INJURED WAS CHANGING A HYDRAULIC HOE ON A 773 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE GOT A PARTICLE OF DIRT INTO HIS EYE. HE REMOVED IT BUT MUST HAVE SCRATCHED HIS EYE BALL IN THE PROCESS.
Basin Creek Mine Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 41
- Years on record
- 1988–1993
- Latest incident
- Aug 1993
Reportable incidents
41 on file1993 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYE EWAS SLIDING A FLAMMABLE CONTAINER LOCKER INTO PLACE AND THE DOOR (SELF CLOSING) WAS OPEN TO AID IN MOVING. AS HE MOVED THE LOCKER BACK THE DOOR SHUT. THUS SHUTTING ON HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER TIP (FIRST KNUCKLE). THIS PEELED THE FINGERNAIL FORWARD AND CUT THE FINGER TIP.
WHILE ROLLING A 24 INCH BY 40 INCH PIPE ACROSS CRUSTED SNOW THE EE SUDDENLY SUNK DOWN. HE WAS OVERTING EXTRA PUSH TO GET THE PIPE OVER A SNOW BERM. THIS SUDDEN RELEASE OF SNOW UNDER FOOT CAUSE D PAIN O BE FELT IN THE LOWER BACK. EE FELT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. AFTER SHIFT, HE FELT THAT THE PAIN WAS LESS AND ONLY ON THE LEFT LOWER BACK SIDE.
1990 · 8 incidents
WHILE CLIMBING ON TO THE HAUL TRUCK EE FOOT SLIPPED OFF FIRST STEP FELL BACKWARDS HE LANDED ON THE FROZEN GROUND BRUISING HIS TAILBONE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
I.NAME WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE TAIL PULLEY BASE OF OUR STACKER AS IT WAS BEING MOVED. A CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TAIL PULLEY FRAMEWORK AND UNDER TENSION USING A BACKHOE . THE CHAIN SHIFTED AS TENSION WAS APPLIED DISLOEDGING A METAL FRAGMENT INTO THE SIDE OF I.NAME'S FACE. THE LACERATION WAS 3/8 INCHES LONG BY 1/4 DEEP.
CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE, IT SLIPPED PUNCT THUMB
I.NAME INSIDE CAB OF TRUCK WHILE OTHER USED A LOADER TO PRESS ON REAR OF THE BOX CAUSING THE BOX TO RAISE FOR BLOCKING PURPOSES.LOADER BUCKET SLIPPED OFF REAR OF BOX CAUSING IT TO DROP.I.NAME TWISTED HIS BACK AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
EMPL WORKED DAY SHIFT. AFTER WORK 8PM HE NOTICED SORENESS INRIGHT KNEE. HE COULD NOT RECALL ANY SPECIFIC MOMENT HEN INJURY OCCURED BUT SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN DOING ALOT OF KNEELING & BENDING OV ER FIXING EQUIPMENT.
EMPL WAS STANDING NEAR BACK OF TRUCK ON TOP OF PARTIAL LOAD OF POST AS POSTS WERE BEING LOADED. EMPL FELL FROM LOAD ABOUT 9' TO GROUND & LANDED ON LEFT ELBOW. TOOK EMPL TO HELENA TO ST PETERS HOSP FOR TREATMENT.
I.NAME WAS STRIPPING FORMS WHEN THE BAR OFF NAIL AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPL KNELT DOWN ON BOTH KNEES TO CHECK TRANSFORMER.WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS RIGHT KNEE HURT.
1989 · 14 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER INSIDE THE PUGMILL ATTEMPTING TO CHIP OUT FROZEN ORE, WHEN HE WENT TO SHIFT HIS POSITION, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS KNEE TO CATCH AGAINST A PADDLE AND TW IST.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE WHILE CLEANING A FROZEN HOSE.
FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN IRON & RACK
DOZER SLID OFF OF A ROCK JARRING THE OPERATOR.
WHILE CRANKING DOWN THE LEG ON A GENERATOR INSIDE OF ELBOW STARTED HURTING
DRIVING TRACK PIN HIT PIN CAUSING SPLINTER TO FLY STRIKING HIM IN FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ORE FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY OF SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR. LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SHOVEL AND FRAME OF CONVEYOR.
BACK HOE HOOKED A ROCK, LIFTING THE TRACK OFF THE GROUND. BEFORE THE PRESSURE COULD BE RELIEVED, THE ROCK CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE HOE TO VOLT SEVERELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FLASHING FOR A CONVEY0R KNIFE SLIPPED & HE STABBED HIMSELF IN THE THIGH
EMPL WALKING DOWN STEEP INCLINE CARRYING BACKPACK,TRI-POD AND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT,LOST FOOTING AND FELL.TWISTED HIS BACK .
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON TOP OF A LOWERED CONVEYOR TO HOOK AND UNHOOK A CHAIN. HE REMAINED ON TOP WHILE HEAD PULLEY SECTION WAS BEING SLID INSIDE OF MAIN FRAME. CONVEYOR STAND FAILED AND HE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS REPAING WHILE STANDING ON A STEP LADDER SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC LINE HE SPILLED OIL ON HIS SHOE AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON THE DOZER HE SLIPPED BETWEEN THE LADDER & TRACK BRUISING HIS LEFT HIP
WAS LOADING DRILL RODS THAT SLIPPED OUT OF PICKUP BED WHILE MOVEING TO NEXT DRILL SITE. HE LOADED ONE OF RODS & IT SLIPPED OUT OF BED & HIT HIM IN BACK..PICKUP WAS SITTING ON INCLINE.
1988 · 16 incidents
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT BACK INTO A PARKED CAR BELONGING TO AN EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND CONVEYORS. HE LOST HIS BALANCE - STUCK HIS HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND SCRAPER BAR PULLING HIS HAND IN UP TO THE ELBOW.
INJ WAS CUTTING PC OF META6 SIDING ALREADY IN PALCE FORM MIDDLE TO TOP AT DOORWAY IN FRONT OF GENERATOR MOTOR. WIND BLEW METAL FRAGMENT INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT AT THE POINT WHERE THE CONVEYOR GOES UNDER THE JAW FRAME. HE SLAMMED HIS HAND INTO THE CRUSHER FRAME.
EMPL WAS REMOVING CUTTING EDGE AND TEETH OF 988 LOADER FROM LOAD INA 769 TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HAD BROKEN OFF LOADER THEY WERE IN 2 PIECES WHEN HE LIFTED LARGER PIECE HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH AND BACK FOLLOWED BY NAUSEA
EMP WAS GETTING OFF OF SERVICE TRUCK AND STEPED AND LANDED WRONG DISLOCATING HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF OVED AND CONVEYOR A PLASTIC LINER USED TO CATCH CONTAMEHENTS ON THE GRORINE WAS WET DUE TO THE MOISTURE IN THE CEN HE SLIPPED TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF IN THE CONV EYOR FRAME TO BREAK HIS FALL AND STAINED HIS SHOULDER
SHOVELING MATERIAL OF OFF A STOPPED CONCERYOR BELT. STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP ON TRUCK TO START SHIFT HE MISSED TIP RAIL WHEN REACHING FOR IT AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A CONFIRMED AREA WHEN THE HANDLE ON A LARGE HAMMER STRUCK HIM IN THE STOMACH AND RIB AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN LEACH PAD DIKE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE PLATIC LINER AND FELL ON HIS HIP. SNOW AND WATER WAS PRESENT ON INER.
EMP WAS HELPING PUT A FUEL PUMP ON A 988 LOADER. CAT SERVICE MAN WAS HANDING PUMP TO EMP W HEN IT SLIPED. EMP GRABBED PUP BU T AS HE CAUGHT IT HE TWISTED AN ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AN D TEAR SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AND STOMACH. PAUMP (PUMP) WEIGHS APPROX. 100 LBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SOME FLASHING. HE NEEDED TO CLEAR THE AREA OF SOME DEBRIS AND WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DO THIS, HE HIT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WA PRYING ON THE END OF A STEP STAIRCASE TO LINE UP A BOLT FOR INSTALLATION AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE FLET A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE VERY WELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING AN OIL STORAGE TANK ON THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON AN OIL AND FUEL SLICK SURFACE,CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF.HE TORE THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE REMOVING A 4" VALVE FROM A PALLET THE VALVE JAMMED INTO THE PALLAT WHILE THE MINER TRIED TO REMOVE THE VALVE IT CAME LOOSE AND THE MINERS FINGER WAS SMASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VALVE ON THE PALLAT THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT AND FOUND TO BE FRACTURED