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Employee was attempting to remove a wheel hub assembly when they felt a pop in their shoulder.
Employee was walking behind a refuge chamber in a stope to use the restroom when EE tripped on a piece of screen that was laying on the ground. The area was flat in nature and employee slipped on screen injuring their right leg.
Employee was attempting to cut a hydraulic hose with a grinder/cut off tool when tool slipped cutting EE's thumb.
Contractor Employee injured left elbow when trying to rotate feed cylinder (still in crate) with pry bar in the mine yard. Contractor Employee was rotating cylinder crate to do a proper hoist with telehandler.
Employee was bending over moving tools when they felt a sharp pain in their abdominal area. After further evaluation at ER, determined that employee had a unilateral inguinal hernia.
Employee was cutting pin from the skip door when the door fell landing on employee's leg.
Blaster was traveling down road in anfo rig when hit a pothole jarring their back. Employee was placed on restrictions for strained back.
Buggy was coming down hill at the fuel bay and while attempting to turn sharply into the fuel area, buggy rolled on its side injuring the passenger. Incident did not become reportable until 12/28/2022 doctor follow-up.
A mechanic was entering the cab of 8172 drill when they lost their footing. When they lost their footing, they grabbed the rail inside of the cab, causing a shoulder strain.
Employee was hanging utilities in roadway when a fist size of rock fell out between screen striking employee in hard hat. On follow up appointment with doctor on 10/20/2022, the incident became medically treated due to prescription to treat neck soreness.
Grouters were in the process of pumping water into the 1st hole in preparation of cement grouting when the packer being pressurized was ejected from the face resulting in an injury to one of the grouters.
An electrician working in the area of West A feeder belt passed a barricade when walking down the catwalk, and fell through to the ground below. The area had previously been barricaded off due to unstable catwalk platforms that needed to be replaced/fixed.
Miner was walking around cleaning the drill with a pressure sprayer wand, when miner fell, in doing so it caused the wand to rotate back to miner's face. The water stream cut a small laceration above miner's eye that required two stitches to close.
The employee was loading anfo into holes on the face when they stepped backwards causing a strain to their L knee.
The employee was standing on a railing to unclog a discharge line, when EE lost EE's balance and stepped down hard on EE's left heel causing a fracture to EE's heel.
Employee was stepping down off of a bolter onto a set of mobile stairs when left foot slipped out from under employee causing employee to twist Right knee. Employee sustained a sprain to MCL/possible medial meniscal tear.
The employee picked up a large rock to move it out of the underground road. While tossing the rock, EE dropped the rock on L foot. The rock struck EE's foot just behind the steel toe guard, causing a fracture to the L great toe.
The employee was using a fin-hoe to clean out lifter holes after drilling them, when EE felt pain in the lower back/left hip.
A cover door on an AD-30 was lifted to access the transmission as the employee leant down to inspect the area. The door fell down crushing both hands, breaking right thumb.
The employee was carrying empty boxes from the powder magazine when the employee dropped one of the boxes, causing employee to trip over the box. Employee fell on outstretched arm. The employee sustained a strain to left wrist and was placed in an immobilizer splint.
The employee was walking down a set of steps into the PM rack when EE slipped and fell. The EE caught self with right arm causing an injury to EE's right shoulder.
Employee was moving cribbing when the crib employee grabbed dislodged another that fell onto employee's thumb. This resulted in a break in the tip of employee's right-hand thumb.
Employee was using a can of spray paint when EE struck the can against a rock, the contents ignited and the employee sustained burns to EE's face and both arms.
The employee was using a safety knife to strip 00 electrical cable when they sustained a laceration to the Left thumb.
While reaching to open an air door manually with EE's right hand, the EE felt a sharp pain in EE's R upper arm and EE heard a tearing sound. The EE sustained a right dorsal bicep rupture that required surgical repair.
EE was walking to the cage to exit the mine when right boot kicked left boot causing them to fall. The EE struck left knee on the ground and sustained trauma with effusion to left knee as a result.
Maintenance tech was tracing leaks on hydraulic cooler of Haul truck. Unit was running, tech was looking to pinpoint leak, when working around fan area, the cooler leak opened up. Tech instinctively stuck hand out to block from being sprayed. The rag in tech's hand was sucked into fan & pulled hand into fan. The tech received a laceration to fingers that required stitches.
The employee was replacing the rear axel pin in the scaler when the axel moved, pinching Left middle finger resulting in a laceration and fracture.
The employee was exiting the haul truck when they jumped off the ladder skipping the last step. The employee rolled an ankle when they landed on the ground.
Two utility workers were hanging high-voltage electrical cable in the O3-N roadway. They were using the manbasket of a telehandler to lift the cable while hangers were placed when the employee asked the telehandler operator to raise the basket more. As the basket was raised, the employee's hand was pinched between the basket rail and the roof of the mine.
While preforming clean up in the con-shed, the EE pulled on a piece of plywood to remove it from the shed when EE felt a "pop" to the Left lower abdomen/groin. EE was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia.
Employee was walking on a freshly graded road in 29S-6A, up to the face, when left heel slipped in the gravel causing employee to lose balance. While attempting to catch self, employee hyperextended L knee, causing a sprain.
They employee was assisting the Geologist with surveying an up hole, when employee lost grip on the survey instrument. The geo moved out of the way, but the injured employee attempted to catch the falling survey instrument and it struck employee in the upper right quad of the abdomen, causing broken ribs, a pneumothorax, and a liver laceration.
The employee was exiting a kubota side by side ATV when EE's right foot slipped on the wet/uneven ground, causing EE's right ankle to roll. The employee sustained a sprain to EE's right ankle.
Hanging and bolting full line of 6" HDPE pipe on roof. Pipe resting on pipe roller shifted and fell on miner's left index finger causing miner to receive medical attention and 7 stitches on left index finger.
Employee was closing the door to the panning station when EE's Left index finger was caught between the door latch and the door frame causing a laceration that required #6 sutures to close the wound.
EE used a ratchet strap to set bead on small utility tire, upon releasing ratchet strap, it whipped & struck employee on back of left hand.
Employee was driving haul truck in the 261 area when they accidentally engaged the E-stop on the truck causing the truck to come to an abrupt stop. As the truck stopped suddenly, the cinching style lap-belt came un-threaded from the male end of the buckle allowing the employee to strike the windshield of the truck.
The machine was getting the tire removed, the tire was being slid off the rim. When the tire was released from the hub, the tire spun slightly on the slings and crushed the employees hand between the tire and the frame of the machine causing bruising to EE's right wrist. Employee was given medical treatment, a splint was applied and EE returned to work with no restrictions.
Employee was helping to change a haul truck tire in the drift when the truck shifted on the cribbing. As the truck shifted, the employee turned to get out of its path and in the commotion was knocked down causing a strain in mid back.
The employee's hand slipped off the door of the AC condensor, tried to catch the door with the left hand and electric fan blade make contact with the hand, causing a laceration.
At approximately 4:30 pm August 30th, 2019; A piece of steel was being cut out of the chute with a sheave rope attached to control the downward motion when the piece was cut free. When the piece came free the rope tensioned and kicked toward an employee who was standing too close to the "v" of the rope striking EE's arm and face.
Employees were unscrewing a bowl from the crusher mainframe. Employees were using bars to unscrew the bowl. The injured employee's bar slipped, causing the employee's right hand to come in contact with a hand rail. Pinching the employee's finger between the bar and hand rail.
Miner was in the process of scaling down the loose ground on the rib, as EE moved to avoid falling materials EE twisted left knee.
Laceration to left hand palm. Cutting an avocado during coffee with a razorblade knife.
EE became disoriented and short of breath with doing vigorous work in a hot environment. Transported to local ER for evaluation and treatment for heat stress and dehydration.
Fixed maint EE was pulling a cutting-torch cart across uneven terrain when their Right shoulder "popped" and began hurting.
Employee was helping transport pipe from trailer to the rig floor. EE was assisting with one end of the pipe while the other end was being lifted with the elevator. EE's left thumb was caught between the pipe and the rig floor. EE sustained a laceration to left thumb. "The EE was transported for treatment of injury and following medical evaluation, was placed on light duty."
EE was working with the utility crew in 454-1 taking down waterline. As EE was taking the clamp loose the pipe separated unexpectedly, falling and catching EE's right hand between the pipe and the rail of the tele-handler basket. Employee was given ice by safety then taken to the doctor to have hand examined. X-Rays were negative but was given <5lbs lifting restrictions.
Employee was helping blaster load face. Employee was unaccustomed to the additional heat and physical exertion required for the job. Did not maintain proper hydration. The employee started sweating heavily and went to fresh air. Started breathing rapidly and confused. Shift Lead called and got employee to drink water and transported to surface. Given IV at ER.