HARTWELL MINE — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Operator was walking to EE's work area and felt a ""pop"" in EE's fourth toe on EE's right foot. Employee was taken to the physician and was later determined o have a hairline fracture in EE's right f...
07/18/2022 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was sprayed with hydraulic fluid while operating a forklift in the warehouse area. The employee was traveling when a weakened portion of a hydraulic line burst, spraying the employee's hea...
06/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The injured worker was cleaning up & lifted the old wire (6 gage) & began to walk up the pond bank & felt back ""crunch"", but did not really hurt at that time. The injured worker finished cleaning up...
07/23/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 1d restricted Trucks hauling wet mica material onto stockpile. Trucks had to be pushed out by the dozer. Dozer was pushing truck 2362 Truck caught traction causing a gap. Dozer operator was unable to stop the ma...
07/21/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost Trucks hauling wet mica material onto stockpile. Trucks had to be pushed out by the dozer. Dozer was pushing truck 2362. Truck caught traction causing a gap. Dozer operator was unable to stop the mach...
03/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to dislodge stuck pallets from a dump truck by vibrating the tail gate when he cut his middle finger on a piece of sharp metal on the tail gate.
07/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At 8:45 am on 7/16/2012, a maintenance technician received a laceration to the right thumb requiring 5 stitches to close. The technician was attempting to remove the insulation on an electrical lug nu...
03/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance technician at the Hartwell site received a laceration to his right index finger requiring 10 stitches. The technician was removing a 6 inch diameter x 3 foot long rubber boot from a 48?...
07/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost Slick spot on concrete floor
01/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING DUTIES ON A 9"" ELEVATED PLATFORM-AS HE LEANED TO LEFT SIDE OF WORK AREA, HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL-HE EXTENDED HIS LEFT ARM TO BRACE AGAINST THE IMPACT AND STRUCK STEEL...