Jerritt Canyon Mill — Accidents

Total: 230 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 9d restricted Employee was loading samples into the crusher and while lifting a bag got a sharp pain in the back.
09/16/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 16d restricted Employee was kneeling on a hard surface for a period of time and received an injury.
09/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Over-exposure to a toxic material.
08/28/2013 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee complaint of chest pain and tightness, care flighted to local hospital from mine site. Employee was tested, no heart condition found, diagnosed with muscle spasms of the chest due to coughing...
07/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Was carrying 4 sample bags down off incline, rock gave under foot, twisted and felt pinch in lower back left side.
07/19/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While attempting to remove bolts from man hatch the tool slipped off bolt and hit right forearm
05/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Cleaning out garbage out of Secondary Cone pulled on a piece of metal, came towards employee, was bigger than he thought hit him in shoulder and knocked employee down
05/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 96d restricted Miner was walking on the ground level of the fine crusher area. A second employee was carrying a roll of liner material up some stairs. The employee lost his grip on the liner material and the liner f...
05/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injury reported on 5-12-2013, no medical wanted by employee until 5-23-2013. Put on restricted duty until 6-6-2013, still hasn't seen by chiropractor. This is a reported repetitive motion injury. Mine...
05/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was shoveling fine ore under the conveyor belt, while doing this he experienced back pain from his activities. Miner reported a prior Non work related injury to the supervisor after the incident...
03/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Miner was stepping off of a 950 loader after parking it. Miner stepped onto uneven ground under the step and twisted his ankle.
02/26/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was wire wheeling silicon off of Fan Access Door. Re-positioned door and a sharp edge cut his upper right leg. Safety was notified. Incident was managed by Veris Safety and Veris Opps. Traveled to...
01/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was climbing down a ladderway. Caught his ring (left Ring finger) on a handrail as he stepped off ladderway. Miner was wearing gloves, however ring had to be cut away by responding medical perso...
12/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Miner was seated in a chair. Miner stood up and took a single step on a relatively flat concrete floor inside of a well lit building. The miner was unaware that his foot had went to sleep, and the min...
12/04/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Miner was using an air lance to clean out shoot. The air lance separated from the hose the hose end came up and caught the miner under the right eye, just below his safety glasses.
10/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was walking through an area on the mine site. The miner tripped and fell forward, striking his face against an object. The object caused minor facial injuries. Miner was treated for first aid at...
08/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Miner working in the refinery, noticed that the drain to a sump, located under a vessel, was not fully closed. The miner, not realizing the depth of the hot solution, stepped into the sump and the wat...
08/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Subject fainted, fell and struck his head on the cat walk.
06/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner was cutting wire ties off from a line on a water truck. As miner was running his hand up the line his hand came in contact with an old metal flange the was not seen by the miner. The miner cut h...
05/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Washed hands at end of shift and felt a burning sensation on both forearms. Was treated at NNRH and was a very mild case of an unknown chemical burn and was released back to full duty work.
04/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mobile maintenance technician installing windshield in a downed piece of equipment. While tightening bolt with a wrench, the wrench slipped off the head of the bolt. Miner received a laceration on han...
03/08/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This report is submitted solely in response to MSHA request. Submission of this report by Queenstake does not constitute an admission that any accident occurred or that any of EE alleged injuries were...
03/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Miner was pulling a portable ladder out of a van, slipped on ice and fell backwards. Miner put out his hand to catch himself, when he struck ground, injured his wrist.
02/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Miner was standing on a tied off ladder approx. 18"" off of floor. Miner was unthawing a frozen, or obstructed, water line. A loose union fitting uncoupled and the water in the line swept the miner o...
02/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Miner was working on a leaking slurry pump, adjusting the packing,when he lost his footing on floor and injured his knee.
01/27/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Two miners working to remove a guard from a apron feeder for repairs/clean up. One miner was attempting pry off the guard, while other miner was using an 8 lbs. sledge to strike on the main frame. The...
01/25/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Miner was shoveling snow out of a walkway using a hand shovel. The shovel struck a concrete pole base. Shoulder injury was reported next shift to his supervisor. Miner was withdrawn from his normal du...
01/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was repairing a splitter 4"" valve (water). While they were trying to disconnect the valve from the water hoses, The last hose came loose and the valve dropped onto the ground, with the valve ha...
01/21/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was checking ore samples just inside of a recently opened bay door that had ice in the vicinity of the threshold of the door. When the miner fell on the floor she landed on her left kneecap.
01/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to clean a water nozzle, on a water truck, that was frozen with rocks and ice, with a knife. The blade slipped and he lacerated his right hand in the web of the hand, located b...
12/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Assisting a rig welder, employee was operating a forklift while the welder was cutting off random lengths off of the transition (cap for the hood). Employee placed his foot on flange and as he release...
11/15/2011 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laborer was moving furniture down a flight of stairs when the furniture slipped off of the dolly and struck the employee cutting the right ear
08/24/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 203d lost, 7d restricted The employee was being pushed up hill with another 657E Scraper. The incident occurred when the second scraper made contact with the lead scraper, resulting in a slight jarring motion. The employee in...
06/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Worker was in a lime silo and was washing it out when lime on his boots came into contact with water causing a chemical reaction and eating through his boots to his feet causing burns.
04/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was on the van getting ready to return home at the end of shift. A co-worker left the van door open and it was very cold outside. EE went to close the van door and stepped to the edge of door...
04/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Miner walking down stairway, turned on landing injuring his right right knee, did not fall.
02/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost Lifting bucket of mop water. Pre-existing conditions may apply, not related to mine site.
02/12/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 345d restricted Miner was walking across a dirt lot in the process area, walking from one area to another, he stepped on a small patch of ice, slipped and fell onto the ground injuring his back.
01/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was exposed to spilled Hg while cleaning a spill around scrubber unit. Biologic tests showed a high amount of Hg in this miner's system. Miner was immediately removed from area. Placed under...
01/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 104d restricted EE's failure to get sufficient grip & clamping force on tire he was off loading. Equipment didn't allow securement of tire. E#E's failure to ""Stand Down"" & wait for the mine to provide him with larg...
11/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Stepping off ladder way of 992 loader, felt pain. Possible pre-existing condition not related to mining.
09/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While climbing down off of a 773B Haul truck right foot caught between bumper and top rung of cable step causing a loss of balance and a fall which sprained his right ankle.
08/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost Clear warm day no wind.
06/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting dressed for work, when he started to pull his sweatshirt over his head something fell into his eye. He was in the Men's locker room.
06/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was loading PVC pipe into a truck bed. The load shifted and a PVC pipe popped up and struck him in the mouth.
05/11/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding angle iron and piece of slag fell into glove causing burn
05/04/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None insider roaster launders
03/31/2010 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Non employee was riding as a passenger in a privately owned vehicle on the access road approaching the main gate, the driver lost control of the vehicle, left the road, rolling the vehicle and damagin...
03/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted Employee was replacing a screen and pinched his hand between the screen and a ladder guard. Hand was bruised and employee was prescribed nabumetone for pain and swelling, and instructed to use an ace...
01/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee was going to shut down haul truck at the shop and slipped on ice and fell.