SILVER BELL MINING LLC — Accidents

Total: 182 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/29/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up a 5-gallon bucket of ore one handed when they felt a pop and pain in right shoulder
05/19/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was walking in the tie down area around the water truck, when they slipped and landed on their right wrist, resulting in a fracture. Employee was placed on restricted duty.
05/14/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost EE's footing and stumbled causing EE to lacerate EE's head on a steel window frame of a connex box. Employee received 6 Staples
04/19/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was walking in a dim area when EE tripped and fell over forks from a forklift, resulting in right shoulder pain. On 4/22/2025, employee was placed on Restrictive Duty
01/12/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using 1 inch impact gun on bolt under truck. Bolt was not coming off causing the employee to adjust position. As employee was adjusting the impact gun it bounced back hitting employees fa...
11/21/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While conducting a team lift of a front end of a light plant employee got their finger pinched in between the tongue and the ground, sustaining a fracture/break to the tip right index finger. Employee...
11/07/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee hooked toe under next to last step on stairs and fell on knees causing abrasions and swelling. Swelling and soreness in left knee is impairing mobility.
07/23/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee was pulling on a cable when another employee stepped on the cable causing the cable to pull EE to the ground. When EE fell, EE fell with majority of EE's weight on EE's left side injuring EE'...
04/12/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using hytorc gun on loader when it came loose striking the L middle finger causing laceration and fracture to the finger.
03/16/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Chipping stuck copper off plate when misjudged momentum caused L thumb to be struck by hammer. L Thumb was struck between hammer and plate. L Thumb 1/2in by 1/2in laceration. Light bruising. Light swe...
02/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was loading toolbox into truck bed then felt a pop in R shoulder. Employee continued to load more toolboxes and pain increased.
12/11/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee working on haul truck 552 when right index finger was struck by moving air conditioning belt. Causing a scratch/abrasion.
06/04/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was backing into 579 shovel in HT552 to be loaded when the dipper bumped the truck jarring the driver. treated as first aid. On 11/20/2023 company was notified recent symptoms are related to...
05/12/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost employee was stepping on to the ground from the last step of a haul truck hydraulic ladder at the end of EE's shift. EE states EE felt pain in EE's left hip. The ladder retracted close to the ground l...
04/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 273d lost A Driller, in training, was cleaning the windows on the outside of the operator's cab and when Driller was returning into the cab, shut the door slamming left thumb between the door and the door jam.
04/08/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee going to work area to check bolts on valve, when EE tripped over a tracer wire attached to HDPE pipe. Employee was holding battery powered drill when EE fell to the ground pinching right ring...
10/16/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was in the process of removing adapters off of the 368 bucket when a J- hook they were using stretched out and came off the adapter striking the employee in the left forearm.
08/27/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was climbing up the ladder of the acid trailer to unhook the airline in the crows nest after unloading. EE lost balance as EE was climbing up the ladder and slipped while trying to grab the b...
08/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was lifting guard to load in the hopper, when as EE lifted EE twisted and felt a pain in EE's back.
06/04/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 137d lost Employees were repairing the latch bar on the shovel dipper. The employee was prying with a bar to loosen the piece of the bar. The dipper door moved and pinched off the fingers on the employee's le...
04/23/2021 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a lift to moving power cable up to the cross member when it came loose and pinched EE's finger against the handrail on the lift.
08/15/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs at the SXEW when EE slipped and struck knee on the handrail.
05/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 67d restricted Employee was doing blast hole sampling when allegedly a small piece of rock became embedded in left elbow causing irritation. Employee did not report injury until 5/26/2020. Employee did not become L...
04/10/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was stripping copper. When EE squatted down to pick up an air hammer and felt pain in EE's right knee.
03/28/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting sandbags and the knife employee was using slipped off the material and employee cut left hand.
03/28/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Truck shop employee fractured pinky finger as the employee was removing a starter from a pickup truck.
03/01/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was walking through some mud and debris on the wash pad when EE slipped and twisted hurting EE's back.
02/27/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hand stripping copper in the stripping station using a bar. The bar slipped and hit the employee in the chin. EE received 9 stitches.
01/20/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was swinging a double jack to drive out a pin on 324 grader. EE needed to switch to swinging left handed because of the awkwardness of pin. Later in the day EE started to feel pain in EE's l...
12/23/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stepped off a bundle of copper and rolled ankle.
12/23/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was walking and tripped on a rock and fell. They reached out their right hand as they fell, causing a broken finger as they landed.
08/25/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was using a 6lb hammer to knock mud off of a haul truck and afterwards felt pain in EE's right elbow.
06/27/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While drilling out holes for fender with mag drill, the employee stepped on the cord, unplugging the mag drill causing the drill to demagnetize falling on employee's hand.
04/17/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The joystick in the shovel failed and the operator could not stop the loaded dipper, and the dipper hit the haul truck, jarring the employee. Employee did not seek medical attention until April 20.
04/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 44d restricted Employee was climbing off of equipment when employee knee had pain. Employee did not seek medical attention until April 23.
03/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking edge strips on the blanks, when one fell, cutting on the back of EE's right hand. Employee received 2 stitches.
03/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving a 4"" pipeline when EE felt pain in the lower back.
02/04/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 35d restricted Employee felt a pop in the right elbow when driving in a grounding rod for testing. Employee did not seek medical attention until 2/7/2019.
01/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Truck shop employee was working on haul truck 551 right side front tie rod. When raising the rod into place, the tie rod slipped off the jack and caught EE's left hand between the tie rod and jack. E...
01/05/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee miss stepped on the cell line during harvest and fell, rolling right ankle.
08/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the driveline from under a service truck, when it came apart and struck employee above the right eye requiring 3 stitches.
05/25/2018 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working under the loader. As EE came out from under the machine EE felt a pop in the knee.
05/13/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was installing some hoses on the mast of a drill, when they got stuck EE pried on the hoses with a small pry bar to move them and felt pain in EE's right shoulder.
01/25/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was washing water truck when EE slipped on the stair and hit EE's knee on the step.
12/08/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee tripped and fell on left knee.
11/05/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost grip as climbed out of the engine compartment and fell against the deck of the truck.
09/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to move a light plant. EE fingers were between the hitch and truck when the jack failed the trailer fell pinching ee fingers.
09/03/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee stepped off the forklift and rolled ankle.
08/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee grabbed at a pair of tongs as they fell cutting their right middle finger requiring 4 stiches.
01/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught finger between a lead anode when it fell onto a anode storage rack. EE received a finger tip fracture and several stitches.