HIP AND SHOULDER. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHICH CAUSED THE PAIN

EE WAS REPAIRING THE CHUTE ON 4896 BELT LINE. WELDING A PLATE ALONG THE BOTTOM OF CHUTE. HE WELDED ONE END OF PLATE TO THE CHUTE, THEN USED A WELD ON CLAMP TO PULL THE GAP OUT OF THE OTHER END . THE WELD HOLDING THE CLAMP BROKE, RELEASING THE GREE END OF THE PLATE FORCING HIS HAND BACK AGAINST THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CHUTE.

DURING SWING SHIFT, EE OVER-EXERTED HIMSELF FOR SEVERAL DAYS BY SHOVELING ROCK & CONCRETE. EE ALSO HAS DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO HIS BACK PROBLEMS.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT SOME DIRT FROM UNDER ONE THE METAL PURLIN. AS HE WAS CLEANING, HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT BY THE METAL. HE WRAPPED HIS FINGER WITH A RAG AND SOME TAPE AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HIS SUPERVISOR WENT TO CHECK ON HIM ABOUT 1630 AND NOTICED THE BLOOD ON HIS HAND AND ASKED WHAT HE HAD DONE. HE EXPLAINED AND WENT HOME. WHEN HE GOT THERE HE NOTICED HIS FINGER WAS STILL

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A FEEDER BREAKER WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE AWAY CAUSING PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS KNEE.

AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT EE BEGAN TO CLEAN THE DIRT & SWEAT OFF OF HIS FACE WITH A RAG HE HAD PICKED UP IN THE RAG BOX. THERE MUST HAVE BEENSOMETHING ON THE RAG BECAUSE HE SCRATCHED HIS LE FT EYE. THE NEXT DAY HIS EYE WAS IRRITATED & HE WENT TO THE E.R. & GOT MEDICINE FOR HIS EYE.

AS EE WAS WASHING A PHILLIPS BEAKER LIP CRACKED AND CUT TOP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE SHE WAS WEARING A LATEX GLOVE. EE RMSED CUT WITH WATER, DRIED WITH PAPER TOWEL AND SUPER VISOR APPLIED TWO BANDAIDS.

EE WAS WASHING DOWN THE DRAIN/SIDEWALK ON THE SLOUTH SIDE OF THE MILL BUILDING. BUILDUP WAS HEAVY AND NEEDED LOTS OF WATER. EE WAS GOING TO SET THE HOSE ON THE GROUND AND LET IT FLOW. AS HE BE NT OVER HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE COULD NOT BEND OVER. WAS TAKEN TO AVMC WHERE HE WAS SEEN BY DR. LIGHT DUTY

E IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT A 55 GAL OF USED GRINDING BALLS AT THE SAG MILL. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE DRUM TAG LINE TO MOVE THE BALLS(THE DRUM WAS SUSPENDED BY AN OVERHEAD CRANE), HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT FOOT FOLLOWED BY PAIN. TAKEN TO ER WHERE X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. X-RAYS CONFIRMED A BREAK HAD OCCRRED IN METATARSAL BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT. FITTED W/WALKING CAST & RESTRICTED DUTY

EE WAS INJURED WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL RICOCHETED OFF OF THE BUSHING HE WAS REMOVING AND STRUCK YHIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK.