DIVER WAS CAUGHT IN STRONG WATER CURRENT WHILE WORKING IN A TRANSFER PIPE AND DROWNED.
CLEAR SPRINGS MINE & MILL Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 67
- Years on record
- 1983–1998
- Latest incident
- Sep 1998
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
66 on file (excluding fatalities above)1998 · 2 incidents
OPERATING A BACKHOE, ON INCLINE, DIGGING OUT DIRT, DID NOT KNOW SLIME WAS UNDERNEATH THE DIRT. AS MACHINE TURNED, IT LANDED ON ITS SIDE, CERVICAL STRAIN OF NECK.
THERE WAS SLIME ON TRACKS OF BACKHOE. OPERATOR STEPPED OUT OF CAB ONTO THE SLIME COVERED TRACKSOPERATOR SLIPPED OFF TRACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND-TWISTED KNEE.
1997 · 5 incidents
WHILE OPERATIHNG PICK UP TRUCK IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES. EE DROVE TRUCK INTO PIPE USED AS A ROADBARRICADE.
WALKING ON WALKWAY AND SLIPPED AND FELL DUE TO SPILLED HYDRAULIC OIL FROM REPAIRED HYDRAULIC OIL LINES.
EE WAS MOUNTING THE 281 CRANE WHEN HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO SWING HIMSELF AROUND TO THE FRONT OF THE CRANE. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL AND EE FELL 5 1/2' TO THE GR OUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT HEEL.
MINER WAS ON TOP OF 4 FOOT HIGH SOIL BANK, 4 FT BEHIND 2 FT BERM,MAKING 4 FT CUTS INTO SOIL BANK SOIL WAS SANDY, DRY VERY LOOSE. AS SOIL GAVE WAY UNDER BACKHOE, MINER TRIED TO USE BUCKET TO RI GHT HIMSELF AND CAUGHT TIP OF BUCKET ON BED OF T4UGH. BACKHOE FELL OVER ON ITS SIDE. MINER FELL AGAINST SIDE OF CAB, BRUISING HIS RIGHT HAND. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO EQUIPMENT.
WHILE STANDING IN DOORWAY OF OPERATOR S CAB ON. 1260-W DRAGLINE WITH RIGHT HAND ON DOOR FACING. OPERATOR STARTED SWINGING TO LEFT AND DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON END OF RIGHT RING FINGER.
1996 · 2 incidents
WHILE TIGHTENING PIPLINE BOLTS WITH A 36" RACHET THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND.
WHILE TAKING BOLTS LOOSE FROM PIPE FLANGE. HE WAS PULLING UP WITH 36"X1" DRIVE RATCHET AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WAS WRENCHING ON PIPE, THAT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE A LONG TIME. BOLTS WERE HARD TO BREAK.
1995 · 4 incidents
PAIN AND SWELLING OF LEFT ELBOW AFTER EXCESSIVE USE. (ELBOW DRAINED OF FLUID).
STANDING IN FRONT OF CLEAN OUT DOOR ON HAMMERMILL: ELEVATED ABOUT 5 FEET. USING CLEAN UP HOSE TO FORCE WATER INTO OPENED DOOR TO LOOSEN CHOKED HAMMERMILL. WATER WAS ALSO BEING ADDED FROM THE T ROMMEL. LARGE PIECE OF MATERIAL BROKE FREE COMING OUT PUSHING EMPLOYEE OFF SMALL PLATFORM IN FRONT OF DOOR. EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING FOOT ON HAMMERMILL SEALING WATER PIPELINE.
HIT BUMP IN HAUL ROAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING A BLOW-FF VALVE ON A WATER PUMP.WHEN DEBRIS BROKE FREE THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH MUD,SAND AND WATER.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT THEY WERE KN OCKED OFF BY SPRAY.
1994 · 5 incidents
POWER CABLE HUGGED UP TO CHEST AREA TO STABLIZE, KNIFE HUNG ON CONDUCTOR & FELL OFF STABBING EMPLOYEE'S CHEST.
LOOSENING MOTOR BASE BOLT WITH HAMMER WRENCH. WHEN PULLING WRENCH WITH HAND HE STRUCK A GREASE FITTING.
GRADER BLADE HIT UNDERGORUND PIPE CAUSING HIS NECK TO JERK.
EMPLOYEE EXITING MARCONS CONTROL ROOM, GRABBED OUTSIDE EDGE OF DOOR & SLAMMED DOOR CATCHING RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN DOOR & FRAME.
D/L SETTING ON A 15' TO 20' BENCH BELOW GROUND LEVEL. WALKING DOWN EMBANKMENT, AT THE BOTTOM THE GROUND GAVE WAY UNDER HER FEET CAUSING HER TO FALL TO RIGHT KNEE.
1991 · 3 incidents
PULLING ON CABLE.
PUT COME-A-LONG ON EYE OF CAR, RAIL CAR DOOR PARTLY OPENED, HOOKED OTHER END TO OPEN DOOR. THEN STARTED TO JACK THE DOOR CLOSED. WITH A SMALL HAMMER THEY WERE BEATING THE LATCH DOWN TO HOLD DO OR. HOOK ON COME-A-LONG SPREAD AND CAME OFF OF DOOR HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST.
WHILE TAKING BOLTS OUT OF PIPE COUPLING 36' WRENCH SLIPPED WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED DOWN HURTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.FIRST SAW DOCTOR 02-27-91.
1990 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE GOT STUCK IN PU #821, CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHILE WAITING EMPLOYEE FOUND SOME 1" ROPE IN HIS TRUCK AND ATTEMPTED TO CUT OFF A SHORT PIECE. CUT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HA ND WITH POCKET KNIFE. EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING GLOVES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHARPEN MACHETE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HANDLE OF THE MACHETE WITH HIS LEFT HAND,WITH MACHETE POINT INSERTED INTO A HOLE IN THE MATERIALS BOX WITH RIGHT HAND HE WAS USING AN 18" FLAT FILE TO WORK CUTTING EDGE.DURING STROKE WITH FILE RIGHT THUMB CONTACTED WITH CUTTING EDGE CUTTING THUMB.
EMPLOYEE PULLED HAMMERMILL SUCTION OUT OF SUMP. SUCTIONHUNG UP ON FLAPPER BRACE. EMPLOYEE USED 44 BAR TO PUT IT BACK IN WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK SUPORT BEAM. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARIN G GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HEAD OF 20 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER USING WEIGHT OF HAMMER TO DRIVE HANDLE INTO HAMMER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING BUMPEROF BOOM TRUCK TO HIT HAMMER HANDLE ON. THE HANDLE MISSED THE BU MPER, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAMMER HEAD AND LIGHT GUARD ON TRUCK.
EMPL CUTTING AN APPLE,KNIFE BEING PULLED THROUGH APPLE TOWARDS EMPL.PULLED KNIFE THROUGH APPLE CUTTING LEFT THUMB AREA.
1989 · 3 incidents
GETTING OUT BED OF PICK UP TRUCK STEPPED DOWN, LEFT FT FIRST, PUT R FOOT DOWN THE L FT TURNED.
EMPLOYEE CLOSED SECONDARY SW OF TRANSFORMER, WHICH HAD BEEN RAISED ABOVE HEAD LEVEL. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STEPPED OFF OF TRANSFORMER SLED ONTO SOFT DIRT AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE WRENCHING ON THE INSIDE OF LATERAL, WRENCH SLIPPED OOFF OF NUT DURING HEAVEY PUSH DOWN, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE OF WRENCH AND FLANGE.
1988 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE TO 1260W PIT HE DRIFTED OVER ONTO THE WEST BOUND LAND STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING COARSE TAILS SAMPLE FROM THE #1 COARSE MACHINE AFTER CATCHIMG THE SAMPLE HE TURNED THE CUP UPSIDE DOWN IN HIS RIGHT HAND TO EMPTY IT AND TAPPED THE HANDLE OF THE SAMPLER ON THE GRATING THE HANDLE WENT THROUGH THE GRATING CATCHING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE END OF THE MACHINE AND THE SHARP LIP OF THE SAMPLE CUP
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE SETTING A MOTOR AND ADAPTER ON A SLED AFTER THE MOTOR WAS ALIGNED OVER THE STUDS IT WAS BEING LOWERED THE FINAL INCHES ONTO THE SLED THIS EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE BASE TO RAISE HIMSELF UP AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BASE AND THE MOTOR AS THE UNIT SETTLED
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON 7500 PIP PUMP SLED AND DROPPED HIS WRENCH WHILE CLIMBING BACK DOWN TO RETREIVE HIS WRENCH THE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP BAND HE FELL BACKWARDS IN A SITTING POSITION ONTO THE SLED EMPLOYEE BECAME A LOST TIME ON 8-22-88
1987 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CR5NKING AIR COMPRESSOR ENGINE WHEN THE ROPE BROKE EMPLOYEE FELL BACK OVER TOOL BOX HITTING HEAD ON BACK OF TRUCK BED
EE WAS DRIVING 2UT A DRAG SOCKET PIN WHEN THE HAMMER HIT ANOTHER SOCKET & BOUNCED OFF & STRUCK EE ON LOWER LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING WATER KEG INTO FLOT TRUCK, HE WAS SETTING KEG IN DOOR WHEN SOMETHING GAVE IN LOWER BACK.
CUTTING LINE FO9 PROSPECT HOLES, MACHETE SLIPPED OFF BRUSH AND STRUCK LEFT SHIN.
EMP WAS CROSSIN1 THRU ACCESS PORTAL IN NUMBER 2 SWING COMPARTMENT. AFTER CROSSING THRU AND STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON OUTER STEP, HE STEPPED TO DECK WITH R FOOT, THE RIGHT ANKLE TURNED, CAUSIN G HIM TO FALL T2 DECK, RESULTING IN SPRAIN
EMPLOYEE IN PRO7ESS OF INVESTIGATING RADIATOR LEAK ON JACK. ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAN BLADE, GUARD WAS SECURE AND IN PLACE.
1986 · 6 incidents
TRACTOR HOLDING3PIPE UP WHILE EMPLOYEE LOOSENINGBOLT.PIPE SWUNG FREE AFTER BOLT WAS LOOSENED, HETTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE AND TWISTING THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING AN AREA WITH SOME ALGAE ON IT PEBBLE LOADOUT OP SHOUTED SOME INSTRUCIONS TO HER WHEN SHE LOOKED UP SHE STARTED TO SLIP AND LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL FACE FORWARD ONTO CON CRETE 3
COMING DOWN STA3RS TO SHOE FOOT HUNG ON GRATING CAUSING I.NAME TO FALL ONTO THE SHOE SOLE OF RT BOOT WAS LOOSE WARNED HIM PRIOR TO ACCIDENT ABOUT SOLE OF HIS BOOT
EMP STARTED TO 7LOSE LEFT HAND MECH. HOUSE DOOR ON 7500 D/L; TURNED LATCH TO CLOSE THE DOOR THE WRONG WAY CATCHING THUMB IN BETWEEN DOOR AND LATCH
EMP WAS TAKING 5 PIN OUT OF A CLEVIS THAT WAS MOUNTED ONAN I-BEAM. TWISTED CLEVIS WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO ALIGN THE HOLE, SO HE COULD PUT THE BAR POINT IN THE HOLE IN THE END OF THE PIN. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSUR9 WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, THE CLEVIS SLIPPED AND C AUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE CLEVIS AND I-BEAM
EMPLOYEE WAS AB2UT TO THROW SWITCH FOR ONCOMING CARS, SHE STEPPED ON SAFETY CATCH TO RELEASE SWITCH HANDLE AND IT SPRANG UP STRIKING HER ON THE RIGHT WRIST.
1985 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING PIPELINE SLIPPED AND FELL MASHING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND PIPE
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 2X4\ UP STAIRWAY TO FLAT METAL CHUTES. AS SHE HANDED THE 2X4\X TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO GIVE TO THE MAN IN THE CHUTE. ONE OF THEM SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND FELL ON HER LEFT ARM. THE FELLOW WORKER ASKED IF SHE WAS ALRIGHT AND SHE SAID YES. AT THIS TIME SHE COLLAPSED AND ROLLED DOWN STAIRWAY TO LANDING AREA.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK3BRIDGE AND PROCEEDED INT RIVER, VEHICLE ACCIDENT
EMP WAS TAKING DOWN APPROX 20\ OF 2 1/2" PIPE. THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, FALL TO GROUND BOUNCED AND LANDED ON EMPLOYEES INST.EP
EMPLOYEE STOOPED DOWN TO PICK UP PAPERS OFF OFFICE FLOOR UPON STANDING BACK UP EMPLOYEE STRUCK HEAD ON CORNER OF AIR CONDITIONER UNIT AIR CONDITIONER STICKS OUT INSIDE OF OFFICE 14 IN
EMPLYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT WINCH CABLE BACK INTO BOOM THE NEW HOOKS ARE TOO LONG IN ORDER TO BET HOOK OVER FIRST CROSS BAR IN TRACTOR BOOM THE CABLE CLAMPS HAVE TO BE PULLED UNDER CABLE GUIDE BAR ON THE TRACTOR WINCH EMPLYOEE TOLD TRACTOR OPERATOR TO TAKE UP ON THE WINCH AT THIS TIME ONE OF THE CABLE CLAMPS OR A BURR ON THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS HAND INSIDE BETWEEN T
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER HYDRAUCLIC LINE AND PANT LEG GOT CAUGHT IN SEALING WATER OUTLET AND TRIPPED AND FELL.
EE WAS WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT WHEN THE WIND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS LEFT EYE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
GOING DOWN RAMP, STEPPED IN MUD HOLE AND SLIPPED CATCHING SELF WITH LEFT HAND AND JAMMING HIS THUMB, HAND IN CAST.
1984 · 5 incidents
WRENCHING BOTTOM BOLT ON PIL XX PIPE LINE AND LIGHTLY SCRAPED AGAINST A BURR ON THE FLANGE AND CUT FOREARM. BURR HAD BEEN RAISED BY BLADE OF TRACTOR PUSHING AGAINST FLANGE
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF 631 PAN AND FELL TO GROUND ON RIGHT HAND
HYD. LINE OFF OF TANK FELL ON LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING HER LUNCH BOX AND HER 5 GAL BUCKET CONTAINING HER TOOLS, ONE IN EACH HAND. SHE TRIPPED OVER OXYGEN ACTEYLENE CUTTING HOSE THAT WAS RUNNING ACROSS GRATING AND UP OVER HAND RAIL FELL ONTO GRATING.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN FLAT SCREEN CHUTE TO INSTALL NEW SCREEN EMPLOYEE WAS HANDED FLAT SCREEN IT HIT A HALF BAFFLE PIPE BOUNCING BACK AND SLIDING ACROSS HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION TO IT.
1983 · 7 incidents
CHANGING FLAT METAL ON WASHER.ATTACHING 2 X 4 TO SCREEN WALL,SPLINTER WENT THROUGH GLOVE AND STUCK INTO RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEEWAS CHANGING OUT PRIM BUSHING IN TOP OF CABINET SPRING LOADED FUSE FELL OUT AND HIT EMP IN THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MOTOR COUPLING FROM THE HIGH STACKER DRIVE. HE WAS USING A COLD CHISSEL TO REMOVE THE COUPLING. THE CHISSEL CHIPPED CAUSING A PUNCTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM
EE HAD BEEN WORKING THE DAY BEFORE CHANGING OUT A 16" CHECK VALVE. EE FEELS HE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK ON THAT JOB.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CAR PULLER CABLE BACK INTO THE CABLE TROUGH BY PUTTING TENSION ON CABLE WHEN THE EYE THE CABLE WAS HOOKED INTO ON RAIL CAR BROKE CAUSING THE CABLE TO KNOCK EMP DOWN I NTO CABLE TROUGH CABLE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE
EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING IMPELLER FROM 44 IN WSO PUMP ONE EMP WAS ON EACH SIDE OF PUMP COUPLING EACH MAN WAS USING 4FT BAR TO TURN COUPLING ONE MAN WAS PULLING DOWN THE OTHER UPWARD MAN PULLING GOT HIS BAR HUMG AND MASHED RING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND AN ANGLE IRON BRACE USED TO SUPPORT THE COUPLING GUARD
EE WAS WALKING ON T HE FLAT PLANT FLOOR, STEPPED OVER A WATER HOSE, & TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SCRAPER THAT WAS LAYING NEXT TO THE HOSE.