Robinson Operation — Accidents

Total: 330 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/02/2025 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None 12-2: Tech reported to supervisor feeling knee pop/pain while squatting to pick up a tray off the floor. 12-3: Tech had knee evaluated & diagnosed w/knee sprain-full duty. 12-10: Day before returning...
09/17/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was using a sledgehammer to knock out bolts on sag mill liners. During a swing the sledgehammer head slipped off a bolt end causing the employee's right wrist to twist awkwardly which res...
09/03/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None STS confirmed by audiologist on confirmation test. No referral required.
06/24/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee laying out coiled-up, rigid cables, foot tangled in cable, employee fell onto right arm. Employee only felt pain, therefore did not report immediately. Medical evaluation 7/22/25 and 7/25/25...
04/15/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A technician was troubleshooting an Enpak that had been intermittently going out. EE was reaching down to inspect the connections and wiring and caught EE's hand and finger on the fan blade causing a...
03/25/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing a drill bit, employee pinched finger between bushing and lip on drill mast requiring sutures on EE's right middle finger tip.
02/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched their right pinky finger between two bars requiring 4 stitches.
08/16/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a suction plate when a hook slipped off the plate and struck the employee in the mouth. On 8/19/24 the employee had mouth and loose teeth evaluated where xray confirmed a fracture...
12/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 1d restricted Light Vehicle technician was team lifting while installing a tire. The other technician pushed too hard and the tire slipped resulting in the tire falling onto the technician's foot.
12/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Employee was standing on 2nd step of a 4 rung step ladder performing a maintenance task under haul truck when they fell, resulting in the pipe they were holding to fall onto their hand. The employee h...
09/16/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stepped off the dozer ladder onto the ground and felt pain in their ankle.
08/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tire technician was installing a lock ring on a loader tire when they pinched their finger between the wheel and the ring causing a laceration that required 4 sutures.
08/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician was installing a ripper shank. When EE pulled it in to place the pin, EE's right hand pinky finger was caught in and between the hole and the pin.
06/26/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer to remove GET causing a small piece to contact EE's ear. A small piece of foreign body was removed from EE's ear requiring a suture and returned to work full duty.
06/15/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller on LF-90 Core Drill was removing the bit from the core barrel. The driller put a 36"" pipe wrench on the bit and pulled on it. When the bit broke loose the pipe wrench slipped off. This cause...
06/02/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 104d lost, 20d restricted Employee was changing a tire when the flange fell on EE causing a fracture to EE's right ankle.
04/28/2023 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Engineer was performing maintenance a on radar unit in the field when they rolled their ankle on a flat surface while stepping backwards. Engineer was initially evaluated and released to full duty. Si...
04/08/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a water pipe with a chainsaw and slipped. They sustained a laceration to their shin that required sutures. The employee was released back to work full duty. No lost time or restri...
12/30/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking at the tire pad and slipped on ice, twisting right ankle. Technician requested an evaluation and the xray showed a small hairline fracture in the foot.
12/23/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Warehouse technician was moving a part and failed to use proper 2 person lifting technique. They pinched their finger, causing a laceration and fracture that required stitches on the fingertip of thei...
12/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Supervisor lifted a garbage can of used hoses. When they flipped it over to dump it, they felt pain in their bicep. They had an MRI a week later and a rupture was identified. On 1/9/23 the incident be...
11/12/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Utility crew was pulling shovel cable from frozen mud with pick up truck when cable broke loose from ground and hit tech in EE's knee. Tech is on light duty while doing PT & should wear a brace during...
08/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While technicians were attempting to clear the plugged chute for FE003 they had set the 25 lb. jack hammer to the side while shoveling material. The jack hammer began to teeter off the edge of the chu...
06/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working in bed yard, switching haul beds on haul truck. The last pin was being removed from the bed. When the pin finally released, the bed dropped. It was attached to a crane to prevent this but s...
05/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up trash after a maintenance job and lacerated their hand on a crushed used air filter requiring a few sutures.
05/17/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped carrying trash bag down office stairs. Scraped knee/sprained wrist. Xrays negative, released full duty. Follow up a week later & completed xrays again but they were negative, full duty release...
04/04/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a zip tie with a knife and cut knuckle. Employee was wearing gloves but sustained a laceration which required 4 sutures.
02/24/2022 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Haul truck wheel motor bolts sheered off the axle box causing the right rear tires to break free from truck. Operator and trainer were evacuated from cab with no injury. MSHA was contacted as it took...
10/25/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Wheel motors of HTK240 caught fire. Operators cleared truck; sustained no injuries. WTK applied approx 2000 gallons of water. Fire was not able to be extinguished completely. MSHA hotline was called a...
10/07/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 3d restricted Employee experienced rough loading event. Diagnosed with low back strain and continued full duty. A few weeks later on 11/1/2021 the employee went to the doctor and requested time off because back sti...
09/04/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Haul truck operator was getting loaded at shovel and experienced lower back pain. Went to ER diagnosed with back strain and advised to take one day off work and ibuprofen as needed.
08/07/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 12d restricted Employee was performing pre-op when EE fell forward catching self with arm. Initially EE was seen in ER and got a full release, but followed up on 8-12-21 and was put on restricted duty pending right...
05/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost While placing chock under tire, employee felt bicep muscle pain.
04/20/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Electrician was cutting a wire with a box cutter and cut through their glove and sustained a laceration to right index finger. No sutures were required but electrician was released back to work with r...
03/26/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 17d restricted Walking to truck in parking lot, slipped on ice, fell to ground & sprained ankle. Initial ER visit was on 3/26 and EE was released to full duty. Became reportable 3/31 at follow up appt when EE was pu...
10/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spraying mud with high pressure hose when water sprayed back in face causing debris to get in eye. EE was wearing safety glasses. Employee had eye irrigated at ER to remove FB and was giv...
09/11/2020 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 19d restricted This is for termination of citation 9503883 Electrician was troubleshooting electric codes on P&H2300 shovel. 600 volt disconnect switch was locked out. Employee gained access through car body into re...
08/14/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician was removing the belly pan from a 16M motor grader that had lost oil pressure and needed to be towed out of an active mine area. EE was using a pry bar to help dislodge the belly pan when...
07/30/2020 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee had been in the sun for 8+ hours on day off (7-29-20) experiencing sunburn and dehydration. On first shift back 7-30-20, Employee was lubing a shovel when Employee became hot and had heat ill...
07/03/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of metal chipped off while working on a track and cut employee's leg approx. 2-3cm in diameter that required 4 stitches. Employee returned to work with no restrictions.
07/02/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking around a forklift and tripped and fell on the ground. Employee reported to a supervisor immediately but did not want medical attention. 6 days later employee's side was still hurt...
06/23/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 52d restricted Employee was getting loaded in EE's haul truck by a loader and reached to get a water bottle from EE's lunch bag and the loader made contact with the side of the truck and caused to employee to hit EE...
04/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee tripped over foot at top of stairs and fell causing back strain and knee injury. Employee missed 6 shifts and then released back to full duty/no restrictions.
04/22/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee experienced a personal medical event and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. EE was given a full duty release to return to work.
03/29/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 47d restricted While dumping haul truck, hoist cylinder broke and bed came down jarring employee in cab.
03/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 1d restricted Employee was preparing to perform pipeline maintenance when another line EE was not working on (back flush line) came apart causing employee to slip off platform and was soaked with back flush. Employ...
03/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was walking into building at start of shift and tripped. Employee put their hands out to catch themselves and cut the right palm of hand on the door requiring sutures.
01/19/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 18d restricted Backing up in haul truck to get loaded, bucket hit bed, employee strained shoulder.
12/24/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee pulled hamstring while walking around truck during pre-op resulting in one day of lost time.
12/22/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing plug from haul truck when the wrench slipped and lacerated employee's finger resulting in 4 sutures.