Standing Stone Mine — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/16/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was helping change blown hose on 375 hoe when the socket on the air wrench he was using broke and cut hand between index finger and middle finger. He required 6 stitches.
06/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was removing some debris from the haulage road and sprained his lower back while lifting. **Date of Acc. 6/8/06, first day missed - 6/22/06 **
01/07/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER FROM THE OPERATOR STATION ON THE IROC PORTABLE CRUSHER. HE WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP, HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND & TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK.
09/22/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 34d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE STEMS ON A DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING THE STEM THROUGH THE DECK, THE STEM CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DECK AND KICKED OUT PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO STEMS.
05/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee was climbing up the ladder of a Komatsu 500 loader with mud on his boots and slipped off of the 4th step on the loader. Injured landed on his back and shoulder area.
02/25/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE CAME TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE AT A ROAD CROSSING. WHEN HE PROCEDED FORWARD, EE STALLED THE TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE TRUCK, EE DID NOT APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE & EXPIRED AIR SU PPLY IN...
11/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE AND OTHER PULLING AND STRETCHING A 3"" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE FROM A WATER PUMP IN THE PIT UP OVER A HILL TO THE OTHER SIDE TO CLEAR THE WATER FROM THE PIT. WHILE TUGGING TWISTING AND PULLING THE HOS...
04/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost HE SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF GREASE, TWISTING HIS BACK.
03/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE LIMESTONE CRUSHER HAD PLUGGED WITH ROCKS REQUIRING A CRANE TO REMOVE BIG ROCKS WHOLE. SMALL ROCKS WERE REMOVED BY HAND. EE REMOVED A ROCK TOO HEAVY TO BE REMOVED BY HAND, HURTING HIS BACK WHICH IS...
08/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE TAKING A SAMPLE FROM STONE PILES, SHOVEL HANDLE FRAYED AND A LARGE SPLINTER WENT IN THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGER.
04/04/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE CLIMBING UP A 980C LADDER TO START HIS SHIFT ON A RAINY MORNING HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL.