Chino Mines Co Mine — Accidents

Total: 552 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was getting into the 1074 van at start of shift. While attempting to enter the van through the side door, employee put her right hand in the door frame of the front passenger door. Another...
10/12/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While operating a dozer the employee back over a rock and jarred his back.
10/06/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was driving haul truck in 5th gear and hit a bump, and felt pain in his lower back.
09/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Operator of the RTD exited the cab at the Southside Queue. As he approached the top of the stairs on the rubber tire, he felt his left knee pop and felt pain in the knee. He was taken to his physici...
09/14/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating a dozer and while backing up he hit a rock and jarred his neck.
07/22/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While stepping off the service truck, employee stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle. He was taken to his physician and taken off work. Currently ONGOING.
07/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states he was leaning over to take a sample out of the bag when he was working at the cyclone and felt something in his right eye so he rubbed eye.
06/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a sledge hammer to remove a track link when a piece of metal dislodged and embedded in his left forearm. He was taken to the hospital and the metal was removed the laceration r...
05/31/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The truck operator was being loaded and the loader bucket struck the bed of the truck. This jolted the employee and caused a muscle strain to his upper back.
05/01/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee reported hitting a depression in a haul road on the stockpile, and the seat bottomed out as well. He did not notice immediate pain, but about an hour later, contacted his supervisor wanting...
04/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 3d restricted At the end of shift the operator had opened the door of the loader unsure if he had latched the door back and stepped onto the first step to get off the 966 loader. A large wind gust came up and slamm...
02/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Installing CAT 793 rear strut assembly. While trying to install upper pin into top cylinder bore, holding steel wedge to support the strut the strut shifted and pinched hand resulting in crush /lacera...
02/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 58d restricted Employee slipped on ice and fell, hitting his right elbow, and the employee felt a pop in his shoulder which caused pain. He was taken to his physician, then an orthopedic doctor and was placed on re...
01/17/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working under and inside CAT 793 haul truck frame attempting to loosen hose connection with wrench. Hose fitting broke loose resulting in wrench hitting employee on lip. Laceration to lip...
12/30/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Required PPE is a rubber boot for the area worked in. He was given a size 10 boot when he needed a size 10.5. He wore the boot instead of reporting the incorrect size. The boot rubbed a sore on the en...
11/24/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Matting timbers were used to support shovel side frame caught fire which lasted more than 30 min. Presumed to have been caused by slag from welding/cutting torch the previous afternoon. Work was comp...
01/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Driver was walking to her truck. Her foot got stuck in the mud and she fell forward. She twisted to keep from landing in the mud face first and landed on her left side. When she got up, she felt pa...
09/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting the table on the press when the handle slipped out of his hand, swung around and hit the back of his hand, lacerating it. He was taken to the emergency room and received 14 stit...
02/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Two men loading pipe on truck. One dropped and transferred impact to other's shoulder.
11/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost While operating #4 637 scraper, on the south side of pond C loading and dumping at the catch pond below, operator hit bump and injured right shoulder.
10/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Employee was mounting the haul truck and slipped on the third step down from the top and hit her knee on the steps. She had a small scratch and bruise, and was complaining of pain in her upper leg an...
10/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Cutting Plastic Liner with Utility Knife, Knife slipped and cut right knee
10/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was installing a dipper stop; as he lifted it to install it he felt his wrist pop. He was taken to his doctor, diagnosed with a sprain, given a soft splint and referred to an orthopedic spec...
10/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was coming off 140 H grader maintaining 3 point contact. When he got on the ground he felt burning pain to lower abdomen area.
09/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was placing a single 32 inch by 40 foot pipe on top of another. Spotter placed a brace on the left side and went over to place a brace on the right side. He signalled to lift load a little mo...
09/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 35d restricted As employee was finishing with refueling of excavator the employee slipped on muddy track and fell to the ground approximately 3 to 4 feet in height. Employee fell on right side of body and experience...
09/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While helping mechanic on 777 dash board, employee reached to secure a brass nut on a 1"" by 2"" control valve. Employee had a sharp pain to lower back.
07/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working on the #34 shovel removing plastic sheeting used to cover equipment during an overnight storm. The sheeting had blown down during the night, and covered an open access hole on rev...
07/01/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was torch cutting a 2' x 3' section of tank wall when as he neared completion of cut the cut out piece began to swing toward him. He moved himself to get out of the way but as it swung it ca...
06/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was preparing some duct work for install when he proceeded to align duct with his right hand slipped cutting his wrsit with a sharp corner of the duct. all ppe were being used.
06/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was lifting two cases of Gatorade at one time and made a fast jerking motion to lift and injured his back. He was taken in to be examined and given 2 days restricted duty.
06/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost On 6/10/08, employee notified his supervisor that he might need the next day off as his back was hurting from helping the UPS driver unload the daily delivery on June 5th. EE was sent to see his phys...
06/01/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost When the shovel released the swing brakes, the dipper opened dropping material on the dovetail. Initially, the driver thought she was ok, but about 2:15 a.m. called her supervisor, complaining of bac...
05/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Truck was being loaded by loader.The 2nd bucket had a rock in it,which jarred the EE and broke the windshield.The EE told his supervisor he felt fine and took the truck to the shop for windshield repl...
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Worker was removing the inside lock ring. While lowering it to the ground, it slipped and caused his left index finger to rest between the lock ring ends. When the lock ring hit the ground, the two op...
05/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The employee had just washed the drill shack floor. After exiting the drill shack, the helper slipped and hit his arm on a drill rod.
05/08/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE was being loaded at the shovel.Last dipper opened and landed on dovetail,jarring EE. She was taken to the clinic for back and hand pain, diagnosed with cerival strain and released to her next shift...
05/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping off the FM 14 Hydro Crane, and his hand slipped on the door. The door compartment did not have the rubber liner on it, and he cut his hand between the ring and pinky fingers on...
05/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee had just exited the man van and was walking towards her haul truck when she said the ground sloughed beneath her foot, causing her to roll her ankle. She was taken to the ER (due to time of...
04/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was pulling cable up on the berm in the shovel pit when he felt a strain in his back. He reported the incident to his supervisor but assured the supervisor he was alright. Later in the shif...
04/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 1d restricted Haul truck driver dumped his load and had to pull forward a little so the material would clear the bed. As he did, the bed dropped some shaking the truck and jarring the driver. He was taken to the c...
04/15/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The operator of the 121 haul truck pulled into the K86 to delay for a blast. The operator exited the cable to observe the blast, and leaned on the grid box and received an electrical shock. He was...
04/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was exiting a toilet stall prior to heading out to the pit to start work, when er knuckle hit the latch and the bottom part of her finger got caught in the latch. She didn't notice pain at t...
04/11/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee called her supervisor and reported that she has something in her eye. The eye was flushed several times, and still bothered her. She was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with corneal abras...
04/01/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None At approx. 10:00, employee was driving haul truck to shop for lube service, and was not feeling well. He went to gen. supervisor and requested a 1st responder check his vitals. He then requested to b...
03/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 4d restricted Employee was on his knees checking the PH levels in the pond. Afterward his knee began itching and later that night he discovered a bump with pus. He performed first aid throughout the weekend, howe...
02/18/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Driver of haul truck was backing to the shovel, shovel operator tripped the dipper. At the same time the driver was trying to take the truck out of propel. The movement caused the driver to jam her...
01/23/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported on 1/24/08 that he had got something in his eye on 1/23/08. When he woke up on 1/24/08 with redness and irritation and noticed something on his cornea. He was taken to the ophthalm...
01/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Enployee was climbing down the ladder on right hand crowd platform when he felt his ankle twist. He was taken to his physician and given light duty. ONGOING
12/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 20d restricted Truck driver got off her truck at the end of the shitf and realized she had left her bag in the cab, and remounted the truck. As she dismounted she slipped from the ladder, then noticed pain and swel...