Workman Creek Surface — Accidents

Total: 83 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/14/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Drill operator had assisted another drill operator and was returning/walking to their drill when they twisted an ankle due to uneven ground.
10/01/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has recurring pain in their right elbow. On 10/14/2025 EE was diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow. Treatment is physical therapy, starting 10/22/2025. The employee con...
09/19/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None 9/19/25, EE was straightening metal pipe framework on a drill rig using a chain come-a-long. One of the anchor hooks came loose, striking EE's left hand and thumb. EE was wearing gloves and safety gla...
08/07/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was removing a block plate on a stick cylinder after a hose had ruptured. As they loosened the plate, hydraulic fluid exited from behind the plate, striking the employee in the face.
06/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was assisting a small truck mechanic and trying to connect two A/C hoses. Surgery to repair the bicep was on June 19, 2025
05/12/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Operator was notified on 5/12/2025 that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
04/25/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting tape with a knife. The knife slipped resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.
04/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee fell from D 10 dozer after losing balance
03/31/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee, an equipment operator, felt like something was in eye and the eye became irritated. The employee flushed the eye and continued to work till end of shift. On 4/1/2025 the employee returne...
02/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Tire Tech was moving wheel parts around. Linked the flange ring and the bead seat band together in the hands of the manipulator. Turned around to lay the remote control down. The bead seat band sli...
01/20/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost At 11:50 AM EE was assisting a Lube Tech whose airline was frozen. EE provided an air source to the lube tech to complete the job. As EE was unhooking the airline, EE fell on the ice and landed on l...
01/13/2025 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Operator was notified on 1/23/2025 that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
01/08/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee was welding on a CAT 993K Endloader bucket 1/8/2025 on the evening shift. On 1/10/2025 employee felt discomfort in eyes and was diagnosed with welding flash burns to the eyes.
12/30/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was descending an engine ladder on a 730 rock truck when EE slipped resulting in hurting the left knee. Employee was scheduled off on 12/31 and 1/1 making 1/2/2025 the first shift missed. Emp...
11/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing a brake drum on the rear diff. The employee lifted the drum from the inside of the drum and pinched two fingers when placing it into place.
09/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was tasked to remove a driveline from a Cat D-11 dozer. The input shift slid out suddenly pinching the right hand between the input shaft and the connection point.
08/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting out of coal truck at south side stockpile at Workmans Creek in near creek. IW using 3-point contact, employee stepped down on the ground. The ground was unlevel and EE fell. When...
05/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reached into an overhead area to retrieve a drink and made contact with a metal item resulting in a laceration requiring 6 sutures. EE returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift on May 21,...
05/07/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Exiting bulk truck and foot slipped causing employee to fall to the ground. In bracing for the fall the employee strained EE's right wrist resulting in restricted duty.
04/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Kneeling under PC3000 to put engine oil filter on and twisted to EE's left resulting a ""pop of the knee. Incident occurred on 4/27/2024 but EE remained on duty at full capacity until being placed off...
03/12/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a drill bit on RD 4103. Employee was striking a chisel with a hammer missing the chisel and hitting left thumb.
02/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured employee was removing a hoist cylinder from a CAT 785 Truck, The bottom of the cylinder moved unexpectedly, striking them in the chest.
01/31/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The injured employee was dismounting a CAT D10R Dozer and stepped in a hole, spraining left ankle.
01/29/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a zip tie off of a flag and lacerated their left finger. 4 sutures required, no lost workdays.
01/05/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was stemming holes when EE turned to walk from one hole to the next and EE stepped on a rock, losing balance, falling to the ground and dislocating left knee.
12/19/2023 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Notified on 12/19/2023 that employee has Complicated Pneumoconiosis.
12/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a bent engine door when the door struck the thumb resulting in a laceration. 3 sutures were needed to close wound.
08/14/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 111d lost Employee was mounting drill RD 4004. As they placed left foot on the ladder rung, they felt a pop in the left foot. Employee has been placed off work.
07/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was sitting on a dozer track welding on an engine door. EE simply reached up to the grabrail to pull self up when EE felt pain in the shoulder. EE continued to work since the incident. First...
06/19/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Fueler/greaser was servicing a CAT D10T dozer. It appears the employee fell from the right side to the ground.
06/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swatting at a bee that had entered the cab of a drill. As EE did, EE's right hand made contact with a brass fitting that is part of the fire suppression system.
04/19/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting heater hose with a knife. The knife slipped and created a laceration on the top of the right middle finger.
03/31/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stopped at break check at Workman's Creek after dumping. Walked around and noticed tailgate wwasn't latched. Went to pick up on latch & tailgate fell in, pinching finger between latch & pin. Went t...
03/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was walking across pattern when EE tripped over bore hole causing EE to fall to ground straining right shoulder. Initially, the medical evaluation allowed a return to work with no restrictio...
02/01/2023 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee found laying on the ground beside work truck, unresponsive. 2nd employee went to the nearest truck with a CB radio, got a hold of the guard shack to get EMT and ambulance. Ambulance transport...
01/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost On Jan 26, 2023 employee was lifting one end of a drill leading cylinder to place a strap underneath. When EE did this, EE felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee continued to work until date of sur...
11/10/2022 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with multi-level degenerative changes of the lumbar spine from L1 through L5. This information was determined by MRI on 11/10/2022. Employee has no lost days to date.
08/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to remove a metal pin by striking with a hammer, a piece of metal from the pin sheared off and entered the emplyee's hand. It was not until Tuesday Aug 9, 2022 that the metal was removed...
11/02/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None We were notified on Nov 2, 2021 that this employee has a Pneumoconiosis category s/p 1/0. No work missed. No work restricted.
09/07/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Operator was dismounting a loader. As they reached the bottom rung of the ladder, right knee gave out. Operator tried to hold on with hands but lost grip and fell to the ground.
08/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 82d restricted Blaster was stemming holes with a hand shovel and experienced a sudden pain in the left wrist.
08/17/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee reported an unwitnessed incident on 8/17/2021. When removing the right front wheel chock, the employee felt a pain in right shoulder. EE completed shift and went to the Emergency Room on 8/29...
07/21/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has a x-ray diagnosis of 1/0 for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
04/07/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was stepping down from the cab of a service truck. As employee was doing so, employee stepped into loose gravel resulting in a twisted ankle. Employee completed and didn't seek medical evalua...
03/30/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned fire occurred on an excavator. Attempts were made to extinguish the fire. Fire was reported to MSHA hotline within the legal time limits.
02/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was cleaning glass as part of pre-shift exam of equipment. Employee had cleaned the glass on the passenger door and started walking to the passenger side mirror. The walkway leading to the mi...
02/03/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was filling a loader with fuel at start of shift. As the employee was removing hose from wiggins, employee slipped and fell on ice.
01/18/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee was walking back to service truck at Marker #5 of the Workman South haul road. Employee fell because of snow/ice and landed on left shoulder. Employee continued to work till date of surgery o...
10/26/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was assigned to remove a ball stud on 785C rock truck. Employee was using a 20lb hammer to remove a pin. The employee struck self with the hammer.
09/11/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was walking from drive shaft cover to 9 spool valve cover when they slipped and fell. There was heavy dew this morning.