Mascharka Mine — Accidents

Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using a come a long to assist with unclogging crusher. Chain broke striking employee's right arm.
11/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting conveyor belting and utility knife slipped and cut EE's left forearm. Required 2 stitches. Employee returned to full duty after treatment and finished shift.
07/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Primary crusher was clogged. Employee was using a spud bar to dig out clog and hyper-extended their left elbow. Diagnosis was a pulled ligament.
11/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of changing a head pulley on the return conveyor belt. Despite having a sling around the shaft, when the mounting bolts were removed the head pulley shifted and employee's...
12/13/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost footing in snow and landed on right shoulder. Initial diagnosis is a partially torn Rotator cuff
11/29/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was getting into service truck and the step which is the battery box lid came loose and caused the employee to slip. Slip resulted in a sprained knee.
06/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was working to clear jam in primary crusher. Employee was standing with feet at different levels and lower foot slipped causing the left knee to strike a metal bar. Employee finished the shif...