Gore Plant — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/29/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was operating the bulk loader station when they experienced chest pain and right arm and upper back pressure and pain. 911 was called. Employee was taken to Medical Center for evaluation and...
09/08/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 125d lost Employee was putting away parts in the shop. Employee was found on the floor unresponsive. We were able to awaken them, but employee was not coherent. EMS was called and employee was transported to Me...
01/18/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was loading a 773 haul truck with the 988K Cat. loader. While loading ore into the truck, a rock slid over the back of the bucket down the arms and into the cab crushing the dash into the ope...
11/06/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost The employee was setting out caps and boosters to load the shot. EE stopped at the bulk truck and told EE's co-worker that EE felt funny. EE continued to layout caps and boosters but was unable to wal...
03/18/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 43d restricted Employee has operated a front end loader over 7 years. The bouncing from the loader over many years has possibly caused compression of the vertebrae of the neck and bone spurs causing a pinched nerve....
11/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was pulling tools to the top of silos using a bucket and rope. Employee felt a pull in the lower back and could no longer pull.
02/09/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was holding angle for welder to tack up in hopper. From 11:30PM to 6AM. Employee was closing eyes as welder was welding. Employee went home and woke up with burning eyes.
09/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing a ladder out of a density separator when a metal flake fell into left eye.
07/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 3 LB. hammer to drive a pin into the wear plate on the bucket of the 988G. The hammer hit the side of the top of the pin and broke a metal piece free. The metal chip flew into the...
04/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a belt hanger onto the backhoe bucket. While holding the hanger close to employee's body, the end nut snagged on the pocket of the vest causing it to drop onto the employee's righ...
02/26/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was troubleshooting pneumatic scrape. EE was turning the position selector & quickly turned to look at the scrape. EE caught EE's foot on the cleat on the inclined walkway and fell, hitting t...
09/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was standing on the back of a truck bed hooking gauges to bottles, when he reached for a wrench to tighten lines, he slipped off the tailgate. It was determined that rain and sand stuck to hi...
11/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 378d restricted Employee was holding cable steady so pin could be driven into Lok-A-Loy. Pin in Klein cable grip broke releasing tension in cable. Klein cable grip struck employee in the left middle finger.
09/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prying on a rod mill liner with a pry bar and holding it up. The liner shifted, releasing the pressure on the bar. The liner shifted, fell and caught the bar. The bar flew up and hit empl...
02/11/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None An X-ray taken during the annual medical surveillance program was read by Dr.as positive for indications of pneumoconiosis. A second reading by different Dr.confirmed the image as positive for indicat...
10/11/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was pushing bottom of a bolt up with hand during removal of a loader bucket cutting edge. Bolt was not fully inserted into the square catch of the cutting edge. A second employee usin...
06/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning to climb stairs on CAT 988G Loader and got ""pinkie"" finger on right hand caught in engine guard causing a fracture of the bone int the right hand.
07/19/2010 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Apparent silicosis, but diagnosis is being further evaluated and is expected to be retracted.
09/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was stepping from a stationary ladder onto a grating at the rodmill. When he placed his left foot onto the grating his foot slipped off the grating. His right hand was on the railing. All of...
03/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was chipping slag at an awkward angle when a small chip went around his safety glasses into his right eye. Employee went for medical treatment on 3/12/08. A metallic chip was removed from his...
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was disloging a rock under the Jaw Crusher. The rock swung loose and hit him in the mouth.-
10/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was lifting a roller track. When he threw it to the side, he hurt his back.
06/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost While trying to repair dozer, the blade arm slipped against the dozer tracks and pinned the mechanic's leg between the blade arm and the dozer tracks.
06/19/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING TO RAILSIDE LOADOUT CONTROL ROOM. HE PUT HIS HANDS ON THE RAILS AND WAS STUNG BY A WASP BETWEEN HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. EE IS ALLERGIC TO BEE STINGS.
01/25/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TRK DRVR WAS CRANKING TARP OFF OF TRAILER & THE CRANK FLEW OUT OF HIS HAND THE CRANK SPUN BACK &HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. HE REC'D A 2"" CUT TO THE FOREHEAD & WAS TAKENT O WINCHESTER MED CTR HE RETD IN...