La Plata Mine — Accidents

Total: 34 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost The condition that contributed to the accident is placing a ladder on the side of a fuel tank to get stick readings.ladder was placed in a bad location and was not stable.EE steped on the ladder to co...
05/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost A mechanic was working underneath a service truck when the truck rolled backwards onto the mechanic; coming to rest on his upper right arm. A D-11 dozer was used to push the truck forward off of the m...
02/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost An operator slipped and fell on ice after he had gotten out of their crew cab to head to his assigned equipment. The ice was hidden under the fresh snow that fell that morning. He was seen by compan...
05/08/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was power washing an equipment. She stated her eyes became irritated at the end of the shift, so removed contact lenses and washed eye out. The next day while driving to work felt eye still s...
09/22/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing on board her unit when a gust of wind kicked up and blew dust into her eye. As it did not bother her immediately, she did not have the eye irrigated until an hour later. She was...
02/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 145d lost, 42d restricted Lowered air filter boxes from above head level. Felt some discomfort 30 minutes later. Next day, right shoulder sore, two days later, more sore. Monday (2/27) felt like small needles in fingers. Repor...
09/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee, a tire repair person, was assisting another employee replace a tire when a pry bar he was using to hold a lug nut slipped and pinched his left middle finger. Injury required 5 stitches.
05/25/2005 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee reported what seemed like an insect bite to foreman on 05/25/05. He thinks he may have gotten bit while attending annual refresher training away from the mine site on 05/23/05. He was taken t...
09/12/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Security patrol noticed smoke coming from a water pumping station. Found a fire water pump engine had small fire atop engine. Extinguished fire withing 28 minutes of noticing smoke. Fire may have sta...
06/07/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Started experiencing mild pain in wrist and right forearm. Pain is more persistent when typing or writing. Doctors determined repetitive typing as root cause. The pain was caught early on where physic...
11/18/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS LOADING SPARE BUCKET PARTS FROM ROW ONTO A PALLET. BUCKET SHROUD SLIPPED AND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO SHROUDS. HAND WAS ICED PACKED BY MINE RESCUE. NEXT DATE, BRUISE INTENSIFIED, REQ UIRING...
08/20/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted HE STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW WELDING.
08/04/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE MOVING UNUSED VENTILATION HOSES, STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
07/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted MECHANIC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CRIBBING UP A REMOVED GEARBOX. AS HE WAS PLACING ONE CRIBB ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TOSSED HIM ANOTHER PIECE. THIS PIECE BOUNCED ONTO HIS LEFT HAND, PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND BET...
07/18/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None END DUMP OPERATOR STATED THE SHOVEL OPERATOR HIT HER TRUCK BED WHICH JOLTED HER AROUND IN THE CAB. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF IT WAS THE SHOVEL BUCKET OR A LARGE ROCK THAT HIT THE BED. THE INJUR ED WAS...
04/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS SHUTTING DOOR ON DOZER WHEN HE JAMMED ELBOW INTO THE DOOR. RESULTING IN BRUISE TO LEFTELBOW ULNER NERVE
10/01/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A TRACK DOZER, PUSHING OVERBURDEN TO AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL, WHILE IN REVERSE MOTION, THE EE HIT A LARGE ROCK THAT JOLTED HIM AS HIS DOZER WENT OVER IT.
09/11/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 50d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING THE PRE-PM TASK OF STEAM CLEANING WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED THE STEAM CLEANING WAND ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
09/03/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE BACKING DOZER AND LOOKING OVER SHOULDER, DOZER BACKED INTO AN UNEVEN AREA, CAUSING MACHINE TO JERK. OPERATOR TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK.
08/06/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BOARDING TRUCK ON LADDER, WHILE REACHING FOR RAIL ON CAB BELOW WINDOW, HAND HIT RAIL MOUNTED ON PLATFORM.
07/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE; GOT RIGHT THUMB AND MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN AXLE HOUSING AND METAL SHIM. INJURY: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB, TENDON REPAIR TO MIDDLE FINGER.
07/22/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE TRUCK WHEN LOADER BROKE APART. HE WAS JOLTED FORWARD AND BACKWARD. STRAIN RESULTED IN CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT.
04/10/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE TRUCK CAB, RECEIVED JOLT FROM THE FORCE OF LOAD BEING DROPPED INTO THE TRUCK.
01/09/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HIT A FAULT WHILE DRIVING, SHARP DROP CAUSING HIM TO GET BOUNCED IN THE AIR, SEAT BELT JERKED HIM BACK DOWN.
10/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SEAT, PULLED LEVER, SEAT SLID FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD.
08/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, HAND SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL.
03/01/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE EE'S HAND AND HE FELLED OFF THE LOADER, RESULTING FRACTURING AND DISLOCATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
01/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CRAWLED UNDER THE UNIT TO REPAIR THE MUFFLER AS HE TURNED TO GRAB THE EXAUST PIPE HE FELT A PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.
12/14/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE DOZER AND HIT THE SCRAPER HARD ON THE PUSH BLOCK JARRING THE OPERATOR SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT.
12/14/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE DOZER AND HIT THE SCRAPER HARD ON THE PUSH BLOCK JARRING THE OPERATOR SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT.
11/18/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE HYTORQUE WRENCH ON THE BOLT, THE WRENCH TWISTED PINCHING THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION, REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
11/12/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM READY LINE TO THE SHOP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REQUIRING MORE THAN ONE TREATMENT.
11/05/2000 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted MUD HAD COLLECTED ON THE FRAME OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK DURING THE PREVIOUS SHIFT AND DURING THE PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION MUD FELL OFF THE FRAME AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HARD HAT.
08/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING A LIGHT PLANT FROM ONE DUMP LEVEL TO ANOTHER, EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. THE INJURY REQUIRED TWO CHIROPRACTOR VISITS.