Employee was standing on the concrete at the wash plant spraying off the concrete pad with a water hose. The pad had some fine silt on it. EE said EE turned right and EE's left foot slipped out from under EE. Reported EE's fall to foreman and continued to work for the next 2 days. On 3/11/2016 EE came to work that morning and said EE went to ER.
Goretown MineMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2016
- Latest incident
- Mar 2016
Reportable incidents
10 on file2016 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
was helping to work on a water truck and a gust of wind blew dust behind his safety eye wear into his eye.
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was walking up the steps at the fuel depot to get oil for his Off-Road truck, when his foot did not catch the step all the way, causing him to fall forward. At that time he put his hands down to catch his fall, bending his left wrist backwards. After sending the employee to Doctor's Care, it was determined that he sprained his left wrist.
2011 · 2 incidents
EE started a/c unit and a piece of debris flew out and hit him in right eye. Due to the fact the EE was in an enclosed cab, he was not required to wear safety glasses.
Employee was cleaning off uniform, when a gust of wind blew a foreign object into his left eye. Employee had eye protection on at the time of the incident according to employee and witnesses.
2009 · 1 incident
EE was lifting a 90lb. dragline bucket tooth over the top of the tailgate of the welding truck, The tooth slipped out of the left hand and fell on the right hand, Hand was between the tooth and the top of the tailgate.
2006 · 1 incident
Operator was exiting the dragline to evaluate a new setup. He stepped down off the dragline & turned his ankle in loose soil. The loose soil was from dozer work left behind by first shift clean up of work area.
2001 · 2 incidents
PENDANT CABLE SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS RAISING BOOM.
EE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS EYES BURNING. HE HAS SUFFERED UV BURNS IN THE PAST. MINER WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO LOOK AT THE ARC ON HIS RETURN.
2000 · 1 incident
DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE MAN STEPPED ON A GRATE ON THE DREDGE. THE GRATE CREELED AND THE MAN FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HITTING A PIPE.