Twin Creeks Mine — Accidents

Total: 335 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/04/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening screw in starter bucket, screwdriver slipped off screw and he hit his hand on metal edge of mcc. Laceration to right finger - sutures required.
06/24/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was using an impact pun to remove nuts from studs on vessel piping. Stud spun & gun backed up pinning Rt thumb between gun & bolt on flange. Resulting in small cuts to thumb & some swelling....
03/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 30d restricted Employee's foot slipped off wet step on grader while attempting to mount grader. EE fell downwards, hit her RT hip against the edge of grader blade, feet slipped in the mud and she continued to slide...
02/27/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted Troubleshooting discharge line & bleeding gas to the pressure relief box. Flow was intermittent so he continued troubleshooting. Tech tapped desiccant tube when the tube failed. Supervisors responded...
01/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was pulling up the cell 3 barge pumps and the cable being used snapped and hit employee in left arm. Contusions from bicep to forearm.
11/14/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanics were doing an outer feed end liner change out. They started knocking out liners & lifter from the outside through the bolt hole. After the liners & lifters were unbolted they used the steel...
10/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost See Attached Was assisting other EE's in grinding on end of a spool. Co-EE heard a popping noise and the end of the pipe he was working on shifted. When he looked to the IEE he saw EE's head pinned to...
07/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was moving railroad ties and cutting blades. About 45 minutes later employee was operating a backhoe and experienced extreme pain in his abdomen and upper leg.
04/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed his left thumb with 3 pound sledge hammer while driving a bushing into scam on differential. Employee did not leave work - first aid was provided. Emp. called supervisor at approx. 7:...
04/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee says he hurt his back while shoveling on Saturday on rig LK-40, there was no specific incident his back just became sore throughout the day.
03/05/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on TD850 with co-worker, they were tightening a bulk head fitting which required 2 people. While kneeling down to hold the bottom of the bulk head fitting his co-worker was tighte...
02/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to hit a center punch with a hammer, he missed the center punch and hit his left middle finger with the hammer. Employee was seen by the Dr at the clinic. XRay showed small chip on tip o...
01/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE and co-worker were lifting a reel of 3/4"" hose off of the hose rack. EE felt a pop in his back and when he rose up he felt a pain going down his right leg and up the right side of his back. EE w...
01/03/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was cleaning filter parts with grinder w/wire brush attachment. Someone called him he looked away. Grinder jumped causing the wire brush to travel across his left hand causing abrasion & punture t...
12/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While dumping bar molds out employee pinched left hand between bar mold and top of quench cart.
11/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving wear iron around in the back of FR393 service truck the mechanic got his ring finger on his left hand pinched between the iron and the left side of the bed.
02/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was loading lumber into the back of a pickup when he felt a pain in this right arm. Employee placed on restricted duty.
01/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Hanging chock blocks on chock holder. Employees left thumb got caught between the chain attached to the chock blocks and the chock holder resulting in a fracture to left thumb. Employee placed on res...
12/30/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was walking from Midway building to the ready line, where his truck was parked. In between the South side of the midway and the ready line the employee slipped on a patch of snow covered ice...
09/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting the cab of a shovel and caught his left middle finger in between the door and door jam which resulted in a fracture.
06/18/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost his footing stepping over a containment wall, reached out to steady himself and received a puncture wound to his left hand from sharp corner of angle iron. Employee received sutures.
02/19/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to hitch a light plant to a pick up truck. The jack broke dropping the tongue of the light plant on top of the employee's right foot. The employee was evaluated by a physi...
09/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While exiting a dozer the employee hit the upper portion of his face against the left door grab handle which pushed his safety glasses into the bridge of his nose causing a laceration requiring suture...
07/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was stepping down off crane ladder and when he stepped to the ground he twisted his knee.
06/15/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was drilling out bolt holes in the frame of a dozer using a mag drill. Approx 20 seconds after positioning the drill magnet the drill demagnetized for no apparent reason and fell 12"" landin...
06/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 121d lost, 16d restricted Employee was closing a valve under a tank (pulling up on the handle) when his left shoulder popped and he hit his head on a brace that was overhead.
06/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were installing a temporary flange. One employee was holding the pipe up so that the other employee could bolt the flange. The pipe slipped catching the employees finger between the te...
05/28/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 17d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck, when the dipper of the shovel near by made contact with the dove tail of the haul truck, causing the truck to shake. The haul truck driver complained of neck pain...
03/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were unloading a 2 piece metal step from a truck. One piece of the step slid off and struck the employee in the mouth, resulting in a chipped lower front tooth. The tooth required dental...
01/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on icy ground while exiting a van on the mine site. She strained her back and sought care from a chiropractor on 2/4/09.
01/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 196d restricted Employee was walking across the bumper to get off the truck when he slipped on the VIMS lamp that was not bolted down he lost his balance and fell to the shop floor, he broke his right arm between the...
12/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working on the blast crew directing a scraper to the pattern and slipped on the icy ground. In the process of catching himself before he fell he twisted his lower back.
12/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pry bar to separate the differential from the differential housing on a haul truck when the pry bar slipped resulting in a fracture of the left index finger.
12/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 58d restricted During shift change employee was dismounting the bus and slipped and fell on the bus stairs. He landed on his elbow which ""jammed"" his shoulder.
09/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The injured employee had pulled the electro-winning sump pump and cleaned the sump. When finished, he walked in front of the sump, as he did so, his right foot slipped causing him to fall backwards. H...
08/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Welder was sliding two pieces of iron and his finger was in a hole on the top piece of iron. When the two edges came together the tip of his finger was caught in a pinch point.
08/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing a haul truck with a high pressure hose, when he tripped over a chock block and fell to the ground. Employee struck his left elbow on the ground, causing a laceration, requiring s...
07/21/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the burrs off of a metal wedge with a bench grinder. The knuckle of his left index finger came into contact with the grinder causing a laceration that required sutures.
07/10/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was using a sledge hammer to pin the tracks on a piece of equipment. During the swinging motion he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
06/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee brushed up against a wheeled cart in the refinery cutting his leg on some slag at the front edge of the cart. This caused a laceration which required sutures to his upper left thigh.
06/16/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pry bar to open a latch that was stuck on a bin. The pry bar slipped from the bin causing the employee to fall forward and slip on a wet floor striking his lower jaw resulting in...
06/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped over wheel chocks resulting in a fractured fibula.
05/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While replacing a tire on a scraper employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back while lifting the rim hardware.
05/19/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fainted in one of the office buildings on the mine site. It was deemed to be non-occupational.
05/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was operating a grader when his right foot went numb. He stopped the piece of equipment to get out and try and walk off the numbness. When he stepped with his right foot it ""rolled"" forwa...
02/26/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder to prepare casing to be welded and a foreign body went into right eye.
02/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 338d lost The employee was doing a pre-op inspection of a shovel and slipped on the walkway while stepping over a cable. He hit his left shoulder on the radiator. He didn't seek medical treatment until 2/28/08...
01/23/2008 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 81d restricted Employees hand was caught between chain and rotating drill rod. Employee sustained a broken hand and forearm.
01/01/2008 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee had an elevated mercury level as indicated by a standard precautionary biological test. No injury or illness was found when the employee was examined by a doctor. This report is being sub...
12/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 63d restricted Employee was walking on a pond liner when he slipped and fell. He was carrying a lifting device which landed on his right hand when he fell fracturing his right ring and pinky fingers.