Big Horn Basin Mines Metal/Non-Metal

EE was arranging augers on the drill truck when EE caught their thumb between two auger. This resulted in the thumb needing stitches to re-attach the nail. There is also a fracture on the tip of the thumb that will require follow up examinations and further treatment.

EE caught safety vest in spinning drill auger and was entangled in auger. EE received bruising to ribs and right bicep.

Operating a 637E scraper when a main hydraulic hose broke causing a fire to ignite. The flames from the fire forced the operator to abruptly exit the machine. The machine was left running upon exit causing more hydraulic oil to fuel the fire. Damage estimate is a total loss.

Contractor's scraper had a hydraulic hose failure causing fluid to spray onto a turbo. The hydraulic fluid ignited causing the front end of a scraper to burn.

Employee stumbled and fell into the turning drill auger, catching his shirt sleeve in the auger and dislocating his right elbow.

Employees sweatshirt strings became entangled in the drill auger. Employee was spun around the auger 3 times before the assistant was able to shut the auger down. Employee has 5 broken ribs on the right side. Fractured right shoulder. Lacerated Liver. Fractured vertabrae #8 thoracic. Employee is in ICU at Deaconess Hospital in Billings, MT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING CLAY WHEN AN AUGER FELL OUT OF THE STORAGE RACK AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE HEAD, DAMAGING THE HARD HAT & CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE EE'S HEAD.

EE STEPPED IN A DITCH AND HIS LT. KNEE TWISTED. (INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2-18-02, IT DID NOT BECOMEREPORTABLE UNTIL 5-17-02, WHEN EE HAD SURGERY.)

EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS PICK-UP TO RE-FUEL. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SURVEYING PARTIALLY FROZEN BENTONITE STOCK PILE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT ON UNEVEN ROUGH GROUND WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EE WAS STADNING ON A FIVE FOOT CULVERT AND STEPPED BACK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BACKHOE BUCKET AND FELL. THE INJURY BECAME APPARENT ON AUGUST 3, 1994.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK ONTO A ROCK INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHUTTING THE TRUCK DOOR WHEN HIS NECK WENT OUT OF PLACE

WATERING HAUL ROAD WENT AROUND 110 CORNER TO FAST HAD 1/2 LOAD OF WATER IN TANKER GOING AROUND CORNER WATER SHIFTED UP RIGHT SIDE OF TRAILER CAUSING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TO PULL OVER ONTO ITS SIDE.

EMPLOYE EWAS LIFTING DRILL STEMS AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

I.NAME OFF DUTY.HAD GONE TO WELDING SHOP TO PICK UP AUGER FOR WORK THE FOLLOWING MONDAY.LOADING THE AUGER,SMASHED LEFT THUMB.

AFTER CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON THE PICKUP EE PICKED UP THE TIRE AND TWISTED AROUND TO THROW THE TIRE INTO THE BACK OF THE PICKUP. THIS MOTION RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.

THE MAN WAS STA3DING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAD WHERE FORKLIFTS BACKUP.THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR LOOKED OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT & ANKLE.