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EE reported a strained back from being loaded while operating end dump
The employee was shutting off wash down hydrant with a T handle. The threaded flange connecting the casing split in half, shooting all 6 feet of the stem upward into the employee's face splitting EE's lip open requiring sutures.
The employee was stepping out of EE's pickup and twisted EE's left knee.
Mechanic was climbing the stairs on a CAT 777 haul. Three steps up the stairs they felt their right knee pop.
An employee was using the spanner wrench to change a disk on a handheld grinder. When the nut came loose, employee felt pain in right hand. Employee reported it at the beginning of the next shift and was taken to the clinic. EE was not released to full duty.
Ee was unhooking the trail cable from dragline. EE was following to make sure it didn't get snagged on anything. EE's eyes were on the cable while passing behind the shoe, EE walked into the shoelace counterweight. EE was evaluated on-site and sent to the clinic for precautionary reasons. Upon further evaluation the employee was not released to return to work.
An employee was installing seals on a 777 duo cone. EE's hand slipped and contacted the sharp edge of another seal, causing a cut on EE's left hand, middle finger. The cut required sutures, and EE was released to full duty.
An employee felt pain in EE's low back as EE climbed the boarding ladder of a front-end loader. EE's back muscles spasmed as EE climbed up, no slip or fall was involved. EE was taken to the clinic for precautionary reasons and was released to restricted duty.
An employee was seen by an orthopedic specialist and was not released to return to work. EE began missing time on 10/17/24. EE's chief complaint was hand/wrist pain which EE attributes to years of equipment operation.
Employees were at the scene when the event occurred, and the fire was quickly extinguished, less than half an hour. When investigating the event, the bag house was found to have a faulty level indicator not allowing the system to work correctly and dump the coal dust on the belt.
An employee was removing the cable clamps from the drag drum on a dragline to perform a drag rope change out. EE removed the first cable clamp and it fell, striking EE's right foot on the safety toe of EE's boot. EE was evaluated at the clinic and X-Ray revealed a fracture of EE's little toe.
The employee began experiencing pain in left wrist over the years. Employee was recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and taken off work on 8/12/24.
A haul truck driver claims EE was jarred while EE's truck was being loaded. EE continued to work until 8/8/24, at which time EE was seen by a doctor and not allowed to return to work.
A welder was grinding in the welding shop. They felt something fall into their eye. Was taken to the clinic, where a piece of metal was removed from their eye. Welder was given prescription eye drops, making this reportable. Welder was wearing safety glasses and a face shield at the time of the incident.
While removing the bolts from the belly pan of a dozer, dirt fell in behind the employee's safety glasses and got into EE's eye. EE was taken to the clinic and the debris was successfully removed. The employee was given prescription eye drops, making this incident reportable.
Contracted to install belting onto the overland conveyor. The belt tech was cutting the splicing material on the flatbed of the work truck when the blade slipped from the straight edge and skid across the employee's middle finger, pointer finger, and thumb on EE's left hand. Employee received a total of 17 stitches. Cut through skin only, no tendons. No PT required.
An employee was unloading a box of filters. The box was directly under a light switch. When EE reached into the box, EE's finger contacted the corner of the metal faceplate cover. The corner was sharp and cut EE's finger. EE received stitches, making this incident reportable.
An employee complained of right wrist pain while operating a haul truck. The employee states that this is an occupational illness as there was no injury event. The employee was sent home and was later diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and has not returned to work.
An employee was dismounting a dragline. EE mis-stepped as descended one of the last stairs and fell to the ground. EE was later diagnosed with a torn tendon, which will require surgery to repair.
The employee was trying to close the door on the front of the dragline cab. EE's left hand/thumb was in the frame of the door as it closed. EE's thumb was pinched in the closing door. EE received a crushing type injury to EE's hand. EE was taken to the clinic for treatment and was not released to return to work.
The employee running a dozer. EE was backing up and was looking over right shoulder. EE hit some rough ground, jarring EE and causing pain in the lower back. EE was taken to the clinic and checked out. EE continued to work and later went to get rechecked. EE was not released to duty and the employer was notified of this on 1/10/24.
The injured employee raised and latched a door on service truck 3019. A gust of wind caught the door and caused it to unlatch. The door fell shut and injured two of the employees fingers. The employee was not released to return to work.
A grass fire was reported south of Area G. No personnel, structures, or equipment were threatened by the fire. The fire was extinguished about an hour later with no injuries or damage to equipment.
The employee was lifting an air pump out of a grease barrel and felt pain in EE's back. EE was taken to the clinic for evaluation and received a full release. EE was taken back to the clinic on 8/24/23 due to continued pain and was not released to full duty.
The injured employee was stepping from the lower deck of the excavator to the upper deck. EE missed the step and hit shin on the step. EE received a cut that required stitches to close, making this incident reportable.
The employee was leaving work at the end of shift. Employee stopped at the crew shack to wash face and head. A piece of dirt or coal fell into EE's left eye when EE washed EE's hair. The particle caused a scratch on the cornea and the doctor administered prescription eye salve, making this incident reportable.
An employee tripped while mounting a haul truck. EE felt pain in the shoulder as EE caught self. The employee was evaluated at the clinic and later (on 6/3/23) received medical treatment for the injury, making this reportable. The employee was not released to return to work.
The employee exited a vehicle and began walking across a parking area. EE slipped on ice and fell on EE's right leg/ankle. EE was taken to the clinic for X-Rays and was diagnosed with a fracture. The employee was not able to return to work.
An employee reported to work. Before the start of shift, they reported to their supervisor that they had been bitten by an insect. It is not known when or where the bite occurred or what type of insect it was. The employee experienced a severe reaction to the bite.
The injured employee was in the locker room getting ready to start the shift. EE grabbed water jug and hard hat and turned to leave the area. EE's left knee made contact with the bench and EE fell over the bench. The employee got an MRI and on 8/23 EE was diagnosed with a hairline fracture and was not able to return to work.
The injured employee was rolling up old conveyor belt. The employee was changing spools and received a laceration to the left hand from a sharp bur on the end of the metal spool. The employee was wearing leather gloves at the time. The wound was sutured, making this incident reportable.
Oiler was hooking the fantail cable up with a small rope to the chain hoist, the employee had the hoist remote in EE's right hand to remove the slack in the rope. Employees left hand was holding the hoist chain clevis and rope while operating the remote when the tip of EE's left ring finger was pinched by the clevis.
An employee was loading trucks with the LD7 loader. They felt a pop in their knee as they got out of the operator's seat to exit the cab. A family emergency and a non-work related illness delayed the diagnostic procedure. Diagnosis was received 7/26 and the employee was not released to return to work.
Employee was working on Dozer, when they took a bolt out of the slack adjuster assembly there was stored energy and the assembly came apart striking the impact gun, then the impact gun struck the employee. The employee was taken to the clinic and received stitches then released back to work.
Employee was working on a dragline, while crawling through a bulk head looking for a grease leak they felt a pop in their left shoulder. Occurred on 4/3/22, employee was released with no restrictions & missed no work until 4/18/22 when a second doctor took them off of work.
The employee was using a hydraulic lift jack to pick up a heavy truck to change the front right wheel. The connector and hose for the lift jack came apart under pressure and struck the employee between the left thumb and first finger causing a laceration. The ee received stitches for the laceration.
On 12/19/2021 an EE, pushed a crib block onto a crane with closed fist and felt pain in Rt Middle finger. The EE later went to ortho and had out patient surgery 2/11/2022. The EE has missed no scheduled work shifts.
The employee was repairing a tire with a buffing tool, the tool slipped in EE's hand causing a laceration on EE's right hand along the pointer finger. The employee received stitches to close the laceration.
Employee was out cleaning the windows on the left side of the cab of CAT D11T Dozer. As they grabbed the door to swing it open, their hand was on the safety latch on the top of the door resulting in smashing their right thumb. Employee was taken to Colstrip Medical Center where x-rays revealed a fracture on the tip of the right thumb. Employee was released with no restrictions.
Employee was emptying drain buckets on the number 4 swinger moving between the tub frame. The employee set buckets down to crawl through when their toe caught on the entryway causing them to trip. The employee caught themselves on the frame at this time the employee felt pain in their lower back into their upper left buttocks.
Employee was loosening a fitting to install an air motor. Felt a sharp pain in right elbow. Muscle strain diagnosis by physician.
An employee was placing a 5" pin in the back of a truck. The ee's boot heel caught a piece of ice causing EE to trip, EE threw the pin in the back of the truck as EE was falling, EE caught self on the ground with EE's hands and then the pin rolled off the tailgate of the truck and landed on EE's left hand.
An employee was replacing teeth on an excavator bucket. EE was tapping on the tooth with a 3 pound hammer and a piece of metal hit EE in the right cheek. The employee was taken to the clinic and had the sliver of metal removed. The employee received 2 stitches.
An employee was moving a 55 gal drum off of a pallet, when the employee moved the drum to the edge of the pallet the weight shifted pinching the employee's left index finger between the door frame and the drum. The employee received 6 stitches in their left index finger.
An employee received a sliver of metal in right hand through a glove from a sledgehammer, changing out teeth on a drag line bucket. The employee was taken off work by the clinic on 04/15/2019 until the sliver can be removed on 04/23/2019.
The job required removal of previous system that ran from the drivers console through the "man whole" work area, to the rear of the machine. The space was very confined. While installing the new system, the employee took many short breaks to stretch due to a timely duration of removal and installation of new system. At the end of shift the employees back was sore and tense.
Appears operator came too close to the coal edge while running parallel with the coal face. Right track on the excavator sloughed down the coal face causing the excavator to roll onto the passenger side of the machine. Employee was extricated by the emergency response team and taken to the medical clinic.
The employee called control room to shut off 2 belt through 4 belt to inspect the sampler return chute. The employee climbed up to stand on the hand rail and leaned over the walkway using hands to steady themselves on the Chute wall. The employee Inspected the chute, went to push off and slipped causing their hand to slip into the chute causing the injury.
Employee was using a utility knife to open up the smashed prongs on the trailer light plug. The employee was opening up the last prong and the knife slipped cutting the top side of left hand between the thumb and index finger. Injury required 4 stitches to close.
While repairing the windshield washer system on a crane, the employee attempted to enter the cab from the main frame platform, lost grip and footing and dropped 6 feet to the ground. The employee landed on feet but sustained a twisted ankle and broken heel bone upon landing.