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Washing the lube truck and went to climb the step ladder in the back of the truck and calf muscle popped. Muscle strain. It was unknown EE was going to miss time from work until 4/28/26 and wasn't scheduled to come back to work until 4/30/26
Two vehicles traveling on a one lane road in opposite directions did not hear each other on the radio and made contact at a blind corner. The employee was already planning on getting knee replacement surgery sometime this fall but this incident made the decision EE was going to do it sooner. We did not know this was going to be a work comp claim until 4/29/26.
Got on the forklift to do a pre-check. Finished the pre-check. Door was latched open to the body of the forklift and when EE reached back to pull the door close EE heard a pop in EE's bicep.
two employees were putting a floor jack onto a flat bed one was lifting the other was on the truck lifting with a strap when they got it on the bed and went to set it down the jack shifted and the handle hit the employee on the truck in the head on the ear giving them a cut.
An employee sustained a toe fracture while working underground during diamond core drilling operations. The helper was in the process of lifting a core barrel into the drill head vertically when core barrel fell onto EE's foot.
Mechanic was climbing down ladder of a under ground haul truck when EE stepped off the ladder on to the ground EE's knee twisted. EE had a small tear in EE's meniscus. EE worked full duty until the date of EE's surgery in August. it took a a while to schedule because it was out of state and EE had to lose weight before the surgery.
On 12-6-24 Employee lifted a jack leg into the back of a pickup truck when felt a light pinch in groin. Employee got home 12-8-24 and felt some pain in groin and went to the ER and has an inguinal hernia. Employee will need to see a surgeon to see if surgery is needed.
While hand scaling, a rock rolled onto the employees ankle causing irritation.X-rays indicate no fracture but n MRI is being ordered.
Miner was descending out of the cab of a jumbo and when EE stepped onto the ground EE hyperextended EE's knee resulting in a torn ACL and meniscus. Miner was able to work until EE's pre-op appointment on 10/10/2024
Lifting ejector bed cylinder into place with prybar when the prybar slipped out and the cylinder fell, crushing EE's right middle finger between the cylinder and the frame of the machine EE was working on. Caused laceration and fracture of distal phalanx of the finger.
While changing a flat tire on pickup truck, employee injured back while lifting the flat tire.
A piece of falling equipment caused an employee to swiftly move out of the way. As the employee started to run, EE stepped on an uneven ground surface and fell. The initial x-rays reveal a fracture to the left heel.
The employee was lifting a chain anchor and twisted to put it on the barge. At that time EE had no pain. Later that night EE felt left lower back was a little tight. When EE woke up Thursday 3-28-24, EE's back was tight so EE went to the ER and the doctor said it was a severe back muscle strain. The doctor said it was a chronic back problem.
Miner was on a tractor and stepped over to sit on the seat and felt pain in left knee on 2-1-24. Still bothered miner and got it checked 4/6 release full duty got checked in home state 7-17 no work release until miner gets knee scoped. LTI will start 7-17-24
When an underground mechanic's foot slipped off the step as they were getting off a haul truck, they caught themselves using both hands and their other foot. They felt their right bicep pop as a result of doing this. They might have a torn ligament. Until they see an orthopedic physician the next week, they were put on light duty.
1-11-2024 An employee was scaling in the 2125, A small rock around 1" rolled down the scaling bar and struck the employee's hand bouncing off and hitting EE's tooth causing a small chip. The employee stated it was a small rock and EE did not think about dropping the bar.
While leaving AAP's work area back toward the main road down the switchbacks the Operator lost Control of the Vehicle and struck the berm. The impact cause chest injury due to seat belt
The employee working underground fell off the emulsion tank. they were sent to the ER and they have some fractured ribs and a head laceration. we are in the process of doing a full investigation to figure out what happened and how to prevent this from happening again.
the employee was riding in a bus after the shift when EE turned to look to the side EE felt pain in EE's lower back. the employee said EE's back had been sore for a while but had no pain until the bus incident. Soft tissue strain in the lower back.
the employee was walking in the shop when tripped and stuck Left hand out to catch themselves on a box. Their hand caught a screw on the box and cut their hand. resulting in 7 stitches to the left hand.
Driving a forklift underground on hit a few bumps and got a sore back and no pain that day. on 5-7-23 their back started hurting so they got it checked out at the ER. The doctor let them finish the shift and see a ortho if not better in 2 weeks. on 5-31-23 they got results and got an no work release.
Teammate was attempting to throw a pickup tire mounted on a wheel, approximately 75lbs. onto a flatbed truck. The tire/rim struck the side of the bed forcing the tire back to the ground. The teammate attempted to stop the motion of the tire and push it onto the flatbed when EE felt the pain in their left arm.
The employee was holding the pump down with their left hand. while cutting the zip tie off the pump. The razor knife slipped and jabbed left forearm.
employee got struck in the head by air line
While replacing burned out lighting, 2 employees used the drill mast as a means of working from heights. The drill was used in the similitude of a fireman's ladder to raise and lower the employee to reach the lighting mentioned above. This resulted in the employee's foot being caught in between the drill mast and the pedestal resulting in a crushing injury of the left foot.
A driller's assistant was attempting to load an empty core tube into the rod string when the rod string fell and caught EE's hand between the rod string and the hole in the decking. The event resulted in a crushing of the right hand inflicting trauma to all 4 primary fingers excluding the thumb.
The injured miner was trying to dislodge a 10' drill rod that had difficulty unthreading. During the process the worker tried to use vibration to assist with the unthreading and began banging the rod on the rod roller. In the process the worker's finger was caught between the 10' rod and the roller which resulted in a smashing of the ring finger tip on the left hand.
My knee popped upon exiting the vehicle while servicing equipment on 4-30-22. The employee just wanted to get it documented at this time and went back to work Knee was sore. 4-25-23 same injury 1 year later no mechanism of injury this time, went to the doctor and employee will need Surgery to replace old ACL hardware and install new hardware.
Employees were installing split set bolts and the helper put the next bolt in the next hole and put it in to the wrong hole. It fell out of the hole striking the jackleg operator in the left lower leg. Employee had to get 11 stitches.
EE felt the knee was a little tight. EE reported it on EE's last day of shift. After days off and a full shift, EE wanted to get it checked out. The doctor wanted to scope it because the MRI did not show anything. When doctor did this, doctor repaired EE's meniscus and ACL on 7-5-22. This was an old injury and not work-related. There was no mechanism of injury.
An employee was walking underground and twisted their ankle on a rock 3-15-22. Still had pain so went back to the doctor and got minor surgery on 8-3-22. EE will be on light duty and will be re-evaluated 8-15-22.
Employee was putting in collar pipe at the face in the 2195. Employee was spooning the hole out when a rock fell from the face about 10 feet up and struck them in the back.
Employee was moving a pallet jack on the portal pad when EE slipped and fell. EE had some light pain in lower back at this time. This was not a reportable at the time of injury. EE still felt pain on 4-18 and decided to get a cortisone shot and was feeling sick so just wanted to go home to recover. EE got a note from doctor.
The employee was getting a mine rescue physical when the doctor found a Pre-existing Hernia. The employee had no pain and did not have a clue employee had a hernia. The employee 4 months later decided employee wanted to have it repaired, employee did not want to take any chance of it getting worse.
While mucking the 1400 mpc round out the bucket of UL20 mucker caught the rib and stopped the mucker instantly jarring the operators neck and lower back. The employee went to the ER the day they reported it they wanted EE to be released by an orthoepic, the worker comp case manager could not get EE an appointment until 7-21-21 with an orthoepic.
Employee was jack legging in our Julain mine. A baseball size rock fell between the wire from the back and hit the employee's left forearm cutting it. Employee received 7 stitches and got a full release.
Employee was changing hose in the back of a fuel pick up truck, when the fitting broke lose EE lost EE's balance and stumbled back falling out of the back of the truck. EE's pelvis has a light fracture.
Driller was measuring drill hole and tape measure got stuck, when retracting it and broke when it broke free it cut glove and finger. Driller had to get 6 stitches.
I.P. was installing Insulated Metal Panels when I.P. lost their footing. As I.P. fell they grabbed on to the edge of the Panel that was going to be installed. The grabbing motion at the edge / corner of the panel tore I.P.'s glove and therefore cutting the right thumb inside the glove.
Employee was walking down the road by the pound at Comet water treatment plant carrying a spool of rope. As EE was walking EE slipped on some ice falling and twisting ankle. There was gravel on the road and EE was wearing ice cleats.
Shifting tractor to reverse and bumped elbow with rops.
While lifting an O2 tank into Ambulance felt a pop and tear in left elbow/bicep region
Slipped and landed on right shoulder
miner was helping install dywidag bolts on the 1860 level. As EE lifted the rock bolt on to the driver, EE's shoulder popped. This resulted in discomfort and lack of mobility.
While stocking UB01 with plates a metal sliver struck through glove on right hand embedding a sliver between index finger and thumb.
Smashed base of thumb while separating two pipes
High pressure water hose pushed out of pipe cutting left hand.
While Jack-legging Miner slightly bumped elbow. They noticed a few hours later pain and swelling.
Loader Bucket made contact with rib jarring Operators shoulder into equipment
Twisted left ankle while stepping off bus.