Bingham Canyon Mine — Accidents

Total: 333 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS MOVING A SODA POP MACHINE OUT OF OFFICES. HE LEANED OVER TO STEP THROUGH THE DOORWAY. HTE POP MACHINE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS .
01/08/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO VALUE FOUND None OPERATING FIELD REPAIR TRUCK, FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.
01/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost WHILE WALKING AROUND HAULAGE TRUCK, PERFORMING PRE-OPERATION INSPECTION, EE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.
11/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CLOSED DOOR OF HAUL TRUCK ON LEFT HAND WHILE ENTERING CAB.
09/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost LIFTING PIPE- TORE LIGAMENT IN ARM.
09/03/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING SHOP FLOOR USING MOBILE STEAM CLEANER, CLEANER WAND CROSSED OVER FOOT, BURNED FOOT.
08/28/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE AN ENGINE OIL FILTER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT HEAD AND THUMB STRUCK SHARP EDGE OF FILTER.
08/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A BLASTED DRILL PATTERN, ESTIMATING SHOVER LOCATION, TRIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL, FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A ROCK.
08/02/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 225d restricted DRILL DISCHARGE HOSE KICKED, KNOCKING OVER CYCLONE WHICH FELL AND PINNED HELPER.
07/15/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted WHILE LIFTING AN EMPTY CORE TUBE VIA THE WIRELINE, EE NOTICED FULL CORE TUBE SLIDING. HE TRIED TO STOP FIRST CORE TUBE AS THE DRILLER WAS RAISING THE SECOND TUBE. SECOND TUBE STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT JAW...
06/29/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 275d lost, 45d restricted EE HAD TRIED TO SLOW VEHICLE BY USING BURM. IT DID NOT WORK. THE OTHER SIDE WAS THE HIGHWALL. EE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.
06/29/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE DRAIN PLUG, HIS HAND SLIPPED FROM THE WRENCH AND STRUCK A BRAKE ASSEMBLY STUD.
06/16/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING WRENCH TO REMOVE HAUL TRUCK WHEEL MOTOR DRAIN PLUG, CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & PLUG.
06/13/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATING PERSONAL MOTORCYCLE LEAVING WORK SITE, ENCOUNTERED LOOSE MATERIAL ON SIDE OF ROAD AND LOST CONTROL, CYCLE FELL OVER.
05/24/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE OPENED CABINET DOOR ON FIELD REPAIR TRUCK, HYDRAULIC RAM FELL FROM SHELF AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT.
05/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost USING HAMMER TO STRIKE A PIECE OF METAL, SHARD BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HAND.
04/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LIFTING UP ON EXPERIMENTAL ACCESS LADDER ON HAULAGE TRUCK.
04/20/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None KNEELING ON GRATING ABOVE HAUL TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CHANGING ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD.
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOLDING HAUL TRUCK ROCK KICKER OUT OF WAY SO THAT WHEEL COULD BE REMOVED & THE TIRE HANDLER PUSHED AGAINST THE KICKER, PINCHING THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
04/10/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost EXITING ELECTRIC SHOVEL DIPPER AFTER PERFORMING WELDING REPAIRS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF DIPPER TOOTH ROLLING RIGHT FOOT OVER.
04/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost WALKING IN MAINTENANCE SHOP, SLIPPED & FELL TO FLOOR STRIKING KNEE.
04/01/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE NOTICED THAT THE LIME TREATMENT PILOT REACTOR STARTED OVERFLOWING. AFTER INSPECTING THE REACTOR, HE SUSPECTED THAT THE HOSE PUMP, WHICH PUMPS TREATED WATER FROM THE PILOT REACTOR TO THE THI CKENER...
03/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost PERFORMING SURVEY FUNCTIONS IN A BLASTED AREA, WITH HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS. STEPPED THROUGH SNOW AND INTO A CRACK IN THE GROUND, TWISTING LT. KNEE.
02/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted PULLING DOWN ON ACCESS LADDER TO CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL, LADDER SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND.
01/29/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS ON PATTERN. HE WENT TO A NEW HOLE. WHEN ANOTHER EE PULLED ON A HOSE THE HOSE CAUGHT BETWEEN HIS LEGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
12/14/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING IN TRUCK REPAIR SHOP, FELT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE.
10/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSPECTING TUNNEL, SLIPPED ON WET PLANKING AND FELL BACKWARD STRIKING BACK ON LIGHT GAGE RAIL.
09/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MAN BUS, STOPPED TO FUEL AND SLIPPED ON BUS STEP WHILE EXITING BUS TO FUEL. WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED HE FELL BACK STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE BUS STEPS.
09/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted WHILE TIGHTENING HO TUBE HEAD ONTO THE TUBE, PARMALEE WRENMCH SLIPPED, RIGHT HAND CAME DOWN AND HIT NEARBY HO ROD, CUTTING TENDON ON EDGE OF ROD.
09/03/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATING CAT 793B HAUL TRUCK, BED OF TRUCK BOUNCED EXCESSIVLY WHEN EMPTY, JARRING EMPLOYEE IN TRUCK CAB.
08/22/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE OPERATING A HAULAGE TRUCK THE EE STRUCK A BUMP/DIP IN THE HAUL ROAD AND HIS AIR OPERATED SEAT BOTTOMED OUT CAUSING A JAR TO HIS BACK.
07/10/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER A TRUCK CLEANING DEBRIS FROM THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND LINKAGE WHEN THE AIR DRYER FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUDDENLY RELEASED PRESSURE AND BLEW LOOSE DEBRIS INTO THE SIDE OF EMPLOYEE'...
07/01/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE WAS DISMANTLING A CABLE BRIDGE, BRIDGE WAS SUSPENDED BY A CRANE AND WHEN FINISHED BURNING THRU A CONNECTION THE LOAD SHIFTED AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT ANKLE. THE ANKLE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E LOAD...
06/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING ROAD GRADER BLADE SEGMENTS AND ONE SEGMENT SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO SEGMENTS RESULTING IN A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO THE DISTAL TIP OF THE FINGER.
06/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A HAND SHOVEL TO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM SHOP FLOOR INTO DUMPSTER WHEN HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON 6/28 HE BEGAN PHYSICAL THERAPY TO AID HEALING.
06/15/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING ON MOBILE LUBRICATION TRAILER IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING A GREASE TANK AT THE CRUSHER WHEN A PRESSURIZED GREASE HOSE BURST AN STARTLED THE EE. HE JUMPED FORWARD FROM THE TRAILER TO THE...
05/02/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED WAS PART OF A 3 PERSON SURVEY CREW. SURVEYING EQUIPMENT WAS BEING OFFLOADED FROM THEWORK VEHICLE.HEAVILY TAPED CARDBOARD BOXES NEEDED OPENING.THE INJURY IA A 1 1/2""LONG BY 1/4""DEEP CUT T...
04/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT PAPER IN HIS OFFICE WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED FROM THE KNIFE HANDLE AND ONTO THE KNIFE BLADE CUTTING HIS FOREFINGER.
04/23/2001 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING A PORTABLE FLATFORM WHEN A WHEEL ON THE PLATFORM RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.
04/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DISMOUNTING HAULAGE TRUCK ACCESS LADDER AT END OF SHIFT AND SLIPPED ON THE LAST STEP, HYPEREXTENDING LEFT KNEE. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF LITTL IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITION, PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRES CRIBED...
04/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS PULLING ON LUBE HOSE REEL WHEN REEL BROKE AND IT FELL BACK STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM.
03/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 1d restricted EE WAS REMOVING A DIPPER DOOR HINGE PIN ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL AND ASHE WAS REMOVING THE CRAWLER PIN, IT FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT, JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE GUARD.
03/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING ON A PLATFORM, SLIPPED ON STRUCK HIS LEG ON THE SIDE OF PLATFORM. EE SUSTAINED A MINOR CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT LEG AND DUE TO DIABETIC CONDITION, MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED TO CLEAN T...
03/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON HIS TRUCK. A CO WORKER WAS CLEANING OUT HIS SLURRY HOSE NEXT TO HIM AND THE EMULSION BLEW OUT AND HIT THE EE IN THE LEFT EAR. .
01/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WHILE DESCENDING THE 10% GRADE FROM THE CODE 70 DUMP AREA THE OPERATOR OF THE #908 BUS REPORTED LOOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY HE STEERED THE BUS INTO AN EARTHERN BERM TO STOP. INJ EE WAS A PASSEN GER INT...
01/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE DESCENDING THE 10% GRADE FROM THE CORE ;70DUMP AREA THE OPERATO9R OF THE #908 BUS REPORTEDLOOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE STEERED THE BUS INTO AN EARTHER BERM TO STOP. INJ EE WAS A PASSEN GER IN...
01/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted WHILE DESCENDING THE 10% GRADE FROM THE CODE 70 DUMP AREA THE OPERATOR OF THE #908 BUS REPORTED LOOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY. HE STEERED THE BUS INTO AN EARTHERN BERM TO STOP. INJ EE WAS A PASS ENGER IN...
01/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 34d restricted WHILE DESCENDING THE 10% GRADE FROM THE CODE 70 DUMP AREA THE DRIVER OF THE #908 BUS REPORTED LOOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY HE STEERED THE BUS INTOAN EARTHERN BERM TO STOP. INJ EE WAS A PASSENGER IN THE...
01/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DESCENDING THE 10% GRADE FROM THE CORE TO THE DUMP AREA THE OPERATOR OF THE #908 BUS REPORTED LOOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY HE STEERED INTO AN EARTHEN BERM TO STOP. INJ EE WAS A PASSENGER IN BUS
01/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DESCENDING THE 10% GRADE THE CORE TO THE CUMP AREA THE OPERATOR OF THE #908 BUS REPORTED LOOSING BRAKING CAPABLILTY HE STEERED THE BUS INTO AN EARTHERN BERM TO STOP. INJ EE WAS IN A PASSENGER IN...