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While being loaded by a Komatsu PC 3000 Shovel, while operating a HD 785 Komastu haul truck an operator felt a jolt to their lower back, causing pain to their lower back and legs. Employee stated that rock hit the headache rack causing the jolt the operator felt. No known damage to the equipment was reported or noticed.

Employee was pressure washing a filter. While holding the filter with EE's right hand EE held the pressure washer wand in EE's left hand. While EE was attempting to wash the inside of the filter EE placed EE's hand in the line of fire of the water stream, resulting in a laceration to the right ring finger.

While EE was holding cutting edge to equipment bucket by hand another EE was trying to remove torch cut bolts with a pneumatic hammer. The hammer slipped off the bolt and hit the EE's left ring finger causing a displaced fracture to the medial phalanx.

While removing a drill fork from a drill hammer the employee's hand became wedged in between the fork attachment and a stationary object. A slow reversed rotation of the drill hammer caused their hand to become lodged between the two objects in the tight space.

Employee had just finished servicing the shovel in the pit and was waiting in the lube truck for a loader to finish maneuvering so they could safely exit the pit. While watching the loader and waiting truck was hit from behind by a backing dozer. Employee suffered back pain from the jarring impact of the dozer. Employee did not receive prescription medication until 11/10/2017.

Employee was attempting to remove guards below the teeth on a bucket from a loader with a 3/4" impact driver. The employee was holding the driver extended out away from body while reaching under the bucket. The ee posture/ergonomics and the weight of the driver put a strain on lower back through the duration of the job which caused a sprain after feeling a pop.