Thompson Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 188 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Got hand caught between shovel dipper door and bucket and smashed finger.
10/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted EE fell from bumper of truck.
10/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 51d restricted Employee states that while setting inner tube his left ring finger was amputated, and he sustained a cut on right thumb.
10/07/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grinding in the ball mill, foreign object in the eye.
08/29/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dirt in eye - discovered on 9/19/08. Medical personnel prescribed ointment.
08/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Climbing the ladder of his truck, his knee popped.
08/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 218d lost Moving waste barrel into skid steer bucket and pulled muscle in right knee and hip.
08/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laceration to left hand
07/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 21d restricted Lifted and twisted when dumping garbage can.
06/27/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Drop of reagent fell from above, got in eye.
06/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Baring tire down to install lock ring, bar slipped off wheel and hit right cheek.
05/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Knee popped when walking up the stairs. Not reportable until 7/26/08 when surgery was performed.
02/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 94d lost, 159d restricted Employee felt a pop in wrist when picking up a chock block. This incident did not become a lost time until had operation on wrist on June 27, 2008.
02/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was upside down in filter press removing bladder and got foreign object in eye
01/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 25d restricted Walking to work area slipped and fell hitting head.
12/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 52d lost The mine guys strapped a motor with the wire part of the come-along around the rafter and as they moved the motor the wire kinked and broke dropping the motor; it fell and hit the side of my body and...
12/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 3d restricted Lifting suction liner plate, it stuck then fell on foot.
12/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Lifting dump gate on truck and his glove hung up, tail gate went down, smashing and cutting fingers.
11/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While moving batteries into bed of service truck for installation into dozer, worker felt pain in lower back. Sought medical attention on 11/8/07 and diagnosed with low back strain.
10/06/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 25d restricted Employee was in the process of installing a rope sheave on a 6""x40"" shaft. Shaft was stood on end. When the crane went to position the sheave it bumped the shaft causing it to tip over. The employee...
09/12/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting out bed liner, liner had debris behind it with pressure liner popped out and hit nose and mouth.
09/05/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost She went to outhouse, dropped safety glasses, bent over to pick up and hit back of neck on toilet paper dispenser.
08/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Closing door on rubber tire dozer engine cover when door came off causing employee to fall off tire deck, landing on right foot and injuring it.
07/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Got piece of metal in eye Sunday afternoon. Did not notice until that evening.
06/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None climbing ladder of loader, lost footing, face hit deck of loader chipping two front teeth
05/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Reaching for crane controls, fell into cyclone tub, approx 7.5'.
04/27/2007 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smelled smoke from lower crusher, called supervisor and tried to go to lower levels to check out. Inhaled smoke sometime during incident. Mine rescue team responded immediately, fire was exti...
04/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Separating two oil filters that was stuck together, handle on filter came off and cut fingers.
04/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dismounting truck twisted knee.
04/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulled cover off Wabco rear wheel dust cover-- got dust in eye.
03/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using pry bar to knock rocks down from feed cart, hand struck side of chute tearing off fingernail.
03/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a piece of metal when it slipped and lacerated his right ring finger, causing stitches. Employee was wearing leather gloves at the time of the accident. He was released to return...
12/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Foot slipped as she was descending truck and handrail; slid down ladder and hit on lower back and buttocks.
11/20/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While being loaded by shovel, rock came off dipper hitting dovetail of truck and shaking operator, hurting neck.
11/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting ceiling tile & the knife slipped and cut left hand next to index finger.
11/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Dismounted truck to clean off side window and slipped on packed truck tracks, falling on right hip
09/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Eating lunch, eating raisins, box had rock in it from manufacturer, bit rock cracked two teeth.
08/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None gear box slipped off cribbing when trying to position it and smashed finger
08/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 4d restricted Employee was holding wrench while another employee was tapping on a shovel tooth to get it situated to lock it down when a piece of shrapnel came off tooth and struck employee in the right arm pit.
07/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 7d restricted Was pushing on sign post with hands and felt a pop in right foot.
07/02/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost while reaching with right arm to check underflow on cyclones felt a pain in right shoulder blade
06/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Pulling chain weight for belt scale he slipped, fell and jammed thumb.
05/23/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost employee was standing at the rear of pickup when another employee backed pickup and ran over both legs
05/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was cleaning gear box. He did not have on the proper PPE.
05/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Pulling cable with hot stick, hot stick slipped off cable, fell backwards and hit head with hot stick.
04/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted pulling cable off cable reeler by hand twisted knee when stumbled
03/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While striping down Sag Mill liners off the wall a liner came down and landed on another liner and slid into injured's foot, breaking his little toe.
03/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost dismounting off dozer standing on push arm feet slipped and straddled push arm
03/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee stepped on tooth of bucket. He slipped to concrete floor and twisted knee.
02/15/2006 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee backed into a glass sight gauge on a accumulator tank that was under pressure. A mist of tanner gas, oil and heat was expelled. Employee inhaled before he could remove himself and got sick im...