Pinto Valley Mine — Accidents

Total: 326 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/27/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee attempting to unstick ladder from haul truck to dismount fell back on his wrist
08/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee strained left shoulder when nut came loose and impact fell back off socket. The doc checked him out and gave him a full duty release. It was still hurting him so we took him to a shoulder s...
08/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee felt strain in chest muscle when attempting to turn pump sheave
08/13/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using excavator to clean highwall and boulder hit cab shattering right window getting glass in R eye
08/12/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee jammed his right pinky finger when pushing broom.
08/02/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee tasked with troubleshooting 480v belt drive motor due to poor connection at termination. As he attempted to remove splice covering to visually inspect, the knife slipped and contacted left th...
07/13/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee walked into a low hanging light fixture hitting his head and causing neck strain
07/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was not used to working under smaller haul trucks and stood up and hit his head causing back pain
07/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee slipped on water while walking to the Lime Plant and he fell backwards hitting his head on the cement slab.
06/24/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Another contractor's truck was backing up and his rear bumper struck our worker's right leg/hip. Worker was taken to local hospital for x-rays/tests. All x-rays/tests came back clear. No broken bones...
06/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was instructed to install a new high voltage feed to power a pump. The cable was heavy and he sprained his shoulder when positioning the cable.
06/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Closing 2C cyclone and stepped up on the beam to reach airline. When stepping down, did not place foot all the way on the ground, and slipped on the beam causing her to twist her right ankle. Requeste...
06/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee walked through regrind water with Lime in it and burned her foot and leg
06/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed left thumb between ripper pin and pin hole.
05/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mixing chemicals in 30ml vile when she dropped it and the mixture containing small % HCl and small % H2SO4 splashed in her eyes.
04/27/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 57d restricted Employee was swinging a steel bar trying to break a nut loose and strained shoulder. ***On the 28th the doctor returned him to full duty with no restrictions and scheduled an MRI. After the MRI the...
04/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While moving 4"" X 20' piece of Drisco pipe, employee stumbled over small windrow of tailings and fell to his knees causing muscle strain on lower back.
03/25/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee strained left foot ligaments when he stepped on the feed cart rail.
03/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee took shortcut through muddy puddle while carrying 3 empty 1 gallon tanks and slipped causing a strain on his left knee
03/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EE's were installing a tramp cylinder on cone crusher. Cylinder was placed on the spring tower. One EE was raising cylinder support plate other EE was holding the tramp cylinder. Cylinder slipped off...
03/06/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee pinched right thumb between wrench and screw causing laceration.
02/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was attempting to line up an 18 inch pipe elbow. EE placed his left arm between the pipe elbow and a bracket as the elbow was being lowered resulting in his arm being caught between the pipe elbow...
01/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee lost footing coming off 993 loader ladder and fell approximately 4 feet landing on left shoulder
01/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee operating crane stepped off 3"" drop in flooring and hyper extended R knee.
01/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was shoveling and hit the idler table beam jamming his R wrist.
01/12/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 89d restricted Trackhoe was pulling 4"" HDP pipe out of ground and it was hung up so employee was freeing it with a shovel and the pipe sprung up out of the ground striking him in the left leg causing a knee strain.
01/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee's foot slipped off the step when dismounting the rubber tire and cut her R knee.
12/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee slipped off headerline while changing valve and strained his left knee
11/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pushing cart with stacked metal when a piece of metal fell off slicing his right thumb.
11/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was moving gas bottles from carrier to storage rack when he tipped one over and it landed on his knee causing a cruise on his left knee
11/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee opened the upper cabinet in the restroom and pulled the entire cabinet off the wall striking her in the head.
10/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was gapping crusher when she took a step back and her foot got caught on some metal falling backwards breaking her fall with her arm.
10/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got slurry in his eyes when he walked by the slurry tank vent pipe.
10/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee strained shoulder when climbing ladder onto dozer
09/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was climbing onto drill when he moved the handrail it came loose and cut his finger
09/13/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was jolted in haul truck while being loaded with material and strained her back
08/27/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was using a cordless hand drill in an awkward position and the drill got caught up on a piece of metal snagging the drill and quickly twisting his arm.
07/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was filling a container with oil when the air powered pump hose broke and sprayed oil in employee's face and eyes.
07/03/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee working in tunnel got overheated and dehydrated. Heat Stroke
07/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 53d restricted Employee was leaning over to get something and fell on his knee cap
07/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 55d restricted Employee was shoveling and wheeling wheel barrow and experienced numbness and tingling down right leg and foot.
06/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted During first responder training the employee was changing O2 bottle on SCBA in bent over position and when he stood up with this SCBA pack on his back he felt a strain in his groin.
06/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was cleaning the contact surface of mantel lock nut for installation. The EE was wearing his gloves and using a rag to clean the surface. While wiping down the surface, the EE's right index fin...
06/11/2014 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee felt knee pop when he stood up from stooping position.
05/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee walking down stairs at 4 dam and fell hitting her knee on step
05/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee cutting wire tie with razor knife and cut his forearm
04/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee stepped down from a 12"" pedestal and twisted her left ankle.
04/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was attempting to pull up on the middle rail of a boarding ladder which was stuck and his hands slipped causing him to hit his elbow on the upper rail.
04/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was retrieving an SCBA bottle from a storage shelf and hurt his back while lowering the bottle to the ground.
04/02/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was using cutting wheel on grinder to cut grating the cut his left index finger near the second knuckle