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The inspection cover on the VSI was open, the employee bumped the plate causing the cover to shut. The plate struck the employee, resulting in a broken arm. Two conditions contributed to the accident (1) the inspection cover lacked an OEM locking mechanism to hold it safely open (2) the employee was new to the position and had not developed adequate safety awareness.

Miner turned switch for batteries on Horizontal, sitting on 4ft elevated surface. Bank of surface sloped 1:1. Miner stepped back and lost footing. Miner slipped down bank, put left arm out to brace. Miner heard pop, experienced shoulder pain. Initial injury occurred on 12/14/20. Simple strain diagnosis and no time loss. On 5/27/21 Miner approved for surgery, therefore reportable.

While changing belts on the jaw, an employee was using a cable come-along. EE was pulling the motor tighter to the wheel, the come-along slipped and employee rolled off 5ft platform. The employee fell on shoulder and side of face sustaining laceration and broken nose. The employee was wearing hard hat, but was not wearing high fall gear.

Worker was cleaning leads to starter for crusher and failed to lock out. Company has a Lockout-Tagout policy. Electrical arc caused starter to blow up. Worker suffered burns to face and hands.

Employee was doing maintenance on crusher and was climbing down when he slipped and fell a few feet to the ground, landing on his back against a steel rail.