Schoolhouse Quartz Plant — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Contractor employee traveled on UTV to load the drill core on service truck. On the travel back to drill, the UTV began sliding out of control, becoming sideways, catching the edge of the road and ti...
02/09/2021 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Maintenance employee was replacing bull gear on rod mill. While transferring the old gear from the rod mill to the designated location, one of the dollies that was holding up one of the two chain hois...
01/14/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting the water on a cyclone to put more water in the sump. When employee was stepping away from the sump employee's right foot slipped causing employee to lose footing and fall on le...
02/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While changing out an HF acid pump, a maintenance employee received a chemical burn on right thumb, caused by a pinhole leak. The employee was administered first aid at the facility when normal specia...
05/15/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None No conditions at the mine-site caused this accident to occur. Every effort was made by the mine owner to assist contractor guard operator, on the guard's physical ailments, until local ambulance and E...
11/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted On Saturday, November 12th 2016, EE was replacing a motor at approximately 8:30 am. The motor and the iron created a pinch point and caught EE's gloved pinky finger between the two. EE reported the i...
06/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 136d restricted While working on a pump in the maintenance shop, the EE had his hand placed on top of the pump, lining up the chuck in the shaft. Another employee had a pry bar lifting on the opening of the shaft, wh...
03/18/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Suspected pneumoconiosis with median consensus ILO reading of 1/2. Operator suspects prior occupational & smoking contributed to ILO reading. Case reported during March 2014 has been denied by numerou...
08/18/2011 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 105d restricted The employee was using a table saw to cut pieces of PVC blocks. With the saw running, he reached under it, and his right middle finger was struck by the rotating blade. He sustained a laceration and d...
02/28/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was coming down expanded metal steps in the screen house. His right heel got hung in the step grating. He fell forward and put his weight on his left foot. He suffered a fractured heel.
12/15/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a wire brush attached to a power drill to clean teeter pipes. His left glove became entangled in the chuck attachment while operating the tool and twisted his thumb. The thumb was bruis...
07/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Injured EE and another EE were at the dump site, disposing of waste sand. EE lifted a 55 gal drum that was near empty, by its' bottom, to dump it. The fiber drum has metal reinforcement bands on top...
12/04/2009 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Operator was working with contractor to dispose of flotation reagents stored in 55 gal. drums. He was using a fork lift to move drums. Operator is allergic to the reagent in some of the drums. He re...
07/06/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee stepped beyond berm to edge of bench in mine. Edge broke away and he fell 18ft with falling material. A rock struck his right shoulder. He walked to his truck, drove to mine shop and was t...
04/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and co-worker were lowering material removal screw closer to take. Shim and bolts are removed to lower screw. When removing shims, gearbox fell striking and cut employee's right hand.
01/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was cutting a tree and it got lodged. In an attempt to get the tree on down, it broke loose striking the employee on the right shoulder causing a fracture.
10/14/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting over-the-road trailer with pallets of sand when trailer floor broke through causing forklift to tilt to the left. He apparently cut fingers as the forklift was tilting and going d...
09/15/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had went to eat and after he finished he felt discomfort to his right eye. First aid of flushing with water did not help. EE went to doctor on Monday and had a metal sliver removed.
10/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Installing a weather seal on exhaust fan, after completing job, employee went back to retrieve a hammer and placed his fingers into the fan frame resulting in the injury.
05/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted AFTER COMPLETING JOB OF ARRANGING SOME LIGHT FIXTURES, EE JUMPED UP TO TRY & TOUCH CEILING CAUSING A SPRAIN/STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
06/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PREPARING A PALLET OF SAMPLES TO BE SHIPPED. CUT RING & LITTLE FINGER ON LT. HAND.
08/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted INJURED AND COWORKER WAS CARRYING A GEAR BOX MOUNTED ON A SHIPPING PALLET. STARTED UPSTAIRS AND WAS ADJUSTING THEIR HOLD ON PALLET WHEN IT SHIFTED AND THE CORNER OF THE PALLET STRUCK EE IN THE GROIN A...
07/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED ALONG WITH TWO COWORKERS WERE UPRIGHTING A 500# DRUM. AS DRUM WAS BEING PLACED ON A PALLET EE MASHED AND CUT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
07/04/2001 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal AN APPARENT BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE VICTIM TO EXIT THE CAB & WAS PULLED UNDER THE REAR WHEELS OR HE PARKED IT & CRAWLED UNDER THE BED TO CHECK A PROBLEM. EITHER SENARIO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL...
02/21/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE USING PRYBAR TO DISLODGE OBSTRUCTION IN CHUTE. WHEN RAISING THE PRYBAR OVER HIS HEAD, THE BAR STRUCK THE GLOBE ON THE LIGHT FIXTURE. THE LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE IN TO SEVERAL PIECES. THE GLASS STRUCK H...