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EE was working underneath the cone discharge, completing housekeeping activities where EE wrenched or tweaked EE's back causing injury.
Two employees were loading a screen into the back of a service truck when one got EE's finger between the screen and the tailgate causing a crushing type injury
Employee was replacing a poly liner and was using a drill to pilot a hole. Misplaced where their hand was on the opposite side and the drill made contact with their hand resulting in a cut that required 2 stitches.
Employee was washing out under the cone crusher to prepare for maintenance. While performing the task, employee slipped and fell landing on EE's ribs. Was seen at local ER and prescribed pain medicine. Was able to return to work with zero restrictions.
Employee was clearing rocks from the dump site going to the primary plant. Was struggling with loading a rock, so EE picked the rock up and carried it over to the dump. Rock slipped from the employee's grip landing on EE's right foot.
Employees were trying to lower the gates inside the rolling rock box. To lower the gate, 15 bolts needed to be removed. When the last bolt was removed, the gate slipped and landed on the foot of one of the employees.
Employee was conducting maintenance activities and was using a wrench and felt a pop in left wrist. Was seen at Occupational Medical Center where they were given a brace for their wrist.
Was going to help another employee lift an oxygen bottle into the back of a service truck and felt a pull in EE's abdomen. Reported to supervisor and denied observation. Stated EE would let them know if the condition worsens. Came to supervisor at a later date and requested to be seen by the doctor. Doctor placed on restrictions of not lifting more than 25 pounds for 7days.
Cable and hook was wedged between two rollers. Miner pulled the cable out and the hook struck EE in the mouth resulting in a chipped tooth.
Employee was operating the 345 excavator clearing in front of the face. The bucket dropped off a ledge causing the machine to jar. The shudder of the machine resulted in the operator hurting their lower back. Was seen by medical professional who restricted them to resting for one week.
Employee bent over to open a bag of mansand to empty it out. When EE straightened their back they felt a pop. Injury is a result of ergonomic nature. Employee initially injured back on 10/08/2024 and has been trying to care for injury at home. Activities completed on 11/22/2024 aggravated the injury. Employee went in to ER on 11/24/2024 & was kept overnight for treatment to back.
Miner was dismounting equipment and tripped landing on the ground, knees first. Was placed on restrictions and physical therapy.
While working on conveyor belt maintenance, IP was using a clamp that slipped off and cut EE's right thumb resulting in two stitches.
New hire mechanic was working on equipment at the Ragsdale location. While they were working, their peers recognized that they were not acting like themselves and recognized signs of heat stress. Employee left the site at 3:15PM. The following morning, they went to the doctor since they were not feeling well. At 4:00PM on 4/25/24 they were admitted for dehydration and heat stroke.
EE was cutting a hose with a utility knife. While cutting the hose the EE hit the wire in the hose, causing the blade to jump and cut the employee's forearm.
The Employee informed us has Dust Disease of the Lungs (Pneumoconiosis) - Silicosis.
EE attempted to start the truck, but the battery was dead. EE went to grab the jumper cables lying on the ground and felt a sharp pain in their lower back.
Operator was using a hose off the water truck to wash down the tracks. When they pulled on hose to move to a different position, they felt a pop in their right shoulder.
While reinstalling a head pulley after a bearing replacement, the miner was using a crow bar to loosen the motor adjusting nuts. EE felt a pop in the right shoulder.
Miner was drilling a hole in some metal when the drill bit caught the edge, causing the drill to twist resulting in a sprain of EE's wrist.
Laborer while cutting out new skirting material out of old belting, their grip slipped causing laceration of left hand while using a box cutter.
Maintenance Tech. was repairing the rear step mounting bracket on a loader. It was bent and EE was trying to straighten it out. First, EE had it in a vice and was using a 3lb. hammer. EE then placed it on the ground to get a better angle, when struck, the bracket flew upwards striking them in the upper lip causing a laceration.
While cutting a hose with a box cutter, operator received laceration to left index finger.
Driller was climbing into the cab of the drill, which was parked at a slight angle, when the door swung shut pinching a fingers on left hand causing a laceration.
While shoveling by the mainline 2, the miner noticed a pain on EE's right side, 3 inches below EE's armpit.
Operator when entering a loader, pinched finger between the door and the door frame. Operator refused treatment on first day. Went in for treatment on 5/2/2023. Diagnosed with fracture of the fingertip.
Operator was attempting to remove a worn tooth from a payloader bucket using a hammer. A small section of the tooth chipped off striking their upper left arm causing a laceration.
Standard Threshold shift notification
Operator was cleaning snow around the shop. EE damaged a cardboard box of bolts that was on the ground and waterlogged. EE parked the skid loader to go into the shop to find a dry box and slipped on transition from gravel to pavement. EE fell on their side fracturing their hip. It was snowing with freezing rain on this day.
Operator was jack-hammering frozen material in L-7 hopper. When the Hilti tool slipped, EE's left hand contacted a scraper bolt which cut through the works gloves resulting in a laceration.
Employee was climbing stairs to the hen house to inspect for wear. After employee completed the inspection, employee went to climb down the stairs and missed a step. Employee fell and hit elbow. This resulted in pain in elbow. Employee initially refused medical treatment.
Iron worker was tied off on a beam with a retractable lanyard. Walking when lanyard suddenly locked. This caused the worker to fall onto surface of the beam in an awkward position. They received a contusion to the right side of their back.
After replacing the tail pulley on the bridge belt, the operator, in the basket with fall protection attached, was moving the manlift with the basket approximately 4 feet above the ground. The jib boom failed and the basket dropped to the ground. This caused the operator to strike the basket resulting in a compression fracture of a vertebra and sprained knee.
The employee was tightening the nut on the head section of the 7'standard crusher. A suspended weight and flat bar were being used to conduct final tightening. The employee was on the other side of the head and they did not realize the tip of finger was in one of the bolt holes on the bar. When the bar was struck, the bolts broke and the bar shifted cutting the tip of the finger.
Employee was moving rock around and out of a 7' standard crusher after it had plugged. Rock shifted and pinched finger between rock and metal cone.
Employee shoveling sand of the tunnel. Strained muscle in arm.
While running the stone splitter, one of the machine chisel's carbide teeth broke off sending a metal shard into the operator's neck.
Fell off a ladder and injured hand
Employee was removing chute covers from Ode wash plant when the cover rotated and struck their forearm.
EE tripped and fell on a rock causing a cut to EE's knee. The cut is deep but not very wide. I sent EE to the occupational health site to see if stitches are required
Moving a torch cart from the shop and tripped on a frozen rut while walking and the cart landed on right foot.
An employee was assisting in re-welding a section of the mainframe liner, during the process, employee was exposed to arc-flash.
Troubleshooting a hydraulic clamping system on a Symons 5-1/2 Cone Crusher. The pump had been run out of oil due to a leak. The pump was off, at this time they removed three lines inside of the unit to release air. The lines were not properly installed, resulting in bypassing of the relief valves. This resulted in lacerations to EE's right hand.
Walking up the sand pile to get sample and pulled a muscle in leg
Shoveling the Tunnel and was shoveling material back onto the belt when felt a pop in their back.
Slipped off rung of the ladder and fell.
Using a sledgehammer to drive in the bucket pin on the loader, they noticed that left wrist and hand were sore. Employee reported but did not see a doc until the 15th.
Standing under crusher trying to remove the saddle and felt a pop in EE's shoulder.
EE was using a boring bar and cut left finger.
While unloading acetylene tank from truck the tank slipped and fell on EE's finger causing a fracture.