Newmont USA LimitedMining Incidents in 2002

A GROUNG FALL OCCURRED ON 5/31/02 BETWEEN 2 AM AND 4 AM IN THE 4080 INTERSECTION IN THE MAIN SPIRAL. APPROX 150 TONS FELL. THE AREA HAS BEEN BOLTED, AND SHOTCRETED.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN 0-RING FROM A 785HAUL TRUCK TIRE & WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS STILL SEATED TO THE TIRE BEAD ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TIRE. WHEN THE WEEL BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BEAD IT FELL CATCHING EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN WHEEL & BEAD RING ON TOP SIDE OF WHEEL CAUSING TIPS OF FINGERS TO BE AMPUTATED.

WHILE LIFTING A CHOCK BLOCK ONTO THE HAUL TRUCK HOLDER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HER LEFT ARM/SHOULDER AREA. SHE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 01/08/03. SHE WAS THEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY F OR THE NIGHT SHIFT ON 01/10/03.

WHILE DESCENDING THE HAUL TRUCK LADDER AT THE END OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE LADDER HAND RAIL AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS. HE SUFFERED A F RACTURED WRIST AND A CRACKED VERTEBRAE IN HIS BACK.

EE DEVELOPED A SORE MUSCLE IN RIB CAGE THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT ON THE 4TH, WORKED ALL DAY ON THE 5TH, THEN DECIDED HE SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 10-6-02.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO A TASK REQUIRING HIM TO PERIODICALLY WORK IN A CROUCHED POSITION OVER SEVERALDAYS. HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN RELATED TO THIS TASK. THIS RESULTED IN LIGHT DUTY.

WHILE CLIMBING LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. TRYING TO AVOID INJURING HIS BACK, EMPLOYEE JUMPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A MUCKER AND GOT PINNED IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE CAB OF THE MUCKER.

ON JUNE 11,2002 EE SCRATCHED HIS LEG WHILE MOVING A CRATE CONTAINING WINDSHIELD GLASS FOR A LOADER. THE RIGGING FAILED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS SHIN CAUSING A MINOR SCRATCH ON RT. SHIN. DU E TO COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES, THE SCRATCH BECAME INFECTED AND THE EE WAS HOSPITALIZED OVER NIGHT ON JUNE 26, 2002.

BACK INJURY (MUSCLE) WORKING ON DRY LEVEL DIRT GROUND, EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SMALL 9/16"" WRENCH LAYING ON THE GROUND. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK. HE STOPPED WORKING IMME DIATELY. LOCATION: HAUL TRUCK READY LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIEING IN A ROUND. SOME ROCKS FELL FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK HIM HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND KNEE.

EE PICKED UP A HAUL TRUCK CHOCK BLOCK & STRAINED HIS BACK, RESULTING IN BACK SURGERY ON 07/27/02. DUE TO EMPLOYEES LONG CHANGE HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED WAS AUGUST 2, 2002.

EE FELT POP IN SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING CHOCKS INTO RACK ON FRONT OF TRUCK. HE WAS SEEN BY PHYSIAN AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL WORK DUTY-NO RESTRICTIONS. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER, T HOUGHT AND AT A FOLLOW UP VISIT IT WAS DETERMINED HE WOULD NEED SURGERY. HE HAD THIS DONE 4-16-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS SURVEYING A PATTERN WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO ROLL.

WHILE TIGHTENING UP A BOLT WITH A JACKLEG EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM. THIS INJURY BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON 1/9/03.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING A DRILL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A RUNG OF THE LADDER. HE LANDED AKWARDLY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED FIRST LOAD INTO ANEITA'S TRUCK WHICH CONTAINED A LARGE BOULDER. WHEN THE BOULDER HIT THE BED OF THE EMPTY TRUCK, IT STRUCK THE SIDE WALL WHICH SHOOK THE TRUCK. RESULTING IN A BROKEN WINSHIELD AND A WHIP LASH TYPE INJURY TO THE DRIVER. MRI FOUND A POSSIBLE RUPTURED DISC. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THIS WAS CAUSED BY THIS

EE WAS REACHING TO TAKE A CABLE FROM THE TOP OF A CARBON TANK. THE CABLE GAVEWAY CAUSING ARM TO FLING BACK. AT THE TIME HE FELT A ""POP""IN HIS SHOULDER. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT EE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN DID GO TO DR. ON 8-27-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN AND TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A HERNIA.

EE WAS WELDING ON A PLATFORM ALL DAY, WELDING INCLUDED STANDING AND KNEELING. AT 3:00 PM HE EXPERIENCE SOME DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT KNEE. ON 8-6-02 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAUSE HIS KNEE HAD SWOLLEN UP. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BURSITIS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE DUTIES ON TRUCK, EE WAS MOVING A HOSE FROM ONE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO THE OTHER. HIS HEAD STRUCK THE LEFT REAR HOIST CYLINDER JAMMING HIS NECK.

EE WAS RELEASING BRAKE ON GRADER WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS THUMB. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN SO SAW DOCTOR ON 4/10/02 AND WAS PLACED ON RES TRICTED DUTY.

WHILE CLIMBING OFF A GRADER EE FELL STRIKING HISLT. LEG ON A FROZEN RUT. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AND EE WAS TREATED FOR A FRACTURE.

WHILE STEPPING OVER A PIPE THE EE S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HER RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON A BOLT TO A COUPLING. THIS HURT HER LEFT KNEE CAUSING RESTRICTED DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE FILTER PRESS CHANGING CLOTHS. HE HAD PULLED THE CLOTH, LIFTED IT OUT OF THE PRESS AND WAS THROWING IT OVER THE SIDE TO THE DECK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

EE FELL FROM A FLATBED TRUCK WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE WASHBAY. HE IS CURRENTLY OFF OF WORK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A NAIL PUNCTURING THE SKIN. SHE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ONE DAY.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE DRILL RIG TRAILER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT WAS UNDER A TARP.

WHEN OPENING VALVE ON THICKENER UNDERFLOW PUMP USING A PIPE WRENCH, EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

MECHANIC WAS USING A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A GUIDE ON A BOLTER. HE STRUCKHIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE METAL. CAUSING A LACERATION AND A BROKEN FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A STEAM CLEANER FROM A MOTOR GRADER HE WAS TOWING IT WITH. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO THE DECK OF THE RIG, WENT TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM THE LADDER TO THE DECK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ABOUT 3 FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE TAILINGS DAM TO WORK ON A RUPTURED RADIATOR ON THE AIR BOAT. WHEN THE RADIATOR RUPTURED, THERE WAS ANTI-FREEZE AND WATER SPILLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT. HE SLIPPED WHEN GETTING IN THE BOAT, TWISTING HIS ANKLE. INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF A NON-WEIGHT BEARING BONE ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING ON THE TOP SHELF OF HER LOCKER AND IT FELL ON HER. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT ON 12/17/02 AND SHE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. A FOLLOW-UP VISIT ON 2-4-03 R ESULTED ON THE EMPLOYEE BEING PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROAD GRADER WHEN HIS NECK BECAME SORE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MINOR WHIPLASH & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE SHIFT.

EE BENT OVER WHILE BAGGING SAMPLES AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WAS GIVEN A RESTRICTED DUTY RELEASE.

EMPLOYEE FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS KNEE AS HE ROSE FROM HIS SEAT ON A PASSENGER VAN USED TO TRANSPORT EMPLOYEES TO THEIR WORK AREA.

WHILE MAKING A SIX WIRE HOSE, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BUCKET PINS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO HIS LEFT KNEE IT POPPED OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A MANTRIP. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

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.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A BED PIN IN PLACE ON A HAUL TRUCK. THE PIN SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE LADDER. HE RECEIVED 7 SUTURES AND 4 SHIFTS OF LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS CONDUCTING HIS WORK PLACE INSPECTION, WHEN HE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING BETWEEN THE FLOC DISTRIBUTION PUMPS & BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE PUMP PEDESTAL. EE WAS SPLINTED & GIVEN RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 4 DAYS.

EE TWISTED ANKLE WHEN STEPPED ON A ROCK.

WHILE PERFORMING A LINER CHANGE IN ONE OF THE MILLS, EE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD & NECK BY THE OVERHEAD CRANE TROLLEY. A WELD ON THE SYSTEM FAILED. EE WAS GIVEN A RESTRICTED DUTY RELEASE ON 8-9- 02.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF AN UNDERGROUND HAUL TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A FIST SIZE ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE REMOVING THE LAST BOLT ON A BELLY PAN AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE PAN FELL ABOUT 3' TO THE FLOOR, SMASHING RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A WRENCH. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5-13-02 IN WHICH HE WAS PLACED IN A KNEE BRACE AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

HIT ELBOW ON ID PLATE OF SLURRY COOLER.

EE WAS LOADING UTILITY PIPE AND GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB HIT BETWEEN THE EXHAUST GUARD AND THE POLY PIPE.

EE WAS TRYING TO BEND A METAL PLATE WITH THE BLUNT END OF A MINE AXE. AS HE SWUNG DOWN HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PART THAT WAS IN THEWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH & STRAINED HIS WRIST. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT ON 3/12/02. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK & HIS WRIST WAS PLACED IN A SPLINT.

CREW WAS SPOOLING WIRE LINE WHICH HUNG UP ON SOMETHING CAUSING WIRE LINE SPOOL TO LIFT AND SLIDE FORWARD AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A 10 HP MOTOR ON THE ACID AREA SUMP PUMP. THE MOTOR CAME LOOSE CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN MOTOR & WALL.

MINER WAS INJURED ON 1-22-02 HE WAS GIVEN A FULL RELEASE FROM THE ER ON 1-22-02. ON 10-10-02 HE HAD AN OPERATION TO REMOVE A MASS THAT DEVELOPEDAND WILL RESULT IN 10 RESTRICTED DAYS.

EE WAS OPENING A DESK DRAWER. HE PULLED IT HARD AND HIT HIS LT. KNEE. THE EE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY AFTER HAVING ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY ON 6/25/02.

EE WAS INSTALLING A PRESSURE GAUGE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON AN I-BEAM. (THIS RESULTED IN 3 RESTRICTED DAYS).

EE WAS LIFTING THE PIPE OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF PIPE RACK AND SMASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN PIPE AND UPPER RACK.

WHILE EXITING THE BUS, EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS GIVEN A SPLINT.

EE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME AFTER WORK, WHEN HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. WAS TAKEN TO THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. HE WAS ISSUED A PRESCRI PTION MEDICATION AND THE METAL HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.

WHILE WORKING ON A WATER TRUCK, EE OPENED A DOOR THAT WAS SECURED BY A CHAIN TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM OPENING ALL THE WAY. HE LEANED ON THE CHAIN WHICH PULLED THE DOOR TOWARDS HIM, STRIKING HI M IN THE RIBS. RESULTING IN A FRACTURED RIB. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11-16-02.

TWO EE HAD LOADED A PLASTIC BOAT INT HE BACK OF A PICK UP. THEY WHERE LIFTING THE BACK OF THE BOAT TO SHUT THE TAILGATE. THIS EE SLIPPED AND ALTHOUGH HE CAUGHT HIMSELF HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULD ER AND LOWER BACK.

EE PLACED A PIECE OF CORE ON SAW TABLE & PUSHED THE TABLE INTO THE SAW BLADE WITH A PUSH STICK TO CUT. THE BLADE GRABBED THE CORE PULLING THE CORE & EE'S HAND INTO CONTACT WITH THE BLADE.

WHILE SCRAPING OFF A LABEL, THE SCRAPER SLIPPED CUTTING HER HAND REQUIRING FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

WHILE REMOVING A COUPLING THAT WAS JAMMED, THE EE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED. MEDICAL TREAMENT WAS SOUGHT AND THE X RAYS REVEALED THE TIP OF THE FINGER HAD BEEN BROKEN.

HERNIA - SURGERY 8-22-02

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.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING OPEN A LID ON A CAN OF PAINT WHEN SOMETHING CHIPPED OFF AND HIT HER IN THE EYE. SHE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYEDROPS MAKING THIS REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED PRE OPERATIONAL INSPECTION AND WAS ENTERING DRILL TO BEGIN SHIFT. HIS HAND WAS NEAR THE DOOR JAM AND WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR, HIS THUMB WAS SMASHED.

HE WAS TIGHTENING CHAIN BINDER WITH A CHEATER PIPE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND CHEATER PIPE SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE FACE.

WHILE ASSISTING IN THE SPRAYING OF SHOTCRETE THEDISCHARGE LINE BECAME PLUGGED. WHILE RECLAMPING DISCHARGE LINE UPON REMOVAL OF BLOCKAGE THE MECHANIC PINCHED HIS HAND ON THE CLAMP. THE RESULTIN G LACERATION REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.

THE EE WAS MOVING A BARREL WITH A BARREL STAND WHEN THE BARREL POPPED UP. THE BARREL WAS NOT SECURED TO THE STAND.

THE EE CAME OUT OF THE AUTOCLAVE HOT & THIRSTY. HE HAD A GATORADE BOTTLE SETTING OUT ON A BENCH FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE WITH HIS INITIALS ON IT. HE TOOK A DRINK & IT BURNED WHEN HE SWALLOWED.

WHILE SHAKING OUT RUG, GOT MATERIAL IN BOTH EYES.

WHILE GETTING OUT OF PICK UP SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND JAM.

WHILE REMOVING A SOCKET HEAD BOLT USING IMPACT WRENCH THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE SOCKET TOGETHER CAME OUT CUTTING EE'S HAND.

EE WAS PUTTING LIDS ON CLEANER CELLS. WHILE CARRYING THE LID HE DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS CLEANING SOME MUCK OFF A SCREEN USING A PNEUMATIC SCALER. SOME FOREIGN OBJECT GOT AROUND HIS FACE SHIELD & SAFETY GLASSES & HIT HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.

EE WAS PUTTING A ROCK BOLT IN THE BOLT GRABBED ON A BOLTER AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS RIDING ON A TRACTOR THAT STRUCK THE RIB AND MADE HIM HAVE A SORE NECK. THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON MAY 5TH OF 2002.

EE WAS GRINDING AND WELDING ON BUMPER ON BOOMTRUCK. WHEN HE GOT HOME, HE FELT AN OBJECT IN HIS EYE.

MECHANIC WAS POUNDING ON A BENT EXHAUST CLAMP, THE U BOLT FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN A DOOR WAY WHEN HE FELL AND LANDED ON A PALLET CUTTING HIS RIGHT WRIST. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AND FIVE SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HEARING LOSS IDENTIFIED THROUGH NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION'S HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

EE HAS SUFFERED FROM CARPAL TUNNEL WITH EE REPORTING IT AS OCCUPATIONAL INJURY ON 10-6-98. EE HAS HAD NO RESTRICTED DUTY OR LOST TIME UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN HE WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN WHO SCHEDULED HIM FOR SURGERY TO CORRECT. THIS SURGERY WAS ON 7-19-02 WHICH WAS ALSO EE'S FIRST DAY MISSED.

APPARENT HEAT EXHAUSTION. WORKING PERFORMING GENERAL LABOR.

ON 6/22/02 EE REPORTED A RASH THAT HAD DEVELOPED ON HER FOREARMS. SHE WAS TREATED & RELEASED TO FULL WORK DUTY. ON 7/22/02, EE DEVELOPED RASH ON HER FACE & NECK. SHE WAS TREATED, RELEASED TO F ULL DUTY WITH LIMITED EXPOSURE TO IRRITANT. ON 8/28/02, AFTER FOLLOW UP VISIT SHE WAS INSTRUCTED BY PHYSICIAN TO HAVE NO CONTACT WITH IRRITANT.

EE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK ON MINE PROPERTY AND DIED AS A RESULT. THE HEART ATTACK WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT OR ANY EXPOSURE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT, NOR WAS IT WORK-RELATED OR RELATED TO WORK ACTIVITY.