The employee was stepping off a Pelican street sweeper, went to step down noticed a rock and attempted to pull self back up and strained their arm.
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Showing all 40The employee was entering a skid steer, lost their footing and fell backwards, catching their left leg between the skid steer and the fork attachment fracturing their leg.
The cone crusher stopped working, the employee traveled out of the plant shack to turn off the belts in the plant. Upon returning back to the plant shack they experienced pain in their right knee. On 3.23.26 the employee received an injection in their knee making the injury reportable.
The employee was attempting to trouble shoot an issue on the 3/4-inch stacker inside the MCC. The employee opened the bucket of the MCC and did not turn off the power to the bucket, while attempting to remove a fuse an arc flash occurred injuring the employees' hands.
The employee was performing maintenance using a wrench. Wrench slipped off a bolt, causing the employee to lose balance and fall backwards into a shelf then onto the ground. The employee tried to brace themselves with their left arm injuring it.
The employee was exiting breakroom walking back to sweeper truck, during snowstorm slipped and fell on snow.
The employee was operating a haul truck and struck a pillar. Investigations led mine management to believe that the operator of the truck fell asleep.
Employee was attempting to remove a carrier roller from an Excavator undercarriage. While doing so they used a hammer to the knock the roller free from its housing. In doing so a small piece of steel splintered away from the roller and struck the employee in the sternum and embedded below the skin.
The employee was picking up debris in the shop and got a metal splinter in EE's fingernail, which was removed by medical professional. (Note: The employee was provided with gloves but was not wearing them when the injury occurred.)
The employee was in the shop welding on a secured 988 loader bucket. The employee was working laying down on their left side and started to roll onto their right side and felt pain in their back.
The employee was operating a CAT 988K loader, with left-handed joystick, when the employee turned their hand outward, EE experienced pain. On 6.27.25 employee started physical therapy.
The employee was loading out dirt from a ramp in the pit, when a large chunk of dirt fell into the bucket bouncing the loader.
While the employee was stepping off of a platform, stepped down with left leg and felt a pop in the right knee. On 4-7-25 Injury became reportable due to injection.
The employee was pressure washing equipment and tripped.
The employee completed spraying/cleaning underneath the tail end of the sand conveyor, when they lost their footing, causing them to fall down the embankment.
The employee was shoveling underneath the belt and felt a pop in EE's wrist.
The truck operator was being loaded when a large boulder, hit the bed truck it caused the truck and operator to be jolted left and right, causing pain to the operator's neck and upper back.
New Frontier Materials Bluff City Mine, (NFMBC) Mine ID 11-00122, had a roof fall incident on the morning of 6/26/24 affecting the underground intersection 3D38 x 3D39 and the surface above.
The employee was manual scaling with a scale bar and felt pain in their left shoulder.
The employee experienced pain in EE's right wrist after shoveling rock. The doctor prescribed physical therapy, which started on 7-12-24, making EE's injury MSHA Reportable.
The employee was removing old mops from a 992-loader bucket when a piece of steel chipped off and hit EE's finger.
The employee was lifting a steel cover plate from the floor of the crusher feeder.
The employee was while performing Maintenace, stepped down and EE's knee gave out.
Employee was standing on stationary barge helping to take slack out of a line, to tie off a barge. The tension built causing the line to come off the timber head striking the employee in the left leg near the knee.
The employee was replacing hammer on a drill, while removing it from the truck bed it slipped. While attempting to catch the hammer they hyperextended their arm, injuring their right bicep.
The employee was bolting, went to lower the basket, smashed hand between the spinner and the railing on the basket.
The employee was walking down the steps of the scalp screen, slipped and fell, hitting hand on the end of the handrail.
The employee was doing a workplace exam, when a small piece of loose fell and struck the employee. EE was diagnosed with a fractured rib on 11.3.22.
The employee was using the scaling machine, when the pick slipped out of a crack causing the machine to move back and forth. On 9-28-22 the employee was given restricted duty and prescribed physical therapy, which made EE's injury reportable.
The employee tried to pull on the handrail to make a large step onto the truck stairs. When doing so EE caused discomfort in their right shoulder.
The employee lost footing while cleaning up rock spill, fell on rock pile landing on chest. Employee was put on restrictions 7-12-2022 after requesting further medical observation.
The employee was loosening motor mount bolts to change drive belts, when EE slipped and fell.
Employee stated was climbing down from bin 2 and rolled ankle while stepping down.
Employee stated was climbing down a ladder when employee slipped, grabbed the ladder rail with left arm, and felt a pop in elbow.
Employee stated was moving a guard while making repairs and felt a pop in their hip. Employee received medical treatment and was given work restrictions on 09/27/2021.
Employee stated EE was hand scaling, when a rock broke loose EE felt pain and numbness in EE's arms. On 9.10.2021 the employee was given work restrictions.
Employee stated was stepping out of the anfo rig and missed the step and twisted ankle.
Employee was removing a bearing that had been cut with a torch, using a hammer. A piece of steel came off the bearing and struck the employee in the chest. Two stitches used to close the wound.
Employee stated was cutting a piece of belting with a razor knife when the knife broke loose and cut self in the leg. Employee received two stitches to close the wound.
Employee states that while driving haul truck employee hit a bump in the road that caused the air seat to bottom out, jarring employee's back. Employee started physical therapy on 8/17/2021 which made it a reportable incident.