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EE was cutting a steel manifold from the side of 10SC001. While getting to the bottom of cutting the brackets off, the manifold broke loose unexpectedly and dropped 3 feet to the catwalk. The EE's foot got tangled in the manifold's valves and dragged EE down the catwalk. This resulted in a twisting of the EE's left ankle.

Employee was working on getting anvils out of the anvil ring of a VSI Crusher. EE was using a soft blow hammer to hit the anvils out of the ring when a piece of the harden steel broke off. The chipped piece of steel flew and pierced through EE's leather glove cutting the back of EE's right hand just above the ring finger knuckle.

EE was climbing the ladder of the shipping loader to go to work. When climbing the shipping loader, EE missed the step and fell backwards. EE landed on the ground on EE's right shoulder and back then hit the upper back portion of EE's head.

Employee was climbing down ladder on a loader. When employee moved rt hand a gust of strong wind caused employee to fall off ladder. Causing pain to the right knee

Employee was helping with a repair of a broken gearbox. A sledgehammer was brought up to strike the gearbox to facilitate its removal. During this process the hammer head stuck a cap extension on the gearbox. A piece of metal was ejected and struck the employee in the mouth cutting their upper lip and breaking/chipping 2 of their front teeth.

EE was working installing a liner and while positioning EE slipped and fell. There was excess water and mud in the area. EE fell and dropped the liner which caused EE's fracture and laceration to EE's left index finger.

The employee was doing a repair on the PC#3 conveyor belt. While doing so, EE cut a V-notch on each end of the splice. While EE was cutting the belt notch with EE's left hand pulling toward self the blade passed the belt and EE cut EE's right middle finger causing a small laceration needing a few stitches.

Employees were putting a guard back on after replacing a bad idler when the guard slipped and hit one employee in the upper lip requiring six sutures.

Employee was performing an inspection on the 90CR001 horizontal shaft impact crusher during a shift change. Upon inspection of the HSI Crusher, the employee found blow bars backed off and was in the process of torquing them when the employee fell approximately 4' onto the underlying 90CV001 belt. Employee received right ankle, shoulder and head injuries.

Employee was diagnosed with a hairline fracture of the right foot with restrictions. This was caused by the employee foot bending when the crusher rotor rotated unexpectedly.

EE was rolling a pulley, and it fell off the pallet and when EE went to pick it up, EE's right pinkie finger got caught between the boom and the shaft. Causing a laceration needing stiches.

While collecting material left over from a completed shaker screen change, the employee (EE) was in the process of moving a steel plate to be taken down from the tower. During the movement, the plate shifted unexpectedly and pinched EE's finger between the plate and the catwalk. The employee reported that EE removed EE's glove and noticed bleeding from the tip of EE's finger.

Employee reported on June 28th that sometime during the evening of the 24th EE was bitten by an insect on EE's right forearm, and it progressively swelled up, EE sought medical attention. EE was taken to a clinic and treated for cellulitis. On the 29th the employee requested a hospital evaluation for continued swelling and was treated for inflammation.

EE was cutting a conveyor belt with EE's safety knife. As EE finished EEs cut, the knife came out of the belting and jabbed into EEs wrist, causing a small puncture through the glove into EEs left wrist. The EE removed EE's glove and saw blood. We wrapped the cut with a compression bandage at the office and transported EE to the ER where they placed two stitches to close the wound.

EE reports hydraulic ladder pinched right leg between the handrail and the folding ladder. EE was assisting a third-party mechanic while the mechanic was troubleshooting the hydraulic ladder. Contacted WorkCare and after a few days of self-care, the EE was scheduled for a CV. EE was diagnosed with a torn ligament in right calf area.

The employee was heating a bolt for extraction when a piece of paint flaked off and entered employee's eye. At the time, employee was looking over the top of employee's prescription safety glasses, which were tinted due to their transition lens feature. The piece was removed with a swab and antibiotic drops were prescribed.

Employee was cleaning with a shovel at the tail of PRCV04 (primary conveyer), and with force hit some hardened material with the tip of the shovel, causing a strain to the right groin area.

Employee was working on the screen at Scrubber Tower 10SC002. After putting all the tools away, the employee went down to the MCC to remove the lock and commented to a coworker EE couldn't find EE's vaping device and rushed up the tower, climbing too quickly into the screen EE's right foot got caught in the screen panel and EE fell twisting and straining it, the ankle and knee.

The employee was walking back to the loader and stepped on the loader's parking mound. EE slipped and lost balance. While falling forward EE hit left knee on the ground and put left arm out onto the loader to stop self from falling forward, hyper-extending the left shoulder and scraping left knee.

Electrician was testing a breaker, the fuse box arc flashed throwing the electrician back causing minor FA treatment burns on R wrist and neck. The employee was taken to the ER for evaluation and was released with no serious injuries or restrictions. Employee was re-evaluated on 1/24/25 for aches and pains to R wrist and R knee and was prescribed sessions of physical Therapy.

Employee was lifting a gas cylinder bottle on the welding trailer. EE lost grip due to a light frost; the cylinder fell back into the mounting slot with EE's right hand positioned on the bottom end of the bottle to allow EE to guide it down. EE's finger was in-between the bottle and metal rack resulting in injury to the tip of EE's right Pinky Finger, needing 4 stitches.

An employee was conducting a pre-use equipment checklist when the employee slipped and fell from a water truck. The employee received sutures to the back of the head.

Welder was performing work on the head chute 80-CH-002 and had to install temporary steps for access inside the chute by tack welding the steps in place. After complete, steps were being removed by breaking tack welds with hammer. One of the steps rolled over and hit left corner of forehead causing small cut requiring 4 stitches.

During the process of fueling the locomotive, the Locomotive Engineer received diesel splash back in the eyes from nozzle located at locomotive fuel island.

Employee was working at PRCV03 when they became dizzy from excessive heat, Employee had been running equipment for most of the shift and then moved to working outside. The local temperature at the time was 102°F. Employee was taken to ER and treated for dehydration.

EE was riding as a passenger in a fuel truck when the driver over-corrected the vehicle on an uneven surface, causing the vehicle to flip over to the passenger side. The passenger incurred a right shoulder rotator cuff strain.

There are four steps with handrails to enter/exit the office. When walking down the steps exiting the plant office the employee slipped on the first step losing their balance and fell backward on the steps and slid to the bottom straining their lower back. A contributing factor to the incident was the steps are wood and it had recently rained making the steps slick.

Employee was moving extra chain out of the way from an air hoist holding a screen up. The airline fitting feeding air to the air hoist had a crimp fail and pulled loose. When the crimp failed the air filter that hangs from the air hoist, that weighs approximately 10LBS, fell approximately 18 feet striking the employee in the right arm just below the elbow.

Employee was attempting to load a return roller training frame into a wheelbarrow by self and it started slipping in EE's hand and EE lunged forward to put it in the wheelbarrow. While doing so, EE lacerated EE's right index finger in between the frame and wheelbarrow.

Employee was rigging down the crane, and picked up one of the outrigger pads and rolled it to the back of the crane storage box. When employee went to lift it up into its storage place, employee felt a pull in the right bicep muscle.

Employee was attempting to put an impact roller from a conveyor belt back on the frame. The roller got wedged between frame and the roller. Employee was holding the roller with one hand on each end and the roller got unstuck. The roller landed on and pinched EE's pinky finger.

Screen #4 side entry portal broke at the hinges while two employees were closing the port. The door fell on one employee right hand, resulting in a fracture to the right index finger.

After filling up a loader when employee stopped the nozzle the hose feeding the nozzle from the Mobile Fuel Truck blew out spraying EE in the face with red diesel.

The employee was pulling a 1-½" water hose under 80CV004 conveyor belt and it got stuck so they pulled harder and that's when they felt a sharp pain in their abdomen down to their groin

Employee got debris in their eye while walking around the shop area.

After power washing a piece of mobile equipment, an employee fell approximately 6' to the ground while descending a ladder. The employee suffered a bruised lower back and was given days off of work.

Employee was walking out of the flocculant building and slipped outside of the sliding barn doors. When they fell, their left forearm hit the bottom of the metal door and cut their arm 2" x 2" in the shape of a V.

An employee's left hand became lodged between the rotating pulley and the gear box shaft on radial stacker

An employee was operating a CAT 777 Haul Unit in the L2 pit, when a boulder rolled out of the muck pile and struck the dovetail of the 777. The employee was staged while being loaded by a 992 when the incident occurred. As a result of the incident, the employee sustained soft tissue injuries to the neck and lower back.

While removing a shaft from crusher roll 2, a maintenance employee was tapping the shaft with a hammer when a small piece of metal flew off. The injured employee was standing ~10' away, was struck by the metal, and it became embedded on the right side of their neck. The employee was taken to the ER where the metal was removed and the employee received 3 stitches to close the wound.

While installing V-belts on the P-2 pump an employee right middle finger was caught between the V-belt and the sheave of the pump motor. As a result, the right middle finger was fractured and required stitches.

While attempting to turn on a water hose to clean BC14 pulley, an employee was struck in the facial area by a hose coupling that had a broken top clamp, resulting in five stitches.

Employee was changing out a screen at the Wet Station and loss EE's balance and fell causing lacerations to the back of the head. Employee was placed on restrictions and received three staples making this incident an MTI.

Employee had fueled a small engine in the back of a Lube Trailer, set the gas can down, went to start the engine and there was an ignition. Flash fire burnt them on the Forearms, Hands and Face.

As the suction line was being removed at the Primary scrubber 10 PU 1 pump, hot steam and water was released out of the suction line injuring 3 employees and 1 contractor.

Main water pump at mine had blockage. Employees of the mine along with one contractor employee were taking the pump apart to remove the blockage. Heat/steam had built up pressure in the pump unknowingly and released when the bolts were removed from the flange on the pump. Result was 2nd degree burn on 25% of body of contractor employee.

As the suction line was being removed at the primary scrubber 10 PU 1 pump, hot steam and water was released out of the suction line injuring 3 employees and 1 contractor.

As the suction line was being removed at the Primary scrubber 10 PU 1 pump, hot steam and water was released out of the suction line injuring 3 employees and 1 contractor.

Employee was cutting and grinding metal with a torch and grinder and began to feel irritation in their eye. After employee flushed out with eye wash, irritation continued and resulted in a visit to the doctor. Nothing was removed from the employee's eye but EE was given a prescription. The employee was wearing safety glasses and a face shield while conducting the work.

Employee was climbing down off a ladder, while in the process they stepped on a rock causing them to roll their right ankle, resulting in a sprain.