CIMBAR Resources Inc. — Accidents

Total: 61 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/26/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Operator fell due to loosing grip and footing while climbing down the stairs of Front Loader. Recent rainfall caused wet/muddy conditions in the job site area which contributed to the incident. Operat...
11/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Operator was using a 50lb weight to calibrate the table scale when 50lb weight slipped and fell on left foot.
10/03/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 17d restricted Operator was cutting a bag using utility knife when the blade got stuck on bag. Operator pulled on knife causing cut on index finger.
05/16/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was attempting to refill the injection pod that was under 20psi of pressure. The employee attempted to relieve the pressure by slowly removing the fill port plug on top of the pod. The plug f...
02/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking towards front office door, after exiting front office tripped over a shipping box employee landed on left knee and twisted leg. Also bruised right thumb when hand hit the floor.
08/29/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted MAINTENANCE OPERATOR NOT FOLLOWING WORK RESTRICTIONS GIVEN BY PHYSICIAN AND SUPERVISOR. MAINTENANCE OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING WITH JOB ON VALVE FOR MILL 2 FEEDER. RIGHT HAND PUNCTURED THROUGH GLOVE WITH...
02/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 334d restricted MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE WORKING TO ROTATE ROTARY VALVE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO SECURE VALVE BEFORE REMOVING SECURING BOLTS. VALVE SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO CLINI...
11/21/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted Employee bagging on production line reported lower back pain. Told supervisor EE was ok. Reported to Supervisor a 2nd time that EE slipped. Co-worker reported that the employee had another Operator cr...
09/10/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was cleaning around grinding mill #5 when mill puffed a cloud of dust into the air due to back pressure in the mill system. Natural barium sulfate (barite) material got into employee's eyes a...
02/22/2018 HOISTING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 10d restricted Employee was clearing bridging wet Aluminum Trihydrate material from bucket elevator inlet chute with a shovel. The area was restricted access with barricade and signage. Shovel got caught to rotating...
03/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a bag of additive approximately 50 lbs weight to prepare a blend for production process and EE felt a pain on EE's back
03/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost Employee rolled left foot when stepping down from forklift truck
10/30/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 66d restricted Employee was diagnosed for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on his left wrist on 10/15/2015 and was restricted from operating a forklift. Employee is a shipping operator and his job requires him to operate fork...
09/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was holding a tapered bull pin size 13 1/2"" x 2"" diameter with a channel lock pliers. Another ee was striking the pin with a sledge hammer. They were dismantling the drive shaft of a bead mill. T...
01/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 368d lost The miner was working on installation of a new dust collector. He had to reposition his safety harness by standing on a ""X"" brace of the dust collector to adjust himself. He slipped on the angle iro...
09/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The miner struck the back of his head on a hopper steel frame while inspecting the support legs at the bottom of the hopper. He was wearing a hard hat. There was no swelling or bleeding. Employee did...
06/28/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Fainted Heat Exhaustion
11/02/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee was trying to get the material to flow from a silo by hitting onto the conical bottom of the silo using a plastic mallet. The mallet slipped from his hand and his right hand knuckles hit...
05/25/2011 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost EMPLOYEE BECAME OVERHEATED AND DISORIENTED WHILE BAGGING PRODUCT IN PRODUCTION LINE.
06/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Injury occurred inside of a building. Injury cause was a stuck bolt on a piece of equipment.
03/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 171d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STRETCH WRAPPING PALLETS USING THE WRAPPING MACHINE. THE STRETCH WRAP RAN OUT, HE WENT TO REPLACE NEW ROLL, AND AS HE LIFTED A NEW STRETCH WRAP ROLL, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BA...
08/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost DISASSEMBLING SCAFFOLDING, STEPPED ONTO PLATFORM AND SCAFFOLDING COLLAPSED. HARNESSED EMPLOYEE FELL, CAUGHT ARM ON RAILING STRAINING RIGHT SHOULDER.
11/17/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Cutting galvanized plate steel - dry warm conditions.
04/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 88d restricted While performing equipment repairs, the employee overextended his left arm, dislocating the same shoulder he had surgically repaired before. He popped it back in place and said he did not need medica...
02/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 20d restricted Injured party and co-worker were working together to pick up the fork extension for a forklift. Co-worker was driving forklift & injured was holding the extension to help load. As co-worker was movi...
01/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A contractor employee was packaging material at his assigned bagging station when he slipped and fell on a wet spot on the floor where he was working. The treating physician diagnosed the injury as a...
01/16/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None A janitor working through a cleaning service company was found deceased in the main office building at approximately 4:15 a.m. At this time, the cause of death has not been determined by the medical...
01/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee slipped on a wet floor while climbing down a step ladder causing him to fall twisting and spraining his left ankle in the process.
05/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was clearing out a product collector when he stood on a pipe then lost his balance. In an effort to regain his footing and catch himself on a forklift below, he aggravated his lower abdo...
04/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Due to a wet area on the floor because of rain, the employee's right foot slipped and twisted as he stepped out of the control room. He tried rest and applied ice on his foot right after the injury,...
09/17/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The employee twisted and sprained his left ankle when he stepped on a pipe wrench while trying to close a valve under a slurry mixing tank. The treating physician prescribed medication and placed the...
08/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was palletizing 50 lb bags of product when he started to feel soreness in his groin area. However, he did not report the incident until the next day. Groin strain was the diagnois.
08/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was removing a mill slurry hose normally not under pressure, when the hose sprayed TiO2 slurry all over his face and in his right eye. He washed his face and flushed his eye with water b...
06/13/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting steel panels with a torch overhead and had some hot fragments splatter and get on his left eye lid through the top of his safety glasses. His skin blistered in two spots and...
05/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee was filling and palletizing 50 lb. paper bags of product when he started to experience pain in his lower back area. The diagnosis is a strained lower back. His physician prescribed a fe...
04/06/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 76d restricted While walking to the main office, the employee was struck by another employee with the rear end of his automobile as he was backing up out of the parking area. The injuried employee was struck on the...
12/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee's foot slipped causing him to hit his shin right below his right knee on a wooden pallet. The injury was described as a contusion of the lower right leg.
12/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 4d restricted On Sunday, 12/18/05, the employee notified his supervisor he had had to go to the hospital emergency because his left knee was hurting due to an old injury. Four days later the employee told his supe...
12/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was working underneath a dryer removing a lip seal when the seal fell and struck him on his head right above his forehead. The injury resulted in a laceration on his head.
12/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted The injured person was trying to pry open the chamber door to a Drais mill, when the pry bar he was using slipped. The injury occured when he over extended his right elbow. The doctor diagnosised th...
06/07/2005 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost THE EMPLOYEE WORKED ON REPLACING FILTER BAGS ON A DUST COLLECTOR & MEASURING RAW MATERIAL PILES ALL DAY, BUT HE NEVER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. LATER THAT EVENING AFTER WORK, HIS WIFE CALLED...
01/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted EE WAS WORKING OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER WHICH WAS NOT TIED DOWN, LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER EE CAUSING EE TO FALL AND CUT LEFT LEG IN THE CHIN AREA. THE WOUND, 5 STITCHES, WAS CAUSED WHEN EE SCRAPPE...
01/12/2005 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While stepping in shower he reached to turn on the water thereby wrenching his back
12/02/2004 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 1d restricted Spider bite leading to infection and hospitalization
09/16/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Floor mat was on wet, slippery floor. Subject was starting up equipment when the floor mat he was standing on slipped thereby wrenching his back.
08/02/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 25d restricted pain in neck and joints (elbows and hands) from repetitive use of hand tools and impact wrench
04/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 117d lost, 28d restricted wet, slippery concrete floor due to rain, roof leaks, and spilled product; broken right wrist
03/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee was walking on the sidewalk when she twisted her ankle. She just stepped wrong causing her to twist her ankle. the ee has a sprained right ankle.
02/27/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE was operating forklift and ran over pallet. A board flipped up & hit his nose.
12/04/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost THE EE WAS CLEANING UP UNDERNEATH THE CRUSHER WHEN HE REAGGRAVATED AN OLD SHOULDER INJURY. HE WAS USING A HAND TOOL TO REACH UNDERNEATH AND SCRAPE UP THE LOOSE BARITE SPILLAGE WHEN HE FELT HI S LEFT S...