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While climbing ladder on loader employee felt a pop in left elbow resulting in medical treatment and one day of restricted duty.
While stepping off of a motor grader ladder, employee stepped on small rock and sprained left ankle.
Employee noticed discomfort in lower back after picking up sample bags. Employee requested medical evaluation the following day and was placed on restricted duty.
Driver experienced pain in back after offloading dyed diesel. Driver stated after handling a fuel hose driver noticed pain in back.
Employee was changing a bit on a blast hole drill when left hand was struck by a wrench resulting in a laceration and fracture to the left ring finger. The laceration was closed with sutures
Employee was using a hammer to break up some material when the hammer handle failed causing the hammer head to come back and strike the employee in the face. The impact resulted in a laceration to the lip that required sutures.
On 10-14-17 employee began feeling pain in right knee and limping. No specific event contributed to the pain. Employee did not seek medical attention until 11-1-17. Event became reportable on 11-2-17 when employee began modified duty.
Employee was hand stemming blast holes with a shovel. Employee felt a pain in lower abdomen and was taken to ER. It was stated that employee had a small muscle tear in lower abdomen.
Employee was dismounting dozer when EE misplaced foot and lost grip resulting in an ankle sprain.
Fire started in the median on Interstate 80, presumably from a cigarette thrown out of the window from a commuter. The fire crossed eastbound lanes and spread onto the mine site where it burned for approximately one hour before crews extinguished the flames. Employees were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries occurred.
While unloading sandbags from the back of a pickup, a laborer was injured when the driver of the pickup backed up without warning, striking the victim's abdominal area with the tailgate. This resulted in abdominal contusion, causing lost work days.
Employee was checking on flow meters at the carbon columns and rolled an ankle causing a sprain.
A mechanic rolled a lube truck onto its side when ee lost control due to traveling too fast for conditions. The mechanic sustained cervical strain, lumbar strain, and head contusions, resulting in restricted work activity.
Portable diesel heaters were been brought into the shop to provide supplemental heat. A lube truck was also running inside of the shop. A mechanic became ill due to carbon monoxide poisoning, which resulted in medical treatment.
Employee had to climb a fixed ladder on tank to obtain tank product level information. As employee descended the ladder, foot slipped off step and employee fell 3.5 feet to the ground. Fall resulted in a right calf muscle tear and right shoulder strain.