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Employee was fueling and greasing a D10T. When the employee climbed onto the dozer, they felt lower back pain. The employee strained the lower back muscles and could not return to work.
Employee was pulling on a wrench when they experienced pain in the elbow that radiated to the shoulder.
Employee was cleaning coal spill with a shovel. The employee noticed lower back pain at home after shift. Employee thought it would heal over the long weekend. On 12/3/2025 the employee sought medical attention and then reported the injury to Supervision on 12/3/2025. Employee will start losing time 12/8/2025.
Employee got dizzy and sat down. Employee then passed out and fell to the floor. They received a laceration to the left eye brow. The laceration needed 3 sutures to close it.
Employee was coming down a ladder when they slipped and fell to the ground. Employee was diagnosed with a fractured tailbone.
Employee was removing boom shims from a 6060 Shovel. The shim moved unexpectedly and pinched the employee's finger between it and a bolt. The employee received 3 stitches in the left ring finger.
Employee was diagnosed with carpel tunnel in the right hand. The physician stated the injury is from operating the controls on a dozer. Employee required surgery.
While walking to the steam bay to retrieve a truck EE slipped on some ice and trying to catch themself grabbed the side of a dumpster and experienced pain in the shoulder, neck and chest.
Employee stated they had a sore neck from a truck bed coming down onto the frame unusually hard. The employee saw an Ortho who ordered an MRI and the Ortho will not let the employee return to work.
Employee exited their haul truck to look it over. When doing so they started to slip on the uneven ground. They twisted in an odd way to prevent themselves from falling. In doing so they strained muscles in their lower back causing muscle spasms.
Employee was standing at the bottom of a ladder looking up asking another person a question when the employee fainted falling backwards and hit their head on the floor which resulted in a laceration on the back of their head and causing unconsciousness.
While exiting a D10 Bulldozer after a day of training on this equipment, the employee missed the first step and fell to the ground on EE's right side.
While the Employee was hooking up a strap to lift a piece of the equipment while in the process the strap came loose and the hook on the strap struck the employee in the teeth causing one to split and chipping another.
Employee was cleaning up EE's work area in an outdoor location when EE slipped and fell in the mud. Employee experienced pain in the groin area. Initial diagnosis is a pulled muscle. Employee was placed on light duty.
While assisting to lift a Highwall Drill drill bit into the back of a vehicle the employee felt a pull in lower back. Employee did not think much about it and the pain grew worse with movement. After work on Thursday the pain grew worse and employee did not return on Friday. Went to doctor and was restricted until 10/17/23 when employee returned to work.
Employee was doing EE's inspection on the 34 Shovel house when the Employee tripped and fell causing injury to EE's torso.
EE slipped while getting out of personal vehicle and caught self on the way down wrenching EE's back. Pain gradually gotten worse.
Employee slipped on ice in the pit. The employee tried to break the fall and in doing so landed on right elbow. This caused a small fracture in the elbow area requiring surgery.
Employee was doing impoundment inspections and fell off of the snow machine EE was riding. This caused a broken right index finger.
This injury is an Occupational Illness, repetitive stress injury that was diagnosed on December 30, 2022 as being caused by pressing on the fuel pedal. *Previous treatment was ineffective. Another procedure was done on 8/29/24 with missed workdays starting 9/3/24.
Miner was loosening a Final Drive Drain Bolt. The socket slipped and the miners finger was pinched between the rim and the wrench. This resulted in a broken left ring finger.
Employee was lifting samples of coal at the tipple from the sampler. They felt a pop in their back. The employee finished their work and then let supervisor know of the incident.
The employee was lifting a pallet off of a rack when the pallet broke and caused pain in the left shoulder. The employee was checked at the local hospital and returned to duty. The employee followed up with an Orthopedic at a later date and was told has a torn Labrum. The employee continued to work until surgery on 5/26/2022.
Miner was walking from a port-a-potty to the haul truck, when EE stepped on a rock and EE's Left knee popped.
Employee was cutting into a wire harness with a cutting tool when it slipped and cut the top of EE's right thumb.
The employee brushed against a service truck leaf spring that was stored in the Warehouse. The leaf spring began to fall and the employee reached out to grab it. In doing so the leaf spring pinched employee's right middle finger between it and a desk. The pinch resulted in a laceration that needed 7 stitches to close.
While working in the afternoon with temperature near 90 degrees, an electrician working on power line and elevated in a man bucket lift, experienced heat exposure.
Employee was walking in a muddy condition. The employee felt pain in the right knee. The diagnosis is a strained MCL.
The employee arrived at Elkol Tipple for lunch when it was noticed that EE had trouble concentrating and responding to other employees. The employees gave first aid and called our MRT team. The employee was assessed and taken to South Lincoln Medical Center where EE was treated for CO poisoning.
Employee experienced lower back pain during the shift. The pain was significant enough that EE went to the doctor who prescribed medications that prevented the individual from returning back to EE's next scheduled shift.
The employee claims EE was descending the stairway of a 793 Haul Truck in the maintenance shop. When EE made the last step to the concrete EE felt a burning sensation in EE's left foot. The initial diagnosis is a partial tear of the left Achilles tendon. The employee is awaiting a case number from Workers Comp in order to schedule EE's MRI to verify the tear.
While walking from vehicle to the blend building employee slipped on ice resulting from melt and landed on hip and shoulder.
Employee was hooking up air line to start a truck and when applying pressure had a "pop" in their shoulder.
The center cutting edge on a scraper was being adjusted to the next set of retaining holes. While rolling the edge over to clean the back of the edge it shifted pinching the middle finger on the left hand causing a laceration.