South Area — Accidents
Total: 564 accidents | Fatalities: 3
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/12/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | Stacking mill balls into a bucket, the bucket became top heavy and fell over pinning employee under the bucket. It took a crane to lift the bucket off of him. Drug test results pending. |
| 01/04/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Was shoveling bent over under a conveyor belt and woke up the next morning with a sore back. was notified today that he saw a dr. He missed one day of work. Drug screen results-negative-. |
| 01/03/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 44d restricted | Emploee was removing a 5 gallon propane bottle from the back of a flat bed pick-up. He felt a strain in his arm when he set the bottle down on the ground. (This did not become reportable until 1/24/06... |
| 12/29/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 119d lost | Employee was driving a pickup, bounced up and came down with his elbow on his lunch box that was sitting on the seat, pulling his shoulder. Medical treatment, was sought on 12-29-2005, he was release... |
| 12/24/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a die grinder to cut off a exhaust pipe when the grinder kicked back and cut his wrist. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were used to close the wound. |
| 12/21/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was driving his haul truck when the louver for his heater fell into vent. As he retrieved it his finger came into contact with the heater fan blade. Medical treatment was sought and sutures w... |
| 12/20/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was installing center section of driveline for LD025 when he lost his balance and driveline landed on his hand. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were used to close the wound. |
| 12/04/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a grinder and as he rotated the object he was using he came in contact with the grinder surface cauing a laceration on his hand. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were used t... |
| 11/04/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An employee was tacking a metal plate in place when a piece of slag landed in his ear. After a few consultations with a physician, he was eventually refered to a surgeon to repair a hole in his ear d... |
| 10/31/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 35d restricted | Employee was walking down walkway and looking off to the side when his boot got caught on a step and he hyperextended his knee. He sought medical attention on November 21 and was scheduled for a MRI.... |
| 10/27/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While sitting in dozer employee leaned forward and struck his head on the radio. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were placed to close the laceration. |
| 10/25/2005 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was crawling across a steel beam when he twisted the right knee. |
| 10/21/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Lifting 50 lb sample bags repeatedly possible copycat injury report because the injured thought the work was too hard. laid off effective 10-21-05. |
| 10/17/2005 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | PLACING 18"" ROCK INTO DITCH, ATTEMPTED TO BREAK ROCK WITH BUCKET OF 345 TRACKHOE BY HITTING ROCK, THIS JARRING THE EXCAVATOR RESULTING IN STRAINED NECK AND BACK. *original EDoc # 266042* |
| 10/15/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Lifting samples repeatedly (50# bags). |
| 10/10/2005 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | OPERATING DOZER, RIPPING MATERIAL. WHEN BACKING UP, WENT OVER ROCK WITH DOZER AND JARRED BACK. *Original EDoc # 253218* |
| 10/07/2005 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was stepping over an air filter unit and stepped on a grab handle twisting his ankle. Medical treatment was sought and he was placed on restricted work activity. |
| 09/29/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was changing cutting edges. While holding bolt it spun, cutting his finger. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were used to close the wound. |
| 09/13/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 21d lost, 4d restricted | Employee was loading some 2""X 1/4""X10' angle iron onto his work truck when he felt a sharp pain in his left groin area. |
| 08/21/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 66d lost | While washing SH108 with water cannon, employee fell on deck jarring shoulder. Employee sought medical attention and had surjury on 12/1/05 on his shoulder. |
| 08/19/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was entering the elevator and tripped over the door which she did not open all the way. It was up about four inches. The employee fell to the floor on her right knee. She began to expe... |
| 08/19/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee changed the bit on the drill & was in the process of lowering the steel back down on the new bit. The steel was not going to line up properly so the operator stepped out to straighten out the... |
| 08/15/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 211d lost | Employee was desending a ladder when he slipped and fell. Medical treatment was sought and he had several sutures placed to close some lacerations on his wrist and elbow. he also was placed on restric... |
| 08/15/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 16d restricted | Employee and two coworkers were changing the impeller of a pump. They were in the process of re-rigging a sling around the impeller when it tipped over against the employee's leg, pinning him against... |
| 08/01/2005 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EMPLOYEE REPORTED BEING BIT BY A SPIDER ON THE LOWER LEG WHILE OPERATING A D9R DOZER. ON 11 AUG, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A SWOLLEN AND DISCOLORED LEFT BIT TOE. HE WAS TREATED AND PLACED ON RES... |
| 07/25/2005 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was filling acid digestion tanks. An acid line valve failed, spraying acid onto the employee. He was taken to the ER and given a full-duty release and a prescription for some eyedrops. |
| 07/05/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was assisting in changing out tooth on loader bucket when another employee struck the tooth with a hammer. A piece of metal flew off the tooth and embedded in the employee's forearm. Metal sl... |
| 06/22/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was installing a T-iron when he reached around the bottom of the brace. His thumb got caught between the iron when the crane bumped up a bit. |
| 06/19/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | Employee was installing a wheel cover while lifting and twisting to get bolt holes lined up, when he felt a slight burning sensation in his left abdomen. Medical treatment was sought on July 6, 05 and... |
| 06/15/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was moving steel around when he felt a strain. |
| 06/09/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | OPERATING SCRAPER. HIT SOFT SPOT IN HAUL ROAD. TOSSED AROUND INSIDE OF SCRAPER, HITTING HEAD ON RIGHT WINDOW (CONCUSSION) AND HURTING LOWER BACK. |
| 05/22/2005 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee was stepping down onto a hydralic tank and stepped on a picking eye twisting his ankle. Medical treatment was sought and he placed on modified duty. |
| 05/11/2005 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee noticed irritation in his right eye on May 11th. He does not know the exact time that the eye started to bother him. About 5:00pm that day he reported it. He asked to seek medical atte... |
| 04/29/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was positioning a pipe into place when the pipe shifted it pinched his right thumb between the pipe and the pump casing causing a laceration that required several sutures to repair. Employee... |
| 04/19/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE was attempting to close a pressurized sulfuric acid line valve. When the valve wouldn't close, EE removed the bolts on the valve packing. This caused the acid to spray out through the packing ont... |
| 03/28/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a razor knife to cut a plastic zip tie, when the knife slipped and cut his left thumb. Medical treatment was sought and sutures were placed to close the wound. |
| 03/23/2005 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee's right ring finger was pinched between forks on forklift and resting plate. |
| 03/22/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was getting on his truck at the truck shop after repairs, while using a 4' ladder the ladder kicked out causing the employee to fall to the ground and sustaining fracture injurys to his lefts... |
| 03/09/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE CUT THE TOP OF RIGHT THUMB WILE PULLING A HARD DRIVE OUT OF A COMPUTER. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION TO GET STITCHES TO CLOSE UP THE CUT |
| 02/12/2005 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was pumping from a acid pond when a hose broke spraying solution on to his back. Some solution managed to get into his eyes and medical treatment was sought. He was given a prescription for h... |
| 02/09/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While walking down stairs, employee rolled her left ankle on a mat at the bottom of the stairs causing a strain/sprain on her left ankle and knee. |
| 02/05/2005 | IMPOUNDMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | At 7:30 PM the Gold Quarry North Dump failed, approximately 10 million tons of waste rock and clay materail were displaced. Approximately 1.2 million tons will need to be removed from Nevada State Rou... |
| 01/30/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | The employee was removing scale in a tank. A piece of scale fell from the wall of the tank causing the employee to lose his balance and fall back. He grabbed the agitator to catch his balance, injur... |
| 01/19/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 56d lost, 57d restricted | Employee was pushing a hydralic jack through the mud to position it under the rear of a haul truck. Employee slipped and felt a strain in his lower back after falling. Medical treatment was sought on... |
| 12/26/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Employee reached down to move his tool tote tray and felt a popping sensation in his lower back. Medical treatment was sought on 12/26/04 and he was taken off work. |
| 12/21/2004 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was packing a pump using a mill bar to force the packing follower into place. The mill bar slipped and as he got his balance he rolled his ankle. He was instructed to wear a walking boot for... |
| 11/28/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee smashed his right middle finger while loading grader edges into a pickup. |
| 11/20/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Left fingers were caught in rod sling causing tear of left shoulder AC joint. |
| 10/29/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee had been balancing and mounting light vehicle tires through out the day and began experiencing pain in his lower back and leg at the end of the day. He seen a chiropractor on 11/03/2004 and... |
| 10/12/2004 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was pouring grout when he noticed an irritation to the right eye. |