Engineering & Operational Support — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Associate needed to access the platform at the rear of the machine. When ee placed foot on the bottom step of a step ladder ee felt something snap. X-ray revealed a broken bone in foot.
10/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Removing bearing from loader frame. Track bar skipped off the bearing sidewall and into the bearing bore. Caught technician's left pinky finger between the track bar and loader frame. Partial amputati...
01/29/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving the manlift into the pit, the manlift started coasting fast & veered off to the right. Driver overcorrected & the manlift came to an abrupt stop by hitting a snow bank next to a berm, t...
04/18/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was burnt while heating a bolt on a 980 cat loader. The loader was in a shop for complete rebuild.
03/10/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate was climbing off of a tractor and stepped on something on the ground. Associate twisted his ankle due to the object on the ground.
02/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Associate was stepping down from drill carrier cab onto the ground. He landed hard on his right heel. Experienced some discomfort at that time, but it did not bother him the rest of the day. The ne...
11/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate was working on crane and got wedged between the engine and the frame while replacing a hydraulic line
09/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate changing teeth on bucket of machine using small sledgehammer, when struck metal against metal, shard broke loose and lodged in his left arm.
06/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While clearning roads for the new road around Bull Run for core drilling, Other EE had a tick get on him (around the belt area). He did not discover it until that evening at home. He was in a rental...
04/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Assoc. dismounting excavator tracks to retrieve tools, using three-points of contact. Stepped to ground with left leg, felt knee pop.
08/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Assoc. changing bucket to hammer machine - while removing pins and replacing pins - associate felt pain shoot thru left arm
06/07/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Associate using sledgehammer to release a bearing on the 1311 Jaw crusher, missed smashed finger.
06/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Strained back loading brush in pick-up truck
12/12/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted ASSOCIATED REMOVING TRANSMISSON FROM F450 WELDING TRUCK, LOWERING TRANS. STAND, TRANSMISSION ROLLED CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND STAND.
07/23/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ASSOCIATE WAS WORKING UNDER 980C LOADER WHICH WAS BEING REBUILT. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT FROM UNDER MACHINE, STOOD UP TOO SOON AND CUT HEAD ON EDGE OF LOADER FENDER.
02/25/2003 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None ASSOCIATE CUTTING METAL W/TORCH, PIECE RICHOCHED OFF SOMETHING AND LODGED IN RIGHT EAR.