Robinson Nevada Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2013

A tails pump house employee was hosing down the floor when an old brace (pipe separator) fell from above striking the employee on the top of his hard hat. Employee received a concussion.

While driving haul truck employee hit a pot hole and jarred his neck.

Operator was attempting to climb back up and into his Komatsu 830, as operator reached for the handrail felt a pop in left shoulder area.

Equipment operator was conducting his pre operational inspection on his haul truck when he slipped on a patch of ice pulling his groin.

While walking around his Haul truck, operator stepped on a rock, spraining his left ankle.

Drill operator used foot to steady a chain wrench while operating the controls. The wrench slipped pinching his foot against stop and wrench.

Employee was descending a stair ladder when he felt a pop in his chest area. Diagnosed as a rib strain with possible rib fracture. Fracture was suspected but could not be positively diagnosed. X-ray was inconclusive.

Employee slipped on small pebbles in the entrance to the reclaim tunnel and twisted knee. Employee saw a doctor on 10/4/13 and was release with restricted duty.

Employee was handling a chain clevis when his left index finger was caught in the clevis tearing skin from fingertip.

While setting up to torque bit, employee's hand was caught between drill table and wrench.

While backing up a D10T dozer, ran over large rock and jarred/strained neck area. Employee was unaware that a rock fell out of berm while pushing material.

Employee was walking up a approx. 10 % grade haul road, felt a pop in left knee which gave out and employee fell to the ground. Haul road was dry and no large rocks in the walking area.

While operator was cleaning and scraping the pit floor with Leterno 1850, hit a pot hole, which in turn bounced him in his seat jarring his back.

While doing a pre-op inspection on a haul truck dust blew into an employee's eyes. The employee was seen by an optometrist and diagnosed with a small scratch on the surface of his right eye. He received a prescription for an eye drop antibiotic as a precaution.

Electrician was placing a part on a pallet when his had contacted another part causing a laceration requiring sutures.

While removing choker cable a broken strand of cable went through glove on the right hand cutting right thumb. Employee received 4 sutures.

While preparing samples for analysis in lab employee got some debris in right eye. Employee was seen by doctor nothing found in eye but was given prescription meds for precaution.

Employee had finished training on Mustang skid steer, pulling it over next to the trailer to park it. After shutting the machine down and exiting the cab the employee felt a stinging in his left hand, the employee had cut it on door latch as he exited the cab of the mustang. The Supervisor drove employee to emergency room where he was treated. The employee received eight stitches.

Employee was using a grinder to cut off a bolt head. The grinder wheel caught and cut employee's left index finger.