SILVER BELL MINING LLC — Accidents

Total: 182 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting the reflector in the drop box of the stripping machine. Communication got confused between the workers and the flapper arms were inadvertently activated, pinning EE's arm in a...
02/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was removing dipper handle pin from shovel dipper when the pin got stuck. The employee moved the pin up and down to free the pin. The pin released unexpectedly and came out completely. The...
12/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was standing up in the back of the welding truck 428 when he slipped and fell off backwards landing on the shop floor.
11/30/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was en-route to dump, when the vehicle hit a pothole, jarring the employee. Employee did not report the incident until 12/09/2008. Seen Dr. and was released without restrictions. 12/16/200...
10/01/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's last audiogram showed he had sustained a standard threshold shift.
09/08/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a bottle of welding gas. He was off loading it from the truck when he lost control of the cylinder and as the cylinder fell it opened the valve and the employee was blasted with g...
08/19/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 115d restricted Employee was bending over and down to place a red-head marker for a drill hole in a drill pattern. He felt pain in his lower back.
08/06/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working to free a stuck cathode in the stripper.When the blank was freed from the copper,the machine advanced the blank starter sheet and also advanced the next cathode in line.As the mac...
06/26/2008 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was troubleshooting an electrical problem the switch house for the 579 shovel. When testing the high voltage side there was an arc flash and the employee was burned on his left hand.
06/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was reaching up with his right hand opening a valve when he felt a pain in his right eye. The pain was off and on all shift. When examined the doctor found a small object in his eye.
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tighten loose plow bolts and replacing a missing pin when later in the shift his back began to bother him.
05/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a five-gallon oil jug to the deck of 583 drill. He felt a pop in his right shoulder. The shoulder pain got worse throughout the shift.
04/29/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a ratacher tie-down strap to secure equipment to the bed of a broom truck, injured sustained a a cut to lower lip and broken tooth when the strap end came loose and struck injuried on the mouth.
04/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While descending the steps from the control panel to the copper conveyor, the fiber-glass step gave away causing EE to fall through the opening up to his waist. The fall resulted in a scraped left shi...
04/14/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the ready line injured jumped over a puddle, landing on a rock and turning his right ankle and bruising his left knee.
04/09/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While helping to remove broken concrete from the acid unloading station, injured sustained a corneal abrasion when a wind blown foreign body entered injured's left eye.
03/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While removing a one-ton GMC left rear brake caliper, the caliper slipped from the EE's grasp pinching and fracturing the right ring finger. Injury occurred when finger was pinched between floor and...
03/17/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While operating #583 drill, operator looked down to his left at the drill stem then up to his right at the gauges and felt pain in the upper back. Restrictions were prescribed.
02/06/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None There was no incident involved. Our employee has suffered a standard threshold shift in his hearing. Notification confirming hearing loss was received on 2/6/08.
12/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee caught finger in between gear.
11/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While closing a 10"" water valve, injured's feet slipped and he lost his grip with the right hand and caught his weight with the left hand. This resulted in a left wrist strain.
10/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured stepped down from approx one foot high concrete foundation and twisted his right ankle.
08/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost While using his left foot to reposition one of the lifting tines on a forklift, injured felt pain in the left lower back.
07/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a shovel to dig out a process water line, felt a ""pop"" in his left elbow. He was referred for a MRI.
07/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tipping the hood of a dump truck injured felt pain in the left sholder adn around left side. Physical therapy was prescribed.
06/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While pulling on copper cathode to reposition it, the cathode fell on inj's right hand, resulting in a lacerated & fractured right long finger.
06/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While moving cathode blanks around in the work area, injured felt a pain in the mid back. Light duty was prescribed.
05/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost While unreeling shovel power cable from a spool, injured ""yanked"" on the cable and felt a pop and pain in the right shoulder. Injured began losing time from work on 8-13-07.
05/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While securing a load with a ratchet strap, injured felt a pull in his left wrist while pushing on the ratchet handle. Light duty was prescribed.
04/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted While placing his tool tray on bed of service truck injured felt pain in the lower back. Light duty was prescribed.
04/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While stripping a thin copper cathode, the cathode fell striking & cutting injured's left thumb. Sutures were required.
03/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a 4 inch fusion machine from under a pipe, injured felt pain in his right wrist.
03/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During installation of the right track of a dozer, injured used a 16-pound hammer to reposition the zipper link. When the link was struck a small airborne piece of steel struck & embedded beneath the...
03/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 26d restricted Injured pulled up shovel access ladder & it stuck causing injured to feel pain in lower back. Injured was returned to work ""regular duty"" on 3/21/07. On 4/23/07 ""light duty"" was prescribed, making...
03/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While walking up stairs in tankhouse injured stubbed his toe on a step. As he fell forward his left small finger struck a sharp piece of fiberglass on the mid rail of the handrail, resulting in a cut...
12/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was struck on right side of hard hat and neck when a new hoist cable & becket unwound from a spool. Injury occurred when injured cut the rope holding cable end to spool. Physical therapy was p...
11/16/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While operating #336 rubber tire dozer, injured's left shoulder became sore. Injured went to ER and Dr placed left arm in sling.
11/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 32d restricted While pulling on a 3/4 inch water hose, injured sustained a shoulder right dislocation. Injury occurred when hose hung up on a rock as injured was pulling it.
09/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured, evading a swarm of bees, tripped and fell as he ran down an embankment toward his pickup. The fall resulted in a sore and bruised right shoulder. X-rays were negative. An MRI has been recomme...
08/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While moving a 9 7/8"" drill bit on the drill deck the employee over-extended his body which resulted in back strain.
08/08/2006 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking amp reading, overloads failed and flashed across phase to phase causing an extreme arc resulting in flash to both eyes. Prescription drug was administered.
07/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured using a crowbar to advance a copper cathode into the load-out hopper, sustained a bruise to the top of the right hand. Injury occurred when the falling cathode caught the crow bar tip, causing...
06/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He stepped down a distance of 18"" and felt pain in his right knee.
04/21/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 169d lost, 2d restricted While riding in passenger seat of a haul truck, injured sustained a bruised right knee when trainee stopped quickly and injured's knee contacted lower dash area. Injured did not seek medical attention...
10/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a wrench on a valve handle. The handle broke and pipe wrench struck injured's right lower jaw. Injured states he momentarily lost consciousness. Injury resulted in minor soft tissue...
07/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED ON 2ND RUNG OF EXTENSION LADDER. INJURED BROKE THE FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH STRUCK & WAS LACERATED BY A 1/2"" ALL-THREAD BOLT. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED & LIGHT DUTY WAS PRESC...
04/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED STUMBLED ON A ROCK WHILE WALKING. AS HE REGAINED HIS BALANCE, INJURED FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
01/21/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 9d restricted Injured was installing a shovel gantry cable. A choker cable was wrapped around the gantry cable & lifted into position. A crane was used to swing & pull the cable into the gantry equalizer. Pulling c...
12/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PULLING ON A PIECE OF COPPER CATHODE THE CATHODE MOVED, CUTTING THROUGH EE'S GLOVE AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL CUT REQUIRING TWO SUTURES.
12/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MOVING A COPPER CATHODE, INJURED'S GLOVE WAS PULLED FROM HIS HAND. HIS HAND THEN CONTACTED CATHODE RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF HIS RT. THUMB. THE WOUND WAS SUTURED.