Auburn Facility — Accidents

Total: 49 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/05/2026 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee initially stated that they began welding and the auto darkening feature on their helmet was delayed, which they believed caused a burn to the eye. They sought evaluation today, 1/7, and was d...
09/15/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was traveling on a haul road in a water truck when they hit an oversized speed bump and it catapulted them up and they hit the ceiling of the cab. Employee was not wearing a hard hat (no room...
02/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Using a pipe wrench to break loose a plugged piece of equipment. EE stated EE was putting pressure on it, it broke loose and EE's left hand got caught between the pipe wrench and shiv. EE stated it cr...
02/11/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee was servicing equipment, EE started to descend the ladder. When EE got to the last rung, EE's left foot going to the ground and as EE was letting go of the rails with EE's hands and stepping...
12/10/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted EE was replacing a roller on a conveyor in the Auburn pit. As EE was pulling it out to turn it the roller pinched EE's right index finger between the roller and an angle iron on the conveyor.
02/08/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted While using a drill press the sheet of metal was clamped down but started to move. EE tried to secure it with EE's left gloved hand. As EE was securing it EE's glove caught the drill and entangled EE'...
09/20/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 155d restricted EE was fueling an excavator when EE slipped. EE stated as EE slipped EE's hard hat went over EE's eyes. EE fell to the ground landing on EE's feet but didn't have the chance to grab anything to soften...
06/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Clearing out mud & rock from a stopped conveyor belt as it was stuck. Employee stated as they were shoveling a large rock fell off their shovel and onto the top of their foot. Employee stated it hit a...
08/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Operator cleaning up on crusher liner, cut palm of left hand requiring six(6) stitches, pain medication and modified duty.
06/07/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing Loss, MSHA Recordable Shift, Right Ear
11/17/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Haul truck driver operating 90 Ton haul truck in the pit. Truck went over a dip in the road and the air ride seat failed, causing the seat to bottom out. Cervical Strain, prescription and restricted...
03/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF EQUIPMENT, LEFT LEG FIRST, FELT PAIN IN LEFT HIP.
08/26/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING A ROCK OUT OF THE GRIZZLY BARS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW.
08/03/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Health-related event, King County Medical Examiner ruled heart attack
03/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Tripped over hose and rolled left foot.
10/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miner was removing rocks from a grizzly. He went to lift a rock and smashed his left index finger between the rock and the bar, resulting in stitches.
08/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner was at an off site location, picking up debris that was dumped illegally. Was lifting a piece of concrete debris, and strained a muscle in his back, causing some pain and stiffness. It was dec...
09/29/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was putting a bearing housing on a press table, to press out bearing. Pryed up one side of housing with a bar and a small block to get a better bite on housing for positioning over press. Hous...
09/16/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Off-hwy end-dump truck veered off roadway onto the 8'+ shoulder, struck a buried drainage pipe, traveled up the steep slope adjacent to the shoulder, struck a boulder (approx 5' in dia.) & power pole,...
02/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was clearing rocks that were stuck inside the crusher jaw. He was using a wedge and a cable to clear the rocks and once the jaw was clear he began pulling the cable up. At this time a rock fe...
09/12/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to refill a grease gun. The building where the grease is located requires walking down a slope. While walking to the building employee slipped on a rock, lost his balance and twis...
01/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted Employee was changing the screens at the crusher when he lost his balance and the screen fell back on his left kneecap. He called our occupational nurse who advised him to ice and take ibuprofen. Two...
11/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning a powerscreen for transport when he noticed a piece of steel cable stuck between the screen and head pulley. As the emplyee attempted to free the cable it whipped around and str...
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the Classifier Cylinders at the Crusher and he knelt down on a steel sheet which had rocks on it. His knee landed on one of the rocks. He reported incident to his supervisor....
07/03/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted 7/5/07 employee reported he had a non-work related shoulder injury and couldn't work. Employee states he noticed pain at home the night of 7/3/07. 7/16/07 employee saw his Dr. 7/18/07 employee repo...
03/28/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While cutting a piece of angle iron with a chop saw, the blade jammed which pulled the angle iron. The iron cut the employees gloved finger. He recieved 4 stitches and returned to work with modific...
10/20/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the afternoon on 10/20/06, employee noticed a small cut between 2 fingers on his right hand. Over the weekend it got red and swollen. On Sunday, 10/22/06, employee called his supervisor and made...
07/14/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While welding on the crusher, hot sparks burned through his pants and went down his leg into his boot, burning his left heel. Employee failed to use provided PPE as directed.
07/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a utility knife to cut a zip tie off an extension cord, the knife slipped and cut the employee's left index finger. He recieved 5 stitches and was released to regular duty.
05/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was installing tail pulley on crusher, employee tried to adjust his grip and the pulley dropped on his left hand injuring the ring and pinky finger. The incident occured on 5/18/06 employee...
04/17/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in a manlift vertically fitting a 2"" pipe that was 18"" long. Employee welded a tack and as he adjusted the pipe the tack broke and the pipe struck his upper lip. Employee recieved sti...
04/03/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d restricted 4/4/06 employee reported that he went to his Dr. on 4/3/06 because his left arm was bothering him. No X-rays were taken - employee was diagnosed with tendonitis of left arm and was put on light duty....
11/22/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During annual hearing tests an STS was found in employees left ear. Testing done on 8-8-05 ICON notified of STS on 11-15-05 Employee notified on 11-22-05
09/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 101d lost, 3d restricted Employee was sitting in his truck when his lower back began to spasm and locked up. Note: Has been treated for same or similar incident in Dec 2000 with a previous employer.
08/30/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a CAT End Dump, hauling up a slope when the load shifted to the back causing the front wheels to come off the ground. The load then dumped out and as the truck came back down t...
08/26/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During a cone liner change the employee was cleaning the crusher component with a wire wheel grinder and air nozzel. Debris (assumed metal) went in his eye. He then rinsed out his eye and later went...
04/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted EE reports he was mixing Nordback epoxy for cone liners for approx. 20 min. Ee used 8 cans of Nordback and was wearing rubber gloves. Ee reports that after lunch his hands started to itch. then on the...
11/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY LIFT A GATE ACROSS FEEDER #1 WHEN AS THE GATE ROSE, A PARTICLE OF DIRT THAT WAS FROZEN TO THE GATE CAME FREE & ENTERED THE EE'S LEFT EYE, SCRATCHING THE CORNEA.
06/04/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A CAT773 OFF ROAD END DUMP & REVERSING TO DUMP A LOAD OF SAND WHEN THE INNER FACING SIDE WALL OF THE LEFT FRT TIRE FAILED. THE RESULTING RELEASE OF AIR ROCKED THE OPERATOR IN HIS DRIV...
01/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was manually holding a section of angle iron in place, on a screen, and awaiting a bolt to be placed to secure it, when the iron slipped from his grasp, striking his right leg, cutting it.
05/20/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD CLIMBED UP ON TOP OF A PULLEY V-GUARD TO INSPECT A ROLL CRUSHER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND, HE STEPPED FROM THE GUARD WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, BUT HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE GUARD AND HE FELL,...
07/24/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost WEATHER DRY AND CLEAR. NO ROADWAY OBSTRUCTIONS TO DRIVER'S VIEW. NO APPARENT TRUCK DEFECTS. NO APPARENT ISSUES WITH FEEDER LAYOUT APPROACH. INJURED WORKER MADE EYE CONTACT WITH TRUCK HAULAGE DRIVER EX...
04/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS WELDING A METAL BOX, WEIGHTING APPROX. 35 LB ON A WORK TABLE THAT STOOD 2'8"" HIGH. EE GRASPED THE BOX BY TWO CORNERS AND LIFTED IT, ATTEMPTING TO TILT THE BOX ON TO ITS SIDE. WHILE TILT ING TH...
08/11/2001 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 50d restricted WHILE CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON A 988F LOADER EMPLOYEES WERE USING A ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFT TO MOVE THE EDGES. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE CUTTING EDGE ON TO THE FORKS AND PLACED HIS LE FT HAND...
06/07/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2-TON JACK AS A SPREADER TOOL UNDER A FORKLIFT WHEN THE PUSHING BLOCKS SLIPPED ALLOWING THE JACK TO FALL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH IT. THE JACK WAS TOO...
05/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A FLOATING PUMP STATION WHEN THE RAFT TIPPED OVER CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS LIP ON SOME PART OF THE RAFT AND THROWING HIM INTO THE WATER. COUNTER WEIGHTS PREVIOU SLY PLA...
03/19/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS IN MACK TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A LOADER. WHEN THE LOADER WENT TO DUMP A LOAD OF G ROCK INTO THE DUMP TRUCK, THE WETNESS OF THE MATERIAL CAUSED IT TO COME OUT ALL AT ONCE. THE IMPACT OF THE WET M...
03/13/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None GRADUAL LOSS OF HEARING SINCE HIS HIRE DATE OF 8/12/85. SINCE THE SALE OF THE COMPANY IN 1998 THE EMPLOYEE HAS WORN HIS HEARING PROTECTION REGULARLY. EMPLOYEE WORKS 2-3 MONTHS PER YEAR IN THE PIT OVER...
03/09/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER INTO HER OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK #884 WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED, SHE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HER KNEE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE COLD AND WET. CAUSATION: MUST USE EX TRA CAU...