Questa Mine & Mill — Accidents

Total: 168 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was punching out a brass bushing on a drill machine when he missed the punch and smashed his left index finger between the hammer and the punch causing a blood blister and swelling to the fin...
11/22/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on a 14"" step stool to weld on a loader fender. He lost his balance. While attempting to regain balance, his right hand knocked off his welding hood and the tip of the welding r...
10/18/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employees were tasked to bring an electric rectifier from the surface to the haulage. During transport, the rectifier became wedged between the ribs of the drift. A 6"" x 8"" x 24"" timber between the...
07/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee reported that he strained his neck and felt it several times before but more so on 7-2-10 after unloading rebar. He reports the strain is from 2008 injury. Employee did not report until 7-7...
02/24/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up material spillage around a rock breaker compartment. Employee picked up a rock and tossed it into the open raise. Blowing dust and rock particles came back towards employee be...
02/19/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 343d restricted Towards the end of the shift, Rock breaker operator was checking the windows for hang-ups in order to determine and communicate to the next shift which windows required blasting. As employee was check...
11/12/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was operating Loci when he jolted his back in the seat as the loci & train transitioned from rail to pocket rollers. He RTW & continued assigned duties, no day missed. No new event, inj. or...
11/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was in the process of troubleshooting Trolley Loci #682 in the Haulage Level Panel 14. The employee was boarding the rear electrical compartment when he felt a pulling sensation in his lower...
08/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Two employees were leveling the rakes on #5 Thickener. They had a wrench on one of the adjusting bolts for the rake. Employee 1 was pulling and employee 2 was pushing on the wrench. Employee 1 felt a...
07/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Haulage train, powered by Trolley #685, loading ore cars on the haulage level was struck from behind by a second train entering the same loading panel. No damage or injuries were reported at the time....
07/09/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Employee was refueling a truck mounted compressor engine with gasoline from a five gallon approved safety can. The fuel splashed onto the hot exhaust manifold and was ignited. The resulting flash/fl...
02/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was barring down loose ground when a chunk of concrete, approximately 40 pounds, fell on the employee's ankles, bruising both.
01/29/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was mucking in a line with a LHD with a cab. As the employee moved forward a rock came around the front of the bucket. The LHD wheel ran over the rock and jarred the employee resulting in a...
01/12/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Electrician stepped on a rock while hanging electrical cable on the back of the south boundary drift in order to supply power to the new mainenance shop. Employee did not believe the injury to be too...
12/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was installing a rock bolt with a jackleg. While lifting up on jackleg in order to reposition leg back a few inches, the exertion caused his knee cap to pop out of place.
12/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted Employee slipped off loader while conducting pre-operational inspection. He had climbed onto loader for access to check fuel level and radiator. Employee slipped and fell to ground, landing on his rig...
11/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was walking from the batch plant office to control room when he slipped on packed snow. The snow had been packed by the skidsteer the employee had operated to clear snow in this area. This r...
10/24/2008 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost Employee was entering the mine on the chippy hoist when it suddenly came to an emergency stop. Employee was jarred inside the cage and experienced pain in his neck, back, and shoulder.
09/25/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were working on the haulage level pulling muck. Injured was in the process of placing a 4 x 4 rock remover in the chute to remove rock that wedged in the chute. Co-worker was operating the c...
09/25/2008 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 10d lost Employee slipped and fell while drilling with jackleg. The jackleg fell towards the rib and pinched his finger against the rib. As result of incident, employee's last digit of pinky finger on left han...
08/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EE was using a jackleg drill on a xlift installing ground support. 2nd ee entered the work area, failing to replace the safety chain on the deck. EE stepped back lost his balance and jumped back int...
06/22/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 7d restricted Employee attempted to unplug a cement grouting hose, bled off pressure and loosened nozzle but remainng pressure caused cement to splash into his face and eyes. RWC.
06/05/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing clean up at the 1045 conveyor belt next to and around the tail pulley area. She was using a wheel barrow to transport muck to an area where it could be dumped. When she was dumping...
05/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was walking down the #2 Gallery from the #3 transfer to set an e-stop that was down. He came across two lights that were out, he reached to grab a hold on the roller frame and stepped on some grave...
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was attempting to stuff and wedge an intermediate bolt in an overhead location. While holding/pushing the bolt, he felt a sharp pain in lower back. *Did not start losing time until 1/30/09 d...
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost EE was shoveling wet muck at #3 transfer house on the third level when he felt a pop in his lower back on his right side and fell to the floor. He got up and tried to walk it off. He was helped down t...
04/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee in an attempt to locate hole under conveyor, ran his hand under conveyor pan. Employee's glove and right middle finger were pulled toward the screw conveyor and golve was pulled off his hand....
03/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 103d restricted Employee was walking in snowpacked area alongside the tailings pipeline. The snow pack gave way underneath his right foot and employee twisted his left knee. Initially treated as first aid and release...
02/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 10d restricted An employee and his coworker were loading 6""x8""x10' timbers. The employees were in the process of moving a timber a distance of 2 feet horizontally and 1 foot vertically onto the loader forks when t...
01/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted The employee stopped at an intersection and did not have a good visual because of the loaded bucket. He placed his hand on the door to raise himself up to get a better look. As he did this either his...
01/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to cut holes in his glove cuff to facilitate hanging them on a belt hook using his personal jack knife (leatherman tool). The leatherman did not have a locking blade devic...
12/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Miners were rehab bolting in P14/ vent crosscut. They were cleaning up to do additional bolting when they noticed the ground starting to move. They backed out and ""flagged off"" the entry. Shortly af...
11/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost The employee was riding in a mantrip as they exited the mine at shift end. At an intersection, the mantrip hit a rib with the right front end causing employees head to snap back and forth hurting his...
09/10/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was spraying shot-crete near a ventilation raise. Some of the spray mist was blown behind the safety glasses he was wearing. His eyes became irritated. He was diagnosed with Chemical Conj...
09/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While walking through the Mill Warehouse Yard, employee stepped on some metal screens which slipped out from under him causing him to fall backward. When he threw back his arms to break the fall, a sh...
08/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was helping to lower a 75 hp. fan from an elevated platform, approx. 7ft. The fan slid off of the cables and fell to the platform. When the fan fell, it hit him and knocked him off the platform ont...
08/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost As employee was descending out of the cab of an excavator onto the boarding steps, employee lost his footing and slipped off of the bottom rung. Employee held onto the boarding handle with his right...
08/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated that a small particle entered his right eye when he took off his glasses to clean them. He believes the particle came off of his glove. The particle was removed by a doctor and he...
07/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was performing ring drilling. When inserting the drill steel and bit, steel fell from the centralizers. Employee attempted to control the falling steel. The falling steel pinched the finger b...
06/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost The employee was tightening a 1in. ball valve with an 8 in. pipe wrench. The wrench slipped with extreme force. When this happened, he felt a sharp pain in the shoulder area. The shoulder was still so...
05/04/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 70d restricted Employee was installing a self tapping screw with a hand held drill. The drill was equipped with a threaded hole for a side handle which was not installed. When the screw ""grabbed"", the torque twist...
04/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 19d restricted EE had finished unloading pipe and was rolling the sections out of the roadway, approx. 6ft. While rolling a 15ft. section of pipe, he felt a sharp burning in his lower right pelvis. He was evaluated...
04/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost At 1300 incline station, employee was changing rollers from LHD bucket. LHD operator prepared to dismount and install chocks. LHD rolled several feet striking a Kubota which struck the employee. Taken...
03/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 64d restricted Employee was performing housekeeping when he attempted to move a portable metal gate by hand. He felt a pinching sensation in his groin area which was later diagnosed as a hernia. The employee perform...
03/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Erica was working the grizzly lines. She was on the west side of window #10, line 9 attempting to move a rock with a shovel. She was using a ""prying"" motion when a falling rock caused the shovel to...
01/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Substandard Equipment-Cabinet was supplied with a sharp edge. Employee reached into a box six inches from the sharp edge and contacted the edge with his finger. An avulsion resulted requiring 5 stitch...
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Inserting drill steel into jackleg, pinched finger bewteen chuck and drill steel.
10/29/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was bolting a heading with split sets. The split set driver momentarily stuck inside the set allowing the air to bleed off causing the Jack Leg to drop quickly. He tried to catch the falling...
10/13/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 168d restricted Employee using a electric drill to bore a hole in an 6"" x 8"" timber. Bit bound drill spun and struck back of right hand. Fracture finger.
10/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee knocked a lens cover off of a sodium vapor light when removing tools from a ball mill after completing his work. Lens struck his chin causing a small laceration which received sut...