Hycroft Resources & Development, LLCMining Incidents in 2013

Moving a storage unit with a forklift down a roadway when a strut fell off the roof of the container and struck the fender of the forklift. Damage to a light and fender

Sprain left shoulder lifting an alternator out of a 475 dozer. Normal conditions.

During the maintenance of a WA1200 Komatsu loader, grease released from the tilt cylinder pin and entered into the maintenance mechanic's right eye.

employee (on ground) was looking for material located on opposite side of row of scaffolding. Rather than walk around, he attempted to cross under scaffolding, tripped on a cross bar and fell resulting in a contusion on his back.

EE was walking across yard rolling flange ring to work area. EE stated conditions were slick causing him to slip. When EE fell his hard hat came off, his hand slipped off the flange ring and he struck the right side of his head.

Employee was using a 1"" impact tool to remove a part off of a blade. The employee stepped back and slipped on the ice. The weather conditions resulted in a 1/4"" layer of ice on the ground. The employee fell to the ground causing a strain in his lower back.

The cable crew team was reeling up excessive shovel cable alongside the haul road in the C-4 Pit with the cable reel. While pulling cable from behind the windrow and across the road the shovel cable struck a crew member in the feet, knocking them out from underneath, causing a same level fall onto the left elbow and shoulder.

Mechanic was placing wheel chocks down on fork lift, while walking away, tripped over rope that connected chocks causing mechanic to fall striking right knee on the ground.

Process maintenance operator was walking down the liner into event pond when the operator slipped, fell and struck his right shoulder on the fuel can, striking the ground.

Process operator was repairing broken nozzle on 4"" pipe (approximate weight 28 lbs), pulled pipe away from rock and felt pain in the left bicep.

WHILE INSTALLING BOLTS ON SIDE SEGMENTS USING 1"" AIR GUN TO DRIVE AND TIGHTEN. FIRS BOLT NOT PULLING IN RIGHT. REVERSED GUN TO REMOVE NUT. BOLT STARTED SPINNING IN BORE. REACHED OVER ON THE BACK SIDE INTO A BLIND SPOT TO KEEP BOLT FROM SPINNING. HIT TRIGGER ON GUN. BOLT ROTATED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND FINAL.

The employee was operating a Forklift and ran over a pothole. The force of running over the pothole resulted in a lumbar strain.

Mine surveyor was walking across the shot muck performing ore control, stepped into a covered shot blast hole and twisted right ankle.

Two employees were installing a metal liner that weighed approximately 100lbs. inside of the secondary crusher feed bin. One employee lost his footing and dropped the end of the liner, causing a jolt to the other employee that was still holding the liner, resulting in a sprain to the right arm.

Leach pad operator was walking across the leach pad, stepped on a rock, slipped, lost his footing causing the operator to bruise and sprain his left ankle.

Improper Material Handling when lifting aluminum cable tray Rotator Cuff Injury

While walking to the bus during shift change stepped on uneven ground and twisted ankle.

While walking from dozer 405 to service truck 809 and rolled ankle.

The Employee was rigging a steel I-beam and the beam slid off of the dunnage and fell on the Employee's Left Foot causing a contusion.

Process Operator was using a wrench to loosen bolt, felt a pop in lower back.

Heel caught the lip of a stair tread and tripped.

Employee is claiming that he strained his back while walking on uneven ground while conducting a safety audit at a material lay down yard.

At approximately 1:30 P.M. employee hit a pot hole while in the haul road by the landfill area of the Mine, while operating her haul truck returning back from North Heap Leach pad. Causing her lower back pains.

Mill operator was grabbing samples from CIC#2 when he was coming down the stairs and slipped. He then grabbed the hand rail and twisted his right wrist. He then fell backwards catching himself with his right hand. He stated he heard a pop and shortly after his wrist started swelling and started getting painful

While lifting a rebar mat using a wooden 2x4 for leverage, employee stained his abdominal muscles.

In response to Part 50 Audit 2-5-14. Refiner was moving the slag pot after slagging off, upon preparing to drop off slag pot the refiner lifting felt sharp right shoulder pain.

Operator exited cab of a fuel truck and twisted his knee when he stepped on a rock.

Lifting beam and felt a pop in right shoulder. Shoulder sprain.

Maintenance Mechanic was using improvised propane burner as a heater and burned his buttocks area. Employee treated at local ER and released to modified duty for shifts.

The employee was stripping electrical insulation from an electrical wire with a hook knife and cut his Left Thumb which resulted in a laceration and six sutures.

Drill operator was performing a routine bit change and during the re-positioning the bit fell over, catching the tip of the middle finger on the right hand resulting in a laceration.

The employee was installing a satellite dish on a pole and while tightening a mounting bolt, the employees' hand slipped and the right ring finger knuckle caught the bolt which resulted in a laceration to the right ring finger knuckle.

Operator was cleaning up spill rock on waste dump, turned loader around and ran over a rock that fell out of the bucket causing operator to hit his head.

The Employee was pushing a Plywood Form across metal grating. The Form came in contact with a lifting eye causing the form to stop abruptly. The Employees forward momentum forced him to come in contact with the Form, resulting in a Laceration to the Employees chin.

An iron worker foreman, struck his left index finger with a four pound sledge, from a glancing blow to an alignment pin. This caused a crush injury with laceration that required sutures to close the wound.

While driving metal stakes into ground with sledge hammer, injured struck index finger on right hand causing minor fracture and skin laceration requiring four stitches to close wound.

Climbing down the ladder on the water truck, slipped and hurt left knee.

The employee was cutting sheets of plywood and debris had gotten into the employees eyes. The employee received medical attention for corneas abrasion to the eyes.

As the employee was moving concrete forms, a form slipped and landed on his left foot. The foot did not bother him until 06/21/2013. The employee wanted to seek medical attention and a small fracture was detected.

Employee was working on some haul trucks in cold temperatures which resulted in hypothermia.