All MSHA-reportable accidents at Alaska Gold Company operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom at end of shift with boom fully extended to the South when South side wheels slipped sideways from leveling blocks, causing lift to tilt and capsize. Boom fell, basket hit ground.
Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom at end of shift with boom fully extended to the South when South side wheels slipped sideways from leveling blocks, causing lift to tilt and capsize. Boom fell & basket hit the ground.
Employee was moving equipment. He moved the hitch on a Nodwell trailer- the pin that secures the jack was not in place which resulted in the hitch of the trailer falling on employee's right leg. The hitch broke his right leg. He was taken to Nome Hospital and then transported to Anchorage for surgery to place a pin in leg.
EE was walking down a slope and the ground shifted beneath his foot. Employee twisted his knee.
Employee was lifting pads and felt pain in his back.
Worker was cleaning up work area and picked up a piece of metal to throw away. In doing so, he aggravated his back.
EE had just gotten back into the cab of his loader after talking to a truck operator. He placed his hand on the door jamb and a wind gust came up slamming the door on his hand. Three fingers were cut and two were broken.
A piece of metal entered a welders eye during the task of grinding down a piece of metal. The injured ee did not notice his injury until after his shift ended. The irritation in his eye caused him to go to the local hospital where a small piece of metal was removed. He returned to work with no restrictions but was given prescription ointment for his eyes.