Concord Mine & Concentrator — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hooked lifting strap to water pump. Injured Employee was still standing on tongue to pump. Strap connected to excavator. Excavator operator rolled the bucket of the excavator so other employe...
03/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 55d restricted Operator was performing pre shift on Front End Loader. When accessing the top compartment to check coolant level, the access door fell forward and landed on his hand, breaking his middle finger.
12/02/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a 16"" HDPE pipe with a chainsaw, the pipe snapped midway through the cut and fell onto the employee's left foot, causing a bruise to his ankle.
09/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stepping over a 14"" HDPE pipe, the employee placed his foot on slightly uneven ground, which caused his ankle to turn.
08/10/2012 IMPOUNDMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Pond 1135 experienced a failure of the west wall with approximately 9 inches of tailings and water leaving the pond, traveling through a stormwater conveyance ditch, filling a sediment basin and leavi...
05/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was dumping oversize material with FEL when right front tire sunk in mud. Employee's hand slipped off steering and was caught by spoke resulting in his wrist twisting & causing slight pain. O...
05/11/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 50d restricted Employee was cutting grass with zero turn lawn mower. Tire dropped in ditch causing mower to turn on its side. Roll bar prevented mower from turning completely over. Employee stuck arm out to stop rol...
02/04/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to line up 2 pipe flanges so they could be bolted together. As he pulled up on pry bar to align bolt holes, he felt something pull in right shoulder blade area. He did not repo...
08/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking on a slight slope, slipped and twisted left ankle. Seen in local ER and diagnosed with sprained ankle. Returned to work on restricted duty.
02/14/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking on flat, level ground and left knee began to hurt. Went to lunch and noticed swelling. No slip/trip/fall/bump/twist occurred prior to pain. Seen by Dr. who diagnosed swelling on l...
02/16/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was tightening a flanged suction pipe connection to a diesel pump when the open ended wrench slipped and he fell backwards landing on the frozen ground. Employee suffered a contusion to his...
11/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dumping a bag of lime in process pond weir. Wet lime splashed on his face. He removed his hard hat & safety glasses to wipe lime off face and caused it to fall into his eye. Employee imme...
10/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician & mechanic were changing junction box on motor. Electrician threaded 2 of 4 mounting bolts & was having difficulty starting threads on 3rd bolt. As he started threads, mechanic tapped top...
03/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee went to step over 18"" pipe in mining field. As he stepped on the pipe, his foot slipped off, causing him to fall to the ground. He stuck his right arm down to break his fall & jammed his sho...
03/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was clearing blockage from mining unit pump suction. He slipped & fell from a standing position, landing on his left hand. Unknown object punctured his left palm. Seen by company Occ. Med Cen...