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Driver was loading the truck and hit EE's head, resulting in a laceration on EE's head.
Driver was travelling from the mine to the plant with a full load. The mine vehicle was approaching an intersection when a pickup truck crossing in front of mine vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign. The mine vehicle did not have a stop sign and did not have enough time to react to the other vehicle before impacting the rear driver side portion of the passenger vehicle.
Employee was operating haul truck. Truck was unloaded and driving down into the mine when EE felt pain in lower back. Employee stated was unsure if it was due to twisting while reaching for something or from a bump in the road.
On 5/26/2022 a OTR Driver walked into the entrance of the portal. Company truck #470 was entering the mine and bumped into the OTR Driver. The OTR driver was taken to hospital where they were treated and released. The OTR driver suffered a laceration to the back of their head.
The IE was heading back into the mine and failed to lower the bed on a Cat Articulated Haul Truck. The bed of the truck struck an I Beam support stopping the truck, causing the cab to roll on its side. The IE was wearing a seatbelt.
Employee reached onto conveyor to remove fallen empty bag. The employee's left hand became entangled into the chain conveyor and passive transfer roller resulting in laceration to palm of left hand.
Utility operator reports running over pothole's and ditches in the yard after heavy rains and woke up this morning experiencing significant back pain. Physician prescribed muscle relaxer and assigned time off work.
Employee was driving on wet roadways. Employee lost control of haulage truck, striking a pillar.
A passenger vehicle was traveling south on Illinois 57 when the vehicle veered out of the lane and hit a retaining wall on mine property. The vehicle burst into flames, killing both the driver and a passenger. Neither of the individuals had any affiliation with the mine. Aside from proximity to the road, the mine had no involvement in the accident.
A passenger vehicle was traveling south on Illinois 57 when the vehicle veered out of the lane and hit a retaining wall on mine property. The vehicle burst into flames, killing both the driver and a passenger. Neither of the individuals had any affiliation with the mine. Aside from proximity to the road, the mine had no involvement in the accident.
Employee reported on August 10, 2015 to his Supervisor that he hurt his back while driving the endloader the last week of July, 2015. Employee believes he twisted his back while pushing up product being unloaded from the barges onto the stockpile. It started out as an achy joint, but has gotten worse. Employee did not communicate this to anyone before August 10, 2015.
Performing maintenance on road grader mechanic sustained injury to his left hand. A team of two mechanics were replacing/repairing the axle on the road grader. The forklift operator was positioning the tire out of the way the tire came off the forklift on unlevel ground and kicked back pinching his hand between the tire and the equipment.