Leeville — Accidents

Total: 319 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was setting the last liner plate in the ring. He could not get the plates to line up. The employee was using a pry bar to wedge the liner behind the flange of the lower ring. In the proce...
05/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing for a batch of shotcrete when he attempted to lift the lid on the batch truck. The lid slipped and contacted the employee's right middle finger causing a laceration and fractur...
05/18/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was repairing hard line when he lost his balance and contacted the rib with his left forearm and elbow.
04/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted While loosing a pipe string, pipe wrench spun around striking right arm.
03/19/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While filling hydraulic oil tank, lid fell closed on employee's finger cutting and fracturing it.
03/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was coming out of a Jumbo Drill when the employee's right knee gave out when he stepped on the ground.
02/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee's hand was pinched between two panels while installing one of them. The employee broke & lacerated his left little finger when his hand was caught between one of the hanging forms and the gro...
02/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 19d restricted While unloading the shaft liner plate from the carrier, the form that was tied off to a tugger raised unexpectedly and pinched the employees thumb between the liner plate and the cross beam on the Gal...
01/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the spring steel off of an underground drill when his arm brushed across a metal burr on a guard causing a small laceration on his left wrist that required 5 sutures.
12/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was helping change GET (loader tooth) on a Cat 992G loader (Unit #91493). While attempting to fit the tooth onto the adapter, it slipped, pinching the tip of his left index finger. The worker s...
11/22/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bearing bolt on ventilation fan. Employee's hand slipped from Torcwrench handle spun around and hit him in the face below the mouth.
11/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee's finger was pinched between the toe board on the Galloway and a block that was used to steady the Galloway. The wound required sutures to close.
11/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee asked another employee who was working in a Skyjack, +/- 12 feet in the air, to pass him a wrench. When the employee dropped the wrench, the employee on the ground missed it. When...
11/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Removed radiator cap, sprayed hot fluid causing him to fall off truck, fracturing his left wrist.
11/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading supplies on a kubota tractor. While loading, wire panels were hooked together. The employee tried to separate them and the corner of the wire rebounded and hit the employee in th...
11/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 11/01/2011, employee hit a cut bolt with a hammer causing a metal sliver to shear off. The sliver entered the employee's upper lip. Employee did not wish to have sliver removed at the time. The...
10/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was tripping back into the drill hole with 5.5 pipe, it was the start of a new row on the pipe truck. Helper went to pull the pipe back to line it up with the tilting top-head on the T130 rig; ca...
10/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was getting onto the mantrip/ Kubota tractor when she fell on the ground. The employee's boots were muddy and she lost her footing when getting onto the Kubota.
10/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was removing a hydraulic fitting from a loader. When the fitting broke loose, his left wrist made contact with the loader tire, resulting in a fractured wrist.
09/27/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6:13 p.m., miners were being transported on the service cage from underground to the surface for the end of the scheduled shift when the hoist tripped, making the cage stop. A total of 59 employee...
09/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Heard air leaking, turned valve the wrong way, turning on the air while the end of the hose flip up hitting him in the chin.
08/27/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at the de-sediment plant hitting the end of the bag with a 6'X2"" Driscoll pipe knocking the sediment build up off the bag, so the water could flow through easier. While doing thi...
08/09/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist tripped out and could not be reset. Seventeen miners were trapped on the service cage for over thirty minutes.
07/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a chain binder from the mud tank. When the employee took the tension off of the binder, it hit the skid of the mud tank, bounced back and struck the employee in the head causing...
06/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was attempting to connect a nip and was having difficulties. Employee requested assistance from his partner. Both employees worked the nip to get it connected. When the nip spun together empl...
06/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted Employee was unloading a bundle of drill steel from the cage. The bundle was place next to the rib with the forklift. The bundle was not sitting square on the pallet, so the employee grabbed one end...
06/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was loading the Carousel with bolts when he slid the bolt forward and pinched his right ring finger slicing it open. Operator was taken to town for sutures.
05/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was lifting the landing plate with the driller helpers when he felt pain in his abdomen. It progressed to pain in his groin. He continued to work and saw a doctor on June 2, 2011. He origina...
05/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While exiting truck the door swung open pinching his middle finger in hinge area. Employee received sutures.
04/28/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a manway can at the 4495 escape raise, when his right thumb got hit with the spud while his hand was on the can.
03/29/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted The employee was changing the die on a hose machine appeared to have his foot in the foot pedal, while he was using his right hand to place the die in the machine. Because of his foot being in the pe...
02/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Was adjusting forks on forklift when he placed his right hand between the fork and frame. The fork crushed his finger, fracture it.
02/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the process of tighting a joint on drill rod, the 36"" pipe wrench slipped, the momentum caused the driller to loose center of balance causing the wrench to pin his left thumb between the wrench an...
01/09/2011 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was hand mucking the agg bin sump and pushing the wheel barrel to dump. He said that his lower back was hurting and had a little shoulder pain. This was not reported until the next shift.
12/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee strained his back while lifting five drill rods back up from the ground and place against the rib. They weigh approxiamately 60 pounds each.
12/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted When employee stepped down off chippy hoist at 4450 station the ground was uneven, the skip was about 8"" higher that the station floor. He felt a pain in his left foot and burning sensation.
11/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Lifting tool boxes in tractor and felt pain in abdomen. Did not become reportable until surgery on 11/29/10 to repair hernia.
11/18/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While night shift was beginning their shift, a SMD contract employee discovered one of SMD's haul trucks burning at the 4510-519 stope. Attempts were made to extinguish the flames, but were unsuccessf...
11/16/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCISSOR LIFT #8, HE NEEDED TO ADJUST HIS SEAT. WHEN HE PULLED THE LEVER TO ADJUST HIS SEAT TO MOVE IT BACKWARDS HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED IN BETWEEN THE LEVER...
11/06/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was lying under a Kubota tractor on his back removing a drain plug. The plug was tight, so the employee decided to brace himself with his left leg against the tire to get more leverage. As he...
11/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Picking up 1 inch hoses and throwing them into the backend of a truck.
10/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE REMOVING HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION ON KNUCKLES
10/03/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While swinging a hammer, employee missed and strained his shoulder. He was released to work with restrictions.
10/01/2010 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While lowering the cage from one deck to another deck, the hoist tripped out and dropped approximately 2-3 feet, this caused the employee to lose his balance and fall on his butt.
09/22/2010 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee sought medical attention on 9/23/2010 for some respiratory distress he was experiencing. He had mucked in a recently blasted stope for a period of time the day before with a strong odor of am...
08/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was disconnecting camlock coupling which was tight, when it broke free it struck his face above right eye.
08/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While lifting hood on loader EE felt pain in his back between his shoulders resulting in restricted duty.
07/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While repairing damaged phone cable employee recieved cut that required stitches.
06/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted While picking up a pemco box, employee strained left shoulder. He was originally given a full duty release, however the shoulder was still sore so he was placed on restricted duty on 7/22/2010.
06/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee states that while tripping out rods, a pipe fell and entrapped his left middle finger between the pipe and bucket.