Miner lifted a piece of plywood and felt a pain in his lower spine.
Columbus Project Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2008–2015
- Latest incident
- Jul 2015
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,267 | 1 | 0 | 789.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2015 · 2 incidents
EE and another ee were using magnets to remove magnetic from an ore sample when they got too close to each other and the magnets slammed together trapping their fingers
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was on level 2 standing between the roll up door and the man door, there is a step down to the man door. Co-worker called her name, when she turned to answer her she took a step forgetting about the step down and lost her balance falling towards the man door and into the guard rail. Here left side contacted the second rail on impact resulting in a fractured rib.
2010 · 4 incidents
EE was walking around side hill on nature soil/rocks and a rock rolled under his feet, as he fell he tried to catch himself with his right arm the impact jammed his shoulder causing it to dislocate.
While cutting an access door for a water line in the skirting of a mobile home. He was setting up the saw blade broke, kicking the blade back into his leg just below the knee.
While troweling recently poured cement, employee suffered minor abrasions on his knees. Subsequently, the abrasions reacted negatively to the cement and became inflamed. Employee obtained bandages from a first aid kit. He then went to Nye Regional Medical Center to receive further medical attention. A tetanus shot was received and no time was or will be lost.
Employee's left hand ring finger was pinched by suspended load on curb. The pinch resulted in 13 stitches to the employee's finger. He returned to work the following day.
2008 · 1 incident
While installing drain pipe for rake thickener, contractor was pushing pipe to line it up when he lost his footing and fell from a retaining wall. Contractor was not wearing appropriate safety gear, although it was present.