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Employee was tailing a core tube out from a ct-20 to pull the sample. While tailing out the tube, the Kelly hose snagged on the wire line causing slack. As the tube came up changing the angle releasing the slack, dropping the back side of the tube 1 foot causing a strain on the helper right shoulder
CAT79 experienced a rough load event while being loaded by Shovel 44, positioned on the outer edge of the cut and working in course material.
Haul truck CAT82 was in the process of being loaded by Shovel 44 when, during the initial bucket load, a concealed boulder within the material struck the truck bed, resulting in a rough loading event.
EE was removing a 20" hugger with an impact when the nut came off of the bottom half of the hugger it dropped. The EE caught it and tweaked EE's back in the process. On 9/19/25 EE was seen and sent back to work. On 9/25/2025 EE was issued physical therapy.
EE was using an impact wrench to remove bolts from the wear segments on a loader. EE placed a hand on the bottom edge to hold the carriage bolt up while using an impact gun. It spun the nut off. The bolt head spun causing a laceration to EE's left index finger and middle finger. EE was wearing protective gloves at the time. EE received stitches and restrictions.
EE was doing a fix on a drill. They were using the torch for steel bars. Their left hand was holding the bar & they turned to the right. The torch began to heat their glove. When they felt the heat they turned off the torch, removed their glove & saw their hand was burned. They were taken to the clinic & injury was debrided. Employee was issued restrictions.
An ee was cleaning the rust off a dog ear by placing it flat on the scaffolding floor. A coworker was climbing on the scaffolding that made it move. This caused the grinder to shift & make contact with the EE's finger, causing a laceration. EE had stitches & restrictions issued.
A shovel operator was swinging a full bucket to load into a haul truck. The bucket made contact to the tail end of the bed. The contact caused a rough loading event. On 5/31/24 the haul truck operator issued further medical treatment for chiropractic care. On 6/11/24 the operator received first chiropractic treatment.
EE was charging #15 ball mill. An employee was near the ball chute on the Fine Ore feeder when a ball popped out of the chute hitting the employee on the right shoulder. EE was evaluated. On 4/30/24, EE was issued restrictions.
IE was assisting cutting all thread, the all thread was in a cardboard case, the cardboard case broke allowing the all thread to cantilever up striking the employee in the right wrist requiring 3 sutures.
EE was cutting trip cable with a grinder / cut off wheel. When it cut thru the cable whipped up and went under their face shield, hitting them in the lip. EE sustained a laceration, EE was taken to a medical facility and received stitches inside and outside of their mouth. EE was released back to work.
Operator was loaded with blocky material and felt a pain in their neck as they were getting loaded. They proceeded to dump the load in the shovel pit. They dumped out the load and then called for supervision. Operator was taken to the clinic and issued restrictions.
EE was in the process of loading haul truck when the dipper door opened and dumped the material on haul truck's dove tail, causing rough loading event. EE stated felt fine. EE was issued physical therapy and on January 31st EE attended PT. Health & Safety not notified.
EE was cupping an impact gun when the bolt came loose and the weight of the impact gun fell and pinched a thumb against the rim of the haul truck wheel. EE sustained a laceration to their thumb that required stitches.
EE was tightening bolts on a dozer track with an impact wrench. The impact exhaust kicked up dust and debris into EE's face and some went into EE's eye. EE had metallic foreign body imbedded into the eye. Taken to clinic to have metallic piece removed and issued medication and referred to ophthalmologist.
EE was cutting off the center cutting edges with a torch. The edge slid off the moldboard and came down and struck the EE on the left forearm. EE turned off the torch then checked their arm. No broken skin or scrapes. On 1/23, EE went to clinic and had x-rays on forearm. Discovered they sustained a fracture to forearm and was placed on restrictions.
EE was operating a dozer on Pushback 53 dump. They made contact with a large rock while reversing, jarring the dozer and EE. This caused discomfort in their back. EE was taken to clinic to be evaluated and issued restrictions.
EE was cutting a bolt off with a grinder at the #6 Ball Mill Underflow tub while performing a PM. A piece of the metal fell into the EE's left boot and onto their foot, causing a burn to the outside of their left foot. EE sustained a 2nd degree burn to the left lateral ankle. Their pants were tucked into their boot. EE was issued restrictions.
EE was working on #2 Moly Larox making repairs on a guide plate. EE was attempting to drill a hole to reinstall the guide when the drill bit became jammed. The drill spun around hitting the EE in the face causing a laceration to EE's mouth and loosening a tooth.
On 9/09/22, a EE reported to supervision that they were feeling discomfort in their back as a result of operating a motorgrader on 09/05/2022. They were taken to the clinic & issued restrictions & physical therapy.
EE was holding a piece of steel support while co-worker was cutting steel with cordless grinder. The grinder became caught and ran up the frame, making contact with EE's L pinky finger, causing a laceration. EE had 4 stitches.
EE was haul truck mentor. Operator backed in on left side to get loaded. First dipper was loaded onto HT with no issue. The shovel swung onto HT on the second pass the dutchman made contact w/ bed tail. Mentor felt some stiffness. On 1/3 the mentor stated that their back was hurting still from the contact. Mentor was issued PT & attended first session on the 13th of January.
Shovel operator honked the horn and released the brakes that is when the 48 shovel lost power resulting in the dipper to fall into the back of the haul truck 66 bed. The operator was shaken around. EE did not seek medical treatment. On Dec 1st, EE informed supervision that EE had back pain. EE was taken to a medical facility and was taken off work.
Employee was tightening bolts overhead using an impact wrench. Employee looked up and debris fell into face and behind safety glasses, resulting in a foreign body entering right eye. Employee's eye was flushed but irritation continued. Employee was transported to eye clinic on 09/24/2021 where a metal foreign body was removed and antibiotic drops applied.
EE was getting loaded at the 43 shovel on the right side. The HT operator felt a slight pinch on the right side of neck while getting loaded. On 7/16/2021 EE was issued restrictions due to the rough loading incident.
EE was being loaded at the 45 shovel pit. A large rock came out of the bucket, jarring the truck. EE began to experience some back pain. EE was taken to clinic and issued restrictions.
Epiroc employee was welding a square stock steel brace in place to support one side of 81 Drill A-frame for shipping. The other brace was leaning against the A-frame to be welded next. The brace fell and hit the Epiroc technician on the back while they were welding the first brace. The square stock measurements are 3"X1/4"X8'. They received a Transverse Process Fracture.
EE was removing a bolt from bearing housing. The impact was in place on the bolt. EE reached out to feel for the bolt head to set a backup wrench when EE lost EE's balance & accidentally pulled the trigger. This caused the bolt to turn grabbing EE's fingernail & ripping it off. EE was given restrictions
EE was removing a pump from a barge for repairs. While removing the last bolt with an impact, the pump shifted downward and the impact came into contact with the metal structure. EE's left middle finger was pinched between the impact & metal support. EE fractured finger.
EE was hydro blasting the FC-7 drain line. EE was hit with high pressure water to right index finger, middle finger and palm while snaking out the drain line. EE was taken to a specialist and bandaged. EE was taken off work and received restrictions.
EE was working on clean up in the Primary Tunnel. The material was compacted so a chipping gun was needed to break up the material. During operation of the chipping gun, the employee felt a pop in wrist. EE was taken to the clinic; ee was re-evaluated on 01/29/19 and was issued restrictions.
EE was installing tromell on #3 Mill. EE was attempting to tighten the bolts w/ a spline drive impact. EE squeezed the trigger, the impact unthreaded the nut. EE's left hand was supporting the weight by the socket. The nut unthreaded the impact dropped & EE's right pinky finger was struck between the socket & the frame of the tromell. EE sustained a fracture to tip of finger.
EE was working on the interior of the roaster grinding teeth off of the roaster arm. Sweat had ran into EE's eye causing irritation. EE rinsed EE's eye, however it was still irritated. EE was taken to a medical facility where EE was treated with antibiotics for an abrasion. EE was released back to work.
EE was placing bolts on top shell for bottom shell securement. EE was holding top shell bolt with right and on bolt face. While utilizing an impact wrench to tighten a nut EE engaged the wrench, the bolt spun and the bolt face grabbed EE's right hand, crushing EE's thumb against the crusher bottom shell wall. EE sustained a fracture to thumb.
While shovel roof beam was being removed, it made contact with a support bracket on the gantry. The contact broke the support bracket flipping it and making it fall where it made contact with the employees arm.
EE stated that his vision had become very blurry and he was sweating profusely. He began to feel ill. EE was taken to clinic where he was given IV fluids for dehydration. On 08/13/2015 EE returned to clinic & was complaining of eye irritation. Evaluated & diagnosed with chemical conjunctivitis in both eyes. Eye drops prescribed.
EE was poking the 2nd Hearth of the #1 Roaster with an air lance. He noticed the hose had an air leak. He reached out to turn the air off to the lance & in doing so the lance got caught in the roaster by the arm. EE pulled sharply on the lance & it freed. After some time he noticed some soreness in his back. EE sneezed & felt a pop in his back with pain. EE sustained strain.
Employee was mixing a slurry bucket with a hand held drill and mixer attachment. The bucket was on the ground and it required the employee to bend over slightly for the mixer end to reach the bottom of the bucket. When the employee straightened up he felt a sharp pain in his back. Employee was taken in for evaluation and was prescribed physical therapy.
Employee was grinding with face shield and foam back glasses. Felt something hit his eye. He blinked and felt there was nothing in his eye and continued to work. He reported debris in his eye on 6-10-14. He was taken to Drs to remove the debris and was given a prescription antibiotic.
Employee was grinding with a 4" grinder at a 45 degree angle on a corner of the supports for the dryer feeder at the crystal plant. EE was kneeling next to him when the grinder caught and jumped hitting the EE in the right forearm causing a 2" laceration. EE was taken to hospital are received stitches.
An employee received a fracture on the index finger of his left hand below the knuckle while drilling an 11/16" hole on a metal pump base. The drill bit bound up and broke causing the mag drill to rotate striking him in the finger.
Employee had on safety harness began climbing derrick from wrong side. Safety clasp failing was dragging behind and drug over rotating drum. Safety clasp was caught in rotating drum and began pulling in safety harness. Harness squeezed employee until machine was shut down, resulting in a broken scapula, partially collapsed lung and internal bruising.
EE was aligning torque head onto nut. EE instructed torque machine pump operator to bump torque head to align onto nut. Pump operator interpreted that as to start torquing the scoop bolt. EE had slid hand under torque head and in between scoop flange. EE received laceration to hand.
EE was removing end liners on the No. 1 Ball Mill, a maintenance employee was pulling the jack hammer back out of the hole after knocking out the end liner and he was holding the jack hammer when his right thumb was caught between the jack hammer and bearing cover.
Employee working next to eyewash station, next to fluid bed dryer. Dryer slurried out and splashed Crystal solution onto his hard hat and side of his face. Employee was wearing all required PPE. Employee washed face and solution gotten into his eye. Eye was flushed for 15 to 20 minutes.
EE was drilling a hole in a flange for a dust collector pipe. As the drill bit started to break through the hole, the bit caught which caused the drill body to rotate & pinch his right hand between the body of the electric drill and the O.D. of the pipe.
Employee was drilling out a broken tap when the tap fractured sending a foreign object underneath his safety glasses into his right eye causing irritation.
Employee was trimming the edge off of a piece of plywood being used for electrical duct bank. The board was 3 X 3 x 19. Three inches of the length was being trimmed off. Employee's finger got caught in the pinch point of the sawsall causing a laceration that required sutures to close.
Employee was cutting and grinding on truck bed in the welding bay. At the end of the shift he felt irritation to his left eye. The following day he was treated at the clinic and a metal fragment was removed.
Mechanic was using a grinder on a weld of a kick plate when a metal fragment ricocheted off the concrete floor and struck him in the eye. Employee was wearing all required PPE, respirator, safety glasses and faceshield.