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The miner was operating a 16M Caterpillar Road Grader that developed a oil leak. The miner was leaning out of the stopped Grader looking for the leak when EE fell to the ground injuring EE's ankle
The E.E. was walking along beside a supply trailer that was sitting in the middle of the supply road. They slipped in the loose rock, causing their left foot to slide under the trailer.
The employee was dragging curtain in the #3 entry, stepped in a hole, twisted left ankle and fell on some rocks
The employee was hanging a charger cable, another person pulled on the came cable pulling the employee down to the ground causing left knee to pop. The employee did not start missing work until 05/04/2023
The injured employee and another worker were moving a scoop charger, they were taking down the cable. The injured employee was hooking up the excess cable with a pull strap. Part of the cable that was still hanging fell hitting employee in the back pushing employee's face onto the back of a lotrac
Employee was pulling packing from a pump, got their feet entangled in the stand causing them to fall backwards striking the pump shaft and a H beam.
EMPLOYEE STATED EE WAS CARRYING A TOP ROLLER WHEN EE TRIPPED OVER SOME LOOSE CABLE BOLTS AND FELL INTO THE DIESEL MANTRIP. EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND SIDE OF THE MANTRIP CAUSING A CUT AND ABRASION TO EE'S INDEX FINGER. EE HAD 3 SUTURES PUT IN EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE THEY WERE LIFTING THE LIDS ON A RAM CAR BATTERY (GREEN BATTERY) IN THE #3 UNIT BATTERY BARN THEY SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK AND TWISTED THEIR LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT BECAME A REPORTABLE LOST TIME WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN OFF WORK 10-10-22.
Employee stated: while getting off a mantrip to load supplies employee twisted right knee and felt pain. The employee finished shift
EMPLOYEE STATED THEY WERE EXITING THE SCOOP WHEN THEY CAUGHT THEIR RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS CAUSING THEM TO FALL DUE TO THE FOOT BEING CAUGHT. THEY HAD LOWER LEG PAIN AND RIGHT ANKLE PAIN. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE 9-12-22.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE BELT SLIDE WHEN EE SLIPPED OFF THE BELT SLIDE. THE BELT WAS DAMP AND SLICK. EE HAD PAIN IN EE'S LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. EE WENT BACK TO THE DR. ON 9/8/22 AND DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON FRIDAY 9/9/22. THE ACCIDENT BECAME LOST TIME ON FRIDAY 9/9/22.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND A DUMPSTER, EE WAS CARRYING A PALLET WHEN EE TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING EE'S RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF A CONCRETE BLOCK. THE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-9-22.
Boot heel got caught on vibrator screen causing loss of balance and falling to the floor catching self with left hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A BACKUP CURTAIN AND STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING BACK.
Employee stated was walking to the power box to put the power backup on the right miner when employee stepped in a rut and turned right knee. Accident became reportable on 5/4/2021 when employee missed employee's 1st workday.