Round Mountain Gold CorporationMining Incidents in 2003

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE.

THE EE WAS TAKING A D-5 DOZER FROM THE TOP OF A REUSEABLE LEACH PAD TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAD TO BE FUELED. THE EE DROVE THE DOZER OVER THE BERM WITH THE BLADE IN THE RAISED POSITION. THE DOZER ROLLED 1 CIRCLE END OVER END COMING TO REST ON ITS TRACKS.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS TRYING TO COUPLE TWO HOSES TOGETHER. HE WAS HITTING THE FITTING WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND. THE BLOW FROM THE HAMMER CAUSED A CONTUSION AND BROKE A BON E IN HIS HAND.

AFTER MOVING HAUL TRUCK TIRE PARTS THE MECHANIC FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MINE OFFICIALS UNTIL 5-20-03.

EE WAS CHANGING A DRILL SUB OFF A PIT DRILL. HE FELL FROM THE DECK TO THE GROUND APPROX 2.5 FEET INJURING HIS WRIST DURING THE FALL.

DURING THE REBUILD OPERATION OF A LOADER BUCKET - A WELDER MECHANIC DROPPED A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK STEEL ON HIS FOOT.

MECHANIC STRAINED BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AND PIN BED SAFETY CABLE.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOT & SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE & FELL TO THE GROUND.

THE OPERATOR OF A IR-DML PIT BLAST HOLE DRILL RIB WAS POSITIONING A CHAIN WRENCH TO LOOSEN A STEEL TOOL. THE OPERATOR SIGNALED THE HELPER TO MOVE THE CHAIN WRENCH CYLINDER. WHEN THE CYLINDER R ETRACTED THE OPERATORS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT.

EE WAS GETTING BOX OF BOLTS OFF ON A WAREHOUSE SHELF. THE BOX SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ONTO A STORAGE PALLET. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE THE BOX AN DPLACED HIS HAND ON PROTRUDING NAIL.

2 EE'S WERE KNOCKING A BEARING RACE OUT WITH A 4X4 BOARD & A HAMMER. THE BOARD SLIPPED & PINCHED THE EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE BOARD & A METAL BRACE.

A PIT BLAST HOLE DRILLER WAS ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY A DAMAAGED NYLON CHOKER BY HITTING IT TO CUT IT IN 1/2 WITH A DRILL STEEL. THE CHOKER SLIPPED AND THE DRILLER HIT HIS HAND.

WHILE REMOVING A BEARING RACE, THE EMPLOYEE HIT A CHISEL AND A PIECE OF THE RACE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO HIS HAND. SURGERY WAS DONE ON 7/25. THIS WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AID UNTIL JULY WHEN THE PIECE OF METAL WAS LOCATED IN HIS HAND BY AN X-RAY.

THE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING SKIRTING ON THE TAIL ON A CONVEYER BELT. HE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT THE BELTING AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS KNEE.

WHILE CHANGING THE SOLE PLATE ON A LOADER THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO SECURE A BOLT WITH HIS GLOVED HAND. THE BOLT SPUN FREE AND LACERATED HIS FINGER.

WHILE REBUILDING A DISCHARGE PUMP THE MECHANIC DROPPED A DISCHARGE SPOOL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE REMOVING A NUT FROM A WEARPLATE, THE STOP-NUT SLIPPED & THE MECHANIC PLACED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE SPINNING BOLT.

THE INJURY OCCURED WHILE THE EE WAS REMOVING PARTS FROM THE TOP OF HIS LOCKER. HE BRUSHED DUST OFF THE LOCKER WHICH FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS REPAIRING LOCKER IN THE MINE DEPT CHANGE ROOM.

EE WAS UNHOOKING CHOKER FROM PIPE AND HAD PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN PIPE AND BACK SIDE OF SPOILS PILE WHEN ROCK SLID TEMPORARY PINNING EE BETWEEN IT AND PIPE. EE RECEIVED A CRACKED RIB.