Round Mountain Gold CorporationMining Incidents in 2001

THE EE RECIEVED A LACERATION TO HIS RT. LEG. THEEE WAS USING A 6 TON COME-ALONG TO REPOSITION A CRUSHER FEEDER WHEN THE 1"" EYE BEING USED AS AN ANCHOR POINT BROKE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE PULL-DOWN CHAIN ON A DRILL. SOMETHING HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEG, WHICH MADE HIM JUMP BACK. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL OFF THE DRILL DECK AND FRACTURE HIS LEG.

EE WAS WORKING ON A 12"" LINE. THERE WAS A 4"" LINE BENEATH THE 12"" LINE. A LOADER WAS PULLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. AS THE SMALL LINE WAS ABOUT TO PULL CLEAR, IT'S FLANGE CAUGHT ON THE BIG LINE AND PULLED THE BIG LINE ON TO HER ANKLE.

GRINDING OUTSIDE ON VERY WINDY DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOOKING A LIGHT PLANT TRAILER TO A PICKUP. THE JACK ON THE TRAILER HITCH WAS EXTENDED FULLY BUT THE PICKUP TOW BALL WAS STILL TOO HIGH SO THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE TRAILER UP TO THE BALL AND HURT HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS LOADING A TRUCK. THE SHOVEL WAS ON UNEVEN TERRIAN AND AS SHE SWUNG THE SHOVEL, IT DIPPED SO THE OPERATOR MOVED THE CONTROLS IN A RAPID MOTION TO STOP THE MACHINE. THIS CAUS ED HER TO SPRAIN MUSCLES IN HER WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. HE TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER AND A PIECE OF DEBRIS BLEW OUT AND INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A VALVE BOX FOR THE REUSABLE PAD. HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE LID OF THE BOX WHICH MADE HIM STUMBLE AND FALL TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS ANKLE IN THE PROCESS.

MECHANIC WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE WHILE REMOVINGA CHAIN OUT OF A TOOL BOX. THE CHAIN WEIGHED ~15LB. WHEN THE MECHANIC STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD FROM HIS HAUL TRUCK & THE ROCKING ACTION HURT HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THIS ON 4/27 BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 5/4/01WHEN HIS BACK GOT WORSE.

EE PICKED UP HAUL TRUCK WITH LOAD, TRIED TO DUMPIT BUT THE LOAD PLACEMENT DID NOT ALLOW TRUCK TODUMP. EE BACKED INTO A SMALL DITCH & DUMPED LOADAS THE BED WAS RAISING THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RO SE UP. WHEN LOAD DUMPED, THE TRUCK'S FRONT END CAME BACK DOWN CAUSING HER CHEST TO HIT STEERINGWHEEL.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW LOCK RINGF ON A TRUCK TIRE. HE USED A C CLAMP TO HOLD THE TOP OF THE RING AS HE WAS WORKING WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE RING. WHEN THE RING WENT INTO PLACE, THE C CLAMP ACC IDENTALLY FELL OFF AND STRUCK THE EE'S FINGER.

SDX-200 TONGS WERE SET ON A LARGE OPEN END WRENCH. THEY SLID OFF AND PINCHED HIS FOOT AGAINST THE PLATFORM. WHICH RESULTED IN A CLOSED IN PLACE FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PLASTIC WIRE TIES AND THEN USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE ENDS OFF. THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IN THE PROCESS.

EE WAS OPERATING A SAMPLE PULVERIZER MACHINE. SHE OPENED THE LID TO CLEAN OUT THE SAMPLE THAT HAD BEEN PROCESSED. THE LID SLIPPED OUT OF HER RIGHT HAND & CLOSED ON HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSI NG A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LOCKNUT FROM A WIRING HARNESS AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. HIS HAND TRAVELED FORWARD AND MADE CONTACT WITH AN AIR LINE FITTING AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS HAND. STITCHES WERE USED TO TREAT THE WOUND.

EE WAS CHANGING A HEATING ELEMENT ON A FIRING OVEN. AS THE EE WAS PULLING ON THE ELEMENT, IT CAME LOOS AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. THIS CAUSED HIS TOOTH TO CHIP. THE EE DID NOT TELL US ABOUT SEE KING MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL TODAY.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS HARDHAT TO MANEUVER INTO A SMALL AREA TO SEE WHAT WORK HAD TO BE DONE. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF METAL. HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES.

AN EMPLOYEE PARKED A PICKUP/WATER TRUCK NEXT TO DRILL AND WAS FILLING THE DRILL. THE PICKUP ROLLED BACKWARDS AND THE HOSE CAME OFF THE DRILL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. WHEEL CHOCKS WERE USED BUT SANK IN THE SOFT DIRT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A DRAIN PLUG ON A HAUL TRUCK. PLUG WAS TOO TIGHT SO EE USED A HAMMER TO TAP THE WRENCH. HAMMER MISSED WRENCH AND THE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND HAMME R HANDLE WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER.

DRILLER FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE, HE MOVED DRILL TO NEXT DRILL HOLE SITE. HE OPENED DOOR TO THE DRILL TO VISUALLY SEE IT HE WAS ON THE RIGHT SPOT TO BEGIN DRILLING. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWE EN DOOR AND FRAME AS HE SHUT THE DOOR.

EE WAS WALKING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE ON HER SHOULDER. SHE SLIPPED AND PUT HER HAND ON A LARGE ROCK TO CATCH HERSELF AND THE PIPE FELL OFF HER SHOULDER AND STRUCK H E FINGER.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A VAN WHICH WAS PARKED IN A DEEP PARKING DITCH. THE EE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE SHE WAS STEPPING AND STEPPING INTO THE DITCH, STRAINING HER KNEE IN THE PROCESS.