Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Com — Accidents

Total: 382 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/06/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS THUMB AFTER MANUAL PULVERIZING. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS FIRST PRESCRIBED ON MARCH 11, 2002.
03/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE COMPLAINED OF LOW BCK PAIN AFTER REPEATEDLY OPENING & CLOSING THE SLIDING DOOR ON AN IR DRILL. THE DOOR WAS BINDING.
02/10/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 82d restricted EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT WITH A TORQUE WRENCH WHEN THE SOCKET BROKE. AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF TO KEEPFROM FALLING, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED W/ A STRAINED KNEE. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRE SCRIBED...
02/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING SCREEN SPRINGS WHEN ONE FELL OVER ON HIS ARM CAUSING BRUISING. ARM BEGAN TO SWELL 2 DAYS LATER AND DR. DIAGNOSED A BLOOD CLOT. EE'S HEALTH WAS SUCH THAT UNSURE WHAT CAUSED BLOOD CLOT...
01/28/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE JACKING DENT OUT OF 84"" PIPE, HYDRAULIC JACK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING 6 BY 6 BLOCK TO CATCH LEFT HAND BETWEEN 6 BY 6 BLOCK AND PIPE WALL.
01/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I WAS STEPPING INTO THE TRENCH, ABOUT 18"", WHICH WAS CUT BY THE CAT 330 HOE. THE EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY AND I FELL TO THE LEFT. I REACHED OUT WITH MY LEFT HAND TO CATCH MYSELF. THE ANGLE AND PRES SURE T...
01/20/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK FOLLOWING HITTING A BUMP WHILE DRIVING A HAUL RTRUCK ON JANUARY 20, 2002. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS A TEMPORARY AGENCY EMPLOYEE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRE D AND I...
01/16/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS POUNDING OUT A LOWER PIN ON THE SIMON FORMS WHEN IT POPPED OUT & HIT HIM IN THE LOWER LIP.
12/27/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 43d restricted EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST WHILE MANUALLY PULVERIZING. HE WAS EXAMINED BY THE COMPANY DOCTOR AND RELEASED TO WORK. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED.
12/19/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STRING WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE KNBUCKLE EE REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.
12/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REACHING BEHIND HIS SEAT FOR HIS HARD HATWHEN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SLID HIS FINGER ALONG A PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND A SLIVER OF THE WOOD BECAMELODGED UNDER HIS FINGERNAIL. HE WAS EXAMINED TWO DAYS FOL...
11/24/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK FROM THE BENCH TO A WASTE DUMP WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT THE OPERATOR INCURRED A LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN. SPEED OF THE HAUL TRUCK WAS APP ROX. 16...
11/18/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRAVELING UP IN A MANLIFT. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE CONTROL PANEL GUARD BAR. EE STATED THAT AS THE BASKET WAS GOING UP HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIPE RACK BRACKET.
11/01/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE S FINGER TIP WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL STEEL AS HE AND A HELPER WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A DRILL BIT. HE WAS EXAMINED IN A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE FINGER WAS X R AYED, C...
10/05/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS PULVERIZING & SPLITTING SAMPLES IN ASSAY LAB./ EE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 10-5 THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN RT. INDEX & RING FINGERS THAT SHOOT UP THRU THE WRIST & ALONG INSI DE OR A...
09/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PUMP - PULLING WATERLINE UP ON BANK, WHICH WAS FULL OF WATER. THE PERSON NEXT TO OUR EMPLOYEE EITHER LET GO OR LOST HIS FRIP & ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE 6"" LINE WAS ON OUR E MPLOYE...
08/25/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE PART WOULD NOT FIT IN THE SPACE DUE TO CLOSE TOLERANCE. A SLEDGE HAMMER WAS USED TO DRIVE IT INTO IT'S SPACE. THE GRID BOX WAS BEING MODIFIED TO ACCEPT GRIDS AND A BRACKET WAS DRIVEN INTO PLACE WI...
08/20/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE ADDING A DRILL CASING, THE END OF THE CASING SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE DRILL SLIDE, INJURING EE'S LITTLE FINGER. LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND SMASHED, TIP OF BONE CRACKED, TENDON CUT. LITTL E FINGE...
06/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING NITRIC ACID FROM PARTING CRUCIBLES WITH A TUBE AND SUCTION PUMP. SHE NOTICED THAT THE SUCTION HAD QUIT AND FOUND THE TUBING CAME APART. ACID SPILLED FROM THE DISCONNECTED TUBING...
05/24/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN BOTH UPPER EXTREMITIESFROM EXTENDED COMPUTER DATA ENTRY. SHE STATES THAT THE PAIN BEGAN ON 5/24/01. THE CONDITION WAS REPORTED 5/31/01. SHE WAS EXAMINED BY THE COMPANY DR. AN...
04/04/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AS HIS HAUL TRUCK WAS BE-ING LOADED, HE WAS JOSTLED AND HIS ELBOW SLIPPEDOFF THE SHIFT TOWER AND STRUCK THE RIDERS SIDE DOOR. HE WAS EXAMINED BY THE COMPANY DR. AND RE- LEASED T...
03/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A DRILL STEEL FROM THE ROTARY HEAD. THE JAWS ONT HE DECK WRENCH WERE EIGTHER WORN OR SPRUNG AND COULD NOT GRIP THE FLATS ON THE DRILL STEEL. THE EE INSERTED A CH IPPING...
02/23/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE REPORTED FELLING A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO HIS HAUL TRUCK.HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS DIAGNOSED W/AN UMBELICAL HERNIA. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK FOLLOWING T...
01/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A HACKSAW. ONE END OF BOLT WAS HELD IN A VISE & THE OTHER END WAS BEING HELD BY HAND. THE HACKSAW SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AS IT WAS BEING CUT & LACERATED HIS LEFT IN DEX FINGER...
10/09/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE STATED THAT HER BACK BEGAN TO HURT AFTER SHE WAS JOSTLED AROUND WHEN THE 777 HAUL TRUCK SHE WAS OPERATING WAS LOADED BY THE 992D LOADER.
08/20/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A DRILLER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE DRILL HAMMER WITH A HYDRAULIC CHAIN WRENCH. WHEN PRESSUREWAS APPLIED TO LOOSEN THE HAMMER, THE NUT FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE DRILLER ON THE EAR & MASTOID BONE. HIS...
07/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD STUCK HIS FINGER INTO THE HOLE OF A MOTOR SHROUD WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. HIS PARTNER SHIFTED THE SHROUD TO ALIGN MOUNTING HOLES, CAUSING CUT TO TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING SUT URES.
06/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM HIS DOZER TO HIS PICK-UP WHEN A STOPE OPENED BELOW HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET.
02/04/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS MAKING A ROD CONNECTION. HE WAS WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE DRILL PIPE & SPUN HIM AROUND. AS HE SPUN AROUND, HE HIT OTHER SESSIONS, THE DRILLER, IN THE SIDE OF THE, CAUSING...
02/04/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE WAS MAKING A ROD CONNECTIONS. HE WAS WAERING LOOSE CLOTHING WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE PIPE AND SPUN HIM AROUND. AS HE SPUN AROUND, HE HIT THE DRILLER, IN THE SIDE OF THE KNEE, CAUSING HIS KN EE TO B...
01/08/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE, A WELDER WAS WORKING ON WELDING A PIPE WHEN A GUST OF WIND PROPELLED SOME DEBRIS INTI HIS EYE. HE INTIALLY FELT SOME IRRITATION, BUT CONTINUED DOING HIS WORK. HE WAS NOTED AS USING P ROPER P...
01/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING DRILL PIPE OF THE WATERTRUCK. INJURED BENT OVER AND WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF PIPE OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND IT HIT INJURED ON THE SIDE O...