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A mine employee was ascending the line 100 Rotex stairs, when employee's right foot got caught between the steps which caused employee to fall and strike mouth against a step. Injury resulted in four sutures and caused a chipped central incisor tooth.
Dry Plant employee was conducting a walkaround when sand coming from the 3886 BC got into EE's right eye. The eye was flushed with water and saline, but the employee continued to feel irritation and requested further medical evaluation at the end of EE's shift. The employee was treated and released to work but was given a prescription for treatment.
EE cutting off Wire tie from Extension cord. Using incorrect tool (Pocket knife) slipped and cut left Pinky finger
Injured employee bent/knelt down to insert a bolt into a Rotex beam when they felt pain in thier left knee. Initial diagnosis was/is a sprained left knee, the employee was placed under work restrictions.
The injured employee was using a Compact Utility Loader to clean up under a feed hopper conveyor belt when EE caught left index finger between the controls handle of the loader and belt structure causing a laceration that required 6 sutures.
The injured employee was standing in the maintenance shop when a grain of sand blew into left eye around employee's safety glasses. The employee flushed the eye several times. On December 17th the eye was still irritated, so employee went to the emergency room for further medical treatment. No object was found embedded, but was prescribed eye drops for treatment.
An employee was injured while descending the stairs from the rotex deck at the Dry Plant. EE was maintaining three points of contact but lost EE's balance towards the bottom of the steps causing EE to tighten EE's grip on the handrail injuring EE's right shoulder. The employee was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder.
On 01/07/20 while descending the steps from the primary screener, the employee slipped and fell, striking lower back. Employee did not seek medical attention at the time. On 2/3 the employee sought medical attention for aggravation of this injury, and was placed on restricted work duty. Freezing rain that morning was a factor in this incident.
Employee was closing a gate valve, at the head box of primary screen. While closing the valve, EE struck left elbow on the flange of the top rail of the head box, causing a laceration that required two sutures. Management was notified on 5-20-19 that the employee received sutures due to this incident.
Muck build up from waste belt under tail pulley. EE was hosing out from under the belt, foot became stuck in the muck, when ee pulled on leg to get out of the muck, and knee popped causing pain. EE wanted to have knee checked out. Was given immobilizer.
Employee was walking, slipped on snow/icy steps of office.
An employee was working with a Southwire M6K Maxis to pull wire. The individual got the left little finger caught in the rope; the employee couldn't get finger out or shut the tool off in time, amputating the top of the employees' fifth digit.
Miner was cleaning/shoveling excess feed from the around the mobile rinser, loader operator placed material into hopper when a compacted segment slid from grizzly grid striking miner. Miner lost EE's balance / footing falling to the ground. During chain of events after being struck and coming to rest on the ground, miner sustained a fractured femur on EE's left leg.
Employee was aligning two pipe flanges using a Spud wrench. After spiking the bolt hole of one the flanges attempted to align the two flanges by pulling on the spud wrench. The spud wrench came out of the bolt hole striking the employee on the bridge of the nose.
Crane mechanic was working on the Link Belt Crane pulling the air cleaner. EE stepped back thinking EE was stepping onto the main deck from the catwalk. EE miss-stepped, missing the main deck and fell to the ground level. EE was not wearing fall protection.