Midas Mine — Accidents

Total: 277 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting with a jackleg drill, when a bolt struck the side of his face when it slipped out of his hand causing a laceration. The wound was repaired with sutures.
02/07/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Driller completed his run and went to take the quill rod off the rods grabbing it with both hands. Driller then went to set the quill rod on the drill frame but didn't get his right thumb out of the w...
11/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to remove a stick steel from the striker bar by hitting the steel with a hammer, the striker bar was hit and a small piece of metal struck the employee's thigh. The employee was taken...
11/02/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Two miners were preparing to start bolting the 1-5451 N sill when they noticed the left rib behind them dribbling. When the rib began to shift they pulled out of the area and evenually a slab approxim...
11/02/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 128d restricted Suburban Propane Service Technician was repairing a propane dispenser tank. He started to remove meter when pressure in the line caused meter to blow off mount. This caused employee to crush left hand...
09/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While barring down unsupported ground, employee was struck in the mouth chipping a tooth when a small rock fell through the wire mesh over his head.
09/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller was removing vent and a rock fell through wire and struck him in face. Laceration to nose.
08/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was supplying heading for bolting when he slipped on the wire on the sil and cut his forarm. Sutures were required to repair the wound.
08/19/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While cutting a piece of metal with a stationary chop saw, the clamp holding the metal in place broke and the employee's hand was lacerated when the piece kicked back. Sutures were needed to repair th...
06/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slammed his finger in the door of his loader after opening the door to activate a pull cord. The tip of the middle finger, of the right hand, was fractured.
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working in an electrical switch box, employee tried closing the door, which was held open by a benita clip. The door sprang shut, causing a laceration on his left eye brow, which required severa...
05/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to check the transmision oil level of Loader ULD61, the engine cover slipped out of his hand and struck his left hand, causing a laceration. The wound needed several sutures.
04/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking in NT rod apart from HT sub that was attached to a HT rod, the rods separted and the HT rod with sub fell approxmately 4 inches smashing the tip of the right finger between the sub and fe...
03/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted While walking to dumster in the reagent area, employee slipped near the floc pumps, twisting his knee.
03/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While mixing cement for back fill, employee developed a rash on his arms and legs. Over time the condition worsened and the doctor placed him on restricted duty on 4/29/08.
03/03/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted Employee twisted his ankle, when he stepped on a rock, while opening the door to his truck. He sought medical attention and was released for work, but he continued to have trouble with the ankle, so h...
02/22/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a bolt in the left arch, employee felt something strike his left forearm and when he looked he had a laceration. Several sutures were needed to close the wound and he was released full d...
01/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 25d restricted While exiting the mine as the passenger of a utility vehicle, a rock fell from the spring line striking employee's hat hat pushing the hat into his glasses, fracturing his nose and also creating a hai...
12/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While mixing copper sulfate, some of the solution splashed onto employee's face and under his safety glasses into his left eye. He was released full duty. In reviewing the file it was recogonized he w...
11/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At the 5-5200 south bench, a fall of ground from the back fell approximate size 10' by 10' by 20' long. The area was not open to personnel only remote equipment. The fall was approximately 178 feet fr...
10/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was carrying a bundle of bolts, when he turned, he slipped and turned his knee. Initially released full duty, however he is now scheduled for surgery and has missed days.
10/24/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a bolt in the back with a jackleg drill, bolt slipped off driver and bolt fell out of hole striking employee's upper lip. 4 sutures were used to repair.
10/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 31d restricted While unloading a mounted 26.5R25 Tire from service vehicle to spare rack, tire & wheel assembly hit the spare rack and came off Bead Hook being used to lift assembly. It fell to ground pushing injure...
10/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 55d restricted Two mechanics were traveling on the surface haul road in a kubota buggy. When the operator attemtped to stop, the buggy began to slide in the loose gravel; the passenger reacted by putting his leg out...
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Unloading rods from tractor, rod rolled and smashed finger. Broken right index finger.
06/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal The operator of a 2 yard underground loader received fatal injuries when the loader he was operating fell into a hole. Operator was confirmed deceased 07/02/2007.
06/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted Employee was walking down a slope of a mountain and tripped over a piece of sagebrush causing him to trip. Resulting in a sprained left ankle.
06/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Additional ground support was being installed in an area that was in need of it. Two 8' split set bolts had been installed and more holes being drilled. Small material started ""dribbling"" at the bro...
05/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was tightening the water swival onto a 10' NT drill rod when his 24"" pipe wrench slipped, causing him to hit the drill deck with his right hand, spraining his wrist.
05/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was carrying two roof bolt plated in his hand and received a cut from a piece of metal protruding from one of the plates.
05/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was drilling a hole with a jackleg, when a rock came out of the back through the 4""X4"" wire mesh. The small rock hit the EE's hand/finger that he was holding the jackleg with.
05/07/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was hanging electrical cable and a pull bottle with a cable hanger. The scissor deck truck he was standing in moved, causing the cable to be pulled out of his hand. When this happened, the cabl...
04/30/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The worker was moving & dumping precip from a cart in the refinery around 7 a.m. The precip cart (which has 2 full pans on it weighs around 1300 pds) was being moved when the worker pulling on the car...
04/25/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While helping electrician cut tape off of a pipe on a jumbo, the box knife slipped off the tape & sliced into his finger as he was holding the cable.
02/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 9d restricted On 2/15/2007 an employee reported an incident occurring back in August of 2006 where he hyper-extended his knee and then two more incidents at work and one at home. Employee continued to have problems...
02/10/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was jacklegging in the 4-4650 when his safety glasses became dirty. He then took then off to clean. While cleaning them, a rock fell hitting the muffler, which made the rock bounce back strik...
01/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted Driller slipped and caught his (r) ankle in gap on deck. (r) ankle sprain.
11/30/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to attach a chain around a refuge chamber door to a forklift fork. As the fork was being boomed out his right arm was inadvertantly pinched between the fork & the door.
11/25/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was checking coolant on SV12. As he jumped down his left foot landed on a rock and twisted his ankle.
11/09/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was collarting a hole with a jackleg. A rock slid down the steel and hit him in the chest causing a laceration that needed three stitches.
11/06/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE and two other ees were riding in a pick up when a rock came thru the window of the pick up. Striking ee on the cheek.
10/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The jumbo operator leaned a 5' x 10' wire up against the rib to paint it for bolting. He had the wire too vertical and when he walked away to get another wire, the wire fell forward and struck him on...
10/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee leaned a cume-along against the rib. He thought it was secure, When he walked away, the cume-along fell and struck him on the right shoulder.
09/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The EE was in a hurry and was stepping back into his six yard loader he was operating. His muddy boot slipped off the step and he hit his knee on the edge of the cab.
08/29/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was walking to his tool box and stepped on some grease. He slipped, caught himself and twisted his back. He was taken to the doctor and was placed on restricted duty.
08/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While scaling his heading a rock fell off the rib and struck the scaling bar causing the bar to hit his leg just above the knee.
08/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a 30 ton haul truck. He hit a bump in the road which caused his cap lamp to come off the bracket on his hard hat. When his cap lamp came off it swung down in front of his face....
07/29/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted The employee was drilling a hole with a jackleg. The steel abruptly stopped turning causing the jackleg & hoses to rotate as the machine (Jackleg)rotated the employee was still holding on to it. This...
07/11/2006 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 70d restricted 7/11/06 employee reported to her supervisor that her knee had been hurting for several days. She beleived pain was result of twising & turning at work. The next day, 7/12/06, she went to the doctor an...
06/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of ground occurred in the 4-5 450 heading where roof bolts were in use. This was above the anchorage point of the bolts. It is not know when this occurred, however, upon discovery it was immedi...