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EE WAS CARRYING TWO 5 GALLON WATER JUGS OUT OF THE OLD OFFICE. EE HAD THE JUGS IN BOTH HANDS. EE HIT THE DOOR "PUSH BAR" WITH EE'S RIGHT ARM / SHOULDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED AND EE HIT EE'S SHOULDER INTO THE DOOR. SHOULDER WAS HURTING A BIT BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL. WENT TO DR ON 05-19-2025 AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS LOOSENING A CUTTER BAR RETAINING BOLT WITH A 36" WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S HEAD TO WHIPLASH AS EE CAUGHT SELF. BACK & NECK PAIN. CLICKING IN NECK. NUMBNESS IN LEFT FINGERTIPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE LHD TRACTOR LOADER BACK INTO A ROOM WE ARE MINING. EE HIT A RAISED CUT IN THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED THE TRACTOR TO BOUNCE. EE'S HARD HAT FELL OFF AND EE HIT HEAD ON THE CEILING/ROOF OF THE TRACTOR CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SALT ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING AND FELT A POP AND PAIN IN THEIR RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE UNDERGROUND LUNCH ROOM TO EMPLOYEE'S KUBOTA CLUB CAR. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A SLIGHT CUT ALONG THE WALKWAY AND INJURED BACK.

WAS ASSISTING WITH PAINTING THE POWDERWAGON AND GOT SOME PAINT ON SKIN DURING THE PROCESS. DIAGNOSED WITH CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO RASH AND SWELLING. ALLERGIC REACTION STARTED 05-19-2024.

NO LOST TIME AT DATE OF ACCIDENT - NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 04/08/2024 WHEN EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT SURGERY. EE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN THE DRILL. WHILE LIFTING THE FUEL CONTAINER EE FELT A POP IN RIGHT ARM. EE'S ARM / BICEPS AREA WAS BRUISED.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS IN THE LOADING AREA AFTER LOADING A RAILCAR AND TRIPPED ON THE STEPS. EE DID NOT FALL BUT LANDED FUNNY ON EE'S RIGHT LEG. RIGHT LEG FROM HIP DOWN IS HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR HAULING A TRAILER WITH SUPER SACKS OF SALT. THEY STOPPED TO UNLOAD THE BAGS AND ROLLED AN ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF THE TRACTOR.

EE STEPPED OFF THE DRILL AND STARTED TO TURN AND WALK. EE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY AND FELL ON EE'S LEFT SIDE AND INJURED EE'S RIBS

EE WAS HOLDING A POWDER HOSE WHILE POWDERING A DRILLED HOLE. THE POWDER HOSE GOT PLUGGED UP AND BROKE FREE AND FORCEFULLY EXITED THE HOLE IN THE WALL. THE MOTION OF THE HOSE EXITING THE HOLE OVER EXTENDED EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING THE ROOF. A PIECE OF SALT FELL ON EE'S SCALING BAR AND EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE FACE WALL OF MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN LHD LOADER TOWARDS THE FACE OF THE MINE. TRACTOR HIT A POTHOLE WHICH CAUSED THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE. EMPLOYEES HEAD BOUNCED AND STRUCK THE TOP OF THE TRACTOR CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PIECES OF METAL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELDED THE METAL TOGETHER. EMPLOYEES EYES BOTHERED EE AFTER WORK AND EVENTUALLY EE WENT TO THE ER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ARC BURN IN EE'S EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING A ROOM FOR DRILLING AND TRIPPED ON A ROCK, LOST BALANCE, AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LESION ON RIGHT FOREARM AND LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A TRAP DOOR ON A RAILCAR. EE HAD A PORTA POWER HYDRAULIC JACK THAT WAS ASSISTING WITH LIFTING THE TRAP DOOR TO THE RAILCAR LEVEL TO BE WELDED. THE PORTA POWER JACK SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE FACE.

EE WAS DRIVING A GOLF CART TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT AT THE END OF SHIFT. EE HAD LEG/KNEE HANGING TO THE SIDE OF THE CART. EE WENT THROUGH A CURTAIN AND AN LHD TRACTOR WAS PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CURTAIN. GOLF CART AND EE'S KNEE HIT THE PARKED LHD. HAD A SCRAPE BELOW THE KNEE AND IT SWELLED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS POWDERING A DRILLED HOLE IN A WORKING ROOM. POWDER HOSE GOT PLUGGED UP. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HOSE WHEN THE PLUG BROKE FREE AND IT FORCEFULLY EXITED THE HOLE IN THE WALL. THE MOTION OF THE FORCEFUL EXIT OF THE HOSE OVER EXTENDED (BACKWARDS) THE EMPLOYEES SHOULDER.

PLANT POWER WAS LOST AT 6:55AM DUE TO A ROLLING OUTAGE DUE TO EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS, INCREASED DEMAND, AND LIMITED SUPPLY. THE OUTAGE LASTED UNTIL 8:13AM. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED AT 7:05AM. FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE SKIP HEADED DOWN THE SHAFT WHEN THE OUTAGE OCCURED. THEY REMAINED IN THE SHAFT UNTIL POWER RESUMED AND THEY WERE SAFELY HOISTED BACK TO THE SURFACE.

REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS

Reportable Hearing Loss

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO EE'S LOADER FROM BREAK WHEN EE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN LANDING ON EE'S BACK AND HITTING EE'S HEAD ON THE GROUND. WITNESS HELPED EE GET UP. EE WORKED THE REST OF EE'S SHIFT AND WORKED SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT REPORTING THE ACCIDENT. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 09/15/2020 WHEN EE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN EE'S NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

EE'S HAND SLIPPED WHILE OPENING A BOX OF FUSES AT THE ANFO TRAILER WITH A KNIFE. EE CUT EE'S RIGHT THUMB. EE INITIALLY WRAPPED IT IN A CLEAN RAG. EE ASKED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO CUT OFF PART OF THE EXCESS RAG. EE'S KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT IE'S RIGHT THUMB A SECOND TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING AN OVERHEAD DOOR AT THE HOIST BUILDING. EE WAS USING A PULL CHAIN TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND THE DOOR SHUT ON A FOOT. BROKEN BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

Employee was standing up tightening bolts on the south skip. Heard a ripping sound from left knee and felt pain. Could not bear any weight on left leg.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SALT ONTO CONVEYOR BELT WHEN EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE was opening the lids on the top of a railcar to load the car with salt. Injured lower right side of back while opening the last lid on the car.

Employee was in the warehouse lifting a bag of salt from a pallet onto a conveyor, to have the bag re-stacked by the robot and injured their back during the process.

Employee was sitting in a chair in the mill building office and bent over to pick up a tool and felt a pop in back

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT PREPARING THE SKIP FOR MAN TRANSPORT. HE WENT TO LOWER THE SKIP DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Employee carried (4) 10' sections of auger up a few steps in the screen room mill building to assist maintenance with the replacement of the augers. He felt pain and strain in his left elbow.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE RAIL KING RAIL CAR MOVER.

EE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF THE TRACKMOBLE. UPON COMPLETION EE STARTED TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE SPLIT RIM FAILED AND SHOT OFF THE UNIT. IT BLEW DIRT AND RUST PARTICLES INTO HIS ARMS, CHEST, STOMACH, AND LEGS. THE RIM HIT HIS LEFT LEG AND HIS KNEE SWELLED UP. RIM WAS RUSTED BUT DID NOT SHOW VISABLE SIGNS OF STRUCTURAL ISSUES.

EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED FROM THE CLARK FORKLIFT OPERATOR'S SEAT AND SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT TESTICLE. EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT TESTICLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING OUT CONCRETE FROM MINE AIR SHAFT WALL USING AN AIR HAMMER. A BLISTER FORMED ON HIS RIGHT PALM WHILE USING THE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE NOTICED ON 07-20-13 THAT THE BLISTER WAS INFECTED AND THE INFECTION WAS RUNNING UP HIS WRIST & ARM. TREATED WITH IV AND ORAL ANTIBIOTICS.

A HEAVY STORM CREATED 65-80 MPH WINDS. THE WINDS BROKE A WOODEN POWER POLE LOCATED ON US 40 HWY 2 1/4 MILES NW OF THE MINE. POWER WENT OUT AT MINE WHEN POLE BROKE. POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED AT 5:50PM, MINERS NOTIFIED TO EVACUATE AT 5:52PM, MSHA 800# WAS CALLED AT 5:58PM. MEN ARRIVED ABOVE GROUND AT 6:20PM USING ESCAPE SHAFT. POWER RESTORED AT 6:30PM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TOP ROLLER ONTO A SKID STEER WHILE TEARING DOWN OLD BELT LINE AN SMASHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SKID AND THE ROLLER. LEFT MIDDLE INDEX FINGER BROKEN AT TIP OF FINGER

EE was helping another employee unload and move an electrical disconnect box from a golf cart. EE felt a pain in his left forearm while setting the box down. Injury was not reported until 04-16-13.

DURING INSPECTION OF THE NORTH AIR SHAFT, THE TEMPORARY CAPSULE GOT CAUGHT AND BECAME LODGED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. CABLE SPOOLED ON TOP OF THE CAPSULE CAUSING IT TO DISLOGE AND FREEFALL. IT STRUCK AND DAMAGED 2 5KV CABLES CAUSING POWER OUTAGE TO THE ENTIRE MINE. HOIST POWER WAS RESTORED AT 6:30PM. REPAIRS PERFORMED AND UNDERGROUND POWER WAS RESTORED ON 12/05/12 AT 5:00PM

THE MAIN #1 HOIST (NORDBERG 7030-1084) WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE 10-29-2012 AT 7:40AM. SERVICE WORK ON THE MG SET WAS PERFORMED OVER THE WEEKEND. NOISE AND LIGHT SPARKING WAS COMING FROM THE MOTOR. INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC WAS CALLED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 2 WIRES HAD BEEN CROSSED. THE WIRES WERE DISCONNECTED AND HOOKED UP PROPERLY. HOIST WAS PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE AT 8:20AM.

Employee was using a skid loader to clean up and move salt from the mine floor. Skid dump was lifted and a chunk of salt approximately 150 lbs rolled over the top of the bucket and entered the front left corner of the operators cab. Chunk of salt struck Employee's left hand/arm. Employee has broken bone in left hand.

EMPLOYEE HAD BOTH ARMS RAISED ABOVE HIS HEAD TO OPEN A FINE SALT CHUTE TO BEGIN TO SACK SALT. PULLED LEVER BACK AND FELT A PULL OR TEAR IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT WAS INSIGNIFICANT AND DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR OR MANAGEMENT UNTIL 04-16-2012.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN ON 12-28-2011. INITIAL DR VISIT ON 12/29/11 REVEALED HERNIA. EE SOUGHT 2ND OPINION. THAT DR DIAGNOSED ONLY A MUSCLE PULL/STRAIN AND GAVE EE A NO RESTRICTION DR NOTE. EE BELIEVES THE CAUSE WAS HEAVY LIFTING AND SHOVELING OF SALT OVER EXTENDING PERIOD OF TIME. RELATED TO ACCIDENT REPORTED JUNE 2011. EE QUIT 1/13/12.