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Dragline operator exiting machine after end of shift stepped down from shoe and slipped. Dragline operator fell to ground landing on left hip. Dragline operator was assisted to their feet by witness/oiler and both clocked out for the day. Dragline operator went to hospital later that day where they were diagnosed with a left hip socket fracture and were admitted for surgery.

Portable fire extinguisher accidentally discharged in excavator cab. While attempting to step down from the machine the tracks were not aligned causing the excavator operator to hang from the grab handle of the cab. This strained left bicep tendon causing injury.

Assisting crane set tracks of 6015 excavator for assembly. Track was set in assembly area. Rigger and EE went to disconnect rigging. As employee was disconnecting, the slings became under tension and the EE's right index finger was pinched between lifting pin and track frame. Diagnosis: Traumatic amputation of tip of finger. No Bone Loss.

Mechanic was hoisting antifreeze drum on to a rack while standing on an A-frame ladder. A gust of wind caused the drum to sway, and the mechanic lost balance and fell from the ladder a distance of 2 to 3 feet to the ground. The mechanic completed the shift but later went to the hospital where mechanic was diagnosed with left side 9 & 10 rib fractures.

The haul truck suffered an engine failure which caused an outer piece of the lower engine block to blow apart. The hole opening in the block caused motor oil to spray around the outside of the engine and the hot turbo causing an ignition. The fire caused extensive damage to the operators compartment and engine.

Employees were changing hoist rope on Manitowoc 4600 dragline when wire rope got caught on berm. Wire rope struck employee when it became dislodged.

Dragline Oiler was hammering off broken dragline bucket tooth when a two-inch metal sliver (shrapnel) broke off the tooth and impaled the Dragline Oiler in the right thigh.

Driller's left hand was caught in the carousel rack of the Atlas Copco track drill when EE tried to manually push back jammed drill steel into rack.

A miner operating a Caterpillar D11N Bulldozer in the 002-0 Packer 5 pit was uninjured when a portion of the south "bottom rock" highwall unexpectedly failed. The bulldozer was engulfed in the collapse and partially covered by rock and rubble. The bulldozer sustained serious damage and remains in the debris field. The miner exited the bulldozer immediately without assistance.

Employee was walking around mine site conducting post blast inspection. The employee then stepped on a rock and rolled their ankle.