Druid Mine: 16 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

AFTER MIXING CHEMICALS WHEN OPERATOR REMOVED HIS RESPIRATOR HE RECIVED A CYANIDE DUST EXPOSURE-DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND THE TYPE OF CYANIDE(GRANULAR NOT BRICKETTS).AFTER THE SHIFT THE OPERATOR WE NT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION-NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED.THIS TYPE OF CYANIDE WILL NOT BE UTILIZED ON THIS SITE AGAIN.

WHILE DIGGING A TRENCH THROUGHT HEAP ORE EMPLOYEE STRUCK A ROCK WITH PICK CAUSING MATERIAL TO ENTER HIS LEFT EYE RESULTING IN MANTRIP CORNEAL ABRASIONS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 AM THE OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING A WOOD WALKWAY TO COLLECT A SOLUTION SAMPLE.HE STUMBLED AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

CUTTING HOLES IN 3/4 INCH BARS WITH TORCH,SLAG POPPED BACK IN FACE COMING UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE.

WHILE CHISELING ON FURNANCE SLAG MISSED HIS WING AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER

TRIED TO PRY TRUNNION CARRIER FROM AGGLOMERATOR BASE TO PLACE NEW BEARING ON.PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER USING PRY BAR.THOUGHT JUST PULLED MUSCLE DID NOT GET BETTER (PAIN PERSISTED) WENT TO DCOT OR ON 09-18-91.DOCTOR LIMITED WORK AND PUT ON MUSCLE RELAXER.BACK TO DOCTOR ON 10-02-91. TOOK X-RAY INDICATING NECK OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

TRIPPED WHILE WALKING UP STAIRWAY RIGHT FOREARM BRUISED-SENT TO HOSPITAL-FOR X-RAYS RELEASED AND RETURNED TO WORK NO RESTRICTIONS.

EMPL WAS CLEANIG 988 LOADER RADIATOR WITH JET X TYPE SPRAYER WHEN HE PULLED TRIGGER ON SPRAY BAR NOZZLE KICKED BACK TWISTING WRIST.

EE STEPPED OFF CRIBBING AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE PAIN ON BPROLEM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WITH LIMITED RANGER OF MOTION WITH THROBBING PAIN EE NOTIFIED OTHER AN OTHER WITNES S ACCIDENT.

EE WAS CHANGING JAWS IN CRUSHER. HE TWISTED FAST TO CATCH A HEAVY PIECE OF THE JAW AND FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LOW BACK EE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORT INJURY THEN WENT ON VACATION AND NOTIFIED EE A FTER RETURN. THEIS IS REINJURY OF FORMER LOW BACK INJURY EE REFEERED TO LAKEWOOD OR THE PAEDIC CLINIC DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE DEGENERATIVE DISC DIEASE.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED GLOVES AND RUBBED EYE WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS FIRST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON GRIZZLY AND TRYING TO WATCH THE MAINTENANCE TRAILER WHERE TOOLS HAVE BEEN DISAPPEARING AT THE SAME TIME.HE PICHED HIS FINGER GETTING OUT OF THE BROWN PICKUP.

HE WAS CLEANING FILTERS ON FILTER PRESS WITH MURIATIC ACID AND WATER SOLUTION. SOLUTION SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE CAUSING REDNESS, BURN. FOREMAN HELPED WAS IN EYEWASH SOLUTION. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING GOGGLES, BUT WAS NOT.

CARRYING YELLOW MINE PIPE FROM TRUCK TO STOCKPILE

NIGHTTIME OPERATION AFTER DARK WORKING TOO CLOSE TO STACKER.