Hermosa Mine — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/27/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee noticed a lump above their belly button. After being seen at urgent care the employee was diagnosed with an umbilical hernia.
10/28/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An unanticipated power disruption occurred on the Shaft Pad, impacting both the Main Shaft and Ventilation Shaft operations.
07/28/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted While assisting to replace a pulley on the batch plant, an employee strained their back. The employee was holding the pulley in place with both arms above their head, while another employee secured it...
06/07/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Water truck driver was discovered to be injured by another miner at the water tower. The injured driver didn't remember how EE was injured, and there were no witnesses. It's suspected the driver eith...
05/29/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While dismounting a Caterpillar D6 Dozer on the right side, miner lost EE's grip on the handhold and fell onto the right u-frame support beam resulting in three fractured ribs.
02/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted While an employee was placing the shackle of the man basket onto the hook of the 1300 crane for the daily load test, the hook spun, pinching the fingertip of the middle finger of the employee's right...
01/30/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted During the process of installing concrete metal decking at the Main Shaft muck bin, the IP had a hold of one with both hands. When the IP began to move, the metal slipped from their hand right ring fi...
01/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While installing services in the Vent Shaft an employee (EE) was on an extension ladder, tightening the band on a section of Shaft Vent Ducting. The EE detached their lanyard from the anchor above and...
01/19/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two electricians were installing a metal stand (approx. 300 LBS.) adjacent to the surface shaft ventilation fans. While the electrical stand was being positioned to secure on the ventilation pad, the...
11/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The IP grabbed the battery from the handle on the front and began to slide it out of the battery box. The battery started to teeter, and IP tried to reach for the back handle and left middle finger wa...
11/05/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted Operator was dismounting a Caterpillar D6 dozer and EE believes either mis-stepped or stumbled and fell to the ground. The dozer was immediately inspected by supervision to see if there were slippery...
10/09/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was working on the muck bin wall area inserting wedges. As they swung their hammer, their index finger made contact with the steel causing injury.
02/01/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Incident allegedly occurred while attempting to cut a 2x6 with a turnbuckle attached. The saw bound up causing it to kickback and contacting EE's middle finger on the right hand that EE was holding th...
12/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The fingertip on the left ring finger was broken when the helper placed their hand in a pinch point on the mammoth backup tongs. Fingertip was pinched when the operator retracted tongs.
11/29/2023 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE felt irritation to left eye after wind blew debris on 11/30. Was taken to Dr. on 12/1 and diagnosed with corneal abrasion and Rx'd antibiotic drops to prevent infection.
10/10/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee working in the vent shaft on a work deck connected to the EFCO forms was injured. EE was standing on a platform ladder 8' off the work deck when EE and the ladder tipped over.
10/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 44d restricted Driller Assistant was attempting to lift one end of a section of NQ rod when they felt a pain in their lower abdomen. Employee was taken to local hospital for evaluation and diagnosed with a hernia.
09/24/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller assistant was mixing mud when eye felt itchy, the employee used a damp paper towel to wipe the eye. Employee was instructed to wash hands and use clean water and a paper towel to wipe out the...
08/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Particulate matter discharged through HVAC vent caused irritation to the right eye of a nearby employee. Employee was evaluated by onsite clinic. Due to continuing irritation and discomfort, employee...
09/14/2022 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was done using the heated pressure washer and was wrapping up the hose. At this time the connection between the pressure washer and hose failed. This resulted in individual being splashed w...
08/28/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost While moving dill casing, injured person (IP) was spotting the forklift. While walking from one side of the forklift to the other, the IP tripped on the un-level ground and fell. IP put EE's arm out t...
07/19/2022 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Upon completion of drilling observation (sampling/logging), employee noticed loss of feeling of tongue/odd sensation in mouth. Drilling/sampling may have created dust which may have caused reaction....
04/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was disassembling rubber suction hose sections from the hydro vac tank. After unlocking a cam lock on a fitting and pulling on a section of pipe, the pipe and fitting suddenly released and the...
03/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 38d restricted Employee was pulling a crane mat from under outrigger when EE felt a pain in EE's right bicep. Diagnosed with right bicep tear. No medical care or restrictions required until surgery on 08/25/2022.
01/21/2022 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 3d lost Employee had a non-work related cardiac event. Employee was transported for treatment. Released from hospital on 1/23/21 without impairment.
01/20/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee reported back pain, unable to stand upright when resuming work after lunch. Muscle strain or sprain suspected by medical review. Restricted duty recommended.
11/12/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted At the start of the shift, a crew pickup was backing into the drilling area and made contact with a hydraulic out-rigger. This was a low speed event and minor property damage resulted with the right r...
06/19/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was struck in the mouth, chipping the RF top tooth, while dumping core tube as a small piece of core fell from above.
11/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted While moving core boxes from pallet jack to rolling tables, employee felt a radiating pain in the back. Employee was evaluated by site medic and released back to duty. Due to lingering pain the follow...
02/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 18d restricted Employee reported on 2/21/20 that EE was unable to work due to an injury sustained the previous day, possibly the result of exertion while moving loaded core boxes or maneuvering a pallet jack loaded...
10/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While moving a 5 gallon bucket from equipment 3-5 feet above the ground to ground level, the employee felt pain in the center of the lower back and both sides. EE was seen by on site paramedic then ta...
07/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted An Arizona Minerals employee stated that while loading a box of pallet covers into the bed of a truck they felt pain in the shoulder, left side, and lower back. Employee was taken to Urgent Care for e...
03/31/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While adding drill rods, the drill helper sustained a compression type injury to the right big toe when their foot temporarily caught between the drill head carriage and the rod slide.
09/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Conditions were clear and dry. Employee was walking from a van to the administration office to clock out when they turned their ankle.
08/16/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Conditions at the time of the incident were cloudy and rainy. The employee who was injured was walking from the administrative offices parking lot to office. EE attempted to step/span across a parking...