Sterling Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was laying on ground cutting exhaust pipe on 2009 ford van equipment #6119 A piece of the cuttings from a cordless 18v. Makita reciprocating saw got by his safety glasses and entered left eye

While doing field service on hoist a defect was found on the wire rope and had to be retired from service. A new wire rope has been ordered, the miners have been notified and the refuge chamber is operational.

Glove got caught between grinding wheel and tool rest, Serious abrasion to thumb

Was adding 3/4 in. water lines on top of leach pad. Stepped on a rock and knee "popped". Tibia Fracture rt. knee

Driving T-post fence posts. Driver slipped and hit employee on head causing laceration

Steam cleaner trailer touque jack failed while coupling to pickup. Trailer touque fell into left shin/ankle.

Tying in primers to shoot round, small rock dislodged, struck rt forearm. Laceration - 5 stitches

STEPPED UP ONTO FOOT BRIDGE & FELT RT. KNEE "POP". INITIAL MEDICAL EVALUATION NEGATIVE. SUBSEQUENT DR. VISITS RESULTED IN ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY TO RT. KNEE W/LOST TIME & RESTRICTIONS UPON RETUR N. SURGERY 8-1-01. LIGHT DUTY 8-30-01.

MECHANIC HAD BEEN ADJUSTING FUEL PUMP ON GENERATOR MOTOR. AS ENGINE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED TO TEST ADJUSTMENT, BATTERY EXPLODED. ACID AND BATTERY PIECES HIT EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING VALVES 2" ON HEAP LEACH PAD AND TWISTED KNEE WHILE STANDING UP. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS KNEE STRAIN, DID NOT HEAL, LATER SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DRIVE LINE FROM A MUCKER, THE DRIVE LINE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND SMASHING HIS FINGR BETWEEN DRIVE LINE AND MUCKER FRAME.

EMP WAS CLIMBING OVER A TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM AND RIB. XRAYS WEREREAD AS NEGATIVE. EMP IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING WINDSHIELD SHE STEPPED ON THE BUMPER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK. HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE FELL LANDING ON HER WRIST.

EE WAS BENDING RAILS ON STEPS WHEN THE WELD BROKE AND THE STEEL SPRUNG BACK SLICING THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND. EE WAS TAKEN TO BEATTY MED. CLINIC FOR STITCHES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A ROLL OF 9 WIRE MESH FROM A MUCKER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN GO ACROSS HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS WEARING A BACK SUPPORT AND LIFTING RIGHT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE HAS A LOWER BACK STRAIN/MUSCLE.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF A TRUCK TO FUEL IT, AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A 200 LB ROLL OF #9 WIRE OUT OF A MUCKER BUCKET.WHEN HE PULLED ON THE WIRE,HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK MUSCLES,CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AND GROIN AREA.

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EE WAS LEANING OVER DRILL HOLE HOLDING REFLECTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL 2 FEET HITTING HIS ELBOW. HE REINJURED HIS ELBOW 8-16-96.

EE WAS MOVING A JACKLEG TO ANOTHER HEADING WHEN HE STEPPED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO TURN HIS BOSS BUGGY AROUND IN A HEADING. THERE WAS A LARGER ROCK IN HIS WAY, SO HE TRIED TO GO OVER IT. AS THE BUGGY CLIMBED OVER THE ROCK. THE FRONT WHEELS HIT THE GROUND AND BEING LIGHT IN THE FRONT AS THEY ARE, IT STARTED TO BOUNCE AND EE LOST CONTROL OF THE BUGGY AND IT BOUNCED INTO A RIB, ROLLING OVER ON ITS RIGHT AND OVER ON EE. HE HAD A FEW LACERATIONS, STIT

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SCRAM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STARTED SLIDING. HE THEN GRABBED A CHAIN TO STOP HIMSELF AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING LIME INTO HIS TRUCK THE WIND BLEW SOME IN HIS EYE. PERSCRIPTION EYE MEDICAATION WAS GIVEN MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

EE WAS WALKING TO OPERATORS COMPARTMENT TO MOVE UP ON LEVEL, AND WHILE WALKING BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS MID AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A PIECE OF WIRE OUT OF THE WAY TO LOAD A HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ROCK. EMPLOYEE BROKE HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER IN THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN A LOOSE ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A SCRATCH TO HIS EYE. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE WASH TO TREAT HIS EYE.

EE WAS UNDERGROUND TAKING ROCK SAMPLES WHEN A ROCK CHIP FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE, CAUSING A LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION. EE WAS GIVEN 0.5% PROPARACAINE WASH FOR HIS EYE.

EE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE NOTICED MOVEMENT OF THE GROUND. WHEN LEAVING THE AREA, PART OF THE BROW FELL AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD. THIS CAUSED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND A MILD CERVICAL STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 12' PIECE OF 3 X 12 LAGGING OFF OF THE TIMBER FILE, AND TWISTED WRONG, PULLING HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED WAS TEMPORARILY DISABLED.

EMPLOYE EWAS DRILLING AND SOME LOOSE ROCK FELLA ND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE WRIST AND ON THE LEFT FOOT.

MINER HAD FINISHED DRILLING, LEANED THE DRILL AGAINST THE ROCK WALL WHICH LOOSENED A ROCK WHICH STRUCK HIS HAT, KNOCKING IT DOWN ONTO HIS FACE LACERATING HIS NOSE AND RT EYELID.

MINER WAS DRILLING ROCK BOLT HOLES WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS HARD HAT, WHICH IN TURN STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING, WATER AND MUD SPLASHED ONTO HIS FACE. TURNING HIS HEAD, HE DID NOT SEE THE ROCK THAT HIT HIS HAND QUICK ENOUGH TO AVOID IT. WEIGHT 10 LBS IT SMASHED HIS HAND BETWE EN IT AND HTE DRRILLING MACHINE, A SMALL ROCK HIT HIS NOSE ALSO.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WATER/AIRLINE WHEN THE PIPE (STEEL) KNOCKED HIM OFF THE EQUIPMENT CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN [SAFETY PROCEDURE] BEFORE DRILLING ROCK DEBRIS GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK, THE SEAT BROKE WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO REPAIR IT, THE CYLINDER CAME APART & HIT HER IN THE CHEST. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 10/18/94 SHE WAS PUT ON 24 HRS OFF DUTY, SHE THEN RETURNED TO WORK BUT DUE TO CONSISTANT PAIN SHE WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR & WAS DIAGNOSISED WITH A BROKEN RIB & A BRUSIED STERNUM. DIAGNOSIS WAS DONE ON 10/23/94.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF MUCKER ONTO A PIECE OF WIRE THAT WAS IN THE DRIFT. THE WIRE WENT THROUGH HISBOOT CAUSING APUNCTURE WOUND IN HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A TETNUS SHOT MAKIN GTHIS REPORT ABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EITHER SLUSHING OR WHILEDRIVING TRUCK METAL PARTICLES FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE FLAKES WERE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE AND HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE FOR HIS EYE MAKING THI S REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A STEM WHEN IT STARTED TO FALL & HE TRIED TO CATCH IT EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LWOER BACK & WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY MAKING THIS REPORTABLE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A GENERATOR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. HE DROPPED A NUT AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR IT, HE TOUCHED THE BACK OF THE VOLTAE METER AND HE WAS SHOCKED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLES AND WHEN HE FINISHED DRILLING AS HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE HOLE THE CHUCK TENDER BOUNCED OPEN AND THE STEEL FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FO OT. X-RAYS WERE READ AS NEGATIVE, BUT EMPLOYEE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 5 DAYS.

FELT DIZZY AND HEADACHES WHILE WORKING ON THE HEAPS. SHOWED SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF CYANIDE EXPOSURE.

FELT DIZZY AND HEADACHES WHILE WORKING ON HEAPS. SHOWED SIGNS/SYMPTOMS OF CYANIDE EXPOSURE.

EE WAS LOADING A ROUND, BENT OVER TO PICK UP PRELL HOSE AND ROCK SLUFFED OFF THE FACE, STRUCK HIM CUT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND CAUSED ABRASIONS ON THE BACK. STICHES WERE GIVEN IN HIS HEAD CAUSING THIS TO BE MSHA REPORTABLE.

EE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN THE STEEL RETAINER CAME OPEN LETTING THE STEEL COME OUT OF THE MACHINE THE STEEL FELL AND HIT THE EE ON HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A PIECE OF STEEL AND IT BR OKE, EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE JAW. STICHES WERE GIVEN MAKING THIS AN MSHA REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A JACKLEG DRILL COMING OUT OF LIFTER. THE JACKLEG KICKED OUT AND TWISTED OR PULLED HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHILE DRILLING, THE ROCK ROLLED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF THE RIGHT KNEE.

55061S ROCK BOLTING WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE. X RAYS WERE TAKEN AND READ AS A CRACK IN THE BONE ALSO STITCHES WERE PUT IN HIS NOWE MAKING THIS REPORTABLE THERE WAS NO LOST 03945.

1302?45 PM ON JULY 13,1992 HEAVY RUNOFF FROM THE RECENT RAIN STORM ENTERED THE STERLING PIT THUS WASHING GRAVELS AND DEBRIS INTO THE UNDERGROUND MINE VIA#6 ADIT,2ND MAIN 5-2,6-3, 6 SOUTH SOD 4 0264?IH,3800.TWO MECHANICS,LOCATED IN THE UNDERGOUND SHOP WAITED UNTIL THE WATER IN SOD SLOWED SUFFICENTLY,THEN THEY EVACUATED THE SHOP AT 3:15 PM.ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE EVACUATED WITH NO P

EE WAS PULLING JACKLEG FROM LIFTER HOLE WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

DRILLING WITH AIR TRACK,EMPL GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM AND CONTROLS.LOST TIME ACCIDENT,EMPL RECD STITCHES MAKING IT REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING DOWN MUCK PILE WHEN A ROCK WENT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS POURING ALCOHOL INTO A TANK WHEN SOME SPLASHED ON THE TOP OF HER SAFETY GLASSES AND DRIPPED INTO HER EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO STOPE WHEN SOME MUCK CAME LOOSE AND A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE CREW VAN WHEN SHE FELL & HURT HER LEFT KNEE X-RAYS WERE TAKEN BUT READ AS NEGATIVE PERSCRIPTION PAIN MEDICINE WAS GIVEN MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER LOADING HIS ROUND WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF OF THE FACE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

EMPL BARRING DOWN WHEN ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN FOOT.X-RAYS NEGATIVE,RX GIVEN.

EMPL OPENING CAN OF SOUP WITH POCKET KNIFE AND STABBED HIMSELF IN THE HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.3 STITCHES WERE PUT IN HAND MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

EMPL ROCKBOLTING WHEN CHUCK TENDER FELL CAUSING DRILL STEEL TO COME OUT OF BACK AND HIT HAND.X-RAYS SHOWED FRACTURE,CAST WAS PUT ON MAKING THIS REPORTABLE ALSO THERE WAS 1 LOST DAY.

ROCK BOLTING ROCK FELL HIT L SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ROCKBOLTING. HE WAS LEANING HIS MACHINE AGAINST THE RIB WHEN A ROCK FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE ROCK. HE RECEIVED STITCHES, PRESCRIPTION AND THIS IS A LOST TIME MAKING IT REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HOOD OUT OF THE BACK OF A TRUCK AND HE TURNED WRONG AND HURT HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN 2 PRESCRIPTIONS AND THIS IS LOST TIME MAKING IT REPORTABLE X-RAYS WERE ALSO TAKE N.

EMPLOYEE WAS SAMPLING THE WASTE DUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND FELL DOWN THE DUMP.HE LATER BANGED THE SAME INJURED KNEE WHILE GETTING ON A PICE OF EQUIPMENT(BOSS BUGGY).EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN THREE PRESCRIPTIONS MAKING THIS ACCIDENT REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SLED,HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLED AND A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

HIT ON CHEST BY ROCK BOLT DRIVER WHILE OPERATING THE MACHINERY.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO INDUSTRAIL MEDCIAL GROUP WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN.

EMPL WAS SAMPLING FACE WHEN ROCK FELL & HIT HIM IN FOOT MSHA REPORTABLE DUE TO PE\RESCRIPTION DRUG BEING PRESCRIBED FOR PAIN.

EMPL WAS HELPING TO MOVE SLUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ANGLED MUCKPILE & TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN AN INCLINE AND SLIPPED INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING DOWN MUCK PILE TO START BOLTING WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK APPROX. 2' X 1' HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A ROCK WHILE PERFORMING GEOLOGIC DUTIES. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CLEANED AND BANDAGED AT THE MINE, WHEN HE WENT HOME ON THE 25TH, IT BECAME SORE AND STIFF HE THEN W ENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR INFECTION AND PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK UNDERGROUND, HE HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIM TO COME DOWN HARD ON HIS TAILBONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE BACK WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT WENT INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFTEY GLASSES.

EMPL TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK SHE WAS USING AS A BLOCK FOR FUEL TRUCK.

SLUSHING WHEN SHROUD CAME OFF KNOCKED GLASSES AND HAT OFF FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A BACK HOLE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. HIS MACHINE GOT AWAY FROM HIM, CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A HEADER ON AN AIR LINE,THE MAIN VALVE WAS LEAKING AIR AND IT CAUSED A BUILD UP IN THE LINE PRESSURE CAUSED THE LINE TO POP OFF AND HE WAS HIT BY AIR IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING PIPE USED FOR UNDERGROUND AIR FOR MACHINES WHEN A PIECE OF RUST FLAKED OFF & WENT IN HIS LEFT EYE

EMPL HANGING FIBERGLASS VENT LINE WHEN PIECE FLAKED OFF AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 4-19-89 AT WHICH TIME REQ MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EMPL BOLTING BACK OF 10'X 10'DRIFT WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL.CUTTING BACK OF LEFT HAND THIS SMALL CUT REQ 2 SUTURES.

EMPL WAS SETTING UP TO DRILL IN RAISE WHEN DRILL SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH DRILL & PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A RAISE ROUND WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE DRILL CUTTING THE SKIN BETWEEN HIS LEFT THUMB & FOREFINGER CUT ON EMPLOYEES HAND REQUIRE D STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS LOCKING CENTRALIZING ARMS TOGETHER ON AN AIRTRACK DRILLING MACHINE WHEN DRILL WAS RAISED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DRILL BIT & CENTRALIZING ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING WOODEN BLOCKS INTO AN ELMAC LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON A PALLET FORK ATTACHED TO THE BUCKET.

EWPLOYEE WAS ROCK BOLTING WITH A GARDNER-DENVER 83 JACKLEG AND SOME GROUND STARTED TO FALL. AS EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AWAY FROM GROUND FALL, HE TWISTED HIS HIP.

CLEANING FACE WITH SHOVEL WHEN PANT LEG CAUGHT IN DRILL.PANT LEG AND BOOT WRAPPED UP IN ROTATING DRILL.