Turquoise Ridge — Accidents

Total: 475 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS HELPING DRILLER TRIP 10' NR DRILL RODS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAINFUL AND WEAKNESS IN HIS RT ELBOW.
05/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BEARING BOLT WHEN HIS RACTCHET WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING TWO FRONT TEETH.
05/12/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOULDERS OFF 1550 ROCK PICK GRIZZLY, THE LOADER BUCKET CAUGHT ON GRIZZLY RAIL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO GO FORWARD AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON HANDLE OF CANOPY.
04/17/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF SODA ASH TO DECK OF CORE DRILL RIG, STEPPED ON SOME HOSE, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
01/12/2001 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 59d lost WHILE INSTALLING 12' JEMAR BOLTS WITH MECH BOLTER. OPERATOR BROUGHT BOOM DOWN TO CHANGE STEEL, SET BOOM ON GROUND, DID NOT SEE IT WAS SITTING ON A ROCK, WHEN HELPER PROCEEDED TO CHANGE STEEL, BOOM SLI...
12/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON REMIX TRUCK AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN HIS HARD HAT GOT BLOWN OFF AS HE WAS IN FRONT OF A VENT TUBE. HE TURNED AND STRUCK TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A PIPE ELBOW, CAUSING A SMALL L ACERATI...
09/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PANED DOOR ON A SPAY MET PANEL, SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE LANDING ON RIGHTFOOT INSTEP, HE WAS WEARING METATARSAL BOOTS.
09/08/2000 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted MINERS HAD LOADED AND SHOT BOTTOM HALF OF RD TOP HALF DID NOT FALL, MINERS STATED. THE HAD TRIED TO BAR DOWN TO P PART BUT WOULD NOT FALL. THEY PRODEEDED TO LOAD TOP 6 HOLES, UNDER LINE DRILLE D HOLES...
09/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON STAIRS, FELL ON HIS BACK.
09/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost PUSHED A BOX OF CORE ON THE ROLLERS WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
09/02/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING IRON MAR BOLTS PUT BOLT IN DRIVER & LINED UP WITH BOLT HOLE. PARTNER PULLED THE BOOM DOWN & THE BOLT FELL OUT OF DRIVER BUT THE PLATE STAYED ON TOP OF THE SLIDE EE TRIED TO P USH BOL...
08/15/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION ATTACHING APANEL OR WIRE SCREEN TO BOLTER WHEN LOOSE GROUNDFELL FROM A HOLE IN PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED WIRE SCREEN STRIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK AREA.
08/08/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE CLIMBED OFF THE JUMBO CAB TO CHECK THE FACE, IN DOING SO EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A ROCK, FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION.
07/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 168d lost, 52d restricted PULLING CORE TUBE OUT OF DRILL RODS 6"" OF CORE WAS HANGING OUT OF THE END OF THE TUBE PREVENTING EE TO PULL THE TUBE & HEAD OUT IN ONE PIECE. EE BRTOKE THE HEAD FROM THE INNER TUBE WITH WRENCH ES, TO...
06/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SETTING A 58 HP FLYGHT PUMP IN A TANK, PUMP PLUG WAS NOT SECURE, FELL HITTING EE ON RT. FOREFINGER.
06/08/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING A 12' JENMAR BOLT WITH A JACKLEG AFTER INITIALLY PUSHING THE BOLT IN AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS, HE CAME OFF THE BOLT TO GET A BETTER POSITION WITH THE MACHINE. THE JENMAR BOL T CAME...
06/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOOM ON SPAYMEC HAD A HOLD OF PRESSURE HOSE WITH LEFT HAND, HOSE SPRUNG A PINHOLE LEAK INJECTING WATER INTO PALM OF LEFT HAND.
06/04/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING SPRAYMET NOZZLE AGAINST THEBOOM OF THE SPRAYMET, TRYING TO UNPLUG NOZZLE; HE SAID HIS HAND SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN NOZZLE AND BOOM.
04/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS BOLTING FF SISSOR DECK, CHUCK TENDER CAME LOOSE FELL INTO WATER WHICH CONTAINED CEMENT FROM RECENTLY SHOT CRETEING. EE WENT INTO WATER WHICH WAS OVER BOOTS TO RETRIEVE CHUCK TENDER. EE WAS GIVE...
03/31/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 141d lost, 29d restricted EE WAS BOLTING ON SISSOR DECK HIS LEG SLIPPED ON DECK SAID HIS LEG HURT A LITTLE BUT WORKING. EE LEFT WORK WITH THE FLU CALLED SICK WITH FLU FOR 2 DAY. CALLED IN 4/3/00 MON SAID HIS LEG HURT G OING TO...
03/15/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE INSIDE OF NOZZLE ASSEMBLY WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING IT CLEAN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SPRAYING SLIPPED CAUSING A SPRAY GUN TO GET TOO CLOSE TO EMPLOYEE. RIGHT HAND WHO WAS W...
03/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ADDING A 10' ROD WITH WATER SWIREL. WHEN THEY RAISED IT UP INJURED FELL TO HIS KNEES WITH PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
02/14/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 31d restricted EE WAS USING A 12# DOUBLE JACK TO KNOCK OUT A BUSHING ON A 54D MUCKER. FELT A POP IN LEFT SHOULDED, FILLED OUT A NOTICE OF INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR, BUT DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL AID. ON 7-6- EE SEEKED...
01/14/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost WHILE PREPARING TO LOAD EXPLOSIVES IN A DRILLED HEADING ROUND A ROCK APPROX. 2' X 2' FELL OUT OF THE BACK FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. THE BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON A 3' X 3' PATTERN. THE RO CK STRU...
01/11/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS TRAVELING DOWN HAULAGE RAMP WHEN HE HIT A SLICK AREA HE BACKED OFF THE THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIDE INTO THE RIB WITH CANOPY OF HAUL TRUCK HITTING THE RIB CAUSING A ROCK TO BREAK OFF THE...