Continental Mine — Accidents

Total: 236 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was accessing the splitter box and slipped. He was holding a beam to steady himself and his weight pulled on his left ring finger. Intially it was diagnosed as a strained tendon of the finger...
10/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Contractor driver was tarping load of moly for shipment. During course of tarping the cargo the driver caught his feet in the tarp, lost his balance, fell off flatbed trailer deck to the ground, landi...
07/03/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 206d restricted While installing a new crusher liner on the crusher mantle, employee placed his left hand between the crusher and the mantle to verify the tolerance distance. The employee was holding the overhead cr...
05/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing belts on a sand pump. One of the belts was twisted. As he untwisted the belt he caught his finger in the pinch point between the sheaves and the belt. The skin on the tip of h...
04/24/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 124d restricted Employee was using an impact wrench to remove nuts from the ball mill bolts. He was bent over and when he reached to his left he felt his right knee pop. Doctor felt it was just a strain on first vi...
02/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 121d restricted Employee was exiting a D8 Cat dozer and as he stepped down to the ground, his left knee twisted resulting in a tendon tear in the knee. The employee stated he may have slipped when he stepped on the...
02/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was reporting for work and walking through the parking lot when he slipped and fell on his right hip. The fall resulted in a fracture in the upper femur. 6"" of snow fell during the night a...
12/11/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using a 9"" grinder, grinder touched the ground and bounced up contacting his left wrist. Guard was in place. Grinder caused a small laceration which required a few stitches. Employee retu...
11/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving into work on the access road to the employee parking lot, the employee lost control of his personal vehicle and ran his vehicle into the embankment next to the road. The employee receiv...
10/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using a utility knife to cut tie wraps off of cable. Cut his left little finger with knife requiring five stitches.
10/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling 12"" HDPE. Lining up two pieces of pipe, to weld pipe. Placed hand between the two pieces of pipe as the loader was positioning the pipe. Pinched 3rd and 4th tip of fingers on...
07/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 5d restricted Employee was helping stack railroad timbers and strained his back. Employee did not return to work the following day.
07/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of removing a victaulic clamp from a pipe. The pipe contained air pressure when the clamp was removed. The employee recieved a small laceration on the right middle finger...
07/12/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was working around an HDPE pipe fusion machine and caught his lower legs in a pinch point. Employee received a swelled left knee and a contusion to the left leg. He has been taken off work...
06/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee had descended the ladder on shovel 820 and was attempting to slide the ladder back into place. The employee grabbed the ladder with his right hand and attempted to push the ladder back into...
06/14/2006 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was performing clean-up next to 7 belt and was pushing a wheelbarrow under two support beams. After walking under one support beam he struck his head on the second beam. No objective medica...
04/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee, dismantling old electrical wiring in ceiling, while descending the ladder caught his left ear on a piece of wire that was previously used to hold a suspended ceiling. The wire caused a lacer...
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading 12"" flanges into pickup bed and caught left little finger between flanges. Resulted in laceration that required stitches. No work missed. No restricted work.
03/23/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wrench to loosen a nut on a Cat Dozer. While applying downward pressure to break the nut, the nut broke causing his hand to strike his tool box. He recieved a laceration to his...
03/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 69d restricted Employee was changing a cutting edge on a patrol. As he was moving the cutting edge, he hit the end of the blade on the patrol. He felt a pop in his right elbow. It was diagnosed as a sprain. The...
03/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was working on a ball mill and using an impact wrench. Set wrench on mill shroud and was bending over when the wrench fell off shroud and hit employee in lower back. Employee worked for 9 d...
02/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was fueling the water truck and slipped resulting in a twisted left ankle. He was given restrictions to keep weight off of foot. Employee did not miss any work. Employee returned to work t...
12/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was shoveling dirt on the 7 belt in a small area and felt pain in his lower back. Employee sought medical treatment and has been put on light duty as of 12/23.
12/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was lowering rods for rod mill onto the rod handling deck. The rods shifted when they were set on the rod handler and the employee's finger was caught between two rods resulting in a lacerati...
12/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was installing a shaker arm on the dust collector. In the process of installing new pins. Lined the shaker arm up with the pin hole and was about to insert the new pin. Left index finger i...
11/21/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee had completed night shift and was in the electrical office talking to cross-shift when he collapsed in the office. CPR was started, EMS was called, and employee was transported to the hospit...
10/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a 6"" x 6"" plate off of the shovel bucket and used a pry bar to remove the plate after cutting. When the plate came off the bucket, it struck employee on the nose causing a lace...
10/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted Employee was changing feed head liners on rod mill #3 and reached forward to lift the tool attachment. Employee strained his back. Employee was given work restrictions until back strain subsides.
08/18/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of greasing mgna-torque on shovel 818 with grease gun. He pinched his finger between the handle and tube causing a laceration to the left middle finger requiring sutures.
08/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was packing a trip cable up onto the shovel when he felt his back pop. Employee has been working with back pain and has now gone for surgery on 5/9/06 for a bulged disc. The employee has mi...
07/25/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 70d restricted Employee was loosening a nut from a bolt and the wrench slipped. He felt a pop in his left shoulder. Employee thought his shoulder was just strained and continued to work. He has been diagnosed wit...
07/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 7/17/05 employee was putting plastic pipes together using a come-along and choker. When putting tension on come-along, choker slipped and caught his hand between the pipes.
07/12/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adding oil to compressor. He took off the cap and oil blew back and covered employee. He went to hospital 7/12/05 for treatment. He received medical attention because foreign matter got i...
06/27/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee over exerted himself while cranking and pulling down on the rod mill charger. He felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He was taken to medical care where it was diagnosed as a groin strain....
06/16/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost, 13d restricted The employee has been experiencing numbness in both hands. The exact nature of the ailment is unknown. On June 16th,2005 surgery was conducted for carpal tunnel on both wrists. A fax from workers comp...
05/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While putting the 1-1/2"" hose back on the water truck, employee struck his right hand on the discharge pump rail. This caused swelling to the right hand. On June 1st, 2005 the injury was diagnosed as...
05/24/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost A sudden gust of wind caused material (12' aluminum boat) to spin around and break off from the crane hook. The wind floated the boat in the air 20' and struck employee. He was struck in the back and...
05/23/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing clip on conveyor belt, employee's right hand was lacerated. He was holding the bottom half of the clip, when the drill bit struck his hand. The bit tore the skin. Employee went to Expr...
04/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None While organizing cable storage shed, EE moved a 60# shackle at chest hight to another hook. He felt pain in navel area. Taken in for medical care and returned to work. On May 3rd a surgical physcian c...
04/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted On 4/16 EE had filled water truck & turned to walk away. His boot stuck in grate; his body turned but lower part of leg didn't. EE noticed pain & swelling. Was taken to ER & released to work, but w...
03/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 71d restricted While climbing a fixed ladder on the side of the drill house, ladder and safety cage broke causing EE to fall to the ground. First aid was given on-site along with emergency care. EE was transported...
03/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was removing a panel from the Westinghouse breaker,when he felt a twinge to his right groin. During the weekend twinge started to get a little more sore. Doctor's report of 3/24/05 confirms t...
02/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE cut the pad of the right thumb while removing a hydraulic filter from the inside screen of the hydraulic oil filter container. Employee was not aware that the screen flange was very sharp and he wa...
01/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking back to a piece of equipment when EE tripped. The area was next to the standards of the electric shovel. Footing was level with no large obstructions. When EE fell left lower forearm wa...
01/10/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing out a hoist cylinder on a Haul Truck (Co#428) a come-a-long slipped. This action caused the cylinder to pinch the employee's right hand against the left rear inside tire. the employee w...
01/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching into a tool bag and lacerated his right palm on a sharp object. After first aid, he examined the tool bag to find the sharp edge of the rubber punch was left unprotected, and pla...
11/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While helping another employee take a broken part of a drill steel off a good steel, the broken part fell through the opening in the deck. Injured went under the deck and gave the broken part a push....
09/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a switch point putting nuts and bolts, then pulled the switch handle. Employee caught his left little finger between handle and pavement. Resulting in x-rays and sutures to the...
07/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ee was laying a worn out deck screen on to the Crusher floor. It was attached to the overhead crane as he layed the screen down. His hand was cut. A sharp edge was found on the worn out screen. ee was...
06/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 105d restricted EE attempted to free stuck grinding material in the #1 ball feeder. Injury occurred when a board was being used to control flow of balls. When the balls released they struck EE's hand against a metal...