Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee stepped off the dozer ladder onto the ground and felt pain in their ankle.
Robinson Nevada Mining CompanyMining Incidents in 2023
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Robinson Nevada Mining Company operations in 2023. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2023
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Year
- 2023
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 04OTHER1 incident
- 05MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2023
Struck by falling object
Light Vehicle technician was team lifting while installing a tire. The other technician pushed too hard and the tire slipped resulting in the tire falling onto the technician's foot.
Fall from ladders
Employee was standing on 2nd step of a 4 rung step ladder performing a maintenance task under haul truck when they fell, resulting in the pipe they were holding to fall onto their hand. The employee had hand surgery on 12/22/2023.
Struck by falling object
Employee was changing a tire when the flange fell on EE causing a fracture to EE's right ankle.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Tire technician was installing a lock ring on a loader tire when they pinched their finger between the wheel and the ring causing a laceration that required 4 sutures.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Technician was installing a ripper shank. When EE pulled it in to place the pin, EE's right hand pinky finger was caught in and between the hole and the pin.
Struck by flying object
Employee was using a hammer to remove GET causing a small piece to contact EE's ear. A small piece of foreign body was removed from EE's ear requiring a suture and returned to work full duty.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Driller on LF-90 Core Drill was removing the bit from the core barrel. The driller put a 36"" pipe wrench on the bit and pulled on it. When the bit broke loose the pipe wrench slipped off. This caused the driller to fall with the pipe wrench in EE' hand. EE's thumb was pinched between the deck and pipe wrench on impact. The tip of thumb required 6 stitches to repair the damage.
Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Engineer was performing maintenance a on radar unit in the field when they rolled their ankle on a flat surface while stepping backwards. Engineer was initially evaluated and released to full duty. Six months later, the sprain was still bothersome. On 10/23/23 the injury became reportable when they had a repair procedure performed on a tendon.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was cutting a water pipe with a chainsaw and slipped. They sustained a laceration to their shin that required sutures. The employee was released back to work full duty. No lost time or restricted days.