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Employee was turning off the equipment and took a shortcut over the bottom of the ramp for the 2100. They lost footing and fell. When they fell, thier right ankle twisted and popped.
EE had gotten off of the 336 excavator to turn off the crusher as rock was piling up on the belt. When approaching the crusher, EE slipped on a rock and hit EE's head on another rock when falling. EE had EE's hard hat on, but it came off during EE's fall.
EE was operating an articulated haul truck. EE said that a large piece of material was dropped into the bed of the haul truck EE was operating, twice on 3/25/25. EE said the first time caused EE's back to hurt and the second time made it worse.
Injured employee had squatted down to hold a hydraulic nozzle for supervisor. When EE squatted down EE heard EE's right knee pop and felt pain down EE's leg.
There were 3 cables that had fallen due to broken zip ties. EE was told to clean the sand from the cables to expose them, so they could be re-secured. EE partially exposed the cable and went to pick it up. The cable was damaged, resulting in EE being shocked.
EE was laying on back kicking against 1X1 ft. screens to remove them from a screen deck. Upon kicking, ee injured back. EE was given proper tools to remove them without having to use feet and back. EE had already removed panels from the top deck, using proper tools.
EE had the hood of the 400D Haul Truck open checking trans fluid. Another ee approached to see what ee was doing. EE then squatted down on the side of the truck's left front fender, as ee was squatting down ee fell off the truck and landed on head/shoulder.
EE told supervisor that EE had taken hard hat off because EE was hot and sweaty. After taking hat off, EE went back to work. EE's head was bent down, when raising up, EE hit head on the classifier tank-part of the wash plant.
She was standing on the fender of a 25 ton haul truck, changing the air filter. When she was pushing a filter back in, a strong wind caught the hood and blew it down onto the side of her head.
Employee was moving a 4" water pump, in the process of moving the pump he did not clamp the suction hose on correctly. When employee started the pump, the suction hose blew off and the water sprayed out, hitting the employee on the leg, arm and face. The employee had not primed the pump, causing the residual water to get hot.
Employee was stepping up to get into trackhoe, his foot slipped off of the step. Employee fell on his left ankle.