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.