Ripley Mine and Mill — Accidents

Total: 80 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Metal clamp on water hose lacerated operator's rt. thumb as he attempted to lower the hose to a lower level.
05/15/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 269d lost Operator strained his back after being pinned between a bulk bag and an I beam.
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator strained lower back attempting to lift and pull on an elevator belt.
06/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At end of shift he & another employee stopped in pit & consumed large amount of alcohol. Other employee left & went home in own vehicle. IW proceeded to shop & ran off road several times before truck...
03/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee picked up a 50# bag of clay. He opened the bag and was pouring the clay on a forklift travelway (concrete drive). He stated that he was slightly bent over. He felt a sharp pain in his low...
02/08/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 67d restricted Operator's thumb was lacerated and fractured. When caught between sealer jaw of bagging machine.
08/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Operator strained back attempting to lift a guard off of a machine. guard snapped causing strain to lower back.
02/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Operator was attempting to clean under a rollerbed with a air hose. Operator jerked on the air hose. Causing him to lose his balance. His fall resulted in a fracture to the small bone in his right leg...
06/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost OPERATOR DAMAGED A NERVE IN HIS NECK USING A PICK AXE TO BREAK UP A PIECE OF CLAY. LOST TIME BEGAN OCT. 7, 2004 FOR SURGERY TO REPAIR NERVE DAMAGE.
05/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted OPERATOR INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO PULL METAL FROM A ROCK.
03/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 313d lost EE INJURED LOWER BACK LIFTING ROTEX SCREEN FROM A ROTEX UNIT. EE WAS SENT FOR AN MRI ON 6/4/04 WHICH REVEALED A BULGING DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS BEEN PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A KILN OPE...
06/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted OPERATOR WAS PRYING ON A SECTION OF CONVEYOR, LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
04/28/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted LEFT HAND & WRIST CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAT BARS & FORM & FILL MACHINE CAUSING A BRUISE ON HAND & WRIST. MACHINE WAS NOT LOCKED OUT.
12/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost OPERATOR WAS POURING LIME FROM A BAG AND SOME OFTHE LIME ENTERED THE OPERATORS EYE.
07/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted OPERATOR FRACTURED SMALL TOE ON RIGHT FOOT WHEN A GREASE BARREL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.
06/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted OPERATOR STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING GREASE HOSEUNDER A CONVEYER BELT.
02/12/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted PRY BAR STRUCK AGAINST SHOULDER WHILE OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE CLAY FROM A CRUSHER. BRUISED SHOULDER.
12/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted OPERATOR STRAINED LOWER BACK TRYING TO ADJUST ON GRINDING MILL.
10/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 87d restricted OPERATOR WAS STACKING BAS, STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.
09/18/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted OPERATOR KNEELED DOWN AND WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
07/14/2001 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted OPERATOR OPENED DOOR OF ELEVATOR (BELT & DIPPER ELEV). OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE CLAY AWAY FROM ELEV DOOR. ELEVATOR STARTED, CAUGHT OPERATOR GLOVE AND PULLED HAND AND ARM UP INTO ELEVATOR.
05/07/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted OPERATOR STRAINED RIB AREA ON RIGHT SIDE TRYING TO DISLODGE CLAY FROM A CONVEYOR BELT.
02/14/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 20d restricted 4TH & 5TH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND WERE CAUGHT IN A PULLEY AS OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO HOIST AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR UP TO A PLATFORM.
02/03/2001 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost INFECTED LEG DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM A LACERATION RECEIVED ON 2-3-01. OPERATOR STEPPED OVER A TAILPULLY GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEG.
10/02/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY A LOADED FORKLIFT, KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS AND CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO FALL AND STRIKE THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PAVEMENT.
09/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATOR WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A SPRING WHILE ADJUSTING A GRIDING MILL, RESULTING IN A CUT ONHIS FACE.
06/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted OPERATOR REMOVED A GUARD FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THE GUARD FELL & STRUCK OPERATOR ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
04/27/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted OPERATOR SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OFF OF A PALLET, RESULTING IN OPERATOR'S FEET BURYING IN HOT CLAY. SOME CLAY, ENTERED THE BOOT AND BURNT THE TOP OF HIS FEET.
03/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted OPERATOR SPRAINED HIS WRIST WHEN HE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS HAND AGAINST A ROLL IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.
03/14/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted OPERATOR BECAME OVER BALANCED WHILE TRYING TO DESCEND A STAIRWAY WITH A BOXIN HIS ARMS. OPERATOR FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE PLATFORM.