ROCK SPRINGS MINE — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning up around the tail section of a conveyer when he tripped and fell over rocks on ground.
07/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS CLEANING UP BY HAND AROUND PLANT, PITCHED A ROCK INTO A CHUTE, MISSED, TRIED TO CATCH ROCK, ROCK FELL ON LITTLE FINGER.
02/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS WELDING INSIDE A TRANSFER CHUTE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLID ABOUT 12"", STIRKING HIS TESTICLES ON A METAL BRACKET.
02/04/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A CONTRACTOR WAS CHIPPING A WELD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND HIT HIS EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY THAT DAY. HE MISSED HIS NEXT DAY AND REPORTED FOR WORK ON THE 2ND DAY...
01/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted INJURED WAS RUNNING A LOADER CLEANING FACES WHEN THE CUTTING EDGE CAME OFF. HE BENT OVER TO LOAD CUTTING EDGE INTO BUCKET AND PULLED BACK THE CUTTING EDGE WEIGHS ABOUT 65 LBS.
12/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE USING A PRY BAR ON A ROCK THAT WAS JAMMED IN A BELT TRANSFER POINT, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SMASH HIS FINGER AGAINST A ROCK. HE BROKE THE TIP OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER .
01/16/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING BEARING HOUSING OFF OF A FINISH SCREEN WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS CHEST.
09/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted CARRYING 60 LB I-BEAM THROUGH JAW FEEDER, SURFACE WER, SLIPPED AND FELL.
08/26/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN TENSION ROD ON JAW CRUSHER, ROD BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN. TOOK HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM; NO IMPAIRMENT, ABLE TO RETURN BACK TO WORK.
05/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted REPAIRING P4 CONVEYOR BELT, EE STATES, IS WHEN HE THINKS HE HURT HIS BACK.