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An employee was using a 4-inch angle grinder when debris went underneath EE's safety glasses and irritated EE's right eye. The employee stated EE could not use face shield at the time because EE was in very tight quarters while grinding. The employee was taken to E.R., where EE's eye was flushed and the debris removed. EE was given a full release with no restrictions.

An employee was standing at the muster point, preparing to leave for the day. A wind gust blew debris into EE's right eye. Employee said safety glasses were worn. Employee attempted to wash out debris. EE still felt grit in the eye & went to Monahans ER. EEs eye was flushed & EE was released with no injury to the eye, a full work release with no restrictions, & an eye prescription.

Two employees setting up conveyor belt. They turned it on to check alignment. There was material still in the plant. A large rock on conveyor belt began to roll back towards employee, then made contact, causing abrasions & bruising to EE's neck & upper back. Employee was taken to local emergency room & released. Follow up with local clinic on Monday & placed on restricted duty.

Employee overfilled the Diesel Exhaust Fluid tank (DEF), causing it to spill on their clothing & glasses. A drop of DEF entered left eye. They immediately flushed with water, then changed into clean clothes. They requested a medical evaluation to ensure eye was okay. They were taken to ER, where they were examined & medically cleared to return to work without restrictions.

Employee cleaning under tail pulley of HSI motor, saw a hanging drive belt, informed crew. While assisting with belt replacement, 2nd employee cut belt while 1st employee's hand was under drive motor. Drive motor held in place by belt & a pivoting bracket. Once belt was cut, motor pivoted, landing on employee's hand, smashing it. The employee was taken to ER for treatment.

Employee greasing the plant. When climbing down, EE missed a step & fell, striking the back of EE's leg on an I-beam, causing a bruise. EE declined medical attention on the same day. On 12/02/24, EE requested medical evaluation due to not getting better. Doctor examined EE & placed EE on restricted duty on 12/02/24. Became reportable on 12/02/24.

Employee trying to break bolt loose with wrench & bar. Wrench broke & struck shoulder. Employee had discomfort & limited mobility in arm; taken to ER. Diagnosed with contusion, no restrictions. Referred for MRI. Two follow-up appointments (09/18 and 10/01) with return to full duty/no restrictions. Seen by Ortho on 10/17. Placed on restricted duty. Only became reportable on 10/17.

Operator dismounted loader, lost footing, fell from last step. Landed on ground, ended up in front of pickup. Driver didn't see employee. Driver thought operator walked around loader, put pickup in drive, realized pickup wouldn't move. Driver reversed & saw operator on ground in front of pickup. Operator had abrasions on right arm & bruising on chest & ribs. Operator taken to ER.

An employee was attempting to step over a 20" drainpipe to shut off a conveyor belt. The employee was in a rush & in employee's haste to get over the drainpipe, employee lost footing on the uneven ground and injured left leg. Other employees noticed IE on the ground & checked on IE. The supervisor was notified. The injured employee was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.

The employee twisted an ankle when dismounting a forklift. The ground beneath the employee was uneven and caused employee to lose footing. Another employee was in the manlift at the time and saw the injured employee fall to the ground at which point the other employee called nearby employees to assist.

Employee working in HSI hopper. EE was trying to unjam a rock with pry bar that clogged hopper & was pinned between wear plates & rock. Pressure of rock pinned & trapped them in hopper. Called 911. Employee removed by Fire Dept. Employee rushed to Odessa MCH ER. At ER, discovered employee had minimal internal bleeding. Surgery to stitch first layer of colon to stop bleeding.

HEO walking up bench when rock that they were on broke away, causing them to fall. Their knee landed on rock & caused cut & scrape injuries. Pain was not bad, so employee continued work. As shift went on, pain increased & knee had swollen. They called supervisor & requested medical attention. HEO taken to ER, X-rays performed & determined that HEO sustained a deep tissue contusion.

A mechanic was working near a guard that was being set in place by 2 other employees. The guard slipped out of the 2 employees' hands. It slid to the side and pinched the mechanic's left ring finger between another piece of metal. The mechanic had a small puncture wound that went through glove. Injury required 2 stitches at ER.

Employee was checking belt because there were rocks stuck. EE tried removing rocks with pry bar, but it didn't work. EE then held pry bar while another employee used a small sledgehammer to strike bar. A small piece of metal broke off bar and struck employee in right cheek, causing a small laceration and bruising. The employee was taken to the ER, examined and received one suture.

Employee was working on a belt at the plant. EE removed the guard, set the guard on the ground behind EE, and continued working. Later, EE turned around to get the replacement roller and tripped over the guard. EE caught self with EE's hands, got up, and continued working. Later, EE began experiencing pain in EE's left shoulder. EE reported the injury on EE's next work day.

As driver got out of the truck, EE dropped the keys and in the process of retrieving them, EE tripped over a pipe bumper rail and fell, causing cuts, abrasions and a sprained thumb.

Maintenance mechanic was changing out skid plates on log washer. While hammering on the old skid plate below them, a metal fragment flew under their safety glasses and lodged in their eye. Employee reported the incident to their manager. Safety Dept. was notified. The employee was taken to ER and the metal piece was removed.

Mechanic was changing forklift tires. While rolling the old tire away, the tire fell towards them. The tire was too heavy for them to stand back upright. The tire slipped from their grip, landing on their ankle. The ankle became swollen. The incident was reported to supervisor and the employee taken to emergency room. X-rays confirmed left ankle fracture.

Employee using 4.5" grinder had small piece of debris go into right eye. The employee was grinding on a tail shaft when a small piece of debris went under employee's safety glasses and entered the right eye. Employee stopped grinding and reported incident to supervision. Employee was taken to E.R. to assess eye injury.

Employee slipped off the bottom step of the excavator, which caused EE to fall face down on the tracks. Employee was fine at the time, but later decided to seek medical attention at the Emergency Room. Employee sustained contusions to the abdomen and bruising to their ribs.

Employee removing fins from log washer. Bolts were torched off fins. Fins were stuck, so employee tapped fin with hammer. Within 3 taps of hammer, employee noticed blood dripping onto fin. Employee looked & saw arm bleeding. Metal splinter had broken off fin & entered employee's arm. Employee exited log washer & notified supervisor. Employee taken to ER, where splinter was removed.

Employee fractured right leg while helping load equipment onto a low boy trailer. They stepped into a hole where a wood plank was missing. They fell off the trailer and their foot stayed in the hole.

Employee punctured left hand above thumb with utility knife. Employee was using utility knife to clean up a wiper when EE accidently stabbed EE's left hand above the thumb. Employee wrapped hand in shirt and went to Monahans ER to be evaluated. Puncture wound required four small stitches. Employee was able to return to work following day.

Employee received a 2 inch by 4 inch second degree burn on left forearm after contacting hot metal.

PERSONAL ILLNESS. While a mine employee was dumping load of sand from mine haul truck, EE started coughing. After dumping, EE was still coughing, so EE pulled over and set brakes. EE felt light-headed and had difficulty breathing. EE states EE passed out, but unsure for how long. When EE regained consciousness, EE called supervisor. The supervisor called the Safety Dept.

Employee was attempting to break up a rock with a sledgehammer and hit foot with sledgehammer.

The employee experienced a medical incident requiring medical attention and was admitted to the hospital. At this time no concrete diagnosis has been determined but may be related to stress and/or malnutrition. Employee lost 41 lbs in 5 weeks.

Employee performing maintenance on crusher on windy day. Debris picked up by wind & blew into right eye. Employee used eyewash station to remove debris from eye. Irritation from eyewash and debris caused abrasion of cornea. Employee was seen at the ER and followed up with ophthalmologist. Employee was wearing safety glasses. Employee given antibiotic for eye & returned to work.

Employee was injured when EE stepped down from a fuel trailer. EE twisted ankle on sloped compacted materials.

Employee injured right 3rd finger while working on heavy equipment. Per safety manager employee had a conversation with consulting physician and was notified on 5-25-2021 that employee had sustained a fracture and maybe referred to specialist pending follow-up visit on 5-27-2021.

An employee was attempting to extract a bearing from the filter rock stacker tail pulley. In order to achieve this the employee was hammering the bearing and the second strike to the bearing caused a piece of metal to lodge in the employee's eye. Supervisor was notified immediately and employee was transported to the hospital.

Employee was using pipe wrench and while pulling down on it the pipe wrench lost its bite, and fell from position. In an attempt to catch the wrench from falling to EE's feet, the employee felt shoulder / neck strain.

An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch to cut steel overhead and during a cleanup cut debris fell and blew into EE's eye due to the wind.

An employee was using an oxygen acetylene torch to cut steel overhead and during a clean up cut debris fell and blew into employee's eye due to the wind.

It was reported that a Caterpillar 972g loader caught fire and burned for more than 30 minutes.

An employee was changing out a fuse on an electrical panel. When EE pulled the fuse out the bottom section, the fuse came out but the top section was stuck in the electrical panel and EE received small shock. The employee was okay at first, but now has neck, back and leg pain as a result of the shock. The employee states was locked and tagged out at the time of the incident.

An employee was attempting to feed the hopper with a loader and the bucket was low to the ground. When EE turned EE's bucket the top side of the bucket scraped the ground which caused the loader to come to an abrupt stop. (The employee admitted to not wearing seat belt during time of incident.) The impact caused the employee to strike the windshield with EE's head and shoulder.

A mechanic leaned over to pick up some tools and felt a twinge in EE's back. The employee was seen at an occupational clinic.

Employee was removing small rocks from feeder when larger rock broke loose. It fell and hit EE's outer left ankle.

An employee was working outside handing coworkers tools to fix a problem on the crusher and started to feel the effects of the heat.

Sliver of metal flew into employee's eye causing a corneal abrasion.

An employee was pushing on a pipe wrench and felt a pop in EE's arm.

An employee was moving a large rock from the oversized belt. The rock rolled, pinning the employees left pinky finger against the side of the screen.

An employee got out of loader to check on the plant, took four long steps up the ramp and heard a pop in leg.

An Employee was walking towards their car, the area was muddy causing them to slip. The employee tried to tighten and tense their body to keep themselves from falling, and started having stiffness. The following day, the employee states they started having pain in the left lower back.

The employee was walking servicing the plant and all of a sudden ee felt pain in lower back and into right leg. The employee stated at one point ee was bending and ee also had to climb up a rock pile which ee thinks may have contributed to the injury.

An employee was getting wood to make a sign from an old pallet and when ee was taking it apart ee swung the hammer and hit left lower leg. EE had a bruise and now has a bump that is red.

An employee was running to the plant to shut down the shaker and feeder as requested, employee hopped from the top of the slope down about 2-4 steps, and landed on their feet when they felt a "pop" in the L ankle.

An employee was trying to put a patch on a metal ramp when a 3/4 inch bolt fell 27 inches landing on employee's lip resulting in a scratch inside their mouth and chipping the bottom half their right canine tooth.

Employee was cutting a bolt on some piping with a grinder and the grinder got caught in the bolt which caused it to jerk when ee reacted. The employee ended up with three lacerations on the inner part of knee.