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Cutting 4 inch water hose with multi tool, tool slipped and cut hand through glove. Leaving roughly a 1 inch cut.
Tunnel feeder had concrete chunks get stuck on crossbeams and needed to be removed before any more material is fed into the feeder. Employee took a 12lbs sledgehammer and tried to break material, this did not work. After this task the Employee felt pain in their right hand. Employee did not report the pain until 03/27/2026 at 630am after medical treatment
Employee was assisting with the replacement of a head-drum shaft bearing on the #1 screen conveyor on the Portable Plant. The chain that was used to support the head-drum and shaft assembly snapped, striking Tyler Whipple middle finger on left hand, fracturing the 3rd digit / tip of finger.
Employee was cutting a slab of rubber with a dirty box cutter at Separator 2 area when EE cut self "on the last bit (end)" Employee was taken to emergency room where EE received wound cleaning and closure with staples to EE's right thigh.
Employee was attempting to remove the swivel adapter from the auger head. A 36-inch pipe wrench was attached to the adapter and while attempting to rotate the auger shaft, the auger shaft unexpectedly rotated with the pipe wrench attached. The pipe wrench struck EE in the right chest and pushed EE against the back of the drill truck.
While using EE's pocketknife in EE's right hand to remove zip ties from a frame used to hold video sheet, EE accidentally slipped and cut EE's left hand near EE's thumb. EE received 1 stitch and a TDAT shot.
On 9/11 individual reported injury of unknown origin. EE later states that on 9/1 EE was attempting to obtain leverage with EE's shoulder on a wrench handle, and injured EE's shoulder trying to break a screen bolt loose. Last date of work was 9/11, on 9/17 was seen by medical provider and released to work with restrictions. No-call, no-showed and terminated 9/21.
EE was removing a worn bucket tooth on the 990H Loader. When the tooth failed to separate from the bucket adapter, EE used a sledgehammer to strike the tooth resulting a piece of shrapnel from the tooth striking EE in the chest and becoming imbedded.