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Employee was picking up a head pulley shaft, when they strained their lower back. did not notify management until the next day when they called in to work.
Scraper operator was push pulling, and upon disconnecting from the front scraper, ran over a rock and jarred their back.
employee was cleaning out dirt from the bottom of the rail car, when the dirt shifted and the employees leg fell against the lip of the car injuring the right knee
Employee was attempting to lift a transmission, and felt a sharp pain in their back and couldn't stand up straight afterwords.
The employee was working from a ladder, when the ladder slipped and the employee fell. The employee tried to catch self with their left arm. After the fall they expressed that they had pain in the left shoulder. On 11/22/2019 the employee contacted the safety department that they were going to the doctor to check out the arm and shoulder.
The Employee was opening a lower compartment door which had ice built up around it. When the door was pulled free the employee lost their balance and fell backwards onto the train tracks. The employee finished their shift, then went to the hospital at 10:00pm that night.
Employee was using a grinder on a handrail, when the grinder caught and was jerked out of the employee's hand. The grinder fell and struck the employee's left boot where it cut through the boot and into the foot.
A roofing contractor was in the process of installing new sheet metal at the plant, when the sheet of metal they were holding slipped in their hands cutting through the leather gloves they were wearing. The sheet metal cut the contractors left thumb resulting in stitches.
Employee was working on an overhead conveyor belt when a large amount of dirt and debris fell from the ledge causing left eye irritation. The eye was rinsed out, but after a couple days the employee was still experiencing issues and consulted an eye doctor.
employee was assisting with moving railcars, when they stepped onto the railcar scale and sprained their left ankle.
The employee was walking down a set of stairs when they misjudged the last step and jarred their back.
While cleaning the plant at the end of the shift the employee struck their elbow on an elevator, the elbow became swollen and needed to be checked out.
The employee had been in a sitting position for roughly five minutes, when they stood straight up and immediately experienced a sharp pain in their lower left back. The employee could not stand straight afterwards, without continually experiencing pain.
The employee was installing heater pipes when they struck their shoulder against an upright pipe flange. The employee went to the doctor a couple weeks later due to the pain they were experiencing, and on 12/27/2018, quit working.
Employee was operating a scraper stripping overburden, when the scraper seat bottomed out during a bump and an injury to the groin occurred. The Employee noticed the pain, but did not think it was report able at the time. After a couple days the worsening of the condition led the employee to contact the supervisor on 7/7/2018.
A maintenance employee with 9 years total mining experience was attempting to cut a rubber hose with a utility knife, when the knife slipped and the employee cut the top of the left thumb near where the joint meets the hand. The cut resulted in 4 stitches to close the wound.
Employee was barring mud out of a dryer conveyor belt tail roll. The bar slipped in the employee's hands, crushing the pinky finger on the right hand between the bar and the tail roll housing.
The employee was performing the duties of sanding the railroad tracks to aid traction for both the loader and rail car traffic in the area. The employee slipped on the packed snow while walking and attempted to arrest the fall with their right hand, feeling a sharp pain. an x-ray confirmed that the right wrist had been fractured
The miner was climbing down the steps of the loader towards the ground, and upon their right foot making contact with the ground, the miner had stepped on a rock and sprained the right ankle.
Employee was shoveling material off the rail road track, when ee dropped the shovel and it hit the top of ee's hand.
Employee was climbing out of the front end loader when they slipped off the ladder pulling and hurting a shoulder
Employee was diagnosing a return roller on the C & D belt and become entangled in it
The miner was pounding a pin out on a bulldozer, when they felt a pain in the left thigh, though there was minor bleeding the employee disregarded it as a scratch, and continued working. On 7/19/2018 the employee went to the doctor and had an x-ray performed, which revealed a sliver of metal embedded in the thigh that had to be surgically removed.
Employee was driving a field tractor when the right tire smacked into a concrete barrier employee headbutted the steering wheel getting a cut on forehead
Employee was working on the coal mill, was bent over when employee stood up too fast and pulled some muscles in lower back
EE was out side moving a rail car with hand movements and ee slipped and fell, and hurt neck and back.
Employee stepped off of a skid steer, slipped and fell in the mud.
Was moving an electric Motor. And felt a Slight pull in my lower abdomen. Didn't think anything of it.
Employee took a bad step and slid off the rail car. He was tied off and he caught himself and hit his face on the side of the railcar. and he needed to have a cut glued shut
Employee was changing a carbon bag when he slipped and fell coming off the stairs he fell from the bottom step and landed on his left wrist breaking it in 2 places.
Employee pinched his hand while performing maintenance on a tractor used for field drying. He had his hand in between a pin and a hammer he was using to fix the machinery with. He needed 3 stitches in his hand!
Employee was using a rope to pull a ladder into place on a piece of machinery he was working on. The rope dropped and got wrapped up in a tail roller. and then rope wrapped around his leg. It tightened around his leg until it broke.
Employee slipped and fell in bentonite and landed on his knee
Employee was walking up some stairs in the plant when he slipped fell against the railing. And he hurt his right arm.
EE was picking up a Drive shaft to a slicer and when he put it down said he felt a sharp pain in his arm and shoulder.
EE was shoveling underneath the dryer. When his shovel hit a rock. The impact caused his right wrist to bend. He immediately felt pain and went to the Wyoming medical center.
Sometime during the weekend either on the 26th or 27th or Glenrock plant caught fire and did significant damage to the interior of the structure.
Employee Was stepping out of the loader and missed the bottom step and fell to the ground hurting his ankle.
Employee was getting out of the scraper when he slipped off the step and hurt his shoulder.
EE drove scraper too close to edge of pile which caused it to slide down angle of repose for about 60 feet then roll completely over and land upright. The supervisor witnessed the event. The operator who was belted in was taken to the hospital for a full set of diagnostics and was released at about 10:30 with no suspected problems. He has not missed any work.
Employee was grabbing a 50 lb bag to weigh when his left index finger got stuck in a metal conveyor. He was treated at the WMC and received 5 stitches and released.
EE was trying to remove a Stuck bag from a conveyor. when his hand got wedged in-between the conveyor and the Rolled. EE was treated at WMC and released with minor scrapes
Employee was checking and changing pins in a pin mill that was locked out. He rotated the drum by hand and caught his right between a pin and the pin mill top side-wall edge. X-rays at the hospital revealed his hand was broken in a couple of places. He is scheduled to see a surgeon soon for plan of action.
Employee Threw his back out stacking bags. Felt spasms in lower back, Lost most function in his left arm from pain in the back. Is receiving chiropractic treatments and has not missed any time off from work.
EE stepped out of truck, took a few steps toward the shop when he slipped on snow/ice which caused his left leg to buckle beneath him. He sustained a torn patella tendon which required surgery on 1/3/2014.
EE was trying to rotate a plugged pin-mill feeder with a pipe wrench on the shaft when it broke free, causing his left middle finger to get caught between the wrench and feeder. It required 3 stitches to close the laceration and there was no lost time from work.
EE was shovelling bentonite when he twisted left hand, causing discomfort.
EE slipped in mud while shoveling and felt a sharp pain in lower right back and hip. It was diagnosed as muscle strain, causing some lost time.
EE was climbing down from front-end loader and slipped from second step in wet conditions and pulled muscles in left shoulder. Several days will be missed.
EE developed tendonitis in right wrist while stacking bags.