All MSHA-reportable accidents at Teck Alaska Inc operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was carrying some rented chain falls & come-alongs into the Mill tool crib. One of the handles from a come-along ratcheted down and struck him on the inside of his ankle, causing a small laceration. He had broken this ankle at home in Janurary 2009. He had major surgery to repair it, the laceration was in a location where screws were used to secure the bone.
While removing the safety pins & half links from bed of 7712 777D 100 ton haul truck employee felt a sharp pain from his shoulder
Employee was lifting a vise with help from a co-worker from the floor to place it on the bench so he anchor it down and felt sharp pain in left shoulder.
Employee was climbing into the Service truck wearing her backpack. When she pulled herself up onto the first step using her arms and legs she strained muscles in her back.
Employee was doing a final retorque on 7712 with a pneumatic torque gun when the reaction arm failed and slipped from the gun which struck him in the face.
Employee was stripping outter insulation from electrical cable. Employee was not wearing cut resistance gloves and was using improper cutting techniques. Employee lost control of the utility knife striking his left index finger, resulting in three stitches.
Employee was reaching for the Mens Dry door handle to open it, when an employee opened the door from the other side; slamming the door into his right middle finger.
Employee was unhitching portable light plant from light vehicle hitch when trailer moved suddenly and pinched employees hand between trailer tongue and hitch.
Employee was cutting a piece of flat bar using a cutting torch. When repositioning himself to make a second cut, left wrist made contact with hot slag.
While stripping insulation from armoured electrical cable, knifed slipped cutting left thumb requiring stitches.
Employee was walking upstairs to the 2nd deck and felt a sharp pain behind back of left knee
The rapid mix tank upcomer plugged up and we needed to use an air lance to unplug it. While doing so the operator strained his back lifting and lowering the lance in/out of the upcomer.
Injury was cutting the frog off the dozer blade on 9712 in north # 3 bay. He felt heat on the lower right calf, looked down and found coveralls on fire. He used both gloved hands and put the coverall fire out, the sweat pants he was wearing beneath the coveralls were on fire also. By the time he extingished the sweat pant he sustained a burn on the right calf .
A 36""x42"" piece of grating was removed in a walkway in 2025. An employee was walking along this walkway and stepped through the open hole onto a valve, 16"" below the deck. He then caught himself with his elbow on the toe board stopping his fall.
Employee was attempting to lift a long box off a pallet of pipe. The box fell to the ground, She had their hand underneath the strapping causing the box to pull her down and sprain her wrist
The employee was removing a section of piping to access the trommel box. He had removed the Victaulic clamp from the bottom section of the pipe when it slipped down approx. 6"" and struck him on the top of the hard hat.
A mill operator collapsed inside the Mill Control Room due to dehydration. The operator had just completed his first round in the flotation module and was dropping off the paperwork. He was standing there having a drink of water when he got off balance but gathered himself and around 20 seconds later, collapsed to the floor.
Individual injured his right hand when it got caught up in the drill bit on a drill press during operation