Chino Mines Co Mine — Accidents

Total: 552 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/13/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Haul truck operator was spotting at shovel when the shovel suddenly lost power, and the dipper dropped on the dovetail, jarring employee. Employee was taken to the ER, and released. A week later, empl...
08/30/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Repetitive motion injury. Soft tissue injury
08/21/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 34d restricted On 8/27/21, WC carrier notified by email that our employee claimed a work related injury. EE slipped, but did not fall, while on the sample circuit, causing pain to EE's left knee that EE had injured...
08/20/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted Prior to normal shift starting, employee arrived early and was walking from pump house to the water truck, tripped and fell in a seated position onto the ground. Employee worked the shift, but the nex...
08/13/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee came to work 08/14/21 and reported having back pain as result of hitting a hole in the road on the 44-shovel run, near the entrance, by the spanners, the previous shift. Employee was taken to...
08/13/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost At the start of shift August 14th, employee reported having back pain as a result of hitting a hole on the road to the crusher the previous shift. It had been raining on and off all day. Employee was...
08/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 56d restricted While pulling hangar bars out of the rack, one was wedged and employee states put some extra force in pull and felt a pop in right shoulder. Employee was taken to the clinic, referred to Ortho, taken...
08/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While working the UPS shipment, employee felt a pop in the wrist. When traveling home, noticed it had swollen and went to the ER. EE was referred to an ortho, who gave EE restrictions, currently ongoi...
06/12/2021 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had been assigned as a spotter in the pit, sitting in an air-conditioned man van. Employee noticed a low tire, called for tire person, assisted in the tire change. Employee got in the van, ca...
05/31/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 19d restricted Employee stepped on an elevated (10""-15"") ergonomic platform when it suddenly dropped, causing EE to jar EE's back. Currently ONGOING.
05/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 25d restricted Mechanic was changing out a slack adjuster on the 731 haul truck, and after a while began to feel pain in their back and left leg. Employee continued working, but reported ongoing pain the next mornin...
05/17/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 65d restricted Mechanics were installing drive belts on the 32PP07 feed pump, were jumping a belt to its correct position on the pulley when employee got the tip of EE's pinky caught between the belt and pulley shiv...
05/12/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost On 5/14, employee called off work stating they'd rolled an ankle near the banding table on 5/12 around 9:30. EE didn't think much of it, even worked a full shift 5/13. Felt they needed to rest it on 5...
04/14/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 195d lost, 194d restricted While driving down the tailing ramp, water truck hit a rut, causing front tires to jerk, and caused pain in driver's shoulder.
03/19/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 83d restricted Employee was returning to pickup after a PM at the sewer plant, stepped on a rock on some grating and rolled ankle. Employee was taken to the clinic, diagnosed with a sprain. Employee was given restri...
03/12/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 81d restricted Employee was spotting under shovel, did not stop in time after hearing shovel horn, and hit the dipper with the truck bed. Employee reported to the supervisor at end of shift, and refused medical trea...
01/25/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted As employee was walking to the plant from the parking lot, EE slipped on black ice, landing on EE's back pack. EE initially refused treatment. EE notified operator on 1/28/21 EE was seeing EE's PCP, o...
08/28/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 20d restricted Driver States: I started to climb out of the cab and I had my Right foot on the top step and right hand on the grab bar and left hand on the door and missed the step coming down with my left foot and...
08/25/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was exiting service truck, as they stepped down they felt a pop in right knee. Employee was taken in to be checked, was released with restrictions and referred to ortho. EE was seen by Ortho...
07/08/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee got into the back of a pick up bed to fix an issue with a buggy whip, as EE stood up from a crouched position EE lost bearings, got light headed and took some steps backwards and misjudged th...
02/09/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 16d restricted Mechanic was using a drill to drill out a hole in a plate mounted in a vice. The drill bit caught, causing the employees hand to contact the corner of the plate. This caused a laceration on the hand....
02/04/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Was doing shop cleaning when EE tripped over oil drain cart and fell straining left shoulder.
01/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While assisting in replacing a lower roller shaft on the ES43. As the shaft was pushed in, it broke the keeper welded on the inside, which struck a mechanic on the left arm, above the wrist. Taken to...
12/12/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 35d restricted Employee drove haul truck through pot hole, jarring back. Employee continued to operate truck until later in the afternoon when pain began to bother them. Employee was taken to the clinic, and was giv...
12/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Warehouse employee was relocating three 55 gallon drums in back of bed of truck to balance load. The drums of oil and DEF were being delivered to customers outside of mine. Initial injury appears to b...
11/24/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was driving an empty haul truck when EE hit a hole in the road that jarred EE's back. EE received first aid treatment and continued working. The following day EE reported to work stating EE w...
11/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 4d restricted Employee was removing pillow block from apron feeder, the block fell landing on end of left middle finger. Employee did not report until 11/22/19, was taken to the ER and diagnosed with distal fractur...
11/21/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None 9:00-9:05, blade operator requested supervisor or mine tech. When mine tech arrived, employee stated employee thought employee was having a heart attack. MayDay was called, taken to ER. 9:46 site noti...
11/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 23d restricted Employee had left office headed to employee parking lot, walking on grating by the warehouse, when EE's foot got caught on a stake holding the grating. EE fell, landing on EE's left knee. Taken to the...
10/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost As haul truck driver was walking around the haul truck, conducting end of shift inspection, EE slipped and fell down, and felt ankle pop. EE was taken to the ER, has a displaced fracture, taken off wo...
09/17/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was looking left, checking mirrors when the truck rocked, tweaking EE's neck. EE had pain in the neck and shoulder, and couldn't turn head. EE was taken to the ER, taken off work until 9/20 f...
09/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Attempting to lower mast on light plant, caught fingers between mast and frame, cutting middle finger. Examined by first responder, taken to the ER, received sutures to close. Returned to work, no res...
08/20/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was driving an empty haul truck back to the shovel when the employee hit a bump and jarred back. Employee was taken to the ER and taken off work.
07/25/2019 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 67d lost On 8/21/19, employee claims they had leg cramp from getting out of a pickup on 7/25/19. Company highly questions validity of claim for many reasons, and after investigation, can neither prove or dispr...
07/24/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees changing out corner shroud; employee struck shroud with hammer, felt something hit EE's leg, and noticed it was cut. EE was taken to the ER, where an embedded piece of metal was removed. No...
07/22/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was disconnecting an airline from a pump, when the hose came off, spraying degreaser in employee's face. Employee flushed face and eyes, was taken to the ER, and referred to an optometrist, w...
06/30/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stepped off dozer, onto rock, and rolled ankle. Employee was taken to the clinic the next morning, given restrictions company is accommodating. Currently ongoing.
06/28/2019 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d restricted Employee reported to supervisor that EE had swelling, itching and burning sensations on both legs from the toes to above the ankle, that had begun about a week prior. Taken to the ER, diagnosed with d...
06/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was exiting on the SW side of the pond when EE slipped and fell down and landed in the trench.
05/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving a jack under the machine. Gloved hand was pinched between hydraulic tank and jack handle. Finger laceration.
05/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 11d restricted Employee was installing drive belts on the #3 ball mill feed pump. While rolling belts onto the sheave, caught fingers, fracturing ring finger. Taken to ER, given restrictions.
05/02/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was driving up a ramp after being loaded, felt like the truck may have bottomed out, reported to the supervisor, had EE checked by first responder. Employee waited until the next day and soug...
04/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 52d restricted Employee was collecting metallurgical samples from blast hole, when lifting 2 buckets, one in each hand, felt twinge in back. Told supervisor next day after feeling more pain in one area. On 4/15, rep...
03/28/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was starting to climb a small berm, as they started to step they felt a sharp pain in the left calf.
03/26/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding wear bars at the primary crusher. At the end of shift ee didn't note any issues, after getting home, ee notice vision issues with left eye. EE went to optometrist and was taken of...
03/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 39d restricted Employee was helping pull cable out of road below the 46 shovel. While pulling a portion, they heard a pop in the right knee. At 4:30 a.m., they requested medical treatment. Employee was taken to the...
03/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee slipped and fell on ice at queue point, causing a closed fracture of lower leg. Currently on-going.
02/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost As one mechanic was swinging a hammer on a Victaulic clamp, on the six swing, the hammerhead came off striking another employee's hardhat. That employee was standing approx. four feet away. Employee s...
02/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was tightening a bolt on bumper when wrench slipped and top of EE's hand hit the bumper and cut the hand.
02/12/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee states was jostled in man van headed to haul truck, causing pain in shoulder. Employee reported it at 5:30 in the evening, was taken to ER, and taken off work one day.