Kennecott Keystone Underground — Accidents

Total: 59 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Injured slipped on ice in yard area fracturing fibula of left leg. Sub-freezing temperature, recent snow and ice.
12/28/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crane/Hoist went down with 3-miners in shaft. During diagnostic check it was noted that a fuse had blown. Two After Market Horns had been connected to this circuit prior to the Crane arriving at s...
12/17/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At the shift change during the pre-shift inspection the hoist operator noted that while he was lowering the bucket on the surface it appeared that the brakes were intermittently stopping the lowering...
08/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tying Corbel Rebar. As he reached into the Rebar cage he cut his left forearm on a piece of J-Bar. He was wearing hand protection (gloves). He was taken to a clinic & was returned to duty. 2 da...
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker had dismounted Cat 950 Front End loader and was placing a chock beneath the rear wheel while placing his hand on fender for support. A metal burr was protruding from the underside of the fender...
07/05/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted Moving air compressor with hand truck along with another employee. Lost balance & turned ankle, fracturing it.
04/12/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shotcrete was being applied to the left rib of the North Tunnel following build up of rib application to right side rib and waiting 10-15 minutes. He positioned himself normally 3 feet from right rib,...
02/10/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was pounding a ground rod into the ground for electrical distribution grounding. A ground rod slide hammer was being used. Worker lifted the outside sleeve further than anticipated and it becam...
11/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee used a hand held apple corer to slice an apple for lunch. While cleaning the apple corer, employee's finger struck against a blade resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.