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On 4/17/26 an employee was breaking up core samples with a hammer when EE felt discomfort in EE's right shoulder and hand. Employee sought additional treatment and was placed on restricted duty beginning 4/27/26.
On 04/09/26, an employee performing customer truck hatch opening duties felt discomfort on the right side of their neck and hand but could not determine at which time or area EE may have strained it. Employee sought additional treatment on 4/16/26 and was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was lifting sample bucket around 5lbs out of back of buggy. Causing pain bottom of neck. Employee has worked job at full strength but still felt pain. EE went to clinic and was given restrictions, being put on Workman's Comp starting this week.
QC Lab employee lifted a 5 gallon bucket full of sand and tried to put on an elevated table top. While doing this EE sprained EE's left shoulder causing pain. EE worked with no retractions since 3/26/24. EE had a minor tear to rotator cuff surgery was required Thursday September 19 which led to restrictions and lost time.
Employee was changing bearing at 400 bucket elevator. EE was pushing with a pry bar horizontally slipped and hit left pinky finger on a piece of angle iron fracturing it.
Shoveling filling wheel barrow with sand began to feel pain in neck and pain down left arm. Injury was not reported until 9/19/2023 that is when Comp claim opened.
Employee was working on the air actuated knife gate. The ram that attaches to the gate was disconnected from the gate. The gate was in the down position with the ram being in the up position. EE was spinning the piece that attaches the ram to the gate up the threaded part of the ram and the water pressure coming into the freshwater tank pushed it up into EE's finger.
2 miners in a scissor lift tacked a plate, went down to retrieve the welding lead, on the way back up at 16 feet the tacks broke the plate fell 4 feet on ee left arm causing a fracture. Plate was 3 inches by 11 and 3/8 inch. Was tacked at an elevation of 20 feet on 200 dryer. New mine site still in commencing at time of injury.
High Roller Employee was removing a mini refrigerator from back of Ford F-150 pick up and put right hand on bottom of fridge resulting in cutting right thumb. Employee was brought to Winkler County Memorial Hospital and received 10 stitches in right thumb. Employee was released from hospital back to full duty with no work restrictions.