EMPL WAS WORKING ON LIME BIN PLATFORM. EMPL FELL THROUGH A SECTION OF GRATE WHICH HAD BEEN CUT LOOSE, BUT WAS BELIEVED TO STILL BE WELDED ON THEOPPOSITE END. THE FALL WAS APPROX 29" & HE SUSTA INED A 2" CUT ON LEFT LEG AS IT STRUCK AGAINST THE GRATE ON THE WAY DOWN.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 39
- Years on record
- 1987–1993
- Latest incident
- Jun 1993
Reportable incidents
39 on file1993 · 1 incident
1992 · 3 incidents
66929NG ON SCREEN DECK REMOVING BOLT
REMOVING RUBBER STEEL SCREEN PANELS FROM SCREEN DECK, IT WAS PULLED UP PINCHING EMP FINGER BETWEEN PANEL AND SCREEN FRAME TIP OF L FINGER SEVERED
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT-HE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE BELTING AND CUT THROUGH EMPLOYEES' GLOVE-CUTTING THE INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
1991 · 2 incidents
EE WAS HOSING DOWN GRIND BASEMENT SLIPPED ON GRINDING BALLS THAT WERE COVERED WITH SLURRY EE FELL STRIKING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BALL MILL SHELL LINERS ONTO CONVEYOR OF THE SECONDARY BALL MILL AFTER DETACHING LINER FROM CABLE HEADA CHE BALL ON CABLE HIT FRONT OF EMPLOYEES HARD HAT
1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED TURNING VALVE NEXT TO MILL THICKNER TANK AND WAS CLIMBING DWN ROD STEPS ON TANK TO PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON PLATFORM, TWISTING RIGHT LEG AT KNEE AREA.
CUTTING METAL PLATE WITH WELDING TORCH PICKED UP PLATE TO TURN IT OVER HOT METAL END BRUSHED R FOREARM BURNING SKIN
EMPLOYEE WAS USING FUSING MACHINE. FUSING PIPE TOGETHER AND CUT FINGER.
1989 · 11 incidents
RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF CYANIDE BAGS WHICH WERE COVERED WITH PLASTIC. EMPLOYEE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC COVERING. EMPLOYEE CUTTING TOWARD BODY, KNIFE HIT SNAG IN PLASTIC, EMPLOY EE PULLED KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.
CO-WORKER IN PROCESS OF POSITIONING JACK STAND UNDER BALL MILL. CO-WORKER OPERATING FORKLIFT. CO-WORKER HIT STEPS TO GRIND BASEMENT WITH TINES ON FORKLIFT KNOCKING STAIRS LOOSE. CO-WORKER YELL ED TO EMPLOYEE NOT TO USE STAIRS, THEN CONTINUED TO COMPLETE TASK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HEAR CO-WORKER AND CLIMBED STEPS. STAIRS COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD, LEFT HAND HIT STEPS FRACTURING M
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE RECLAIM POND REPAIRING NET. WHEN BOAT EMPLOYEE WAS IN STARTED TO MOVE, EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE WIRE CABLE TO BALANCE HIMSELF AND PULLED SHOULDER.
TWO PEOPLE WERE RUNNING CONDUIT. ON MAN PULLED A PIECE OF CONDUIT WHILE INJURED HAD HOLD WITH HAND AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN CONDUIT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL.
EE WAS USING CUTTING TOUCH INSIDE CHUTE HOSE DEVELOPED LEAK AND IGNITED.
PAINTIG SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST PIPE BRUISIG LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE CAB CAT WATER TRUCK SHE GOT BIT BY A SWARM OF SMALL INSECTS SHE COULDNT SEE
EMPL LEANING OVER TO OPERATE DUMP LEVER ON TRUCK,THROWN INTO DRIVERS DOOR WHEN BED SLAMMED BACKWARD AT END OF DUMP CYCLE.
EMPL ALLEGED THAT WHILE CLIMBING BACK TO CAB OF 120 TON HAUL TRUCK HE BUMPED LEFT KNEE INTO CORNER OF CAB.
EMPL UNSURE WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED.FIGURES STRAINED BACK PUSHING SUSPENDED DRILL PIPE WITH SHOULDER.EMPL WORKING WITH ANOTHER TO LAY DRILL PIPE ON GROUND.EMPL REPORTED ACCD.24 HRS LATER.
EMPL WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM SERVICE TRUCK IN PIT AREA AT NIGHT & STEPPED INTO HOLE SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
1988 · 18 incidents
LEACH ABSORPTION DECK IN MILL.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WATER HOSE FOR SCREEN CLEANING.EMPLOYEE WAS MOMENTARILY DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAUSING THE INJURED TO OPEN VALVE ON AIR LINE.
SLURRY TANK UNPLUGGING AN AIR LIFT
EMP HAUL TRUCK WA> BEING LOADED WITH PIT ROCK LOADER OPER. AFTER WARNING TRUCK DRIVER DROPPED BIG ROCK IN TO TRUCK BED. WHEN ROCK HIT SIDE OF T RUCK TI JOLTED DRIVER W HICH WRENCHED HIS NECK. L STRAIN A(: SECOND DR. DIAG. E MP WITH 2 MISALIGNED NECK VERTABRAE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE SCRATCHED HIS LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING.HE WAS NOT AWARE OF INJURY UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT.EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE SCRATCHED EYE WHILE RUBBING SWEAT AND DIRT FROM HIS EYE.NO FO REIGN MATERIAL WAS FOUND BY DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.
EMPL BUMPED LEFT ELBOW ON BACK OF CAB TO HAUL TRUCK WHILE OPERATING DUMP LEVER.EMPL BRUISED NERVE IN ELBOW AND HAD SWELLING IN ELBOW AND HAND.
EMPL RECD INFECTION IN RIGHT EAR FROM WEARING EAR PLUGS.EMPL HAD SWELLING IN EAR AND ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.
WHILE CLEANING AREA, EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ROCK SLOPE TO PICK UP DEBRIS ROCK ROLLED ON TOP OF FOOT SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
CUT HAND PULLING OUT PLATES IN CV-5 TUNNEL PLATE FELL ONTO HAND.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON SUCTION LINE OF TAILINGS SOLUTION RECLAIM PUMP. EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT CLAMPING DEVICE THAT WAS LOCATED TO HIS RIGHT SIDE REAR WITH TWISTING MOTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF BLADE ARM ON BULLDOZER AND GOT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN ROCK AND BLADE ARM.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED EIGHT STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPL WAS OPERATING GARNDER DENVER HYDRAULIC DRILL & WAS IN ACT OF BREAKING COUPLING LOOSE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN RIGHT ARM BY PIECE OF METAL.
EMP. WAS CARRYING FIVE GALLON BUCKETS FILLED WITH ANFO UP ON ROCKY SLOPES IN PROCESS OF LOADING DRILL HOLES FOR BLASTING EMP. GOT MAD A SUPERVISOR AND QUIT, BUT BEFORE TERMMINATING HE WANTED TO REPORT A BACK INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TACK WELDING VALVE WITH ARC WELDER BY THE CYLONE FEED PUMPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STARTING CAN FOR THE LEACH MOTOR CONTROL CENTER.
EMP. WAS LAYING ACROSS TOP OF TOOL CABINET LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF SERVICE TRUCK REACHING OUT WITH RACHET AND SOCKET TIGHTENING UP MOUNTING BOLTS. EMP. WAS LAYING IN A AWKWARD POSITION IN VERY LIMITED ROOM PERFORMING HIS DUTIES.
DRIVING ATV AND REACHED TO GRAB HARD HAT WIND BLEW OFF HEAD AND CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER CHEST WHILE CARRYING 50 LB BAGS OF ANFO UP ON ROCK KNOBS EMPLOYEE DID NOT THINK INJURY WAS SERIOUS UNTIL PAIN KEPT GETTING WORSE AND FINALL WENT TO DR ON MONDAY 3-7-88.
EMPLOLYEE GOT A3PIECE OF METAL IN H IS LEFT EYE WHILE BLOWING DIRT OFF A BEARINGEMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT SAFETY GOGGLES EMPLOYEE HAD METAL REMOVED FROM EYE & HAS NOT HAD ANY CONT INUING VIS3ON PROBLEMS
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE LIFTED3AND TURNED TO PLACE WHEEL CHOCK BLOCK IN HOLDING BRACKET ON FRONT BUMPER OF TRUCK. THIS MOVEMENT STRAINED BACK MUSCLE WHICH RESULTED IN SORENESS AND STIFFNESS.