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After unloading, EE drove to the cleanout to ensure the tubs were empty. Using a sledgehammer to tap the side and vibrate the remaining contents, it rotated in EE's hand, catching EE's glove, twisting EE's left thumb. EE was fitted with a splint to immobilize the thumb, was referred for a follow-up appt. w/ ortho and released to work w/o restrictions.

While prying bar slipped and chipped tooth

Employee was attempting to adjust bolt alignment fingers on bolter using a hammer, while doing so the employees left hand pinky finger got caught between the hammer and the alignment finger causing a laceration. Employee received 7 stitches.

Employee was cutting sheathing from wires when tool slipped and cut EE's hand through EE's gloves.

Removing GET from lip of bucket. Was using a pry bar and soft face hammer to work the old tooth off with the crane attached. The tooth was moving and I was using the hammer to walk the adapter forward. When hitting the adapter a piece of the corner of the adapter splintered off and hit my left inner thigh.

Employee was using a pin from a clevis as a hammer to loosen tow rope from clevis. Employee went to an ER and received four stitches in left middle finger and medical glue on left ring finger. X-rays showed no fractures.

Employee was attempting to seat a clamp and struck right thumb with brass hammer. Employee has a fracture in thumb.

Employee was performing work with a sledgehammer on 1/25/25. Due to increasing pain, medical attention was requested on 1/27/25 and the employee was taken off of work.

Employee had a pipe wrench up to chest while working on a pipe and was trying to use body weight for leverage when employee felt a pop in ribs. On 1/13/25, the employee was taken off of work after further medical evaluation.

While cutting rubber, the box cutter slipped and cut employee's forearm. Resulting in stitches

Employee's hand made contact when wrench slipped off bolt causing a laceration.

While using hand tool, tool contacted face shield causing laceration to mechanic face.

While replacing a chain link on the drill head crew was using a chain come-along to pull the slack out of the chain to install new link when the come-along slipped from its anchor point coming in contact with then assistants knee causing a cut.

Employee was using a hammer and made contact with their hand resulting in a laceration.

Mechanic pinched finger between tool and car body of machine EE was working on while torqueing down bolts.

Employee was tightening bolts when right index finger got smashed by wrench resulting in a fracture of the right distal phalanx.

While attempting to remove a filter, the socket slipped causing employees hand to be pinched.

While removing a filter the wrench slipped off and struck employee on the lower lip causing a laceration resulting in the employee receiving 3 stitches

Employee was installing a bushing in a haul cylinder and struck left hand with a hammer. The injury resulted in a non-displaced fracture of the index finger. Employee has been released to "work to comfort level" and is performing light duty and computer work.

An employee was using an auto retracting knife with hook blade to cut through a liner weld to inspection it As EE cut the liner the blade met resistance at the weld seam. EE pulled harder to cut the weld seam. The blade cut through the weld seam and struck EE in the left leg. EE got a 2" cut which required 8 stitches and a tetanus shot.

Employee was cutting a length of electrical cable for installation in CIC-2. The employee was using a Klein cable splicer's knife to cut the zip tie holding the end of the cable secure to the reel. When the blade cut through the zip tie and the blade struck back of the employee's wrist cutting through the cut gloves that EE was wearing.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a hose, the knife slipped and cut employee's arm. Resulting in stitches.

The employee had finger pinched between a steel bar and valve handle causing a fracture.

Employee was removing an exterior weld bead from a 10" HDPE pipe using a cold chisel. The employees hand and cold chisel slipped contacting EE's left forearm causing a laceration requiring 3 stitches. Employee was immediately released to work with no restrictions following medical treatment.

An employee was opening a parts container in the Cashman warehouse. Employee was using a razor knife to break a zip tie on the container. They pulled the knife toward themselves and the container slipped, causing the knife to lacerate their wrist between the coat cuff and cut resistant glove cuff. The laceration required 3 sutures to close.

Employee was scaling inside of the thickener tank from a work platform, when the chunk of material broke free and the 6 foot scaling bar moved downward and back pinching employee's right index finger.

While driving a pin from a CAT 16M grader mechanic missed the pin driver and struck left hand with the hammer. Initial X-rays from the ER did not show a fracture. After the visit with the orthopedic specialist on Sept. 6th the mechanic was diagnosed with an oblique fracture to the 4th metacarpal.

Employee struck shovel tooth with hammer causing piece of metal to break off and strike employee in wrist.

3 lb hammer slipped from grip while driving pin from overshot. Hammer head impacted right foot just behind steel toe.

Employee felt a pop in their shoulder on 3/22/2016 and later noticed a deformity with their arm. It was determined that EE had a rotator cuff and biceps tear but surgery was not needed at that time. Due to continuous loss of strength in that arm, the employee requested surgery which occurred on 5/18/2020.

Employee cut hand.

Employee was removing screws from a light housing on a piece of mobile equipment. He was removing the second screw, and because it was not backing out, he applied more pressure when the screw driver slipped from the screw and his hand made contact with the lens/housing causing a small cut.

As an employee was cutting zip-ties off of PVC pipe, the knife slipped, puncturing the employee's left hand. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where they received 1 staple. The employee was released to full duty.

Employee was swapping over engine and radiator and was removing old hose from lower cooling line on trk467 793D haul truck. He was using a pocket knife and cutting away from himself and had both hands pushing one on top of the other for better leverage and the knife slipped out from under hose and cut right little finger.

A miner was in process of installing bolts in heading. He cut the metal band from a bundle of split sets and when the band released the tension, it swung back and caused a laceration to the miners left forearm, resulting in 4 stitches.

The dozer operator was assisting a mechanic change a ripper tooth on his cat and a piece of metal caused a laceration in his leg when the tooth was struck by a hammer.

While striking a pin on a dozer with a sledge hammer, pinched finger between hammer handle and dozer tool bar.

Employee was breaking fittings loose on bottom winch line on deck with a 1 1/4" wrench to repair a hydraulic leak when wrench slipped and hit him in the face chipping two front teeth.

EE was working with a wrench to loosen a bolt off a 777 haul truck while doing so ee was putting his full body weight into it when the wrench slipped off the bolt. He fell forward striking his face on the 777 haul truck cutting his bottom lip. He was checked out in town, received 2 stitches and returned to work the same day.

According to IE , he was working on tightening a mirror on a truck in the lay down yard when the wrench he was using slipped off the nut striking him in the mouth chipping his tooth. EE reported the incident that afternoon and refused medical treatment. EE RTW with no lost time.

A miner and a mechanic were changing a rear tire on a tractor. They removed the flat tire. The jack would not go high enough to install the full tire. They jacked the tractor back up from under the man basket. When the mechanic tried to position the new tire, the tractor slipped off of the jack and the mechanic's left thumb was smashed between the fender and the tire.

An employee was stripping PVC wire insulation away from the inner conductor with a razor knife. The employee cut through their leather glove and lacerated their left palm and wrist. The employee was transported to the RMGC Clinic where they received 11 sutures. The employee was released to restricted duty.

While changing out an equalizer bar on a D10R Track Dozer, an employee had his hand in a pinch point between the equalizer bar and Dozer frame while he was using a wrench. The employee's left pinky and ring finger were pinched between the frame and equalizer bar resulting in a crushing/amputation injury to these two fingers.

An employee was opening a container of drill steel coupler anti-seize with a knife and the knife slipped causing a laceration to the employee's left inner thigh. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where they received 3 staples. The employee was released to full duty.

While using a screwdriver to tighten a screw the employee ruptured their right biceps muscle.

Employee was stripping the outer insulation off of #6 gauge submersable electric wire (outer diameter 1-1/16") utilizing a razor knife. The knife blade slipped/skipped off the poly-vinyl insulation. Upon slipping off of the insulation, the knife blade came in contact with the inner left leg, approx 4" above the knee, causing a laceration.

Cut right index finger with box cutter.

Employee struck by a small piece of metal that flew off from hammer strike causing a small laceration.

Attempting to dislodge pipe from frozen ground with a prybar. Prybar glanced off pipe and came into contact with right foot causing a minor contusion.

As an employee was installing a wheel group on a haul truck, the pry bar they were using slipped and contacted the employee in the face, causing a laceration. The employee was transported to Nye Regional Medical Center where they received stitches.