All MSHA-reportable accidents at The Doe Run Company operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
At approx 1:15am the production hoist #30 lost power. Electrician were called and found and replaced a wire that powers hoist controls. At approx 8:30 am the hoist was put back in service. MSHA was called at 1:15am and hoist was reported down. At 9:20 am MSHA was contacted that the hoist was back in service.
A driller was drilling on the south side of a loaded face. The driller and charger thought they were working 25 feet apart when the driller accidentally hit one of the loaded holes.
Employee was getting off loader when his left foot hung in the ladder step pulling left knee and muscle. Employee required surgery on June 2nd and began losing time.
EE was conducting a presift exam on his mechanical scaler when he was walking around the scaler his foot rolled on a rock and he heard his right knee pop. EE worked until 5/6/11, when he had his knee surgery.
EE was crawling and climbing removing old unused power cables at the north pump station underground. The employee strained his right knee and had surgery on August 26, 2011.
EE was walking when he stepped on a rock and rolled his ankle. EE was taken via ambulance to a local hospital and diagnosed with multiple fractures of the ankle.
EE was walking down a small incline when he stepped on a small rock and torn a muscle in his right knee. The ee is off work starting 12/21/11 until his surgery.
EE lifted an oxygen cylinder to put on a cart when he felt pain in his lower back. He had surgery on July 29, 2011.
EE did not realize that wheel he was removing was a split rim that came apart and fractured his left hand.
EE was struck by a liner when the new chocker broke that was holding the liner. The ee was placed on restricted duty on 12/14/11.
Running 3""casing. While making a connection, employee let down winch line before connection was made smashing the employee's middle right finger with the 3""casing.
Tripping out drill pipe and 1st helper threw rod to 2nd helper on the rod truck. Drill pipe hit a stake on the side of truck that was left in and bounced over and landed on 2nd helpers foot causing him to fracture right big toe.
EE was hitting a wrench with a hammer and hit his left hand resulting in stitches.
EE was installing an air compressor when foreign matter enter into his eyes. He was wearing safety glasses that wrap around to protect his eyes. He was given prescription medication for his eye.
EE was removing a broken bolt on an outrigger on a drill when he felt pain in his right arm. He was sent to physical therapy on November 23, 2011.
EE was using a rebar to unplug a chute when his hand slipped and he cut his finger on the edge of the chute requiring stitches.
EE was cutting wires on a compressor when he cut his left hand with a razor knife resulting in stitches.
EE stepped off the equipment and cut his right finger while dismounting the equipment resulting in stitches.
Employee was changing out a sway bar on a 740 Cat Truck with the assistance of another employee when the bar slipped out of their grip smashing the employee's left ring and pinky fingers. The employee x-ray results were positive for a fracture on the tip of the pinky finger making this reportable.
EE was drove haul truck over a boulder in the road and injured his back, hip and shoulder. He was given a second injection in his back on August 11, 2011 making this a MSHA Reportable.
Employee was hand scaling when a piece of rock struck the scaling bar smashing the EE's hand between the bar and the basket of the getman. EE received seven stitches to left index finger making this reportable.
EE was cleaning out bottom drill holes when a rock fell and cut him on his left leg resulting in stitches.
EE went to doctor and was diagnosed with carpal tunnel in his wrist. The date of the occurrence is unknown.
***Occupational Illness***Employee did not contact us, he filed with worker's compensation when he had carpal tunnel surgery on February 8th, 2011.