Turquoise Ridge — Accidents

Total: 475 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/04/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 83d restricted Rock came off face and hit employee on the left knee
06/24/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped in hole and hit head against scissor deck
06/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was lifting core tube into head.
04/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 1d restricted Miner slipped and fell fracturing bone.
03/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee fell off ladder and injured left forearm and left thumb
03/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None They were breaking the joint on a water swivel and employee used a hammer to strike the pipe wrench to break the joint. When he hit the pipe wrench the pipe wrench came up and grazed EE's left ear. EE...
03/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a ground failure in the back @ the 148 - 3156 panel
02/22/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Emp fractured Metatarsal dismounting equipment.
02/15/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 345d restricted Emp received soft tissue injury in back pulling on Jackleg.
02/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 4d restricted Employee injured shoulder chipping ice with scaling bar.
12/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Groundfall with a radius of 4' x 6' occured @ area HGB 3160 P.7
12/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee fell off top of 31 ton truck while fueling, emp hurt R/L wrists, face, chin, & ribs.
12/16/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None After completing preventative maintenance on #1 hoist, the hoist failed to re-start.
11/07/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Backfill jammer operator was inadvertently undercutting nose pillar while jamming backfill; haul truck operators delivering backfill to stope were damaging ground support in high rib while backing int...
10/21/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Thyristor drive blew fuse on 4703 Hoist.
09/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was picking up wood debris and placing it in a roll off dumpster and the wind blew a piece of debris back in his eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time.
09/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was inserting mickey and plate in back when mickey fell striking him on right forearm requiring stitches.
09/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving out of way of Jackleg, struck metal band cutting left forearm requiring stitches.
09/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp caught right index finger between door/grab handle of 31 ton truck tearing off fingernail requiring stitches.
09/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Accident reported to employer on 9/12/07. EE was working on the neulostion tanks using picks and shovels. As the day went on, he felt pain in his left side. He was put on light duty the rest of the da...
08/30/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The emplyee was using a gringer with a cut off wheel to cut a 2inch piece of stainless steel pipe, the pipe pinched the wheel and kicked the grinder back at him. The cutoff wheel hit him in the forear...
08/27/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical failure on 4701 Hoist
08/19/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 4701 Hoist went down due to electrical failure, contact failed
08/12/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Ground sloughed off along low rib approx 10' back from face
07/15/2007 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None High Voltage Switch failed shorting phases together
07/11/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist 4702 power outage.
06/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Emp fell from ladder 5 to 6' to the ground landing on right shoulder.
06/19/2007 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Hoist cage stopped suddenly resulting in employee twisting ankle.
06/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Emp stepped off 36 ton truck onto rock and hyperextended left knee.
06/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner smashed/fractured top of middle finger on left hand while moving Jackleg @ heading 3228.
05/27/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Thyristor Drive on 4703 Hoist blew 2 fuses during normal hoisting activities.
05/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Mechanic felt a pop on left side of groin while rocking to line up splines putting brake assembly together.
04/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner working at the Batch Plant slipped and caught himself with his left hand. Miner fell on rocks and sliced his left hand open.
03/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 37d restricted Injured employee was mounting a mine tractor when he slipped and fell resulting in a fractured left ankle.
03/11/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Fuse on ""B"" phase of thyrister drive for 4703 hoist failed; no indication that failure was an overcurrent condition.
02/17/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was washing nozzle on spraymec with high pressure wand; tip came out of the nozzle and directly sprayed into the back of his left hand.
02/16/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Mechanical limit switch in Lilly controler worn. Needed readjustment
01/07/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Fuses on thyristor drive of main hoist failed. Hoist fuses replaced and hoist was returned to operation at approximately 3:30 AM.
12/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Miner smashed thumb on his right hand when he closed the door to the 36 ton truck he was operating
11/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 12d restricted Cager was pulling porta potty with rope when it got stuck, cager lifted up on rope & potty released causing cager to step back on rock, twisted & fell hitting left knee on rock.
11/19/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman noticed water in tunnel that houses electrical cable for hoist in subfloor of #1 hoist room. Did not want to energize hoist with standing water around cables; electrical and shaft maintenanc...
11/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was latching the #2 cage door when the door caught and smashed three of his fingers of his right hand
11/02/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Trainee was driving a split-set into the rib when the driver broke and the Jackleg drill fell against his left knee.
10/02/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While unloading fuel tank, mechanic walked around tank and tripped on a bottle jack fracturing his 5th metatarsal on his left foot
10/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Mechanic was putting a wear plate on the LHD. While mechanic was driving the wear plate onto the bucket with a hammer a piece of the wear plate flew off striking mechanic in the right eye.
09/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Mechanic received a back injury while handling stretcher moving ill employee to ambulance.
08/24/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist would not release brake.
08/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Miner was bolting wire, pulled it to get it out of the way. Wire slid through his fingers and went under right thumbnail into cuticle.
07/13/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Backout switch relay was BO. causing # hoist to be in-operable for 45 minutes.
07/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner cracked open a 2"" air valve to clean out system and air hose got away from him, hitting him on the left elbow, right and left knee and right eye.