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A mechanic was cleaning dirt from an oil drain plug using a screwdriver when a piece of debris dropped into their eye, resulting in material becoming embedded. The employee was immediately taken for medical evaluation. The metal fragment was removed, and antibiotics eye drops were administered and prescribed.

While setting up a drill rig at a new location, a Driller struck the tip of left thumb with a hammer they were using to install a 4"x4" piece of wood to the wood deck to help keep the drill on alignment.

Employee was wire stripping using a Klever Kutter when the plastic edge of the tool broke causing the tool to slip and lacerate the palm of the employees left hand. Employee was taken to the Urgent Care and received 5 stitches with a return to Work as Tolerated.

Employee was tightening bolts on aa heat exchanger when the wrench slipped off the bolt causing discomfort in left shoulder

EE was attempting to remove a fuel filter from the 789 CAT haul truck when, using exertion, the filter broke loose. This sudden movement caused pain in the employee's right shoulder. An MRI was performed and results confirmed on 1/8/25 a torn rotator cuff. EE was issued restricted duty.

While hand scaling, a rock rolled onto the employees ankle causing irritation.X-rays indicate no fracture but n MRI is being ordered.

Maintenance worker was changing out a broken mirror on a haul truck when the wrench slipped off a bolt causing the left index finger to come into contact with the mirror resulting in a laceration that required 4 sutures

Lifting ejector bed cylinder into place with prybar when the prybar slipped out and the cylinder fell, crushing EE's right middle finger between the cylinder and the frame of the machine EE was working on. Caused laceration and fracture of distal phalanx of the finger.

1-11-2024 An employee was scaling in the 2125, A small rock around 1" rolled down the scaling bar and struck the employee's hand bouncing off and hitting EE's tooth causing a small chip. The employee stated it was a small rock and EE did not think about dropping the bar.

The employee was holding the pump down with their left hand. while cutting the zip tie off the pump. The razor knife slipped and jabbed left forearm.

Driller was measuring drill hole and tape measure got stuck, when retracting it and broke when it broke free it cut glove and finger. Driller had to get 6 stitches.

EE was attempting to loosen brake cartridge with a wrench. When the cartridge broke loose, EE's hand contacted adjacent metal manifold causing a laceration. EE received 5 stitches.

EE pulled down on a Chain Spreader tool handle. The handle suddenly released downward straining employee's shoulder. Employee saw a physician on 9/9 and released back to work as tolerated. On days off the employee saw an Orthopedic Physician 9/30 and was released restricted. The employee returned to next scheduled shift restricted on 10/5 making this a reportable case at that time.

While scaling a slab on the left rib, the tip of the bar broke a piece off and the bar shock loaded employees hand.

Miner was operating a hand powered winch in order to lift a pump out of a sump. when the injury occurred the miner was using EE's left arm to operate the handle.

On 19 August at ~2:00 PM a miner cut finger while splitting stick powder. At the time of the injury the miner was preparing stick powder for loading blast holes in a stope shot. The miner was using a razor knife to split the powder when EE cut the tip of the left little finger causing a laceration requiring sutures.

On 19 August at 5:30 PM a warehouse employee cut finger while opening a 55 gallon drum. At the time if the injury the employee was using a crescent wrench to pry the lid off a 55 gallon drum. The outer edge of the lid caused a laceration to right index, middle and pointer fingers.

An underground miner sustained a laceration to his left index finger while removing a split set bolt from a drill hole. The injured miner hit the bolt plate with the mine axe causing the monster plate to turn. When the monster plate turned, it came into contact with the miners left index finger causing a laceration.

Operator suffered a laceration requiring sutures of the left hand while using a knife.

On 16 May at approximately 3:15 PM a surface ops worker was cleaning sediment containments with an excavator at the Comet Water Treatment Plant. The task required opening sediment bags to gain access with the excavator. While opening a sediment bag the hooked blade razor the employee was using came in contact with his left index finger causing a deep laceration.

An operator took his pocket knife out and started to cut a zip tie off of two airlines when he cut through the zip tie his knife blade struck his hand which was below cutting the webbing in between the index and thumb.

As the drill crew was pumping a overshot down, a burr caught above the stuffing box and started sheering. The driller decided to cut out the bad spot. Driller stopped pumping and cut the wire line. He jammed the wire line with a pipe wrench and his thumb got stuck in the spot behind adjusting nut on the pipe wrench and the hole sucked the wrench against the rod trapping his thumb.

Employee was in the process of securing a mucker bucket inside another mucker bucket to be transported to the outside shop. As the employee was tightening the chain with a tensioner (binder) the binder slipped from the employee's hand and struck his face. Employee received several sutures.

Worker was trying to square off the plastic he was cutting. The knife slipped and cut through his glove on his left hand. He cut the palm of his hand resulting in 4 stitches. He returned to work with no lost time.

Tightening a bolt with wrench hand slipped and hit thumb on top flange of the beam. Few days later it got infected.

An employee was hammering a metal lock pin from a shank pin on the back of a dozer, when a small sliver of metal chipped off and entered the top of his left hand median to the thumb and index finger.

An employee was adding drill steel to #260 drill. The employee was using a J wrench to secure the drill steel to break the connection. While installing the J wrench his left index finger came into contact with a burr on the J wrench that cut through his leather glove, requiring 9 stitches.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a hole in the lid of a 1 gallon plastic grease bucket. The knife slipped and struck his left arm causing a 1 inch laceration which required 7 stitches to close the laceration.

A maintenance mechanic was installing cutting edges on a dozer. They were using an auto crane to carry the weight of the edge being installed. The employee was using a bar to center up the bolt holes to insert the bolt. As they were aligning the bolt holes with a small bar the employee was pushing it away from his body when he felt a pain in his mid thoracic back.

On 9/21/06 an employee was working in a screen deck, driving plugs that hold the screen panels in, with a hammer. As he swung the hammer, it bounced off of an over head tube, hitting his left pinky finger.

An employee was using a wrench and a cheater bar to break a bolt loose. As he applied pressure the wrench slipped off of the bolt resulting in a cut to his right pinky.

A tire mechanic was fixing snow chains, when he hit his left thumb with a hammer. The initial doctors visit showed no fractures or dislocations. Upon a follow-up visit (2/14/06) a new x-ray showed there was a frature to the left thumb.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO ADJUST A ROLLER RACK ON A SLUSHER WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

Employee was holding a loader tooth in position and hammering with his right hand. The hammer slipped off the pin and smashed his middle finger on his left hand.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TORQUING A PLANETARY OIL FILL PLUG ON A L.H.D. WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS REPLACING SET OF BUCKET TEETH ON 315 LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE TOOTH AND EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO HIS STOMACH.

EE WAS REMOVING A TYWRAP THAT WAS SECURING A SET OF GASKETS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIMSELF.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DOWN A RAISE WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

WHILE USING A RAM FOR PUSHING A MAJOR BOGIE PIN INTO PLACE ON 512 DOZER. HE WAS ADJUSTING PUSH BOLTS AND HOLDING THE RAM IN PLACE TO PUSH THE PINS IN PLACE. THE RAM DROPPED AND HIT HIS MIDDL E FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE RAM AND THE CRIBBING.

EE WAS CHANGING A TROUGHING ROLLER AND HAD TO HAMMER IT, HE SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER. DIAGNOSIS OF INJURY FROM PHYSICIAN ON 1-13-02.

WHILE CHANGING A ROLLER ONTHE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, EE WAS TRYING TO TAKE END CAP OFF WHILE USING HIS POCKET KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RT INDEX FINGER

EE WAS REPAIRING SHAFT TIMBER, WHEN HE PRIED UP ON THE BAR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN AND THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE AND BROKE A TOOTH.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING MUCK FROM THE 5500 POCKET. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT ELBOW BY THE BAR HE WAS USING TO PRY LOOSE ROCK THROUGH CHUTE THROAT.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. WENT TO THE DR. ON 3-24-2001.

CUT LEFT HAND WITH RAZOR KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF ZINC WHEN THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS ARM TO SCRAPE AGAINST CAN, WHICH CUT HIS WRIST.

EE WAS BREAKING ROCKS ON GRIZZLY WITH DOUBLE JACK-ROCK FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN EE ARM-CUTTING A VEIN.

WHILE TIMBERING A RAISE SET, EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING HIS AXE AND HIT A ROCK, MISDIRECTING HIS AIM AND NICKING HIMSELF ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WITH THE AXE BLADE.

WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A AIR SAW, BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEES THUMB TO RAKE ACROSS THE NEWLY SHARPENED CHAIN.