Getchell Mine & Mill — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee twisted her left knee jumping a parking lot ditch filled with water.
09/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cutting pipe away from steel structure when a brace gave way and struck the back of his arm.
08/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP (YAMADA PUMP) INTO THE BACKOF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.
07/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE WAS HOLDING CHANNEL IRON BEING CUT LOOSE FROM STRUCTURE. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUT, CHANNEL WENT DOWN AND PULLED RIGHT HAND INTO BEAM PINCHING HAND AND FINGERS
08/03/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE DRIVING SHIMS WITH PIECE OF PIPE. LACERATED FINGER SEVERING TENDON.
06/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting with a jack knife and knife slipped and he cut the back side of his left hand requiring stitches.
03/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. HE NEEDED ANOTHER TOOL, SO HE UNTIED HIS LANYARD FROM HIS SAFETY HARNESS TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND SNOW, AND FELL APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET, LANDING O...
10/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC BY PRYING ON THE STABILIZER BAR OF A CAT 773B HAUL TRUCK. THE STABILIZER BAR HAD COME LOOSE AND WEDGED IN THE REAR END HOUSING. AS HE PRYED, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STO...
09/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted CRUSHING CVORE IN LAB, CORE WAS JAMMED IN CRUSHER AND WAS PULLING IT OUT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF CORE STRUCK HER RT. INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
11/20/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A SHORT RETAINING WALL, CARRYING A BOX, IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ANGLE IRON BRACE. ON 1-5-01 EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL AID, AS HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFOR T.
04/23/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED DUMPING SOME REJECT CRUCIBLES IN A CONTAINER SITUATED INSIDE O CONTAINMENT AREA.AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO WALK AWAY SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER THE BEAM INTO THE CONTAINMENT AREA. IN...
04/10/2000 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTATING RODS, WHILE MAKING A CONNECTION RESULTING IN A FATALITY.
03/29/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON THE ROD, IT SPUN HIM AORUND HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DRILL CAPSULE.
02/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 30 HP PUMP TO TURN IT OVER, WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED ON OILY HOUSING.