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Employee was moving 4'x8' screens on tower 1 with another employee. They lifted the screens about 2 inches off the ground and approximately 10ft down the catwalk. Shortly after this process was completed the employee felt a strain in EE's stomach and noticed a protrusion from EE's belly button. Umbilical hernia.
Miner was dislodging accumulated material in a log washer with a ½" steel rod measuring approximately 8ft in length, which was inserted through an opening in the expanded metal cover of the feed head box on the log washer. When the material broke free the rod went further down the chute and caused the employees' left hand to strike the metal cover.
Employee was on the wash plant main screen deck cleaning off the walkway when a rock bounced out of a nearby in-feed drop box and struck the employees left hand.
Employee was getting out of the 982-M5 front end loader to inspect the surge stacker, which had stalled. They were climbing down the ladder and were on the second step from the top when they felt discomfort in their right leg.
While lifting angle iron with a telehandler, a fork caught on a welded piece of metal on the side of the scale platform. When the weld broke, the fork sprang upward, jolting the angle iron upward, which struck the mechanic's jaw. First aid was applied, but on 5/21/25 EE reported ongoing pain. On 5/27/25, a CT scan revealed a closed fracture of the right maxilla.
Employee was walking down a set of stairs from crusher and lost EE's footing and slid forward putting all EE's weight on EE's hands that were on the handrails. Employee heard a pop in EE's left wrist.
An employee was changing out a bad motor on the 8 X 24 screen at the wash plant. EE removed the mounting bolts and then was using a prybar on the base of the motor to rotate it clockwise. While prying in an upward motion from the base of the motor the prybar slipped and EE's momentum caused EE's right hand to strike the electrical box on the side of the motor.
While cleaning in a tight area with shovels, another employee slipped in the mud and impacted the employee in the mouth with the wood handle of a shovel.
An employee was assisting in loading a roll of a conveyor belt into the back of a service truck. The employee was standing in the back of the service truck. As the roll was coming off the forks of the telehandler, it gained more momentum than planned and the roll pushed the employee's lower legs against the air tank reservoir behind them.
Employee was working on breaking bolts free on the waste pump to inspect inner components. When the second bolt and nut broke free it jarred employee forward causing a slight pop and pain in right shoulder. Employee was using an adjustable wrench for the job because employee did not have a big enough wrench/socket for the job.
Natural Causes
Hernia due to overexertion form improper lifting
An employee was standing on a step and the v belt guard was facing the screen. EE turned to get a new screen rail and stepped off the v belt guard. EE grabbed the shaker with EE's right arm as it was still over the top of the shaker and caught self preventing falling to the ground.
Miner finished welding under the primary jaw crusher while wearing a welding/grinding hood. They switched to a face shield and used a wire wheel to clean the welds. They removed the shield, put on their safety glasses, and began moving the tools out from under the jaw crusher. Wind moved some of the dust as they climbed out. They then felt something in their left eye.
Employee was exiting a motor grader, EE was facing the steps of the grader while holding onto both handles. As EE was completing the dismount to the ground, EE's right foot slipped on uneven surface, and EE twisted right ankle which caused EE to fall.
Employee was performing EE's pre-shift inspection on Loader 944K2 and went into the lube shed to get a few rags to clean the windows on the loader. As EE exited the building and was walking back to EE's loader, EE struck EE's right shin on a large set of wheel chocks that were stacked together in front of the building.
Employee was grabbing a 5-gallon bucket of oil off the spill containment in the lube shed and placing it into the back of the pit truck when their right middle finger got wedged between the bucket and the handle injuring their finger.
The pigtail of a crane swung and caught the employee. Knocked off forehead and caused a laceration on EE's forehead.
A piece of metal from grinding fell under the safety glasses and got into the eye. Significant delay in reporting the injury.
While scooping dirt, the fire extinguisher at the employee's feet discharged spraying employee's left side and face. EE drove the skid steer to the air compressor and blew the powder off person and the cab of the skid steer and let the supervisor know. EE was still experiencing shortness of breath days later so EE got an inhaler to assist in reducing symptoms.
Miners were replacing a screen bearing at SR07 at the Fountain Pit Plant. They had to take tools and new parts up and down the catwalk area which is at an incline and work on the bearing replacement. An employee reported the next morning when EE got to work that when EE got home the night before, EE started feeling soreness around the lower back and right hip area.
Mechanic was torqueing boom bolts on a crane to 2100ft lbs., the employee switched from torque wrench to a 24" swivel head ratchet to remove the pressure from the torque multiplier. As EE pushed down, the ratchet handle slipped out of EE's hand and struck EE in the face resulting in a fractured and lacerated nose.
Employee was climbing down the stairs of the Crane cab when the cab door unexpectedly closed due to windy weather and caused employee's lunch box to fall from employee's hands and down onto the floor of the crane near the hoist drums. The employee climbed down to the floor of the crane in between the hoist cables to pick up the lunch box and rolled left ankle.
The employee went to start the pump on the water truck with the pull rope and the handle broke cutting EE's right index finger, which required 6 stitches.
Employee was shoveling/moving wet raw material under a conveyor belt to the walkway just to the employee's right in the wash plant surge tunnel, when employee felt some discomfort in left shoulder blade. This was a first aid until May 14th when employee had initial visit at the clinic.
Employee was replacing shoes in the VSI crusher with new ones. During this task their back started to feel tight. Later that day this employee went to install a scraper on a conveyor and as they stepped over a beam they felt a twinge in their back.
Two employees were standing on the plant structure using weed burners, there was an employee standing on each side of the conveyor leading to the hopper. One of the employees was wearing ice cleats, which caused that employee to lose balance but not fall. That employee then lost control of the torch and it passed in front of the injured employee's face.
Swinging a 4# sledge hammer with both hands to free up a cut piece of metal from beam. Metal broke free and upon completion of swing the left hand middle finger contacted the metal beam, resulting in a fracture of the middle finger on the left hand. Employee is right hand dominant.
Employee was grinding loose packing material from a cone crusher and in the process of setting down EE's grinder it caught EE's pants and cut EE's leg as it hadn't come to a complete stop before this happened.
Employee was taking apart the take up on the 6A Cross conveyor when the new pulley that was just behind the employee started to roll, so employee put a hand out on the shaft of the pulley to stop it. The key hole on the shaft of the pulley was touching employee's pinky finger when it rolled with employee's hand, which is when employee believes it cut the left pinky.
Employee was rinsing the mud off of loader and was walking backwards pulling the water hose towards the back of the machine when they tripped over a wheel hub assembly that was on the ground. They reached backwards to brace themselves for the fall, and in doing so their hand contacted the top of the hub assembly causing a cut to the palm of the left hand.
Employee arrived at work around 7am and parked EE's vehicle in the employee parking lot near a loader that EE was going to use for the day. EE exited EE's vehicle and walked over to the loader to check the fluid and start it. As EE was walking around the loader EE slipped and fell on some ice that was hidden by some fresh snow.
Employee was taking off a guard from a conveyor when the screen guard slipped from employee's hand and pinched the tip of middle finger on right hand causing a need for 5 stitches
Employee was descending a set of metal stairs from a screen deck when they tripped causing them to land awkwardly on the next lower step. The sudden jarring caused discomfort in their lower back.
Employee was moving a roll of skirt board rubber that was on a pallet into the lube shed. EE squatted down and pulled the top roll to the edge of the bottom roll and pulled it half way off so it tilted to the ground. As EE was standing the roll up on it's side it slipped from EE's grip. As EE reached out to grab the roll EE felt a pull in lower left side back.
Employee was using a 5ft long steel bar to unplug a chute with 8"x18" material on the RIPRAP trammel when ee pinched finger between the bar and a steel plate causing a laceration.
Employee was stepping off the D8D7 dozer and as employee reached the ground with left foot first, employee rotated to the left and felt a pop in left knee. The ground was just graded flat.
Employee arrived at work at 6:45 and was having trouble breathing, was cold, clammy, sweaty, disorientated, and was having pains in abdomen. Prior to starting work employee took 2 prescription nitrile pills and used inhaler to try to minimize the pain. Employee has pre-existing heart issues.
Employee was grinding off old welds on a conveyor drive pulley to replace pulley lagging when a piece of metal went pass EE's safety glasses and face shield and entered EE's right eye
Employee was operating the dragline when the wedge came out of the dump cable socket. As the employee began to reinsert the cable back into the socket with the help of another employee, the short end of the cable popped out of the socket and hit EE in the chin. Received 4 stitches to the chin.
Employee was removing chutes from the twin screw area preparing for its removal and replacement. EE was moving a section of a chute that was cut off; it was suspended by a 1-1/2 ton chain hoist. As EE was lowering the chute EE grabbed the bottom of it with right hand to guide it in place. The chute swung left and pinched EE's right middle finger.
Employee was standing on the platform next to his entry door on 980M Cat Loader to clean the 45 degree window off when his foot slipped off the platform; he was holding onto the mirror as this happened so he caught himself with his right arm on the mirror causing a strain to his bicep.
Employee was using an air compressor through a 2" line to clean out under a tail pulley and as he went to set the line down the ball valve turned on which caused the line to flair around and strike the lineman in the head causing a 2.5" cut required 4 staples to close.
Employee was removing large stones from the hazemag impact crusher (a blockage occurred in the discharge area). The employee was standing above the rotor and off to the side to get a good angle with a 6ft pry bar to dislodge the material, when a stone approximately 4'x 2' fell out of the chute and hit the rotor causing the stone to bounce up and strike the employee's left shin.
A rock hit the employee's hard hat and then his right shoulder. Employee was taken to the hospital treated and released with no major injuries.
Employee was walking from the office to the parking area when she slipped and fell on some ice on the sidewalk. Dislocated right shoulder.
Employee was helping complete a belt splice and was removing a clamp from the opposite end of the belt section that was installed, when the belt clamp slipped and traveled over a deck roller and struck him in the chin.
Two employees were performing maintenance on a hazmag crusher and while flipping a blow bar, it fell off of the stud on the lifting mechanism towards ee who was standing on the belt facing the rotor; he was able to keep his hands on it as it fell, however at approx 600 lbs it did hit his left leg which pushed him back up against the back wall of the crusher.
Employee was on a catwalk next to the screen making a 4"x7" notch in a 10' strip of belting with a utility knife, when the knife slipped and struck his left wrist.
Employee was attempting to close the sliding door of dumpster that was stuck. He asserted force in attempt to shut the door, it closed rapidly catching his left index finger between door and frame of dumpster.