MARIGOLD MINE — Accidents

Total: 227 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading pipe onto truck when his feet slipped on the icy pipe causing him to fall and injure his back.
12/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was walking back to pickup after using restroom and slipped and fell in park ditch. Area was dry with no ice or snow.
11/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 156d restricted Mobile Equipment Operator was dismounting Rubber Tire Dozer at end of shift, while stepping from the last step, felt a pop in the left knee. Employee didn't initially require medical treatment. Empl...
07/10/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 112d restricted Maintenance Mechanic was dismounting D10R Dozer on right side and slipped on bottom push bar step resulting in injury to left bicep area. Employee treated at local emergency room and returned to work...
06/21/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mobile Maintenance Mechanic was changing GET on loader using steel hammer. A piece of steel broke off of the GET or hammer and hit the mechanic in the leg. Injured employee received medial aid treat...
04/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was opening engine access cover of haul truck and strained lower back. Incident occured on last scheduled work day. Employee seen for follow up on 4/17/2009 and was perscribed light duty. Employ...
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 77d restricted Employee was lifting one end of a compressed gas cylinder with the assistance of another employee and strained his right shoulder. He evaluated at local Emergency Room and perscribed light duty for t...
01/20/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured employee stepped off of back of blasting truck and twisted right ankle.
01/18/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was vacuuming chairs and had pain in lower back. Employee didnt report injury to supervisor/mine until 1/22/2009. Employee evaluated by MD on 1/22/09 and returned to work without restrictio...
10/28/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured Employee knelt to pick up gold bar in refinery. Received a small laceration to the left knee that required two staples to treat. Injured employee treated and immediately released to full duty...
09/12/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was dumping a wheel barrow into a dumpster and strained back.
07/18/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee walking across pit and was struck by a small rock falling from the high wall. Employee initially returned to work without restrictios. Employee began to experience pain in shoulders and nec...
05/12/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d restricted Employee experienced numbness in left fingers after hammering on wear iron on hydraulic shovel reported on 3/23/2008. Condition was medically diagnosed as bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome on 5/12/200...
03/18/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 37d restricted Assay Lab employee has pain, discomfort and numbness in both hands and wrists possibly attributed to repetitive motion associated the task of spliting and pulverizing samples.
03/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening waste rock sample buckets and cut left ring finger with a utility knife. Employee received 4 stitches to treat wound.
02/22/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Mine Maintenance Mechanic was exiting field service truck when he sneezed and felt a sharp in the center of his back. Employee asked to see physician on Feb 22, 2008. Employee placed on light duty f...
02/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states she was unloading a propane tank with her supervisor and it fell onto her foot.
08/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Crew was tripping drill pipe out of hole and stacking pipe against Roligon. Helper's right index finger was pinched between ladder on Roilgon and pipe. Result was fracture to tip of finger. Helper rec...
08/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 8/20 he was pulling a liner over a berm on cell #13 twisted his ankle. Did not want to seek medical on 8/20 date of initial injury.
05/25/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking across drill pattern and twisted right knee. Employee had diagnostic procedure on7/16/2007 with positive findings and received subsequent medical treatment. Employee not placed...
05/15/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee complained of sore right forearm, referred to MD for subsequent evaluation. Employee diagnosed with repetitive motion type illness and referred to physical therapy on 5/15/07. Believe that...
01/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee stepped out of truck and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground.
12/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee twisted ankle after stepping off of Service Truck
11/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rebuilding a drill hammer. He pinched his right index finger when he was putting the cylinder back inside the tube. He received a laceration that required 5 stitches.
11/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening paper towels and got dust in right eye.
10/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Mechanic was washing drill and twisted left ankle on hose bundle on deck.
08/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After further investigation and medical review it has been decided that the on site incident did result in an injury. The injury occurred while the employee was pushing an 18"" pipe up a berm and bega...
08/15/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 25d restricted Ground lead fell and hit employee in lower neck/upper back. Initially released to full duty. Employee was placed on light duty on 8/30/06 during follow up visit. Employee placed on no duty on 3 Sep...
08/01/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The claimant was riding as a passenger in a work vehicle that was pulling pipes when a haul pack ran over the pipe, causing a sudden stop for the claimant's vehicle. The claimant subsequently strained...
06/10/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Removing ground and gauging tools. EE stood in bucket and hit the ground and gaugind tools with hammer. A piece of metal broke off and hit employee in upper right thigh.
04/21/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 268d restricted Employee stepped on edge of 4X6 wood block which rolled and twisted his right knee. Employee place on resticted duty by othopedist after MRI and post incident evaluation on 4-27-2006.
01/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee slipped on last rung of ladder and strained knee. Initially the employee was returned to work but was later placed on in no duty status (2/3/06) after an MRI.
12/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee went around handrail on 992D loader to wash window and fell from equipment.
12/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing cutting edges on IT loader and cut his right middle finger. Employee transport to local ER and received 10 stiches. Employee released to full duty and returned to his asssign...
12/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Walking stepped on mud clog, uneven frozen ground-twisted ankle.
11/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING HEATER HOSE WITH RAZOR KNIFE, SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB. Employee received six stitches to close the wound.
10/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted SPLITTING OF LAB SAMPLES.
10/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 18d restricted While lifting a wheel chock to put in the holder, employee thinks it caused him to have a hernia.
10/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted Oil filter from Hitachi 5500 shovel was being removed and fell and struck employee's right foot.
09/23/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost While pressure washing trailers, the pressure washer recoiled injuring the claimant's left shoulder.
09/07/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LUGNUT INSTALLATION TOOL FROM LUG ON KOMATSU LOADER, INJURED GRASPED ""REACTOR BAR"" WITH LEFT HAND & ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TRIGGER ON POWER WRENCH PINNING LEFT INDEX FINGER A...
08/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was climbing off of haul truck and missed bottom step and fell approximately 1 foot landing on butt.
08/02/2005 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK NOT EQUIPPED WITH AC IN ANTLER PIT AND SUFFERED FROM MILD HEAT EXHAUSTION. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN FLUIDS BY SUPERVISOR AND TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL ER. SHE WAS GIVEN IV FLUIDS...
07/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 224d lost WHILE LIFTING A PIPE WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON THE GROUND. DID NOT QUALIFY AS MSHA REPORTABLE UNTIL 9/23/05 WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
06/06/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted When cutting through the rock ejector with a torch, it was bound up and came loose hitting employee in left forearm.
04/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was advised to replace segments and track on D10R Dozer. The old track rolled off, new one was being installed and was positioned so that it could be bolted together, when a sling & hook asse...
04/09/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two mechanics were removing a pressure valve from 455 hydraulic system. One ee was pulling on the end wrench and could not remove. The other ee applied pressure with his foot and smacked ee in lip. (1...
03/14/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted After putting chain wrench on drill bit, he lowered the drill bit which pinched three fingers between chain wrench and the deck.
02/15/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted While getting lime the silo prematurly dumped lime on front of the cab causing lime dust to get in the cab.
02/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 342d lost EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF MACHINE. HE HAD HIS BIFOCALS ON AND IT CAUSED HIM TO MISJUDGE HIS HANDHOLD AND HE GRABBED A LOOSE PANEL HANDHOLD INSTEAD OF THE LADDER HANDHOLD. THE LOOSE PANEL CAUSED HIM TO...