Graff Mine — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/18/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was cleaning the tracks of the bulldozer with a shovel. EE heard a pop and experienced pain in EE's right arm. Employee continued to work unrestricted until EE went to an orthopedic special...
06/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was helping to remove a pin from a CAT 990 loader. When the pin released from the bell crank, it hit the frame, upended, and slid out of the supporting sling. It landed on the employees toe...
03/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted Employee was moving the belt guard for the scalping screen. When they turned with the guard, they felt a pop in the lower back. Employee suffered a back strain.
01/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee parked truck on the scales and when ee went to exit the truck, ee slipped on the ice and hurt shoulder and back. The employee did not seek medical attention until 01/23/2018. This injury be...
04/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was exiting excavator and their foot slipped off the step. This caused employee to lose balance and fall to the ground. Employee went to a physician on 04/24/2017 and was diagnosed with a br...
12/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 36d restricted Employee was changing gates on the dry screen when he suffered an umbilical hernia.
02/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was walking around the front of a loader and he stepped on some ice and fell onto his back, striking his head on the ground. He went to a physician and was diagnosed with a concussion.
06/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was moving a water discharge hose when he tripped and fell to the ground. He struck his face on the ground which caused a cut above his right eye which required sutures.
03/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 29d restricted Employee was changing slide gates when he lifted one and felt a pain in his left groin. He went to the Emergency Room and diagnosed with a hernia. He returned to work on regular duty the following d...
01/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a flat hoe to clean material from the 2A chute when a piece of stone came up and hit him in the mouth, chipping his front tooth. He went to the dentist and had a cap put on the chi...
06/22/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a broken finger while using a pry bar to dislodge a piece of rock. The bar slipped off the rock and smashed his finger.
07/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was raising jack stand on the fuel tank. The hand crank slipped off the jack and struck the employee in the nose. Employee will have surgery on 9/16/10 to repair his nose.
02/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was walking when he fell on ice. He felt some neck pain but not enough to keep him from working. On 3/21/05 he went to the doctor because the pain was still there. He was given a prescription...
02/17/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS BENT AT THE WAIST LOADING BLAST HOLES WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM AN ADJACENT HIGHWALL. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EE ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREAT...
01/21/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost THE INJURED MAN SLIPPED AND FELL DUE TO SNOW AND HURT LEFT BUTTOCKS. RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO LOST TIME BUT VERY SLIGHT RESTRICTIONS. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2-6-02.