All MSHA-reportable accidents at Round Mountain Gold Corporation operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
D-10T Dozer was slot dozing un-shot muck to assist a loader in Phase W-A. After working parallel to the pit crest for approximately an hour, the dozer reversed abruptly to the right and backed over the pit edge berm. The dozer fell approximately 300' landing on a catch bench below.
An employee was stepping out of a blue room and twisted their knee. On 1/6/2021 the employee was given work restrictions due to a torn meniscus.
Employee was working out of a manlift to remove wear plate. Tension was taken out of the rigging and the crane motion stopped and then started back in motion. Employee immediately tried to move the man-lift to get away from the pick. The picking eye failed dropping the wear plate. Struck the employee in the side of the face causing two fractures that do not require surgery to fix.
Employee felt pain in their knee when they were walking down a slope and stepped onto a treaded liner on 7/24/2020. Employee felt reoccurring pain and on 1/27/2021 it was determined that the employee had a torn meniscus consistent with the 7/24/2020 incident that needed medical treatment.
As an employee was walking they slipped and fell on their shoulder due to ice on the ground. On 1/2/2021 it was determined that the employee had a fracture of the humeral head.
Driller's helper attempting to remove cap from drill pipe. Pipe shifted and pinched helper's pinky finger causing a laceration requiring seven sutures.
Employee was conducting maintenance on a haul truck. While utilizing a torque gun on a wheel lug the employee pinched pinky finger between the torque gun and the wheel well. The pinch resulted in a laceration and fracture to the tip of the pinky finger.
An employee's hand was contacted causing a laceration.
An employee stepped out of a truck and twisted their ankle.