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Cutting 4 inch water hose with multi tool, tool slipped and cut hand through glove. Leaving roughly a 1 inch cut.
Outside hauler from Brix dropped off material at rap pile and left box up while pulling away, resulting in the box making contact with an overhead 240 powerline pulling it down. Power line fell on top of the hood of the Brix truck. Hauler stayed in the cab for more than 30 minutes until a qualified electrician from PGE removed the power and clear the scene. No injury.
Team member was tightening a set screw in a slightly bent position, stood up, and experienced back discomfort.
Tunnel feeder had concrete chunks get stuck on crossbeams and needed to be removed before any more material is fed into the feeder. Employee took a 12lbs sledgehammer and tried to break material, this did not work. After this task the Employee felt pain in their right hand. Employee did not report the pain until 03/27/2026 at 630am after medical treatment
On February 20, 2026, at approximate 7:30 am our miner suffered a fall due to not wearing fall protection injuring an ankle, ribs, back and head,
Employee was assisting with the replacement of a head-drum shaft bearing on the #1 screen conveyor on the Portable Plant. The chain that was used to support the head-drum and shaft assembly snapped, striking Tyler Whipple middle finger on left hand, fracturing the 3rd digit / tip of finger.
Over extension RT Shoulder while performing maintenance
EE was removing a punch plate from the shaker tower when the plate moved unexpectedly pinching two middle fingers on right hand against the frame of the shaker.
While stockpiling with a front-end loader, miner felt miner pain in lower back. Towards end of shift, pain had worsened. By next morning, pain had increased causing miner to go to ER.
Miner accessed nose of drop deck trailer and fell ~4 feet to ground below and fractured left wrist.
Employee was cutting a slab of rubber with a dirty box cutter at Separator 2 area when EE cut self "on the last bit (end)" Employee was taken to emergency room where EE received wound cleaning and closure with staples to EE's right thigh.
Team member was assisting rolling pipes on the dredge. Tool became disengaged when team member went to pull down on handle, causing them to lose balance and fall backwards onto a metal box.
Team members replacing return roller, shaft began to slip, team member grabbed the shaft, causing pain to the right wrist.
Team member installing new exhaust gaskets, bolting up the flanges when debris fell onto and behind safety glasses, into right eye. Flushed eyes at the shop, debris remained behind eyelid.
MINER WAS SPOOLING IN A WINCH CABLE. EE WAS GUIDING THE CABLE WITH LEFT HAND AND CONTROLING THE FEED WITH THE CONTROLLER ON RIGHT HAND. AS THEY WERE ALMOST AT THE END, A U BOLT THAT WAS USED TO CREATE A LOOP AT THE END OF THE CABLE, CAUGHT THE CUFF OF THEIR GLOVE AND PULLED THEIR HAND INTO THE OPENING, THE U BOLT CAUGH THEIR MIDDLE FINGER AND LACERATED IT.
Employee was blowing themselves off with air hose after end of shift. Leading to foreign material getting into their right eye.
large rock got stuck in the jaw of the crusher. A TM attempted to use a chain to wedge between the rock and the jaw dies to break it up. As the rock and jaw pulled the chain down the TM tried to pull the chain up, resulting in smashing EE's hand between the chain and the railing causing laceration to left palm and a fracture to the 5th metacarpal
Miner was lifting a train door opening bar when the door bound causing EE to strain a back muscle.
Miner was manually opening a dump train car when material sloughed down onto the door causing it to rapidly open jerking the miner's arms causing a shoulder strain
An operator, needed assistance getting a loader out of the shop. They had a 10ft stand under the lift arm, supporting the bucket. When I went to pull the stand out from under the loader, I injured my back. I felt a sharp pain in my lower back immediately. I laid down for a few minutes, then left work to go to the chiropractor.
Individual attempted to lift a 5-6 ft. long chunk of I-beam (weighing approximately 150 lbs.) and toss it over the handrail of an elevated screen deck to the ground below. The I-beam shifted and pinched their right thumb between the beam and handrail. Individual complained of extreme pain and was transported to Urgent Care where an X-Ray discovered a broken bone in the right thumb.
The team member was assisting with the installation of a new Dredge bucket when their left index finger became caught in-between a becket and the work platform causing a laceration.
Miner was working on top of a water tank that was approx. 7' tall. Miner was removing an Air Compressor that inserts pressure into the water tank. As miner proceeded to remove it, the compressor suddenly propelled forward with enough force to strike miner on the face and chest area. Miner fell sideways to the ground hurting right leg.
WHILE EXITING SKID STEER, EMPLOYEE FELT POP IN STOMACH.
Was stepping off the track of the excavator onto step hearing a pop in their knee and fell.
Employee bent down and knee popped and shooting pain up employee's leg.
Member was closing train dump gate and strained a rib muscle
Employee scratched left eye with a paper bag.
Honeybee sting on left wrist.
EE illness is due to torching & burning metal while dismantling SEP01. EE did not report throat discomfort, coughing & congestion until 9/18/24. On 9/18/24 EE visited the ER & received treatment for acute bronchitis, chest x-rays were negative. Doctor prescribed medication & told employee to follow up with primary doctor. The EE was released back to work with no restrictions.
Team member was tying a boat up when their left hand was caught between the metal railings, resulting in fracture.
employee lifted the motor up to put it down where we could use the Crain to hoist it the rest of the way out. while lifting the motor employee felt something tear in the abdominal area. incident occurred 8/26/24 - it was reported 8/28/24 and found out EE was going to receive surgery 9/20/24 then surgery was moved up to 10/7/24
Employee was attempting to remove the swivel adapter from the auger head. A 36-inch pipe wrench was attached to the adapter and while attempting to rotate the auger shaft, the auger shaft unexpectedly rotated with the pipe wrench attached. The pipe wrench struck EE in the right chest and pushed EE against the back of the drill truck.
Team Member complained of chest pain before suddenly becoming unresponsive. Bystanders administered CPR and they were transported to the hospital.
Team member got dirt and a small cut on their left eyelid on 6/24/2024. By 6/26/2024, the eye was swollen and became painful. Team member sought medical care at a local eyecare center.
Team member was removing washer bearing from back of log washing machine. While pushing the bearing flange through the wall, their finger was pinched between the wall and the flange causing a laceration to pinky finger which required stitches.
Employee was moving a conveyor belt onto a stand, upon moving the belt EE's fingers were caught in between the conveyor belt and the screen guarding. the screen went through EE's glove and cause a laceration to the right index finger. resulting in three stitches. employee was released for work with no lost time.
Miner was performing maintenance on a cone crusher. While lying down, miner reached up to access bolts on the hydraulic block when their shoulder spontaneously dislocated. Miner reports previous history of same condition, outside of work.
EE was washing Tower #2 back pad, EE shut the fire hose off went to change locations & started to slip, falling backwards, but caught self with left hand on a pillar causing a strain to right neck & shoulder. Injury Type: Neck Strain. EE didn't request med. treatment at the time. Was seen by a medical provider on 12/26/23 when injury became reportable due to restrictions.
While walking in the plant area, miner stepped on a rock, about 4" round, and felt a strain and pop from left knee. Ground was wet and muddy at the time.
The miner was operating a 966 feed loader over rough terrain, which caused them to bounce around in their seat and cause back pain.
Team member was guiding the leg of a crusher into the foot pedestal. As the foot fell into place, it caught the right ring finger when the leg slid into the stand. Team member sustained a right ring fingertip amputation without bone loss.
While using EE's pocketknife in EE's right hand to remove zip ties from a frame used to hold video sheet, EE accidentally slipped and cut EE's left hand near EE's thumb. EE received 1 stitch and a TDAT shot.
Individual sustained a 5cm laceration to left forearm while performing maintenance with a 4.5" grinder. Grinding wheel became bound in material while individual was cutting a weld, causing the grinder to accelerate forward into their arm.
Miner entered HP400 cone crusher after performing lock out/tag out to clear a large rock stuck between cone and mantel. Miner failed to recognize the stored energy in the cone being suspended by the rock. When dislodging the rock, the weight of the cone came down trapping both feet between the cone and mantel.
Replacing a coarse material washer (CMW) located inside a tub the employee was pinned between the CMW and a material chute above the tub. the employee was pinned for approximately 30 seconds, briefly lost consciousness and suffered bruising to the ribs and chest.
On 9/11 individual reported injury of unknown origin. EE later states that on 9/1 EE was attempting to obtain leverage with EE's shoulder on a wrench handle, and injured EE's shoulder trying to break a screen bolt loose. Last date of work was 9/11, on 9/17 was seen by medical provider and released to work with restrictions. No-call, no-showed and terminated 9/21.
EE was lifting a return roller and handing it to a co-worker when EE twisted at the waist and strained back. (Lifting a Return Roller). Update: EE resigned, was not terminated by Knife River South Dakota.
Removing a bolt with an impactor to replace the wear plate the carriage bolt moved up. Employee pushed down on the bolt and the sharp edge on the bolt caught their glove pulling a finger down on the rotating bolt cutting their finger.
MINER WAS INSTALLING A BRACKET ON THE WALL AND BRUSHED THEIR ARM AGAINST ONE OF THE PROTRUDING BOLTS THAT HAD NOT YET BEEN FULLY SECURED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THEIR ARM THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.