Canyon Resources — Accidents
Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | EE was adjusting the press when EE stepped back and slipped, falling to the ground. EE injured EE's ankle, knee and back and was put on light duty. Diagnosis pending. |
| 04/09/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Miner pulled himself up by grabbing onto a pipe and felt a pop in their hand. |
| 04/03/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Roller shaft slipped during maintenance activity and smashed miner's thumb |
| 05/04/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 27d restricted | Miner was working to free a motor that appeared seized. The pipe wrench being used to spin the sprocket broke loose, smashing the Miners right ring finger. Laceration was vertical from the front of... |
| 09/14/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 197d lost | Climbing down vertical ladder off of the filter press. Employee got a sharp pain in wrist and thumb area of left hand. |
| 11/12/2012 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Miner was walking on wet concrete surface when he slipped and landed flat on his back. Resulted in Buttock Contusion/ sprain. X-ray taken and miner was put on light duty until X-ray could be reviewed.... |
| 04/06/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Miner was doing maintenance work and decided to assist another miner to move a Lower concave ring. The injured miner placed the end of a 6' pry bar onto a hole in the concave ring. As he attempted to... |
| 07/30/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Two miners were installing a control center cover. One miner accidentally allowed the cover to slip and that pinched the other miners left index finger between the cover and the machine. This caused a... |
| 04/15/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Operator complained of pain in left shoulder. Operator stated that condition was ongoing for some time. The operator asked that he run a different piece of equipment to relieve the symtoms and we comp... |
| 01/18/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 15d restricted | Employee slipped and fell onto posterior and left shoulder. Level concrete paved surface. Slippery due to inclimate weather. |
| 08/16/2006 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Worker was using a razor knife to cut a piece of conveyor belt. Worker lost control of tool and inflicted a 5cm cut to his left forarm. |