Employee was helping powder and stepped on rock rolling an ankle and falling on their buttocks and left hip area. Employee didn't feel they needed medical evaluation. Two weeks later employee started feeling sharp pain down left leg. This became reportable on Oct. 27, 2017 when employee was taken to Chiropractor for a bulging disk in back. Received treatment and realignment.
SUN CITY MINE Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2005–2017
- Latest incident
- Oct 2017
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 7,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,057 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,461 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
6 on file2017 · 1 incident
2011 · 1 incident
Unknown, Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated Employee had a standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.
2007 · 2 incidents
Unknown. Employee is required to wear hearing protection. Annual hearing test indicated employee had a Standard threshold shift in his right ear. Conditions outside of work could have contributed to this condition also.
Employee was loading a truck from a bin. The gate stuck on the chute he was using so he used a pipe wrench to help close the gate. The pipe wrench slipped and smashed his index finger on left hand between the wrench and guard.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was helping blaster tape on fuses and get ready to blast. While walking back to pickup he stepped in a hole and wrenched his back.
Employee was hauling rock with a Cline truck out of underground mine. When he got to the portal he hit a section of rough road. This caused the truck to bounce and jarred his back.