Red Dog Operations — Accidents

Total: 515 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was closing a pump valve when he pinched his finger from the pump handle.
01/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee slipped on ice.
01/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated his hand with a knife. Knife blade was facing hand.
12/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted Employee complained of left knee pain after repetitively climbing a ladder. (He has become a LTA as of 3-1-2007 per 220070610035).
12/15/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FATALITY Fatal Frozen dig face material sloughed from the dig face of 750-28 bench, striking employee and pining him to the ground.
12/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Equipment operator was holding onto the steering wheel of his grader when the blade struck a fixed object. The steering wheel turned suddenly and twisted the operators wrist.
12/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 28d restricted Fell on icy surface twisting right knee. Employee continued to work normal activities until 2/15/2007. Employee was put on restrictive duty 2/15/2007.
11/29/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MAKING A REPAIR TO A TRAILER TUB, EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT A SECTION WITH A TORCH, WHEN THE SECTION HE WAS CUTTING LOOSE SPRUNG OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD, RESULTING IN A 2 INCH LACERATION....
11/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading fuel at mine site, tripped on a piece of steel and twisted knee of right leg. While hooking up the fuel line to tanker.
11/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was working in a lower clearance area work with sheets of plywood. After working in the confined area for several hours EE noticed some back pain and discomfort.
10/18/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While employee was performing normal job duties, he twisted his right knee and felt a popping sensation. When he sought offsite medical care he was advised of an injury requiring surgical repair. Exac...
09/24/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using an allen wrench to remove a socket head capscrew from the deflector ring. The capscrew was tight and the employee was using a combination wrench as a ""Cheater"" to help loosen...
09/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was unloading some hose out of a pickup when he slipped on the tail gate. He received a cut on his right thumb and it later got infected, so he was sent off site and became an LTA.
09/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was carrying some hose and tripped, landing on an old pump pedestal injuring his right knee.
08/15/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had a Standard Threshold Shift in hearing......during their annual audiogram.
07/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was lifting dewatering press cloths when he heard a ""pop"" in his left elbow area.
06/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was handling scaffolding and smashed his left hand ring finger. He only received first aid at the time. During his time off, he sought medical care beyond first aid without informing the...
06/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a filter on a 8 inch water line when the top clamp fell on his middle finger of his right hand.
05/10/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted The employee was using a grinder to grind a pipe and his glove got caught between the guard on the tool and the grinding wheel. The left thumb was cut.
04/18/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped over a wheel chock and sprained his left wrist.
04/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost hard packed icy surface led to employee slipping on the ice and injuring his wrist.
03/21/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding old paint the employee looked up and chips fell in the right eye.
02/21/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in Bldg 2012 in the surge bin, working on a total rebuild of the gyro crusher. EE was climbing the cart ladder, while reaching to his right to grab an airline. His hardhat hit against a...
02/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost Employee was installing an oil cooler on 2005-2102-02 tower mill when he must have pulled a muscle in his left shoulder. Employee noticed his shoulder bothering him the next morning and reported it to...
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was changing a u-joint and got some dirt in his left eye (he was wearing his safety glassess at the time).
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Piece of ABS pipe used for air lancing fell on employee's nose.
01/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling trailer wire through a frame with a piece of tie wire, the wire broke and the end of the wire punctured his left hand.
12/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting a motor and setting it down as he felt pain and heared a loud pop in his left arm.
12/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost While plate cleaning the operator had to move the plates manually by hand. Usually mill operations uses a plate bar to assist moving the plates, but there is a wash water mounting bracket in the way...
12/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted The employee was walking outside on snow and ice covered ground. The employee's right foot broke through the ice and became lodged. The other foot slipped on the ice and fell, twisting the right ankle...
12/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A trailer rim broke and employee helped change out the wheel getting dirt in his eye. The repair was performed outside on the road at the port dumper known as the race track.
11/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was decending a flight of stairs when she felt a click in her right knee and later felt increased pain in area.
10/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee sustained a laceration to left palm from a piece of stainless steel.
10/12/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had his thumb pinched on the hinged portion of a haul truck door.
09/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee tripped over a pallet while sweeping in the maintenance shop.
09/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing filters for one of our generators.
08/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Was standing by an upright fuel tank the tank began to ran. He tryed to stop it and got is little finger trapped between the tank and the 55 gal drum the tank hit.
07/12/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was working on the ""shooter feed"" cutting bolts with a welder when he sustained a burn to his right hand.
06/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Operator was delivering two connex's of sand to the sand filter tent with the 8233 tractor trailer and 40' high deck. He was going to stop, shifting from 2nd gear to reverse when he lost his brakes an...
06/13/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was grinding when a small piece of slag flew into his left eye. Tryed to clean it out but after shift went to med clinic. Theu cleaned it out and sent him back to work. Had safety glasses on but not f...
06/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was moving a lateral for the sandfilter and tripped over another lateral straining his left calf muscle.
06/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While loading a ore truck, a chunk of ore fell out of the bucket on the right side. The operator did not see the chunk and ran over it, severly jarring the machine, causing a fast side-to-side movemen...
06/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was disconnecting a 6"" discharge line from a 6"" Gorman-Rupp pump that had been running but not pumping any water. When he disconnected the line from the pump the hot water and steam sprayed...
06/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While emptying a PEX sack a chunk of PEX was binded up, the operator went up on the grading deck & tried to loosen the bind with a crowbar. He pushed the sack to get the chunk of PEX out, and leaned...
05/14/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bumped his back against a pipe and felt pain in lower left rib area. (EE was disconnecting a sump pump line on the bottom floor on 2008. The line required the use of a stepladder. When EE...
05/13/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted A co-worker handed the portable bandsaw to EE, which was plugged in. During the exchange, the saw slipped out of the co-worker's hand. Both EE and co-worker grabbed for the saw. Co-worker contacted...
05/10/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was holding grease gun with right hand, using the left hand/fingers to guide the end of the nozzle. While using the air-pressured grease gun to shoot grease into fitting, employee felt a ""s...
04/20/2005 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee had a reocurring incident where nerves in his lower back were sending pain down his legs. He was sent out for further evaluation.
04/18/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 122d restricted Employee uses a variety of power and hand tools daily. Repeated exposures to repetitive motions, including vibrations, may be the cause. PA on-site recommended further evaluation for possible muscul...
04/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped while moving a ladder, bruised right buttock, hip area.