Star Pit #1 — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/16/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running on mine surface and rolled right ankle. Employee is unsure exactly what happened to cause the ankle to roll.
07/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost Employee was standing beside cone crusher after assisting to push some material through it with a frost bar. Another employee went around the crusher to manually open the cone further. Employee still...
09/24/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting rubber belting material with a razor blade knife. Employee was pulling knife towards self when it slipped out of the rubber material and EE hit EE's upper left leg with the blade....
08/29/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping hardened soil from the flange of a stacker inlet so that the flange could be changed. Employee was using a spud bar in a standing position above the inlet. On downward stroke spu...
10/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and another employee were loading screen that were to be lifted up to the screen deck of a gravel crusher. While lifting the screen a sharp edge cut through the employees leather glove and le...
03/11/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner, engaged in crusher maintenance, was cutting a rubber conveyor belt with a razor knife in order to patch it. He was holding the knife in his right hand when the knife slipped out of the rubber...
07/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted A pieces of flattened expanded metal slipped out of the employees hand struck him in the leg puncturing his left thigh in two places which required stitches.
08/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning off a metal plate without gloves on and cut hand.
07/13/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running the dozer on grade, encountered ruts and jarred his back. Back became stiff over the weekend requiring employee to seek Chiropractic medical attention beginning 7/16/2007.
04/19/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Very strong winds on that day, with gusts in excess of 60 mph. Mechanic was hooking up airlines on water tanker truck when the wind blew him off of the truck. Jarring back and neck when landing on g...
06/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting drive blets on standard cone with a utility knife. He slipped and cut his right forearm. Cut required three stiches.
07/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his back. Employee was standing in chute, pulling on belting. He slipped on rock in chute and fell forward into front part of chute and twisted his back.
04/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Employee was walking to car for lunch, scraper was headed to fill bin at same time. Both saw each other at same time. Both went right and then turned to left. Employee jumped away. Right front scr...
09/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee was unloading metal screens from supplier's truck. He had his fingers through the openings in the screen when the supplier's employee let go of the screens. The screens slid down the truck...
08/31/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While using a sledge hammer employee missed the washer screw paddle. Sledge hit his right index finger smashing onto framework of wash plant. Fracturing right index finger.
09/10/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost WHILE MOVING &/OR BENDING TO PICK UP A LARGE ROCK OFF OF A CONVEYOR BELT, EE HEARD A POP IN HIS UPPER BACK. HE DID NOT ACTUALLY PICK UP THE ROCK HE WAS JUST MOVING/BENDING TO REACH FOR ROCK.
05/03/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DISLODGING MATERIAL WITH A METAL TAMPING BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FOOT CUTTING HIS LARGE TOE.
01/15/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING GEAR BOX ON 10' TRANSFER BELT, THE GEAR BOX SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER. HE PULLED BACK AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. AT THE TIME HE THOUGHT IT WAS NOT INJURED BAD ENOUGH TO REPOR...
09/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost WHILE CHANGING SCREENS, EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT. THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT 2 SMALL BOLTS BRUISING IT. AT E.R DOCTOR ADVISED WORK FOR ONE WEEK, IMMOBILIZED ELBOW & PUT A...
11/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A FROZEN CHUNK OF GRAVEL FELL FROM TOP OF TRAP THE FROZEN CHUNK HIT EE IN BACK OF HEAD, KNOCKING HIM UNCONSCIOUS. THE FROZEN CHUNK FELL APPROX15 FT EE RECOVERED CONSCIOUNESS QUICLY REFUSED IMMEDIATE M...