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EE and cohorts had lowered the counterweight following a repair from the previous day. EE went up in a manlift to observe operation when they became entangled in moving machine parts of the 48-inch conveyor. EE was degloved from the shoulder to the forearm, has multiple fractures including wrist, thumb, scapula and shoulder. This injury will require skin graphing as well.

Bobcat operator struck a fixed object. Reported to company on 5/29 when occurred on 5/5.

ROOT CAUSE - cylinder punctured and cracked the cylinder housing causing the trailer to drop down approximately 4-5 feet without the cylinder engaged. Worker was injured due to a safety violation (not wearing a seatbelt at all times). CONTRIBUTING FACTOR - normal wear and tear from daily use.

Employee was using a Front End Loader to feed material to the plants. As EE backed up to get another load of material, the employee backed into another parked front end loader. The employee received a work restriction due to a muscle strain to EE's neck and right shoulder from the impact. Employee is due back at the doctor on 1/17/2025.

While operating a Kubota RTV, the vehicle hit a pot hole and jolted the miner who sustained a back sprain.

One LNA EE was operating forklift and three iTEC EE's were rigging and positioning new MCC section into the Extruder MCC Room. iTEC EE was positioning dolly when rigging slipped off the forklift forks causing contact between MCC section and iTEC EE. iTEC EE sustained injury to right knee.

IE stood on a belt conveyor to inspect a stone feeder that may have been leaking. IE did not lock out the belt prior to accessing it. Conveyor belt started up and pulled the IE through a 14' height clearance before IE was able to pull the E-stop cable and climb off the belt. Incident caused multiple fractures in employee's back requiring EE to have surgery.

Temp was helping to prepare the vacuum truck hose. While holding the end of the hose, EE's arm was sucked into the vacuum hose.

Around 5:40 on 2/3, EE was working in a skidsteer near the south system cage. While on the skidsteer they passed by the dust collector fan DC4030. While backing out of the area the DC fan started blowing out the lime in the skidsteer bucket which got in the EE left eye. EE did not report injury on shift. EE left work at 2:30pm and reported to supervisor at 6:23pm.

EE reports that EE was driving the forklift in the Lower Plant Loading area when EE hit a pothole in the ground. Because of the jolt of the forklift EE felt pain in EE's lower back. At that time, employee chose no medical treatment. On 1/13/2023 the employee visited the doctor where EE was prescribed 6 chiropractic treatments.

Miner was using "walk behind" skid steer to clean spillage off the ground under the roll crusher return conveyor. The employee trammed the machine into the belt structure causing their left hand to be caught between the top of the machine and the metal belt frame.

Employee was tramming JLG when they engaged a pothole full of water. As the tire dipped the energy transferred to the bucket and caused employee to bounce up and when they came down they twisted their right ankle.

A haul truck driver was operating the vehicle with the window down. As driver came around a turn something entered left eye causing discomfort.

Miner was operating a forklift moving bagged product on a pallet inside the packing warehouse and hit a structural post with the front of the pallet. The miner reported feeling back pain after the incident.

At approximately 5:50 AM, EE entered level 5 of the quarry with the M503 water truck for dust suppression activities. In traversing towards the working face, EE hit a pile of chat used for leveling the quarry floor. The impact launched EE in the cab. Despite being restrained by seat-belt, EE received facial wounds and a fracture of the L3 vertebrae.

EE was pulling out from dumping a load of stone in a stock area. The Shift Supervisor pulled ahead of EE and in the exchange, EE forgot the bed was still up. EE pulled out and caught the raised bed in the top, throwing EE into the steering wheel. EE sustained a laceration to the forehead over EE's left eye.

At around 8:20, a haul truck overturned on the main haul road. The employee was assisted in exiting the vehicle, taken to the first aid room where EE was evaluated/treated. The employee sustained lacerations/abrasions/contusions from the incident. The employee was taken to the hospital where EE received sutures and was released.

Worker was operating dust truck that hit the road edge and tipped over into the berm. Had mild abrasion to shoulder and a small contusion to the back of the thigh. Complained about elbow pains a few weeks after. On 08/13/19, recommended for physiotherapy as an MRI showed minor tears in tendon around the left elbow, making this a reportable incident.

Temporary employee was underground, operating the #16 haul truck. EE was backing under the loader when EE received first bucket load of 5th trip of the shift. The load shook the truck more than normal and EE felt neck tighten and pain shot through it.

EE was sweeping the floor near a conveyor. As ee turned around to leave the area, ee struck right shoulder against the edge of a catwalk. EE lost balance, and fell forward but caught self with right hand on the conveyor structure but ee spun clockwise and left hand/wrist passed between the belt and the troughing roller. The EE received two stiches to hand.

Employee was working inside an open hopper when rock was dumped into the hopper. This caused rock to contact employee's legs resulting in bruising and hyper extension of the right ankle.

EE arrived at the Annual Refresher class and later could not rise out of the seat. EE told the Safety Manager that the back was hurting due to pot holes in the haul road. On the initial doctors visit there were no restrictions. When the EE returned to the doctor on 10/22/18 for a follow up and was still in pain, the doctor gave EE a back brace.

While driving a forklift the driver hit a dip in the road and caused the forklift to jolt. This created pain in the left leg and lower back of the driver.

Backing down the 300 ton hopper ram in a FEL employee ran into the trailer of a truck, and hurt their back. EE went to the Doctor on 3/1/18 where they were put on restriction.

The employee was operating a man lift when ee struck a protruding roof bolt pinching finger between the roof bolt and the hand rail.

Operator of scissor style man-lift was performing cleaning operations in kiln area. Employee pinched hand between handrail of man-lift and a protruding 4" trolley beam for hoists.

Employee suffered minor sprain to neck while operating FEL

Contract EE was standing near a moving conveyor belt. EE placed right hand on the moving belt. The conveyor caught the EEs glove and pulled right index and middle finger into the 1/4" space.

Employee operating water truck when ABC fire suppressant system unexpectedly discharged exposing employee to small amount of dry chemical suppressant. Employee medically evaluated off-site and diagnosed with lung irritation, the returned to work with restrictions (i.e. no undue exertion and no exposure to "fumes". Note: There was no fire on the vehicle.

Employee was operating haul truck when top of bed was struck by loader bucket.

EE was digging in the hard rock portion of the muck pile when the CAT 988F loader teeth slipped out of muck pile jolting machine and the EE.

Operator picked up the boulder, dropped it and the boulder did not break. During the second attempt the boulder was lifted closer to the edge/teeth. The rear wheels of the loader lifted off the ground and the sudden loss, or shift of weight caused the rear wheels to come down hard. The operator felt pain in his lower back. Diagnosis Compression fracture to a lower vertebrae.

EE was moving the forks in on the Lull, in order to do this they have to raise the boom up & then tilt it forward so the forks will slide. As the Lull operator was tilting the forks forward, the forks & the rod fell out & the forks hit EE on top portion of his thigh. He was able to finish job before he went to dr. Sent back to dr 4/7/15 which was the first day of lost time

Employee and co worker were engaged in replacing sampler near building and large stone conveyor belt. Fork lift operator hit the start/stop button of the conveyor belt with fork lift shutting down the conveyor. Employee struggled with auto sampler when the conveyor belt stopped.

Injured employee was operating Haul Truck. Truck was stationary while being loaded with ore (limestone). Loader Operator accidentally struck bed of Haul Truck with Loader bucket during operations causing Haul Truck to shake violently. Haul Truck Operator reported lower back pain as a result of the incident.

Miner was attempting to re-position the forks on a bobcat. The fork bounced and when it did his right hand got pinched between the fork and the support behind the fork causing a laceration which required stitches at the local medical facility.

The employee was laying under the seasoning chamber of the hydrator vacuuming the area. As the hose was being moved around it whipped around hitting his left knee, leaving a bruise.

While riding as a passenger in a on-site service truck, the service fuel truck run through a pot hole, causing the miner to hit his head on top of roof.

Employee lost control of the waste truck he was driving and jumped from the truck while it was moving backwards. Employee received a sprained right ankle and an abrasion to his right elbow when he jumped from the moving truck.

Turned a truck on its side while descending into the central dump area, when brakes failed to slow the vehicle.

Employee was cleaning up at the Primary Crusher with the Dingo skid steer. The employee slipped and fell while operating the skid steer and the machine pinned him against the cement retaining wall.

Utility Operator was turning back looking backwards when the loader he was operating jerked causing an injury to his upper back.

Employee was driving a Mack road tractor with a dump trailer out of a clay pit when the truck lost traction and slid down the haul road incline. The dump trailer jack-knifed and lifted the tractor off the ground. When the tractor dropped back down to the ground the jarring from the wheels hitting the ground caused a compression fracture in his lower back.

EE was standing on the ground to the left of the motor grader using a tripod level. Grader EE backed up. The operator of the motor grader was backing up and looking to the right and did not realize that EE had backed up. He turned the wheels sharp to the right and the front tire struck EE.

Miner operating a bobcat loader moving hot spillage from work area to spillage collection area for disposal.

Employee was performing repairs on a material conveyor. Due to improper body position and not following proper procedures, employee got thumb caught in a pinch point. Equipment was locked and tagged out and employee was wearing gloves.

Employee was backing up on hyster. He had his foot on the step of the hyster and caught his heel on a super sack twisting his heel and ankle resulting in strain/brusing to the ankle and foot.

Employee lost control of haulage unit, ran onto berm overturning unit. No significant damage to haulage unit, however employee sustained a contusion to the left shoulder region.

While checking a screw conveyor, the motor started unexpectedly, causing injury to an employees hands.

Working on the drive of a screw conveyor. One employee was jogging, when another grabbed the belt and tried to manually jog. His thumb was caught by the belt and his right thumb was amputated.