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While working at the Juniper Pit in Fernley, Nevada on drill D-48, mechanic sustained a dental injury when a wrench slipped and struck EE's tooth during a repair task.
Employee was getting out of loader stepped on first step and fell backwards. Employee has had lower back pain.
The employee was picking up trash/aerosol can near the generator, leaned against the generator placed right hand near the hinge part of the door, generator turned on smashing right hand ring finger and middle finger between the door and the generator. Amputating the tip of right finger, breaking the middle finger, and smashing index finger.
Driver was exiting the driver door and was not facing the truck they missed the steps and fell on the ground they were exiting the wrong way. Driver was scaling out on the scale house.
Employee was getting a 2100 screen on the lowebed trailer ready to mobilize. Employee was placing blocks by the goose neck as they were standing on the tires of the truck. Employee's left foot slipped, employee fell landing on their right side on fender of the truck.
2100 screen was fully locked out/tagged out, when four employees were changing the belt on the screen. Injured employee's right hand got caught between the belt and hopper when they were sliding the belt in.
Plant laborer did not have supervisor follow Lock Out/ Tag -Out procedures prior to attempting to free a rock jammed conveyor. Upon removal of the debris at the tail pulley the conveyor began to run, at which time the laborers arm was pulled into the tail pulley resulting in a broken right arm above the elbow.