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Using a cylinder hand cart to move a helium gas cylinder to the lab. Cart wheel caught a rock and stopped rolling. IW's momentum caused them to tip over the cart forward and left hand was pinned between the cart and metal grating. Left hand had a small diameter but deep laceration that required stitches to close. No lost days or restrictions.

Removing skid plate from a haul truck and the plate shifted. Struck IW in chest/shoulders. Contusions and general soreness, has follow up on 7/3/25

Closing a shipping container door and pinched left middle finger in door. Declined medical attention initially. Finger still sore 4/15/25 and went to get checked. No fracture, sprain/strain/contusion.

IW has had slowly progressing discomfort in right writs/forearm/elbow. Twisting motions seem to bring it on, IW twists sample jar caps on and off frequently in lab.

Using a cutting torch and had a splitsecond flash/flare up. Went to clinic for evaluation. Placed on modified duty until follow up.

Repairing a machine guard, caught right forearm on a sharp piece of metal and lacerated it. Took to emergency room and they stitched it closed.

Replacing a small motor and right ring fingertip got smashed. Suffered a broken fingertip and laceration.

Working to remove an out of service apron feeder. Tripped and unexpectedly stepped off to the ground approx 30" below. Had significant left knee pain. Taken to ER for treatment. Placed off work, awaiting MRI for better diagnosis.

IW descending a fixed ladder and fell. Left leg got caught in ladder safety cage or possibly ladder rung and caused a fracture left femur. Ladder is approx 17' high, worker fell approx 15 feet. IW transported to hospital by EMS.

IW sacking pallets of clay, began having mid back pain.

IW was hooking up a small water trailer to a pickup truck. In the process EE fell and reached out to catch self. EE's left pointer finger tip was caught in between the trailer hitch and ball. Approximately 1/2" of the tip was amputated. Taken to ER where they performed surgery to properly close the wound.

Walking and stepped on a drain grating. Grating shifted, allowed EE's foot to slide through to the concrete gutter/drain bottom. The grating lacerated IR's right shin in the process. Had a tetanus shot and 5 stitches to close up wound. Returned to work/no restrictions.

Used hammer to jar jammed knife gate free and shoveled sand. Had gradually increasing shoulder pain. Clinic diagnoses shoulder sprain/impingement and placed on restricted duty until follow up.

Manipulating a dump bucket lever and struck in shoulder by the bucket. Had an old non-work shoulder injury that was reaggravated. Placed on

Moving roofing tinwork at ground level on 1/25, 1/26 and 1/27. At some point began feeling pain in their back. Pain became bad enough 1/27/22 that EE then reported it and wanted to be seen for medical treatment.

Greasing upper bucket pin on front end loader. Worker was standing on a step approximately 24" above ground level. Worker's foot slipped and worker landed with back on the bucket.

Dresco pipe ruptured, whipped to the side and struck employee in the leg. Left lower leg fracture.

Slipped getting out of office chair, plopped back down into chair and jarred EE's back. Mentioned it to supervisor, but did not want medical tx at that time. Requested medical tx 8/4 due to lingering back pain.

Slip and fall at ground level near the drier pad, per employee they "tripped over our feet". Twisted ankle and knee. Did not initially want medical evaluation, but pain grew worse and they asked to be seen on 7/26/21. No diagnosis yet, other than "nothing broken, possible sprain/strain". Doctor put them in a knee brace and off work until after follow up visit on 8/9/21.

Foreign material in left eye. Believed to have occurred while grinding metal to prep for welding. Small metallic fragment removed from worker's left eye at medical clinic, with no permanent damage done. Worker was wearing proper PPE while grinding.

Sacking and stacking clay sacks, developed pain in left quadricep over time during shift.

Slipped and fell on bulk tank platform, struck edge of scaffold step with back. *For the sake of clarity, fall and landing were on the same level of scaffold.

Operates heavy equipment daily, complains of lower back pain.

Moving motor shaft during repair of water pump BC-213. Lost grip of motor shaft, dropped it onto left foot. Placed in a walking boot and cleared to return to full duty EE's following shift.

Field service technician dispatched to mine location, arrived at mine near shop location to start work on a downed piece of equipment. Upon exiting vehicle, stepped out onto some uneven ground and rolled an ankle.

Washing loader bucket out near sand screen. A check valve had failed and allowed caustic to back flow into the hose prior to this use. The employee was hit with over spray in the process of washing loader. Suffered chemical burns to arms, hands, belly, knee and foot.

Opening pickup tailgate, thumb got caught in the handle as the tailgate swung down. Employee suffered a left thumb sprain.

Climbing out of loader cab, missed the step causing EE to come all the way down to the ground with EE's left leg fully extended. Felt pain in EE's knee, diagnosed left knee strain.

The scraper behind EE hit hard while the two scrapers were linking up. EE had an onset of back pain over the next 5-10 minutes. Diagnosed as a "Back contusion".

EE was lifting ~5lbs of samples out of a lab machine and felt a sudden sharp pain towards the rear of left shoulder. Shoulder sprain.

Driving water truck daily. Employee developed back pain over the course of several days and reported it on 8/12/19. Back strain.

Stacking clay sacks, heard a popping noise and felt back pain.

A Truck raised EE's bed near high power lines. The lines arced to EE's truck causing damage to the tires. The driver was not injured. Staff was inspecting the scene when a tire blew causing their ears to ring. They were sent to a doctor for medical exam. The driver was not injured.

A Truck raised bed near high power lines. The lines arced to truck causing damage to the tires. The driver was not injured. Staff was inspecting the scene when a tire blew causing their ears to ring. They were sent to a doctor for medical exam. The driver was not injured.

While working near the surge bin, EE fell off an A frame style ladder approximately 3-4 feet. EE suffered lacerations to EE's right arm and head. Treated and cleared to return three days later.

Operating Dozer on gravel when a pre-existing hernia worsened. *for clarity, original cause of hernia was not work related.

I am doing an investigation. LOTO procedures were not followed.

Employee was picking up a battery moved the wrong way and tweaked their back.

EE was covering a pile of clay with a tarp when EE stepped onto what EE thought was solid ground. EE soon realized that the ground was giving way. EE fell and when EE was able to get up EE had extreme pain from EE's ribs.(It was raining at the time). EE notified EE's boss and boss took EE to the emergency room.

EE said to another employee that EE had bent down and when rising EE had twisted back. EE said needed to go home.

A kaolin plant EE was emptying a dump hopper and put hand on the lower rail, when the hopper rolled forward and then back it pinched hand. EE went to the doctor on 9/18/17 and was excused from work till 9/20/17. EE was returned to work full duty. We have since talked about this incident in safety meetings and added guards to equipment.

Conditions were good. EE was climbing water pull truck using 3 point contact. EE placed foot on Top step and slipped off losing balance. EE lost footing and grip and fell to the ground with most of the weight focused on the left foot. EE heard it crack. EE called safety manager and I took EE to the hospital. Result is a broken L-ankle .

Build moist cabinet for US Mine corp lab. Work shifted off stand while adjusting. Strained left shoulder not a problem at first. Became very pain full as soon ass I went to bed. Pain increased over night. Went to ER 5-6-17

At approx 8:00 am EE was on the middle wet screen area and attempting to take off a cover plate approx 24"x24" on a wet screen with a pry bar. While creating a gap to wedge open the lid, movement with the pry bar in an up down or "vertical" motion, EE right hand thumb was struck between the pry bar and a handrail near the wet screen.