Wheel motors of HTK240 caught fire. Operators cleared truck; sustained no injuries. WTK applied approx 2000 gallons of water. Fire was not able to be extinguished completely. MSHA hotline was called at 30 minutes. EE called back with instructions to seize extinguishing efforts, evacuate area, issue J Order 9613334. Quantification of damage-No injuries/Property damage HTK240
Robinson Nevada Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2021
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Robinson Nevada Mining Company operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2021
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2021
Top incident classifications
- 01MACHINERY2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 03FIRE1 incident
- 04HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2021
Haul truck operator was getting loaded at shovel and experienced lower back pain. Went to ER diagnosed with back strain and advised to take one day off work and ibuprofen as needed.
While placing chock under tire, employee felt bicep muscle pain.
Employee experienced rough loading event. Diagnosed with low back strain and continued full duty. A few weeks later on 11/1/2021 the employee went to the doctor and requested time off because back still hurt. Employee is off duty until employee follows up with a specialist out of town.
Employee was performing pre-op when EE fell forward catching self with arm. Initially EE was seen in ER and got a full release, but followed up on 8-12-21 and was put on restricted duty pending right shoulder MRI.
Walking to truck in parking lot, slipped on ice, fell to ground & sprained ankle. Initial ER visit was on 3/26 and EE was released to full duty. Became reportable 3/31 at follow up appt when EE was put off duty.
Electrician was cutting a wire with a box cutter and cut through their glove and sustained a laceration to right index finger. No sutures were required but electrician was released back to work with restrictions of not lifting more than 5lbs while the cut heals.