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 PIT Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2010–2021
- Latest incident
- Nov 2021
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,503 | 1 | 0 | 181.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,612 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,723 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.