Cypress Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stated he was repositioning the gear box for the radial stacker which was located on the shop welding table. His left hand slipped and struck a small burr on the gear box resulting in a lacer...
05/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stated he was in the process of spreading a tarp over the 1800 Hitachi Shovel car-body to keep the rain off the area where the disassembly with was being performed. As he took a step to sprea...
01/24/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a torch to cut bolts from #6014 dozer track pads when a particle of dirt got under his eye protection and entered his right eye. The employee was taken to Epworth Conenient Care whe...
06/05/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EE was driving #6005 85 ton Komatsu truck into the south ramp of #2 pit. He stated the throttle stuck which caused him to drive into rocks at the digging face of the 1800 Hitachi shovel. The impact ca...
04/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE stated he was cleaning front windshield on loader, when he slipped and fell on his left side(same level), causing a sprain to the left shoulder. EE said that mud accumulated on his boots, which cau...
01/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE backed 85 ton haul truck into bucket of 1800 Hitachi Shovel causing a rock to fall into the truck bed. EE alleges the impact of the rock caused a whiplash motion to his neck. There is no lost time...
03/05/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 1d restricted UNLOADING ASH, PUT BED DOWN, SEEN SOME OF THE ASH HUNG IN BED. MOVED TRUCK, RAISED BED AGAIN, TRUCK TURNED OVER.
01/16/2004 NO VALUE FOUND PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 32d lost, 4d restricted IN AN ATTEMPT TO UNCLOG AUGER ON 6064 MACK POWDER TRUCK THE EE REMOVED THE OR COVER PLATE AND PLACE HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE ROTARING AUGER. RESULTING IN AN AMPUTARIONT TO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF T HE LEFT...
12/12/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost MECHANIC WAS CUTTING BOGIE PINS WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH AND LEFT HAND WAS BY HANDLE OF TORCH. THE HANDLE OF THE TORCH WAS LOOSE ALLOWING OXYGEN TO BUILD UP IN THE GLOVE AND IGNITE.
10/06/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING A HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM UNDERNEATH A TABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPRAIN BACK - LUMBAR SPINE. (THREE DAY RESTRICTION).
02/24/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE STATED THAT WHILE DISMOUNTING THE MAINTENANCE LUBE TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE OPERATORS CAB CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE GROUND RESULTI...
11/19/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD BEEN LOADED WITH MUD BY THE 1800 HITACHI SHOVEL. HE WAS STARTING OUT THE RAMP WHEN THE MUD TRANSFERRED TO THE BACK OF THE BED. THIS CAUSED THE 777 TO RAISE IN THE FRONT. WHEN THE TRUCK CAME DOW...
08/17/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM THE BREAKER. WHEN THE ROCK MOVED THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. ONE FOOT. EE LANDED AWKWARDLY ON HIS FEET AND EXPERIENCED A SHAR P PAIN...
07/26/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE FRONT DECK ON THE EUCLID R-190 TRUCK. A CRANE WAS BEING USED TO PERFORM THIS TASK. WHEN THE DECK FREED, IT SWUNG SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT PINCHING EE'S LEFT HAND AG...
04/09/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PRYING ON A LODGED ROCK IN THEMACHINE. HE LEANED OVER WITH THE PRY BAR IN HIS HANDS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN HE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MED ICATION...
08/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 66d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEAMING OFF THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE OIL CONTAINMENT AREA. HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED BUT DID NOT FALL ON THE SLICK SURFACE AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. THE EMP LOYEE H...
08/08/2000 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSES ON NO6011 DOZER WHEN HE FELT WEAKNESS FROM THE HEAT. HE WAS TREATED WITH COOL WATER TO THE UPPER BODYAND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS KEPT OV ERNIGHT...
02/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES ROLLING A 20 FT LONG 48 INCH DIAMETER PIPE INTO POSITION. EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON THE END OF THE PIPE. AS THE PIPE ROLLED, A JAGGED EDGE OF STEEL FROM THE...