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The employee was descending the ladder from the top deck of the cone when a hand slipped approximately midway down, causing them to fall to the deck below. Reported to management 10/30 when diagnosed with a hernia.
Employee suffered minor hip and arm pain, due to rolling down from the top of a railcar while wearing fall protection. Employee came into contact with railcar.
On 2-7-24 between 5 and 6 am. employee was checking the 57-rock stacker during routine monitoring of plant. EE noticed that belt #1 feeding the 57-rock stacker had stopped. EE started making way to the control panel to shut off belt to prevent overflow. On EE's way to the control panel to shut it off, EE stepped wrong hurting their left foot around the achilleas area.
Employee was walking down the primary shaker stairs when slipped and fell. Employee started to experience pain on right ankle.
On 11/22/23 at 11:40 am EE was climbing down the screen deck ladder. As EE was climbing down the ladder EE's foot slipped due to mud on EE's boot causing EE to fall off the ladder 5-6 feet to the ground injuring EE's back. EE was unable to prevent the fall because EE was not utilizing 3 points of contact due to having a wrench in one of EE's hands while climbing down.
Employee was stepping down from Caterpillar D8T dozer. In the process of dismounting of the machine the employee misses the step making the employee put all EE's weight on left knee. Employee stated felt a pop in EE's knee area.
EE was on top of a conveyor hooking up chains to the lifting eyes to lift the conveyor with the 988k Loader. EE signaled to the loader to put pressure on the chains and then unhooked the fall protection to be able to climb down. The chains that were attached then slipped causing the employee to fall off the side of the conveyor 10 feet to the ground.
Employee was working on a conveyor roller, stepped back into hole and strained left knee.
Employee was entering a John Deere skid steer when the EE's left foot became caught between the bucket and the frame causing the employee to fall, twisting left knee.
Employee was stepping up into haul unit when they lost balance causing them fall. In the process of falling they struck their head on some part of the haul unit causing a laceration to the back of their head.
Employee foot slipped while climbing onto the excavator causing EE to hit the right side of ribs area with the equipment track.
Employee was walking down the drivers side walkway of an excavator, missed step with right foot falling to the ground. Fall caused broken ankle, femur and injured hip to right side of body. injured employee failed to use OEM handrails(3-points of contact) when lost balance.
Employee was stepping down from a loader step when the last step broke causing the employee to fall to the ground causing pain to EE's left elbow area.
The miner was standing on top of the Slurry tank discharge chute welding a pipe when EE lost EE's footing and fell > 5 feet onto the concrete pad
IE was using a 6ft step ladder to unclog a hose under the sand hopper. When the hose disconnected from the sand hopper, IE fell off the fourth step of the ladder landing on back.
Employee was feeding electrical cables for a t-former. A coworker dropped part of the cable, causing the injured employee to slip, resulting in a same level fall. EE had some pain in EE's L knee. EE was evaluated and no FA was given. EE later stated EE was feeling some pain. On January 14 EE was given a MRI which showed no tears. EE was given PT
While entering the office building, the employee tripped on a boot scraper and fell forward contacting the door jamb/outside wall of the back door to the office with their left shoulder.
DURING PRE-START UP INSPECTION OF SECO BOTTOM SHAKER SCREEN, EMPLOYEE WAS ON DECK CONDUCTING INSPECTION. THE EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING DUE TO DAMPNESS OF SCREENS, RESULTING IN A FALL, WHICH INJURED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE.