Desert Canyon Pit — Accidents

Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted Assisting foreman to change bearing, required some hammering by foreman. Assunig a small metal piece punctured right forearm, cutting artery and creating lots of bleeding. Small puncture hole was take...
06/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 235d restricted After picking up a bucket of clips approx. 15 lbs EE extendid his left arm outward to another ee to pass it to him. His arm failed lost all strength in his arm in an extended position.
06/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Another employee hit victim's finger with a hammer while trying to knock pins out of the teeth of 700 trackhoe.
11/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Miner was working at Jaw Crusher feeding rocks. A rock became dislodged and fell on miner's hand, crushing middle right-hand finger.
06/24/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was cutting on belt--the knife blade broke, slipped and cut webbing on left hand. It is assumed that the right tool was not being used for the job that needed to be done.
11/08/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ROCK WAS STUCK IN JAW CRUSHER. BARRING IT OUT, THE EE GOT THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND TOP OF METAL PLATE. THUMB WAS CUT USED CROW BAR.