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A mine employee was ascending the line 100 Rotex stairs, when employee's right foot got caught between the steps which caused employee to fall and strike mouth against a step. Injury resulted in four sutures and caused a chipped central incisor tooth.
An employee was walking on the wet plant concrete pad adjacent to the west side of the process tank when they slipped and fell on to their left shoulder. On 03/04/24 the employee was diagnosed with a contusion and muscle strain of the left shoulder and given work restrictions.
While descending a fixed access ladder the employee slipped on one of the rungs causing employee to fall below striking tailbone area causing injury. On 11/20/2023 the injured employee was diagnosed with a fracture of the second/ L2 lumbar vertebra.
Injured employee opened the hatch for a sand box. Once back on platform, the cage caught the box lid. While freeing the cage, the truck moved pulling the gangway down the horizontal track leaving an opening in the handrail. The injured employee fell 12½ feet to the asphalt below suffering a head laceration that required 15 sutures, fractured sternum, ribs, and back.
The injured employee was standing on a belt conveyor guard changing a gearbox when EE slipped causing EE to fall and strike left elbow on a disconnect box that was in the area. Upon medical evaluation, EE was diagnosed with a fracture to the left elbow.
An employee was walking in the chemical room to turn off a water hose being used to fill a tank when the employee slipped and fell on the concrete floor injuring back. The employee was diagnosed with nondisplaced left transverse process fractures at L3 and L4 vertebrae.
Injured employee was pulling a water hose while cleaning up an area at the wet plant. While walking EE stepped on a sand pile causing EE to trip injuring EE's right knee and back. Employee was diagnosed with a sprained right knee and back and was given work restrictions.
An employee was injured while descending the stairs from the rotex deck at the Dry Plant. EE was maintaining three points of contact but lost EE's balance towards the bottom of the steps causing EE to tighten EE's grip on the handrail injuring EE's right shoulder. The employee was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder.
On 01/07/20 while descending the steps from the primary screener, the employee slipped and fell, striking lower back. Employee did not seek medical attention at the time. On 2/3 the employee sought medical attention for aggravation of this injury, and was placed on restricted work duty. Freezing rain that morning was a factor in this incident.
Employee was spotting an employee on a ladder when EE stepped back to look up and slipped. EE struck EE's lip and back while EE fell.
A heavy equipment operator was dismounting an excavator at the end of the shift. The bottom access step was covered in mud and caused the employee to slip and land awkwardly injuring left knee. On 11/5/2019 the employee was diagnosed with a sprained MCL and placed on restricted duty as a result of the original injury.
Employee slipped on some sand, straining back and right hand. The Employee was medically evaluated by a physician, X-Rays proved negative findings, and the Employee was prescribed muscle relaxants.
The employee was cleaning off the waste belt when EE went to turn the water off, and stepped into a small dip and twisted EE's knee and felt a pop. The employee was taken to an offsite clinic and seen and released back to work and followed up with a clinic and at this time was given work restrictions.