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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,709 | 1 | 0 | 212.4 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,980 | 2 | 0 | 502.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,293 | 3 | 1 | 911.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,868 | 1 | 0 | 258.5 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,892 | 6 | 0 | 1541.6 |
The miner was hitting a steel bearing with a hammer when the bearing broke and a small piece of steel shot out and stuck into his leg.
Employee was watching a cable being moved. Cabled whipped, catching the employee around his ankles and knocking him off his feet. Employee fell, landing on right side, fracturing his right shoulder, hurting right wrist, laceration to the right side of his head, and right ear.
per employee, "Changing screen on gravel plant. The screen slid on my thumb and bent it way back."
This report is late because we were told at first it was a re-injury. It has been established that it is a new injury. The employee was "working on dry screen of wash deck" and was "pulling on ratchet in awkward position". He has tendonitis and possible rotator cuff injury to the right shoulder.
Per employee "getting sand sample - put sand in bucket and put 1 1/2 pipe into bucket - dump out sand - keep what is in pipe - that's the sample - when I stood up I felt it pop" (lower back). Employee has pain in lower back that resonates down right leg.
Per employee, injury occurred "in Greenville Pit southwest side of pit dry screening. Stood up too early in screen and hit head." Injury - minor, superficial laceration to scalp. Dissolvable stitches used. No follow up with provider required. Employee returned to work the same day.
EE was shoveling out under gravel plant. He got halfway done & stopped to take a break. He felt muscle in lower back tighten up like a knot. He dropped down to his knees & finished shoveling out the plant.
While using a loader, a clump of dirt fell out and wedged in the front part of the loader. Employee got out to remove it and when it broke free it hit his right leg, scraping it.
Running loader, it hit a bump when turning, banging his left elbow on metal frame.
CARRYING UP NEW M0NITOR, TRIPPED AND FELL WITH MONITOR 8 FT TO GROUND.
WAS SHOVELING CRUSHIER DUST AND BACK POPPED.
PUTTING ON A SCRAPER ONTO THE CONVEYOR, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON THE GROUND.
SHOVELING STONES OFF DREDGE. HIT HAND AGAINST RAIL, RIGHT WRIST, BRUISED WRIST.
EXITING CONVEYER STEPPED ON STONES TWISTED RT ANKLE.
EXITING EAGLE CRUSHER, TWISTED ANKLE.
WORKING IN PIT EE BRUSHED OFF HIS COAT WITH HIS HAND FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE