Goretown Mine — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 272d lost, 42d restricted Employee was standing on the concrete at the wash plant spraying off the concrete pad with a water hose. The pad had some fine silt on it. EE said EE turned right and EE's left foot slipped out from u...
06/28/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None was helping to work on a water truck and a gust of wind blew dust behind his safety eye wear into his eye.
02/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was walking up the steps at the fuel depot to get oil for his Off-Road truck, when his foot did not catch the step all the way, causing him to fall forward. At that time he put his hands down...
06/20/2011 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE started a/c unit and a piece of debris flew out and hit him in right eye. Due to the fact the EE was in an enclosed cab, he was not required to wear safety glasses.
06/14/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning off uniform, when a gust of wind blew a foreign object into his left eye. Employee had eye protection on at the time of the incident according to employee and witnesses.
08/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 105d restricted EE was lifting a 90lb. dragline bucket tooth over the top of the tailgate of the welding truck, The tooth slipped out of the left hand and fell on the right hand, Hand was between the tooth and the to...
05/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 224d lost, 12d restricted Operator was exiting the dragline to evaluate a new setup. He stepped down off the dragline & turned his ankle in loose soil. The loose soil was from dozer work left behind by first shift clean up of...
09/20/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PENDANT CABLE SLIPPED WHILE HE WAS RAISING BOOM.
04/02/2001 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS EYES BURNING. HE HAS SUFFERED UV BURNS IN THE PAST. MINER WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO LOOK AT THE ARC ON HIS RETURN.
08/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM, THE MAN STEPPED ON A GRATE ON THE DREDGE. THE GRATE CREELED AND THE MAN FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HITTING A PIPE.