Cortez District — Accidents

Total: 472 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/31/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF SHOVEL LADDER WHICH WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND HE DROPPED TO THE GROUND CAUSING A CRACK FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HEEL. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
12/14/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND NOTED IRRITATION IN EYE. THE NEXT DAY EMPLOYEE OBSERVED OBJECT IN EYE. DOCTOR FOUND AND REMOVED SMALL METAL PARTICLE FROM EYE.
11/08/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE WAS WALKING UP STAIRS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE'S CONDITION TO DETERIORATE & EE HAD ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY ON 4/11/01 & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 6/7/01. EE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR A PERIO...
11/06/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HOPPING ACROSS A PUDDLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY AND RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT SHIFT.
11/01/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d restricted IN NOV/2000 EE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS FOR APPROX 2 YRS. EXAMINATIONS & TESTS CONCLUDED THAT EE WAS EXPERIENCING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME REQUIRING SURGICAL REPAIR EE...
10/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS STEPPING OFF FROM DRILL ONTO GROUND WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS EVAULATED BY ADR & WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 DAY WITH ANKLE SPRAIN
10/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPL0YEE WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN WITH A HAMMER. A SHARD OF METAL BROKE OFF FROM THE PIN STRIKING HIS LEFT UPPER LEG CAUSING A 1 CM LACERATION. TWOSUTURES WERE REQUIRED FOR REPAIR OF LACERATION. EMPLOYEE...
09/13/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO SOME LOOSE ROCKS AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN WHO DETERMINED THE ANKLE WAS SPRAINED AND PLACED EMP LOYEE O...
09/06/2000 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 14d restricted THE CREW WAS PREPARING TO PUT CORE CASING IN A PREVIOUSLY DRILLED HOLE. JUST AS THE FIRST JOINT OF CASING WAS BEING HOISTED INTO PLACE THE INJURED WORKER PUT HIS HAND ON THE CLAMP HOLDING THE PIPE HIS...
08/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING WITH A WATER HOSE UNDER #4 BELT WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK AT THE UNDER SIDE OF THE BELT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
08/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING CABLE ON DOOR TRIP FOR P&H SHOVEL WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE DRUM FRACTURING AND LACERATING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.
07/26/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE SHOVEL A LARGE ROCK ROLLED FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING THE REAR OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK ROCKED RESULTING IN MINOR NECK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE GIVEN 3 DAYS LIGHT DUTY...
06/22/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A RATCHET AND A CHEATER PIPE. THE SOCKET BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS LACERATED BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE PIPE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 9 SUTURES TO RE PAIR TH...
05/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A SCREEN CLOTH WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A STEEL PEG. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
05/24/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING IN SHOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM WORK AREA ABOVE HIM AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE METAL SLIVER WAS REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN AND EE RETURNED TO WORK AT FULL C APACITY...
05/18/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted THE EE WAS HANDLING THE ROD SLING WHILE THE ROD WAS BEING WINCHED UP, THE HOOK ON THE WINCH LINE DISENGAGED FROM THE ROD SLING, THE RODD DROPPED ON EE'S RIGHT BOOT.
05/06/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 240 TON HAUL TRUCK THAT WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE BY A 310 TON HAUL TRUCK WHICH HAD SKIDDED ON A WET ROAD SURFACE. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED BY PHYSICIAN TO WORK 2 DAYS LIGHT DUT...
04/25/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted HE WAS WASHING RODS INTO HOLE AND SMASHED RIGHT FOREFINGER AND THUMB BETWEEN THE WATER SWIVEL AND THE HEAD ON AN LF-70 CORE DRILL.
04/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS DUMPING TRASH DUMPSTER WHEN THE DUMPSTER CAME OFF TRACK. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE DUMPSTER AND PLACE IT BACK ON TRACK AND STRAINED HIS BACK. THE EE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 2 DAYS.
03/25/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 16d restricted AFTER TRANSFERRING TO ASSAY LAB AND WORKING ONE MONTH IN LAB, EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS. AFTER NUMEROUS CONFLICTING MEDICAL EVALUATIONS THE EE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL T...
03/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost WHILE ASSISTING IN UNLOADING VEHICLE FROM LOW-BOY TRAILER EE'S FEET WERE PINCHED UNDER TRAILER WHILE BEING LOWERED.
02/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EE WAS HELPING MOVE A TOOL LOCKER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP. THE EE CAUGHT THE LOCKER CAUSING A MINOR STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EVALUATION BY A DR. DETERMINED THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STRAIN A...