Pinto Valley Mine safety activity

Employee was walking from the Main Gate to the Administration building and there was a pickup next to the gate, they walked around the pickup and turned to talk to the driver. As they turned back to continue walking, they stepped into a dip in the pavement, twisted an ankle, and fell resulting in an ankle fracture.

Operator went to fuel island and the pump 2 hose had been rolled back up. In the process of pulling hose back to the east side of fuel island, operator went to get more hose out of reel and in doing so strained their back as they were turning their body. First missed shift was 04/25/2025.

Operator of drill 557 was leaving tie down attempting to go down ramp to Castle dome pit, during that walk Haul truck 531 was attempting to pass drill, When haul truck attempted to pass it struck rear of drill mast causing damage to both and injuring the drill operator. First missed shift was 05/30/2025.

Employee was attempting to retrieve tools from the back of employee's pickup and cut right hand on an exposed, sharp, piece of metal located at the top of the tailgate. Employee received a cut to the top of right hand above the thumb which required 5 sutures.

While removing the wear caps on a loader bucket, they struck the cap with a hammer which caused a metal fragment to fly off and embed in this left hand between the thumb and index fingers through a leather glove and the embedded metal had to be surgically removed. First missed shift occurred on 04/02/2025.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by the production loader and felt some discomfort in their back, the employee was reassigned to a different loading unit and finished the shift but after leaving the following morning, called their Supervisor and reported that they needed to visit the ER. The restrictions would not allow return to work for the next shift.

Employee was backing a dozer on the main dump and contacted a rock with the back of the dozer, this caused a sudden stop which jarred EE and caused neck pain. First day of work missed 02/19/2025.

As the employee was dismounting the haul truck, EE stepped off the last rung of the ladder and stepped on an unseen small rock and rolled EE's knee inward. First day of missed work was 02/06/2025, following revised restrictions from a follow-up visit.

Employee was priming holes, as employee moved to push wire down the lath / stake a splinter came from the wood and entered employee's hand between the thumb and pointer finger, it then pushed back into the back of the hand.