Cote Blanche MineMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was filling a tire with air. EE went to release the ratchet strap and it fell off, striking EE's right wrist. EE suffered a laceration that required 3 stitches.

At the end of the employees shift, EE was exiting the skip and debris blew into the employee's eye from under EE's prescription safety glasses. EE was seen by a eye specialist who removed a rust particle. EE was released with no restrictions.

Mechanic was assisting face drill operator remove broken drill steel. The wrench slipped hitting the employees hand causing the injury.

Cutting rope with retractable safety knife. The rope slipped & EE lacerated the top of EE's left thumb. Received 3 stitches at the hospital.

Hoist tripped power due to incoming power interruption (Cleco) as it was travelling with personnel to 1500 ft level. The brakes engaged, suddenly stopping the skip due to the power trip. Drives were reset and personnel brought to surface. Lost time days started March 31, 2025.

Employee was walking down stairs and missed bottom step. Landed hard on foot, causing strain to the right knee.

As the guide rope was being installed, the rope slipped and fell to the bottom of the shaft below. When it fell, the tail end of the rope whipped by, hitting an employee on the top of the headframe, causing fractures in the right arm and left ankle.

Employee slipped while pushing forks together on a forklift, injuring left knee. Employee released to full work duties on 6-21. Xrays on 6-24 showed area of concern, so MRI requested. Employee taken off work on 6-24 pending MRI results.

Employees were changing the springs on the safety catch mechanism on the 8ft.cage. During the process an employee was struck with a component after a sash cord rope broke.

1-31-24 Working in shaft cutting bolts, when hot slag fell & landed in left ear perforating ear drum. Dr. recommended surgery to repair ear drum, which took place on 1-29-25. Employee continued to work full time since date of initial injury until surgery date.

Compressor overheated, causing fire on floor drill.

Employee slammed finger in steel door that EE was closing.

A haul truck caught on fire. As the employee was exiting the truck, they stepped on the bumper and fell, injuring themselves.

Employee was climbing down loader ladder when EE's hands cramped up, causing EE to lose grip and fall approx. 4ft to the ground below. EE fell on EE's W-65, sustaining a lumbar strain & contusion.

Employee was moving a light tower by hand instead of using a forklift. When EE lifted it to turn, EE felt pain in lower back. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain. The pain has not diminished, so EE has been relieved of duties pending further medical evaluation.

ON 3-9-2023 employee was working on a cat forklift and felt a pain in elbow. The employee was sent to clinic on 3-10-23 and released with no restrictions. The employee went to their own doctor and was given restrictions that made this a lost time event.

A powder man was cutting a rubber hose with a safety utility knife. As EE cut through the hose the blade contacted EE's left palm.

The operator was moving a track scaler (excavator), when the H-link on the cab broke. The cab detached and fell forward onto the left track.

Employee was climbing down ladder to access work barge. While climbing down ladder the employee slipped while descending. Employee's hands were on the side rails as employee was descending. The distal tip left ring finger got caught in-between the fly side rail and fly side rail stop. This caused a skin tear to the pad of the finger.

Face drill #8 caught fire on Q-ramp. The mine was evacuated. No injuries reported, everyone is on surface.

Track Scaler #1 caught on fire. It was tagged out on the battery cable for a bad alternator. There was no witness to how the fire started.

On 8-9-2021 an employee was moving items in a storage shed on surface and a bug bit them on the right leg. The employee did not report to work on the following day due to this occurrence. The employee was released to full duty on 8/11/2021.

While blowing air through an airline the hose came out of EE's hand and hit the employee in EE's right eye.

A contractor was walking across the parking lot before the start of shift. They tripped and fell. This action resulted in a cut to the right hand that required sutures.

Employee and forklift operator were removing a cable reel off of a floor drill. Once it was removed they placed it on the ground to adjust the lifting straps. The injured employee had EE's hand on the reel as EE signaled to the operator to boom down. This action caught the employee's left index finger between the fork and the reel.

14' Hoist system tripped during routine pre-shift check by hoist operator which prevented the hoist from operating in automatic mode. Continued operating hoist in manual mode. A defective control card was replaced correcting the issue.

On 4-13-2021 a lightning storm moved through our area and tripped service power on the mainland. The emergency generator was started. The shaft that the emergency generator powers was down due to construction at the 1300ft. level. Employees were sheltered in place until power was restored.

The power cable for the bell signal system in the #3 shaft and ""men working in shaft"" signal light was snagged by one of the skips. The power cable parted and fell down the shaft becoming tangled around control equipment at the bottom of shaft casuing the hoist to trip.

Sensors which verify that the friction hoist rope drum, hoist motors, and head sheave are all functioning properly stopped communicating. When they lose communication with one another, the control system ""senses"" a fault which causes the hoist to ""trip"".

On Mar 8, the EE climbed down the loader ladder, stepped on the ground and EE's foot slipped out from under EE. EE fell, landing on their tailbone. The Dr. at the Clinic determined that EE separated their coccyx but was cleared to return to full duties. On Mar 15, the Dr. place EE on work restrictions that couldn't be accommodated, causing the incident to become a lost time.

The 16 ft. hoist went down with fault codes creating an electrical issue on the North skip. Two other hoists are operational. No personnel were injured. The mine was not evacuated. Submission #2941180 reported the same issue.

A swivel connecting a balance rope to the bottom of one of the ore skips failed. The balance rope became separated from the ore skip and fell down the #3 shaft. This rope became entangled with the balance rope on the second ore skip damaging that rope also. Both ropes and the swivels were replaced.

A brake shoe on the ore hoist in the #3-16' shaft was dragging on the drum during hoist operations. A heat sensor on that brake shoe detected a temperature rise above set limits and stopped the hoist. The incident was called in to MSHA because the response time of a mechanic to investigate the event and adjust the brake was outside of the Part 50.10 reporting time limits.

The control system during start of shift hoist checks. A pneumatic relay on the 16' ore hoist brake control system was responding slowly due to the cold weather. This slow response was detected by a brake system sensor causing the hoist to trip. Overnight temperatures at the site reached the low 30's that night.

The 16 ft hoist is currently down due to brake issues. Troubleshooting is currently taking place, so repairs can be made. There are two other means of egress from the mine and no one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

#3 16'-shaft hoist tripped while conducting safety checks. Electrician checked control system and reset breakers more than 30 minutes after control system hoist tripped necessitating reporting to MSHA per 50.10 as defined in 50.2(h)(11).

On 12/21/20, the 16ft hoist started to trip and then went down due to a loop contact fault. There were two other means of egress from the mine and no one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

Hoist operator received fault codes conducting hoist tests on the #3-16' shaft. The hoist would not reset. Operator called to report the fault. Calls to MSHA reporting line were placed at 10:44 PM, 10:46 PM, 11:03 PM, and 11:05 PM. Operator at hotline stated they could not hear caller and terminated call. Text was sent to local MSHA supervisor.

On 12/19/20 power tripped to the 8ft, 14ft and 16ft hoists and main fan. The 8ft & 14ft were reset, allowing for two other means of egress from the mine. The main fan was able to be reset. The 16ft was reset, with a loop contact fault being the cause. No one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

SCR failed in hoist control system. Damage was repaired within 45 minutes of discovery.

On 12/8/2020 the 16 ft. hoist went down due to a hoist blower motor failing and caused the SCR to overheat. There were two other means of egress from the mine and no one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

A miner heard one of the skip ores hitting the loading pocket hard as it entered. The hoist was taken out of service, inspected, and damage to the structural steel discovered. One of the ore skips used for hoisting ore in the #3-16 shaft hit the edges of the loading pocket as it descended into position.

On 11/7/2020 at 10:02 am the hoist was out of service due to a blower motor breaker trip. An electrician was called up and reset the breaker.

The 16 ft. was out of service to do a combination of loose pin connections on the MDA driver module.

The 16ft hoist went down due to electrical issues with the programming. The E&I tech was called out to make the repair.

On 10/28/2020 service power (Cleco) was interrupted due to a tree branch falling on the powerline off site. The emergency generator was started to evacuate the mine. The transfer switch did not fully engage on the first attempt.

Employee was cutting a small piece of wire loom with a self retracting safety utility knife. EE was holding the wire loom with left hand and attempted to cut through it. As EE did this EE cut the middle finger of left hand.

Service power to the mine was interrupted. 2 miners were working in the 16 ft. shaft. As the power was interrupted the miners could not be moved up or down in the shaft. Once power was restored the hoistman had to manually reset the 16 ft. hoist drives. The two miners were safely brought to surface.

A joint in automatic sprinkler system piping failed. Fire pump started with drop in line pressure. Water from open water line entered friction hoist motors causing a short and controllers to trip. Two personnel hoists used for man travel were available and operating. Incident reported be conditions of Citation 9457597.

The 14ft. skip was being loaded with a primary crusher breaker shaft. As the weight was placed in the skip the hoist rope stretched misaligning the magnets. Once the hoistman began to move the skip it tripped due to the magnet switches not in sync. The skip was damaged as a result of this occurrence. No one was injured.

On 1/26/2020 employee was working off of a four foot ladder and fell backwards from the second rung, breaking their fall with arms extended out behind them. On 10/13/2020 the employee had surgery to the Rt. shoulder making this a lost time event.

Employee was kneeling and using a pry bar to fit C-channel in place. The pry bar slipped, wedging EE's right ring finger between the bar and the ground. The employee sustained a cut and fracture to the tip of the finger.

The skip is equipped with a roll-up door to allow forklifts to load supplies inside the skip. The rollers jumped the track when the door was lowered after supplies were loaded onto the skip. The condition was not detected when the skip was released into the mine. The leading edge of the door caught on shaft structure and was ripped off. The door was damaged beyond repair.

The 8' hoist ""tripped"" during its ascent in the shaft traveling empty. The hoist operator took the hoist out-of-servie per protocol. As the mine was left with one operating hoist, all miners were withdrawn to the surface. The root cause was determined to be a failed circuit control board. The hoist was returned to service after the board was replaced.

Miners were being withdrawn from the mine after a hoisting shaft was taken out of service. A door on the bottom car of the skip vibrated open during its descent and the door jammed in the shaft. The hoist operator returned the skip to the surface. The other shaft was returned to service and the remaining underground miners traveled to the surface safely.

The north skip of the friction hoist over traveled beyond its set point at the surface hitting the overhead protection in the headframe. The skip was taken out of service until the extent of damage could be ascertained, root causes identified, and corrective actions implemented.

Employee was exiting a man basket that was lowered to the ground. EE climbed over the basket instead of using the basket door. EE slipped hurting left knee. The employee finished the shift and missed the next day.

Employee was using a grinder and the rotating equipment nicked EE's right ring finger.

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer and felt EE's left knee torque. The employee was seen by the company doctor and was taken off work.

Three employees were on the 14ft. skip being lowered in the mine. The skip tripped. A maintenance supervisor was called to the area and began troubleshooting the problem. Radio contact was made and the 3 employees were fine. They were lowered in an egress mode. They exited the skip and all were in good health.

The employee was exiting the screen plant haulage truck and slipped once ee got off the ladder.

Mechanic was trouble shooting a drill. The operator hit the wrong lever and released steel. The steel hit ee in the wrist

Employee was cleaning an intersection with a wheel loader. As ee pushed the salt into a berm the loader hit a ledge jarring the employee's back.

A guide rope interfered with the use of the 16 ft. shaft operation. One of the guide ropes outer layer broke down. The mine was evacuated and repairs were made to remove and change the guide rope.

Employee was installing an engine(8000lbs)in a 988K using a telehandler. The Employee was standing on the 988 guiding the engine in place when ee became off balanced (salt on standing surface), ee reached out to stabilize self when ee caught the back of left hand on the engine saddle and cut it. EE was wearing cut level 2 ANSI gloves.

EE was walking with a fire hose and slipped. EE was taken to the clinic where they were seen and released to full duty pending drug testing results that were confirmed on 12/19 by the M.R.O. During this time the EE returned to the clinic as was issued a Rx tramadol and restrictions the mine could not accommodate. Making this a L.T.I. on 12/18/2017

A WA600 Komatsu wheel loader caught fire. The mine was evacuated and MSHA was notified.

A main power outage occurred at the mine site due to down power lines. This caused the whole location to be without power. The crew underground was sent to the #1 shaft to be brought out of the mine. This shaft is equipped with a back up diesel generator. The generator did not start. At approximately 2pm the generator was repaired and the crew was brought to surface.

Employee was bolting a steel beam with a wrench and a impact drill. The wrench grabbed causing employee's fingers to be caught between the wrench and the beam above. This cause a laceration to employee's left ring finger which required four stitches.

The #3 16ft shaft South conveyance came out of the guide in the loading pocket causing damage to the walkway and an air driven cylinder.

Employee slipped on slick hardened salt causing an awkward fall on employee's ankle. Employee went the Dr on next scheduled shift (7/12/17) The doctor diagnosed employee with a sprained ankle and employee could not return to work. This became a lost time.

Smoke and flames were observed coming from the exhaust of a haul truck. The engine continued running after the ignition was turned off. All personnel were withdrawn from the mine as smoke filled the return escape way. It was determined that the engine turbocharger seals had failed allowing lube oil into the engine intake resulting in the smoking exhaust.

Employee was shoveling a tail section of belt. As employee was shoveling employee twisted and felt a pain in groin area. Employee went to the doctor and was prescribed an antibiotic which made this reportable.

Employee was walking down ramp and slipped and felt a pain in left knee. Employee went to the dr on 5/22/17 and was released back to full duty. Employee then requested a second opinion. MRI was done and employee has a torn meniscus. Employee had surgery on 9/6/2017 and became a lost time on that date.

Employee was shoveling salt in the screen plant. Employee stated employee felt pain in employee's neck. On 3/1/2017 employee went to employee's doctor and was put on restrictions and did not report to work.

Employee was discarding old troughing roller into metal waste bin when it slipped out of employee's grip and pinched left 4th finger between the roller and the bin. Employee received stitches and returned to work on full duty

Employee had an accident in a rock truck. Went to medical facility for drug screen and complained of a back injury. Was checked out and released back to full duty on 02/09/17. Employee called in stated their back hurt too bad to work on 02/10/17 which became an LTI

Routine Shaft work was being conducted in the 14 ft. shaft. A torch was being used to remove bolts on structural members. A hot piece of metal fell down the shaft and ignited debris in the sump.

The mechanic was placing a block under the service truck for repairs. As ee placed the block ee felt a pain in back. EE was seen by a doctor and released with no restrictions. On 10/21/2016 the employee went to the emergency room and was placed on work restrictions that could not be accommodated.

Employee was lifting an impact bed on a conveyor with a pry bar to remove some washers. The pry bar slipped as the employee used their hand to remove the washers. The impact bed pinched employee's index finger between the impact bed & the conveyor. Employee was taken to the doctor and was diagnosed with a fractured index finger.

Employee was picking up wheel chocks and felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee has been receiving treatment for the past year while working full duty. Surgery was approved with WC and employee become a LTI on 6/2/2017.

Employee was finishing maintenance work underneath a belt line on surface. Employee slipped and fell bruising tail bone. Employee was taken to local doctor and on a follow up visit employee was given work restrictions on 6/06/16 which made the injury reportable.

On 3/31/2016 the employee was working with welding materials and something went into EE's eye. The employee flushed EE's eye and finished EE's work day. The following day (4/1/2016) the employee was taken to the doctor and a small piece of metal was removed from EE's eye making this a recordable.

Employee was shoveling salt and felt on pain in EE's back on 3/10/16. On 3/16/16 employee requested to see a doctor and was released to full duty. Employee came to work 3/17/16 with restrictions from another doctor which would not allow EE to work and EE was sent home.

On 1/6/2016 the employee was lifting a soft start motor starter out of the starter cabinet of D-4 start panel. As EE was lifting the soft start EE felt a pain in EE's groin area. The employee was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery on 3/1/2016 making this a lost time.

The drill helper grabbed a rotating drill steel with EE's Left hand and became entangled in the drill steel. The employee was unsure why EE grabbed the steel. All work was stopped and emergency care was provided to the employee.

On 1/3/2016 the employee was lifting a bucket of tools off the skip. EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder blade. The employee was taken to the doctor and released. On 2/3/2016 the employee did not report to work because of the pain making this injury a lost time.

On 11/21/16 employee was walking down stairs and was carrying a bucket. He tripped over the bucket and fell. The employee bruised his knee. Over the next several months the employee worked with no restrictions. On 2/25/2016 the employee had an M.R.I. of his knee. On 2/26/2016 the employee was taken off work.

Two shaft contractors working in the 14 Ft. shaft signaled the hoistman to return to surface from a work location at the -540 level. When the hoistman began to move the conveyance he discovered the 14 Ft hoist was inoperable.

Employee was walking in the shop area and slipped on slick spot and felt a burn in his knee. Over time the employee had an MRI taken and had a torn meniscus. On 4/19/16 employee had surgery and became a lost time.

Employee was riding in a TH6X4 gator and ran off a 24 inch drop off. Employee did an accident report but did not seek medical attention at the time of accident. On 8/21/2015 employee reported lower back was hurting and wad taken to company doctor. 8/24/2015 employee did not return to work for his next scheduled shift which became a lost time.

A mechanic improperly chocked both weight brakes prior to bleeding the brake system to do maintenance work. This caused the brakes to fail allowing the south skip to descended and the north skip to rise into the crash beams in the head frame. This severely damaged both skips and some of the head frame structural steel.

Employee was descending a ladder when he did not maintain three points of contact and fell to the ground. He was taken to the clinic and released with restricted duty.

Employee was walking east towards screen plant and employee slipped on slick salt and broke his left tibia.

Two employees were changing out a wire cloth screen in the screen plant. As the screen was being removed from the structure, it slipped out of the hands of one employee and rolled down a stair way striking another employee on the left little finger.

Employee stated he was climbing on track scaler to change an component. Upon climbing down the ladder to retrieve a tool as this time his right knee started to hurt. Employee said he tried to stretch his knee out and he felt a pop in the right knee. Doctor released employee back to full duty. He was referred to an Orthopedic clinic and on 10/30/2014 put on restricted duty.

Employee was operating a service truck when he ran over a bump in the road and jarred his back. On 8/26/2014 on a follow-up appointment the employee was given restricted duty by the doctor.

While resetting tail-loop switch, employee slipped causing a strain to groin. He was seen by a doctor and released to full duty. On 8/13/2014 he was diagnosed with a hernia. He had surgery on 8/28/2014. Upon his next scheduled shift on 9/2/2014 employee was released to light duty.

While stepping up to reach overhead shackle, employee felt strain in left knee. Employee was taken to doctor and over time have visited specialist. Specialist prescribed knee brace as well as therapy. (Employee continued to work full time with not restrictions.) On 04/07/2015 employee had surgery on knee causing employee to miss work which has become a lost time.

At the beginning of the shift employee was swinging a hammer trying to clear a chute. During mid shift he felt his shoulder was sore. He was taken to the clinic two days later and diagnosed with a strain to the shoulder. On 7/2/2014 the employee had surgery on his shoulder.

On 9/3/2013 the employee was exiting a vehicle. While he was exiting he had a hold of the steering wheel and lost his footing. This action twisted his wrist towards him. He was taken to the doctor and released. On a follow-up appointment on 9/10/2013 he was diagnosed with a hair line fracture.

Employee was opening a metal welding rod box. His hand slipped and cut the palm of his left hand.

Employee was addressing a misfire in the bench. With a pair of side cutters in his hand, he was pulling on the cord. The cord became free causing him to hit his face with the side cutters.

EE was found laying on the deck of a barge. There were no witnesses to what happened. The EE was taken to the hospital for observation

EE was replacing a guard on the C14 Conveyor Belt Head Pulley when it fell, he attempted to catch it and strained his back. He was taken to the clinic and released. He was taken to the clinic for a follow up on 01/03/2013 was given a prescription for pain

EE was pushing a materials cart and cart struck a part of the conveyor belt. The EE's foot was under the cart and the stress of striking the belt along with the right leg being stuck caused a break in the lower area of his right tibia.

EE was working in U/G Stores location changing security cameras. He was walking and slipped on an uneven surface and strained his left knee. He went home and self treated the knee, it did not get better and he was taken to the Dr. 10/11/2012 where he was given 2 cortisone injections and a prescription Pain Medicine.

The employee was climbing down off of a haulage truck and slipped on the last step contacting the bumper with his right knee. He was taken the a doctor and released. On 9/25/2012 the employee was taken back to the doctor and given a medrol does pack and released with no restrictions.

A scale fell in the 16' production shaft causing damage to structure in the loading pocket and damage to the bonnet

On 6/27/2012 the employee fell hurting his left arm. He finished his shift and was seen by local doctor the following day. On 7/11/2012 the employee had surgery to repair a torn tendon in his biceps muscle.

Employee was changing a limit switch on the tertiary crusher. He was sitting on a guard that was approx. 5' off the floor and when he went to get up he lost his balance and fell. As a result of the fall he fractured four ribs on the right side and a cut to his fore head that required sutures.

A beam in the upper part of the 16' production shaft broke causing the skip's track limit switch to trip. The mine was evacuated because our 8' shaft was down due to maintenance repairs leaving us with only 2 shafts

We were testing our Emergency Hoist and doing a trail run with the emergency cage. The cage door was not shut completely and caused the cage to get hung at about 20 feet from the bottom sump. When it came loose the cage dropped to the sump causing minor damage to the door.

Employee was changing the exhaust stack on a Cat Loader when he came into contact with the broken sharp edge of the exhaust cutting his arm. He was treated at the Company Doctor's office and received 4 stitches on his left forearm

On 11/1/2011 the employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder up to place on a pallet. He felt a pop in his back. He was taken to the clinic and was released without restrictions. On 9/8/2015 the employee was taken to the doctor again where he was diagnosed with a ruptured disk. The employee did not report to work 9/9-11/2015.

The 8' hoist was found to be having an electrical problem that prevented it from moving up or down without tripping out. 2 employees were on the skip at the time performing normal maintenance. After discussions with the maker and with MSHA Inspector George Olivier, the skip was lowered to the 1300' level using the braking system, the employees then came to the surface

While working in the 8' shaft the hoist tripped and would not lift the skip up to surface. They were at the 400' location. After several attempts were made to bring the men up failed, the men were egressed down to the 1300' level and got off the skip. No one was injured.

EE was welding and raised his hood to check work, someone near him was grinding and material was blown into EE's eye

During a man trip on the 14' hoist the service power tripped. The battery back-up that keeps power to the program to operate the 14' hoist failed. The program has to be re-installed at this point. The electrical superintendent was called to the mine and reprogrammed the hoist and installed a new battery back-up. The men were hoisted to surface in an egress mode of 30' per minute.

Employee was performing maintenance in inspection speed in the 8' shaft, when the skip encountered a tight spot at the 1040' location. This tight spot caused the skip to momentarily stop and then release causing the employee to lose his balance and fall. He put his rt. arm out and broke his forearm.

Employee was performing maintenance in inspection speed in the 8' shaft, when the skip encountered a tight spot at the 1040' location causing the skip to momentarily stop and then release causing the employee to lose his balance and fall down. The fall caused contusions to his lumbar and pelvic area.

Employee was a passenger in a John Deere Gator that struck the rib on the drift going to the 1300' level of the mine. He was jarred by the collision. Although, the Company Doctor said he could return to work with no restrictions, his personal Doctor placed him on Modified Duty effective 10/26/2011.

During regular maintenance on the 16' production skip, guide bushings were replaced on the south skip. While cleaning the guide ropes, debris jammed in the guide bushing causing the skip to be stuck at the 800' level. Two employees were cleaning the ropes and as a result were stuck at the 800' level

On a scheduled shaft maintenance day shaftmen were scaling in the shaft. A scale fell and hit a guide bracket beam braking it. There were two other shafts available for escape from the mine at the time of this incident.

EE was picking up a piece of steel in the yard before he lifted on the canopy he felt a pulling sensation in his right groin area. He was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery on 6/16/2011.

A guide bracket assembly came loose causing damage to the south skip, south scrool door pivot arm and south guides in the 16' shaft. The mine has two other means of escape the 8'shaft and 14'shaft.

The employee removed the cap of the radiator and the hot anti-freeze burnt his face.

EE was at the 8' shaft cleaning out the sump. There are two pipe barriers with chains to prevent entry into sump. EE was moving the barriers when he felt a pull in his groin area.

During a routine inspection, a guide rope on the 16' production shaft was discovered to be damaged. The hoist was taken out of service for repairs. We still have 2 hoists available for use - the 14' hoist and the 8' hoist.

16' Production Shaft - Accident only, skip came into contact with the divider beam resulting in damage to guides, divider beams and tail rope

Employee fell on the stairway while exiting the cab of a scaler. He bruised his back.

Not sure as to exact cause of accident, however, during the day, the EE noticed that his Left Knee was getting stiff. After being examined by a doctor, he was sent for an MRI on 12/17/2010. He was diagnosed with grade 4 tear of the lateral meniscus of his left knee.

EE was moving a tire on a SkyTrac Forklift, the tire started to tip over. He caught it and he said his felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. He reported it to his supervisor and an incident report was completed. He began to develop extreme pain on Sat. Dec 3 and went to the ER where he was given shot for the pain. He was taken to the company Doctor on Dec 6 where he was evaluated.

EE was moving a shelf in the Hoisthouse, while using a retractable knife to cut excess cables, the knife slipped cutting the palm of his left hand.

EE was removing/replacing a Fuel Nozzle from a hose reel off of a service truck when he had removed the nozzle, the hose recoiled and in the process, splashed residual (it was not under pressure)fuel into his left eye. The ee was wearing safety glasses at the time. After irrigating his eye at an eye wash station, his eye was still buring so he was taken to the hospital.

The north drive motor for the 16' hoist failed.

The spring on the dogs broke on the 14' mancage. It is being changed out. Cote Blanche Mine still maintains two escape routes out of the mine by way of the 8' and 16' shafts.

EE was cutting the sealant from a windshield. His hand slipped and was cut by sharp edge of glass.

The tacometer for the 16"" hoist went out. The part has been replaced.

Guide bracket failed and the spear guide fell off.

Using a hammer and chisel to break loose hub assembly on Gator to tighten the chains, missed chisel and hit right thumb with hammer.

Service power from the power company was interrupted during a storm. Power was restored a short time later.

EE reported some signs of Heat Stress. Body Temp was gaining and was having a hard time cooling off.

On this date the service power tripped. The 8' hoist was down due to ground control(Scales)problems. We had trouble rebooting the 14' hoist computer. This left the 16' shaft the only shaft operating. An evacuation was started. As the evacuation was underway, the 14' hoist was rebooted and in service. The call was made to MSHA during this process.

Right foot slipped off the last rung of ladder. Hurt right knee.

While sitting on a John Deere Gator stopped another John Deere Gator contacted the rear of the stopped vehicle. The employee in the stopped vehicle contiued the shift and reported the incident at 7:12 p.m. On 5/13/2010 he went to E.R. where he was treated and released.

An employee was unloading supplies and left the skip door too low. As he attempted to grab a pallet with the fork lift the mast of the forklift hit the door causing it to get jammed. This was on the 14' Skip.

Blower motor for hoist drive shorted out. The other two hoist were functioning at this time.

The compressor that supplies air to the brakes of the 8' Hoist overheated. Although the hoist has a back-up nitrogen system for the brakes of the hoist. We shut the hoist down and and cleaned the coils of the compressor to get it back online.

Employee was operating his loader when his bucket hit a large boulder and jarred his neck. On April 7th the employee the went to the doctor where he was given prescription grade pain killers triggering recordability.

One of the hoist motors for the 16' Hoist had a short in the windings.

A new skip was installed in the 14' shaft. After installing the skip a series of test were performed. The skip was released. The hoistman was bringing the empty skip to the mine level when it tripped. The skip was brought to the surface with no damage. An adjustment was made to prevent further tripping.

Two employees were moving a powercable for an undercutter by way of tractor. One employee was watching the cable at the machine. The employee pulling the cable dropped off the wrong strap to add slack. When he took off again the power cable and cable swing arm pinched the employee against the back of the cutter.

Employee was striking a piece of loose salt with a sledge hammer and smashed his finger in-between the handle of the hammer and the piece of salt resulting in a laceration that required 3 stitches to close.

Two mechanics were working on a Kubota Tractor trouble shooting an ignition problem. One mechanic was testing the starting wires and the other was checking tension on the alternator belt. The engine inadvertently turned over with the mechanic's hand in-between the alternator belt and pulley, damaging his left, middle finger one the last digit.

Employee was cutting a handrail off with a torch. The handrail slid through his gloved hand and struck his finger. The employee was taken to the local medical clinic where he was diagnosed with a bone chip fracture that required 8 stitches to close.

Two employees exited the 8' shaft and released the skip. They did not secure the skip door in the proper manner. During the next empty trip the door was pulled off after coming into contact with the shaft wall.

A fire started in the engine compartment of a scaler, mine was evacuated and MSHA. notified within 15 minutes. After 18 hours mine rescue teams put the fire out.

Employee was drilling on a floor drill and a hydraulic hose busted spraying the employee in the face area. He was given first aid and then brought to the emergency room.

The employee was attempting to install a backer beam in the 16' shaft. Upon raising the skip the employee did not realize that the spear guide was coming down. The spear guide came into contact with the employee's right arm causing tissue and muscle damage.

Employees finger was caught in a rotating jack leg steel, causing a tendon to break and six stiches to be issued to close a cut on his right little finger.

Employee was changing bits on an undercutter, He felt a pain in his right elbow. On 8/6/2009 the employee asked to be seen by the doctor and was released without accommodations. On 9/1/2009 the employee went back to the doctor and received an injection of cortisone triggering recordability.

Employee was attempting to level an uneven sawhorse with a piece of plate on it. The steel plate was 43' x 13.5"" x 2"". When the employee attempted to straighten the plate the unlevel sawhorse struck his finger & let go of the steel which resulted in smashing his finger between the plate and the sawhorse.

While performing preventive maintenance on 5 face drill, employee removed the battery for the battery box. Upon reinstalling the battery, The battery slipped cutting his left index finger.

On 3/9/2009 employee fell off of a barge cover on to the barge (approx.6'). He was taken to the local medical clinic where he was treated and released. The area that was bruised started collecting blood over a period of time until a follow up visit was required. Doctors made a decision to drain it on 6/18/2009. Incident became reportable at this time.

Employee was lifting a welding trailer tongue with a forklift when the trailer slipped off landing on his left foot.

EE was retracting drill steels using pipe wrench. Wrench kicked back hitting him on the wrist.

EE was climbing down the ladder of the roof bolter. He had a water cooler in his hand while descending the ladder. He was approx. five feet from the bottom of the ladder, when he lost his footing and could not hold on to the rails of the ladder. He then fell to the ground breaking his left, lower arm.

An electrical malfunction caused wires to burn in side the #2 hoist drive cabiner. This malfunction caused the 16' production hoist to be taken out of service for more than thirty minutes.

EE was cutting skirting strips out of conveyor material using a utility knife. After cutting the material the EE stood up & noticed he had a small piece of belt left to cut. The EE picked up the belt & cut the piece of belt. The knife sliced through the bet & cut the employee above his right knee. He was brought to local clinic & received 5 stitches. Release w/no restrictions.

EE was checking a ceiling monitoring device that had fallen using a Getman lift. The ladder to enter the basket was jammed. The ee used an unapproved method to enter/exit the basket. Upon exiting the basket, ee fell & hit his right elbow on the floor. He was sent to the dr on 10/4/07 & was released with no restrictions. On 10/26/07 it was determined he had a closed fracture.

The employee was attempting to adjust the undercutter bit sharpening machine. He installed a bit and watched it run through the cycle. When the cycle was finished, the employee grabbed the hot bit in an attempt to examin it. He then made a forward jerking motion in an attempt to release the bit. In doing this the employee hit his right thumb on the grinder wheel.

EE was tying 1st rope to secure barge to dock. When EE turned tograb 2nd rope, twisted left ankle. EE finished assigned shift & shift after. EE req'd to go see dr on 6/18/07. Dr released him to work. 6/27/07 EE went back to dr & was prescribed tramadol & aircast.

Contractor was found lying in grass, apparently dead. Mine employees called 911 and began administering CPR, while utilizing the A.E.D., until relieved by the local Fire Dept.'s First Responders. He was later pronounced dead by the coroner's office.

Employee was attempting to drive out a shaft in the sole plate of the 16' hoist, while holding a drive pin with a bar attached to it. A co-worker was striking the pin with a 12 lb sledge hammer. A strike on the pin was missed, hitting the employee's right hand breaking his index finger.

After lubricating two of the four hoist ropes it was placed back into service. On the second trip rope slipped from over-lubrication allowing the cable to slip on the hoist drum & damage the canopy. The headframe & loading pocket were inspected & no damage was found. The damaged canopy was removed and exessive lubricant was removed prior to placing hoist back in service.

ON 11/22/05 AT 5:45 PM, THE NORTH SKIP ON THE 16' SHAFT TRAVELED OPUTSIDE OF THE SURFACE SPEAR GUIDES DAMAGING THE CANOPY ON THE SKIP. ALL EQUIPMENT WAS INSPECTED FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE OR WEAR WHICH COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THE SKIP WAS TESTED THEN PLACED INTO SERVICE.

REMOVABLE OVERHEAD PROTECTION; ABOVE THE CAGE & APPROX. 25' TO 30' OF HOIST CABLE WERE DAMAGED ON THE 8'CAGE WHEN THE HOISTMAN PERFORMED A TEST RUN. THE CABLE & CAGE WERE INSPECTED REQUIRING REMOVAL OF APPROX. 40'OF CABLE DUE TO KINKS, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE CAGE. AN INSPECTION OF THE SHAFT DETERMINED THAT THE EMPTY SKIP HUNG-UP DUE TO BUILD-UP OF SALT DUST ON THE SHAFT GUIDES.

A FIRE STARTED AT THE B-2 CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY LOCATED IN D-5 AT 24, WHEN A BEARING OVERHEATED AND IGNITED THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF LOSS OF APPROX 200' OF CONVEYOR BELT, LOSS OF ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROLS AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO HYDRAULIC LINES

HOISTMAN PUSHED BUTTON TO SEND MANCAGE TO SHAFT BOTTOM. WHEN THERE WAS A POWER BUMP, THE HOIST STOPPED. THE HOISTMAN RESET THE SURFACE BREAKER THAT HAD TRIPPED. WHEN HE TRIED TO RESET THE HOIST, IT WOULD NOT. THERE WAS A COMPONET FAILURE, ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENT WAS CALLED OUT

Injured party twisted right ankle while walking.

Crew was being lowered underground. The power trip caused cage to stop. One employee fell to the floor injuring his right knee. He returned to work with no problems. Three months later he complained of persistant right knee pain. On Dec. 7 he had surgery and on Dec. 8 it became a lost time incident.

THE SUPPORTING CABLE ON SPIDER PARTED CAUSING SPIDER TO FALL AND CAUSING INJURED PARTY TO FALL FROM SPIDER.

EE WAS STANDING ON POWDER RIG DECK (APPROX. 3' HIGH), CLEANING OUT AMMONIA NITRATE POT. HE STARTED TO GET OFF THE PLATFORM BY CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER. IT IS A 2-RUNG LADDER, BEING THE PLATFORM IS ONLY 3' HIGH. NOT KNOWING IT, HE TRIPPED ON THE TOE PLATE OR MISSED THE LADDER. HE FELL ON THE FLOOR ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET THE COLLET BACK IN PLACE ON THE LEFT CYLINDER OF A CAT LOADER. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER. AS HE WAS DECENDING FROM THE LADDER & REACHED THE 2ND TO LAST STEP FROM THE BOTTOM HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL BACKWARD ONTO HIS BACK. THE SELF RESCUER WHICH ATTACHED TO HIS BELT STRUCK HIM ON HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING A BRUISE.

The crew of 18 men was being lowered into the mine when the hoist tripped. The mancage bounced causing some people to fall. Employee fell hurting his back and right knee. **Per 220060470066: The individual remains on modified duty from 5-26-05 until he received surgery on 9-9-05.**

Employee was using boxcutter knife to remove semi-conductor from high voltage cable. He was pulling the knife towards himself. The knife slipped and it hit him on his right forearm. He received 20 sititches.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE TOP RADIATOR HOSE ON CAT LOADER. WHILE PUSHING THE HOSE UPWARD TO PUT A SPICKET ON RADIATOR, A PLASTIC TIE WRAP CUT HIS ARM. THE TIE WRAP HAD BEEN CUT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE UNDER CUTTER. HE SLIPPED ON A PREVIOUS CUT ON THE FLOOR. WHILE FALLING HE TRIED TO STOP HIS FALL USING HIS RIGHT ARM. WHEN HE HIT THE FLOOR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND IT PULLED HIS SHOULDER AS WELL. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS SHOULDER HURTING UNTIL OCT 4TH WHEN HE HAD SURGERY.

Ee was changing a collic pin on a hyd. cylinder for 992 loader. He was standing between arms holding the pin. As he was shifting his body to move his foot slipped causing him to fall on one of the arms. The pin he was holding also hit the arm crushing his left little finger and breaking the first joint of the finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DROP THE INSIDE OF A CYLINDER INTO THE CASING. HE WAS HOLDING THE CYLINDER BY THE RIM TRYING TO EASE THE PISTON DOWN THE CASING. THE CYLINDER FELL DOWN THE CASING RATHER EASILY CATCHING HIS RING FINGER ON THE LIP. IT CUT THE RING FINGER OFF AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE.

HOISTING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE NUMBER FOUR ROPE OF A FOUR ROPE SET ON THE LOADED SOUTH SIDE SKIP BROKE APPRORX 330' FROM THE SURFACE DUMP POINT. THIS BREAK WAS DETECTED BY THE ROPE SLIP INDICATOR AND FORCED THE HOIST INTO AN EMERGENCY STOP. INSPECTIONS OF THE AREA AND EQUIPMENT REVEALED NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. AT THIS TIME THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR HOIST ROPES

EE WAS ON TOP OF BARGE COVER CLOSING COVERS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE BARGE ONTO THE BULKHEAD PLININGS THE FALL WAS ABOUT 12'.

THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 11/12/03. WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE COMPLAINED OF A HURT NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. FIVE MONTHIS LATER HE COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS BACK HURTS AND WILL PROBABLY REQUIRE SURGERY. I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT. FROM REPORT: ""... THE LOADER CONTINUED MOVING FORWARD AND TILTING EVENTUALLY FLIPPING ON ITS SIDE"".

EE WAS LIFTING MANCAGE DOOR-THE DOOR HAD BEEN HARD TO OPEN BECAUSE OF ITS WEIGHT. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR HE TWISTED HIS BACK. HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK 2 MONTHS PREVIOUS LIFT ING THE SAME DOOR. HE AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJ. ALTHOUGH THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 4/30/03, EE WENT BACK TO HIS NORMAL JOB UNTIL 5/22/03.

HE WAS RIDING ON PASSENAGE SIDE OF VEHICLE. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE DUST ON ROAD. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT A ROCK WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE BECAUSE OF THE DUST. IT THREW HIM OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND HE HIT HIS SHIN ON A ROCK.

EE WAS ARRIVING AT WORK WALKING AWAY FROM MANCAGE. HE STEPPED IN A DIP IN THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS KNEES.

EE WAS RIDING MANCAGE INTO THE MINE. THE POWER TRIPPED CAUSING THE SKIP TO STOP INSTANTLY. HE FELL ON HIS KNEES BRUISING THEM.