HENDERSON OPERATIONS — Accidents

Total: 309 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was loading a hang up in P-87-310 draw point. A large rock was up against the brow and open on both sides of the rock. He heard some material fall and turned around to run out of the draw poi...
11/27/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Possible long term strain resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome. Employee has continuously worked on computer keyboard and adding machines over the past 30 years.
10/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted In the process of installing a tire, his finger was caught between the wheel and hub.
10/20/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing the cutting edge of the snow plow blade. Water with debris dripped into his ear.
10/14/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the process of clearing a plugged concrete line that was under pressure, the plug released with material striking the employee's face.
10/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 18d restricted Employee was doing daily cleanup, shoveling belt spills onto reclaim belts. He stated that his back started hurting after he went to bed.
10/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was getting off of a buggy and reached for his lunch bucket. His left hand was caught between the handrail and the lunch bucket putting pressure on his two middle fingers. Employee didn't thi...
09/29/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Carpal Tunnel to both wrists from repetitive rod screwing/unscrewing
09/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was rolling up noiseless trunk line while walking. He stepped over rock and felt strain.
08/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was moving some racking. He stood up and twisted the trunk of his torso and tweaked his hips.
08/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 111d restricted Employee was holding an air door open for others following her. The other air doors were starting to cause a vacuum. Turning and letting go of the door she continued to exit. She tripped on the door s...
08/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 211d lost While employee was spooling cable the center pipe dislodged pinching thumb.
08/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Two employees working on float cells had tools setting on a divider overhead. One EE stood up & bumped a hammer causing it to fall & strike another EE just above the left knee.
07/31/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was changing out a feed cable on the boom of a Tamrock bolter. The bolter was plugged into a power source. The trailing cable was energized from a distance by an electrician who could not see...
07/18/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE turned in his chair to answer the phone and felt extreme pain in his lower back.
07/07/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding welds, grinder kicked off a cross member striking left arm causing a small laceration requiring sutures to close.
05/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost EE was kneeling on a scafolding plank 5 ft above floor level. When he stood up he felt knee give.
04/26/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted A locking impact universal impact socket came off the 1/2' impact while tightening the alternator bracket on 510911 and struck employee in the front teeth. The tooth was broken off almost at the gum l...
02/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE was shotcreting & realized that he had a hole in his boot. He made the choice to continue working and did not report it to anyone. That morning in the shower, he noticed a redness in his foot, but...
02/10/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted EE was walking around a truck and slipped on a rock in a puddle. He reported the incident immediately to his supervisor, but did not have any pain and thought he just rolled his ankle a bit. He chose...
01/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE WAS PHYSICALLY PULLING A CONVEYOR BELT WHILE REPLACING THE LEACH FEED CONVEYOR. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO EMPLOYER UNTIL MID-SHIFT ON THE FOLLOWING DAY.) *** Initial diagnosis from t...
12/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had been grinding and chipping when he brushed off his helmet. He feels that debris fell into the eye.
11/09/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a chain hoist and a foreign object entered his left eye.
10/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE SIDESTEPPING A CATWALK ON A CONCRETE TRUCK TO OPEN A LOADING DOOR, THE EMPLOYEE MISS-STEPPED & ROLLED HIS ANKLE.
10/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While walking, the employee did not see the pallet with material on it and tripped.
10/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped while descending a stairway.
07/31/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None In the process of attempting to remove a drill bit on a secondary drill, the employee got caught up in a rotating drill steel.
07/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted IN PREPARATION OF LOADING A V-CUT ROUND, EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SCALING LOOSE MATERIAL. DURING THIS PROCESS, A ROCK FELL STRIKING ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES ON THE LEFT SHOULDER/ARM AREA
06/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using two wrenches to loosen a bolt when two pops were heard from left hand. Later, the left middle finger became sore and restricted. This incident became reportable upon clarification f...
04/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted In the process of drilling holes in a peice of steel with a drill press, the steel spun around striking the employee's left pinkie finger.
04/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was putting bits on his jumbo steel, the booms where laying on the ground. The employee put the first bit on the left boom, he stepped over the boom. His right foot slipped and he felt a pain...
04/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee climbed off a Triple Force loader using a three point stance, turned to his left too quickly and banged his right knee into the steel fender. He recieved 5 sutures and was released to work o...
03/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While washing down the area around 7500 station with a 1"" water line, employee reached the end of slack on the water hose which pulled him back resulting in a lumbar strain to the lower back.
03/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING WORK AREA. DURING THIS PROCESS, EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF OIL FILTERS OFF THE FLOOR STRAINING BACK
02/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL FROM THE LEACH DECK. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PAIN AT THE END OF SHIFT; HOWEVER, HE REPORTED BACK SPASMS THE FOLLOWING DAY.
02/09/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A ROCK WHICH HAD BECOME STUCK IN A GRIZZLY, EE STRUCK THE ROCK WITH THE LHD HE WAS OPERATING. THIS CAUSED THE LHD TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CAUSED EE TO STRIKE HIS FACE AGAIN...
02/05/2005 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None While working in the developement area of P85, the employee walked to 305 drift where he apparently fainted. Medical reports are inconclusive.
02/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted While shoveling rock from a walkway to a conveyor, EE felt a pain in his back. This event was initially treated as a first aid since the EE was able to perform his normal duties within the restriction...
01/17/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BOLTING A SLAB ROUND. THE LEFT HAND RIB HAD BEEN BLASTED FULL HEIGHT & 6 FT. INTO THE LEFT. EE RETREIVED A PANEL OF WIRE ALONG THE LEFT RIB UNDER UNSUPPORTED GROUND & WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ON HI...
01/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While training on the task of spray repair, employee was working on a spray repair truck. While replacing a wire clamp, she pulled on the clamping device which came loose off of the clamp, which cause...
01/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting a flotation cell impeller. In the process, he placed his right hand on the cell divider to support himself which resulted in a laceration.
12/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted WHILE DESCENDING FROM A BOSS BUGGY, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
12/17/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER PUMPING A CONCRETE FORM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A CAT HEAD THAT RELEASED UNDER PRESSURE AND FELL RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS FACE.
11/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost After installing dump cylinders on the lower doors of a Supra Haul Truck, the employee was removing a support that was in place to keep the lower door from falling. When the support was removed, the d...
11/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT IN THE UNDERGROUND SHOP WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE HAD A SLIVER IN HIS KNUCKLE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE MINE. EE REMOVED THE SLIVER WITH AN AWL 4-5 HOUR...
10/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A BORE HOLE REAMER BIT. A CHAIN WAS WRAPPED IN A CRADDLE FASHION AROUND THE STEM. THE EE WAS WALKING UP TO THE REAMER & SLIPPED, HE REACHED OUT TO STOP HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT...
10/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted In the process of shoveling spilled rock the employee felyt a pop in the left shoulder
08/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None One man moved a piece of grating using only eye contact with his partner rather than using a verbal communication like, ""Are you ready?"" The injured was in the process of re-gripping the grating whe...
07/10/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE STARTING LOAD FACE ROUND, PRILL HOSE WAS INSERTEC INTO HOLE. VALVE OPERATOR TURNED ON VALVE TO START PRILL INTO HOSE. THE AIR BLEW HOSE OUT OF THE HOLE. HOSE WHIPPED AND BLEW PRILL IN OPERATOR'S...
07/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None in the process of changing ruptured piping, employee pulled himself up into the piping with his arms several times. he did report a sore shoulder to his supervisor on 7-03. after 2.5 weeks he was stil...