Chino Mines Co Mine safety activity

Tech was working on loader and accessed the elevated area using a 6-foot ladder. After staging the manifold on a portion of the loader, tech began to descend the ladder when they slipped/fell to the floor. They landed on their feet but, during the fall, their hardhat came off and the manifold fell from the loader and struck tech on the head. Taken to emergency care.

Electrician was troubleshooting an electrical issue on an electric rope shovel. While removing hardware from a cabinet, the employee stood on the bottom step of an unsecured 3-ft step ladder. The ladder slid on a wet surface, causing the employee to slip and grab de-energized buss work with a sharp surface, resulting in a laceration between the left middle and ring fingers.

A security employee was attempting to close a wheeled gate. Due to the gate being positioned on an uphill grade, additional force was required to pull it shut, and during the final pull, the gate rolled over the toe of their boot, causing a lateral fracture to their smallest toe. Employee was wearing safety toed boots. Currently on restrictions.

Employee was unloading MAG Chloride out of semi trailer; when EE noticed trailer was about empty, employee walked toward trailer to turn off pump and while walking EE slipped causing EE to slide under frac truck w/right leg. Due to recent heavy rain fall, has caused dirt to slope toward frac tank, creating slimy mud under crusted dirt.

Mechanics were attempting to pull Sag feed cart from Sag due to plugged cart. A shackle pin snapped and struck employee in right shin, causing a fracture. Employee was taken to ER, referred to orthopedic. Currently ONGOING.

Employee was stripping/waxing a floor when some excess chemical from the stripper came into contact with EE's knee causing a reaction on EE's skin

Tech was installing a bull gear into the final drive of a 793 haul truck. The gear hung from a crane hook by a strap; an installer bar was in the drive. While positioning the gear, the boom-up button was pressed instead of winch-up, raising the boom and shifting the gear, pinching the tech's finger against the installer bar.

At shift change, employee was riding in the back of the man van when the driver hit a pothole and employee was jostled in their seat, claiming bruises to the head and leg. Employee was taken to the ER and currently off work. ONGOING

Employee was opening an air valve for a tower mill flush water when the valve got stuck. They used their hand to wipe the blade of the knife gate when the knife gate slammed open, catching their middle finger, pinching it. Employee was taken to the clinic, diagnosed with a distal fracture and referred to ortho. CURRENTLY ONGOING.