Golden Sunlight Mines Inc — Accidents

Total: 89 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/15/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's felt sore and he went to the doctor on Jan 22, The doctor diagnosed tennis elbow and gave him a cortozone shot in the elbow
11/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a chocer with an attached shackel of the west end cyclone- when it stuck emplyee jerked and the shackel hit him in the mouth chipping one tooth and lossening three teeth.
09/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emplyee was removing a bucket tooth, hit the tooth with a hammer to free it and a small piece piece of metal flew off and struck his upper leg requiring three sutures
08/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing steel on drill 780 , doing a weep hole. Employee was manually handling the steel from ground level, when steel was unthreaded it dropped suddenly, pinching employees finger between the steel...
05/08/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting into Bobcat Skid Loader and while turning to sit down felt the strain in groin area. Noticed the knotted area. Result: Hernia. Hernia was repaired on regular scheduled days off.
10/10/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stood up under a crane boom on a service truck jamming his neck. Preliminary reports indicated a stiff neck. With continued pain the employee was sent in for further evaluation. On Novembe...
08/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped down from 2 foot high pipe and slipped in the slurry twisting his ankle and chipped a bone in his left foot.
07/22/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction.
07/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A rock slide in the 2 B pit struck the off side tires of the Cat 865C haul truck jaring the operator and the operater reported a stiff neck.
07/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee had just finished fueling the haul truck and was climbing the ladder on the front of the haul truck. The employee slipped on the bottom rung of the ladder, striking his left knee against the...
06/18/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was in a parked haul truck and bent over to get something out of his lunchbox and his back popped
06/05/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to high rain fall the Highwall was saturated with moisture and was being monitered. Highwall activity indicated to evacuate employees from the area. Following our safety procedures employees were...
05/22/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking around the drill, employee struck his head on the water valve on back of the water tank. Required two staples for the laceration in his forehead.
05/18/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None S-5 Shovel while loading Haul truck 235 dropped a rock and broke the windshield out. Glass hit the operator's right eye. Intial evaluation by the Whitehall Clinic found no glass in the employee's eye....
05/10/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was adjusting a bar on the shovel bucket while replacing/adding shims to the trip bucket. The shovel operator thought he was signaled for him to trip the bar. Employees finger was between t...
05/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to put drill hammer in the pod the hammer swung back to the drill mast pinching two fingers between the hammer and the drill mast
03/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Left ring finger was caught while repairing a piston water pump on a drill requiring five sutures
02/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading shovel teeth, a shovel tooth (shovel teeth weigh over 100 pounds) rolled over and pinched the employees left midle finger reguiring five sutures.
11/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving shovel cable and two hours later had back pain - this became reportable on Thursday, December 9, when the doctor prescribed physical therapy - no resticted duty or lost time.
09/14/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a masking tape paper cutter employee lacerated left index finger requiring five sutures.
06/17/2004 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was standing in the truck shop and collapsed from a heart attack and pronounced dead at the hospital. EMT?s with deliberator were on the scene with in four minutes.
06/12/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Shovel bucket struck the truck box jarring the driver's back.
02/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING A DRILL AND REAMER BIT ON 75K TAMROCK PRODUCTION DRILL EE. PINCHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TIP BETWEEN BUSHING AND DRILL BIT CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN THE VERY TIP OF FINGER.
10/31/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 13d restricted EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO CHECK A VALVE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, NO LIFTING WAS INVOLVED.
10/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REASSEMBLING A PUMP - O RING SLIPPED - LACERATING INDEX FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.
04/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPAIRING THE LEVEL BALL IN THE CYCLONE FEED TANK WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON THE RUSTED SHARP EDGE OF THE TANK. EE HAD GLOVES, LONG SLEEVE SHIRT ON, BUT WAS EXPOSED TO MOMENTARILY RESULTING...
10/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PUTTING 5' RODS ON THE TRAILER, HE RAN INTO SPEAR HEAD ON THE TUBE.
09/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE DART IN A 5A WASH BOX AND SCRAPED HIS HAND ON THE SCALE OF THE INSIDE OF THE BOX CUTTING HIS FINGER.
03/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING WITH COMPLETION OF CONVEYOR BELT REPLACEMENT AND WAS GUIDING LARGE TAIL PULLEY GUARDING SCREEN INTO FINAL POSITION WHEN THE TIP OF HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT CONTACT OF UP...
03/08/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE HAD BEEN ADJUSTING A BRACKET AT THE TOP OF THE DRILL BOOM, AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE DRILL CAB HE SLIPPED ON THE OILY CAB SURFACE & BRUISED HIS LEFT RIB CAGE AREA. EE WORKED 3/9/02 & REPORTED OFF ON 3...
02/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HITCHING A TRAILER TO A PICKUP TRUCK. IN THE PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TRAILER HITCH AND THE PICKUP BALL CUTTING HIS FINGER NEAR THE END ON THE FINGER....
02/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 200d restricted EE WAS PULLING OUT FUEL HOSE OFF FUEL HOSE REEL AND OVEREXERTED CAUSING AN APPARENT ROTATOR CUFF TEAR IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
12/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE TORE LEFT ROTATOR CUFF IN SHOULDER WHILE LOADING PORTABLE GENERATOR INTO BACK OF PICKUP HE WAS INITIALLY TREATED WITH PRESCRIPTION MEDS & FOLLOWING AN MRI AT A LATER DATE DISCOVERED EXTENT OF THE I...
04/26/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 55d lost EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSIS IS BILATERAL LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS AND BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
12/16/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS RETURNING TO TURN LIGHTS OFF LOADER & STEPPED OFF A PILE OF ROCKS INTO A HOLE COVRED BY SNOW. EE FELT HE JAMMED LOWER BACK WHILE FALLING TO GROUND
10/05/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None REPETITIVE TRAUMA RESULTING FROM OPERATING HEAVYEQUIP CARPAL TUNNEL
07/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A ROD BOLT FROM INSIDE ROD MILL AND ASSURED IT WAS FASTENED AND RELEASED HIS GRIP ON IT. THE BOLT DISLODGED AND FELL STRIING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FACE. COMMUNICATIONS W ILL BE EN...
04/03/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 55d lost REPETITIVE TRAUMA OF OPERATING MACHINERY EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN A NEED FOR SURGICAL REPAIR AND SUBSEQUENT RECOVERY RESULTING IN TIME AWAY FROM WORK.
03/08/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 98d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON A CLEAN-UP CREW AFTER A MILL RE-LINE. HE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO LIFT ROLLER ASSEMBLIES FOR RIGGING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK. *FIRST DAY MISSED 5/3/00 .