Wrights Creek Mine — Accidents
Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/27/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 6d lost | EE was adjusting a conveyor belt with an adjustment bar when they felt a painful strain in the lower back. EE worked the rest of that day, and the next day. Back pain worsened. EE has since attended t... |
| 10/25/2012 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 52d lost, 43d restricted | While lifting a sheet onto the roof, the sheet moved, causing loss of balance. I tried to gain my ground & catch myself, but I couldn't. I hit the ground and the 4 X 8' sheet came down on my wrist a &... |
| 03/05/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Was prying up a board with a pry bar, wood gave way and hyperextended right knee. |
| 12/02/2008 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | While working at mine, wind blew pumice particle into eye. Did not go to doctor right away. Went to Dr. Johnson in Malad who referred him to Country Hills Eye Center in Ogden, Utah where they numbed t... |
| 09/07/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Foot slipped and arm got caught on a piece of expanded metal. |
| 08/17/2005 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | FELL OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND BROKE HIS WRIST. (FELL 4' TO GROUND. CONVEYOR LOCKED OUT AT THE TIME; EE JUST LOST HIS BALANCE.) |
| 07/15/2005 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Knife slipped while cutting material with razor knife. |
| 10/01/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | I WAS DRIVING THE SEMI DOWN THE COUNTY ROAD. SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THE SEMI AND I LOST CONTROL AND THE SEMI ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. IN THE PROCESS I INJURED MY LOWER BACK. |
| 05/16/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | I WAS SHOVELING PUMICE AND MY BACK STARTED TO HURT (TWISTED BACK). |
| 11/05/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A BOLT FLIPPED LOOSE FROM AIR WRENCH AND STRUCK HIM IN FACE. BROKE HIS EYE GLASSES. |
| 09/06/2001 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | WENT TO GRAB A ROCK OFF OF THE CONVEYER AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME OFF OF THE #1 SCREEN AND SWASHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROCKS. |
| 07/25/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EE WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN THE ROLL CRUSHER ENGINE, HE PICKED UP THE OIL CAN TO PUT OIL IN THE MOTORE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. |
| 09/29/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 169d lost | CLIMBED ON SIDE OF TRAILER, SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND SLID DOWN ON TIRES CATCHING RIGHT FOOT AND LEG BETWEEN DRIVERS AND FELL ON BACK WITH FOOT STILL CAUGHT BETWEEN TIRES INJURING RIGHT LEG AND K NEE. |
| 04/19/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WAS REMOVING SEAL ON A 641 SCRAPPER & CUT ELBOW |