TYRONE MINE — Accidents

Total: 302 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting 50lb. Hyd. ram into truck, twisted as he was lifting. Felt pain.
09/16/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was taking banding outside to the dumpster when he waved the forklift operator down so he could get employee another bundle. As forklift operator was leaving, the banding got caught u nder th...
08/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was traveling to the fill loaded when he hit a low spot in the road. When employee felt pain in back. Employee was taken into the ER and was given two days off work. Employee then went on reg...
07/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee drove into a large mudhole and got his van stuck. He was going to hook up a strap to the van and proceeded to climb out the window backside and head first. According to witnesses, his leg/k...
06/17/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Oil and grease ignited inside the hulk. After 10 min. the contractors needed assistance on putting out the fire. An EE arrived on the scene within a few mins. and summoned additional on-site operator...
05/18/2006 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None At 4:10 pm a may day was called due to a lightening strike grass fire located on the hillside east of the #2 tailing dam, away from any active mining or reclaiming but on mine property. The ""fire out...
04/04/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was returning to Tyrone from Chino in the S1 and was rear ended at the corner of Hudson and Broadway, causing a cervical strain. Employee was taken to the hospital and given prescriptions for...
03/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SCRAPER IN A BARROW PIT, HE CALLED THE D8 REQUESTING A PUSH. HE STOPPED DUE TO THE HARD SPOTS & THE DOZER HIT HIM, CAUSING HIS HARD HAT TO KISS THE STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS TAKEN...
03/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While pulling samples, EE set his first cathode on the grating & leaned it against the strongback. He then proceeded to pull a second cathode & leaned it against the other one. While he was removing t...
02/24/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 12:39PM the 20 shovel operator called and said there was smoke coming out of the house and he was exiting the shovel. May Day was called and the Fire Brigade headed to the scene. At 1:19 the Incide...
02/11/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 337d lost While operating a 631, # 12 scraper, EE was loaded and headed to the fill. As he came out of the 8 ditch onto level ground, he lost control of the scraper and ran over a windrow on the left side of th...
02/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a flat tire on a flatbed utility trailer using a Hi-Lift (handyman) jack. While lowering the trailer on the jack, the employee momentarily let go of the jack handle causing the h...
12/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making repairs to a false ceiling a board being used as walkway broke in two and the employee fell through the ceiling tiles landing on the floor. EE was taken into hosiptal via ambulance. He wa...
11/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost While walking to the fortuna canyon pumphouse employee slipped and fell twisting left ankle. Estimated release date November 28, 2005. On going
10/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING SORENESS IN HIS LEFT WRIST AT THE START OF SHIFT. WHILE PULLING BARS, THE PAIN INCREASED AND TRAVELED UP HIS ARM. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND AN MRI IS RECO...
10/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost WHILE POPPING SHEETS, EMPLOYEE WENT TO GRAB A STARTER SHEET TO RUN THROUGH THE MACHINE WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER ARM & SHOULDER AREA. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL & TAKEN OFF WORK. THIS IS...
09/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 10d restricted Employee was picking and tying rebar for several days causing pain in his lower back.
08/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A BOLT ON THE MAN HOLE COVER TO THE C FILTER, EE'S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE NUT & THE PLATE THAT WAS BEING BOLTED DOWN, PINCHING THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE EE WAS TAKEN IN FOR...
08/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS PULLING CABLE AT THE 22 SHOVEL WITH CABLE TONGS. THE TONGS SLIPPED OFF WHEN HE WAS PULLING AND HE FELL LANDING ON A LARGE ROCK WITH HIS LEFT UPPER LEG. IT HAD JUST FINISHED RAINING AND IT WAS W...
08/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE received injury to hand when trying to catch bracket that fell out of bench vise. A mechanic was using an easy out to extract a bolt that had broken off in bracket & when it slipped out of vise, EE...
07/27/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While washing the outside of the cable shop with a water hose, he felt something crawling on his head below the rim of the hard hat. Attempting to remove the bug, he felt something ""get him"". He was...
06/05/2005 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx 2:40, the 20 shovel lost power. The shovel operator called dispatch at 2:43 with MayDay saying that there was a fire in the house of the shovel. The electricians responded, cutting power and...
06/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WITH CATHODE UNLOADING TABLE IN THE UP POSITION, USING A HANGER BAR TO PULL BARS TO THE END OF THE LOOPS, HE PULLED SOUTH SIDE HARS THEN WALKED ACROSS TO PULL THE NORTH SIDE. WHILE WALKING ACROSS, HE...
05/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING ON THE SX-101F, DIRT FELL IN EYE. SIDE SHIELDS WERE WORN. HE FLUSHED HIS EYE AT THE TRUCK SHOP, THEN WAS TAKEN TO THE GATE FOR A 1ST RESPONDER TO CHECK. THE 1ST RESPONDER FLUSHED THE EYE...
05/16/2005 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None SHOVEL OPERATOR REPORTED LOUD NOISE IN SHOVEL HOUSE & HAD MAIN TRANSFORMER FAULT. HE THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE & GOT OFF SHOVEL. POWER WAS KILLED. 2 EMERG. RESPONSE PERSONS -FIRE WATCH...
05/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost While checking the oil level at the #3 Jameson pump, standing on a pipe, employee slipped and tried to catch himself by reaching out and felt pain in his left arm. He was taken to the ER and diagnosed...
04/21/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A WHISTLER INTO A LAUNCHER (USED TO HAZE BIRDS). THE LAUNCHER MISFIRED AND THE WHISTLER HIT THE PALM OF EE'S RIGHT HAND, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS. EE WAS TAKEN OFF W...
04/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost OPERATOR ON THE 637 SCRAPER WAS RETURNING TO BARROW PIT AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD. THE AREA OF THE RETURN ROAD THAT OPERATOR CHOSE TO RETURN ON WAS BEAT OUT FROM PRIOR TRAFFIC. OPERATOR WENT THROUGH 3 W...
04/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Operator on the 621 water wagon was crossing scraper fill are when she ran into, causing a bouncing motion which in turn caused her head to come in contact with the top of the cab. This resulted in a...
04/04/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Making connection with drill rig, operator raised pipe with the winch top of pipe made contact with the guill rod and kicked bottom of pipe out. injured ee had his right hand on the bottom of pipe whe...
03/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 309d lost EE was removing a dead battery from a cable truck. As he lifted the battery from the recessed box & turned to place the battery on the deck of the cable truck, the EE experienced a sharp pain on the l...
03/16/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OUT THE EM-3 DEEP WELL PUMP, SEVERAL EE HAD TWO ELEVATORS(PIPE CHOKERS) TO REMOVE 40' SECTION OF PIPE. EE REACHED UP TO HOLD THE ELEVATOR TO GUIDE IT DOWN TO DETACH IT AND AT...
03/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost While spotting for employees pulling pipe, a piece of pipe broke off. EE got out of truck to go get the broken piece of pipe before the other piece of pipe had cleared the tire. As the pipe cleared th...
02/05/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED FOR SHIFT CHANGE & WAS GETTING READY TO GET OFF THE TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED IN THE CAB TO GET HIS PULLOVER & LUNCH BOX, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY...
12/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN BOTH ANODE RACKS IN THE THE WEST TANK HOUSE. EE FINISH CHECKING ANODES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ANODES WERE ON THE STRONGBACK HOOKS. EE WENT TO LOCK THE STRONGBACK WITH LEFT HAN...
11/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 30d restricted Finger became entrapped between nut adjustment and ear backup, while breaking pipe apart.
09/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was asked to assist another w/anode that fell off strongback. While assisting, ee noticed the anode next to the one being replaced wasn't completely on hook. He grabbed the anode ear & was pushing...
09/06/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED; SHOVEL OPERATOR NOTICED A LARGE BOULDER AND PLACED SOFT MATERIAL IN BOTTOM BED. WHEN HE LOADED THE BOULDER, THE ANGLE OF THE DIPPER CHANGED, DROPPING THE BOULDER ON THE LEFT RE...
08/24/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee twisted his left foot while getting into the pickup truck at the terminal tanks, fracturing the 5th metatarsal on his left foot. Release date is unknown at time of filing.
08/14/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating a dozer and had just finished pushing on the left side of the dump, and felt pain in his neck, and blacked out momentarily. He was taken to the E.R, and Dr stated that it was pr...
07/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASKED TO DRIVE & DUMP 2 HAUL TRUCKS THAT HADN'T BEEN UNLOADED FROM PREV. SHIFT. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE 1ST HAUL TRUCK, HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB ALL THE...
07/01/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE 2ND RUNG OF A LADDER TO REMOVE THE I-BEAM SUPPORT OF A DOVETAIL (TRUCK BED). DURING THE LAST CUT THE I-BEAM STRAP PEELED AWAY, KNOCKING HIM OFF THE LADDER. WHEN FALLING, H...
02/18/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ASSIGNED TO REPAIR THE DOVE TAIL ON THE 410 HAUL TRUCK, HE SUGGESTED THE BED SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF, BUT IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE WORK COULD BE DONE WITHOUT REMOVING THE BED. HE SPENT THE NEXT 3 WEEKS REP...
02/03/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 30d restricted DURING MODELING SESSION (EARLY PART OF 2003) FOR WEST MAIN PIT, MODEL DIGITIZING WAS REQUIRED TO CAPTURE GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATIONS. WHILE USING A DRAWING BOARD, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST WAS AGGRA VATED W...
01/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING ON THE TANKHOUSE LIGHTING, EE GOT ACID DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO AN OPTHALMOLOGIST, & RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
12/30/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None ANNUAL AUDIOGRAM INDICATED STS IN RIGHT EAR.
12/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE PICKED UP A POTHEAD W/HIS BACK TOWARDS REAR OF PICKUP TO PUT IT INSIDE. AS HE DID THIS, HE LIFTED & TURNED TO HIS LEFT ALL IN THE SAME MOTION & PLACED THE POTHEAD IN BACK OF P/U. HE FELT A PULL IN...
12/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD ARRIVED AT THE PARKING LOT, AND EXITED HIS VEHICLE. THERE WERE PATCHES OF ICE THROUGHOUTTHE PARKING LOT. EE WAS LOOKING FOR NON-ICE PLACES TO WALK, BUT LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. IN TRYING N...
11/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EE STEPPED BACKWARDS WHILE ON A LIME TRAILER, NOT REALIZING HE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE. AS HE FELL OFF, HE PULLED A CONTAINER OF LIME OFF WITH HIM. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND HIS PPE CAME O FF. LIM...
09/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MAKING STARTER SHEETS ON THE EAST STARTER SHEET MACHINE, SOMETHING FLEW UP INTO EE EYE. HEWAS TAKEN IN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE OBJECT WITH A COTTON SWAB PUT DROPS IN HIS EYE...