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Ee was changing cutting edges on a bulldozer using an air impact wrench when debris went into EE's right eye. EE reported this to EE's supervisor on 01/04 and then went to the eye doctor. A metal foreign body was removed from the eye and antibiotic eye drops were prescribed. Released to full duty.

Haul truck jarred by boulder that got hung up in the shovel bucket and unexpectedly broke free, hitting the truck's tailboard. Ee treated at the hospital, diagnosed with multiple strain injuries and released to full duty. At follow-up on 10/15/14, he was prescribed physical therapy and continued on full duty making this reportable for treatment.

Haul truck was being loaded at electric shovel. Shovel hit dovetail of truck while swinging into bed. Ee jarred in cab, c/o of numbness to right arm and hand, numbness and pain in right shoulder. Initially diagnosed with strain, released to full duty. MRI reviewed on 02/13/14 showed labrum tear treated with injection and physical therapy. Ee continued on full duty.

Employee was unhooking a chain on the bushing fork of a drill. His finger was caught between the drill steel and the kick out arm roller. He was taken to the ER, diagnosed with a crush injury to the left middle finger. Transported to SLC where surgery was performed and a pin placed in the finger.

Employee was welding for most of the shift. He went home, slept, and woke up with gritty, painful eyes. He was seen by an eye doctor, diagnosed with flash burn, and released to full duty on next scheduled shift. He was given a prescription eye drop.

Employee was operating a dozer and smelled diesel fumes in the cab. He began getting sick, upset stomach, stomach pain, chest pain and coughing. He was seen at the ER, diagnosed with bronchitis that was exacerbated by inhaling diesel fumes. He was admitted to the hospital for observation for 2 nights. Released on 12/15 to follow up for release to work on 12/19.

IW was using air to clean steel cup on blast hole drill. The cup pressured up and released air, expelling fine sand, gravel and oil. IW was peppered by debris. He was examined at he ER and given one week of physical therapy to assist in removing debris from his left arm. Released to full duty.

Co-Workers working together in close quarters, one holding cable while the other cut through rubber lining with grinder. Grinder became bound up in rubber and jumped coming into contact with coworkers right index finger.

Employee was using a power drill to remove some screws from a pulverizer when the drill spun and struck employee in the mouth causing his front tooth to break. Mine was notified on 11/26/2008 that medical care was needed/

Crew was tripping pipe and helper reached over hydraulic wrench to secure it to the drill pipe. As the hydraulic ram attached to the wrench retracted, the skin on the helper's upper arm was drawn into the ram creating a large abrasion / blood blister.

Drill helper lost his balance and reached back to derrick to steady himself as driller was running the tophead down. Two fingers of helpers left hand were pinched by tophead rollers resulting in lacerations.

Helper was modifying sampling tools with cutting torch. When he adjusted the tool, the torch in the left hand passed over the back of the right hand. Result was a second degree burn on the back of the right hand about 21/2 inches across. Helper was wearing cotton gloves - not welding gloves.

While tripping pipe on an angle hole, driller swung pipe onto pipe truck with the jib boom. The pipe came down faster than anticipated and it struck the helper in the right ankle. Result was a fractured ankle.

EE was holding the pull-back cable while he was drilling. His glove was pulled between the sheave and the cable. His 4th finger on his left hand was cut in 2 places. A total of 2 stitches were required.