Bingham Canyon Mine — Accidents

Total: 333 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 174d restricted Employee trips on uneven ground causing drill casing to fall on the employee's thigh resulting in a fracture to the left leg.
05/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A GET (GROUND ENGAGING TOOL) TOOTH IN A SERVICE TRUCK WHEN A SECOND TOOTH SHIFTED AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE TEETH.
05/08/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 286d lost Contractor employee had just completed the use of a knuckle-boom crane when the outrigger deployed striking the top of his right foot.
04/09/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A worker was struck on his lower lip by the pry bar tool he was using to release a lever binder. The impact caused a 1/2"" laceration to his lower lip and the loss of one of his lower incisor teeth....
02/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was descending haul truck ladder and fell to ground injuring his ankle. Initial X-Ray was Negative. Miner is no longer employed by the Company. Injury remained painful and was re-X-Rayed finding...
02/01/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to strip coating from electrical cable when his index finger contacted the blade of the stripping tool resulting in a laceration injury.
01/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was reconnecting 2 twelve volt batteries when wrench accidentally contacted the battery hold down causing an unexpected sudden release of battery acid.
12/26/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was driving a stake to support concrete forms. The hammer glanced off from the stake and struck the employee on the arch of his left foot. Employee was transported to a clinic for evaluation....
12/07/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Electric shovel was loading haul truck operator was working in when the shovel dipper (full) dropped, impacting the truck. This caused equipment damage and injury to operator.
09/23/2013 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 51d lost, 105d restricted Employee was operating the hydraulic core press, right thumb was caught between the ram and the core tube.
03/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Craftsman was repairing a steering cylinder on a haul truck when a metal shard broke loose striking the craftsman in the neck. The craftsman sustained a laceration injury requiring sutures.
02/21/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sustained a laceration injury requiring sutures when he struck his head on a metal tray.
02/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted Employee was attempting to move from the rear engine area to the operator cab on the outside of a 24H motor grader, when he lost his footing and fell to ground. Contact with the ground resulted in a f...
01/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee slipped on ice while walking through the parking lot before shift fracturing the 2nd and 4th metatarsal of his left foot.
01/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was showing some asset disposal pieces to a client when he slipped and fell to the ground. He was taken to a medical center for pains when he was diagnosed with a left Fibula Fracture.
12/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An intern was opening a can during lunch when his thumb contacted the sharp edge of the lid resulting in a laceration injury requiring sutures.
11/25/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee experienced pain/discomfort in his left eye as a result of contact with an insect/spider while operating equipment. Employee was evaluated by a medical professional and treated with prescript...
11/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling back on tongs while tripping collars out of angle hole and felt pain in left shoulder. Employee switched to another job and continued working for the rest of the shift. That eveni...
07/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost A haulage truck driver was returning to a dump loaded, when he lost control of the haul truck, hit the berm and tipped the haul truck on its side. As a result of the incident the operator sustained in...
06/03/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Helper was using a pressure washer. He was cleaning mud of the nozzle with his left hand while he activated the washer with his right hand. The high pressure flow penetrated his glove and injected a s...
04/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Craftsman was working to repair a leaking hydraulic hose on a steering priority valve on a haul truck when he received a laceration injury requiring sutures.
11/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was exiting the bed of the one ton crew truck when his foot slipped off the penal hitch, used for a step, causing him to lose his balance and twisting his left ankle.
11/13/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While connecting a hose to the well head on a horizontal drain well, a melon sized rock fell off the highwall. The rock struck the employee in the right thigh, causing a laceration and bruising.
11/04/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A craftsman was attempting to punch holes in a metal bracket when he pinched the tip of his thumb between the machine head and bracket resulting in an open fracture injury requiring sutures.
10/29/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee just finished grinding his weld, started to remove air hood felt something in his left eye. His eye started to turn red with the irritation from the foreign body.
10/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A shovel operator was injured while attempting to egress the shovel when his left hand was pinched between a stair step and roller resulting in a laceration injury requiring sutures.
08/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee's left index finger was pinched in a hand grab railing while attempting to enter the cab of a haulage truck, resulting in a fracture injury.
06/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 15d restricted An employee was working to replace a roller bearing on a hydraulic shovel when a piece of the bearing broke loose, contacting his leg. The employee sustained a fracture to his right leg as a result of...
06/09/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 9d restricted Employee was removing a pin from the 930E front wheel group when the jack slipped out and struck the employee fracturing his left leg.
06/09/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sustained a laceration to the forehead from contact with a fire extinguisher when the haul truck (100 ton) he was operating struck a berm on the haul road.
05/09/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 29d restricted Craftsman was working to replace a tire on a 24H motor grader when his fingers entered the framework of a hydraulic push tool resulting in a crushing injury to his left hand.
03/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 76d restricted Drill crew was tripping drill rod when the sling hook came out of the pin end of the rod causing it to land on the drill table. As the rod fell to the deck, the sling hook came off and swung towards a...
01/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Haul truck operator stumbled while boarding a haul truck and fell against the grating cover over the radiator. In the process, the employee lacerated his right thumb on the grating requiring 8 sutures...
09/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 97d restricted While changing thread saver, bar used to pin thread saver was left in place and when starting rig and engaging the PTO the thread saver rotated pinching employee's hand between the bar and the rod gri...
08/29/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A craftsman was working to remove a haul truck steering accumulator tank with an overhead crane when the rigging came loose, striking the craftsman in the lip causing a laceration injury requiring sut...
02/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to install a cooling flex hose on the #461 haul truck. In doing so he tripped and fell against the access cover hole opening, bruising his chest wall on the left side.
01/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 24d restricted Employee slipped/fell on his left arm while dismounting from a track dozer dislocating his left elbow.
11/21/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the end of shift an employee was walking, became distracted and walked into a metal support pole for an overhead awning structure. Contact with the metal pole resulted in a laceration injury above...
10/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 103d lost, 18d restricted An electrician was working to disconnect the transformer from a unit substation and was exiting the substation when a steel frame spacer unit slipped from it's position striking the top of his right h...
10/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employees were pulling a 12inch HDPE pipe(protestive sleeve) over an 8inch HDPE pipe using an excavator. While pulling the smaller pipe ""bound-up"" becoming compressed and suddenly released striking...
09/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning a part, the employee got D-Limonene (stripper oil) inside of his glove and on his left arm. At that time the affected area was washed with soap and water. The injury worsened over the w...
07/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was working to reposition the brake on a shovel swing motor when the brake struck his hand resulting in fractures to the thumb and index finger of the left hand.
07/15/2009 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Mechanical failure on a haul truck engine resulted in an engine fire. Employee operating the truck injured the heel of his left foot exiting the haul truck.
03/30/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 105d restricted Employee slipped on ice and fell fracturing right tibia and fibula at the ankle
02/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the proocess of pushing a hydraulic ram inplace to remove the bottom pin from the pivet point on a # 572 rubber tired dozer(RTD). While in the process of doing this the ram fell and la...
02/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost An employee was attempting to dislodge a large rock that was wedged between the push arm and track adjuster on a D11 dozer when he experienced a spain/strain injury to the bicep area of the left arm....
12/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bonding bare copper ground grid cable to the inside web of a structural steel beam. The contents inside the cadweld mold exited the bottom of the mold, and onto the employee's left forear...
12/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A tech was installing a pin into a bore on an earthmoving piece of equipment. The pin weighs 205 lbs. and was located on the ground when the tech hooked the crane using chains onto the pin. He raise...
08/21/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove lug nuts on a haul truck tire rim when the socket gun slipped pinching the palm of his right hand. The employee received sutures and was returned to work without rest...
08/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Moving a fabricated unit with a hinge. When trying to upright the pole, it shifted and caused fingers to be pinched resulting in the injury to the index, middle and ring fingers.