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The IP went to work night shift 04/01/2026 while working at around 4:30 in the morning EE was straining with a pry bar to pull a replacement hydraulic hose into place, the IP felt a pop in EE's right shoulder. Then the IP called supervision and went to the clinic to be assessed, then sent to Fairbanks hospital, MRI determined surgery was needed.
The IP is employed as a mechanic and was leaning over vehicle trying to loosen seized bolt when had onset of lower abdominal pain.
Mobile mechanic had been torquing a fastener on a loader bucket tooth when the hand tooling slipped, resulting in the mechanic twisting the left knee. "The accident occurred on 8/29/25, however, the EE was cleared to go back to work the same day. The EE chose to return to place of residence and got an off-site diagnosis, which was provided to the mine operator on 9/23/25."
Diamond driller was removing a bit from the barrel using a pipe wrench. When the bit broke free, EE's right hand went past the pipe wrench and hit the rib.
Graduate Engineer was tasked with getting a guide tube. While opening a new bundle of guide tubes with a pair of Klein tools the band snapped back, causing a laceration between the 4th and 5th fingers of the right hand. The engineer was not wearing gloves at the time of the incident
IP was using a Parmelee wrench to break latch head by applying downward pressure when EE's hand slipped. The wrench spun around the tube. When the IP's hand slipped it caused EE's head to lower and the wrench struck EE in the lip, causing a small vertical split in EE's lip.
During annual firearms training the injured employee had shot several other guns when they used the .338 rifle. After the first shot they adjusted their stance placing the scope close to their face, upon shooting the kick back caused the scope to contact the bridge of their nose causing a laceration. It was repaired with 7 sutures.
First Aid- 4 stitches - Returned to full duty. While attaching a multi tool to a scaling bar, miners hand had slipped and made contact with the blade of the multi tool, causing approx 1" laceration to the thumb of EE's left hand.
The worker was using damaged broom that broke during the sweeping and broken metal handle caused cut on the workers hand/finger. After receiving 10 stitches worker was returned to regular duties.
The IP was repairing SSE 83 battery cables. As a piece of heat shrink was being cut to length, the tips of the cable cutter cut the left index finger.
While mixing Xanthate operator smashed finger between hammer handle and bottom of barrell of Xanthate.
Employee was changing out G.E.T and was informed to use a steel hammer to remove then a copper hammer to reinstall. EE struck G.E.T with the steel hammer and the third one EE hit had broken a shard of hardened steel and it lodged into EE's finger. EE went to the on-site medic and had it removed, then got three stitches.
Drill Helper was emptying a 10ft NQ inner tube. EE struck the inner tube with a dead blow in an attempt to free core and dislodged a small piece of core from the lifter case. The rock fell along the tube and struck the drill helper on the upper lip leaving a small laceration.
Operator cut hand on meta bag cutter.
Miner hanging T-box with a chain fall and strained muscle in abdomen.
Stuck leg with hammer opening crate
IE was moving a pallet of materials with pallet jack. IE was pushing loaded pallet jack with materials into place and strained left lower leg.