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Mill Ops Employee tripped over feed cart track, rolled ankle.
MIS Employee felt a popping sound while ascending stairs, felt pain in leg.
Driller helper had right foot on the drill rod bin skid while marking the drill pipe. When EE stepped down off the skid, 8", EE rolled left ankle. After alerting the mine safety team and following their protocols, they went to a clinic where x-rays were negative. They diagnosed EE with a sprained ankle and put EE on restricted duty.
Mill Maint Employee rolled ankle on uneven concrete at Lower Moly Feed Pumps.
Mine Tech Employee reported pinching sensation in knee when exiting Light Vehicle ENG28. Likely aggravation of pre-existing condition.
HT222 Operator lost their footing while descending the boarding ladder and twisted their ankle.
Mill Services Employee working in the Mill Ops roughers basement climbing to unhook a hose caught on equipment/machinery fell backwards from A3 to A4 transition chute from 4+ ft elevation, landing on a water addition line.
Electrician working on GL2 belt reported sharp pain in leg after tripping or "stepping wrong" on step of stairs while reaching for rope switch. Potential exacerbation of pre-existing injury/condition.
Slipped down stairs, dislocated shoulder which needed to be placed back in.
HT136 Operator injury, stepped in hole walking to van at end of shift and rolled ankle. NOTE: Shift started at 5:30 PM on 06/23/2024, incident occurred at 6:24 AM on 06/24/2024.
RTD3 Operator felt a pop in their left knee as they were exiting the cab. Pain came and went; reported the following day.
HT226 Operator fell while performing pre-shift at Butte Fuel Dock.
While employee was washing at the 2-3 transfer point the pressure from the hose was too much. EE let go of the hose went to run away to avoid getting hit, causing EE to slip and fall.
Employee reported shoulder pain after tripping on a piece of flooring that was sticking up. First Aid injury fully released 04/24/24. Requested to reopen WC claim 07/29/24, started PT 08/28/24, completed 10/07/24. H&S notified 10/18/24.
GR25 ladder broke/fell off while Employee was descending. EE was hanging on to the grab rails with both hands and hit rib cage on the grate as EE fell and landed on feet.
Employee walking the berm on the Tailings dam and digging out cyclones slipped on wet slimes, fell and injured shoulder.
Maintenance Employee was walking to pick up a light vehicle from the downline for repair when they stepped in a tire depression and twisted their ankle.
As Employee was walking out of building through exit doorway, they rolled their ankle on the grating outside the door, causing injury.
Employee tripped on grating and fell in front of the Mine Ops building, sustaining injuries.
Employee tripped on grating and fell in front of the Mine Ops building, sustaining injuries.
Dozer D11-4 Operator slipped on muddy step and fell on push arm, causing injured ribs.
Employee tripped over a lifting eye welded to the crusher doughnut and fell, sustaining injury. NOTE: Shift began on 02/22/2023 at 5:30 PM; incident occurred on 04/23/2023 at 4:30 AM.
Employee was walking/looking down at hand-held device and tripped over forks of forklift. EE was evaluated by WVFD and made no claim of injury. On 4/4/2023 EE reported swelling of right knee and pain in left shoulder since the incident date and was seen at the clinic and given restrictions. EE has not yet been released but resigned on 4/4/2023.
Employee rolled ankle stepping down from concrete pad to dirt. Please note that Employee's shift began on 02/15/2023 at 6:50 PM and the incident occurred on 02/16/2023 at 2:40 AM.
Employee had knee pain after getting foot stuck in mud on drill pattern.
Employee walking into work at Mine Ops tripped and fell on the grating in front of the Engineering Building, resulting in a laceration that required stitches. Employee was released to return to work without restrictions.
Haul Truck Operator called a Supervisor to the LSP Tiedown at the beginning of their shift on 9/26/2022 and reported an incident they said occurred on 9/20/2022 at the Plan 9 Tiedown when their ankle rolled, causing them to fall and injure their knee.
Employee's shift started on 08/02/2022 at 5:30 PM. The incident occurred on 08/03/2022 at 12:40 AM. Shovel Operator's knee buckled as they were descending the Shovel stairs, resulting in a fall and injuries to their knee and ankle.
Mill Ops Employee walking in the Moly Plant under the Larox slipped on the steps and fell onto the grating below, injuring their knee.
Employee lost footing on rocky terrain and fell backward to the ground, causing injury to right forearm.
While getting into a pickup, employee slipped and jarred ankle. No pain initially felt. About six hours later started to feel pain.
Shovel operator went to grab water bottle and left foot got stuck in the foot rest, twisting left knee.
Employee was washing slurry from floor under moly cleaners during regular shift when they slipped and fell hurting their back.
Employee injured knee and ankle when foot went through a hole in the grating of a sump at the SX.
Employee was descending haul truck steps when their rubber boot got hung up. The employee reached for the handrail to stop their fall and spun around backward falling onto the ground.
Employee was traversing stairs. Their boot caught grating causing a fall and injured right knee.
2/16, Employee injured knee when exiting vehicle. This incident was a later report due to the employee didn't notified supervisor of their injury until days later via email. Employee was seen at the clinic on 03/04 with RD as the diagnosis.
Employee slipped and fell, landing on shoulder while doing daily floor checks.
Employee slipped while descending stairs and twisted right ankle.
Employee felt "pop" in their knee while walking up to the grind floor.
Employee lost balance and EE's body twisted slightly causing a sharp pain in EE's right side middle back area.
Employee went over the discharge line and twisted right knee.
Employee was checking at the A-train tails sampler, when EE went to leave EE mis-judged the last step. Employee slipped and fell twisting EE's left leg, causing EE to fall.
While walking, employee rolled an ankle on uneven ground causing pain. The employee reported the injury to a supervisor an hour later and refused medical treatment and continue to work for the rest of the shift and the next scheduled shift. Employee reported after working those shifts that the ankle was still very swollen and sore. Employee went in to the clinic on 4/27/20
While walking up the Engineering Services North door stairs, employee hooked a toe and fell forward hitting shin on the edge of the upper step
While changing shovel teeth on shovel 10, employee was cleaning the new teeth for install when EE lost footing and fell on some rocks, twisting knee.
While ascending the steps to the Laraox, employee's left foot slipped causing them to fall forward striking left knee on the grating of the stairs.
While climbing ladder on Rubber Tire Dozer, employee lost footing with left foot, then EE's left hand slipped off leaving two points of contact. EE swung to right side with right arm being extended and felt the elbow pop causing pain.
Employee had finished removing scaffold and was climbing down from the building structure. Employee lost balance and fell approximately 8 feet to grade. The employee suffered a fracture of the left tibia and fibula.
While walking from grind line 2 to grind line 1, employee slipped on wet concrete and fell hurting ankle