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. |