Cortez District — Accidents

Total: 472 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/06/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON A LOADER, HE OVERSTRESSED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHILE HAMMERING.
06/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHRONIC ELBOW PAIN CONTINUALLY WORSENING OVER TIME. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE ON 9/9/03 AS THE EE RECEIVED A CORTOZONE INJECTION.
06/22/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted EE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER CLEARING A PLUGGED CHUTE IN #2 RECLAIM FEEDER AND LATER THAT DAY HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
06/09/2003 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MIXING MUD WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELT SOMETHING STING HIM ON THE BACK. EE WAS ALLERGIC TO BEESAND WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR A ANTIDOTE SHOT.
06/08/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost EE POWERED THROUGH BUMP BERM. HAUL TRUCK WENT DOWN DUMP FACE AT ANGLE OF REPOSE, ABOUT 20'. REAR BRAKES WERE FULLY APPLIED. TRUCK FLIPPED UPSIDEDOWN, COMING TO REST WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS IN THE AIR. DR...
05/28/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BUCKET TEETH. IN THE PROCESS OF STRIKING THE TOOTH A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS LEFT LEG.
05/26/2003 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A NEW HOSE ON DRILL 23 THE HOSE FELL FROM THE TRAY AND THE FITTING HIT EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
05/06/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHEN HAND WRENCH WAS BEING REMOVED EE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND DERRICK. 1"" LACERATION ON OUTSIDE OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK DURING THE SHIFT.
02/24/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE AIR ARC TRIGGER.
02/04/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost EE SLIPPED ON A WORK DOCK 1HIL CARRYING A CASING SUB. SUB THEN LANDED ON HIS ANKLE, INJURING A LIGAMENT. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A FRACTURE, XRAY SHOWED NO FRACTURE.
12/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EE WAS HOOKING LIGHT PLANT TRAILER TO PICKUP, HOLDING TONGUE OF TRAILER. HITCH SLIPPED OFF BALL AND PINNED FINGERS BETWEEN GROUND AND TONGUE. LACERATIONS ON ENDS OF 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS ON RT H AND. NO...
12/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE BEGAN WORK AT REG SHIFT TIME, HE WAS LOADED WITH MATERIAL AT 8PM AND THEN BEGAN THE PROCESS OF MANUALLY TARPING HIS LOAD. DURING THIS PROCESS HE FELT HIS RIGHT WRIST POP. PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST GRADUA...
12/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUMPING FUEL INTO TANKS ON BACK OF PICKUP. HOSE WAS TANGLED WHILE STRAIGHTENING HOSE, HE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT SHIN ON SIDEBOARD OF PICKUP BOX, REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
10/16/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS GETTING OFF THE 451 TIGER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE HESTRAINED HIS KNEE.
09/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted PICKED UP LONG SECTION OF YELLOW MINE PIPE (9). RAISED ABOVE HIS HEAD & ELBOW POPPED.
09/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS PRYING ON MOTOR TERMINATION BOX WHEN BAR SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE RIGHT SIDE, BANGING HIS RIGHT SHIN & TWISTED HIS BODY, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
07/16/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN AN OIL GAUGE THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE VISE WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT HAND.
07/11/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS SITTING IN TRUCK THAT WAS STRUCK BY A PORTION OF THE SHOVEL BUCKET CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED. RESULTING IN A MINOR NECK STRAIN. EE WAS SEEN BY A DR. AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
07/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted WHILE SIGNALING CRANE TO HOIST UP, EE MOVED HIS RIGHT ARM ABOVE HIS HEAD, HITTING HIS HAND ON THE SHIPPER SHAFT PINION GEAR, CAUSING A LACERATION ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
05/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE STRUCK THE LOADER TOOTH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE KNEE.
05/24/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, CUT HOSE ALSO CUTTING LEFT THUMB.
04/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted SHOVELING UNDER #3 BELT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE AND ROLLER.
04/19/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER STRIPPING TOPSOIL AT A GRAVEL PIT ALONG THE ROAD. THE PUSHER WAS COMING UP BEHIND THE SCRAPER TO ASSIST PICKING UP SOIL. THE EE SAYS HE WAS HIT VERY HARD. HE WAS TWI STED SI...
04/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CARRYING A SPRING IN EACH HAND & WHEN HE SET THEM DOWN HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE 2 SPRINGS.
02/20/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRIVING A PIN INTO APRON FEEDER CHAIN LINK A PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF.
02/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER LIFTING IMPACT GUN OVERHEAD TO REMOVE LUGNUTS ON HAUL TRUCK, GUN SLIPPED.
02/07/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STARTER FROM CAT 994 LOADER. EMPLOYEE HAD SLING ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD CRANE TO SUPPORT STARTER. EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED HOIST CAUSING THE STARTER TO BREAK FREE. STARTER S...
12/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BOTTLE OF WELDING GAS THAT WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
10/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM DOZER ARM WHEN HE STEPPED BACK, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL LANDING ON HIS OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT ARM CAUSING FRACTUREOF RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE DA...
10/09/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRIVING CAT 777C WATER TRUCK EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE LOST HIS BRAKES. THE TRUCK WENT OVER ONE NERM AND ONE BENCH. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
08/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING BY THE BLOWBY HOSE WHILE WATER WAS COMING OUT OF IT AFTER A NEW BIT HAD BEEN PUT ON. WAER QUIT COMING OUT AND A SMALL AMOUNT OR AIR CAME OUT LIKE TRAPPED AIR IN A WATER LINE THA T WAS T...
08/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS ACTIVATING A LARGE ELECTRICAL BREAKER AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT ELBOW EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND PLACED ON LIGHT FUTY FOR ONE DAY.
07/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted WHILE STEPPING OFF AN 830E 240 TON HAUL TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE PAIN CONTINUED AND THE INJURY FINALLY REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR ON 8/24/01. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON NE XT SHIF...
07/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN FIRE ROOM OF ASSAY LAB WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED AN APPARENT SEIZURE AND FELL STRIKING HER HEAD AND CAUSING A 1"" LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED ONE SUTURE TO CLOSE.
07/02/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE STATED THAT WHILE WELDING A CRACK ON A DUMP BODY, HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.HE IS NOT SURE THE EXACTTIME OF DAY THIS HAPPENED.
07/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE STACKING PIPE ON THE FLATBED. INJURED WAS PUSHING 7"" PIPE TO THE END OF THE BED, AFTER IT WAS LAID DOWN. THE PREVIOUS PIPE WAS NOT PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN, IT STUCK OUT 2.5"". WHEN...
06/25/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE PULLED THE PIN ON THE JACK STAND, AND WHEN IT RAISED IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. NOTE: JACK STAND IS SPRING LOADED.
06/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 3d restricted 4 PIECES 175 LB EACH DRILL PIPE WAS DELIVERED TO THE SITE ON A GOOSENECK TRAILER BACKWARDS. EE HAD PICHED UP 3 PIECES BY THE BOX END, PULLED THEM FORWARD HOOKED THEM UP & LOWERED DOWN THE HOLE . ON TH...
05/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EE WAS PULLING 3/2"" HOSE WHEN HE NOTED PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEG. PAIN CONTINUED & HE WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN ON 6/14/01. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO BACK PAIN.
05/15/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 53d restricted EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS. PAIN APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO REPETATIVE MOTION.
05/04/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING NEAR A PIECKUP AND STRUCK YHIS FACE AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE TRUCK BED. THE IRON CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
05/01/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS WALKING ON SOFT DIRT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. X RAYS SHOW MINOR FRACTURE OF ANKLE. EE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
04/23/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 111d restricted ON 4-23-01 EE WAS OPERATING BOBCAT LOADER AND NOTED PAIN IN BACK. EE WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN ON 4-26-01 AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. PAIN IS ONTINUING ADN EE HAS BEEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY AS OF 5- 30-01.
03/15/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT ELBOWS AND FOREARMS. PAIN APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO REPETATIVE MOTION.
03/09/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted HELPER SLIPPED ON PLYWOOD DECK PLACED TO WORK ABOVE MUD. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND STRUCK HIS ARM AGAINST TUBE RACK.
03/07/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING ROCK CORE SAMPLES WHEN YHE MADE CONTACT WI6TH THE SAW BLADE WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED T6O CLOSE WOUND.
03/03/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS GETTING CABLE OFF FROM BACK OF BOOM TRUCKWHILE ANOTHER WORKER WAS LOWERING OUTRIGGERS. EELEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER OUTRIGGER FRACTURING TWO TOES. EE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
02/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 69d restricted HE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER LIFTING RAM TO INSTALL HITCH PIN.
01/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EE WAS WALKING OUTSIDE THE MILL BUILDING WHEN SHE SLIPPED IN THE SNOW AND INJURED HER LEFT ANKLE. XRAYS SHOWED A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ANKLE. FRACTURE WAS CARED FOR AND EE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
01/19/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GRINDING ON LOADER BUCKET AND TWO DAYS LATER NOTICED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. EE WENT TO DR AND HAD SMALL METAL PORTICLE REMOVED FROM EYE. EE STATES THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES...