Mesquite — Accidents

Total: 172 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/23/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Around 1230 am employee said that EE was grabbing the fuel hose at Vista Fuel Island, tripped over the sign, and fell to the ground. While falling to the ground, the employee heard a pop in EE's knee....
02/10/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While employee was walking to haul truck for start of shift, EE slipped and fell injury EE's knee and ribs.
12/16/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The technician was using a 24mm wrench and a 4lbs hammer trying to loosen the bolts on the hose half clamps. The technician missed the wrench striking EE's left hand between EE's thumb and index finge...
11/26/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing G.E.T. (Ground Engaging Tools) from the loader bucket with a hammer, a piece of metal shrapnel broke off and became lodged in a maintenance technician's thigh.
11/26/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing track wrapping on the #402 Shovel, a piece of metal sheared off from the roller assembly when it contacted the track chain. The fragment struck the maintenance technician on the fore...
06/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee smashed hand under piston shaft they were removing. They received stitches and restricted duty.
04/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening boxes to receive them. EE pulled one of the boxes from the cart at the bottom. As EE was trying to get it out from the bottom the box on top fell over and hit EE in the head. The...
09/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Mechanic needed help on the new CMV strip tank, so the employee offered to help, as they were setting the 3'' stainless steel pipe in place to bolt it down, the pipe moved and got the operator's left...
07/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted At 10:00PM on 7/15/2023 employee was helping install a transmission oil cooler line on the haul truck at the fuel island. Employee climbed up on the right side of the truck between the engine and the...
12/13/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Employee was grabbing EE's gear out of the car to start EE's shift, when EE stepped on a rock and rolled EE's ankle. The pain was intolerable and wanted to go to the ER. Safety Coordinator met EE ther...
07/20/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Leadman was grabbing a tow strap out of the back of the shifter truck when it had caught on something as the employee turned around and felt small pain in right shoulder. Didn't think anything of it b...
06/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 70d lost, 28d restricted Operator got off the blade 604 for lunch. When getting back up on the blade EE felt pain in EE's back. Got checked out by MERT and was ok. Next day MERT checked EE out just to make sure and was still...
03/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 42d restricted Employee was going up the 401 shovel ladder when EE heard a pop in EE's right knee. *Reason this is was not entered sooner is because at first EE was released to go back to work but now EE's condition...
08/11/2021 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 8:40 am, Monday August 9th, 2021, a 789 haul truck (Unit#522) approached the PAD 4 ROM rock stockpile used to feed the Pad 4 crusher. While positioning the haul truck to dump in rever...
06/30/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Lube technician lost footing while dismounting a D6 dozer.
04/14/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was finishing up grinding some brackets for a project when EE felt some debris go into EE's left eye. EE tried flushing it but didn't help so EE came to safety to have it flushed as well but...
03/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading used G.E.T from the rear of the bumper of 735 service truck, and smashed and cut EE's left index finger between the G.E.T and the edge of the metal bin. MERT members cleaned the...
01/24/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While sanitizing hands in truck, the wind caused the door to close quicker than anticipated. Index finger got caught and caused laceration. Had to get stitches.
11/12/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing/flipping cutting edges on dozer 605, employee was adjusting cutting edges with prybars on floor. While attempting to turn, prybar slipped and cutting edge dropped down catching finger t...
11/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was preparing to make a cut on a pipe, as contractor picked up the saw with right hand contractor's left pinky made contact with the de-energized blade.
10/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Two employees were handling a filter press plate when one employee lost grip and the plate injured the right index finger of the other employee.
09/03/2020 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was installing a radio antenna on a haul truck when employee began to feel symptoms of heat illness.
07/07/2020 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee exhibited signs of heat exhaustion while welding.
06/22/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driver entered cab of semi-truck to retrieve nuts and bolts for a repair. Driver lost grip and fell backwards from the second step landing on the concrete below.
05/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing hose on pump after waiting for engine to cool. Hot oil splashed on right forearm, neck and down back.
11/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Employee was pulling drip lines from the rail on the kabota and the lines got stuck which caused a sudden stop. It pulled EE's left shoulder back and immediately caused pain in the left shoulder. Was...
10/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 6d restricted Employee felt back pain while putting on boots at the start of shift.
09/06/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Slipped off of the running board of light vehicle. Grabbed the steering wheel to break fall and hurt shoulder. Was seen and has a right shoulder strain, was prescribed muscle spasm medication.
08/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While repositioning a strobe light on a light vehicle, employee missed step on the running board and awkwardly put weight on left knee feeling a pop and pain. Employee reported the incident to supervi...
12/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee emptied the mop bucket into the sink when EE felt a sharp pain in lower back. It continued to move up EE's spine.
10/04/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on HT 515 when a foreign object landed in their eye. EE was brought to the Safety Department and tried to flush it out. The foreign object was still imbedded in their eye. Took th...
06/04/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 40d restricted Started on the dozer but moved to the blade for a specific project. When done, as EE was getting off right knee buckled. Shortly after it started swelling, so EE sought medical attention from Safety.
03/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee picked up an 8-inch pipe causing sharp pain in right elbow.
03/11/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The operator on 14M road grader, while doing some floor work in BC6 pit, struck a partially embedded rock causing a straining lower back.
03/07/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While filling the drill with water, water hose blew out from top of the tank and as the operator reached over to grab the hose, ee slipped causing the right knee to twist causing a sharp pain.
03/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted At the beginning of the shift, the employee was walking performing a pre-inspection on HT 517 at the fuel island. As employee was walking, the employee lost footing and fell on left hand.
11/21/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on shovel, employee got foreign object/ debris in left eye that was flushed out
11/17/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Haul truck operator was dumping load, bed slammed down jarring employee causing back pain
03/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Drill operator lacerated right thumb while closing the door on the drill.
01/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee fell down at fuel tank area while fueling trucks.
01/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee lacerated right-hand pinky finger.
11/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Temporary Contracted employee felt muscle pain in EE's abdomen after walking with a water bucket.
11/06/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Haul truck operator reported back pain while being loaded by the shovel.
10/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee received a laceration on left middle finger while removing plow bolt on loader.
10/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Employee received shoulder strain while lifting object.
09/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee received lumbar strain while working in the lab.
09/12/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted EE was working on 16M motor grader. EE climbed out from under the machine and stood up. EE's right foot rolled off a rock under soft dirt, causing knee to pop. Pain continued next day, then was report...
08/22/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee received lumbar strain while operating haul truck.
08/18/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee made a quick turn of EE's body causing back strain.
07/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Temporary contracted employee slipped on the second step while dismounting water wagon causing back sprain.