Michel Mine: 570 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

Employee step down from front end loader and rolled ankle.

While conducting an end-of-month inventory of explosives supplies, Miner unlocked the powder magazine in Tunnel 1. Miner opened the door using their left arm to pull the heavy steel door open. As they opened the door they felt a pop, and a sharp pain in their left forearm. MRI results received on 9/9/2025 showing injury was a tear requiring surgery.

While removing tires from a dump truck to perform maintenance, the miner felt a pop in EE's left shoulder and a slight tingling in EE's arm. Injury occurred on 05/12/25 and treated as first aid until 06/20/25. On 06/20/25 it was diagnosed as a tear requiring surgery and miner was given restrictions.

Miner was assisting to shift the width of the forks on an extenda-reach forklift. While moving the forks, the miner felt a pain in EE's right forearm. The injury was initially treated as a first aid sprain, but the extended healing process led to a need for imaging which revealed a tear requiring surgery to repair. The determination that surgery was required was made on 5/16/25.

Driver was loading the truck and hit EE's head, resulting in a laceration on EE's head.

While bagging a load of 55-lbs. bags and placing them on a pallet, felt an intense sharp pain and since then whenever moving the arm there is a grinding/popping feeling and discomfort. The injury was originally diagnosed as first aid and treated accordingly. On 10/30/2024, the pain had not lessened and the doctor prescribed medication and work restrictions.

The operator sustained a strain injury while installing a new propane canister on a forklift. During the installation the operator did not feel any significant strain or pulling, but immediately after completing the process they began to feel discomfort.

Maintenance member was replacing a belt on a mill fan when their fingers were pinched between the belt and the belt sheave. Their left index and middle finger received lacerations requiring a total of 13 stitches.

The miner was injured on 5/16/24 while moving a chair from on top of a desk. Per doctor, the injury was treated as a first aid strain until 8/5/2024 when imaging revealed a tear and surgery determined necessary.

While dismounting the track mobile, IP stepped onto uneven surface with loose rock. The IP rolled their right ankle. IP was taken to Minor ER and diagnosed with a sprained ankle.

While conducting preventative maintenance on a dump truck, a tire shifted during reinstall and pulled mechanics arm. This resulted in a shoulder strain.

Driver was travelling from the mine to the plant with a full load. The mine vehicle was approaching an intersection when a pickup truck crossing in front of mine vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign. The mine vehicle did not have a stop sign and did not have enough time to react to the other vehicle before impacting the rear driver side portion of the passenger vehicle.

EE attempted to pick up tire chock. Pain in right shoulder. Incident reported to supervisor at 7am. Pain decreased initially but over time EE could not lift arm over shoulder. Sought treatment on 7/6/23 and was given work restrictions with right arm.

Employee claimed was getting out of a chair in the Training Room when EE experienced lower back pain.

Employee stepped off a Haul Truck onto a piece of fist size rock and rolled left ankle.

On 8/3/2022 The Process Operator was working at Unit 3 operating the auto packaging system. At 2:40pm EE went to the bathroom at unit 3, upon leaving the bathroom EE missed the step and rolled EE's ankle. The Supervisor went and picked EE up and took EE to the minor emergency room. They did x rays and determined it was a sprained ankle with no fractures.

Employee stated: was in the process of pulling the chain up to release the pin, which assists in the dock being raised up, when EE noticed that it felt like had pulled something in their groin area.

While changing a battery in the haul truck as they lifted the battery and rotated to hand it to another employee, injured employee felt pain in lower back.

While employee was switching a rail car from one track to the other EE was changing the switch and pulled back muscle.

Employee exiting the haul truck rolled right ankle, put too much weight on right ankle when employee stepped on the ground.

Employee was working on changing the belts on separator fan on mill 4. They had locked everything out and tried. As they were removing the belts the fan rotated and smashed the right thumb and tore off the fingernail on the left thumb as well as the skin. It looks like with other equipment running airflow caused the fan to move.

Driver had stop at training and on the way back to truck the driver stepped off the edge of the sidewalk and turned ankle

Miner was helping with a derailed rail car. EE reached under railcar to move support. While pulling hand out from under rail car EE's left hand contacted a bur on the metal of the car caused a laceration to the top of EE's hand near the thumb. Miner was not wearing gloves at the time.

Employee was removing a toilet that had been installed incorrect. Toilet broke during removal. Employee received 8 stiches to pinky.

The employee was working on a single drill cylinder holding valve and the hydraulic pressure behind it pushed the employee's finger into the main boom causing a laceration to the left finger. Employee received stiches in finger.

Employee stated ee was cutting some electrical tape with a utility knife when ee cut finger.

Miner was cleaning out shaker screen house at the crusher when left arm was bruised. Material build under the screen housing and the material shifted and caught left arm.

Operator was loading a bulk truck while opening the hatch it rebounded and hit the tip of middle finger on right hand causing a laceration that required 5 stitches.

Weather was cold and the tank opening tends to be stiff and hard to open. While operator was placing their feet to get sample, the lid fell and hand was in the way and the lid fell on their hand.

Employee was shoveling out shaker house at crusher area.

Employee was loading shot when a rock fell from the seam where the face and the back meet striking the employee on the left side of hard hat first and then came in contract with left shoulder and left arm. The rock was 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet.

Miner was in the process of cleaning fine material that had accumulated on a catwalk. During the removal of the material the employee stated that the maintenance access point failed causing employee to fall through the opening approximate distance of 8 feet.

Employee was walking on uneven ground & sprained their ankle.

Employee was descending platform steps and lost his footing between the second & first step. He used his hand to break his fall causing injury to his left hand. It was determined that he sustained a small fracture to his thumb.

Miner greasing the front end of the skid steer. He reposition the drum in to the secondary containment tray. He grabbed the lid of the 25 gl drum the lid slipped on the ring of the barrel and the tab came in contract with his right pinky finger. He received a small cut on his finger and had difficulty moving finger. Employee taken to emergency room. Laceration on the flexor tendon.

Employee with a pre-existing back injury futher exacerbated his injury while working on mill 5. He was in the process of replacing the journals. He stated that while swinging a hammer he hurt his back. He was sent to the company doctor and he recieved restrictions.

Performing maintenance on road grader mechanic sustained injury to his left hand. A team of two mechanics were replacing/repairing the axle on the road grader. The forklift operator was positioning the tire out of the way the tire came off the forklift on unlevel ground and kicked back pinching his hand between the tire and the equipment.

Electrician with 2 yrs mining experience was injured while laying internet cable above ground. Incident was not reported until 3/12/07 when the employee reported the injury and was put on a no work status until 3/28/07. Because employee did not report incident in a timely fashion and physicians were not free in giving medical information, investigation was delayed.

Truck driver was outside his truck walking and tripped and fell to his elbows while on loose rocks and gravel and bruised his elbows and right hand. He did not seek medical treatment at the time as he felt it was just a bruise. On 3-1-07 he still felt pain and went to doctor and X-rays revealed Navicular fracture R hand/wrist and elbow contusion. Driver now on restricted duty.

Open fracture 5th finger right hand requiring stitches to close wound. Finger mashed by tailgate on bob-tail 17 yard dump truck. No lost time.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED DISMOUNTING THE ANFO RIG AND FELL 3' TO THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT LEG FOLDED UP UNDER HIM. EMPLOYEE HAS SOME PAIN ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED IN MINE. TAILGATE SPRUNG OPEN. LOADER OPERATOR INFORMED DRIVER OF OPEN TAILGATE. DRIVER WENT BACK OF TRUCK TO CLOSE TAILGATE. HE CAUGHT INDEX FINGER IN TAILGATE LATCH AS SEMBLY. FINGER WAS SMASHED ALMOST OFF.

EE WAS TRYING TO USE A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT HOLE IN A MUD FLAP HE WAS TRYING TO FIX. KNIFE SLIPPED AND EE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE SHOT LOADER BASKET AND ON TO THE CRUSHER ROCK DUMP CONCRETE LEDGE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE LANDED ON THE CONCRETE LEDGE AND AN EXPOSED PIECE OF REBAR LACERAT ED HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE THEN TUMBLED DOWN INTOTHE ROCK DUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING GAS CHAIN SAW TO CUT FIREWOOD FOR COMPANY PICNIC.

CLIMBING DOWN LOADE LADDER TURNED TO STEP ON GROUND FLOOR CAUSED LOST OF BALANCE STUMBLED ANF FELL CAUSNG HIM TO SCRAPE L ARM BREAK LOWER R MO.LAR

I.NAME WAS STACKING 50LBS BOXES WHILE ON H IS KNEES WHEN HE STARTED COMPLAINING OF PAIN RUSHING FROM SHOULDER BLADES TO LEFT SIDE OF CHEST

SHOVELING SCRAP ROCK THAT FALLS OFF EASTR CONVEYOR. THE ROCK ROLLS OFF EAST CONVEYOR. IT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED EVERY DAY AFTER MILL IS SHUT OFF. HE HAS TO BEND OVER TO GET UNDER CONVEYOR AND SHOVEL ROCK TO LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE DRILL CAR AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED.