Round Mountain Gold CorporationMining Incidents in 2000

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FLATBED TRAILER HELPINGTO UNLOAD SMALL TIRES. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A STEP BACK AND TRIPPED OVER A TIRE. THIS ACTION CAUSEDHIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRAILER AND

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A HAUL TRUCK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME. AS TIME WENT BY IN THE SHIFT, HIS ARM BEGAN TO HURT.

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC LIFT A HEAVY CRUSHER PLATE INTO POSITION. THE PLATE SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EE'S FINGER.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE MANBUCKET. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE STEP WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP HIT AGAINST THE STEP.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE LOADER HE ACTIVATED THE DECLUTCH. WHEN HE DID HE FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE AND BEGAN TO EXPRIENCE PAIN. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS KNEE HAS BEEN HURTING FOR THE LAST T WO WEEKS WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER AND OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK. AS SHOVEL OPERATOR SWUNG LOAD TO DUMP IN HER HAUL TRUCK, THE SHOVEL TRACK SANK IN SOFT DIRT. THIS CAUSED BUCKET TO HIT SIDE OF HAUL TRUCK CAUSING EE TO SUFFER PA IN IN BACK.

STEPPED OFF SERVICE TRUCK AND PUT RIGHT FOOT DOWN FIRST AND ANKLE TWISTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A HEAVY FUSING MACHINE WHICH HAD WHEELS FROM A TRAILER. THE MACHINE WAS HOOKED UP TO A WINCH TO ASSIST IN REMOVING THE MACHINE FROM THE TRAILOR. THERE WAS STO CK IN THE WINCH CABLE AND WHEN MACHINE ROLLED OFF TRAILER, THE CABLE TIGHTENED UP. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER TO BE CAUGHT AND LACERATED.

EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK. AS THE EE WAS DRIVING WITH A LOAD. SHE FELT SOMETHING IN HER EYE. AS SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE, SHE RUBBED HER EYE AND THE EYE BECAME IRRITATED.

MECHANIC WAS EXITING LUB TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON BATTERY COVER AND THE BATTEYR COVER WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN. THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

WHILE REPLACING THE PRIMARY SCREEN PANELS THE OPERATOR WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO SEAT THE SCREEN IN PLACE. ON THE DOWN WARD MOTION THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CROSS MEMBER THEN GLANCED BACK. THIS THIS ACTION PINCHED THE OPERATOR'S FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE SCREEN PANEL.

THE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISION FILTER HOUSING WITH A RATCHET WRENCH. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE, THE MECHANIC'S ELBOW STRUCK THE TRUCK'S FRAME CAUSING A SMALL FRACTURE TO THE ELBOW.

WHILE WORKING AROUND PUMP EE TURNED TO CHECK MACHINERY AND CAUGHT HIS RT ARM ON A PROTRUDING BOLT CAUSING A GAPING WOUND.

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADED HAUL TRUCK ON A FLAT SURFACE, STRAIGHT ROADWAY. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WHEN THE HAUL TRUCK STARTED TO TURN IT BEGAN TO SLI DE SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE EE TO SUFFER A BROKEN COLLARBONE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A CARD BOARD ROLL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE BLADE BROKE AND THE EE'S HAND CONTINUED MOTION. THE EE'S FINGER THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE BROKEN BLADE WHICH WAS STU CK IN THE CARDBOARD ROLL.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER AND BACK LIFTING PIPE