Shafter Mine — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost Employee stated he was walking down the main decline when he slipped and fell on his left shoulder.
09/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Droped a clarifier filter frame on his (R) foot while he was cleaning it
09/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 34d restricted Incident happened at the Filter Press 2nd Floor. Employee was concerned for tool bag to get wet, so he picked up 70lb tool bag tossed it into his office and as he let go he felt his right shoulder pop...
06/30/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was ""loading dynamite"" underground when he heard a ""rock cracking"" noise, so he looked up and a rock that fell from above hit him in the face. His right front tooth was dislodged and he h...
05/29/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted ee was bolting back, when a approximately 10""x 10"" rock came out from behind the wire striking him on the shoulder and collarbone. ee felt pain in shoulder/collarbone area. Was treated by a physicia...
05/20/2013 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost At 10:40 pm employee was jump starting a 30 ton haul truck, after starting the truck he went to shut down the jump pack. At this time the jumper pack exploded on his hand. His thumb nail was bleeding...
05/12/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was using a pipe wrench to close the bombay doors on press #2, when the pipe wrench slipped and he felt a pain in his lower back.
04/18/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 4d restricted The wind was blowing extremely hard, the workers where welding some doors at the crusher. Employee felt a burning sensation on his left eye he kept working his shift with the other two workers. When...
02/15/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 14d restricted EE was working with machinery (jack - leg) was pulling on a 8 ft. steel that was stuck in a underground hole a part of the steel broke off EE and another co-worker fell back and jack hammer landed on...
02/08/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at the 5200 level crosscut #4, a 5ft. x 6ft. x 4ft. wedge came down from the back at the #4 crosscut nose pillar. Approximately eight(8)ft. split set rock bolts failed from the an...
01/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee when working in his area Cone Crusher he was wearing his PPE and harness and he slipped and fell 5ft from the ground never lost consciousness he was complaining about his left hand and his ne...
01/25/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 5d restricted unable to walk due to blisters that were infected due to friction and moisture wearing the black rubber boot. This started shortly after he started to work at the mine and this was not reported until...
12/26/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost An Electrician was checking the bag house system, when he put his fingers into a piece of the equipment which he was not aware was spinning.
09/26/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost Operating kubota RTV 1140 on Entrance to mine site. Traveling at a speed of 20 MPH. The left front tire punctured and the kubota over turned onto the left side. Employee had his left foot out and the...
09/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut a zip-tie off a filter press liner with a razor knife when the knife slipped and cut through his glove and lacerated his left index finger
07/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was lifting about ten lbs. While setting it into a kubota RTV she felt pain in the lower back. The pain worsened through the night. She saw a physician the next day. She was diagnosed with mu...
07/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Slip and fall at the bottom of stair case. Foculent was dripping in area.
07/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Driller assistant slipped and fell off a transport trailer landing on his right hand.
07/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a Kubota tire on a bench and was standing on the right side of the tire. He received a laceration on his upper left abdomen. The laceration was 3/4 inches long. The wound was sup...
06/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was walking to the surface shop and tripped on wire protruding from a concrete form. He fell on his left knee, landing on some sheets of expanded metal. He heard his knee pop. The area was no...
06/23/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 33d restricted EE was putting floor dry on a belt pulley. The guard was removed and the belt was still running. EE was using a 6' rebar to scrape off the roller. The bar got trapped in the belt roller. Another EE ra...
05/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 1d restricted EE was cleaning the filter press filters. The electrician was changing a fuse on the bombay doors. EE was with the electrician while he changed the fuse. The electrician started the door and thought E...
05/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was climbing onto the Volvo trackhoe. As he pulled himself up he felt a pain in his right shoulder and felt it pop. He reported it to his supervisor.
05/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While shoveling mud and muck at the ball mill containment area, employee felt a sharp pain in the center of his back. He was fatigued and possibly slightly dehydrated. He was diagnosed with a muscle s...
05/05/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost, 1d restricted Employee was having symptoms of weakness and nausea. He sat down near his bucket. He reported to supervisor of symptoms and was sent to first aid room. EMT noted disorientation. Employee was transport...
04/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was adjusting a filter press while prying with a pry bar. He was pulling down on the bar, when the bar slipped. It jerked his body and He fell 2' to the landing. He did not notice any pain un...
04/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was attempting to move an electrical starter box. He used both hands and upon lifting the box, his left hand slipped off. The weight from the box set down on his right index and middle finger. He p...
03/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE was helping another ee move a steel rack. The steel rack was tied to the forks of a fork lift. When ee delivered the rack to the new location on the surface by the portal. EE was working in the are...
03/15/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was walking across filtration area and stepped on 2"" x 4"" form board that concrete contractor left with nail protruding Thru and went Thru sole of boot sticking in the ball of his left foot...
03/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Failed set screw on roll up door spring caused roll up door to spin. Chain hoist bracket struck employee in chin causing laceration
02/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE was carrying a bundle of bolts on his right shoulder; as he was walking down the decline ramp he slipped and fell backwards.
01/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost while unloading lockers, one set of lockers fell over hitting employee on his calf; he had a small red mark on his calf. High wind and wet landing were the causes.
01/13/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted operator closed door of dozer and left his pinky exposed, which resulted in fracture and laceration
07/21/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was backing a Cat 966C loader down a hill when he turned it into a depression and the loader became unbalanced and turned over on it's side next to an escape hatch for a tunnel under construc...
06/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Cement burns due to over exposure while mixing grout with the grout pump. Reported the next day after being involved in the use of cement.
06/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Cement burns due to over exposure while mixing grout with the grout pump. Reported the next day after being involved in the use of cement.
06/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee was walking across mine office road when he tripped on left foot, fell to the ground, and sprained right knee. Employee felt pain in right knee and was unable to bear weight on foot.