Injured miner was using a pry bar to lift a bearing on a LOTO'd pump to remove shims under it. Lifted bearing and used fingers to remove shim, pry bar slipped dropping bearing, catching left index tip of finger cutting it off.
NICHOLS PITMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2010–2021
- Latest incident
- Nov 2021
Reportable incidents
11 on file2021 · 1 incident
2015 · 2 incidents
Employee was bending over repairing equipment, felt sharp pain in lower back.
He was cutting a rope and the utility knife slipped and cut his left leg.
2014 · 3 incidents
He was assisting in removing a bearing from a tail pulley shaft. A piece of metal was knocked off and stuck in his upper thigh.
Claims muscle strain from exiting the service truck.
Hand was caught in belts of motor.
2013 · 2 incidents
Claims he pulled a muscle in his abdomen while pulling on a pipe.
Slipped and fell from a loader platform. He caught himself with his right arm on the handrail, pulling ligaments in his shoulder.
2011 · 2 incidents
He was climbing onto a D8 dozer when he felt a pain in his left knee.
While trying to remove a bolt from the hydraulic fluid reservoir the wrench slipped and cut his right hand.
2010 · 1 incident
While working on the shaker deck, he had to remove a length of conveyor belting that had been placed there to protect the screen. In removing the belting he felt a pain in his back.