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Miner was attaching lifting apparatus to pipe on the ground to excavator when pipe shifted and caught miner's finger tip.
Jetter hose had a weak area that was not recognized in initial shift inspection. Upon use, the hose burst injuring operator on the left hand. Was treated at local medical center for hand injuries and referred to secondary care at burn center in Augusta. Care was advised to apply ointments and wrap. Return for follow-up in two weeks.
Mounting a motor. Motor fell off of mount. Pinched finger
Employee unsure of when incident happened. Stated EE woke up on the 7th with eye irr/swelling. Employee was working on roof during windy conditions with grinding being performed by others. Employee was wearing safety glasses while working. Optometrist removed small metal fragment from employees eye and prescribed antibiotic eye drops. No restrictions were given by physician.
Teammate attempting to cut board on a benchtop in the maintenance shop. Using angle grinder, teammate worked on a section which was not properly secured. Unsecured section shifted caused mechanic to lose control of board. Holding the grinder in EE's right hand, reached out left hand accidentally made contact with the rotating wheel, resulting in lacerations to two fingers.
Driver attempting to dislodge lump of crude by hand smashed 5th digit left hand in tailgate.
Employee struck by forklift.
As a scraper tractor was leaving the dump area, it clipped the second pan on another tractor unit. The operator of unit #1 hit their elbow on the switch box in their unit. Urgent Care Facility placed their arm in a sling with no Rx given.
Mechanic was completing housekeeping in maintenance shop. During the clean up under work bench, the employee had two magnet bars that connected pinching EE's right thumb. The employee received medical treatment.
Mild chest pains began and intensified over the course of approximately thirty minutes.
Employee installing new belt onto blunger drive when finger was pinched between pulley and belt.
Employee was lifting core samples when they felt a pop rupturing the bicep tendon.
Employee was climbing down 2 step Ladder/platform with handrails and foot slipped. Employee stated they were holding on to handrails when this happened and sudden drop of body weight must have hurt their left shoulder. The rung on ladder was made out of Stainless-steel pipe and may have been wet at time.
Investigation is ongoing. *A miner died after being engulfed by a collapsing highwall.
Forklift brushed employee's ankle.
The employee was deemed to have had a massive heart attack.
Employee said they felt discomfort in shoulder after clearing a jam on pallet feeder. Employee did not seek medical attention until 28 Aug when prescription medications were given.
Employee attempting to catch product bag from falling off of a line experienced discomfort in shoulder.
Employee pinched finger in swing gate requiring sutures.
Upon completing removal of a stick from the boom of a CAT 336 excavator, technician was gathering tools when a hydraulic pipe (which was bound by removal) sprung loose smacking right thumb against hard line mount bracket
Investigation is still ongoing, and an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause. *Per the prelim: Two contractors were electrocuted when a 14,400-volt overhead power line came in contact with their off-road dump trucks, and the contractors exited their trucks and contacted the ground.
Investigation is still under way and an autopsy is being performed to determine cause. *Per the prelim: Two contractors were electrocuted when a 14,400-volt overhead power line came in contact with their off-road dump trucks, and the contractors exited their trucks and contacted the ground.
Employee was standing on a ladder installing an access panel weighing approx. 10 pounds. The door was not secured and fell approx. 12 inches striking their right shoulder.
While dumping on stockpile - dump and truck tipped on left side
Packaging employee loading fiber drums on #7 bagger. After completing load into a 95 lbs. container, employee began rolling off drum for palletizing. While placing onto storage pallet, employee noted holding onto the top of drum and continued gripping (drum) while attempting to return to scale position. Employee stated they felt a pull in left shoulder.
Employee was observed slumped over in equipment seat. After examination it was determined that they was having trouble with their blood sugar level and EMS was contacted. Employee's sugar was 32 and EMS administered IV glucose and patient was taken to their personal residence by Safety Manager so that they could consume food and rest.
A chemical driver delivering Sodium Metasilicate to the Mine plant was sprayed in the face with residual chemical from the unloading line while unhooking the hose from the tank unload line at the Mine blunger building.
A Dredge mechanic operator was maneuvering work skiff to free a dredge pipe hung on a silt curtain in the plant impound. EE had to pass under a travel cable on the dredge. While maneuvering under the cable, operator thought they were clear of the cable but raised up too soon and the cable struck them in the face causing a laceration to nose from their safety glasses.
Verifying potential blockage at bottom of drag box, employee completed steps to clear blockage by normal methods. Removed flexible hose connected on top of transfer pump. While pulling hose off the connection point between a camlock fitting top of flange, connection failed. Employee received thermal burn to forearms from non-hazardous product.
Employee opened recycle valve on clay tank and and sample valve dislodged. Hot clay sprayed employee causing burns to lower back.
The employee was on a step ladder when the employee lost footing causing employee to fall 25". This caused the employee to hit the concrete floor which caused a whiplash effect. The employee struck the back of their head.
OTR Truck Driver splashed bucket of chemical on right pants leg and boot.
At approx. 5:40a.m. employee went to get a slurry sample from tank farm. At 6:08 a coworker realized they had not made it back with sample and went to look for them. While checking tank farm they discovered the employee on the ground unresponsive. CPR was administered until EMS arrived. Employee was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead.
Employee was cutting a bolt(S) off chassis, was wearing safety glasses, but got some debris in eye.
Employee was changing magnets on bagger. While placing magnets on pallet, magnets came together pinching employees left ring finger. 1st aid was given and employee returned to work. On 2/24/20 employee requested medical attention due to finger swelling.
While checking impound level, employee unknowingly stepped in a saturated area where employee's leg sank about 18" into mud causing employee to hyperextend knee. Thought simply tweaked it knee but continued to experience some discomfort & requested a medical evaluation on 1/24/20. Prescript meds given. Report filed late due to employee initially reporting injury as First Aid.
On 9/25/19 around 1:30 am, operators were filling one-ton bags on and bag shifted out of position after filling. Forklift operator was attempting to hook the straps of the bag on the forklift bullhorns when the end of the bullhorn hit and broke the plastic airline connector that operates the cylinder. Part of the plastic connector hit the injured employee in the upper shoulder.
The employee was moving a tote of chemical with a forklift, but failed to disconnect the hose from the system. The employee got off the forklift and walked in front of the tote to try and close the valve and came into contact with the chemical during this process.
While inspecting equipment after a power failure employee was looking up at the center shaft of a calcine and tripped over the cooling water drain line for the hotboxes. EE fell backwards and struck EE's elbow on the guardrail beneath the bottom of the calcine.
Employee hit their foot on railing while riding on a golf cart. The employee has a closed fracture of distal end of fibula with subluxation of left ankle.
Employee was getting out of EE's vehicle when EE felt a pain in the lower back. The terrain was smooth with no obstacles, but may have been slightly uneven.
Employee stated that EE was rocking back and forth on shoe heels that snagged EE's pants causing the fall.
Employee lost grip on tank trailer ladder and fell from 2nd rung of ladder. Employee has a rib fracture and was placed on restrictive duty for 14 days but is working in a different capacity for those days.
Co-worker was operating Genie manlift inside tank in front and above door sheet working on upper shell vert weld above scaffold. When booming lift up, we think bottom of lift or weld lead caught hand line or scaffold bracket, pulling bracket out of bracket clip. Bracket fell and struck EE as EE was walking into tank through door sheet.
Using a hammer to bend a bracket strap to fit contour of tank. Metal strap 1/4"x 2"x 14". Strap was placed at a 45 degree angle and hit with a 4 lb. hammer in the center of the strap, bending strap slightly. When hitting strap with hammer, hammer glanced off bracket strap twisting wrist at impact spraining right wrist.
Driver ran over bumps traveling in and out of the mine. The driver was driving an 18 wheel tractor trailer. Driver complains of back and leg pain and is under doctors care at this time.
An employee filled a tank with liquid propane at the propane station. After disconnecting the hose from the tank, the employee was sprayed in the eyes under the safety glasses with propane when employee's shirt got caught on the handle that controls opening and closing the line, allowing the propane to spray out of the fueling line.
Employee was removing metal racks from a trailer. They dropped metal rack to ground, it bounced back up and cut into their leg.
Maintenance employee tweaked their back. Employee was standing on the cat walk in front of T/C blunger feeder assisting contract worker to remove cross auger guard. After leaning over to hand a portable battery powered impact wrench to contract worker, employee felt a pain in the lower back.
Maintenance employee slipped and fell as EE stepped from the concrete pad down approximately two inches to the ground in our North tank farm.