Superior Pit & Mill — Accidents
Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08/2023 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Worker was attempting to weld a short length of pipe to the bottom of a bin. EE tack welded the pipe in place in preparation for the weld. The tack weld failed and the pipe fell and the employees thum... |
| 05/11/2020 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | After loading at Superior Pit and Mill location driver was performing an inter-trip inspection when EE stepped down off of the loading platform onto a rock and turned EE's ankle. Driver experienced im... |
| 06/20/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 9d lost, 16d restricted | Individual was performing maintenance on a bucket elevator and got their fingers crushed when the bucket elevator belt unexpectedly moved |
| 01/14/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was taking a measurement of conveyor belt. Tape measure got caught and ee reached to grab the tape and while doing so the edge cut his index finger. Required sutures to repair wound. |
| 03/24/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | WHILE REMOVING A SECTION OF HANDRAIL, EE WAS HOLDING HANDRAIL AND PULLING IT UPWARD WHILE OTHER EE WAS STRIKING HANDRAIL. EE THEN MOVED HAND AND OTHER EE STRUCK HAND WITH PRY BAR. |
| 10/30/2003 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | TRUCK DRIVER LOADING BULK PERLITE ORE IS LOWERING THE LOAD OUT SOUT BY THE USE OF A CRANK OPERATED WINCH WITH CABLE CONTROLING THE SPOUT WHEN VRANK SPUN DURING SPOUT DOWN MOVEMENT AND THE TRUC K DRIVE... |
| 01/20/2003 | NO VALUE FOUND | NO VALUE FOUND | None | EE STATED THAT WHILE PLUGGING A LEAK BETWEEN #2 ELEVATOR & DRYER INLET HIS SKIN CAME IN CONTACT5 WITH THE INSULATION HE WAS USING. HE STATED THAT THE TOP OF HIS FEET WELTED, IT MOVED UP HIS LEGS TO GR... |
| 09/11/2001 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE SOME MATERIAL STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER, MATERIAL FELL, CAUSING THE BAR HE WAS USING TO FALL INTO THE CRUSHER JAW WHICH PINNED MOMENTARILY HIS FINGER BETWEEN... |
| 11/10/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | THE EE STATED THAT WHILE BREAKING ROCKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE. THE SKIN WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT THERE WAS NOTICEABLE SWE LLING A... |
| 05/22/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BELIEVES WHILE PREPARINGTHE IMPACT CRUSHER FOR SERVICE HE REINJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT UNTIL THAT EVENING WHEN GETTING R EADY TO... |
| 02/25/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR OR ROLLER FROM ITS BRACKET. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE PRYBAR, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE CEMEN T FLOOR... |