Mining Incidents

Hayden Hill MineMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Kinross Gold Corp
Adin, Lassen County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405159
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jul 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 4 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AN ACID WASH ON CARBON WAS DONE ON DAY SHIFT. THE SECOND RINSE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DRAINED. EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS THAT RUNS BESIDE THE ACID WASH ROOM, HE HEARD A BANG AGINST THE WALL AND LOOKED UP JUST AS SOLUTION CAME OVER THE TOP OF THE WALL AND ONT O HIM. A FLANGE HAD SEPARATED JUST OFF THE PUMP.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 4-14-00 EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WORKING ON THE LEACH PAD, BUT DID NOT GO TO A DR. ON 5-25-00 WHILE DOING HIS PRESHIFT WALK AROUND HE TRIPPED OVER A FLANGE LEFT ON A STAIR CASE, REINJRING THE SA ME KNEE. HE DIDNT GO TO A DR UNTIL 5-31-00 AND HAD ON MRI DONE ON JULY 14TH. THE MRI SHOWED A CARTLAGE WAS TORN BUT HE WILL NOT BE OPERATED ON TUNTIL NOV.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS GASING UP A 2"" PUMP HE TRIPPED OVER THE PALLET THAT THE PUMP SITS ON TWISTING HIS BACK. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 4/6/00 BECAUSE IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE EE WAS HOSING MUD OFF A D10N HE PULLED ON THE HOSE TO MOVE AROUND AND HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT. THE NEXT DAY HIS ARM WAS REAL SORE SO HE REPORTED TH AT HE WOULD BE GOING TO THE DR.