Minorca Mine — Accidents

Total: 288 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/20/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 134d restricted Pushing and pulling on pipe wrenches on a 1"" union.
05/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 138d restricted This injury was not reportable until a first dr's visit and report from July 8, 2008. Employee was placed on restrictions. Employee was stepping off of ladder in secondary bin onto uneven ground and...
04/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 20d restricted Employee was lifting wooden pallets into a pick up box
04/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While changing a filter sector, employee hit finger on filter bracket.
02/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 27d restricted Employee was pulling hose and slipped, straining his groin. Employee was not diagnosed with hernia, until 02/08/2008.
02/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Filter sector slipped from employee's hand and fell onto left foot.
01/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting a piece of plastic and knife slipped.
01/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Dust in eyes
12/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Exhaust fumes into cab of production truck.
11/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Dirt and dust into left eye from impact wrench
11/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laceration to right index finger from hammer.
10/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was securing equipment with chain and chain binder. When trying to lock chain binder, the pipe binder kicked back and hit the injured in the chin.
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 25d restricted Laceration on ring finger of right hand from being pinched.
08/03/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Piece of metal in right eye
07/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 5d restricted Strained Lower Back While Lifting Window A/C Unit.
06/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured pinched his middle right finger between rod mill rod and the rod rack causing a laceration requiring sutures.
06/08/2007 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal The deceased was fatally injured when a P&H Omega 20 ton mobile crane tipped on top of him while he attempted to exit the crane. The crane was attempting to postion a de-watering pipe when the accide...
04/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was inside transition and went to get on ladder to get below to recoup duct. He swung leg over to get on ladder rung but missed it. Having thought his foot was close to rung he let his weigh...
02/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured slipped on fresh snow while getting into his pick-up truck, striking his right shin on the pick-up causing a laceration requiring sutures.
02/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured sprained his left ankle when he stepped on uneven ground after dismounting his haul truck.
01/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured fractured the tip of his left index finger while he was removing the activation cell cylinder of the NOLA silica analyzer. While he slid the cell off of the NOLA, the chain of the small chain...
12/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured sprained his left ankle when he stepped awkwardly on the top rung of his haul truck ladder. Conditions were dry and there were no other unsafe conditions.
11/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured pinched his right little finger between the chute liner he was installing and the chute when it slipped from his hand causing a laceration requiring sutures.
10/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was installing wear plates in the primary crusher pocket with his partner and during the positioning of the plate they were installing, his left middle finger got pinched between the liner...
08/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured strained her left shoulder when she dumped a sample pail of taconite pellets into a waste skip. The pail of pellets weighed 30#.
04/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured lacerated his right middle finger when it was caught between a gear that was being pried off by his partner and a metal housing the gear was in. He required sutures for the laceration.
04/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost EE was struck by a pipe which had been stored on top of a large tires to keep pipe out of the snow. It rolled off the tires while the injured was standing near the tires. He has just lifted a a small...
02/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured slipped on ice and snow and fell against a support angle for the pellet splitter bin building. He struck his head and received a laceration requiring sutures.
11/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Injured suffered a right inguinal hernia while helping a millwright re-install a 2'x2' door on a pellet screen chute.
11/02/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED STRAINED HER NECK WHEN THE LOADER BUCKET ARMS HIT THE TRUCK BOX OF THE TRUCK SHE WAS DRIVING. THE LOADER OPERATOR LOWERED THE ARMS TO STOP HER FROM BACKING INTO THE LOADER.
09/28/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Injured fractured his left ankle when he stepped back awkwardly onto his left ankle to avoid a drill feeder cable that was being pulled during a drill move. He was standing in a loop of the cable.
08/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured suffered a 2nd & 3rd degree burn to the palm and ring finger of his right hand when the piece of sheeting he was cutting out fell onto the oxygen hose and burned through it causing an intense...
06/06/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured suffered arc flash to both eyes while he was doing layout work near an automatic welder that was in operation. Arc reflected off the inside of his glasses into his eyes.
05/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Injured fractured his left ankle when the nylon strap being used to position an excavator track for re-attachment broke. Three pads of the track fell back to the ground and struck the injured's leg an...
02/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE fractured left thumb when the bar EE was using to pry apart two mill rods which were frozen together, slipped when they broke apart and EE fell against one of the rods with hand. EE went to the do...
01/24/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured received contusions to his left leg when it was pinched between the pickup he was attempting to get unstuck from the snow and a snowy berm. Snowy, icy weather caused the loader used to pull t...
12/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Injured had dismounted the rotary drill and was walking to the front of it to move it when he stepped on uneven ground and twisted his left ankle. His ankle swelled up when he got home and took off h...
11/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured lacerated his right index finger while removing a worn stainless steel skin from a magnetic separator drum. The skin had worn thin so that it was very sharp on the edge. It cut through his le...
09/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured strained his right shoulder when he tripped and fell while pulling an air lance hose into the primary ore bin. This was a same level fall.
08/23/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was removing the inner race of a bearing from a crusher counter-shaft housing with a bar and hammer. He was holding the bar and a co-worker was hitting the bar with the hammer. He moved the...
07/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured strained his right shoulder when he pulled on a retort tube plunger which had become stuck in the retort tube.
05/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Injured was pushing open a door and felt pain in his right calf. The ground was flat concrete with no hazards. No triggering event occurred to cause the injury.
04/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 20d restricted Injured stepped on a hose while doing clean up and sprained her ankle. (The injured returned to work and continued to work until 4/24/04. We received a slip from her Dr. taking her off of work on 4/...
03/29/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured was welding in a confined area with another welder and received arc flash from the other welder's arc.
03/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured fractured the tip of his middle left finger when it became pinched while adjusting shims under the new pellet machine rail he was installing.
03/12/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted Injured set down the hand held high pressure sprayer and accidently bumped the operating valve causing the water stream to pass acorss his right hand causing deep lacerations requiring out patient sur...
10/28/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE GRINDING ON A PIECE OF GALVANIZED METAL A FOREIGN BODY FLEW UNDER THE INJURED EE'S SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RT. EYE. HE WOKE UP WITH A SWOLLEN EYE THE NEXT DAY & WENT TO THE DR. WHO REMOV ED THE...
10/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED LACERATED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WHEN IT BECAME PINCHED WHILE REPLACING REMOVABLE HAND RAIL. THE LACERATION RESULTED IN SUTURES.
10/09/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER IN A SMALL SHEAR WHILE HE WAS SHEARING SOME SMALL PIECES OF SHEET METAL. HIS FINGERNAIL AND A SMALL PIECE OF THE FLESHY TIP OF HIS FINGER WERE REMOVED AS A RESULT...
09/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ONE POUND PRIMER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK THIS IS A LATE REPORT BECAUSE CAUSATION WAS NOT DETERMINED UNTIL 10-3-03 NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NO UNSAFE ACT OR CONDIT ION EXI...