Phoenix Mine — Accidents

Total: 205 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Operator fell while dismounting equipment and fractured right ankle.
05/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While inserting a shim into a gap between a drill and a wrench, the employee pinched EE's thumb.
05/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While employee was replacing a lock ring, it slipped and pinched left pinky finger.
10/16/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee felt pain in lower back after bend over to chock tires.
09/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee felt a pop in left shoulder when turning a pipe wrench.
07/18/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While descending stairs employee felt a pop in left knee. Employee has a strained muscle in the back of knee.
01/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 9d restricted Employee was struck in the forehead with a 1/4 inch chain. Employee was wearing a hard hat.
09/10/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the face with a 3 pound hammer head that came off its handle while another employee was driving a shaft through the planetary gear.
08/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's right wrist was cut by a copper plate that penetrated EE's work glove.
07/26/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Shovel operator felt a pain in back after stepping on a piece of gravel.
04/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While climbing a ladder the employee felt a pull in EE's groin.
03/07/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee unloading 1200 lb bags of Aluminum from trailer. It had tipped over in truck which made it hard to unload. Employee used a pallet jack to move bags. The employee reported hurting shoulder, on...
12/26/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee stepped on a rock after descending the stairway of his haul truck.
12/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While two mechanics were installing a 4"" Victaulic clamp onto a 4"" elbow, the mechanic at the bottom of the ladder was hit by the falling clamp when it slip out of the hand of the mechanic on the la...
03/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While employee was removing an air hose there was a release of unexpected lime slurry which hit the employee under his safety glasses in the right eye.
02/17/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While an employee was removing a small airline hose, the fitting on the pressurized airline struck his forehead causing a laceration.
02/13/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While descending stairs, employee rolled his right ankle on a rock after stepping off the last step onto the ground.
02/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee strained his back while shoveling.
02/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost AMS was contracted to install new water supply piping. In the process of moving a section of pipe with a forklift one of the forks became stuck underneath a small metal lip. The forklift operator at...
11/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 31d restricted Sprained left knee while stepping down from the jumper frame.
11/04/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 92d restricted Mechanics were separating a gear box from an agitator shaft flange. The Victaulic coupler holding the shaft failed causing the shaft to slip through the hugger approximately 3.5 feet. During the agi...
10/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee was descending stairs while talking to a fellow employee and missed the bottom two steps falling on her knees.
09/25/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While swinging a 3 pound hammer employee sprained his left hand. Employee's hand did not come in contact with anything.
09/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was going to move a small box weighing about 5 pounds from the floor into on of the shipping boxes and when she bent over and started to move the box she felt a pop in her left shoulder and f...
07/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 1d lost, 26d restricted Employee was replacing a loose liner with two other employees when it shifted and pinched his fingers between the liner and the assembly.
03/04/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt debris in left eye while riding in a truck.
02/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Rolled ankle while walking.
11/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While boarding haul truck employee felt pain in right shoulder.
09/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted While carrying tools employee turned and slipped in the mud, causing him to fall and twist his back.
06/27/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted The employee was removing the wear package on a CAT 994 Loader bucket. The employee was attempting to loosen a lip protector striking it with a mild steel dead blow hammer. A small fragment of metal f...
06/01/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee leaving building walking down the stairs caught his boot on the lower step causing him to trip and impact his right knee on the grating below.
01/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While dismounting a dozer, employee slipped and bruised left knee.
01/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee felt pain in right shoulder during the course of his shift and reported it to his supervisor. Physician placed employee on restricted duty.
08/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While manually handling a rock, employee pinched his right index finger between the rock and structural steel. Although the employee was wearing impact gloves, the contact resulted in open fracture of...
07/25/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While enlarging a hole with a burr bit, the bit and grinder kicked out and struck the left forearm, causing a puncture wound.
07/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While holding onto a cable tray in a man basket, the employee's hand was pinched between the basket and cable tray, causing a laceration to the left hand.
06/23/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking and the wind blew some debris into the left eye causing a corneal abrasion.
06/13/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending right side ladder from boom truck. He slipped from step area as he was stepping down to the ground. Employee stumbled as he turned around and contacted this head on the outrigg...
05/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to loosen a hose fitting. When the fitting broke loose the employees hand went foreword and struck a sharp edge. This caused his left small finger to be cut in the middle of th...
04/20/2012 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Operator noticed smoke/flames coming from his haul truck. He activated the fire suppression system and attempted to leave the truck. There were some flames near as he exited the cab of the truck so he...
04/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was sorting steel grinding balls when her hand felt like it was cramping. She let it relax but still could not pick up balls. She states her hand starting hurting, her fingers started to ting...
03/29/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting a jug in the warehouse and states the knife slipped and cut his left wrist.
03/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 110d lost, 77d restricted Haul truck XXR-611 was descending the Reona pad loaded. XXR-611 breached the left side berm on the second 90 degree corner. The truck continued to moved across the flat and came to rest against the b...
03/06/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None B-32 blade cat 16 h caught on fire while it was parked on the readyline. This happened between shifts. Extensive fire damage to the cab and engine compartment. No personnel were injured in this event...
03/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 106d restricted Mechanic slipped while checking maintenance issue with haul truck engine. He caught himself with his left arm causing a strain to his shoulder. Employee didn't seek medical attention at time of injury...
02/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was moving pieces of steel and pinched the end of the left ringer between the steel causing a fracture to the tip of the left ring finger.
01/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a swing hammer, mechanic pinched his right pinky finger between the tool and the head bolt on the mantle. Tissue injury required three stitches.
12/21/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a nut from bolt with a 3\4 impact gun while removing cutting edges on LD138. He was holding the bolt head with his left hand. When the bolt became unseated it started to spin and...
12/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was brushing off pants, a knife that had the blade open was in his pants pocket and the employee ran his right hand over the blade, causing a laceration to the right hand.
10/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trapped by a rock for approximatley three hours, MSHA was notified of the entrapment immediately. Medical treatment rendered was limited to pain management and observation for a contusion...