Employee slipped when stepping off the lower rung of ladder when checking belt line conveyor. The slip happened at ground level causing employee to twist knee.
Prescott Valley Pit Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 2000–2012
- Latest incident
- May 2012
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 6,468 | 1 | 0 | 154.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,191 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,105 | 2 | 1 | 281.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,561 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
19 on file2012 · 1 incident
2011 · 2 incidents
Glove was caught on a moving beam that was being set to support an auger at wash plant. He pulled away and injured shoulder. Employee felt like he had pulled his shoulder and needed to be seen by a doctor. He was seen and was back to work same day.
Two employees were moving steel I-beams and one smashed the tip of his right ring finger.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee was working on a wash plant material chute. When he was finished he was climbing out and a piece of dirt fell into his right eye under his safety glasses.
2005 · 2 incidents
BEE STING TO WRIST.
Taking apart Duracell and a piece of rock fell into eye.
2004 · 1 incident
Cleaning permanent magnet over conveyor belt & was poked by rusty piece of wire about 1/2" deep on right arm
2003 · 3 incidents
CUTTING SHIELD OFF OF AN ELECTRICAL WIRE & KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT ACROSS PALM OF HAND.
SERVICING DOZER, LOOSENING OIL FILL PLUG WHEN PLUG BROKE LOOSE AND HAD HIT TRACK FRAME.
CLEANING UP AROUND SHOP, LOADING A SCRAP CUTTING EDGE INTO LOADER BUCKET, AND DROPPED IT SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN CUTTING EDGE AND LOADER BUCKET.
2002 · 1 incident
INSTALLING GUARDS HE STEPPED IN AN UNPROTECTED HOLE WITH RIGHT FOOT & TWISTED IT. HEARD POPPING & WORKED UNTIL 3:00 WHEN IT BECAME TOO PAINFUL. TOLD SOMEONE HE WAS GOING TO SOAK IT IN ICE BUT NEVER MADE IT BACK TO WORK.
2001 · 3 incidents
LARGE ROCK CAME OUT OF CRUSHER & STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER.
WELDER.
EMPLOYEE SPLIT HIS LIP WITH A WRENCH.
2000 · 5 incidents
WALKING DOWN STEPS--SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
CLEANING SCREEN AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BURN FROM A TORCH WITH WHICHHE WAS CUTTING STEEL.
CLEANING WIRE FROM HOPPER, CUT RIGHT HAND.
RAINING OUTSIDE.