Mesquite — Accidents

Total: 172 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/13/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was cutting a plate with a track torch when plate fell on foot causing a laceration.
12/09/2011 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost, 2d restricted urticaria (hives) brought on by an unknown element while operating equipment
09/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 18d restricted Employee was pulling sample tube out of mud and felt a sharp pain in his left side and back
08/26/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt a particle in her eye while driving the haul truck.
08/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 12d restricted Employee was removing a tooth from the shovel when a piece of metal became dislodged and became imbedded in his wrist.
08/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to shorten the pull down chain on a blast hole drill. He struck the chain link with a hammer, dislodging a piece of metal which struck him in the abdomen.
07/20/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was tightening lugs on a motor when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.
05/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Laceration to 2nd finger left hand received when employee was handling a filter while working on the shovel.
03/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Reaching to place a wooden block and overextended right arm.
11/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Driller lost his balance over a depression in the ground and fell scraping his knee and shin on the left leg.
09/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Piece of pipe supported by a rock became dislodged while tightening flange, falling on employee's finger and crushing the end of left pinky finger, requiring sutures.
06/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bent ""tooth"" on a dozer blade by using a hammer. Upon metal-to-metal contact with the hammer and tooth, a piece of shrapnel embedded above employee's left knee.
06/17/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing pre-op check, employee was extending the boom when a small foreign object fell off boom, hit forehead, and behind safety glasses into employee's left eye.
06/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was walking over uneven terrain
04/14/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 12d restricted Employee on blast crew helping load shot. He had just attached the delivery tube to the auger on bulk truck. Employee stepped backward onto a rock and twisted his ankle.
03/17/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 157d lost, 8d restricted Employee was attempting to free a drill steel. The employee exerted considerable force expecting resistance. When the steel freed easily, the employee tumbled backward straining his shoulder.
03/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee was struck by a piece of metal that was dislodged when a mechanic struck a drill deck bushing while attempting to free it from the drill steel.
02/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee slipped while getting off haul truck, and landed on his back.
08/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Loose ground gave beneath the employee's foot while he was standing on a berm. The employee rolled several feet.
04/21/2009 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee backed a haul truck up a ramp and struck the truck parked behind him.
04/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted employee was driving a haulage truck with an improperly adjusted seat.
02/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Striking hammer onto bucket tooth. Mettle chipped off striking top of right hand ,piercing skin.
02/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While building a foot bridge, a piece of metal rolled onto finger.Index finger left hand. Smashed finger brusied under finger nail.
01/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted The weight of heavy mettle plates were not placed properly allowing them to fall backward, in mettle rack, onto the employee's left hand middle finger, smashing end of finger.
01/26/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was greasing bulk truck and strained his back.
12/23/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee bent forward ( stooped over ) to pick up a net with a handle when he felt a pain in his back. The net is used to retrieve objects from a wash tank and weighs less than 5 pounds.
11/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loosening the bolts on the door of the cage over the back-up alarm on a front end loader when the dooor sprang open pinching his left index finger.
10/21/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 160d lost Employee was demoted on 10/21/2008. On 11/04/2008 employee filed for FMLA. Employee subsquently sought medical opinion and determination was made on 12/31/2008 that employee's condition (stress) was j...
10/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was performing routine maintenance duties on an O&K 340 hydraulic shovel. He was walking on the rear catwalk when his foot slipped and his leg went through an opening between the catwalk and...
09/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost WHILE ASSISTING ON REPLACEMENT OF THE LOADER BUCKET TEETH, EE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO WIPE THE SWEAT FROM HIS FACE & A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & LOGGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. METAL BROKE OFF BECAUS...
08/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee fell off shovel when exiting.
06/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Slip and fall on inclined surface.
06/10/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 15d restricted Employee shifted weight from right leg to left leg while kneeling and spray painting machinery.
06/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling wet metal grates.
03/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was working underneath a 16M grader installing a pump. The pump splines into the transmission and the pump was still connected to its hoses. The EE's hands slipped and the pump swung down...
01/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was repositioning a drill air supply bracket. The bracket dropped approx. four inches and pinched his hand.
12/10/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 126d restricted Employee was working in a crouched position while fastening a hydraulic hose. He turned sideways and strained hie right knee. The employee was seen bt a doctor and told to ice the knee at night. On a...
12/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted Employee was dismounting a fuel/service truck and hyperextended his left knee.
10/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 156d restricted While removing 992 cab, load shifted and pressed employee between cab and trailer resulting in shoulder injury.
09/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was driving a haulage truck and hit a bump, which caused his back to wrench slightly.
08/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 30d restricted Lifting /maneuvering heavy object ( machinery )
07/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee alleges he struck his kneecap on a rung as he was ascending a ladder. At date of report he has been diagnosed as unable to return to work pending an MRI and any recommended treatment.
05/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's hand was caught in a pinch point when he inadvertantley placed or left it placed on a length of pine that was being pushed toward a fusion machine.
09/06/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 193d restricted The employee was attempting to relocate a rattlesnake from outside the maintenance shop area to a more remote area of the mine. While transferring the snake from the snake pole to his hand, the employ...
09/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost While in the process of closing a valve on Pipe #2 at the CIC, the employee felt his right knee buckle to the inside of his stance and a sharp pain in his knee.
08/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted The employee was pulling drip line from the spool on the leach pad when a coworker pulled on the end of the line to stop the lines from reeling out. The abrupt stop caused the employee to feel a shar...
07/30/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted During a power outage the employee was walking back to the plant office after checking on the emergency lights at the lab. While walking, he stepped on a small rock and turned his ankle, resulting in...
07/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was cutting 1/2"" drip line on the side slope of Leach Pad #4 to remove carbon and scale from emitters. In the process, his knife slipped off the drip line and cut his right leg.
06/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 29d restricted The double deck on the Gold Plant shaker screen had become loose and rotated from the carbon discharge chute. Employee tried to reposition the upper deck back into place. After about fifteen (15) mi...
12/29/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states his right hand became entrapped between line and casing brush, while working brush into well casing.