SILVER BELL MINING LLC — Accidents

Total: 182 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing teeth from a shovel dipper when EE's finger got pinched between teeth as EE set it on a pallet.
10/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost 10/11/2016 employee dismounted the dozer and turned to take a step and felt left knee pop. Employee kept working, but knee continued to bother employee off and on. Employee opted for surgery and beca...
07/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was striking a copper started in the stripping machine when a bent piece of copper cut the employee on the left wrist requiring two stiches.
06/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking around shovel when slipped in some loose rocks. Put out hand to catch fall and cut left palm. Had three stiches.
03/11/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 22d restricted Employee was using a bar to align cutting edges on a track dozer when EE heard/felt a pop in EE's elbow followed by pain, 3/11/2016. Referred to specialist, doctor took employee off of work 4/27.
02/16/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was tightening flange bolts on discharge valve when EE felt pain in EE's lower back.
01/14/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee alleges January 14, 2016 incident caused an injury to back that EE was not aware of. We feel this incident was not caused by an occurrence at work and is not work related. We are filing thi...
09/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was cleaning up around lathe work area when he cut his finger on some metal shavings.
06/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 10d restricted EE claimed with the Industrial Commission a back injury 6/6/2015. There was no report of injury to us, and no cause of injury. We denied the claim. EE had surgery. We sent ee to an Independent Med...
02/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 178d lost, 29d restricted Employee was attempting to remove the dipstick to check the oil during his pre-operational inspection of the haul truck. While he was struggling to remove the dipstick he felt pain in his shoulder.
09/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was working on placing the front spindle assembly on a haul truck. He was using a pry bar to turn the assembly when he felt sudden pain in his left shoulder. Employee was taken off work 9/30...
07/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 119d lost, 5d restricted Employee was using the boarding ladder to climb down the shovel and slipped and fell to the ground.
07/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was lifting some dunnage when he felt a pop in his right elbow. Employee had surgery 7/24/2014 and became a lost time.
06/17/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 13d restricted Employee was operating a backhoe when he felt some discomfort in his groin area, around 11:30. The employee had lunch and went back to work. At 2:00 the employee requested medical care. Cause of in...
05/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was opening oil filters to check for metal and cut his thumb with a knife.
03/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was laying over a 10"" piece of pipe working with a timber support. When he twisted he felt a pop and had pain on his right side at the ribs. Employee did not seek medical attention until M...
02/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the cutting edge on 834 rubber tire dozer. He had the moldboard suspended and when he wiped some dirt off the back side he cut his forearm.
07/31/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 20d restricted Employee was dismounting road grader at the 2890 tie down and missed the last step causing him to fall backwards onto the ground.
07/19/2013 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was troubleshooting the PP01 cables and erroneously touched the high voltage pothead and contacted one phase of 4160 volts with his right hand.
04/22/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The employee was steam cleaning the drill. He was up on the mast of the drill. As he went to squeeze the handle to activate the cleaner, the nozzle jumped and he lost control of the wand. The high...
03/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost Employee was assaying blast hole samples and she starting having pain in her arms.
12/20/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the door to the warehouse when a gust of wind blew the door shut on her finger.
11/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee climbed out from under a rubber tire dozer and stood up. The sun was in his eyes and he lost his balance. He fell and his right hand struck a lock ring from a big tire that was laying on th...
10/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was climbing up and down ladders all night working on the 944 loader. When he descended a ladder he felt a pop in his knee. Employee went in for surgery on knee 12/20/2012, becoming a lost...
10/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was helping lift a shovel cable connector (pothead) and felt pain in left shoulder. Became a lost time when he went in for surgery 11/08/2012
09/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was working on a loader in a tight space for an extended period of time causing a pinched nerve in his neck.
09/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 194d lost Employee was being loaded at the 579 shovel when the shovel dipper clipped the bed of the haul truck. The truck jolted causing the seatbelt to tighten up aggravating abdominal problems of the operator...
05/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee was working on the blast pattern when he slipped. As he fell he caught himself with the right arm causing pain to his right shoulder. Employee worked normal job. Went in for surgery 10/22/...
04/19/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was standing on the right rear platform of the rubber tire dozer. When he turned around he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet landing on his shoulder and head. Employee has a bro...
04/04/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out main crank pulley on haul truck when he pinched his finger between the impact drive and the frame of the truck.
11/05/2011 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Skeleton remains were found on mine property.
10/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 20d restricted EE was cutting a piece of plate that was near the remaining bulk of the plate he was stepping backwards and his foot stepped into a gap on the plate, causing him to fall to his side with his foot lodg...
04/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hooking up a pipe fusing machine to a pick-up truck when the machine moved forward and pinched the employees pinky finger of his left hand between the hitch and the receiver.
03/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost The operator of water truck 498 lost control and struck a berm. The water truck flipped over. Accident still under investigation.
01/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 58d restricted Employee was placing grade indicators and had climbed up on a berm. When coming down, a rock shifted and employee adjusted his weight to steady himself. He felt a pain in his lower back.
11/23/2010 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee entered lube room of the #575 electric shovel (P&H 2300) around 7:30pm. The door closed behind him. The latch was dirty and would not open from inside.
10/27/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was operating rubber tire dozer when sometime during the shift she hit a rough spot causing some discomfort to her neck.
08/31/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a Cup Cutter tool to prepare an injury in an Earthmover Tire for repair the cup cutter bound up in the rubber and slipped to the side striking the associate on the right knee resulting in...
08/18/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Pinched and cut left ring finger with sharp piece of metal.
08/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee on several strenuousness projects during the day and stayed over on over time until projects were completed. Employee the next day reported he had pain in his lower back.
07/22/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee states that while working tripping out a hole, the pipe wrench he was using slipped and snapped back hitting his left open palm.
07/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee states that while pulling rods at jobsite, his left index finger was crushed between bar and pipe wrench. Sustained laceration and fracture of finger.
06/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was reaching up to climb on a forklift when he felt popping and snapping in his shoulder.
05/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hit in the forehead with u-joint cap. Employee was under 834 wheel loader installing the rear drive shaft. He was holding up the driveshaft into position so that another tech could start...
11/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an electric power snake to clean out a slow drain. During the process, the snake broke, cutting employees arm.
10/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was removing teeth from the Cat 994F loader when a sliver of metal struck him on the right knee cutting him.
10/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 181d lost Employee was in the process of loading holes for a shot when he stepped on the side of a rock and rolled his right ankle.
08/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cleaning a track dozer at the washrack using a hose when he reported his right shoulder was bothering him. Employee did not seek medical attention right away.
06/26/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was working on pressing off the belt sheave on a shaft. As the employee hit the sheave, he smashed his index finger between the hammer handle and the sheave.
03/23/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was climbing down a ladder access at a drill. At the landing there was a rock that caused his left leg to twist when he stepped on it. He twisted and he felt pain in his lower hip and back.