RAY MINE — Accidents
Total: 770 accidents | Fatalities: 4
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/12/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | Employee was walking down stairs when the heel of his right foot caught the step as he was going down. The right knee and ankle were overextended, resulting in right knee and ankle strain. |
| 07/12/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | While working in the tank house, employee stepped into a crevis in the concrete floor and twisted left ankle. Employee was evaluated on site for ankle strain. Employee was sent out on 07/22/09 for med... |
| 07/10/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 213d lost | Employee was digging hole with post hole diggers, and felt a pull in his left shoulder. The employee did not report an injury until 7/14/09 at which time he was sent out for treatment for a left shoul... |
| 06/27/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee was backing up haul truck to the shovel. The truck struck the bucket of the shovel. This caused jarring of the truck and employee which resulted in a neck and shoulder strain. |
| 06/13/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee was climbing down off of the dozer, when he misjudged the distance to the ground. He stepped down hard onto right foot jarring lower back. This resulted into a lumbar strain. |
| 05/24/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 32d lost | Employee was getting a pry bar from the back of RSC service truck. He attempted to place his foot on the last rung of the swing ladder when exiting the work bed area. Right foot slipped off rung and l... |
| 05/21/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | Employee was driving a pin into the lower suspension on haul truck, using a 16lb sledge hammer. Employee reports feeling sharp pain in midline of back with pain that radiates to cervical area. Back st... |
| 05/06/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was unloading gaskets from bed of truck, grip slipped on gaskets and they fell. Employee caught right ring finger between tailgate and gasket. causing laceration to right ring finger. |
| 04/25/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 39d lost | Employee stepped over drill track windrow behind drill while examining the power cable and tripped, falling to the ground. He received a strain to the upper left leg. |
| 04/21/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was getting back into the LT607 truck. He was climbing up using the grab handle, the handle gave way, employee fell back catching himself with his right foot. Low back injury. He was treated... |
| 04/21/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 17d restricted | Employee was lifting a water jug from the tailgate of a pickup truck down to the ground. Employee felt pulling sensation in lower back when she lifted water jug resulting in a lower back strain. |
| 04/20/2009 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While utilizing a gouge bit on an air powered hand held buffing motor to facilitate removal of damaged rubber from a tire to be section repaired, the bit bounced up striking the injureds face shield c... |
| 04/13/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 144d restricted | Employee was climbing onto a haul truck when he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder, and it radiated down arm and into hand. Employee was treated on 04/13/09 as first aid and returned to work. Empl... |
| 04/11/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was walking on a small hill at the 4-B dam. When her foot slipped on the wet rocks and mud from the rain. Causing her to fall on her face. Causing A small cut on her nose, a nose bleed and a... |
| 04/10/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | the ES16 had a problem with the hoist ropes. the employee went to insect the situation. he believes that he fell backward off of the ladder approx. 3 feet from the top of the house. falling onto back... |
| 04/07/2009 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was audio tested and confirmed by company doctor to have a standard threshold shift. |
| 04/05/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 34d restricted | Employee was driving haul truck getting loaded when a large boulder struck the tail end of the truck. It jarred the truck and the employee resulting in a neck sprain. |
| 03/17/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | while preparing to install stabalizer on drill employee walked passed stabalizer and caught pants leg, causing him to trip and fall onto left knee. causing superficial abrasion and swelling. |
| 03/17/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 32d lost | While bringing down the strong back to pick up starter sheets he noticed one sheet was not on the hook. While he grabbed the copper bar and lifted it on the hook the strong back was still rocking caus... |
| 02/28/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was aligning copper cathodes and walking backwards. He misjudged the distance of the walk way and slipped into the cell, injuring his left thigh and elbow. Which resulted in abrasion of the t... |
| 02/21/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | At tank house employee was removing one of the insulators off the B.O. lead. While removing, the insulator cracked, solution splashed up into her face and under safety glasses into left eye. employee... |
| 02/14/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 19d lost | Employee was changing liner at the concentrator with legs braced against the beam when the left knee rolled in resulting in a sprain of the left knee. |
| 02/10/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 170d lost | Employee squatted down to loosen a bolt was unable to stand back up. Lumbar strain. Was unaware of termination until now, 12/14/09. |
| 02/01/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee was pulling ""J"" hooks from the loadout tunnel chute. he turned to the right and lost his footing, causing his right ankle to roll in. resulting in a Sprain of the right ankle. |
| 01/20/2009 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Impact wrench was resting on the tire, and fell approx. 2 feet striking right hand causing crush injury to right hand. |
| 01/09/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 6d lost, 1d restricted | Employee lowered cathodes into press, two had fallen into press. Employee was using stainless steel bar used to unlock strong back. The pry bar slipped and cathode hit employee's left index finger. Cr... |
| 01/07/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 56d restricted | Installing rear parking breaks on HT406. was pushing on wrench when it slipped off of bolt striking hand on rim of tire. |
| 12/29/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Backing haul truck up into shovel, jarring employee thus resulting in a lumbar sprain. |
| 12/27/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 9d lost | Spraying down equipment with water hose. Twisted lower back when he went to turn around. |
| 12/22/2008 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 88d lost | employee stepped on a rock while walking her left foot rolled. resulted in a fracture. |
| 12/22/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 24d lost, 49d restricted | Stepping off of haul truck slipped in mud twisted knee resulting in knee strain. |
| 12/15/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Stepped off ladder onto the ground on top of a rock, thus causing him to lose his balance. Right ankle twisted and he fell to the ground on his right side. |
| 11/30/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Removing lug nuts off of haul truck 491 with 1"" impact wrench when he felt a pain in his left hand. Resulted in sprain of left hand and wrist. |
| 11/26/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | was assisting in removal of a truck that was stuck. standing behind truck driver pressed the gas pedal sending rocks flying from under the tire. one rock struck left eye brow causing a laceration. |
| 11/26/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | was cleaning mud off of shoes when she struck her right ankle on the bottom step on the haul truck swing ladder. causing contushion to right ankle. |
| 11/22/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 51d lost | Was stepping off of bus when his foot slipped on the stairs. He fell back and slid to the ground on his back. |
| 11/20/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee states that while manually unscrewing the joint, the pipe wrench slipped and his momentum pulled him forward causing him to slam his right hand against the top head motor. |
| 11/14/2008 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 2d restricted | Was receiving load in haul truck from the 16 shovel. When the first load was placed in the haul truck it jarred the employee. The second shovel placed jarred her more resulting in thoracic and neck sp... |
| 11/08/2008 | NONPOWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 159d lost | Pushing wheelbarrow, it tipped, tried to support with left leg when he felt pain and heard a pop resulting in a sprain. |
| 11/05/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Pulling a pump rope became tight and roller swung into left thigh above the knee. contushion of the left thigh. |
| 10/30/2008 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | employee rose from seated position felt sharp pain in lower back. was seated in regular chair. |
| 10/30/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | started engine after complete inspection checked air conditioning turned on blower that had been filled with glitter which in return blew directly into eyes. |
| 10/27/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 184d lost | Dismounted the haul truck, misjudged the distance from the bottom step to the ground; held onto the handrail and stretched the upper body - pain in abdomen: hernia. |
| 10/17/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 140d lost | Was pulling cable. Cable snapped and struck right foot, fracturing the right ankle. |
| 10/09/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 75d lost | While changing drill bit his foot was in the way of reverse rotation, pinning his foot against the frame. |
| 09/25/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 37d restricted | When backing HT401 to get loaded at the shovel, she felt a pop in her back, felt pain and numbness to her left leg and arm. |
| 09/22/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | EE was replacing bolts on the screen deck at the concentrator, when he said the impact wrench he was using stuck in the on position and twisted his hand. |
| 09/18/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Injury was moving a piece of Drisco pipe with a trackhoe and the pipe came under tension. It sprung towards the cab breaking the windshield and forcing the controls to hit injury on the legs. |
| 09/02/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Injured Right shoulder when moving cutting edges onto a pallet. |
| 08/30/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 207d lost | Employee was attempting to board the right side of 546 dozer. Using his right arm to grab and pull himself up onto the platform. As he elevated himself he felt a sharp pain in his upper right arm. I... |