All MSHA-reportable accidents at Robinson Nevada Mining Company operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
Mill maintenance employee was working on a 14' pipe line and a pump that sanded up. Discharge line slipped out of the upper fitting. In trying to lift the pipe up with the overhead crane, the pipe joint came apart. Pipe came down on employee's hand before he could get it out of the way. Causing fractures and lacerations.
Employee was getting loaded under the P&H shovel. The first bucket that was put into the truck had some oversized rock in it. When it hit the bed it jolted the operator of the haul truck hurting her lower back. This was on employees last shift for the week. She was scheduled back on June 12th employee did not make this shift.
Employee was cleaning up 3"" ball mill balls for the floor. He put a ball into the bin and as he was reaching down to pick up another ball, the first one fell out and hit his left ring finger pinching it between the two balls fracturing his left ring finger.
Getting into 420 pit van to go to work. Slipped on walkway rubber mat falling backwards hitting right hip and left shoulder. EE injured shoulder on 9/11/09. She reported it to supervisor at that time. She did not feel she needed medical attention. Shoulder did not seem to be getting better. We took her to the doctor on 9/28/09. She was then put on light duty for up to 2 weeks.
Employee was performing maintenance on shovel ropes on P&H shovel. While trying to unspool tugger, finger was placed in wire loop and tugger was retracted pulling finger into spool, pinching finger between wire rope and spool. Employee lost one centimeter of right index finger.
Changing GET on 012 grader. After taking a wear plate off and sitting it on the ground it slipped and the edge cut ee hand between thumb and index finger on left hand. He received 5 stitches it happened on the last hour of the last day worked before scheduled vacation. Will not be back to work until 17th. Stitches come out on the 10th.
Employee was moving the spile remover down the track to the next bar. His right hand was between yoke and cylinder housing. Ram inadvertently retracted smashing right index finger.
Employee was tramming forklift to P&H shovel job at bottom of pit. Employee oversped engine and put fork lift into berm. While dismounting forklift employee fell and cut his head.
EE applying polymer substance to repair cement floor. EE leaning over polymer substance during application and encountered a reaction to his right and left forearm.