Turquoise Ridge — Accidents

Total: 475 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/04/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was driving down ramp when the vehicle hit a bump causing the EE to hit head on the roof of the vehicle, bite down, and break a tooth. Tooth number 7 extracted, no other treatment, rtw on 5/5/17 wi...
04/05/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:35 pm an issue with the valve feeding pressure to the pinion brake cylinder on the #1 hoist lead to a failure of the brakes to release when the hoist was operated. The issue to the...
03/30/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist tripped out while being parked. Investigation determined a faulty sensor was altering track limit readings. Sensor was replaced and hoist checked and returned to service by 16:00 that same shift...
03/30/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During morning hoist inspection it was noted that the hoist would not respond to control commands. Investigation indicated that the computer that controls the hoist had stopped communicating with the...
02/17/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee suffered a Personal Medical Event while on site. Was transferred to local hospital. Initial diagnosis was unknown. Today 3/7/17 received diagnosis, ""Brain Bleed Stroke"". Employee doing well...
02/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 114d restricted Ee was open/closing air door, latch came down and hit hand, causing an open fracture to the left hand pinky finger. Ee was transported by light vehicle to Renown in Reno where surgery was required to...
12/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE pouring concrete had build up in line, when line cleared EE received concrete to the face/eyes resulting in concrete burns to the eyes.
12/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Ee in wash bay washing truck. When ee went to get down off bed of truck, foot tangled in hose, and ee tripped, falling to ground. Seen at ER, laceration to left hand, contusion to left knee, and right...
11/25/2016 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Ee was found unresponsive in an underground equipment wash bay at approximately 1:20 am on 11/25/16. Emergency response toned out, ee transported out of mine to HGH where EE was pronounced dead. Preli...
10/04/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A power bump at 5:04 am caused the site to lose power to our hoists for an extended period of time.
09/20/2016 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None While mucking on a muck pile in an exploration drift, approximately 30,000 gallons of water was released from behind the muck pile. This water travelled through the lower mine, washing roads and damag...
09/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Ee was lifting a 75 lb pump into a tractor, felt a pop and pull in the low back, and had immediate pain. EE was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a lower back strain, and released to modified duty. At f...
08/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Ee stepped off a scissor deck, boot caught, and twisted ankle. Ee was seen at the ER on 08/31 and then by a specialist on 09/01, where they were given a boot, crutches, and released to sedentary duty....
08/18/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 5:55 am, it was found that the Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) on our #1 secondary escape shaft was not working causing communication issues. It took approximately 9 hours for us...
06/15/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A hydraulic valve was found that was faulty. Upon initial repair, it was found that the replacement part was also faulty. The part was repaired again with a new component fixing the issue. There wa...
05/09/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 75d lost, 24d restricted EE noticed in April 2015 that ee had pain while kneeling. Over time, the pain continued and increased. EE was seen on 05/09/16 by Dr. who diagnosed ee officially with patellar tendonitis and stated th...
04/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was loading a cylinder on the bottom deck and slipped, pinching EE's fingers under the cylinder. Seen at the clinic and diagnosed with a small tuft fracture. Stitches required to close the wound. R...
03/06/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A programming issue caused the #1 hoist to trip out. It took roughly 58 minutes to determine the cause of the trip out and to return the hoist to regular operation. There was no actual damage, just a...
02/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee bent over into a parts bin to get a pin and when EE picked it up to stand, strained a muscle in mid back.
02/03/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A ground fall occurred near the entrance to the MXD2826 that entrapped 2 miners who had been working some 700 feet further up the drift. There were no injuries. The ground failed along the back of the...
01/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Ee was attempting to free a pipe elbow from dried cement. EE bent over and twisted and felt a twinge in EE's back. EE was seen at the ER, diagnosed with sciatica, and released to full duty. On follow...
12/09/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A programming issue was found with the ventilation doors in the #1 emergency hoists making it inoperable. There was no damage to equipment, and no personnel were in the #1 shaft at the time of the in...
11/25/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Three personnel entered the chippy cage bringing three tool bags with them. Their combined weight exceeded the designed operation capacity of the cage, and the hoist tripped out. As the cage had dropp...
10/05/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None While inspecting the SRM 3374, a miner came across a ground failure. Upon initial inspection, it could be seen that a large slab of rock failed, several feet below the springline, along the right rib...
09/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Stepped outside to put the mop over the railing, when stepping back around, overstepped the landing and fell backwards hitting back and head on the step and ground. L-2 fracture in back and cut on ba...
09/30/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None En electronic fault was identified that shut down the #1 escape hoist. The mine was evacuated while electricians identified and corrected the malfunction.
09/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was hanging utilities. Chain got caught on scissor lift, snapped loose, striking ee in face, cutting upper lip. Seen at ER and stitches were required to close the wound. Ee released to full duty.
04/21/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Ee has had elbow pain that increases after using a double jack hammer for several years. Usually the pain will go away, but now it's been over a month and the pain has not gone away. He was seen on 04...
04/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was lowering the end gate of a pipe truck, he dropped the retaining nut on the ground, when he stepped off the day-bed to get the nut he let go of the end gate. the end gate hit him in th...
01/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Ee was filling re-mix when shotcrete dust fell from above and he breathed in the dust. He was seen on the date of exposure and released to full duty. His condition worsened, he experienced shortness o...
12/26/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The motor field drive on the 4203 service hoist failed, causing the hoist to be down for a period of one hour and fifty-nine minutes until the drive could be replaced. No miners were injured or trappe...
12/21/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A switch on the brakes for the 4703 service hoist failed, downing the service hoist. No personnel were in the cage at the time. Electricians worked to replace the switch, and the hoist was returned to...
10/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was adjusting the tools on his mine belt. His utility knife blade was extended and he cut his right hand between the thumb and index finger. Taken to a medical provider and the wound was stapled. E...
10/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was loading core bags onto step of the tractor, when he felt a pain in his abdominal area. Work Care was contacted, and told the employee he could return to normal work duties. *Didn't become...
09/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Ee climbing a jumbo to speak with operator, he placed his hand on the canopy slide and his finger went into the hole where the pin goes. The operator put the canopy down and it sheared the tip of the...
08/15/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical fault in power transformer used for metering at the TR Sub Station. Started at the transformer and tripped all safeties on main switchgear shutting down power to site. Safety checks were ma...
07/20/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A failure at the Pinson Substation caused an interruption to the main power to the TRJV mine site. A problem with the fire suppression switch on the generators prevented the immediate resumption of ho...
07/05/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist control HMI overheated. This was noticed during normal PM inspections. Hoist was downed until cause was identified. Air conditioning turned on in hoist house. HMI came back up. Hoist release...
03/19/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On March 19, 2014, the power to site failed, tripping out three hoists. Power was restored at 11:51am, and the hoists were reset and functioning by 12:42pm. The power loss occurred during calibration...
12/27/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A power failure at 06:42 caused the main hoist to trip out. The cager was in the cage at the time. Hoist was brought up on generators by 07:13 No injury to the cager. The hoist was brought back into f...
12/22/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 1:26am on December 22, 2013 the TRJV Mine experienced a power bump, that was later determined to be caused by problems with the NV Energy transmission lines . The bump tripped out the #2 man hoist,...
12/02/2013 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A capacitor bank on the main power feed to site malfunctioned, tripping all power to site. This tripped out the #2 man cage stranding 20 miners in the cage, some 100ft from surface. Men were stranded...
08/24/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 4703 Service Hoist had a failure of the 24 volt power system on the right hand brake of this hoist. Electrical component was replaced putting the hoist back in use.
08/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was moving a jackleg drill and dropped it on his foot. He was seen at the ER, diagnosed with a contusion to the foot and released to restricted duty. Upon follow up on 08/28/13, he was rele...
08/07/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 15d restricted While tying in a loaded round, a rock fell and struck the employee. He was taken to the ER where he was diagnosed with a broken right leg and sternum. Put completely off work and referred to an orth...
05/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working in underground, dirt came up vent raise and went under employee's safety glasses. Went to eye doctor next day, prescribed anti-inflammatory eye drops, released to full duty.
05/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While tripping rods helper experienced shoulder pain.
05/18/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 4701 Hoist had a mechanical failure of a pressure control regulator. Regulator was replaced and parameters were reset.
05/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to assist the loading of 4 X 8 Doka forms the employee placed his hand near the form to free it. His finger was pinched between the two forms and required sutures.
05/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Riding in back of man basket, struck head against basket rail. Cut to ear required stitches. Released to full duty.