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The miner was performing routine maintenance when debris entered their eye.
The miner was performing regular maintenance, including welding, cutting, grinding, and torching. Sometime during this process, they got a piece of debris in their eye.
The miner was picking up a broken ear from the crusher and cut their finger on the edge.
The EE was walking down from the tower to drain the screw and missed the 3rd step from the bottom. The EE was carrying a crescent and during the fall smashed their right pinky between the wrench and the ground.
The EE was descending the ladder of the sand heater when their ring on their left ring finger become caught on the ladder.
While exciting drill truck stepped onto a rock & stumbled twisting left knee felt some pain but not intolerable finished shift drove home pain level about the same when woke up next morning knee was swollen and pain was to the point that they couldn't bend or twist their knee.
EE was working with another employee picking up the 92lbs shoes for the VSI crusher. The injured EE was picking up the shoe from the crate and handing it to the 2nd employee to put in place. As the injured EE bent over to pick up the shoe, they had intense pain in their groin and abdomen.
The employee was walking by an electrical box while wearing a hard hat and made contact with the electrical box. Injury did not become Reportable till 8/16/2024.
The accident occurred at 3:35PM. Employees were replacing the #2 primary conveyor lower bend pulley. The injured EE was pulling the bearing on the shaft into position when the pulley rolled and came forward, pinning EE's left hand between the bearing and the conveyor frame.
While replacing the bit bearing on DTH the piston snap ring broke allowing the piston fall causing a crushing injury to right small finger
EE began to experience right shoulder pain after throwing a chain over a loader bucket. Did not turn Reportable till 4/30/2024.
The injured employee and another employee were spinning the rotor. The injured employee bent down to pick up a dropped tape measure. While bent down, IE pulled on the hammer as part of the process. As this happened, the other EE was spinning the rotor. This caused the injured employee's right arm to be pinched between the hammer and the cheek plate.
The EE was asked to unplug the crusher. During this process, the EE LOTO the crusher and began to dig out the stone that was causing the issue. While performing this task a piece of stone came loose and struck the EE's right hand. The EE was then taken to urgent care and then referred to the ER. At the ER the EE was sent to Ortho to address the issue.
Blaster was pulling repump hose and felt pain in shoulder
The employee was moving a screen when their right forearm caught the edge of the screen resulting in a laceration.
While washing the pad under the crusher, the employee did not realize that they were close to the edge and slipped off. The edge of the pad is approximately 8 inches tall. When the employee fell they landed on their right elbow causing a dislocation.
The employee strained their back in February while lifting a tire. The employee received no medical treatment for the injury. While receiving a bone scan from a non-occ issue it was discovered that the employee had a fracture to a vertebra. The employee believes this is from the strain they suffered in February.
The injured employee suffered an STS Reportable during their annual hearing exam.
According to the electrician, the wire came out of the lug and landed on the fuse holder causing the arc when the employee went to install the new fuse. The employee was not able to see the loose wire due to the plastic guard that keeps individuals from making contact with the live top. During the investigation it was discovered that the box was properly locked out.
While changing an elevated belt that was on the ground in below freezing temperatures, EE stepped on the belt to manually pull the belt which caused the EE to slip. EE complained of left shoulder pain from the fall. EE was told prior to the fall to use a skid stir for the particular task.
The injured employee fell through an open bin door that was being monitored by another employee as they were pulling down material from the bin. The injured employee was aware of the door being open. The door had an employee kneeling beside it in order to see the bin level. That employee could not stop the injured employee before falling.
EE was cutting an old belt to use as skirting boards for the tail end of the number 5 belt. The EE was using a box cutter to perform this task. The EE was cutting towards themself when the knife slipped and cut the EEs right mid-thigh (approximately 8 inches above the knee) leaving a 2 cm laceration.
Operator was climbing down off a CAT-745 Haul Truck became light headed and fell. Operator said the next thing EE knew EE was laying on the ground.
The employee was performing ground fault checks on a ladder. While ascending the ladder EE slipped on a rung and lost their balance. As EE was trying to stop their fall they caught themself with their right arm. This led to immediate discomfort in the EEs right shoulder.
Employee was descending a set of stairs on a 980G. As they were transitioning to ground level they experienced pain in their lower back.
Employee believes they were grinding clamps on a belt when something went behind their PPE and got in their eye.
Employee was refabricating metal on a dragline bucket. As they were breaking the metal loose the employee felt a "pop" and sharp pain in their left shoulder.
The employee was descending a ladder on a Grove crane. The employee stopped to turn off LP tank that is fixed to the back of the crane's cab. While reaching to turn the LP off they felt discomfort in their back.
The employee experienced right shoulder pain while unplugging a feeder box.
EE was moving a 2x3x.75 steel plate off of a pallet onto a work table. The steel plate was positioned vertically on the table and started to slip. EE attempted to stop the fall of the plate and injured EE's Left Middle Finger. EE was wearing PPE at the time of the incident.