RAIN MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Employee stepped on the PVC pipe when working on the leach pad and fell onto his right shoulder. He was given a full duty release at this time and sought medical treatment on a later date and was recommended for surgery for a rotator cuff tear 6/28/05. *Original on-line EDoc # 211279*

While walking on a leachpad liner, employee slipped and his feet went out from under him. He landed on the back of his head and back. This incident occured on 12/02/03. He was taken off the job on 05/21/04 for physical therapy and rehabilitation with the possibility of corrective surgery.

EE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 631 SERIES II SCRAPER HAULING EARTHEN MATERIAL WHEN HE REACHED FOR HIS CONTROL LEVER AND FELT THE TOP OF HIS HAND "POP." THE EE SUFFERED A STRAIN TO THE TOP OF H IS RIGHT HAND. EE GIVEN A WRIST BRACE AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

EE WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR 631 SERIES II SCRAPER HAULING MATERIAL FROM THE "BORROW AREA" TO THE "FILL AREA" WHEN THE SEAT "BOTTOMED OUT." THE EE SUFFERED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

APPARENT HEAT EXHAUSTION. WORKING PERFORMING GENERAL LABOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. EMPLOYEE BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3-24-99 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY.

PULLED DOWN A PIPE WRENCH AND STRAINED BACK.

HE WAS BEATING ON THE BIT TO SHARPEN IT WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS EYE.

WORKER BENT OVER AND HIT AN AIR LANCE WITH HIS FACE SPLITTING HIS UPPER LIP OPEN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON 992 LOADER & DROPPED CUTTING EDGE ON RT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE TO BIG TOE

WAS BACKING UP TO START DUMPING LOAD. APPLIED FOOT BRAKE AND THEY DID NOT WORK. TRUCK ROLLED UP ON GRADE. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL FOR X RAYS OF BACK AND HIP. THEY TURNED OUT NEGATIVE, BUT HE WAS PLACED ON 5 DAYS OF WORK RESTRICTIONS BY THEDR.

WHILE ADJUSTING THE CONE CRUSHER HYDRAULIC RAM, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAM AND THE CONE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT PALM. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK FULL DUTY.

EE WAS LOWERING THE MOST ON A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT, WHEN MAST BECAME BOUND. AS EE WALKED AROUND PLANT TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING IT TO BIND. THE MAST BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EE IN THE HEAD CREATING A LACERATION ON FOREHEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS GIVEN RESULTED IN APPROX. 12 SUTURES.

INJUREDW AS PUSHING LINERS AN DPINCHED HIS LEFT PIKNKY FINGER BETWEEN THE LINERS. IS FINGER WAS X-RAYED AND THE X-RAY WAS POSITIVE. THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED BUT HE WAS GIVEN NO RESTRICTIONS.

INJURED WAS APPROACHING THE MILL STOCKPILE WHEN SOEM DUST BLE WIKNTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, HOWEVER THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THIS CONDITION ON ;71-5-93. HE HAD A PIECE OF DIRT REMOVED FROM HIS EYE (DR USED AN INSTRUMENT TO REMOVE THE DIRT).

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ORE USING AN IT-28. DUST AND SAND PARTICLES BLEW IN THE CAB THROUGH A WINDOW LEFT OPEN FOR VENTILATION. THE EMPLOYEE BIT DOWN ON A SAND PARTICLE AND CHIPPED THE BOTTOM LE FT FRONT TOOTH.

ELECTRICIAN WAS RACKING OUT EQUIPMENT ON MAIN DISCONNECT WHEN THE HANDLE SNAPPED BACK & STRUCK HIS HAND LEFT HAND RING FINGER DOC EXAMINATION OF XRAYS FOUND NO FX SOMETIME LATER A RADIOLOGIST EXAMINED XRAYS & FOUND A FX EE WAS NOTIFIED ON MARCH 25 1993 OF HIS CONDITION EE WAS ADVISED TO USE A SPLINT

WHILE SERVICING A DOZER THE OPERATOR REMOVED THE FUEL NOZZLE (FUEL HOSE) FROM THE MACHINE AND TURNED TO PUT THE HOSE AWAY. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE LANDED ON HIS SHOULDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE CONVEYOR BLET AND STEPPED OFF THE CEMENT PAD TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE ROD MILL TAKING EMASUREMENTS AND WAS CROUCHING, KNEELING DOWN. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO EXIT THE MILL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE ADJUSTING THE TRACKS ON A DOZER, A PIECE OF 4" CHANNEL IRON THAT HE WAS USING AS A STRAIGHT EDGE FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT FOREARM. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 9-15-92 AND WAS PLACED ON RES TRICTED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.

DRILLER OVER EXERTED HIMSELF OVER THE SHIFT, STRAINING HIS SHOULDER

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF A LOADER WHEN HE KNEELED DOWN ON HIS RIGHT KNEE REACHE DOVER AND GRABBED ONTO A TRANSMISSION DOOR LATCH AND STARTED TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS HE REACHED, HE FELT A MUSCL E PULL IN HIS LOER CENTER BACK.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND LOSS OF FEELING IN HER LEFT ARM, HAND AND FINGERS. SHE STATED THAT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC WHERE A BRACE WAS APPLIED TO HER WRIST.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE VAN GETTING READY TO GO HOME WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GROUND.

DRILLER FELT EYE IRRITATION ABOUT 10:00 PM GOT WORSE UNTIL 2:30 AM WHEN HE WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE METAL SLIVER REMOVED FROM CORNEA IRRITATION REMAINED SO DRILLER DID NTO WORK NEXT SHIFT. HA D EYE CHECK AND RETURNED TO WORK 2-2-92.

EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED ON OLD INJURY RECEIVED ON 6-22-91.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER ON A RUBBER TIRE DOZER 595 HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED STRIKING THE RIGHT SHINE ON LADDER STEP, CASUING A LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG SHIN. EE RECEIVED 7 SUTURES TO THE RIGH T SHIN AT ELKO GENERAL HOSPTIAL EE WAS RELEASED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS ON 10-14-91.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON VAN RIDING TO WORK ON 8-24-91. THE VAN HIT A POT AND HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK, BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. ON 8-25-91 EMPLOYEE HELPED INSTALL A FAN AND HUB ON A CUMMINS ENGINE WHICH AGGRAVATED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO ER AND RECEIVED ONE DAY LOST TIME.

EMPL HAD BEEN FILLING 5 GAL BUCKET WITH WATER CARRYING IT UP & DOWN STAIRS TO CLEAN.EMPL HAD BACK PAIN FOR 3 WEEKS FROM OVEREXTENSION BUT DIDNT REPORT PAIN TO SUPV UNTIL 7-19.SENT TO DR FOR EV ALUATION/TREATMENT.EMPL UNSATISFIED WITH DR CARE,SAW CHIROPRACTOR WHO TREATED COMPLAINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PICE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT THE BELT CAUSING THE KNIFE TO SLIP AND CUT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT FOREARM.THIS INJURY REQUIRED 6 SUTURES.

WHILE POUNDING A SURVEY LATH THE LATH SPLINTERED INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND.THIS INJURY REQUIRED 6 SUTURES.

NO. 27 HAUL TRUCK WAS PULLING AWAY AFTER DUMPING ITS LOAD WHEN A HOIST CYLINDER HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE, CAUSING THE BED TO COME DOWN VERY HARD ONTO THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS JOLTED VERY HARD, CAU SING THE OPERATOR SOME STIFFNESS IN HER NECK RIGGHT SHOULDER, AND RIGHT HIP.

EMPL IN VAN READY TO GO HOME,TWISTED OVER TO PUT ON SEAT BELT,FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

EMPL REPORTED PAIN,SWELLING AND TIGHTNESS IN CALF OF RIGHT LEG...EMPL TAKEN TO E.R. AND HAD FOLLOW UP TEST(NEMOGRAM) 5-15-91 AND RETURNED TO WORK NO RESTRICTIONS 5-16-91.SEE ATTCHED NOTE:INFEC TION & SURGERY 7-29-91.

MECHANIC HAD DRIVEN PIN FROM TOOTH ON #520 LOADER BUCKET AND HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER.EDGE OF HAMMER HAD ROLLED AND SMALL CHIP CAME OFF HITTING EMPL ON NOSE.EMPL RECD 4 SUTURES IN RIGHT SIDE OF N OSE.

EMPLOYEE HAS CHRONIC TENDONITIS DATING BACK YEARS TO A TORN TENDON IN THE RIGHT ARM,ELBOW AREA.THIS CONDITION HAD BOTHERED INJURED FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS.ON 04-16-91 THE EMPLOYEE SHOVELED MORE THAN USUAL.ON THE WAY HOME,IT HURT SO THAT HE WENT IN TO THE CLINIC.DIAGNOSED TENDONITIS.EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 2 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OFF LADDER (APPROX.) LESS THAN 18' OFF GROUND WHEN REPLACING A LIGHT BULB. SOCKET SHORTED TO GROUND CAUSING A SMALL EXPLOSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HE JUMPED BACK OFF LADDE R INJURING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG (CALF MUSCLE TORN).

WHILE CLEANING A DISCHARGE CHUTE, EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN MILL BAR AND CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PLACE A DRILL BIT IN BIT BASKET AND FELT A POP IN HER BACK.

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER BENDING AND TWISTING WHILE TAKING CARBON SAMPLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED AROUND IN A LOADER WHILE TRYING TO GET A ROCK OUT OF THE STOCKPILE.

EMPL KNEELED DOWN TO POUND GAD INTO GROUND & WHEN HE STOOD UP HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE BACKPAIN & LEG GAVE OUT.

FITTING ON HYDRAULIC HOSE LINE ON A FORK LIFT CRACKED AND OIL SPRAYED IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

WHILE CUTTING A NYLON STRAP WITH A RAZOR KNIFE,KNIFE WENT THROUGH STRAP AND ACROSS BACK OF HAND CAUSING A 2" LACERATION. LACERATION REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

WHILE ASCENDING THE STAIRS, EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HER TOE AND FELL ONTO STAIRS.

LOST FOOTING WHILE TRYING TO CHECK WATER LEVEL IN STEAM CLEANER. HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO RIGHT WRIST.

PULLING A BIT BASKET OFF THE DECK OF A TRACK DRILL

WHILE LIFTING A FFEDER PAN OUT OF JAW CRUSHER,EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN BELOW BODY,TWISTED AND HANDED PAN ABOVE HEAD.

WHILE GRINDING (BUFFING)A METAL SHAFT,THE PORTABLE GRINDER KICKED BACK ,STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF STEEL AND THE DRILL GRABBED AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE PULLING BELTS CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.

WHILE PULLING BEARING PULLER SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD

STRAINED BACK WHILE LOWERING BARREL.

WHILE BREAKING SLAG A PIECE LACERATED FOREARM REQUIRING SUTURES.

INHALED CHLORINE WHEN SHE BENT OVER A LEAKING VALVE

PUTTING LID ON TEST TUBE IN LAB WHEN TUBE BROKE, LACERATING LEFT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES

SWERVED TO AVOID COW AND OVERTURNED PICKUP FRACTURING LEFT LEG

TRANSPORTING MATERIAL ON CART AND VALVE SLIPPED PINCHING RIGHT FIFTH FINGER REQUIRING SUTAURES.

INJURED WAS PUTTING A PLUG IN OVERFLOW PIPE WHEN VACUUM PUSHED PLUG OUT CATCHING PERSONS HAND BETWEEN PLUG AND A METAL BEAM

USING METAL SHIM TO BREAK ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER WHEN SHIM BOUNCED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BARREL OF CRRBON WITH BARREL CART BARREL CART SLIPPED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTACHING 55 GALLON BARREL OF CARBON EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR CART AND TRAPPED HIS FINGER BETGWEEN CA RT AND A 12IN SLURRY PIPE LINE

HAULING BARRELS OF TRASH, T-HANDLE BAR SLIPPED OFF STRIKING EMPL IN MOUTH LACERATING UPPER LIP -6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR A CHLORINE LEAK IN MILL WAS NOT WEARING FACE MASK RECEIVED CHLORINE INHALATION RESPIRATOR ISSUED AND IN PRESENCE OF EMPLOYEE