While repairing hydraulic hose on bolter backfill fell in striking employee.
GETCHELL MINEMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 22
- Years on record
- 2000–2008
- Latest incident
- Apr 2008
Fatalities at this mine
3 recordedEmployee was walking behind haul truck when truck backed over him.
While bolting in the face the left rib failed back from the face and buried the operator.
Reportable incidents
19 on file (excluding fatalities above)2008 · 2 incidents
While repairing hydraulic hose on bolter backfill fell in striking employee.
After mixing mud, employee was coming down the stairs, set an empty bucket down on the lower platform, turned to walk down from the lower platform, slipped and fell to the ground on his shoulder.
2007 · 3 incidents
When moving a truck ramp him pulled his arm or shoulder resulting in restricted duty.
The employee was tightening a bolt with an impact wrench when the pin holding the socket came loose and hit his hand requiring two sutures.
While stepping off tractor he twisted ankle on a rock.
2006 · 4 incidents
While driving the center pin out of a truck with a hammer he hit his thumb requiring sutures.
Employee was screwing drill rods together when he felt a pain in his wrist. He was treated and released to restricted duties.
EE was attempting to raise core barrel when he felt a pain in his neck. He visited the doctor and was released to restricted duties.
The employee was tightening a bolt with an impact wrench, when the pin holding the socket came loose and hit his hand requiring two sutures.
2005 · 1 incident
Pulling a hose out of the muck pile and strained his back.
2004 · 3 incidents
Removing slide on rock bolter with impact wrench. Retainer on slide spun hitting left index finger cut it.
Ran over a piece of steel with UG haul truck and it flipped up and hit him in the mouth.
While changing a broken fanbelt on the Toro loader, Company #23, the top hose was loosened to relieve the cooling system pressure. When the hose was removed there was enough presure remaining in the system that the coolant sprayed out on employee, burning his arms and chest.
2003 · 1 incident
EE WAS DRIVING PLIT SETS WITH A JACKLEG. WHEN THE BOLT HAD BEEN DRIVEN, THE DRIVER STUCK IN THE END OF THE BOLT. EE HAD RELEASED THE LEG PRESSURE AND THE DRILL CAME DOWN AS THE LEG COLLAPSED A ND PINCHED HIS FINGER. 4 OR 5 STITCHES IN END OFFINGER.
2000 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING DOWN NEW DRILL SITE WITH APPROPRIATE LENGTH SCALING BAR. ROCK CAME DOWN ON END OF SCALING BAR CAUSING SCALING BAR TO GO DOWN & SCALING STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON UPPER RIGHT LEG.
SHE WAS PICKING UP CARE BAGS AND MOVING THEM. SHE GOT A SHARP, STABBING PAIN IN HER SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER RIDING ON A UTILITY TRACTOR, OPERATOR OF COM DOWN, BRUISING, TAIL BONE.
EE WAS PRING A CORE SPRING WITH A FLAT SCREW DRIVE. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
WHILE EXTRACTING THE INNER CORE TUBE FROM CORE REE FELT A POP OR STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.