Mt Pass Mine & Mill — Accidents

Total: 194 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee alleged that he strained his neck while riding in a fuel truck.
08/24/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During material movement driver stepped out of semi tractor and a rock rolled under his left foot when he stepped on it causing the driver to jerk to keep his balance which in turn popped his left kne...
08/03/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was driving UTV down to the North Access road to lower plateau he made S-turns and the UTV rolled on side.
07/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee stated that he tripped on a bolt stud that was sticking out of the concrete, this caused a pop in his ankle, the employee decided to go to the doctor on 7/17/13
06/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was preparing 8' section of 10"" pipe to be welded and installed. Employee unbolted upper portion of pipe to install purge valve. upper section of pipe came free began to slide off rack, empl...
06/24/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted The employee was completing a blow down process on a press when he jumped over some process lines and sprained his knee
06/20/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking his grinder and putting the handle to the other side and pushed the trigger and it started and came in contact with his left index.
05/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning a manual wheel valve with a wrench when the wrench slipped and he pinched his finger between the wrench and part of the valve requiring medical treatment
05/16/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was gathering material and the wind was blowing and got something in his eye.
05/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Plant operator was walking when he tripped on a stair and fell.
05/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking - pieces of plywood were covering a u-drain, employee caught the toe boot on a piece of plywood and fell down jamming his ring finger on his right hand
04/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 53d restricted A miner had parked his haul truck and climbed down out of the vehicle, he then proceed to swing the wheel chock into place under the tire when he felt a pull to his right arm
04/15/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a Metabo Grinder. The Metabo bounced back after coming in contact with the 1 1/2"" pipe being cut. Metabo blade contacted employees middle left finger.
04/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 95d restricted Employee reported that he had hurt his left shoulder, he alleged that it might have occurred when he was putting together office furniture and disposing of tires into a dumpster
03/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was securing safety lanyard to life line with left hand when left shoulder popped dislocating shoulder.
01/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Fracture - Left Thumb - Struck with 8 lb beater
01/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving a 6"" pipe in pipe rack #4, employee had his right index finger caught between the pipe and a steel beam.
12/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was trying to close a 6 inch water line valve when he felt a strain or pull in his right shoulder/bicep muscle. At the time he didn't feel the need to be seen by a physician, he later request...
12/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Parking lot was iced over from the previous nights snow storm and employees were waiting to get the ok to go to work. GF went to truck to get a sign in sheet to take names of those who were there. S...
12/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading hard insulation shields into a man-lift for installation when he pinched the middle finger on his right hand. The pinch resulted in a laceration that required sutures to close. Th...
12/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was pulling a 3 conductor number 6 cable with eight other miners, the pull was 450 feet. Men were spaced about 50 feet apart in cable tray. The pull was on 12/8/2012 and the injury was reported on...
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was putting out water cans on the west side of the Separation Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/06/2012 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee got off of site bus and was walking to the lunch tent on the south end of the Separations Pad, exposed to chemical in the air.
12/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost While working on tugger stepped back, tripped hit temp. 2'x4"" barrier and fell backwards.
11/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted Employee was drilling holes into a metal PCL Cabinet, drill caught twisting employees right hand.
11/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee putting away tool bucket into a gang box which was pretty full already but decided to shove it in the box anyway. While doing so his thumb got bent back resulting in a sprained right thumb....
11/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cold conditions caused the outside layer of cable to break while the employee was stripping the cable. Possible handling of the cable.
10/19/2012 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A plant maintenance inspector was inspecting the wear liners in a ball mill when his foot sunk into a soft spot of mud and he was unable to get it unstuck without assistance. No injury or exposure occ...
10/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ZIP TIE HOLDING VALVE HANDLE TO VALVE BROKE, RELEASING HANDLE WHICH SMASHED FINGER.
10/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Avulsion - Left Middle Finger - Pulling a welding lead to the 3rd floor, lead got caught, reached hand under decking to release, finger was cut by sharp edge
09/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using a tool called (Klever Kutter) to remove electrical tape that was used to hold together 3 wires being pulled through a conduit. Employee was cutting the tape towards his left hand and t...
08/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW was striping wire using a recessed blade cutting device (Klever Kutters) and sustained a 2"" laceration to the left index finger when the cutting device slipped and contacted finger.
08/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up at end of shift, moved gangbox out of way, felt a 'pop' in right arm and chose not to seek medical treatment. Worker returned to work 8/14/12 and requested medical treatment a...
08/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 5d restricted While putting a wall piece into place, pressurized mud blew out, knocking the employee into a tank on the east floor.
08/04/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Using a grinder, grinder bound up, kicked back & cut knuckle on right index finger
06/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted Worker was setting concrete forms, he went to take a set and tripped over some electrical conduit. He fell forward landing on his right hand, the hand rolled under it's self. He was taken to Medcor to...
06/18/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was on morning break and was retrieving her lunch box off of a wooden work table to RTW. EE is very short, so she stepped onto the bottom storage area of the work table so she could reach her lunch...
05/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Worker strained lower back while setting up 40' extension ladder.
04/26/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stepped off of Cooling Tower foundation approximately 31"", stepped down without proper access/egress and twisted his right ankle on a 2 X 4 piece of lumber that was under some plastic.
04/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While walking out of a building, he missed the first step and dropped onto the left knee with his weight, causing a strain.
04/11/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Non-compliance of company & mine site safety policies in regards to equip. & PPE. EE while wearing safety glasses, did not don face shield while using an elec. hand grinder that he had remove the hand...
04/03/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut the left thumb with a pocket knife while cutting a zip tie.