Greystone Mine — Accidents

Total: 38 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/24/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee tested and had a standard threshold shift on EE's hearing test. Employee came in on day off
07/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was performing heavy equipment maintenance, installing a roller on a bulldozer; the roller slipped and smashed his small finger on his left hand.
11/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting another employee cutting metal; while handling a piece that was already cut, it shifted and when he pulled his hand away quickly he swiped his middle finger against the cut edge...
07/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was crossing level ground and was shuffling his feet, stubbed his toe and lost his balance causing him to fall into the adjacent conex. Employee struck his head against the outside wall. Empl...
05/06/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out a material chute below the 8 X 20 screen with a bar. A rock came down from the top of the screen and hit the bar, causing it to strike the employee in the face. Employee dec...
04/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was cleaning a chute in front of an 8' X 20' screen using a bar. When the material in the chute came free, the employee dropped the bar into the chute. He stated at that time that he felt a p...
07/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was being trained on the water truck, the trainer released him to drive on his own. He was descending a pit ramp when his brakes got hot. The truck gained speed and went across the pit floor...
01/26/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bolts on 8 X 20 screen at the Crusher when a very small flake of rust from the screen filtered down behind his safety glasses into his right eye.
10/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost EE was assisting other ee in offloading 50# sacks of Anfo from a delivery truck. One employee in the line dropped a bag and this employee picked it up. He felt a pain in his lower back but finished...
08/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was adding oil to gland water pump while kneeling down. When he pulled himself upright with the use of the handrail, he felt a pain in his lower back. He finished his graveyard shift and so...
07/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was climbing equipment ladder on front end loader when he felt a pain in his abdomen.
07/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on a classifier at the crushing circuit. He was turning the flywheel to reposition for the next shoe replacement when he pinched his finger between the belt and th...
04/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was using a hammer to clean a spill tray at the #17 belt hopper. While striking the tray with the hammer, it slipped off and he hit his left second finger on the tray, causing a laceration....
03/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was on a maintenance assignment and was traveling on a walkway between the #55 belt and the #7 belt at the crusher, when he slipped on a patch of ice. His hard hat flew off as he came down a...
12/12/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was cutting a piece of pipe with a cutting torch when he lost his footing - when he grabbed for the pipe he passed the torch over the back of his left hand burning his fingers. He was wearin...
08/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking crushing circuit screen area to determine source of water leak. As he was ascending ladder to access screen area, he was suddenly struck on the top of his right shoulder by a <3...
08/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE was changing a tire on the #23 crew bus. When finished, he felt some discomfort in his groin area. He reported incident but initially declined medical treatment. He sought medical treatment for sa...
01/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting crew vehicle at the parking area of the minesite (upon arrival for his shift) when he slipped and fell on icy/snowy ground onto his left side.
12/05/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating Volvo L180 loader. He was preparing to dump the 68th load into 17 belt hopper. Just before he tilted the bucket to dump into the hopper the shaft nut assembly on the dump cyli...
08/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was loading a barrel onto the oil dock with the assistance of a second employee. As they pushed and spun the barrel into place, he felt a pop in his ankle. EE did not seek medical treat- ment unti...
05/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging the feeder chute at the crusher while standing on the 8x20 screen. The screen was wet, ee slipped, landing on his knee & bumping shoulder. When he stood up, he hit his head (wa...
03/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost EE was assisting in material handling in prep. for a well maint. job he lifted one end of an 8' section of 10' pvc piping so another EE could position a plank under it when he felt something in his ba...
01/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER SCREEN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A CRANE & OPERATOR. EE WAS POSITIONING A PLATE ON THE SCREEN WHEN THE OPERATOR BEGAN LOWERING THE CRANE BOOM ON SIGNAL. THE...
10/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WATER HOSE NEAR THE CRUSHER SCREEN. WHEN HE REPLACED IT TO IT'S STORAGE HANGER AND TURNED AROUND, HE TRIPPED OVER IT AND FELL TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTI...
08/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was preparing to climb up on his assigned loader when his foot slipped off of the bottom rung of the ladder and hit the ground, turning his ankle the wrong direction.
06/29/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH CRUSHER MAINTENANCE WHEN THE WIND PICKED UP AND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
05/25/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE WAS STATIONED AT THE CRUSHING CIRCUIT CONTROL ROOM. HE BEGAN TO EXIT THIS AREA BY DESCENDING THE STAIRS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TUMBLED DOWN THE STAIRWAY, LACERATING HIS RIGHT HAND AND TWISTI...
01/03/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT WEAR EDGES ON A BULLDOZER. INJURED EE WAS HOLDING A BOLT IN A SOCKET WHILE THE OTHER EE WAS TIGHTENING IT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET AND SPU...
09/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A BAR TO CLEAN A CHUTE AT THE CRUSHER TO DISLODGE PLUGGED MATERIAL. THE BVAR BOUNCED OFF A ROCK AND BEGAN TO FALL DOWN THE CHUTE-THE EE CAUGHT THE BAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND FELT HIS SHOU...
07/30/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE WAS USING A COMALONG TO REPOSITION A RADIAL STACKER (CONVEYOR). HE SECURED BOTH ENDS OF THE COMEALONG TO WELDED EYES ON THE STACKER AND THE TRACK FRAM IT RUNS ALONG. WHEN HE TIGHTENED THE C OMEALON...
04/23/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost EE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER STRIPPING IN THE PIT. HE BACKED THE DOZER INTO AN UNSTABLE AREA AND THE RIGHT DOZER TRACK SLID DOWN A SHORT FREEWALL AND TURNED OVER ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE. HE WAS WEA RING HI...
03/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 322d lost THE EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OF THE WATER TRUCK. WHILE TIGHTENING A FITTING ON THE TANK, HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST ON THE TANK FRAM E.
04/16/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 301d lost EE WAS SETTING UP A DRILL IN THE PIT WHEN HE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS, STEPPING ON A ROCK, PARTIALLY LOSING HIS FOOTING AND STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT.
03/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SNOWY PATH WHILE WALKING DOWN TO CHECK A STACKER BELT, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE ROADWAY WHEN HE FELL. EMPLOYEE INITIALLY DECLINED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-7-01, AND SAW A DO...
01/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP AN AREA NEAR THE #8 CONVEYOR BELT CHUTE. WHILE SHOVELING ROCKHE BROUGHT HIS SHOVEL BACK WITH BOTH HANDS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF THE SAFET Y LINE HO...
12/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None WHILE EE WAS WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP, HE WENT DOWN TO ONE KNEE, GRASPED A PIECE OF STEELAPPROX. 40 TO 50 POUNDS IN WEIGHT TO LIFT IT TO A SAW HORSE. IN DOING SO, HE FELT A PINCH IN HIS GROIN....
11/10/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS STIKING FRAME OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH HAMMER TO DISLODGE ICE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. PAIN PERSISTED, THEREFORE HE WAS TAKEN IN FOR EXAMINATION BY A PHYSICIAN.
04/26/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS PERFORMING CLEANUP INSIDE THE 57"" CONE CRUSHER AT THE CLOSE OF SHIFT. WHILE SCRAPING DOWN THE SIDES OF THE CONE, A CHUNK OF DISLODGE MATERIAL FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST AREA . EE D...