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During the dragline outage, an employee was using a prybar to assist in the task of removing a fairlead sheave. During the task, the pry bar shifted upward and struck the employee in the face and neck area. The employee sustained two cracked teeth and placed on no work for two days.

Employee was walking to EE's work location and felt something in EE's right eye. Wind and dust could have been a factor.

Contract employee was leaving the house of the dragline via the staircase. Once EE reached the bottom step, EE lost EE's balance and began to fall to the dragline shoe below (25 inches). EE's momentum carried EE forward, where EE fell off the dragline shoe to the ground below (51 inches). The impact to the ground resulted in 2 fractured vertebrae and lacerations to EE's face.

On 1-19-26, a Lube truck operator stumbled on dozer tracks and fell to the ground sustaining injury to their knee. Operator was able to work up until 2-7-26, when MRI results were received making this a lost time injury.

Equipment operator got off the piece of equipment to move a tractor pan wheel out of the roadway that had come off the pan, and in the process of lifting the wheel, the employee felt and heard a pop in their left shoulder. The employee was taken to an occupational medical clinic in College Station, Texas and diagnosed with a torn bicep muscle.

Employee fell on a seat arm rest on the shift change bus injuring their left rib area. Doctor diagnosed as first aid injury with no restrictions on 11-11-24. On 11-21-24 employee contacted safety indicating was still having discomfort. Employee seen by medical professional on 11-22-24 and placed on no work beginning on 11-23-24 until follow-up appointment on 12-3-24.

Employee was pulling up on a breaker bar trying to break loose the keeper on dragline bucket tooth and felt a pop in their right shoulder.

A Luminant employee received a laceration on their left hand while attempting to cut air fresheners off of the rearview mirror of their work truck. The laceration required stitches.

Employee was removing bolts on cylinder piston, cylinder was under pressure due to hand brake still being applied causing cylinder to shoot out pinning employee's arm between brake arm and cylinder. Employee received a pinching contusion to right arm and had to seek medical attention at nearby hospital.

Dozer operator was working on a hot spot at the Kosse mine coal barn when the machine caught fire causing the operator to sustain burns to their hands, face, buttocks and legs. EMS was called and the operator was taken off-site for medical treatment.

Employee was cutting and welding on the roof structure when EE stopped sweating due to the temperature of mid 90's and high humidity.

Motorgrade just finished getting fueled and caught fire.

While operating a haul truck, the operator hit a rough spot in roadway jarring their back. Did not report incident until 6-2-24. Evaluated by occupational doctor on 6-6-24 and given restrictions that cannot be accommodated. Became lost time injury on Friday, 6-7-24.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING METAL SHAVINGS FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER ROOM WHEN THE SHAVINGS HUNGUP CAUSING THEM TO CUT THEIR RIGHT-HAND INDEX FINGER NEEDING FIVE STITCHES.

Employee was drilling 1-5/8" holes and when in the process of changing out the drill bits, the head released and pinned EE's Right-Hand little fingertip between the Jacobs chuck and the plate EE was drilling. This caused a partial amputation of the Right-Hand little fingertip.

Employee was grinding overhead and when they removed their hardhat and face shield some metal particles fell into their right eye.

Bearing/steady rest assembly weighing about 40-50 pounds, came off the end of the bar and landed on the employee's left pinky finger. The employee received a fracture to the finger.

Employee was stepping over #2 hoist coupling to inspect #1 hoist motor and their foot slipped causing them to lose their balance. The employee reached out to catch themselves from falling hitting their left hand causing a dislocation of their left ring finger.

Employee was setting up welding machine to make a weld. Employee used a retractable razor knife out of their tool box to strip wire to ground the machine. The retractable razor knife slipped cutting their left index finger resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close.

Employee was working next to a pull box when EE bent over to pick up materials. When EE stood up, EE made contact with the corner of a recently removed panel cover, which caused a small laceration to EE's upper lip.

Production worker was working at the Coal Barn and became overheated.

Employee was walking around the back side of a wheel pump and lost footing due to a washout. As the employee stumbled, their left foot went downward into the washout. As their right foot came down to keep them from falling, the right side of their knee came in contact with a piece of angle iron on the wheel pump causing laceration on right knee.

during routine maintenance on dump block assembly portion of rigging, dump block moved and pinned contract miner up against the upper spreader bar. The contract miner was life flighted.

Employee was power washing a piece of heavy equipment in the wash bay and slipped on the pavement that resulted in a fracture of their right ankle.

Employee claims they hurt their back while pulling up a post. The mine operator has not conclusively determined whether the employee's injury is an occupational injury. The injury remains under review by workers comp carrier.

Moving office furniture lifting and dragging a cabinet away from the wall when the cabinet suddenly stopped causing lacerations to three of EE's fingers due to location of the laceration on two fingers at the PIP Joint requiring stitches.

Mobile equipment operator of a 785D hauler fell through the access ladder approximately 4 1/2 to 5 feet from the platform to the ground while reaching to pick up their backpack and cooler off of the platform.

Employee had just finished parking and chocking the water truck in the equipment parking area and while walking toward the shop to get on another piece of equipment, the employee rolled their left ankle. Employee stated that the lighting was good in the area and that EE's boots were not the greatest.

Employee was getting inside of the shift change truck when their right knee gave out.

At the end of shift on 4-13-22, at approximately 4:40 am, a dozer operator that was working at the A2 area ramp was in the process of dismounting their dozer. While dismounting the dozer, the operator's foot slipped off the last step causing them to fall to the ground causing a strain / sprain to their left knee.

Hydraulic ram was placed on a lug mounted to the side of the dragline. The ram slid off the lug. The safety line attached to the ram caused it to swing and contact EE's left hand.

The employee was working in the warehouse rigging yard putting pins on a pallet. When EE rolled the pin into place, the pin moved faster than expected and smashed EE's left thumb in between another rigging pin.

Employee was operating a farm tractor when the engine began to overheat, the employee lowered the loader and shut the tractor down. While opening the hood, the employee stepped over the loader tilt linkage when employee's foot slipped causing left knee to strike the loader tilt linkage resulting in a laceration about 3 inches below the knee requiring stitches to close the wound.

Employee instinctively reached out to catch a coffee pot that had dropped while EE was in the process of cleaning it resulting in a laceration between the pinky and ring finger of EE's left hand. 3 stitches were required to close the wound, making this reportable to MSHA.

Employee stepped out of car in the employee parking lot prior to work shift and slipped on ice causing them to fall to the pavement. Employee reported soreness with hip, shoulder and bicep but did not request medical attention. Later on 4.8.21, employee started a series of physical therapy treatments which made this incident reportable to MSHA.

Employee was stepping up onto a dozer and felt a pop in their right knee. A few days later, the employee said that it was a pre-existing injury, but EE did re-aggravate knee while climbing onto the dozer at work. The employee was taken to the doctor on 2/23/21 and diagnosed with a meniscus tear.

Mechanic removed a hydraulic hose from a haul truck. Left shoulder started hurting after the task was complete. The pain worsened overnight and they requested medical evaluation the next morning.

Employee started to slip while carrying a load and grabbed a door jam to regain their stability. The employee heard a pop and felt immediate pain in their right arm and immediately reported the incident to their supervisor. The employee was taken to the ER and the physician diagnosed the employee with a right distal bicep tendon rupture that would require surgery.

Employee was standing by foreman's truck waiting for shift to begin and have temperature taken when they passed out for unknown reasons. When they passed out they fell to the ground and struck head on small gravel resulting in a laceration. EE received hospital medical treatment to correct a medication imbalance that caused them to pass out.

Mechanic was installing a hydraulic hose on a dozer. EE experienced pain in EE's right shoulder.

Employee was using a utility knife to shave the face of a 12 volt plastic charger to allow the plug to insert fully. The knife slipped and struck EE's left index finger, resulting in a laceration that required sutures.

Employee was working inside a coal hauler (belly dump). While working the employee raised welding hood up and the grinder dust that had collected on the welding hood fell into eye.

Employee was working on a barge pump releasing pressure from the pump line. The hose blew off, pushing EE into a handrail on the barge pump. This resulted in a fracture to EE's left #10 rib.

Employee was in the process of removing abandoned discharge line that was stuck in the mud, when EE lost balance and fell backwards (same level fall) striking the left side of face on the road causing dirt, sand to enter left eye. Employee taken to local clinic where eye was flushed and RX given for eye ointment for the irritation.

Installing Reeving Ropes on dragline drag drum. Reeving rope secured to pro-locks on drum and was being lowered by crane from above via nylon rigging. Pace of drum rotation became greater that pace limit of crane causing nylon rigging to break and reeving rope to fall awkwardly below striking employee at right shoulder and left ankle.

Employee was moving rigging employee had unhooked from a boom truck headache ball. Employee signaled the operator to hoist up to pull the strap from under the load. When the strap came out, the operator stopped hoisting and the headache ball swung back and struck the employee on the left shoulder, resulting in a contusion to the shoulder.

While brush cutting with tractor and 15 foot brush cutter operator hit an unseen rock which was propelled from the cutter through the back glass of tractor striking the operator on the right side of head causing a laceration. Operator was transported to clinic where laceration was stapled shut.

Operator injured shoulder & upper back some time while operating or climbing onto end dump. On Thursday, July 18th operator was taken to a clinic and diagnosed with a shoulder & upper back strain. Operator was prescribed physical therapy, over the counter pain meds and placed on work restrictions that could be tolerated making this an MSHA recordable.

Employee was using a 5' prybar to remove a dump rope can from a dragline. During this task they felt their right shoulder pop.

Installing center pin in D33 dragline. Pin is packed in dry ice before installation. When the dry ice was released from freeze box, dry ice dumped, creating a cloud of CO2. Employee became disoriented as result of CO2 exposure. Employee did not lose consciousness. Employee was transported via ambulance for medical evaluation and taken off work until fully recovered.