Comstock Mining LLC — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee has had elbow pain that is increasing after FAI. On 03/01/16 employee received an injection of cortisone in elbow to relieve pain. Event was caused by aggravation of the FAI due to the work...
05/14/2014 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d restricted The employee was cleaning the rotary vane valve unit on a bag house discharge. The employee placed his hand into the vane valve housing, at which time the unit activated, rotated, and caught the end o...
02/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was using screwdriver as a leverage tool while working on an wheeled loader while applying pressure to the screwdriver, the shaft of the screwdriver broke, and a section of the broken shaft f...
03/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE was using a fire hose to move the bird balls away from the work area so the Guzzler could remove the sludge from the pond bottom. He had been working from the horizontal spillway but had to reposit...
12/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee walking from break room to Process Plant slipped on snow covered ice fell to ground on Left Side seen by Ambulance crew released taken to Urgent Care for X-Rays and seen by doctor. Negative...
12/10/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 18d restricted Right hand on cable while head was moving.
12/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting samples over the tailgate of the truck. The weight of the samples and distance to the top of the tailgate resulted in straining the lower back.
11/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting zip ties from stake with a utility knife and cut his left hand between thumb and forefinger.
11/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking down an embankment and slipped twisting his ankle.
09/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a Quad to put in claim posts. Going up a hill the frame of the Quad came up and rolled back. Employee rolled out of the way and had scrapes to back & arms.
10/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was lifting a pad eye for crane rigging and felt a pain in groin area.
09/21/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 57d lost EE RET'D FROM ON THE JOB ERRAND TO PICK UP SUPPLIES FOR THE COMPANY. GOT OUT OF HIS CAR, WENT INTO LAB, SAT DOWN, SUPERVISOR OBSERVED HE LOOKED VERY ILL & SUGGESTED THEY CALL 911 AND GET HIM TO HOSP....
08/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 31d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PUMP AT THE MERRILL-CROWE. THE PUMP SLIPPED CUTTING HIS PINKY FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. FINGER WAS SEVERED, AND TOOK 11 STITCHES
12/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I walked out to my car to check tire size (to get studded tires before the big storm). Clear day, no rain or snow, wearing tennis shoes, tripped walking back in from car to office. No lost work time b...
10/11/2004 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE WAS HELPING THE CRUSHER FORMAN INSTALL A NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER, THEY WERE INSTALLING THE LAST BOLT TO SECURE BREAKER IN PLACE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LIVE WIRE CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT
06/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A 4""X 21'PIECE OF PIPE. HE WAS KNEELING ON THE GROUND & TOLD THE LOADER OPERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD, WHEN THE LOADER MOVED THE PIPE FELL OFF THE BLOCKS & STRUCK HIS KNE...