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Employee was lifting and turning their leg when it broke. This is the employee that had previously broke their leg at their house in August 2025 and it's the same exact leg. It fractured in the same location of a previously installed screw.
A miner was fatally injured when material fell from the roof of the mine, striking the cab of the front end loader the miner was operating.
On February 20, the miner was being task trained to operate a haul truck. EE sat in the jump seat for approximately 2 roundtrips to the crusher. On February 26, miner informed management was experiencing lower back pain since riding in the haul truck.
The miner was bent over loading explosives into the face when a small stone dislodged striking miner on the head below the lip of hard hat, causing a small cut on head. The miner was wearing all PPE. Both miners present stated that they examined the face for loose material and found none.
Employee was picking up duo cone filters from customers floor. On standing EE felt pain in lower back.
While cutting out a patch from belting, EE cut self with the utility knife EE was using. EE did not have gloves on at the time of the accident. A co-worker bandaged the left index finger that was cut. Co-worker took EE to the MedExpress where they put 5 stitches on the finger and allowed EE to return to work at EE's request.
I am a owner operator semi driver, i was dropping off a load of front loader buckets and had got to the unloading area and was proceeding to unchain the load. I was on my trailer using a bar to undo the binders so i could take the chain off and the bar flew off the end of the binder and struck me in the face. The result was a facial laceration that needed 5 stitches.
Employee was shoveling material off a platform which is below the primary screen tower when a rock fell from above and struck employee on the side of EE's hard hat.
The employee attempted to step on material at the bottom of a rib after the employee completed identifying (spray paint) the rib. Employee fell and bruised back.
Crew was pressing dies into place on jaw using a portapower. Portapower unit broke, which caused the die to swing out and roll employee's foot, which caused the steel in the steel-toe boot to pinch foot.
EE pulled off to the side of the road and exited truck 177 to add salt to the load of stone. It was 2 degrees outside and EE got ice on EE's shoe and when EE went to step down and EE fell straight down off of the step and hit the ground where EE was immobilized. 911 was called and an ambulance was sent.
A maintenance procedure was needed to be performed on the drill requiring the use of cribbing for safety. EE went under the drill to help with stacking the cribbing. While under the machine on their knees EE rotated their body to pick up a piece of cribbing to put on the stack and felt a very sharp pain in their back. EE notified co-worker that they just hurt their back.
The ball hitch of a trailer did not completely engage onto injured person's pick up truck. While attempting to see what the problem was, the hitch dropped into position and pinched off the tip of left middle finger.
Loader operator was manually dislodging a stone that had rolled over the bucket and wedged between the bell crank and loader arm.
Teammate was pouring tire sealer/conditioner into the tire from a 6 gallon container. When the teammate was lowering the 6 gallon container to the ground, the teammate felt pain in lower back.
Employee experienced mid to upper back pain,(spasms), while doing service work on a 980K CAT loader. He was kneeling on the cab level platform as he was adding / checking the hydraulic tank level. The pain started when he tried to return to a standing position.
Employee was inside a chute below Screen 2 getting measurements for a replacement divider wall. While exiting the chute he struck his left knee on a "sharp piece of metal" which inflicted the injury.
EE was exiting the passenger side door of a Co-workers pick up truck and while swinging his legs toward the door felt an excruciating pain in his lower back.
Oil splashed onto the face and eyes of employee when he opened the drain plug of the right rear differential of a CAT 992 loader for servicing purposes.
Employee stated that he traveled over a "rough" spot in the haul road going onto the Frost permit and struck his right elbow on something in the cab.