All MSHA-reportable accidents at Round Mountain Gold Corporation operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
The employee was exiting the mine bus to begin shift and lost her footing falling and striking her right side (The date of incident was 09/01/07 but this individual has been working with a full release. It was determined that it was a Reportable Incident on 11/12/07)
The employee is a blast-hole driller. He reached down to retrieve a blast-hole sample bag and felt a pop in his left shoulder. He was seen by a Dr. & received a full duty release the next day. During follow-up visits it was determinded surgery was needed. The surgury was performed on 03/07/07.
Employee was attempting to ignite a propane heater in a lunch room when the heater flashed.
The employee was picking up a roll of paper towels that had been dropped during a pre-use inspection and slipped and fell. Attempting to catch himself, the employee landed on his wrist and fractured it.
While moving a power cable for an electric shovel , the cable got hooked on a rock. When it came undone it stuck an Employee in the legs, knocking the individual to the ground. The Employee reported the incident then was on normal days off. The Employee was taken to the Doctors for evaluation and placed on restricted duty on January 12, 07.
While unloading boxes the employee caught his hand between a package and the door jam.
Operator was attempting to replace a return roller when the roller slipped from his grip and pinched his finger between the roller and bracket.
The employee was moving a mold bar off the table and a piece of slag that was on the table went through her leather glove and into her finger.
While using a Drisco fusing machine, the operator caught his gloved hand on a sharp section of pipe.
An employee was tightening a drill bit when the mag drill fell causing a laceration to his right hand.
The Employee was exiting a Haul Truck and hit her wrist on the steering wheel. She was taken to the Dr. and given a full duty release. Later a growth was removed that was determinded to be from the incident; minor surgery was done 02/12/07. This minor surgery WAS NOT REPORTED to the Loss Control Dept. until 03/13/07.
Employee was demobilizing from site when the employee sufered a heart attack. At the time of the event the employee had been assisting the forklift operator by guiding him into place. Employee died of natural causes due to heart disease.