Jerritt Canyon MillMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was working in a quench pit and got boot stuck in 2"" of mud. When the employee tried to free the foot the employee twisted / strained knee.

Employee was exposed to arc flash from air arc process, while performing confined space attendant duties. Employees were removing structure holding a CIL screen. Employee had eye pain that evening and returned to work the next morning. Reported to leadman that their eyes hurt from the previous days work. Was taken to doctor and prescribed antibiotic eye drops for infection.

Employee was accessing the cooling pond to retrieve level measurement. The employee stepped on the cooling pond liner with right foot and EE's leg slid out from under EE's body. The slip caused EE to do the ""splits"" resulting in an injury to their hip and thigh. Employee was assessed at NNRH and was put on restricted duty for a hip/thigh injury.

While changing out the slides & guides on Classifier Bucket Elevator, the East Guide was removed without incident. Fellow workers trying to remove the west guide got it out of alignment to remove easily. Injured worker had taken bolts out of the guides on both sides. After removing guide on East side, worker went to west side to assist the other when incident occurred.

Employee was changing out a chlorine tank at the gas handling circuit and after the tank was removed, they went to go get a tool to see if there were any leaks, and employee was exposed to a cloud of chlorine gas.

Employee was crushing samples in sample prep at the lab. The employee's left finger was smashed when the mobile crusher lid closed. The employee was placing a sample bag down when the lid inadvertently smashed employee's finger. The employee sustained a fractured finger as a result of the injury.

Employee was working on a ladder when another employee brought forklift forks down onto the employee pinning EE to the motor. When freed the employee then stepped off the ladder landing on one leg with the other hung up in the ladder twisting EE's back. 7000-1 created 02/09/2022 due to Workers Compensation authorizing physical therapy 02/07/2022 and setting it up 02/09/2022.

When pushing a reject cart on the pad the cart struck a hole in the ground and stopped suddenly, muscle soreness was noticeable after returning to heavy physical activity.

The employee was going to dump mop water outside of the Security building when employee slipped on a patch of ice from a water drip from the awning and landed on left side injuring left elbow and wrist.

While the employee was walking to the scrubber containment unit by the FL room the employee slipped on mud on the concrete and fell back onto the right wrist twisting back during the fall.

The employee was attempting to clean the front headlight on the right hand side of the loader 42. The employee locked down the equipment and articulated it for easier access. The employee could not reach the light from the lower railing and decided to lean over the railing on top. As the employee was retracting they felt a pop on the right hand side of the ribs.

The employee was removing glass from a window in the lab when the window broke causing a laceration to the left wrist.

While cleaning CIL containment the employee attempted to lift a wash down hose that was buried in the mud and strained EE's lower back. A full duty release was received at the initial Dr. visit. On July 1, 2021 EE attended a follow up appt receiving a light duty release hence making this injury a medical reportable injury.

The employee was breaking core with a standard rock pick when an employee next to EE was moving a box of core. As this employee moved the box of core EE inadvertently made contact with EE's arm mid-swing causing EE to miss the core and hit EE's thumb.

Employee was cutting a hole in gasket material, when the knife slipped causing a cut between the thumb and index finger on the left hand

Employee was walking out of a storage container, twisted the right ankle

Employee was checking a pump for leaks, and was trying to wash the area down when EE was sprayed with chemical in the face and chest area.

Employee was lifting and splitting sample ore bags when EE felt sharp pains in wrist and hand

Employee was pushing against a 55 gal drum, while pulling a drum cart towards the drum

The employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of bolts when they felt a pop in their elbow.

Employee was washing down the east tails containment area when employee slipped and caught self with right hand causing the strain.

Arc flash caused minor burns to hand, neck and face.

Employee was in a truck, getting ready to fuel up the vehicle. Employee stepped out and felt like a bat hit the left calf.

Employee was exiting the training room, the door stuck and as employee pushed twisted left knee.

Employee was cleaning air slides with air lance, with proper P.P.E. and foreign material got into left eye.

Employee was filling up an oil skid with a mobile trailer, and the trailer tongue jack fell, the trailer tongue hit the top of the employees right foot.

Employee was closing a valve on a line, EE looked up and foreign material fell into EE's left eye.

Employee was walking and rolled EE's right ankle on uneven ground

Employee was holding a piece of sheet metal while another employee was drilling a hole. The sheet metal slipped and cut the right thumb.

Employee was moving a cart when they twisted wrong and heard a pop in the right knee.

The employee was wearing googles, full face shield, and 1/2 mask respirator, while cutting an access door in a tank. Something got in their right eye, causing it to have redness and a scratching feel.

Employee placed their right hand in a pinch point location. Employee was replacing a universal joint on a light duty vehicle.

The employee was in circuit lubing the equipment, EE was stooped over and when ee stood up ee felt a pop or pull.

Failure to shut the coal feed off to the west roaster, causing a back draft inside the entoleter and large of amount of heat.

Failed to shut the coal feed off to the roaster, causing a back draft inside the entoleter and large amount of heat.

stepped off the forklift

Employee was pushing a rubber liner into place and felt a sharp pain in the upper right side of the abdominal area.

Employee was removing a large pipe from the Cip area. The pipe became loose and struck employee in the head.

An employee was helping another employee weld a steel plate in the bag house. this area was tight and the employee had some exposure to weld flash.

While the employee was moving a 3 inch sump line, on one end of the line was a rope, that the employees used to assist with moving the line across the tank. The line fell, causing the rope that the employee was holding on to pull and jerk on the employees shoulder.

Employee was walking backwards in the maintenance shop. While doing so EE tripped over a pallet and landed on the part that was on the pallet and hitting EE's tail bone.

An employee was working at the primary crusher. A propane bottle was knocked over and fell from the upper deck striking the employee on the lower back. on 1/25/2017 the employee arrived at work complaining of pain in lower back, the employee was transported to see a doctor.

Walking on freshly fallen snow covered ice, employee slipped and twisted left knee.

Employee was unaware that ice formed on the ground causing employee to slip/fall, lt. ankle hurts when walking

Employee was using a hammer inside of a tank to remove mineral scaling, ee struck the tank causing a large piece of scale to come loose falling onto leg causing the injury.

While cleaning up the dry the employee had picked up some very dirty coveralls and some of the dust had gotten into ee eyes irritating them.

While lifting something up with a pry bar the employee felt something like a shock go through into their fingers. After every time they squeezed their hand it would hurt. After eating lunch the pain was still bothering them and they reported it.

The employee was moving heavy batteries from one piece of equipment to another and was lifting them with another employee, during moving them emplyee was injured.

The employee was working in the Fine crushing trying to pound a rod into a plugged cone when EE missed with the tool EE was using to hammer and hit finger on the rod.

While the employee was cleaning out the quench tower some hot material fell from the top and landed on arm burning it.

Employee was removing a seat from a piece of equipment.

The employee was cleaning rocks out of the cone crusher when a rock fell down into the cone crusher and smashed finger.

The operator was grading the leach pad entrance and caught a pipe which flexed and threw rocks at the window causing it to break getting debris in EE's eye.

While the employee was descending a ladder, EE let go with one hand still maintaining three points of contact to look to see how far away EE was from the landing when EE's hand slipped off of the rung causing EE to fall roughly three feet onto a hand rail resulting in a broken rib.

The employee had put a hook on a rock bolt coming down the apron feeder for the Primary crushing circuit and while pulling the metal out his left hand was on the metal liner for the apron feeder; upon loosening the ore by removing the rock bolt a rock on top shifted and rolled on to his left hand.

While working on the skid steer, noticed a large rock on the #1 and #4 belt. The employee went over to the cone to look inside and placed his right hand on the screen to pull himself up and a large rock hit his finger.

The employee was climbing down from tightening bolts. He was hanging on with his right hand, his foot slipped off of the cement base and his weight was all on the right shoulder. He felt something pop and a burning.

A fire started on the 11th floor of the Roaster, and traveled through the east FRP pipe.

The employee was bending over to clean motors and upon standing back up he felt his back was strained.

While hammering/impacting bolts loose on a preheat blower vent, rust from pipe fell from about 20-30 feet hitting left hand causing abrasion to the skin.

While checking on the puckers the employee walked under some caution tape that was tied to a piece of angle iron, while lifting the tape the angle iron fell landing on the employee's leg causing an abrasion.

While cleaning out hatches inside the N. Bag house the employee received a cut from inside the hatch as he was cleaning it out.

Employee and a Contract employee was removing a sheave from the motor shaft by hitting the sheave with a rawhide hammer, Employee went to rotate the sheave and the Contract employee hit the sheave at the same time hitting Employee's right middle finger.

The employee was attempting to reposition sections of metal in the metal storage rack. The employee was using a metal clamp with his left hand at the same time as he was holding the second sheet of metal in his right hand when the metal shifted backwards pinching his right little finger. The employee pulled his finger from the two sheets of metal.

The employee was walking out of the Wet Mill MCC going down some stairs in dim lighting when he missed a step causing him to step down wrong resulting in a twisted ankle.

CP-50B, a centrifugal oxygen compressor, tripped suddenly. Less than 1 minute after the trip, there was a rapid ignition of the compressor. Because oxygen at 99% purity was lined up, the fire grew quickly in size and heat. The cost to repair or replace the compressor is currently estimated at $100000. Downtime is greater than a week.

The employee was getting out of a skidsteer and slipped on the bucket, twisting his ankle.

The employee was cutting a welded bolt while using proper P.P.E. when a piece of debris ricocheted off of the wall behind him and into his face shield getting into his eye.

The employee was pulling out a flight onto the grizzly catwalk when he strained and pulled a muscle in his back.

The employee was moving a 8"" flow meter from the truck to the storage area. While setting this down he pinched his little finger between the flow meter and a 12"" gate valve that was sitting on the ground.

While attempting to free a stuck roller the belt caught his sleeve pulling his arm into the belt and canue housing.

Employee was walking on uneven ground going to his work area when he stepped in a divot and twisted his knee.

EE stepped out of the guzzler truck to fill the fuel at the fuel bay and slipped on the ice.

The employee was walking down the stairs when getting to the bottom and stepping off the grating was raised and resulted in the employee stepping wrong and twisting/ spraining his ankle.

EE was lifting a 6"" pipe to make up connection to bolt up flange on barge when EE twisted he felt a pain in his back.

Employee is claiming knee pain there was no significant event

Miner was fueling a D-10 Dozer. He was assisted by another employee. When he attempted to hand the fuel line back to the other employee, the miner lost his balance and fell off of the equipment and landed against the other employee.

While walking backwards tracing a water line the employee fell 4 to 4 1/2 feet in a open hole

Miner was operating a 150 ton Water Truck on a surface haul road. Hydraulic system failed. Miner lost steering assist. Miner pulled a muscle in his shoulder while attempting to regain control of the vehicle.

While swing a sledgehammer in the Underflow Tunnel employee hit right elbow on the wall of the tunnel.

While dismounting a loader miner reportedly slipped and fell onto his back.

While taking off a pressurized line, the line blew hot water and carbon on to employees arms.

Exposed to toxic fumes while welding on Stainless Steele and Cast Iron.

Employee was walking up a slight grade and slipped and hit his head.

The miner was stepping out of the cab of the lube truck on to the side steps of the vehicle slipping off of the step, catching himself on the door.

Miner was using a hand held grinder to cut welds off of a metal project. The grinder ""walked"" away from the operator and went across the gloved left hand lacerating the skin on the left thumb knuckle.

Miner was working on a caustic line. He was wearing full PPE+ for the job that was assigned to him, including a full face respirator. Miner showered off with all PPE in place first. While removing respirator, he got a small amount of caustic in his left eye.

Miner was a passenger in a truck. Truck was parked, parking brake set, and chocked. Miner was not seat belted in as truck was parked. While vehicle was dumping, it tipped over onto the left side. Miner fell approx. 3' injuring elbow.

Miner was assisting in hosing down plant with water. Backed against a hand railing that had a 120v extension cord wrapped on it. Miner experienced an electrical shock. Miner was released light duty for 12-22-2013. He then goes off on RDO, and will be back to full duty.

Miner was assisting another miner carry a piece of pipe up an inclined roadway. Recent snow had fallen on the road covering previous snow and icy conditions. Miner slipped and fell on his left side. Miner complained of pain to his left leg and ankle.

Miner was engaged with guzzling out a vessel in the strip area. Miner received some very minor caustic burns on the neck and his face. Miner rinsed off for several minutes. Taken to hospital flushed more. Released full duty. On 12/22/2013 miner returned to hospital was given three days off by ER doctor.

Employees was doing a PM in a MCC and cleaning. While brushing out a breaker enclosure that was bottom feed it caused an arc flash.

Employee rushed to an Arc Flash fire with a fire extinguisher and received smoke inhalation

Miner was traveling home from work, noticed a pain in his left eye. Notified supervisor on 12-12-2013. Taken to doctors office, small piece of metal removed from eye. Miner does not remember when or where injury occurred.

Miner was exiting a screen area. When he repositioned his hands to push himself up he struck his left elbow against a support beam that was behind him.

Miner was attempting to move a heavy tail pulley by hand. Pulled muscle in back.

While clearing scale from the Thickener another employees sledgehammer hit an employee in the knee.

Over exposure to mercury.

Miner was stung by a wasp or yellow jacket insect. Ice pack used.

While climbing down off of truck he fell backward onto his back.

Employee was loading samples into the crusher and while lifting a bag got a sharp pain in the back.

Employee was kneeling on a hard surface for a period of time and received an injury.

Over-exposure to a toxic material.

Employee complaint of chest pain and tightness, care flighted to local hospital from mine site. Employee was tested, no heart condition found, diagnosed with muscle spasms of the chest due to coughing. Employee released from care. This is a non recordable event but was called in on the Immediately Reportable Hot line due to possible heart attack at the time.

Was carrying 4 sample bags down off incline, rock gave under foot, twisted and felt pinch in lower back left side.

While attempting to remove bolts from man hatch the tool slipped off bolt and hit right forearm

Cleaning out garbage out of Secondary Cone pulled on a piece of metal, came towards employee, was bigger than he thought hit him in shoulder and knocked employee down

Miner was walking on the ground level of the fine crusher area. A second employee was carrying a roll of liner material up some stairs. The employee lost his grip on the liner material and the liner fell from above, striking the miner on the side of the head and shoulder area.

Injury reported on 5-12-2013, no medical wanted by employee until 5-23-2013. Put on restricted duty until 6-6-2013, still hasn't seen by chiropractor. This is a reported repetitive motion injury. Miner is lifting 30# bags of ore samples and putting into small crushers in the assay lab.

Miner was shoveling fine ore under the conveyor belt, while doing this he experienced back pain from his activities. Miner reported a prior Non work related injury to the supervisor after the incident.

Miner was stepping off of a 950 loader after parking it. Miner stepped onto uneven ground under the step and twisted his ankle.

EE was wire wheeling silicon off of Fan Access Door. Re-positioned door and a sharp edge cut his upper right leg. Safety was notified. Incident was managed by Veris Safety and Veris Opps. Traveled to hospital for 15 stitches and was given permission to return to work same day. No medication prescribed.

Miner was climbing down a ladderway. Caught his ring (left Ring finger) on a handrail as he stepped off ladderway. Miner was wearing gloves, however ring had to be cut away by responding medical personnel and he was transported to hospital for sutures. Miner returned to work next scheduled shift with no restrictions.

Miner was seated in a chair. Miner stood up and took a single step on a relatively flat concrete floor inside of a well lit building. The miner was unaware that his foot had went to sleep, and the miner rolled his right ankle causing the tendons to strain.

Miner was using an air lance to clean out shoot. The air lance separated from the hose the hose end came up and caught the miner under the right eye, just below his safety glasses.

Miner was walking through an area on the mine site. The miner tripped and fell forward, striking his face against an object. The object caused minor facial injuries. Miner was treated for first aid at the mine site, transported to town to the doctor's office for follow-up treatment. The injury was stitched and miner returned for full duty.

Miner working in the refinery, noticed that the drain to a sump, located under a vessel, was not fully closed. The miner, not realizing the depth of the hot solution, stepped into the sump and the water went over his knee high boots and burned his left leg.

Subject fainted, fell and struck his head on the cat walk.

Miner was cutting wire ties off from a line on a water truck. As miner was running his hand up the line his hand came in contact with an old metal flange the was not seen by the miner. The miner cut his index finger on this flange. Miner was taken to the doctors office for stitches to the tip of this finger.

Washed hands at end of shift and felt a burning sensation on both forearms. Was treated at NNRH and was a very mild case of an unknown chemical burn and was released back to full duty work.

Mobile maintenance technician installing windshield in a downed piece of equipment. While tightening bolt with a wrench, the wrench slipped off the head of the bolt. Miner received a laceration on hand.

This report is submitted solely in response to MSHA request. Submission of this report by Queenstake does not constitute an admission that any accident occurred or that any of EE alleged injuries were work related.

Miner was pulling a portable ladder out of a van, slipped on ice and fell backwards. Miner put out his hand to catch himself, when he struck ground, injured his wrist.

Miner was standing on a tied off ladder approx. 18"" off of floor. Miner was unthawing a frozen, or obstructed, water line. A loose union fitting uncoupled and the water in the line swept the miner off of the ladder. The miner fell to the floor injuring his right ankle and foot.

Miner was working on a leaking slurry pump, adjusting the packing,when he lost his footing on floor and injured his knee.

Two miners working to remove a guard from a apron feeder for repairs/clean up. One miner was attempting pry off the guard, while other miner was using an 8 lbs. sledge to strike on the main frame. The injured miner moved to get a better position. The second miner, using the hammer, the hammer glanced off of the frame and stuck the second miner on the right knee cap.

Miner was repairing a splitter 4"" valve (water). While they were trying to disconnect the valve from the water hoses, The last hose came loose and the valve dropped onto the ground, with the valve handle pinching the miner' s right ring finger between the valve and the ground. Miner was wearing proper PPE for this job task.

Miner was shoveling snow out of a walkway using a hand shovel. The shovel struck a concrete pole base. Shoulder injury was reported next shift to his supervisor. Miner was withdrawn from his normal duties and medical treatment was sought.

Miner was checking ore samples just inside of a recently opened bay door that had ice in the vicinity of the threshold of the door. When the miner fell on the floor she landed on her left kneecap.

Employee was attempting to clean a water nozzle, on a water truck, that was frozen with rocks and ice, with a knife. The blade slipped and he lacerated his right hand in the web of the hand, located between the index finger and the thumb.

Assisting a rig welder, employee was operating a forklift while the welder was cutting off random lengths off of the transition (cap for the hood). Employee placed his foot on flange and as he released the flange the flange struck his fingers and caused a laceration.

Laborer was moving furniture down a flight of stairs when the furniture slipped off of the dolly and struck the employee cutting the right ear

The employee was being pushed up hill with another 657E Scraper. The incident occurred when the second scraper made contact with the lead scraper, resulting in a slight jarring motion. The employee indicated he was not injured and completed the remainder of his current shift and the following days shift before compalining his back hurt.

Worker was in a lime silo and was washing it out when lime on his boots came into contact with water causing a chemical reaction and eating through his boots to his feet causing burns.

Employee was on the van getting ready to return home at the end of shift. A co-worker left the van door open and it was very cold outside. EE went to close the van door and stepped to the edge of door. She lost her footing & slipped out of the van face first, landing in the parking lot.

Miner walking down stairway, turned on landing injuring his right right knee, did not fall.

Lifting bucket of mop water. Pre-existing conditions may apply, not related to mine site.

Miner was walking across a dirt lot in the process area, walking from one area to another, he stepped on a small patch of ice, slipped and fell onto the ground injuring his back.

Employee was exposed to spilled Hg while cleaning a spill around scrubber unit. Biologic tests showed a high amount of Hg in this miner's system. Miner was immediately removed from area. Placed under medical care to reduce Hg levels further, she was removed from site by doctors advice and given medical to help assist in the reduction Hg levels in her system.

EE's failure to get sufficient grip & clamping force on tire he was off loading. Equipment didn't allow securement of tire. E#E's failure to ""Stand Down"" & wait for the mine to provide him with larger equipment. Truck driver's attitude in getting quickly unloaded so he could head home. 15 below zero icy conditions. Tire fell & struck EE, fracturing his right leg.

Stepping off ladder way of 992 loader, felt pain. Possible pre-existing condition not related to mining.

While climbing down off of a 773B Haul truck right foot caught between bumper and top rung of cable step causing a loss of balance and a fall which sprained his right ankle.

Clear warm day no wind.

Employee was getting dressed for work, when he started to pull his sweatshirt over his head something fell into his eye. He was in the Men's locker room.

He was loading PVC pipe into a truck bed. The load shifted and a PVC pipe popped up and struck him in the mouth.

Employee was welding angle iron and piece of slag fell into glove causing burn

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Non employee was riding as a passenger in a privately owned vehicle on the access road approaching the main gate, the driver lost control of the vehicle, left the road, rolling the vehicle and damaging the vehicle, our fence and seepage well pump. There are no reported injuries to passenger or driver of the vehicle.

Employee was replacing a screen and pinched his hand between the screen and a ladder guard. Hand was bruised and employee was prescribed nabumetone for pain and swelling, and instructed to use an ace bandage and ice for 48 hours. Light duty was prescribed for 48 hours, and was provided at work site. After light duty employee returned to full duty for next scheduled shift.

Employee was going to shut down haul truck at the shop and slipped on ice and fell.

Driving on the haulpak road going 25-30 mph. He heard a bang and the truck tipped on its left side and slid into the berm.

Employee was finishing repair of preg filter in refinery, reached for a come-a-long handle and made contact with a cable tray and cut his arm on a burr. Laceration was about 1.5 inches long and required stitches. Employee returned for his next shift.

Slippery Road

Snowing outside

Employee was climbing down a ladder, missed a step and fell, landing on right wrist/forearm. Wrist is broken and splinted/casted, limited use of right hand and arm.

Employee was attempting to remove an air hose from cyclone at roaster to install it on another cyclone. When removing the hose, the isolation valve came off and hot fine ore blew out and hit employees hand and thumb.

Employee was welding in a loader bucket and the reflection of the welding.

Employee was guiding a bucket with his left hand.

Employee was engaged in lining drainage pond and while changing a roll of the liner material a support pipe suspending the roll fell on him, striking left shoulder, arm and side. Employee suffered some bruising and returned to work for one day on light duty.

Employee was working on discharge cone valve, stepped down from launder and twisted his left knee. Torn ACL and Median Miniscus. Employee is currently on light duty with surgery scheduled for 12/02/2009.

Subject exited side door of van and closed door. Dust/dirt on weather stripping was blown off weather stripping into subjects right eye. Right cornea was scratched. Eye doctor at the Total Eye Care in Elko suggested full healing in 48 hours. Subject returned to work.

Subject was performing janitorial work and was exposed to a cleanser she had a reaction to. Treating physician described the reaction as Chemical Bronchitis. She suffered cough, runny eyes, some difficulty breathing. No continuing effects. Exposure started on 10/19/2009 and continued to 11/04/2009 when the problem was reported.

EE was positioning steel with a spud wrench to weld steel into place. He pulled down on wrench abnormally, causing shoulder pain.

He was getting in the lube truck and went to close the door and cut his left index finger on the inside door handle.

Coworker was removing a PVC pipe from saddle it was secured in, when the pipe buckle from the tension it was under and struck subject in the right side of his face. Subject suffered contusion and laceration, was treated and returned for his next shift.

Right eye irritated, red and sore from dust. Rinsed out with eye wash but still sore.

Operator was dumping an end dump trailer when the load apparently stuck and the truck was parked on a slight slope causing the truck and trailer to overturn.

Was bitten by a Deer fly or a Horse fly on elbow and wrist. Hand and fingers started to swell.

Getting down off the back of a carbon truck she twisted her left knee.

The employee was holding a ladder for another worker when a one inch valve dropped and hit his hand. He twisted his body in a hurry to get out of the way and hurt his back.

There are several factors that contributed to the accident, it happened to be a curve next to a pond where the evaporation causes the road to become very slippery and the fact that it had rained the night before changing into snow early in the morning; the rear tires in the van should have been changed and finally the fact that even though he was driving at the speed limit.

While shoveling snow standing inside of frame work of cile, ee was hit on head by a piece of Prisco pipe that another employee was attempting to remove from ground. Pipe hit employee on head knocking off hard hat. Employee fell to f\ground and lost consiousness for a short time. Cut above right eye unknown if from pipe or fall.

Was walking in front of security and stepped into a depression made by ore trucks driving through the area, as he stepped out of it he tripped and fell on his right Knee.

Working in lime slaker cleaning up when he walked around & stepped into a pile of lime it went up over his boot & went inside of his boot. Didn't bother him at first & he didn't take off his boot & clean it off inside. So it was 2 days later it started bothering him we took him to the ER then. He was released to go to work his next work day that was February 22, 2008

The employee was cleaning out around the Zero Speed hose, while the belt was running. He opened up the guard and stuck his Right hand in, past bearing for the tail pulley, with a pair of Channel locks to clean. When he lost his footing, slipped and fell into the belt, the tail pulley grabbed his channel locks and pulled him into the tail pulley.

We are not sure and the employee can't remember, but we think he fell when was getting off of the 992 Loader, because of what the person said that was working with him.

When tripping out HQ rods, I woke up the next morning and felt a burning sensation on the right side of my groin. It could have been from mixing or hauling gel bags.

Employee was hooking up cable to a crusher cone gear wheel, while the wheel was still turning and got his left finger pinched between the hand rail and cable mashed his finger and fractured the tip of his finger.

This accident is supposed to have happened on 10/26/07, but never told the company until 12/1/07 at the start of that shift. At this time he was seen by a doctor, but was never put on restricted duty until 2/4/08 by the doctor. He was grabbing either a fire extingusher or a wheel chock when he pulled his shoulder.

Haul Truck driver lost his brakes coming down a grade. His left rear duals caught fire. He steered the truck into the berm and went off the road and tipped his truck over on to its right side. The driver was injured and taken to the ER room and was released about 4 hours later.

Pulling on water hose, he slipped and fell against tail pulley and hit his back on the right side.

Was checking on a pressure tap seal in the Roaster. While stepping onto a grating to turn ball valve the grating bent down at a 45 degree angle and his foot slipped into the hole and fell to his knee. He caught himself against a hot cyclone and burned his forearm and hands.

Prying on grating when he hyperextended his left knee. Employee was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was punching holes in a rubber belt with a hole punch and a hammer when the hammer slipped striking the employee on left hand thumb area. Employee was placed on light duty for 3 days.

Employee was moving a pipe in a vertical position under the mill when the flange on the bottom of pipe caught employee's right hand and fingers. Employee was placed on restricted duty for 3 days.

EE was working on the stand for the ball mill, when a cloud of dust fell from above, striking EE on the head, resulting in a strain to his neck and left shoulder. EE was taken off work on 6/17/07 and returned to light duty on 6/18/07.

EE setting 4"" pipe on the pipe stand, he lifted the pipe the wrong way, which caused a strain on his back. EE was placed on restricted duty for 3 days.

Was walking down the stairs and caught his foot on something and rolled his foot.

Stepped off of Haul Truck and stepped forward and twisted right ankle.

Employee was helping to install a shock absorber, while holding the nut with his hand, there was an impact wrench on the other side tighting the bolt.

Was making his rounds walking through the Mill slipped on some spilled flocculent that was wet and fell on his right hand trying to catch himself.

Employee was getting out Van and put her hand in the frame of the sliding side door and another person slamed the sliding door on her finger.

Employee covering mill gear with plastic and he was tied off, he slipped on plastic when the harness pulled him back against a bolt on the mill door. Employee was released on restricted duty. Project was complete and employee was layed off on 4/22/06.

Employee was attempting to move a plate of steel, when he lost his footing on loose rock and fell to the ground with the plate landing on his left forearm causing the bone to fracture in two places. Employee did not work the second day of injury. He was placed on restricted duty. Project was complete on April 20, and employee was laid off.

While tracing piping at cooling tower, slipped on snow and hit knee on hugger bolt. Caused small laceration on knee, requiring 4 stitches.

While being transported to worksite in Queenstake van, the van was hit by a Kirkness Drilling pick-up truck (auto accident).

Employee had removed a metal guard and was attempting another task. He stepped onto the guard, tested it and assumed it was stable. as he put his full weight on it it folded in half and mashed his foot.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE PUMPS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT. THE WATER WAS GETTING TOO HIGH. AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THE STAIRS THE WATER WAS HIGHER THAT HIS BOOT TOPS. THE WATER WAS VERY HOT AND BURNT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS ASSISTING THE MAINTENANCE GROUP WORKING ON A CONE CRUSHER. ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC ARMS FELL. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE ARM WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND WAS STRUCK BY THE ARM AND FINGER WAS PINCHED AGAINST THE END OF THE SHAFT.

Slate was being lowered with an overhead crane. Slate slipped and hit his hand. EE suffered deep laceration to right pinky finger. He was treated at hospital and released.