Robinson Operation — Accidents

Total: 330 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted Mill Operator was closing a drain valve and back popped a few times.
10/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While lifting a pothead out of a coffin box, employee felt a pop in the back.
09/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted Employee and co-worker were carrying tugger down stairs at crusher. Employee had chains over shoulder and co-worker had tugger. Co-worker dropped tugger, pulling employee to ground
07/27/2017 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a lime delivery, a release of material out the lime storage area resulted in a cloud which drifted over towards the south side of the mill. The cloud passed over lab employees who then reported...
07/27/2017 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a lime delivery a release of material out the lime storage area resulted in a cloud which drifted over towards the south side of the mill. The cloud passed over lab employees who then reported...
07/27/2017 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a lime delivery, a release of material out the lime storage area resulted in a cloud which drifted over towards the south side of the mill. The cloud passed over lab employees who then reported...
07/27/2017 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a lime delivery a release of material out the lime storage area resulted in a cloud which drifted over towards the south side of the mill. The cloud passed over lab employees who then reported...
07/27/2017 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a lime delivery a release of material out the lime storage area resulted in a cloud which drifted over towards the south side of the mill. The cloud passed over lab employees who then reported...
06/23/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While backing haul truck under shovel bucket, the bucket swung forward and struck headache rack of haul truck resulting in impact, jamming operator.
06/07/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 85d restricted While loading material out on the 7000 bench of the RE3 layback, the operator, of LDR003 encountered a hard spot in the floor causing the loader to articulate hard and ""jar"" employee's back.
04/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was pulling out cable dip stick on excavator and frayed wire impaled left index finger
03/24/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator door would only open approximately 2 inches, not allowing employee to exit. Employee was entrapped until approximately 5:45pm. MSHA was notified at 5:13pm
02/26/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Backing over material/rocks repeatedly and jarring back.
02/26/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee strained back while operating rubber tire dozer on 2/26/17. Employee saw doctor on 4/24/19 for back pain that was attributed to 2017 incident and was referred to specialist and given restrict...
02/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cleaning floor in wash bay and fell when coming down stairs
02/04/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was descending a CAT loader between the tires rather than using the access ladder and 3 points of contact. Employee jumped down and caught employee's foot in the tire chains. Employee fell to...
12/15/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While diagnosing a transformer with 13.8KV and 24.9KV feeding into it, the employee and coworker determined a fuse had blown. They could not locate a replacement transformer and decided to install ""j...
11/30/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 746d lost Truck Driver fell approximately 3 feet to the ground while mounting an articulated haul truck.
11/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Assisting co-worker lift 90-100 pound viscometer, at end of shift while driving home had shooting pain down right arm.
11/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped/tripped on steps and fell down to knee.
11/03/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None During an offload of product into storage tank and ignition had occurred. Mill operator and delivery driver began immediate evacuation and activated Mayday. The storage tank erupted when pressure el...
10/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Coming down ladder of haul truck to step on ground an felt ""tear"" in abdomen at location of previous non work related surgery.
10/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While climbing ladder of haul truck, employee felt a ""twinge"" in left shoulder.
08/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee began climbing ladder into haul truck and ladder moved underneath employee. Foot slipped and right knee was injured.
07/07/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was air-arcing feather ring out of bore and a spark landed on back between shoulders.
05/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Climbing off water truck when left hand slipped on wet handrail and gripped tighter with right hand
02/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While lifting the lid of the Boyd to crush samples, the lid got stuck and employee was trying to get the lid loose. Employee reported a tweak in lower back.
02/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped/stumbled on the deck causing EE to lose balance and put EE's hands out to stabilize EE's fall when EE's right hand contacted the HQ rod in the drill head.
12/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Injured employee was mounting dozer and strained right shoulder. Employee was prescribed modified duty.
12/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 104d restricted While performing pre-op inspection of RTD slipped on packed snow at ready line
12/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Removing wing shroud on Letourneau L1850 and a small metal fragment broke off and struck him in the neck. This was originally classified as 1st aid because the doctor said leave it in it will heal fi...
12/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling sample, the sample catcher was bound up and employee pulled back. Incident was reported to supervisor at end of shift, but no further evaluation was requested or mentioned until the emp...
11/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Operator was making a turn around for a load of prill. When he stepped out onto the top step of the bulk truck his foot slipped and he hit his back on the top step of the truck.
11/03/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 172d restricted Was getting loaded by electric shovel and bucket hit dove tail of truck. Truck lunged forward. Employee received evaluation and followed recommendations for ibuprofen use. As time passed further ev...
11/01/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost, 17d restricted Haul truck driver complained on pain in hand and wrists. Injured employee sought medical treatment and was prescribed no duty. The employee did not report injury as an occupational injury until 11-2...
10/15/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost pain surged through right hand during operation of pressure washer. Employee reported pain to supervisor on 10-15. On 10-19 he requested to go to clinic for further evaluation. On 10-23 physician p...
10/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was removing belly pan. Some bolts were stuck so he got underneath to try and break them free. The welds on some other bolt brackets broke and the belly pan fell on the employee fracturing h...
08/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost While moving cable spool weighting ~ 75lbs to storage, grip slipped and compensated hurting back.
08/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While dismounting cab of dozer that was high centered with left side higher than right the operator fell to sitting position when dismounting dozer from left side, bruising buttocks.
07/01/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While driving haul truck hit a bump and back ""locked up
07/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost 2 employees were working on an attachment to a skid steer. The attachment was removed from the bucket and set on 4X4's. A 3rd employee came to help and after one end of the attachment slipped off of t...
05/25/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost During clean-up of electric shovel, a large rock rolled behind front left tire. When backing out tire ran over rock, rocking rubber tire dozer causing operator to strike head on roll over protection...
05/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Crew was pumping cement and employee bent over to pick up cement bags and the hose transferring cement split causing cement to spray in his face.
05/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted As employee entered crew van, foot slipped on van step and fell on knee extending left arm.
05/10/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 203d restricted While grading ramp to shovel, operator turned to look behind grader for on coming traffic before turning grader on ramp. Sharp pain in neck and shoulder was reported immediately to supervisor.
04/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Employee was dismounting a haul truck via the boarding ladder and suffered an injury to his right elbow.
04/02/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were removing bolts with high torque drill and wrench. The wrench slipped off and hit the employee in the face fracturing his orbital bone.
03/06/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 4d restricted Truck Driver hit a high spot on pit floor causing the seat to bottom out and injuring his back. Employee sought medical attention on 3/11/15. Incident was never reported to the mine by the employee....
03/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 208d restricted Technician noticed snow and ice and went through area to get shovel to fix unsafe condition and slipped on ice
02/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 35d restricted Employee was opening the passenger door on a haul truck and strained his lower back. He was in the wrong position to open the door. Employee delayed seeking medical attention until 2/24/15 and was p...