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Ee was changing cutting edges on a bulldozer using an air impact wrench when debris went into EE's right eye. EE reported this to EE's supervisor on 01/04 and then went to the eye doctor. A metal foreign body was removed from the eye and antibiotic eye drops were prescribed. Released to full duty.

Ee was walking to his piece of equipment, slipped on some ice, and fell, landing on his right knee. He was seen at the clinic and diagnosed with a strain to the knee. He was given a brace to wear on the knee and released to restricted duty.

Employee states while riding in a 4 person ATV, Kubota UTV, the driver attempted to turn around. The ATV slid on ice and rolled onto its side causing the employee to strike his head.

Ee was tightening bolts on track wheel when the rock breaker fell and struck him on the right forearm. He was seen at the ER, xrays were negative for fracture. Diagnosed with a contusion, placed in a splint and released to restricted duty.

Ee hit soft spot in road, was jostled in the seat of the haul truck, and felt immediate pain in his low back. Seen at the ER, referred to back specialist who put the ee on restricted duty and prescribed physical therapy.

Ee was operating a light vehicle that had just been serviced. He began to feel ill, and notified his supervisor. He was given oxygen on site, and transported to the ER where he was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. He was given more high flow oxygen and was released to full duty.

Ee was stepping into passenger van, leg slipped and scraped/struck the edge of the van causing a large laceration. Ee was seen at the ER and stitches were required to close the wound. Ee put off work.

Employee was unloading structural steel from trailer. The material shifted and pinched his left middle finger between the steel and the trailer. The pinch resulted in a cut and required stitches to close. The employee was wearing gloves.

EE was out surveying and the wind kicked up some dust, causing some irritation in the left eye. Eye was rinsed but continued to hurt. EE was seen at ER. No foreign body found in eye, but ee was prescribed an antibiotic, making this reportable for treatment. EE released to full duty.

Employee was organizing tooling bins, moved hammer out of his way and placed his hand on the square stock that goes across the bin. He bent over to move the bazooka tube and the hammer slid and crushed his little finger between the square stock and the hammer.

EE was leaving site at end of shift, stepped off step and felt pop in left foot. Saw doctor 07/31/15, diagnosed with strain, given a boot to wear and released to full duty.

Ee stumbled on steps of haul truck and caught right shin on the fire extinguisher bracket. Seen at the ER for the laceration, and stitches were required to close the wound. The ee was released to full duty.

While lining up to be loaded, the ee backed into the shovel, clipping the bottom of the shovel bucket with the dove tail on his haul truck. He strained his left shoulder on impact. He saw a doctor on 03/09 who released him to restricted duty.

Employee was working on removing a pivot arm from a Komatsu 830 haul truck. He was working with another individual and when they were placing the jack stand under the frame of the truck, his hand was caught between the jack stand and the fuel tank.

While inspecting a shovel, right pinky finger came in contact with a collector ring. Ee experienced a shock and was transported to NNRH. Hospitalized overnight for observation and released on 02/05/15. Ee was seen on follow-up and put off work in order to keep small wound on pinky clean and dry. Released to work full duty effective 02/17/15.

After lifting pipe fitting, ee felt pain in lower back. He was seen initially on 12/16 and released to full duty, no follow-up. Pain continued, and ee was prescribed physical therapy on 12/22. Medical investigation completed, claim determined compensable 01/07/15. Reportable for medical treatment.

EE was troubleshooting a ladder on a dump truck when the ladder went in down mode, smashing the ee's left wrist. X-rays taken and ee referred to orthopedist where he was placed on restricted duty. The ee is on pre-scheduled vacation until Dec. 28.

Ee was working with cable, doing regular work in the open pit. He was walking and felt a pop in his right calf. He was seen at the ER and diagnosed with a torn calf muscle and released to non-weight bearing. Mine site unable to accommodate and the ee is put off work.

Ee stepped out of a service truck onto a rut that was covered with snow. Ankle turned, popped twice. Ee was diagnosed with a strained ankle and put off work.

Haul truck jarred by boulder that got hung up in the shovel bucket and unexpectedly broke free, hitting the truck's tailboard. Ee treated at the hospital, diagnosed with multiple strain injuries and released to full duty. At follow-up on 10/15/14, he was prescribed physical therapy and continued on full duty making this reportable for treatment.

Ee was removing a filter on a haul truck when he pushed on the wrench, his right shoulder popped. Diagnosed with a strain and put on modified duty which the site cannot accommodate. This employee is a maintenance training student who works a maximum of 3 days per week.

Ee was driving haul truck away from shovel, hit a soft spot in the road and was jostled in the cab. He felt pain and it continued to get worse. He was seen at the ER and diagnosed with a strain and released to full duty. Further follow up resulted in a restricted duty return to work release.

Ee was loading broken bags of cement onto forklift on Monday, August 18. He felt pain in his back that day but thought it would go away. It did not, so he reported the injury to his supervisor on Tuesday the 19th. He sought treatment on Friday, August 22nd and was diagnosed with a back strain and released to restricted duty.

Ee was a passenger in a crew van that hit a large rock in the haul road, causing the employees to be jostled inside the van. The employee was seen by a doctor, diagnosed with upper and lower back pain, and put off work. He will also be attending physical therapy.

Ee was a passenger in a crew van that hit a large rock in the haul road, causing the employees to be jostled inside the van. Diagnosed with a neck and low back strain, put on restricted duty.

Ee was driver of a crew van that hit a large rock in the haul road. He was momentarily blinded by the sun in his eyes, and did not see rock. He was seen by a doctor, diagnosed with a neck and low back strain, and put on restricted duty for one day.

Ee was a passenger in a crew van that hit a large rock in the haul road, causing the employees to be jostled inside the van. Seen by a doctor, diagnosed with neck and low back strain. Put off work for one day.

Ee was a passenger in a crew van that hit a large rock in the haul road, causing the employees to be jostled inside the van. Ee was seen by a doctor and diagnosed with closed head injury, no fracture, and neck and low back pain. Put off work.

Ee was a passenger in a crew van that hit a large rock in the haul road, causing the employees to be jostled inside the van. Seen by a doctor, diagnosed with a low back strain, and put off work for 1 day.

Ee was walking on catwalk of the dozer, checking equipment for leaks, the walkway gave way and he struck his left knee on the cab door. Surgery for a shattered knee cap was done on 08/05/14. The ee also strained his right shoulder pulling himself into the cab when he fell. The employee will be lost time.

Ee tripped/stumbled on stairs prior to entering the mine ops building at the start of shift. Fell to knees, striking them on grating. Laceration to right knee required sutures. Employee stated several times that this issue was not work related, that she simply stumbled.

Ee had placed chock blocks at equipment, turned to walk to van and stepped on a rock, slipping and hitting his hand, dislocating his left ring finger. He was seen by the doctor, the finger was put back into place and splinted. The ee was released to full duty with the splint.

After using the restroom, the operator noticed one of his chock blocks was falling out of the holder. He readjusted the block into the holder and felt some pain in his right collar bone and neck area. Reported to supervisor. Seen at doctor on 05/15. Confirmed work related on 05/28/14. Diagnosis was right shoulder strain.

Haul truck was being loaded at electric shovel. Shovel hit dovetail of truck while swinging into bed. Ee jarred in cab, c/o of numbness to right arm and hand, numbness and pain in right shoulder. Initially diagnosed with strain, released to full duty. MRI reviewed on 02/13/14 showed labrum tear treated with injection and physical therapy. Ee continued on full duty.

Ee slipped and fell on the ice. He was seen at the ER and diagnosed with a contusion to the tailbone. Site investigation and investigation by workers' compensation determined this was a work related injury on 12/31/2013, making this a reportable for lost time.

EE was walking up stairs of haul truck, both hands on handrails, lost footing, stumbled and hit right knee on grating. Seen by provider, released to restricted duty on next scheduled shift.

Ee was walking on the leach pad and the ground shifted when he stepped down and he fell, injuring his left knee. He was seen by the doctor and diagnosed with a meniscus tear and a strain. Put off work pending release by an orthopedist.

Ee made claim of low back pain at start of shift after picking up chock block. Seen at the ER, diagnosed with a strain and released to modified duty. After investigation of the claim by workers' comp carrier and mine site, it was determined to be work related on 10/07/13.

Ee was loosening a bolt, bolt broke and ee's hand hit the corner of angle iron, lacerating right index finger. Sutures required to close laceration. Released to full duty.

Employee was getting on the drill, lost his footing and fell, catching himself with his left hand. Seen at the clinic, diagnosed with strain, and released to work with restrictions.

Working on pad crew, ee stepped on HDPE pipe main line with left leg. Pipe rolled causing employee to fall on to left knee. He was seen at the ER, referred to Dr. where he was diagnosed with a soft tissue tear and scheduled for surgery.

The employee filed a workers' compensation claim for left wrist pain. He stated that over time, his wrist hurt due to his work as a tire technician. His total employment history is that of a tire technician. The claim was accepted as work related on 07/30/2013, and the employee is getting therapy for this cumulative trauma issue.

Employee was unhooking a chain on the bushing fork of a drill. His finger was caught between the drill steel and the kick out arm roller. He was taken to the ER, diagnosed with a crush injury to the left middle finger. Transported to SLC where surgery was performed and a pin placed in the finger.

Employee was welding for most of the shift. He went home, slept, and woke up with gritty, painful eyes. He was seen by an eye doctor, diagnosed with flash burn, and released to full duty on next scheduled shift. He was given a prescription eye drop.

Drill assistant and driller were loading mud tub onto pipe truck for moving. DA signaled driller to raise the tub so he could move the tub into position. DA moved the tub, lost his footing. Driller noticed that the tub was where it needed to be and started to bring the tub down. This resulted in the tub being placed onto the DA's right foot.

Employee was lifting aluminum stands into the bed of a pickup truck and he felt pain in his back. He was seen at Golden Health on 01/14/2013 and put off work due to a strained back. Released to return to work full duty 01/17/2013.

Employee was standing on the deck of a tow/haul guiding a piece of equipment. He stepped backwards off the edge of the deck, falling about 5 feet to the ground. He was transported to the ER where he was diagnosed with a concussion and transported to another hospital for further observation. Released from hospital on 12/31/12 and referred to neurologist for release to work.

Employee was lifting hood on truck for preshift inspection, the hood was hung on something and the employee pulled harder and felt pain in his pectoral muscle.

EE stated he was walking back to his truck after a break, stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle. Seen at the ER, diagnosed with a strain and released. EE requested more care. Investigation confirmed on 08/27/2012 that this was a work related injury. Reportable for lost time.

Employee was replacing a pin on a track frame. A piece of metal went through his coveralls into his right leg. Xrays identified a small piece of metal embedded in the leg. The wound was stitched and the employee released to full duty.