GP 500 — Accidents
Total: 4 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/27/2018 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | The injured employee was tightening bolts on cutting edges (segments) of a FEL. Employee secured the bottom of the bolt with their hand. When the nut was driven with an impact gun, the bolt spun and... |
| 06/18/2018 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The injured employee was removing a cutting edge from a FEL; this involved using an impact gun to remove bolt / nuts which secure the edge to the bucket. The employee did not adequately secure the bo... |
| 09/07/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A miner was freeing a stuck chain from the segments of a cutting edge using a steel hammer. The hammer inadvertently struck the cutting edge and a piece of shrapnel was ejected and lodged in the mine... |
| 03/11/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 75d lost, 91d restricted | An employee was injured when removing a pin which secured a steel plate. The steel plate rotated when a second pin was removed. When the plate rotated, it struck and pinched the employees arm / elbo... |