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On February 3rd, 2025, at 4:30 AM, an employee pulled back a hose with excessive force, lost balance, and rolled their left ankle while trying to stabilize. A crunching and popping sound was heard. Unable to bear weight, the employee's foot was dangling. Work partners, the foreman, and safety were notified. The injury was classified as recordable on March 2nd, 2025.
Miner was using an impact wrench to remove the bolts from the tail bearing. When they removed the last bolt, the bearing jumped up, trapping a hand between the bearing and the take-up guard.
An employee was assisting in replacing slurry pump PU6. While hoisting the new pump into place with a telehandler and chain hoist, it became stuck. The employee attempted to reposition it by placing EE's right-hand underneath. When the bind released, the pump shifted, crushing EE's right ring finger between the pump and the skid.
Employee was utilizing a grinder to cut a bearing sleeve. This task was necessary to replace the bearing on the head pulley of the C1 belt. Midway through the task, the grinder unexpectedly kicked back towards the employee, causing the grinder's disk to make contact with the employee's left forearm resulting in a laceration.
Employee was attempting cut a rubber hose utilizing a razor knife. In the process EE lacerated EE's left knee.
Injured employee (IE) attempted to provide maintenance on the PU 6 pump belt. As other employee was performing that task, IE removed the keeper that was in place and opened the guard gate to inspect the tension of the belts. The motor immediately began rotating as IE placed hand on the belt. This caused IE's left hand to pull into the belt, causing injury to IE's fingers.
Employee was exiting a skid steer while focusing upon employee's phone. Employee missed the step and fell landing on left wrist. The fall upon the left wrist resulted in a simple fracture to one bone in the left wrist.
Injured employee was standing immediately behind another employee who was attempting to tighten a nut when the wrench slipped off. Employee performing work fell backwards into injured employee. As a result of the impact, injured employee's safety glasses created a minor laceration of the right eyelid.
Individual was greasing excavator prior to working and outdoor conditions were windy and dry. EE recalls sand blowing into right eye. EE attempted to wipe it away and believed EE had done so. Reported to manager on 28 Aug as EE felt EE needed to get medical attention to the eye.
IW was struck by co-workers hardhat. Hardhat was swung down and away and was swung into the injured worker standing behind.
While replacing a damaged digger tooth on excavator bucket, as hammer was swung it impacted corner of tooth and broke off and entered right hand between thumb and index finger (Crotch of hand).
While climbing down the ladder, IP right foot slipped off the last step (rung) on the ladder. IP attempted to catch self resulting in a strain to EE's right elbow. Incident occurred on 06/28/22, reported on 06/29/2022 First Aid Case. Seen by MD on 07/06/2022.
Weather conditions ranging from 95-100 degrees. Employee became dizzy, nose began to bleed. Employee attempted to stop nose from bleeding, after several minutes requested to seek medical attention. Employee was seen at emergency room, diagnosed with 1. heat/sun stroke 2. dehydration. Employee discharged with no work restrictions.
Employee fell on frozen ground landing on their side resulting in a shoulder strain.