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Employee experience back pain while trying to hook up a tow cable to a piece of equipment. Employee complained of pain, so EE was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
Maintenance employee was working in the plant and at some point, in time EE debris in EE's eye. EE flushed it out, but it was still irritated so EE went to the eye doctor to make sure the debris was not still present. The eye doctor prescribed eye drops for the irritation. Employee was able to return to work immediately.
Employee was carrying a ladder and felt a sharp pain in EE's wrist. Employee iced EE's wrist. Near the end of January the employee felt that it wasn't getting any better and decided to have it checked and ultimately have surgery. Had surgery on 1/28/26 and returned to work EE's next scheduled day of work, 1/31/26.
Employee was carrying fire extinguishers to the safety cage for inspection. EE's elbow became sore with discomfort from lifting the extinguishers.
Employee was walking on the rail car, slipped and landed on a knee. 03/18/2025 employee had knee repair surgery
Employee was walking on top of railcars where employee fell and cut leg.
Employee was installing buckets on a belt near the dry plant. Next morning the employee was experiencing back pain.
Snow, blowing snow, freezing temperatures, icy conditions. EE stated EE slipped while working on the sand dryer & caught self, hurting shoulder. No witnesses. Tried physical therapy but progressed to surgery on 4/23/2024.
Status change from a previous non recordable incident which involved a muscle strain which now is upgraded to minor surgery.
Employee was cleaning out the maintenance truck, bent over to pick something up and felt a sharp odd sensation in lower back.
Employee was attempting to unplug an inlet using a bar. The bar slipped causing EE's hand to strike the edge of the inlet opening. The impact caused a cut on EE's left hand middle finger through EE's work gloves. Employee was taken to ER for stitches and returned to work at full duty.
Employee was kneeled down plugging in an air hose. Employee then raised up and turned to leave, running headlong into the frame of a conveyor. Hard hat took the brunt of the impact, but it is suspected that their reaction of jerking their head backwards to try to avoid or lessen the impact caused whiplash to their neck.
After an overnight ice storm, employee was walking over icy ground and slipped and fell, fracturing fibula. The area is not a regular travel route that would have been treated for icy conditions.
Maintenance tech was pulling wire for an extended period of time. Later that evening EE's back became very sore and EE was out for the next 2 days. Employee went to Physical therapy which helped EE's back. Physical therapist believed EE just had a hip out of alignment. EE reported to supervisor but supervisor did not report up to management until November 2.
EE was operating a dingo cleaning around equipment. EE had been reversing & was in the process of turning when EE's hand was smashed between the dingo grab bar & a cement pillar. EE was taken to ER for first aid. ER made an appointment for EE to see EE's primary care physician the next day. The smash caused a fracture of the phalanx of the finger & a laceration.
ee was assisting another employee move a rotap that weighed approximately 200 lbs. EE did not notice any pain while performing the task. Later on that evening ee began to experience pain in right groin. Upon returning to shift on 1/27, ee notified supervisor and was sent to the Dr. where they were diagnosed with a right groin strain and then placed on restriction.
Peterbilt truck and trailer operator was removing tow cable used to pull truck out of sand by loader. Employee placed cable on the loader stepladder and released their hold on the cable with the right hand. The cable straightened and snapped back, hitting their left thumb. Initial symptoms were bruising and swelling.
Employee grabbed onto edge of belt cover (sheet metal) to pull self up for inspection. Sharp edge of metal cut into employee's multiple right fingers. Most of the cuts were superficial, but one cut resulted in exposed tissue. The employee failed to use gloves and a nearby ladder.
While removing wheel chocks from a vehicle, the employee slipped in a sandy area and threw the wheel chocks. EE felt a slight pull in the lower back but did not feel pain and tightness until near the end of the shift. Injury reported @ 4:45pm; shift ended at 5pm.
During a snowstorm, employee was outside and stepping down from a sidewalk/cement walkway onto a cement pad covered in snow. The employee slipped on ice under the snow and fell back, which resulted in a muscle strain in the left bicep. The employee is unsure if their bicep impacted the walkway they stepped off of.
In the process of cutting a steel pipe with a cutting torch, the metal popped out at the end of the cut, which caused the employee to sustain laceration in the left thumb.
Employee was shoveling sand and started to experienced pain in right side. Diagnosed with strained right latissimus dorsi muscle.
Employee was walking through locker room to access time clock for punching in and collapsed after experiencing breathing problems. Employee was transported to local hospital where the employee's condition worsened and employee eventually passed away. Cause of death listed as respiratory arrest.
EE was splashed with hydraulic fluid in EE's right eye after the hydraulic fluid cap EE was attempting to tighten unexpectedly came off due to a pressure build up in the system. EE received medical treatment for inflammation of the right eye with a prescription NSAID eye drop.
Employee states employee bumped hard hat on a down pipe at approximately 7:00 pm. It did not knock employee down, knock off employee's helmet or cause employee any pain. Approximately 5 hrs later, employee was complaining of a headache & nausea & then briefly passed out so an ambulance was called. Employee was treated for concussion like symptoms and released from hospital.
Employee was working in shop at the mine removing the worn teeth off a bucket on a CAT 335E excavator. The pins and wedges were removed and EE was hitting the tooth with a steel hammer to loosen the debris packed between the tooth mount and the tooth itself. A shard of metal from the tooth came off striking EE in the chin below the lip causing a laceration requiring two stitches.
An employee was using a loader to do some cleanups, while going into the pile for a bucket, employee went into a dip on the road and the Operator was jolted around in employee's seat and which caused a muscle strain in employee's upper leg.
Mechanic pulled over to check fuel in the generator, while exiting from the fuel truck mechanic stepped on a broken step and sprained right ankle.
Employee was operating water operated cannon. While having the water pressure adjusted, the water stream changed striking a metal beam which caused water to splash back onto employee. This startled the employee and ee involuntarily through up arms in response. Employee states pain began in left shoulder after this incident.
Employee slipped and fell on the driver's side excavator track while cleaning the windshield. While falling, they grabbed onto the grab bar and hit the right lower back on the excavator track. Injury consists of overextension of lower right back muscle, resulting from holding onto grab bar while falling and/or impact with track.
Employee was shoveling sand under a waste belt and caught employee's right pinky finger between the shovel handle and an angle iron (angled metal support) on the belt.
While attempting to adjust the forks on a telehandler, employee pinched thumb between the back of the fork and the backrest on the mast. The pinch caused the skin to rupture. Employee was taken to Emergency Room where ee received 6 stitches and was placed on restriction.
Employee was jerking on a chain link fence gate trying to free it from sand that had washed into the area from the previous nights rains. After EE finished, EE felt a discomfort in the shoulder. Employee ended up going to the Dr 2 days later where EE was diagnosed as having a strained bicep in the right arm.
Employee was walking up a flight of steps to the second floor of a facility. As employee was approaching 2nd floor, a pop in the right knee and immediate pain was felt. Employee applied first aid measures but eventually requested a dr's appointment; during which, employee was placed on restriction and referred for further evaluation.
While preparing to dispense hydraulic oil, the employee started the air compressor and was sprayed in the face with hydraulic oil, due to the handle left in the locked/on position and the nozzle left open. Employee was wearing safety glasses, but the hydraulic oil still got in employee's eyes.
Conditions unknown. Injury reported at 6:00pm on 9/2/2017. Employee did not feel or notice anything during the prior night shift (9/1/2017). Upon waking the following afternoon, they noticed swelling, from the right elbow to the hand, and soreness.
Employee was moving a garbage can and as ee was pulling/sliding it right knee popped. Garbage can was full and the employee stated it was sore and hard to walk on. The supervisor then contacted management and was told to take ee into the ER. They put ee on restricted duty.
Employee was working outside underneath a conveyor line when ee felt a bug crawling under pant leg. EE tried to kill it but it stung ee before ee could. Having a bee sting allergy and having seen it was a bee, employee administered an emergency epi-pen that ee kept on site.
Employee was assisting another employee pick up a 55 gal barrel that had fell over. As employee was pulling on the top, felt a pop and a sharp pain in left bicep muscle near the elbow. Employee was seen by a Dr. and diagnosed with a torn bicep muscle.
Employee with a known severe allergy to bee/wasp stings reported to supervisor that EE thought EE got bit or stung by something. EE did not see anything but felt a pain in EE's shoulder. After approximately 10-15 minutes, employee began experiencing adverse symptoms so EE decided to self inject EE's epi-pen that EE kept on site. Employee taken to hospital for observation.
Employee was walking backwards talking to another employee in the equipment parking area. As EE turned around, EE turned into a fill pipe on the side of the parked water truck. The pipe struck EE in the right upper rib cage shoulder area causing EE to fall. Employee complained of right shoulder pain after incident.
Employee was operating an industrial vacuum to clear out dirt from around a pipe that needed repaired. As employee was using the machine, EE got the end of the suction line too close to the ground causing it to abruptly suck down to the ground. This abrupt movement caused the employee to be jerked down too. Employee strained lower back as a result.
Employee doing first of the month task,(checking fire extinguishers). The employee was climbing to the deck of a 980K loader to check the fire extinguisher. While on ascent the employee hit their left knee injuring it.
Employee was lifting a tow rope for transport when pain began occurring in employee's back.
They unbolted the rotex and changed the bottom 6 screens on both sides of the rotex. Employee then bolted up the rotex and then came down to the control room. When employee got out of the chair they could feel a sharp pain. Employee thought it was nothing at the time and would go away. When employee woke up on 2/16/17 they had more pain.
Employee slipped when exiting lab, fell and twisted knee
Employee had pain in lower back after completing a screen change in the dry plant Rotex screeners. Employee was diagnosed with a slipped disc.
Employee was opening the lid of a rail car. When employee bent over and pulled on the handle, employee felt something occur in lower back.
Employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of equipment from a platform approximately 10' high that requires fall protection to access. The employee did not follow company policy by not wearing a harness. In attempt to maneuver the equipment, the employee became unbalanced, and fell from the platform.
Employee climbed off ladder on John Deere 450 EX and lost footing when EE was on ground. EE fell on ground and hit head on the ground. The fall was not from an elevation but when EE was flat on ground.