Pinto Valley Mine — Accidents

Total: 326 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was digging out under a 6"" service water line that was leaking when be felt a pop in his back. X-rays taken @ hospital-no injues seen, light duty ordered for one day.
06/20/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stepping up on a pickup bumper to get water from a cooler, employee banged leg on a newly installed trailer hitch (first aid only). On 06/27/2007, the employee reported swelling and infection i...
05/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was buffing stainless steel blanks, lifted edge of blank to move around on table. Felt pain in left shoulder.
05/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was lifting sheet rock - possibly twisted body wrong.
05/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating the 910 forklift. He stepped off and caught the toe of his left boot in the expansion joint and rolled his foot. He felt something pop. He checked his foot and notified co-wo...
05/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught finger between rigging and motor while taking up slack on slings prior to removing the motor from a flat bed truck located in the Electric Shop.
05/16/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping over a support and grabbed the handrail that he was heated up for support. He was repairing handrail and had removed his glove to put hearing protection on to use a hammer to put...
05/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was working on roller frame, safety harness caught, causing employee to fall and caused knee to roll.
05/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was helping to carry an office desk up the stairway in the Mill when his left knee popped and injury occurred. Difficult to walk or to put weight on left leg. CVCH report - Tear Med. Menisc...
04/16/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was placing the dishcarge trunion bearing into place on Mill #6. He was trying to remove a piece of cribbing when the cribbing shifted pinching fingers on his right hand between the cribbing...
04/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE was attempting to step over rail, the rail was not secured properly & when his weight was put on the rail the rail moved pinching his finger between the rail & the floor. EE was taken to hospita...
05/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stripping copper off of starter sheets, the sheet broke off the rack and hit him on the steel cap of his left foot causing a fracture to little toe. He was examined and immediately released to...
02/17/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee driving-began to cough, lost control of vehicle ran off side of road.
10/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE strained his rt knee while boarding #830 loader. He climbed the ladder w/both hands on the railing & rt foot on ladder. E.R. dr asked that he see his personal physician though it was unclear at the...
07/28/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states while pushing pipe that was being swung by boom crane, his left hand became entrapped between rig and pipe
11/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WHILE INSTALLING PIPE AT THE OVERLAND PUMPS THE STINGER OPERATOR WAS POSITIONING THE PIPE. WHEN THE PIPE WAS RAISED, IT SLIPPED & PINNED THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE PIPE ELBOW & THE PUMP MOTOR. HIS LEFT KN...
10/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PULLING BANDING STRAP FROM A REEL, THE BANDING STRAP SLIPPED CUTTING THROUGH BOTH THE NEOPRENE AND KEVLAR GLOVES, SLICING THE EE'S RIGHT THUMB. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES. THE EE WAS RELE...
07/04/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING BETWEEN THE SX OPERATOR & A COPPER BUNDLE LOCATED IN THE SCALE HOUSE, EE TURNED TO THE LEFT LACERATING HIS LEFT ARM ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE COPPER BUNDLE. THE EE WAS TREATED (20 SUTURES...
08/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE GROWTH IN CELL #73 AT THE PLANT. HIS RADIO CLICK BROKE AND THE RADIO FELL INTO THE CELL. HE ATTEMPTED TO SALVAGE THE RADIO AND IN DOING SO CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON AN ANOD...
06/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AFTER CHANGING THE AIR FILTER ON THE LUBE TRUCK EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN USING A STEP LADDER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED THE EDGE OF THE HOOD TO KEEP FROM FALLING. HE RCVD. A LACER ATION T...
02/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AND FELL TO THE GROUND AS HE CLIMBED OFF THE SIDE OF A STINGER TRUCK. HE FELLS HE MAY HAVE STEPPED ON A ROCK. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER IMMEDIATELY. THE ER DOCTOR RELEAS ED THE...
01/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING HYDRAULIC HOSES THROUGH THE MUD AT THE #2 TAILINGS EAST MINING SETON JANUARY 26, 2001. THE EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON JANUARY 31, 20 01. HE...
11/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE PINCHE LEFT HAND BETWEEN SAFETY LATCH HANDLE & HANDLE STOP OF STRONGBACK. THE EE WAS WEARING GLOVES BUT REC'D A PINCHING INJURY TO THE PALM OF HIS HAND THAT REQD 3 SUTURES
09/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE LACERATED HER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WHILE BANDING CATHODES. SHE WAS WEARING NEOPRENE GLOVES WITH KEVLAR INSERTS BUT WHEN EE PULLED ON BANDING MATERIAL IT SLIPPED AND CUT HER...
08/04/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted AS EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE A 12' PIECE OF PIPE HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED IN THE MUD. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH FOR TREATMENT. ON 8/9/00 HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DOCT...
02/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE A SUCTION INTAKE LINE TO A PUMP EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE EE WAS SEEN AT THE LOCAL CLINIC ON 2-15-00 AND RELEASED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.