Employee was squatting and standing while working on a piece of mobile equipment. EE noticed discomfort in their left knee on 7/24/23. EE continued to work and the knee progressively got worse over the next 48hrs. EE reported the injury on 7/26/23.
The Doe Run CompanyMining Incidents in 2023
All MSHA-reportable accidents at The Doe Run Company operations in 2023. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2023
- 0
- Total incidents
- 35
- Year
- 2023
Top incident classifications
- 01DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)10 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)4 incidents
- 04STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT3 incidents
- 05SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
All incidents in 2023
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING EE'S PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION, WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF EE'S TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED EE'S RIGHT ANKLE.
MOVING A CABINET IN TOOL ROOM AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE HIT RIGHT WRIST ON CHAIN HOOK ON CHARGING BASKET
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TIE WRAP WITH A KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED OFF AND CUT ARM.
BRAKES WENT OUT ON LOADER, LOADER HIT PILLAR, EMPLOYEE HIT LEFT SHOULDER ON STEERING WHEEL AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON METAL BRACKET INSIDE CAB.
REMOVING A DRIVESHAFT OUT OF A ST8, PRYBAR SLIPPED, DRIVE SHAFT FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
Employee hurt left shoulder when EE grabbed onto ladder to keep from falling.
Twisting a fitting by hand to tighten it and felt pain in the left pinky finger.
While moving supplies off pallet, left knee twisted and caused employee to fall. Employee's left forearm caught a nail.
Employee was feeling underneath engine for hose and cut their right thumb on the fan shroud.
EE CUTTING CHAIN WITH HAND GRINDER. GRINDER BOUND UP AND SLIPPED AND EE GOT A CUT ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINDER REQUIRING 5 SUTURES.
EE FELT PAIN AND POP IN RIGHT ELBOW WHILE SHOVELING MUCK ON GROUND. EE REMAINED ON FULL DUTY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL SEEN BY A SPECIALIST, THE SPECIALIST THEN ADMINISTERED AN INJECTION AND PLACED EE ON RESTCITED DUTY ON 05/01/2023.
EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM WHEN LIFTING ARM ABOVE PARALLEL WITH GROUND WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES DURING THE SHIFT. EE PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOLLOWING MEDICAL EVALUATION ON 03.06.2023 AND REMAINS AT THIS TIME.
EE STEPPING OFF DRILL TO CHANGE A DRILL BIT, STEPPED ON ROCK, RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND FELT PAIN. MEDICAL EVALUATION ON 03.06.2023 EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND REMAINS ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT THIS TIME.
IMPACT AND SOCKET CAME OFF BOLT WHILE RE-TORQUING BOLTS. EE FELL LANDING ON PINKY FINGER OF LEFT HAND. EE RECEIVED SUTURES IN FINGER AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT THAT TIME.
EE CUTTING ANFO HOSE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT LEFT FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT THAT TIME.
Individual was walking around the rod table to turn off a generator. When walking around the end of the rod table they stepped on some uneven gravel and is when they rolled their right ankle.
EE OPERATING SCALER DOWN ROADWAY, HIT POTHOLE IN ROADWAY, BOUNCED IN SCALER AND FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. EE WENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION ON 01/03/2023 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICED DUTY AT THAT TIME. EE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY ON 01/09/2023.
EE WALKING AROUND POWDER TRUCK AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES. EE WAS RELEASED BACK TO FULL DUTY FOLLOWING SUTURES.
EE CUTTING A SAPLING WITH HAND TRIMMERS WHEN A BRANCH BROKE OFF AND MOVED UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND STRUCK EE IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION. THE LIMB LACERATED THE CORNEA, THE EE WAS GIVEN AN ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROP AND CONTACT LENS FOR PROTECTION WHILE HEALING AND WAS RELEASED BACK TO FULL DUTY WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
EE DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME / CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 5/9/2023. TREATMENT AND/OR SURGERY IS PENDING AT THIS TIME.
EE DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 4/10/2023. TREATMENT AND/OR SURGERY IS PENDING AT THIS TIME.
EE DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 4.3.2023. TREATMENT AND/OR SURGERY IS PENDING AT THIS TIME.
EE DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL / CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 01/16/2023. TREATMENT AND/OR SURGERY IS PENDING AT THIS TIME.
EE diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel on 01/16/2023. Treatment and/or surgery is pending at this time.