Robinson Nevada Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2012

Employee was conducting maintenance work with three others on a shovel. They were removing the upper rails on the shovel using an impact gun and wood skids. Later in the shift, the employee felt pain in his lower back. The employee did not report the pain until 8/2/12. He went to the hospital on his own and they found a disc diffusion in L4-L5.

While inside sag mill shoveling off rocks on the trommel screens, employee felt a lingering pain in lower back. Employee was bent over shoveling at the time of incident.

While out cleaning windows on loader, foot slipped on icy surface and twisted ankle resulting in a fracture.

While working on North wall mitigation, dozer ( Cat D10T) slid down the dig face and rolled over landing back on it tracks. Employee was seat belted in and received small laceration to forehead and minor bruising to the shoulder.

While walking back to desk in the warehouse, employee tripped on some plastic banding laying on the floor. Employee states as she fell her body twisted and she landed on left side of back.

Employee was digesting a sample using nitric acid, as employee was removing beaker it became sticky to glove which resulted in losing control of the beaker and dropping. The solution splashed up and resulted in 2nd degree burns to portions of face, neck, and arms.

While performing a pre-shift inspection on water truck, employee walked behind looking at the tail lights. Employee started to back up so that she could see better and stepped into a small hole losing her balance and falling to the ground.

Employee was attempting to unplug lime chute, while opening the inspection door, lime came down and coated his clothing and portions of his skin. Employee delayed in getting the lime off his clothing and skin. this resulted in 2nd degree burns to both his right foot and left hand.

While lifting 57"" lock ring off of lock stand, slipped out of hands and lost control. When lock ring hit the ground, caused a split in the ring to open and close on employee's hand, Resulting in cuts to both sides of left index finger.

Employee was pulling and straightening a large set of tire chains that were laying on the floor. A large hook bar was used to help with this. The hook bar slipped off the chain link which resulted in the employee falling backwards and spinning body around and landing on right knee cap on cement floor.

Employee was attempting to drive down a sprocket into place using a hammer and a square piece of metal tubing. Employee struck left thumb with the hammer against the square tubing resulting in a laceration.

While grinding, some metal shavings collected on the employee's clothing and hard hat. While moving around a piece of metal shaving fell into employee's left eye.

While opening a 16"" wheel valve, employee had right hand on inner spoke to close valve. Right thumb came in contact with gate support resulting in a small laceration. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

Closing rotation barrier and finger got pinched in door, fracture/laceration to right ring finger, received 7 stitches.

Exposure to live/energized circuit parts (line side of electrical breaker)