Rochester Mine — Accidents

Total: 150 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted On 2/15/06 the employee was walking on a flat snowy and icy surface, when he slipped and fell on his left hip (bruise).
02/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted A tire mechanic was fixing snow chains, when he hit his left thumb with a hammer. The initial doctors visit showed no fractures or dislocations. Upon a follow-up visit (2/14/06) a new x-ray showed t...
11/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The emplyee was shoveling and slipped on some loose rock falling on his left shoulder.
11/04/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was working on an uneven rocky material. The employee stated she had stepped on a sharp rock and hurt the bottom of her foot. X-ray shows a contusion to #1 and #2 metatarsals on the righ...
11/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 57d restricted An employee was doing maintenance on a 25 ton crane. While greasing the crane he reached for his grease gun and lost his balance falling from the fender of the crane to a flat surface on the ground,...
07/18/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was air arcing a piece of wear iron out of a chute, when the iron shifted and cut his right forearm.
06/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 16d restricted The employee was walking on a drill pattern and twisted his left knee. The employee did not want to seek medical treatment. On 6/27/05 the employee stated his knee was bothering him at which time he...
05/11/2005 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5/6/05 a portion of a top soil stockpile had developed cracking near the crest. Barricades and movement prisms were set in place to monitor the crack.The following week 5/11/05 this area was found...
04/20/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 78d restricted On 4/20/05, an employee was tramming a drill in the pit, when he drove over a rock jarring his back. He did not want to seek medical treatment at that time. In June he stated he wanted to see a phys...
03/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted An employee working in the refinery was pushing a leaf filter on the press, back into place when it fell off the slide bar landing on the employee's right wrist. This fractured the Ulna in the right...
02/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Two employees were removing a large rock from a conveyor frame on routine clean up of the belt. As they both lifted the large rock in rolled on to one of the emplyees left pinky. This lacerated the...
12/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was putting tire chains on the service truck. He was using a block to raise the back tires. The block started to slip and the employee put his foot on the block to stop it from slipping, when...
12/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee was guiding the hook on the crane to unplug the jaw crusher from rocks when the hook kicked out and smashed his hand.
11/21/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was grinding on a loader bucket, when he recieved flying debris in his left eye.
10/19/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost An employee was walking on a new leach pad liner covered with ore, it was raining. He fell backwards on the ore twisting his back on the right side.
10/19/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a loader tooth in position and hammering with his right hand. The hammer slipped off the pin and smashed his middle finger on his left hand.
07/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 148d restricted He was carrying a reducer over to the leach pad technician and he slipped on a muddy surface. he under went surgery for his knee injury. he went in for surgery on scheduled day off and returned to his...
07/06/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was walking to a break room and tripped on a rock. As employee was falling he put his hand out to catch him self hit his left wrist on a pallet. Also note a he was wearing a metal wrist...
04/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 295d lost Employee was on the back of a truck. He stepped on the tailgate and it gave way causing him to fall.
04/08/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee stated ""I was walking across the pit pattern and I stepped on a rock. The rock rolled and I twisted my right ankle.
03/09/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up rock by A-belt when a rock fell off the A belt convyer and struck the employee on the right side of his back.
03/03/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Report was filed 3/3/04. Ee was seen by a physician & filed a claim. The claim was not accepted at this time. The claim was accepted in late August after several tests. The Loss control supervisor con...
01/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 35d restricted He was walking back to the maint. shop and slipped on ice build up on the sidewalk. **Note to file--The injury occurred on 1/20/04 and was not seen until 3/3/04 at which time he was released to work....
01/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted WHILE INSTALLING A TOOTH ON LOADER ADAPTER, HE TURNED TO GET THE PIN & THE TOOTH FELL ON HIS FOOT, BREAKING A BONE.
12/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE CHANGING OUT OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE BOTTLES, HE LIFTED THE BOTTLES TO PUT ON THE RACK AND SPRAINED/STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
11/28/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted HE WAS WATCHING PIPE ON PLASTIC LINER AT THE LEACH PAD. HE WENT TO PULL A LINE OF ADS PIPE AND SLIPPED ON THE WET PLASTIC AND SLID DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
07/20/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted SHOVELING ON #4 CRUSHER DECK, HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AREA.
04/16/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WAS REPLACING SET OF BUCKET TEETH ON 315 LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE TOOTH AND EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO HIS STOMACH.
04/05/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted HE WAS CLEANING BEHIND B BELT & STEPPED ON SNOW-COVERED GROUND & FELL THROUGH ICE & LANDED ON WRIST.
04/04/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted WHILE STANDING NEAR A TRUCK LOOKING AT A LOAD, THE LEFT SIDE OF AN EZ-LIFT SNAPPED AND HIT HER IN THE BACK.
04/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WALKING DOWN STAIRS, HE TURNED TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND STUMBLED.
03/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 46d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN SIDEHILL AND SLIPPED TWISTING HER ANKLE.
03/03/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 39d restricted EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF DECK OFF A SKID WHEN THE CUT WAS MADE THRU IT CAUSED THE DECK TO BREAK OFF AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND WITH THE PIECE OF SKID.
02/12/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted WORKING ON PRIMARY AND ON HIS WAY DOWN HE STEPPED ON A ROUND WOODEN DISK THAT IS USED ON THE CRANE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, IMMEDIATELY FEELING A SHARP PAIN FROM THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT UP TO HIS H AMSTRING...
01/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 24d restricted HE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON #613 BLADE, TAKING OFF BOLTS ON LIFTING CYLINDER ARMS, THEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS LOWER RT. HAND SIDE IN GROIN AREA.
12/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS MOVING METAL ARM GUARDS, WHEN ONE SLIPPEDAND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
07/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 231d restricted EE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING TO LIFT EMULSION TRANSFER PUMP FROM PICKUP BED TO GROUND. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7/26/02. DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT & WAS RE...
05/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE AND CO WORKER WERE LIFTING A SIX INCH PLASTIC PIPE WHEN THEY SET IT DOWN TOO FAST AND THE END OF THE PIPE CAME DOWN AND SMASHED THE INJURED EE S LEFT HAND.
03/28/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted HE WAS WALKING FROM THE #4 SYSTEM TO THE MCC ROOM AND STEPPED IN A RUT ON THE TERTIARY FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
03/20/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE WAS CLEANING THE MUD BUILDUP IN THE CHUTE, HE WAS TENDING THE AIR HOSE TO THE AIR CHIPPER. HE SAW THE FROZEN MATERIAL (11' X 2 1/2' APPX.) COMING DOWN TOWARD HIM AND TRIED TO MVOE OUT OF TH E WAY....
02/10/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A RAM FOR PUSHING A MAJOR BOGIE PIN INTO PLACE ON 512 DOZER. HE WAS ADJUSTING PUSH BOLTS AND HOLDING THE RAM IN PLACE TO PUSH THE PINS IN PLACE. THE RAM DROPPED AND HIT HIS MIDDL E FINGER...
01/07/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE USING CUTTING TORCH IN RIGHT HAND, CUTTING A CRUSHER MANTLE. WHEN HE MOVED THE TORCH ACROSS THE MANTLE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT GLOVED HAND. BLOWING A HOLE IN THE GLOVE AND CAUSING A SECOND...
01/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING A TROUGHING ROLLER AND HAD TO HAMMER IT, HE SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER. DIAGNOSIS OF INJURY FROM PHYSICIAN ON 1-13-02.
08/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING A ROLLER ONTHE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, EE WAS TRYING TO TAKE END CAP OFF WHILE USING HIS POCKET KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RT INDEX FINGER
06/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE SLIDING SHAFT OUT OF POSITION, HAND SLIPPED OFF SHAFT AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
12/22/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WHILE LIFTING/PUSHING A PORTABLE GENSET IN THE BACK OF A SEMI TRAILER THE EE FELT A POP IN HIS ANKLE. NOTE: EE WAS NOT FOLLOWING PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURES
11/25/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None HAND STARTED GETTING NUMB AND FINGERS STARTED TO SWELL. CRI RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION ON MARCH 20, 2001.
09/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF ZINC WHEN THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS ARM TO SCRAPE AGAINST CAN, WHICH CUT HIS WRIST.
05/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE SAFETY BARRIER FROM THE TRUCK DUMP. A MECHANIC THREW THE SAFETY LINETHAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BARRIER AROUND THE METAL TRUCK DUMP HIGH WALL. INJURED CAUGHT THE ROPE, BUT HE...
04/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSTALLING HEEL PLATE (WEAR ITON) ON 992 G CATERPILLAR LOADER BUCKET, THE MECHANIC REACHED TO ALIGN PLATE THAT WAS LOCATED ON HYDRAULIC JACK, THE PLATE SLIPPED OFF THE JACK AND LANDED ON LEFT (5TH DIG...