Florida Canyon Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Haul truck 3175 dumped a load at the leach pad. After dumping, an employee noticed that 3175 had started leaking fluid. While descending the leach pad ramp, the driver of 3175 observed flames coming out from under the deck over the engine. The driver stopped the truck and safely exited the haul truck.

Employee was surveying blast hole collar when survey rod hit something causing it to twist and tip back against thumb.

Employee states EE was exiting the shift change van at the ready line when EE stepped out onto a rock and rolled EE's foot, falling and heard a pop in EE's left foot.

Loader 3222 was loading haul truck 3179 in the J2 Pit. As the loader approached the truck to dump a bucket, a rock rolled off the right side of the bucket and contacted the left bedrail, causing the truck move. The haul truck driver reported back pain and requested to be evaluated in the emergency room. Worker was placed on restricted duty for the rest of the week.

On 4/7 while tightening a lug nut the impact wrench twisted workers right arm and slipped out of their left hand. Worker didn't report injury until 4/8. Declined medical evaluation at that time. Worker continued full duty. 4/18 the worker took themselves to a specialist without company knowledge. The injury became reportable on 4/21 when they reported to work with restrictions.

Survey supervisor was opening the door to pickup when their pinky locked up and they jammed it on the door when grabbing the handle.

Temporary employee was accessing pickup after lineout meeting. As the worker approached the vehicle, they misplaced a foot in a parking ditch, resulting in an ankle sprain. Worker was provided with a splint and placed on modified duty.

On November 14th, a mechanic bumped their knee while descending the back of a maintenance truck. Knee became swollen and painful. The employee continued working full duty. On December 3rd the injury became reportable when the employee requested medical evaluation at local hospital and an immobilization brace was applied, and potential fracture was diagnosed.

Unseen all thread was protruding from the bed of a 3rd party truck. Employee made contact just below the left eye.

Dust in eye

Mechanic was tightening the fitting on a steering cylinder when the wrench slipped hitting mechanic in left front tooth and causing a chip to the tooth.

While walking to a restroom at the fuel skid, a worker caught the tip of their toe on a clump of dry mud and fell forward. The worker extended their arms to brace as they fell. When they landed, they injured their left wrist. X-rays confirmed left radius distal fracture.

The injured Driller Assistant was guiding a piece of 5-7/8" casing being lifted by the wireline to install when EE's left hand was caught between the casing EE was handling and the drill table. The middle left finger received smashing laceration and broken finger tip.

7/2/2023 While working in the pulverizing room employee was splitting samples and felt a pop in EE's left wrist. The employee did not wish to seek medical attention at the time of injury. On 7/5/2023 employee was seen by medical professionals for continued pain and was placed on restricted work assignment.

Worker stepped on a rock while walking on drill pattern, rolling ankle.

While lifting the end of a box employee accidentally dropped the box on top of left foot.

Lab employee caught their boot on the edge of a table in wet lab, resulting in lost time injury due to knee pain.

While lifting the drive belt guard on B screen, employee felt discomfort in groin area.

Worker was involved in a collision while operating a grader on 9/22/2022, but denied injuries and did not wish to seek medical evaluation at that time. This event became reportable on 10/12/22, when worker requested medical evaluation for neck and back pain which resulted in restricted duty assignment.

Employee stepped off equipment ladder stepping on uneven terrain causing inversion sprain to left ankle.

Employee finished repairs and was placing tools back on service truck. Employee turned left while leaving weight on right foot and twisting. They felt pain in their right knee.

While running motor grader employee got debris in right eye. When evaluated at hospital prescription medication was given to treat irritation.

Employee felt a pinch in lower back when they bent down to pick up a door mat.

Employee slipped while using stairs and landed on right hand resulting in contusion.

On 10/19/21, employee hammered a loader tooth pin. Metal came off, struck the employee's cheek, causing a cut. First aid was provided. Injury became reportable 11/11/21 when employee requested medical attention for prolonged irritation in the wound. Foreign metal body was removed and sutures were applied.

When a site maintenance technician lit a torch, they heard a pop under their arm. The oxygen hose had burst, resulting in fire, causing first and second degree burns to the worker's upper arm and back.

Employee was connecting a water hose onto a fitting. Employee felt a pop in right elbow when connecting the hose. Employee was placed on modified work assignment due to elbow strain.

Employee tripped on a hose or rock while refueling EE's haul truck at the waste dump. Employee fell against the containment and struck EE's head, resulting in contusion.

Employee was kneeling down working and stood up to a sharp pain in left knee

Employee was exiting a vehicle that they had been working on and strained lower back while standing up.

Employee was working on the hopper at the crusher and lost footing injuring back, left arm and left side of head.

While operating a floor jack employee went to move file cabinet off floor jack when it shifted and fell striking employees shoulder.

While employee was exiting van, employee stepped into a drill hole and sprained ankle.

Left knee "locked up" while running loader under normal conditions. Employee bent the knee and heard a pop, followed by discomfort.

Employee stepped over a guard while performing pre-op inspection. As the employee pushed off with left leg, they heard a pop and felt pain in left knee.

Employee jarred back when loading a dozer onto an over the road transport trailer. Employee did not wish to seek medical attention at that time. On September 1, 2020 the employee asked to be medically evaluated because back still hurt. Employee was placed on restricted work.

Employee was training in the water truck, riding in the passenger seat. The trainee placed a hand on the door post to adjust position in the passenger seat. At that time, the trainer closed the door, catching the tip of the trainee's thumb in the hinged door jam, causing crush injury that included fracture and cut.

Employee forgot to step down when exiting a portable rest room, resulting in a fall. Employee strained right shoulder and initially returned to work without seeking medical evaluation. The next day, July 8th, the employee requested to be evaluated. Restricted duty was assigned.

Operator was checking oil when a loose strand of wire on the dipstick penetrated employee's finger. Employee was placed on modified duty with a splint.

Shift began at 6:00 AM, employee was staking the top of shot muck. Employee tripped over loose rock, twisted right knee, resulting in burning sensation in the knee. Remained first aid injury (non-reportable) with worker working full duty from date of occurrence (1/22/2020), until worker began receiving physical therapy on 5/18/2020. Worker continues to work at full duty capacity.

Employee stepped on rocky area and rolled left ankle. Treatment was not sought until October 5, 2019 when diagnosed with a strained Achilles tendon. This became reportable on October 6, when employee began restricted duty.

When stepping out of pickup truck, employee twisted EE's left ankle as EE placed EE's foot on the ground.

Employee was manually sliding a vehicle gate shut. While pulling the gate, EE felt a pop in the back side of EE's right knee, followed by pain. Soft tissue injury (strain resulted). Specific diagnosis is pending results of an MRI.

Employee was descending stairs at carbon columns and a heel caught on the second step from the bottom of the staircase, causing the right ankle to roll. Employee attempted to catch themselves with the left foot and rolled the left ankle in the process. Both ankles were sprained and x-rays were positive for broken bones.

On 10-11-2018 an individual was found unresponsive due to what appears to have been a fatal personal medical health condition.

After replacing loader teeth, employee felt irritation in eye. A metallic foreign body had to be removed.

While staking ore control, employee was overcome with heat and lost consciousness.

While climbing ladder on loader employee felt a pop in left elbow resulting in medical treatment and one day of restricted duty.

While stepping off of a motor grader ladder, employee stepped on small rock and sprained left ankle.

Employee noticed discomfort in lower back after picking up sample bags. Employee requested medical evaluation the following day and was placed on restricted duty.

Driver experienced pain in back after offloading dyed diesel. Driver stated after handling a fuel hose driver noticed pain in back.

Employee was changing a bit on a blast hole drill when left hand was struck by a wrench resulting in a laceration and fracture to the left ring finger. The laceration was closed with sutures

Employee was using a hammer to break up some material when the hammer handle failed causing the hammer head to come back and strike the employee in the face. The impact resulted in a laceration to the lip that required sutures.

On 10-14-17 employee began feeling pain in right knee and limping. No specific event contributed to the pain. Employee did not seek medical attention until 11-1-17. Event became reportable on 11-2-17 when employee began modified duty.

Employee was hand stemming blast holes with a shovel. Employee felt a pain in lower abdomen and was taken to ER. It was stated that employee had a small muscle tear in lower abdomen.

Employee was dismounting dozer when EE misplaced foot and lost grip resulting in an ankle sprain.

Fire started in the median on Interstate 80, presumably from a cigarette thrown out of the window from a commuter. The fire crossed eastbound lanes and spread onto the mine site where it burned for approximately one hour before crews extinguished the flames. Employees were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries occurred.

While unloading sandbags from the back of a pickup, a laborer was injured when the driver of the pickup backed up without warning, striking the victim's abdominal area with the tailgate. This resulted in abdominal contusion, causing lost work days.

Employee was checking on flow meters at the carbon columns and rolled an ankle causing a sprain.

A mechanic rolled a lube truck onto its side when ee lost control due to traveling too fast for conditions. The mechanic sustained cervical strain, lumbar strain, and head contusions, resulting in restricted work activity.

Portable diesel heaters were been brought into the shop to provide supplemental heat. A lube truck was also running inside of the shop. A mechanic became ill due to carbon monoxide poisoning, which resulted in medical treatment.

Employee had to climb a fixed ladder on tank to obtain tank product level information. As employee descended the ladder, foot slipped off step and employee fell 3.5 feet to the ground. Fall resulted in a right calf muscle tear and right shoulder strain.

Employee turned and reached behind her for her purse, felt a "burning" pain/sensation in the middle of her back

Employee had finished repairing a leak on a machine, crawled out from under equipment, did not experience pain at that time however 15 minutes later experienced back pain/spasms.

Operator was backing dozer over a rock out cropping, movement of dozer caused employee to suffer a neck strain.

Employee reported that his left knee popped as he started to descend the ladder of a 785 Cat Haul Truck November 8 at the end of shift. Employee did not report accident to supervision per company policy until November 11.

Removing a pin on the barrel end of a Tilt Cylinder of a 992G loader and didn't have the linkage secured. When the pin came out the cylinder slid forward and the bar that was being used to push the pin out struck the Right hand pinky finger. Broken Finger

Employee was in the process of servicing a 785 Cat Haul Truck and as he stepped onto the deck and did not have three points of contact, which was available, fell approximately 11 feet to the ground sustaining muscle bruising.

Preparing to unload, truck extending hose out, when pulling on the hose my foot hit an unsafe surface (a pile of dirt) tripped backwards extended my arm to catch my fall. I fell hard. That is when I broke the bone in my wrist. I informed shift manager at Florida Canyon mine and the safety guy. Did all incident reports with help from a girl.

Employee was grinding a metal plate with a hand grinder when he lost grip with his left hand and the grinder lacerated his left middle finger requiring medical attention.

As employee exited the passenger side of fuel truck he stepped on a small rock with his right foot causing a sprain to his right ankle.

Employee was loading a drill hammer onto a pickup flat bed. The hammer slipped pinching his right hand between the hammer and bed of truck.

Employee attempted to hold wear iron bolt in place with finger while loosening nut with impact gun. The bolt slipped down while spinning and cut his left index finger. Report required due to medical treatment consisting of five sutures.

Employee was assisting to lift a drill bit and sub into a pick up from the ground. The object rotated slightly when placed in the pickup bed and a metal splinter from the threads punctured his right ring finger. A small piece was lodged in his finger. Note report is required due to medical treatment.

Employee was attempting to remove a roller from a pick-up bed. As he began to lift he felt a "pop" in his right elbow. Report is do to restricted duty.

Employee was in the process of removing the fuel wiggens fitting from the loader e-z valve. The e-z valve stuck open causing diesel fuel to spray in employee's right eye. This is a reportable due to prescribed medication.

Wind gust blew dirt into left eye.

Employee reported he was standing at the fuel island waiting for the truck tank to fill. He stated he shifted his body weight from his right leg to his left leg and at that time his left knee give out.

Employee was in the process of physically moving a 14 plastic drain line when he slipped and twisted his left ankle. This report is due to 3 days restricted duty.

Employee lost footing and fell while exiting after checking motor grader engine motor oil level. Employee sustained a broken nose and injured knee due to the fall. Dr. prescribed light duty only.

Employee was assigned the task of numbering and collecting approximately 200 blast hole drill samples each weighing between 1 and 5 pounds. As he was traveling back to the sample lab he noted his back began to hurt and get stiff. By the end of the shift the pain and discomfort remained and he reported his condition to his supervisor.

Employee was squatted down for about 30 minutes installing a hydraulic hose on a loader. When he attempted to stand up he was unable to straighten his left knee or put any weight on his leg.

Employee was collecting rock samples on steep terrain when he felt pain in his right ham string area. Employee did not wish medical evaluation initially until 8/23/11. Injury did not become reportable until 10/28/11 when he was prescribed physical therapy.

EE was asked to inspect a haul truck tire (3300X51). EE noticed the tread leaving casing. EE installed a spare, the scrap tire was laying on the ground. EE released the tire hand from the tire, a flap of rubber then hit EE on the left knee.

Employee was stripping electrical cable when the utility knife he was using slipped causing a laceration to the upper portion of his right hand (web area between thumb and index finger) requiring 5 sutures to close.

While washing/cleaning under #11 belt at the Crusher employee had a water hose slip from his grasp. Employee attempted to re-gain control of the hose spraining his left wrist in the attempt.

Employee was using a hand pry bar to unlodge a rock in the crusher chute. The bar slipped pinching his right thumb between the bar and chute wall.

Employee was unloading a hammer drill bit from the pick up when it slipped pinching his Rt index finger causing a laceration requiring medical treatment.

Worn seat in motor grader.

Leaning over to attach a 2" hose to a pipe connector, felt pain/strain in lower back

Working in Coarse Ore Bin, stepped down & felt left hip "pop". At this time employee did not want/seek medical attention. Employee later stated hip bothering him, saw MD on 16 Nov 09 & released to full duty. To see physical therapist for evaluation at later date.

Employee was descending the driver's side ladder of A Cat 785 B haul truck when he lost his footing on a ladder rung and fell backwards twisting his right ankle.

Employee was removing ball joint from steering assembly, heat was applied to allow removal of ball joint. After removal ball joint fell to concrete floor, after approx. 30 sec. joint housing failed causing metal cap to fly approx. 10 ft. & strike employee on right shin causing laceration that required 3 suture to close.

Employee was walking past the anti-scalant tank at the Processing Plant. Employee slipped on the ice, fell onto his back, causing a strain to the upper back.

A haul truck contacted the rear tire of the motor grader shoving it to the left. The event caused the motor grader operator to be jolted in his seat straining his right shoulder and left arm. Employee refused medical attention until five days after the event.

Pouring concrete with a hose, the form filled up to knee level. Washed clothes off, water went down into work boots burning legs & feet.

Serrating concrete as it was being pumped from the truck into the forms. Was standing in the form, concrete splattered on legs. Washed off clothes, but didn't wash skin.

Employee was attempting to jump across an approximate three foot wide water puddle when he slipped and fell. The fall caused a contusion to his right cheek and right wrist.

Welding rebar for wash bay, became overheated. Due to diabetes blood sugar went high, was not able to bring it down.

While the ATV was in motion an unsecured rope fell of off the equipment rack and became bound around the rear tire causing the ATV to skid. The rider was thrown off the machine fracturing his left knee.

While carrying pipe with another person he got his foot stuck in the mud and tried pulling it out. He felt a pain in his lower left side, back area.

Employee was using a razor knife to cut open an electrical loom when the knife slipped cutting his left middle finger.

Employee lacerated his right ring finger in the process of repairing a torque to transmission drive line as he rotated the shaft with his right hand. His finger was lacerated when it was pinched in the u joint.

Wrenching down a bolt when wrench slipped off bolt and struck employee on tooth, chipping the tooth. No other injury involved.

The employee was pulling a steam hose off of a steam truck and hyperextended his left elbow. The elbow is currently strained and the impairment is unknown at this time.

At approximately 3:20 AM, 1/17/07 the propane vaporizer building was observed to be on fire. The vaporizer facilitates a 20,000 gallon propane tank which services the Process Plant. There were no injuries and the fire was extinguished with only paint damage to the small metal building. Damage to the vaporizer has not been determined as yet

Employee was working the south ditch project, cleaning the ditch. He bent down to lift a load of mud and vegetation and popped his upper back out between his shoulder blades. He lifted too much weight with his shovel.

Employee was in the process of installing an arm rest cover on a loader seat. While pushing and pulling he strained his stomach muscle.

Employee was ascending the left ladder of a 785B Cat Haul Truck and lost his grip falling backwards to the ground. He sustained a fractured right wrist and two compression fractures to l1 and T 12.

Employee fell stepping off the running board (steps) of a lub/oil truck. As he fell he struck the back of his head on an adjacent parked lub/oil truck. He stained an approximate one-inch laceration to the back of his head.

Employee slipped on a tooling wrench which was lying in the walkway. He stopped his fall by grabbing the hand rail. The fall caused him to "pull a muscle" in his lower back.

Employee parked fuel/oil truck to adjust the rear brakes. After completing the adjustment the truck rolled over the wheel chock. The employee ran behind the moving vehicle slipped falling to the ground on the left side of the vehicle. The left front tire rolled over his left ankle causing a fracture to his left ankle and left lower leg.

Employee was removing a nut from a 992 loader bucket wear plate using an air impact wrench and socket. The socket came off of the wrench striking the employee's left index finger tip causing approximately a quarter inch laceration.

Employee installing heel plate on 992G Loader. While pulling and pushing he strained his right shoulder.

The engine on the pump motor would not start. The employee removed the sparkplugs, one was under pressure and sprayed gasoline on the employee. It is unsure what the ignition source was .

The engine on the pump motor would not start. The employee removed the sparkplugs, one was under pressure and sprayed gasoline on the employee. It is unsure what the ignition source was.

Haul Truck Driver recieved back injury while being loaded by a 992C loader. Loader bucket hit the side of the truck and jolted the employees back.

EE performing nonstrenuous labor collasped. Immediate first aid given. EE was transported to Pershing General Hospital where he was evaluated to have heart related complication not attributed to work. Not reported because incident was not a work related injury.

EE was walking on uneven ground and twisted knee. Subsequent visit to Physician returned to full duty. EE had outpatient surgery on 1/6/05. EE worked full duty until surgery.

Hazardous procedure

When backing off the take up drum on 21 conveyor belt the adjustment bolt got stuck. It released and slamed back to the orignal position pinching his finger between the bolt head and bearing slide rail.

Member stood and exited the cab of 992D Caterpillar loader and experienced strained back.

EE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A CONVEYOR SHAFT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A LACERATION WHEICH REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO DOSE. HE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM A ND RELEASED BACK TO FULL DUTY. T

WATER TRUCK OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB A STEEP RAMP IN THE RADIO TOWERS PIT. THE TRUCK FLIPPED OVER BACKWARD AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS CLIMBING ON BLAST HOLE DRILL FRAME AND SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. INITIALLY DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT WHEN SHOULDER PAIN DID NOT IMPROVE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 7- 29-03 AND RELEASED BACK TO RESTRICTED DUTY PENDIING MRI.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOT MUCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE A SPRAIN, BUT LATER DIAGNOSED AS A TORN MINISCUS AND EE UNDERWENT ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY ON JUNE 26. HE RETURNE D TO HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WITH RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE PINCHED THUMB IN DOOR OF BLAST HOLE DRILL CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS TIGHTENING TIE DOWN STRAP WITH HAND WINCH. STRAP BROKE AND HIS HAND SLIPPED & STRUCK WINCH MOUNT FRAME. X-RAY SHOWED HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF 2ND METACARPAL BONE OF RT. HAND. WRIST SPLINT W AS PRESCRIBED AND EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A NEEDLE GUN TO CLEAN SLAG & GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD & SAFTEY GLASSES BUT THE WIND WAS BLOWING.

EE WAS CONNECTING A HOSE TO THE CARBON TRUCK WHEN HE WAS BITTEN BY A BLACK WIDOW SPIDER. HE BECAME ILL & WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR TREATMENT. HE RETURNED TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.

EE WAS INSTALLING A SCREEN PANEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF PANEL AND STRUCK LT. INDEX FINGER. THE INJURY REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE BIRD NETTING ON THE S-1 SOLUTION POND WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THENETTING AND HE FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. INITIALLY HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT WHE N PAIN IN KNEE DID NOT IMPROVE HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR IN AUGUST AND ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 9/20. HE RETURNED NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTWITH NO DAYS LOST, LIGHT DUTY ONLY.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF 777 WATER TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE BUMPER. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND DUE TO EXTREME SWELLING IT WAS NECESSARY TO DRAIN THE FLUID FROM HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A CHOKER FROM THE MAIN HOIST ON 90 TON CRANE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE SAFETY LATCH OPEN. HE RELEASED THE SAFETY LATCH BEFORE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HANDS CLEAR AND LATCH SMASHED TIP OF RIGHT RING FINGER. INJURY REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A HEAVY POWER CABLE FROM ACONVEYER FRAME USING A CHAIN WHICH SLIPPED. THE CABLE FELL AND THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS PINCHEDBETWEEN CHAIN AND CONVEYER FRAME. WHEN HE PULLED HIS FINGER OUT OF THE PINCH POINT HE RECEIVED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT (SUTURES).