Castle Mountain Mine — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/20/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted A mine employee was walking on uneven ground and slipped on some gravel causing EE to fall. EE received a laceration on EE's right knee which required 3 sutures. EE was released back to duty with lift...
09/17/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost The employee was loading a pallet with a forklift onto a flat bed trailer at the company office which is not on the mine site. EE was parking the forklift and reached to engage the emergency brake and...
08/23/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Individual was helping install hoist bed pins on a 777 haul truck. EE bent over to get a tool and when EE raised up EE hit the back of head on the fuel tank guard causing EE to lose consciousness for...
12/29/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a sledge hammer to drive a shaft out of a fan bearing when EE's hand hit the fan housing causing a cut to the left pointer finger. 5 stitches were used to close the cut.
11/15/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was assisting in laying dripline on side slope of leach pad when they stepped on an unstable rock resulting in a sprain to their right ankle and knee.
05/04/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was cleaning up a cement spill using a shovel. This was a first aid injury until EE went for surgery on 9/23/22. First day lost time was 9/27/2022.
02/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee placed EE's left hand onto a fusion machine clamp landing area, the clamp was jostled and fell onto employee left hand resulting in a cut that took 3 stitches to close.
05/31/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was collecting MET samples when EE turned to reach the sample paperwork and rolled EE's right ankle.
01/19/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the lime silo when a gust of wind blew lime under EE's goggles into EE's eyes.
03/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost CLIMBING DOWN FROM DUMPSTER, CANE DOWN ON LEFT LEG, KNEE BUCKLED UNDER EMPLOYEE AND KNEE POPPED, CAUSING SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
12/06/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A UNILOADER. HE HAD PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE STEP AND WHILE BRINGING HIS RIGHT FOOT FORWARD THE TOE OF HIS BOOT CAUGHT ON THE FRAME CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE ATTEMPT...
08/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 84d restricted THE EE WAS CHANGING THE BUCKET ON A UNI-LOADER. THE BUCKET HAD TO BE RAISED SLIGHTLY AND ROTATED FORWARD BECAUSE THE RELEASE PINS WERE FROZEN. THE EE DID NOT NOTICE THE LEFT RELEASE PIN WASN'T LOCKED...
08/17/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE SECURING BOLT OF A SUPER NUT. THE SUPER NUT IS USED TO HOLD THE LARGE BOLTS FOR THE SPIDER ARM OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. AS HE TIGHTENED THE S ECURING...
07/09/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAR A BUILD UP OF MATERIAL FROM A CLAM SHELL CHUTE AND AFTER CLEARING THE MATERIAL A SECOND CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL CAUSING THE PRY BAR TO BE PULLED UPWARD AND HE STRA...
03/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE WAS LIFTING A 480 POWER CABLE FOR A GRASSHOPPER CONVEYOR & HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE FELT THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY & DID FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN 0N 3/27 IT BEC AME WOR...
03/06/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 108d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO BEAT ON THE SIDE OF A ROCK BOX WHICH HAD PLUGGED. AS HE WAS HITTING THE ROCK BOX, HIT STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AT ABOUT THE THIRD KNUCKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQ UEST TO...