Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Com — Accidents

Total: 382 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Was walking on the Leach Pad, when employee slipped on ice, landing on his wrist.
01/25/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Working under a Haul truck and felt pain in lower back
01/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 144d lost, 3d restricted Employee was attempting to remove an air filter and strained his back
01/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Millwright was moving a conveyor roller assembly, when his thumb was pinched between the assembly and the conveyor support.
12/17/2010 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 45d restricted IW stood up from a crouching position when he felt a pain in his lower leg. He was diagnosed with a tibia/fibula fracture.
12/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE struck his hand on a drill mast, causing a bruise and an infection.
09/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted Employee's foot was pinched between a deck wrench and hydraulic ram boss. The foot was bruised.
09/14/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinder cutting wheel broke and struck EE in the chin. A face shield was being worn. The wound was sutured and EE returned to work.
08/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee moved a piece of plywood and the plywood struck the left small finger. The incident did not require medical treatment until 09/21/2010.
08/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting a loader bucket tooth from the floor to the proper storage spot and strained his low back.
08/05/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Riding in a lube truck buddy seat. His hand slipped from the seat and his finger was struck by a rotating AC fan blade.
07/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 56d restricted EE was walking off of muddy clay onto the slope covered with plastic liner, he slipped and fell . EE caught himself with his right hand and elbow straining his right shoulder.
07/06/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted A haul truck driver states that he had pain in his low back at the end of his shift. An incident or injury was not reported. He was examined by the AP and placed on restricted duty. Physical Therapy...
06/26/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stepped out of the operator's cab of a JLG and stepped on a small rock. The rock shifted and EE rolled and twisted his ankle.
06/04/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a pipe adapter with a wrench when jaw slipped hitting his left little finger and fractured it.
05/16/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Forearm contacted a spinning blade on a 4 1/2"" grinder EE had just set down on a workbench.
04/20/2010 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 4d restricted Work glove was caught in a pedestal mounted grinding wheel. The first digit of ee's left thumb was injured.
03/26/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted EE was bent over a handrail using a pry bar to remove a stuck dart plug when he strained his low back
03/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE slipped on a patch of ice when walking to the dry at the end of night shift and fell, straining his shoulder. He was examined by the AP. Physical Therapy was prescribed and administered.
02/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee said he tweaked his back and worked the rest of the shift. Finished pulling drill rods. He then crawled under the drill rig to empty 110 feet of drill core samples. He seemed to be fine unt...
02/17/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE slipped and fell on ice as he was carrying a replacement starter motor. He reported the event on February 22, 2010 and was examined by the AP. Physical therapy was prescribed and he was released...
01/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Strained his arm when moving a shovel tooth. Incident was not reported until 1/29/09. EE was seen by the authorized provider on 1/29/2010. PT was prescribed. EE refused to comply until Feb 2, 2010...
12/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE fell down slippery stairs on the crew bus where he sprained his shoulder. He was examined on 12/17/09 & 12/18/09 where he was released to FD w/ no medical treatment prescribed. He was seen on 12/...
12/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 97d lost, 2d restricted EE was climbing scaffold to tie tarp to scaffold to reduce wind while welding bed on CAT 793 dump bed. Keeper for pin on scaffold crossbar was missing and bar came loose and employee jumped form about...
10/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Started to climb a haul truck ladder when his grip slipped and he strained a ham string.
09/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was jostled in an elevated man basket and struck his low back on a handrail.
09/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was running conduit in a manbasket at transfer #6, when his right pinkie got caught between two pieces of conduit, causing a mallet finger injury to the employee's tip of the righ...
08/31/2009 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee died of unknown (at this time) natural causes, not related to work.
08/11/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted An incident did not occur. EE complained of back pain at the end of shift.
08/10/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 1d lost EE was lifting a heavy bolt from the crusher spider with an overhead crane, when the lifting eye on the Bolt failed. The bolt pinched the first two fingers of his right hand.
07/09/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE is a haul truck driver and alleges an odor in the cab that made him ill. Investigation failed to find an odor. EE examined in ER. No treatment was given. Instructed to not work for 48 hours.
07/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE began feeling pain in her wrists and forearms when lifting drill core boxes onto storage shelves. Physical therapy was prescribed.
06/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 30d restricted EE was standing on the counterweight of a CAT 992G loader talking to another employee when he slipped and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground.
04/23/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted Fingers struck by a rotating motorgrader fan blade
04/20/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Tried to put wrench on drill pipe while pipe was still turning. Causing a sprain and abrasion to the little finger on the right hand.
04/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with hydraulic fluid and it sprayed in his left eye. Left eye abrasion.
03/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost US Transport, Inc lime delivery driver was unhooking a lime trailer discharge hose without completely depressurizing the trailer and the remaining pressure in the hose blew lime into his eyes. He rece...
12/25/2008 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS ACCIDENT ONLY None A shovel operator discovered an emulsion column in a dig face. He backed the shovel out of the face and called his supervisor Re: the powder column. He was cleaning the dig face floor with the shove...
12/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was shoveling ore from a conveyor belt when he strained his low back. The injury was not reported to the operator by EE until 1/6/09.
12/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW was carrying a 50lb rock from a haul road when he slipped on ice and fell. The rock landed on his knee.
12/17/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Sabor sub came loose from the drill head. Injured put breakout wrench on sub to tighten it back up. The driller asked him if his fingers were clear & the EE replied yes. As hydraulic pressure was appl...
12/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW attempted to catch a falling radiator core and his arm was pinched between two cores.
12/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE was priming blast holes on a snow covered pattern when he stepped in a snow concealed drill hole and twisted his ankle
12/05/2008 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Injured was preparing to jack up rear of rubber tired dozer. While positioning jack, his foot slipped on some dirt and he felt a pull in groin area. Result was swollen scrotum, testicle and bruising...
11/21/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 31d restricted IW was welding overhead when he felt a pain in his neck.
11/15/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Driver was unloading lime from a pneumatic trailer. The product line on the trailer plugged with material. Employee attempted to use a 1 1/2 inch airline to blow or clear the product from the product...
11/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was lifting a 25 lb roll of dripper line when he strained his low back
10/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making a drill pipe connection the hammer became plugged with material. When the hammer was raised up the plug released causing the return hose (4""0) to whip violently striking the employee in...
09/16/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While attempting to twist in a rod the break out wrench slipped pinching the ring finger of his left hand causing a laceration and a fractrure. Placed on light duty for two weeks.
08/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted During process of pulling drill pipe out of drill hole, and while attempting to break two pieces of drill steel apart, the wrench slipped off the pipe causing a contusion to the left hand. Employee wa...