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Emp was working with two other emp installing erosion control matting and grass seed on a dirt slope. While placing rock and staples for holding the matting the emp right foot slid into a washout causing them to fall. Their foot was wedged in the washout and remained stationary as they fell resulting in twisting to their ankle.
Emp was holding chisel while trying to loosen bolts on blow bar locking rounds on crusher rotor and striking it with a sledgehammer. The hammer ricocheted off the chisel and struck emp left thumb.
emp was cleaning mud from dozer tracks with shovel at end of shift and struck a bolt causing jarring motion in arm/elbow
Handle on trailer slipped while lower mast arm, sticking employee on lower face below the lip. Employee given 4 stiches to close the laceration and returned to full duty work.
Miner pushed loose forks together on telehandler and fractured right pinky finger between metal forks.
The employee was hosing out tail pulley under pulvomatic crusher and a rock came out of the chute and hit EE on EE's left shoulder.
Employee was cleaning catwalk and turned sending intense pain to EE's foot/ankle area making it hard to move and walk. Employee has had foot discomfort on left foot for a couple weeks and never told anyone. Employee was seen in ER, was given an injection for pain, and taken out of work for 1 day. EE was diagnosed with tendonitis.
Miner was descending into the dredge hull when EE's foot slipped and EE fell against a piece of angle iron that punctured EE's left, front thigh.
Large bridged rock stuck in the jaw crusher. Crusher was lock/tagged out and employee was removing rock. Rock shifted and pinched EE's pinky finger causing a fracture. Finger was splinted at hospital and employee was returned to work at full duty.
Employee was shoveling off the primary belt at the crusher and when EE went through the railing to get onto the belt, EE felt a burning sensation in EE's back. This injury was originally a first aid incident, but on 6/17/25 the employee was taken out of work.
emp was picking up trough roller and turning at the same time but didn't lift it high enough and struck the frame causing a jarring motion to EE's lower back
Little finger on left hand got pinched between pry bar and beam.
Employee was riding in the basket of the manlift through the yard and hit a small bump. The employee struck EEs left elbow on the manlift basket cage. The injury started as a first aid incident and was being treated by Ortholive with conservative care. The incident became a reportable incident on 5/20/25 when the employee went to an urgent care facility and was given restrictions.
Miner was working on a pipe fitting laying on the ground. Miner attempted to step over the fitting and tripped and fell on EE's arm.
the affected employee was in the process of hooking up a water hose. While hooking up the hose one cam lock would not fully seat. The affected employee then turned to the left to pick up a rock to use as a hammer to seat the cam, when they stepped to the left their head came into contact with an elevated beam on the front of head. Hard hat was not knocked off their head.
Employee was lifting a steel plate. The plate slid on the concrete floor at which point the employee had their finger pinched in between the floor and plate.
Miner was attempting to loosen a bolt on a jaw crusher wedge bolt using a crescent wrench and having another miner strike it with a hammer. When the miner struck the wrench with the hammer, the wrench slipped off the nut and smashed the finger of the miner holding the wrench. Miner was wearing gloves. Left index finger fracture.
Truck Driver became distracted for a moment while putting trash in their lunch box when hauling 1" DOT basecourse from the Blackhawk Quarry. Before they knew it the left steer tire was already over the left berm embankment as they were exiting the pit just before the scale. Resulting in the truck and pup to roll onto its left side.
A miner was cutting a piece of metal with a torch. A piece of hot metal fell from the cut and on to the miner's jeans. The metal melted through the jeans and fell down in to the miner's slip-on boot and came to rest on the top and outside of the miner's left foot - burning their foot.
Employee was cutting an old section of conveyor belt. EE cut two fingers with a utility knife. Employee received stitches to ring finger. EE returned to work with restrictions. EE is scheduled for a follow up on Monday 7/22/24.
While driving loader, operator ran over a big stone that caused operator to be jolted inside the cab. While steadying self, operator placed left hand on the frame of the cab (where door hinges are). The door swung closed and pinned operator's thumb. Thumb was fractured, received 2 stitches, and given prescription antibiotics.
Miner was assisting in changing a sheave on a gearbox with the shaft pointed vertically. The miner held the sheave from rotating using their hands while another miner attempted to free the bushing. The sheave unexpectedly broke loose from the busing and shaft and fell down to the gearbox, pinching the miner's finger between the sheave and the gearbox housing. Left, middle finger.
Miner was swinging a 3 pound hammer when they felt a pain in their right shoulder and elbow.
Welder was grinding the hinges off of a tail pulley cover to straighten and replace them when the grinder kicked back and caused a minor laceration their left thumb. The laceration needed stitches resulting in a recordable incident. Employee was wearing all of the required PPE at time of incident.
Employee got EE's finger caught between a gate lever and handrail. Employee lacerated EE's finger and received 8 stitches. Employee was returned to regular duty.
Employee was walking up side of ramp to see what was wrong with one of the haul trucks and felt a sharp pain in lower back.
Haul truck hit a bump and the right glass window broke. Employee grabbed right armrest leaned to the left to avoid the glass, hand slipped off causing a small laceration to EE's right arm. Employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation. The wounds were cleaned & sutured. The employee was released from ER with No Work Restrictions.
while driving the haul truck over a recently constructed haul road the tires slipped off edge and went into a slight water puddle causing the truck to rock and the employee struck EE's head on an AC unit that was hanging from the ceiling. employee was taken out of work for one day and is now on restrictions due to lingering symptoms.
Employee arrived to work at normal time (6am) and performed normal duties (sitting in crusher shack operating jaw). Around 10 am employee starting having knee pain. Employee stated that EE does not know what caused the pain. Employee went to urgent care and was given prescription medication and taken out of work for 2 days.
Injured worker was team lifting a 60lb sheave when the sheave slipped out of coworker's hands and dropped on IW's right hand. When the sheave was dropped it pinched IW's right hand between the sheave and some steel guarding in the area that resulted in IW receiving 4 stitches to the right ring finger. Injured worker was placed on light duty for 2 weeks.
Unplanned fire on the property was observed at 8:30pm. Fire dpt was dispatched at 8:30pm. Site personnel confirmed dry tower area/belting was on fire at 9:15pm. Fire was extinguished by local fire dpt around 9:30pm. Hot work activities that occurred on the dry tower area around 7:30pm are believed to be a contributing factor. Last employee left the site around 7:53pm.
Employee came to work on 3/16 with right eye irritation, went to urgent care and was diagnosed with acute conjunctivitis. Irritation worsened; employee sought additional care and had a foreign body removed from EE's cornea on 3/18/23. Employee was given prescriptions and returned to work. Employee believes grinding activities on 3/15 caused the foreign body to enter EE's eye.
Employee was assisting with a screen change out during wet, rainy conditions during the shift. Employee went home, showered, went to bed, and woke up around 3am with pain in left eye and went to the ER. ER doc removed a small foreign body from EE's eye. Employee followed up with eye doc who returned EE to work.
While operating an articulating haul truck, the employee drove through a rut caused by water drainage from recent rains. When the rut was struck, the cab was shaken around. After these events, the employee complained of pain in neck, back, shoulder and knee on the left side of the body. Events did not become occupational injury until medical treatment on 3/2/2023
Some ice had built up due to weather on the apron of a shop bay. Employee was attempting to move a truck off the apron so the ice could be cleaned off when employee slipped and fell, injuring left wrist.
The miner was backing the haul truck into the shop to be repaired and caught their hand between the truck's catwalk handrail system and the garage door frame. The handrail system was bent, and the employee reached through the cab window to pull it in while backing in. The impact caused a contusion to EE's left hand.
Employee failed to remove winch handle from winch prior to releasing cable. Employee was stuck with handle and arm was cut.
Employee stepped on small piece of limestone and sprained left ankle.
While walking up a small pile at the blend 1 conveyor to change wipes, employee stepped on the loose material and left knee gave out.
While tramming on ledge 2 after finishing boulder drilling, the drill got stuck. EE tried to tram and the drill went up on a rock giving a tipping feeling. EE moved back off the rock and got out of the cab to move it out of the way of the track. EE lifted and rolled the rock. It moved unexpectedly and pinched EE's left index finger cutting it between the first two joints.
Employee was removing a threaded bolt with impact gun and got thumb caught between top plate and gun.
Miner was holding a torque wrench in place while another miner applied force on the torque wrench pinching miner 1's finger between torque wrench and metal housing.
Employee was cutting belting when the knife slipped out of the belting resulting in a small laceration to EE's right thigh.
Employee was cutting a metal plate at the crusher on Wednesday and a piece of hot slag went down EE's welding glove and burnt EE's hand. On the way home from work Thursday EE's hand started hurting and when EE got home decided needed to have it looked at.
The miner was driving a Bell B45E articulated dump truck up a ramp in the mine and hit a rut in the road causing EE to bounce up off the seat and hit EE's head on the safety handle located on the roof of the truck. The miner went to the local ER where EE was placed on light duty due to having concussion symptoms
Icy conditions on the ground at the approach of a set of steps leading to the platform. EE was looking at the ice while trying to use caution, when EE slipped in the ice falling to the ground and bumping head. EE first refused medical treatment. EE later decided to seek medical treatment, resulting in a diagnosis of a minor concussion.
While installing a chute to a steel frame, Employee improperly placed hand in a pinch point area causing a laceration to index and fiddle finger on left hand, requiring sutures. Employee returned to work with no restrictions, No Lost days.
After loading material from the floor of the bench, the excavator operator was leaving their working pad to load the material from the pad itself when some material including rock and mud fell from the wall nearby, landing on the counterweight of the excavator damaging it and rendering it inoperable
rock rolled off the screen and caught right ring finger tip between rock and metal chute edge
Employee drove D-10 Dozer over an embankment and dozer fell on its right side. Employee cut right elbow and punctured right shoulder. Both required stitches