RICH HILL UNDERGROUND MINE & PLANT — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/01/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A large piece of rock fell from the ceiling at an intersection. Some of the rock struck the drill. There were no injuries associated with this incident.
09/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Tech was climbing step on left rear of wheel loader, reached for grab handle with left arm, took hold of grab handle and pulled self up. As EE stepped up, EE felt a pain between shoulder blades. Right...
11/08/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While preparing the bulk truck to load a floor shot, the IP stood below the auger boom and attempted to connect a flexible loading hose to the auger boom. The loading hose uses a 4"" camlock as the c...
07/28/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller smashed right ring finger while using a hammer to loosen the bit from a drill steel. The hammer had a glancing blow, allowing driller's hand that held the handle to strike against the bit.
07/25/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost Loader operator was mucking out a shot when a rock fell from the roof and struck the top of the loader's ROPS, jostling the operator. EE suffered a broken rib and was hospitalized. There were no lif...
06/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker got cut on the head when a piece of 2""x2""x1/2""x30"" angle iron employee was attempting to bend back into position as railing swung back at employee and knocked off employee's hard hat grazed...
04/24/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating haul truck, employee got jostled in cab when running over pothole. Later, employee began to experience pain in lower left hip that radiates down the left thigh. Employee was diagnose...
06/24/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 20d restricted Climbing down from the Anfo Loader, lost footing, fell backwards, hurt left wrist.
07/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sutures were applied to a plant worker's right elbow for treatment of a laceration received when he struck against a hose clamp located along a water line. The employee was cleaning the plant's magne...
08/06/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 30d restricted Loading holes when a high pressure blast of air forced the loading hose out of the hole forcing his hand into hand rail of loading basket.
04/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted On 4/22/12 worker struck his right knee against a tow-hitch on a pickup truck & refused treatment. On 5/4/12 worker requested and received medical treatment; initial medical diagnosis was contusion. O...
08/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Worker received a sprained right ankle as he was stepping down onto a catwalk at the 5x16 screen. The catwalk was clean & free of debris.
08/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 222d restricted Employee felt sudden sharp pain in lower back when shoveling spillage of rocks and fines at the tail end of surge tunnel conveyor.
07/30/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Worker's thumb got pinched between portable air compressors that resulted in a laceration.
10/20/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee operating a yard loader backed into a triaxle truck. Employee waited days later before reporting injuries to supervisor and was assigned to restricted duty beginning 10/26/2009.
03/02/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operator was getting back in cab. The wind was very strong. The wind blew the door shut on operator's right hand ring finger causing the fingernail to come off. Damage was only to the end of one finge...