WHILE CLEANING MOLDS WITH CHIPPING HAMMER, FLECKS OF METAL BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND LEFT EYE. EYE WAS FLUSHED WITH SOLUTION. EMPLOYEE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND DR'S OFFICE FOR EXTRAC TION OF METAL FRAGMENTS FROM LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK. NO FOLLOWUP CARE SCHEDULED.
Champagne Mine Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Champagne Mine (mine ID 1001831). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1989–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
Reportable incidents
16 on file1993 · 2 incidents
WHILE SERVICING A COMPANY TRUCK WITH A RATCHET, THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND SKINNED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THIS BECAME INFECTED
1992 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PROCESSING SLAG.FEELS THAT A SLAG FRAGMENT IN THE AIR LANDED ON EYE.EMPLOYEE DIDN'T NOTICE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS,UNTIL IT STARTED TO IRRITATE EYE.
SORE BACK EE THINKS IT OCCURRED WHEN HE CARRIED A 100 LB PAIL OF ZINC TO THE MILL WITHOUT ASSISSTANCE.
EE PUT ZINC IN FEEDER. WHILE BACKING DOWN OFF OF PLATFORM, EE SMACKED ELBOW ON PRESS WHEEL.
1991 · 5 incidents
WORKING ON PIPE LINE FELL HURTING BACK
ORE TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED WITH ORE. THE LOAD BEING DUMPED INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAUSED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND AND BOUNCED THE DRIVER INTO THE ROOF OF THE CAB.
WHILE CUTTING DRIPPERLINE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HAND.
WHILE PULLING ON THE INTAKE HOSE TO THE WATER TRUCK, IT SLIPPED OFF, STRICKING HIM IN THE NOSE.
WHILE GOING DOWN LEACH PAD, SLIPPED AND FELL.
1990 · 5 incidents
STEPPING OFF TRUCK TWISTED KNEE
STEPPING OUT OF LIME SILO WIND BLEW IN EYES
I.NAME HOLDING BOARD AGAINST PVC PIPE SO IT COULD BE HIT WITH DOUBLEJACK TO CONNECT 2 PIECES OF PIPE.BOARD NOT HELD PERPENDICULAR TO PIPE WO WHEN DOUBLEJACK HIT BOARD,SPRING BOARD EFFECT WAS E XPERIENCED BY I.NAME WRIST-SPRAINED WRIST.
GREASING FRONT END LOADER, STANDING IN THE BUCKET. HAD MUD ON BOOTS, SLIPPED OF THE BUCKET. LANDED ON FEET, THEN SAT DOWN. FALL TO 5 TO 6 FEET. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT KNEE. INITIAL REPORT IS A TOR N LIGAMENT.
WHEEL CHOCKS BEING THROWN UP ONTO TRUCK IN PREPARATION TO MOVE TRUCK. ONE FELL OFF HITTING WORKER ON LEFT SHOULDER BREAKING SAFETY GLASSES. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED REST FOR ONE WEEK WITH ARM IN SLIN G.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING ON A PVC T-FITTING WITH A CARPENTERS HAMMER ATTEMPTING TO BREAK IT LOOSE HE MISSED JUDGED & MISTAKENLY HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER THIS RESULTED IN AN OPEN MULTIPL E FX OF HIS LEFT THUMB
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