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EE struck by screen panel resulting in contusion to left foot
While installing lagging on the head pulley, the pulley was being rotated using the drive belt. During rotation, employee's fingers were positioned too far back on the drive belt and motor pulley and two fingers became pinched between the drive belt and motor pulley, the tension prevented immediate release of the fingers. Drive belt was cut.
Employee felt a pop in left knee when mounting water truck. Employee has had a previous knee injury. Not determined until May 6th that this was a new injury and not a reoccurrence.
EE middle left finger fractured when struck between bucket tooth and shank of WA800 loader
The associate was drilling through a rubber sheet and the drill bit went through the rubber sheet and contacted EE's hand resulting in a laceration.
An OTR technician at a quarry installed two spare tires and a new wheel on a Komatsu WA900 loader. While demounting the scrap tire/wheel in the storage yard, EE removed the O-ring with EE's left hand. Residual pressure caused the bead seat band to spring upward, striking EE's left thumb and index finger. This amputated the tip of EE's left index finger and crushed EE's left thumb.
Employee was cleaning up around work area and twisted their knee
Metal plate fell onto employees foot. Incident did not become reportable until 2/16/2026 when employee sought metal attention and was diagnosed with fractures.
An electrical apprentice was stripping the outer rubber casing of a cable for insertion into an MCC. EE was using a utility knife. The knife slipped off of the work and cut through EE's glove into EE's index finger causing a laceration.
EE was struck by belt from behind causing EE to come in contact with belt rolling frame.
Upon completing repairs to a 336 excavator, then descending from the machine, left foot touched the ground, the Technician felt a pop in their Left knee. Pain increased over the next few days, and Technician decided to seek medical attention. All PPE was properly worn at the time of the incident.
Employee was working in a dusty environment. Later in the shift, they felt their eye irritated. At the end of shift, they flushed with eye wash solution. The next day, the eye condition remained the same, irritated. The following morning, they notified management that they wanted to go the clinic to have it checked out. At the clinic, employee was prescribed a steroid.
Employee injured left arm while fusing pipe
EE was cutting wedge bolt from stationary jaw dye. While cutting the wedge bolt, the bolt sheared and made contact with EE's welding hood that they were wearing. The frame that holds the lens in the welding hood broke loose and lacerated EE above their left eye. EE received 12 stitches above left eye.
Due to personal medical illness, employee fell out of pickup truck parked at electrical room in the secondary plant. They suffered a laceration to the forehead and received stitches.
Employee was operating a 992K loader while loading customer trucks when EE heard a "pop" in EE's right wrist while using the control handles.
EE was cutting skirt rubber with a utility knife and slipped cutting EE's right thigh.
Loosening a bolt with with an impact wrench and socket wrench. Hand slipped off wrench and was struck in face.
Brush fire near the south berms of pit.
EE was walking on even ground near the oversized conveyor and slipped on a slick spot causing them to twist their left ankle and fall to ground (same level).
The employee was operating a WA600 loader and, while moving backward to forward on level ground, experienced neck & shoulder pain. This became reportable on 12/30/2025 after the employee was placed on restrictions following an orthopedic evaluation.
Employee was injured when they fell walking to the troop carrier. Injury became reportable on 11-18-25 when an orthopedic specialist diagnosed a left shoulder partial rotator cuff tear and left shoulder proximal humerus fracture. Physical therapy was also ordered.
Employee fell while descending from 988k loader
Employee for C & L Machine and Welding and foreman for Martin Marietta were standing on-site looking at a tooth on a bucket to see which one had to be removed. Employee tapped the tooth with a hammer and a metal splinter went into EE's groin area.
Loader operator was jolted in loader and suffered head injury.
Employee was injured when EE fell through an elevated platform in a restricted area of the underground mine after EE climbed over a berm to access the restricted, inactive area in violation of the mine's rules and EE's training. The employee was not authorized to enter the restricted, inactive area and was not performing any work activity at the time the accident occurred.
EE injured left thumb while operating mini track loader
While using pry bar to perform work on the conveyor, the employee felt a "pop" in their upper bicep/shoulder area. Employee did not seek medical attention until 10/2/25. Medical evaluation revealed a partial bi-cep tear. PT prescribed and attended
While installing a cylinder in a scaling machine, a lifting strap failed. The failed strap section hit the employee in the eye causing a scratch to the cornea. All proper PPE was worn.
EE strains right wrist when rear fender EE is holding with right hand suddenly sags while attempting to latch it back after checking oil level. Injury originally classified as First Aid by Physician / Restrictions were added by Orthopedic Specialist on 12/23/2025.
Employee Strained arm while tightening a ratchet strap.
Carolina Cat technician was entering through an interior door when the door closed on EE's hand.
Employee lifted improperly and twisted while lifting; metal cover that was lifted weighs 35lbs roughly. Due to positioning, the tech needed to remove the cover to access the filter in the compartment of the 980G. Resulted in back strain.
Smoke was observed coming from the surge tunnel. The fire department was dispatched.
Employee was installing a bucket cylinder pin with pry bar, the end of the pinch bar broke off and jammed their hand against the corner of the auxiliary valve
Employee was adjusting the bowl on Omnicone 1560 crusher when EE's right thumb was caught between two adjusting cylinders. EE's right thumb was fractured.
Employee cutting underneath of catwalk on CAT 777 haul truck with 90 degree air die grinder cut top of left hand. Cut resulted in five stitches.
Employee rolled left ankle resulting in a fracture
Employee was struck by foreign object in the eye during maintenance. Foreign object was removed from eye.
While operating the Caterpillar 988H loader joystick shifter and engaging the gear selection buttons the employee sustained a strained tendon at the base of left thumb in palm area.
(Illness) Employee was standing and passed out, fell to the ground, and received a cut on EE's head from the ground. (total time passed out was less than a minute). EE was taken to the hospital, received 3 stitches to close the cut along with IV's. EE was then released, told to stay home one day, permitted by the doctor to drive self home. EE has been working since then.
Per employee: They were cleaning off Catwalk on Screen 1 like they were told to do. A big rock fell from the top of the machine and hit them in the back.
A piece of loose material contacted the employee on the right arm and left leg. Required stitches.
Employee smashed finger removing rock from crusher
The employee was removing metal from a conveyor, and while going to dispose of it, the employee lost control of the metal object and pinched their hand between the metal and the handrail. This resulted in a laceration and a broken finger.
Employee sprained EE's left knee, stepping up and over an air slide. EE's knee was treated as a first aid until 9/9/2025 when a visit to an orthopedic doctor resulted in physical therapy being prescribed to help strengthen the knee.
The Medical Technician with Professional Health Services was onsite, working in their mobile unit, conducting medical surveillance when they suffered a personal medical episode. The Technician was transported to the hospital via ambulance. The Technician was diagnosed with a vitamin deficiency and was released without restrictions.
While removing an expanded metal guard bent around a motor shaft, the guard flexed back to a straight position after the bolt was removed striking and cutting the employee's nose. employee received 5 stitches.
EE was injured while washing out a dust bin when material buildup sloughed off and fell onto EE's left arm pushing it downward onto the steel opening causing a laceration to the bottom of the wrist.
During screen maintenance the sharp edge of a metal panel caused an open fracture to the right index finger of the employee.