EMPLOYEE WAS ASSITING ON WORKING ON WASHBOX IN PLANT, WHILE MOVING PARTS FOR THE WASH BOX EMPLOYEE STRAINED THEIR BACK. THEY BEGAN MISSING DUE TO THIS INJURY ON 01/21/2026.
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Showing all 36EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PIN KNOCKER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE PIN KNOCKER AND IT GLANCED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON WRIST
EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET IN ROCKTRUCK PLACED A FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP AND BOTH HANDS ON HANDRAIL TO PULL THEMSELVES UP LADDER, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, PUT FEET BACK ON GROUND AND FELL BACK ON THEIR BACKSIDE BECAUSE OF PAIN THEY FELT IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER ON BELT STRUCTURE AND GOT UP ON BELT LINE TO GO TO OTHER SIDE TO PIN ROLLER IN PLACE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO OTHER SIDE STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL HANGING FROM DRAWOFF TUNNEL TOP AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST METAL RESULTING IN LACREATION TO HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A DOZER ROLLER FRAME ONTO ROLLBACK AND WAS STANDING AT WINCH SPOOL ON BED OF TRUCK WHEN CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED THE WINCH CABLE TO RECOIL BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND
Operator of coal truck was descending off 28 hill. Appears driver lost control and exited the truck, struck head on the ground and truck overturned below where driver exited the truck
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK FROM PIT AREA TO DUMP AREA AND HIT ROUGH SPOT IN HAUL ROAD AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT AND HURT THEIR BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM WATER TRUCK TO WATER TANK TO TURN WATER VALVE ON, SAW THAT THE ROPE TO TURN VALVE ON WAS BROKEN, EMPLOYEE WENT TO FIX IT AND STEPPED BETWEEN ROCKS AND TWISTED ANKLE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO FIBULA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO ROLL A TOP IDLER INTO PLACE, IN THE LOAD OUT TUNNEL. WHILE PUSHING SLATE BAR WITH EE's HANDS SOMETHING LET LOOSE IN LEFT CALF. EMPLOYEE STARTING MISSING WORK ON 4/3/2024 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING ANOTHER OPERATOR WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERTING ROCK TRUCK WHEN IT OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANKS, HAD AN OXYGEN TANK SLIDE FORWARD AND EMPLOYEE PUSHED IT BACK IN THE BRACKET TO HOLD BOTTLE AND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LACERATING THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN THE BUCKET TOOTH CAUGHT A ROCK AND WHILE LIFTING BUCKET, THE BACK WHEEL CAME OFF GROUND AND THE TOOTH SLIPPED OFF ROCK ALLOWING LOADER TO HIT GROUND, COLLASPING OPERATOR SEAT AND RESULTED IN HURTING EMPLOYEE'S BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON PLATFORM AT #1 FEEDER, THEY GAVE THE HOSE THAT WAS BURIED UNDER MATERIAL A HARD PULL AND FELT PAIN IN THEIR BACK. THEY STARTING MISSING AS A RESULT OF INJURY ON 10/09/2023.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL ENGINE ON DOZER, SAID THEY LOST FOOTING AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ON THEIR BACK ONTO TRACK / PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND FELL TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER AND REACHED FOR TOP OF HANDLE TO PULL SELF UP. EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LEFT FOREARM. WENT TO ER, THEY TOLD EE IT WAS A STRAIN, EE WASNT GETTING ANY BETTER HAD MRI DONE AND RESULTS WAS A SMALL TEAR. HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY ON 04/10/2023, HASNT MISSED ANY WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN'S IN MID'S REF, HAD TO CUT RUBBER ON SCREEN WITH RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF EE'S HAND NEAR THE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ADJUST LINKAGE IN A BREAKER AND EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO RELEASE BUTTON DOWN BUT INSTEAD THEY PUT A FINGER IN THE MECHANISM AND THE PRESSURE OF THE MECHANISM RELEASED CAUSING LACERATION AND BROKEN BONE IN FINGER
Operator was descending incline while loaded, attempted to change gears, truck wouldn't go in gear, operator made decision to exit the cab causing injury when operator jumped
Employee was setting up light plant, adjusting bulbs to shine onto parking lot area. When employee was coming down off berm employee slipped and fell, tried to break fall with left arm, resulting in fracture.
Employee was Dozer Operator, started shift at 6:00am. Employee was found around 8:00am unresponsive from apparent cardiac arrest.
Employee was dismounting equipment when they stepped onto ground they slipped and felt a sharp pain in groin area. ****NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED THE NEXT SHIFT 12/06/2021 TOLD SUPERVISOR ON THAT DAY ABOUT INJURY MISSED NEXT TWO DAYS OF WORK 12/07/2021 AND 12/08/2021. RETURNED ON 12/09/2021
Employee was changing hydraulic hose. After getting hose loose, pressure was on the line and sprayed hydraulic fluid on employee's face and eye.
EE and co-worker had just finished up their work assignment and was cleaning work area up, co-worker stated co-worker took some tools back to tool room and came back to work site area and found EE laying on floor unresponsive.
Truck Driver was attempting to dump load of coal when the bed of the truck broke loose from frame and during this occurrence it caused the cab of the truck to bounce pretty hard resulting in driver fracturing three ribs on left side
Climbing into cab of D11R had right hand on a hold of the cab door and footing slipped. Employee hung on to keep from falling, heard a pop and had pain in right elbow. It continued to hurt and felt weak when trying to extended arm out.
Employee was getting in Foreman's pickup. While putting lunch bucket in back of truck, employee said felt something pop in left shoulder.
Employee was helping another employee unload a nitrogen cylinder from mechanics truck (89220). Employee was going to get end of cylinder, while it was being lowered from truck, when EE did it fell from bed pinning EE's left thumb between cylinder and bumper of mechanics truck, resulting in broken left thumb
Employee was closing the knife valve on Midd's pump so they could take apart and repair pump, when EE's lower back started hurting
Employee was on the front fender of 992G loader working on it. When EE finished EE turned from the fender to the deck of the loader and struck head on the mirror bracket resulting in laceration to head.
Company #223, 993K Loader S/N Z9K00471 caught fire and could not be extinguished within 30 minutes. No injuries involved.
Employee was hauling water down Haul road I, as employee came out of turn 3 employee lost the brake and lost control of truck where it traveled approximately 900 feet, employee drove truck up an adjacent road, when the load of water shifted to back causing the truck to overturn.
Employee grabbed a hydraulic hose from hose reel on back of lube truck and wire braiding was protruding from the hose sticking employee in right index finger. Employee started missing work on 04/28/20
Employee was standing beside another employee that was using a hammer to loosen a valve when a piece of metal came off valve and struck said employee in right eye.
Had a Roof Fall between Break 27L and 28L on No.1 Southeast Main, Return side on 002
Employee stepped out of Lube Truck and twisted EE's ankle