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Blaster was traveling down road in anfo rig when hit a pothole jarring their back. Employee was placed on restrictions for strained back.
Buggy was coming down hill at the fuel bay and while attempting to turn sharply into the fuel area, buggy rolled on its side injuring the passenger. Incident did not become reportable until 12/28/2022 doctor follow-up.
Maintenance tech was tracing leaks on hydraulic cooler of Haul truck. Unit was running, tech was looking to pinpoint leak, when working around fan area, the cooler leak opened up. Tech instinctively stuck hand out to block from being sprayed. The rag in tech's hand was sucked into fan & pulled hand into fan. The tech received a laceration to fingers that required stitches.
Two utility workers were hanging high-voltage electrical cable in the O3-N roadway. They were using the manbasket of a telehandler to lift the cable while hangers were placed when the employee asked the telehandler operator to raise the basket more. As the basket was raised, the employee's hand was pinched between the basket rail and the roof of the mine.
Employee was driving haul truck in the 261 area when they accidentally engaged the E-stop on the truck causing the truck to come to an abrupt stop. As the truck stopped suddenly, the cinching style lap-belt came un-threaded from the male end of the buckle allowing the employee to strike the windshield of the truck.
The employee's hand slipped off the door of the AC condensor, tried to catch the door with the left hand and electric fan blade make contact with the hand, causing a laceration.
EE caught between fuel truck's open door & telehandler when telehandler backed up towards fuel truck. EE pinned at their rib area and was released as the telehandler operator pulled forward. EE taken to local ER, first aid only at the time of the accident. This became reportable to MSHA on 6/20/19 when they received med treatment of root canal and crown to a permanent tooth.
Employee was operating loader and ran over rock, causing him to bounce and jar his R elbow. Incident happened on 8/26/2015, became reportable on 11/17/2015
They were trying to free the brakes on a haul truck that had a blown motor in order to push into the shop with a CAT Loader. When the truck was pushed it articulated and pinched employee against the rib.
EE was driving UV6 up incline, stopped the truck to engage the break, lost hydraulic pressure, rolled backwards approximately 60ft and struck a rib.
Operator of haul truck hit a pot hole causing him to jerk his back.
When driving Dux haul truck employee stated that the steering cylinder broke causing him to lose control of the truck when in a curve.
Miner complained of shoulder pain from driving/steering haul truck.
Miner complained of pain and discomfort in knee from repetition of activating brakes on haul truck.
Riding on a tractor; when the operator stopped suddenly, miner' s neck was injured.
Driving a haul truck when he hit a pillar
Miner was tramming a mechanical claw when he hit a rock in the road, which jarred him injuring his neck. He did not request medical treatment at that time. He had his first medical evaluation on 3/19/2014.
Driving a UV-6 flatbed truck; pull over to allow a haul truck to pass when he hit a boulder
Driving a haul truck; hit a pothole; bounced and hit his head on roof of cab
Driving a haul truck when he hit a pot hole, tried to stop, and hit rib of mine.
Driving a haul truck when she hit a pit hole causing the truck to bounce.
Moving telehandler forward; ran over a rock; chain barrel slide forward into the back of miner's leg; knee struck frame of basket
Miner was driving a loaded haul truck to the raise when he hit his right elbow on the fire suppression system.
Miner was driving a haul truck when he hit a pot hole, which caused him to hit his head on the roof of the truck.
Miner was operating a loader when he began to have pain in his lower back. He relates the pain to twisting to look behind him and being jarred by movement of equipment.
Miner was driving a haul truck when he hit a rock in the road causing him to hit his head on the roof of the cab.
Miner was driving a haul truck down a ram when he lost control and hit the rib.
Miner develop back pain while operating mechanical scaler.
Miner was driving a haul truck when he hit a rock causing his head to hit the roof of the truck cab.
Driving haul truck, swerved to miss a rock, hit rib, which caused driver to hit his head against a nut on the window frame.
A bar was put into place to support bed while Gator was being repaired. Bar was removed while attempting to start Gator allowing the bed to fall.
Employee began having back pain while riding down the decline in a truck. Employee was jarred due to rough road.
Operator was in a curve when his foot slipped off the brake and hit the gas causing the truck to hit the rib. When he hit the rib, his elbow hit the cab inside of the truck.
Hot outside temperaturs causing excess moisture in the mine.