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Two vehicles traveling on a one lane road in opposite directions did not hear each other on the radio and made contact at a blind corner. The employee was already planning on getting knee replacement surgery sometime this fall but this incident made the decision EE was going to do it sooner. We did not know this was going to be a work comp claim until 4/29/26.

While leaving AAP's work area back toward the main road down the switchbacks the Operator lost Control of the Vehicle and struck the berm. The impact cause chest injury due to seat belt

the employee was riding in a bus after the shift when EE turned to look to the side EE felt pain in EE's lower back. the employee said EE's back had been sore for a while but had no pain until the bus incident. Soft tissue strain in the lower back.

Driving a forklift underground on hit a few bumps and got a sore back and no pain that day. on 5-7-23 their back started hurting so they got it checked out at the ER. The doctor let them finish the shift and see a ortho if not better in 2 weeks. on 5-31-23 they got results and got an no work release.

While mucking the 1400 mpc round out the bucket of UL20 mucker caught the rib and stopped the mucker instantly jarring the operators neck and lower back. The employee went to the ER the day they reported it they wanted EE to be released by an orthoepic, the worker comp case manager could not get EE an appointment until 7-21-21 with an orthoepic.

Shifting tractor to reverse and bumped elbow with rops.

Loader Bucket made contact with rib jarring Operators shoulder into equipment

On 21 July at approx. 6:30 AM an underground loader operator experienced pain in his lower back radiating down the left leg. The employee first felt the pain after exiting his loader at the end of night shift on July 21st. The employee was evaluated by onsite medics and later seen by a doctor at the local emergency room. He was diagnosed with sciatica and lower back pain.

The operator was heading underground and pulled into a passing bay. The operator heard a rattling noise behind his seat near the heater fan panel. The operator turned slightly to his left and reached behind him. When he reached behind him he stuck his left hand into an open hole where the vent cover was missing when his left middle finger made contact with fan blades.

LHD Operator was conducting face prep when machine bounced causing him to hit his head on the underside of the cab roof causing axial loading of spine.

Employee complained of lower back pain while operating a CAT 30 ton haul truck

Employee was exchanging equipment with another employee, as he exited, the new operator thought he had left the area, he than began to move forklift and contacted the other employee's foot.

Employee was operating a snow mobile traveling to retrieve water samples, as employee headed off road which was blocked by a large snow drift. Employee was forced to take an alternate travel. When the machine traveled the berm the snow mobile slide off the berm and rolled down hillside.