Thompson Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 188 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was changing a deck bushing on a drill, he had the bushing elevated and it slipped pinching his finger between the bushing and metal
12/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE was pulling on the trailing cable of the shovel using a hotstick in right hand and used it to catch self and jammed right shoulder. This became a lost time when ee went in for surgery on 05 /09/201...
11/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving track bushing off of forks on forklift, bushing slipped and smashed finger on fork.
10/25/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 10/25/11 EE was using a pipe wrench to break a joint during a trip. His right hand was gripping around the wrench that was backed up against the tower. When the rotation was engaged to break the jo...
10/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 1d restricted Mill mechanic was changing out the cyclone pack distributor cap by opening the victalic clamp. The mechanic lost his balance and sprained his knee.
10/19/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During relining the ball mill a fellow employee was hammering a liner bolt in, injured employee was standing off to the side and behind him when a small piece of metal came off the hammer and struck h...
10/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 6d restricted Employee was inserting a hoist pin, swing with a sledge hammer, felt twinge in back.
09/23/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was doing walk around, got foreign object in eye, had all proper ppe.
09/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee grabbed overshot to guide it and caught finger between overshot and hanger in drill shack. Cut required three stitches and employee was released to return to full duty.
08/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was lifting small sheets of metal roofing. The metal was wet. One hand slipped causing the weight to the other hand and arm.
08/19/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost The employee reported jarred by shovel when bucket hit truck
07/08/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing lip shroud on shovel, using hammer to remove bolt, was struck by flying metal.
06/05/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding in truck bed, started scaling got foreign object in eye.
05/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a hub from a shaft when a hub puller bolt broke and the arm of the puller hit the employee in the chin, requiring stitches
04/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was walking from one piece of equipment to another and rolled his ankle on walking surface.
04/06/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee got hand smashed between jack stand and the frame of a pickup
02/15/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 14d lost Employee lost consciousness and was transported to a medical facility via life flight, reason of unconsciousness is unknown.
12/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 130d lost, 196d restricted Employee was exiting from the back side of the headerline, slipped and fell on knee.
12/01/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise induced hearing loss from baseline in 2000.
11/30/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was ripping with a dozer and ripper shank broke jarring employee. This became a reportable on 2/3/2011 when employee received a cortisone injection from Dr.
11/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was removing a coupling guard and stepped to a lower level and sprained ankle.
09/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Was sitting in haul truck watching shovel and felt a pop in back. There was no MOI
08/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted Employee was sweeping stairwell and stepped down to next step when her right knee locked on her then she felt and heard it pop.
07/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving files from one drawer to another, hit top of hand on corner of file cabinet and cut hand, sutures required.
06/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 83d restricted Employee was changing a cylinder using the crane on the service truck, pushed self away and felt a pop in his shoulder. This became a lost time when employee had surgery on 8/13/2010.
06/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was lifting a drill bit and sprained wrist
05/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning strainer and a drop of leach solution dripped in eye. Date of incident was employee's last day before scheduled days off.
04/07/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 135d restricted Removing sheave on pyrite cell using overhead crane. Too much pressure put on sheave, popped up and hit employee on buttocks. This became a reportable when employee had surgery 7-19-10.
03/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was scaling rock box in crusher and got dirt in eye
12/27/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 106d lost, 18d restricted Employee was operating motor grader, other employee was approaching in haul truck, haul truck operator hit brake and started to skid, when mg operator turned. Haul truck operator hit mg.
12/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Removing agitator from rebuild frame holding edge of frame so would not turn pushed wrong button crane and smashed thumb.
11/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 46d restricted Jumped off ladder of crane and twisted ankle.
10/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reinstalling door closure and closure slipped out of hand and hit in mouth.
09/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Picked up the end of truck bed lifting device and began to drag it when something popped in back.
09/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Shoveling in the crusher belt line and hurt back.
08/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Twisted ankle stepping out of man basket.
08/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Tripped walking to haul truck. Complained of sore ribs. At follow-up visit to the doctor on 8/25/09, x-rays reveald a small fracture in the lower right ribs. No medical treatment required.
07/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Threw lunch pail over seat in water truck and felt a rip in back.
07/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Stepping off raised platform, foot slipped and twisted ankle.
06/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Stepping off boarding ladder, employee twisted ankle.
06/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 14d restricted Employee slammed finger in cab door of haul truck.
06/02/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Stepping off bumper of truck, stepped on rock and rolled ankle
05/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling on shavings in machine shop, cut finger and thumb. Stiches were required.
05/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Cutting metal with a torch, a piece fell on his right foot. No broken bones but does have restricted duty.
03/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None pinched finger between ball mill cone liners
03/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 14d restricted Dismounting drill, right foot slipped off step, hurting left knee. Reportable on 3/20/2009 when MRI taken.
02/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 40d restricted changing crowd ropes on shovel, forklift hit employee on head, pushing hard hat over ear and cutting ear, requiring stitches.
02/13/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to pickup and rolled ankle.
02/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ladder slipped, employee fell, lacerating and breaking finger.
01/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Lifted garbage bag in administration building, strained back.