He was tightening a 2"" valve and steel pipe into a 2"" plastic fitting with a pipe wrench on top of a concrete hopper. A glue joint in the plastic fittings failed. The pushing action carried the pipe wrench forward and into the 1/8"" steel of the hopper. The action of the pipe wrench caught the employee's little finger on his left hand.
Employee diagnosed with hearing loss. Homestake notified of diagnosis 6/23/05. Employee laid off due to mine closure 10/26/04. Occupational illness, no particular date of injury.
CLEARING TREES. HUNG-UP TREE SLID DOWN ANOTHER TREE AND STRUCK EE IN THE SHOULDER.
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ACCORDING TO SOUTHDAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS A HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO LETTER FROM RISK ADMINISTRATION SERVICES, INC. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE - OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO LETTER FROM RISK ADMINISTRATION SERVICES,INC. AND A 7-9-03 EVALUATION BY (WOMAN EE) LETTER DATED 8-14-03. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE- OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS A HEARING LOSS ACCORDING THE LETTER FROM RISK ADMINSTRATION SERVICES INC AND A REPORT BY MARTY ANN APA. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE-OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EMPLOYEE HAS A HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO CLINICAL AUDIOLOGIST, SPEARFISH HEALTH CENTER, MARTYALL APA. DIAGNOSIS LETTER DATED 8-4-03. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE - OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES S.
EE HAS A HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKMAN'S COMP. DIAGNOSIS LETTER DATED 7-7-03. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE - OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON MEDICATION (DILANTIN) TO CONTROL SEIZURES. HE RAN OUT OF MEDICATION TWO WEEKS PRIOR. HE HAD A SEIZURE, AND BROKE RIBS ON A BENCH WHEN HE FELL.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SIT DOWN IN HIS CHAIR AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM TABLE, WHEN OTHER EE KICKED HIS CHAIR, INJURED TWISTED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING ONTO THE GROUND AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS GIVEN 5 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY BY HIS TREATING PHYSICIAN.
AT APPROX. 2:15 PM THE SAFETY DEPT.RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SLURRY PLANT OPERATOR THAT A SMOLDERING FIRE STARTED IN BETWEEN THE WALLS OF THE UPPER SANDS DAM SHACK. THE OPERATOR WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE PIPE OUTSIDE OF THE BLDG.& INSTALLING NEW HAND RAIL ON WALKWAY. OPERATOR FINISHED CUTTING THE PIPE OUTSIDE UPPER SAND DAM SHACK & MOVED HIS EQUIPMENT TO START A NEW RAIL WHEN HE SAW SM
PRE-INSPECTIONS COMPLETED PRIOR TO SHIFT. UPON COMPLETION EE CALLED TO HOISTMAN TO REPORT THAT HE HEARD DEBRIS COMING DOWN THE NORTH SKIP COMPARTMENT ON THE 4850 LEVEL. SHAFTMAN CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE. ON 4550 LEVEL, THE CREW NOTED THAT A 12'LACING HAD COME LOOSE (POSSIBLY DUE TO RECENT FREEZING & THAWING CONDITIONS.)HOIST OPERATOR CONTACTED TO DEMARCATE ON THE HOIST.
EMPLOYEE HAS CTS ACCORDING TO SD WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE, OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS A HEARING LOSS ALLORDING TO SI WORK COMP. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE OCCUPATIONA ILLNESS.
EE HAS A HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. 2.5%
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKERS COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL OF BOTH HANDS. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO S.D. WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EMPLOYEE LAID-OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKERS COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL OF BOTH HANDS. HAD SURGERY ON 6/27/02. EMPLOYEE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SD WORKER COMP. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SD WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EMPLOYEE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE STOOD UP FROM SITTING POSITION AND TWISTED ANKLE (RIGHT). EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A HARD SPLINT. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING S.D. WORKERS COMPENSATION. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID-OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID-OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE AND OTHER HAD FINISHED CUTTING A SECTION OF ASBESTOS LINED PIPE 8 FT. IN LENGTH. THE PIPE HAD BEEN SECURED WITH ROPE ON BOTH ENDS. AS THEY STARTED TO LOWER THE PIPE, IT SHIFTED-CUTTING TOP OF EE S RIGHT HAND.
WHILE LIFTING 2102 PUMP EE LIFTED AND TWISTED CAUSING A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME SURGERY ON 4/4/02.EE LAID-OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
RUNNING A NEEDLE GUN AND A FLECK OF METAL ENTERED LT. EYE. THREE DAYS LATER EE WENT TO THE DR. &SMALL PIECE OF METAL REMOVED FROM EYE LID.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL OF BOTH HANDS. HAD SURGICAL CORRECTION ON 2/14. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKMAN'S COMP. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKMAN'S COMP. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKMAN S COMP. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HAD SURGICAL INTERVENTION ON 1-22-02. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURED.
EE STATES HE STRAINED HIS LT. SHOULDER WHILE USING A CHAIN BLOCK TO HOIST EQUIPMENT. WORKED THE REST OF THE WEEK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON1/27/02. DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 1/28/02.
EE HAS CUPITAL TUNNEL IN LT. ELBOW. LAST SHIFT WORKED WAS 12/31/01, DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. SURGERY ON 1/14/02.
EE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. LAST SHIFT WORKEDWAS 12/31/01, DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS 1/14/02.
EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. LAST SHIFT WORKED WAS 12/23/01 DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS 1/11/02.
EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. LAST SHIFT WORKED DUE TO MINE CLOSURE WAS 1/9/02. HADSURGICAL INTERVENTION ON 1/10/02.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER S. DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE WAS PERFORMING THE 30DAY CAGE PM. AFTER CHECKING THE SOUTH CAGE ON TOP, EE COMMUNICATED TO COWORKER THAT HE NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAGE TO 1100 TO PERFORM THE SAFETY CHECKS. AT THE 1100 THE SAF ETY CATCHES WERE CHECKED ON SOUTH CAGE THEN EE CALLED FOR THE N. CAGE, HE COMMUNICATED FROM THEN. CAGE TO GO THE TOP. ENROUTE TO THE TOP THE CAGE HIT ICE. EE FELL AND BROKE HIS LEG.
EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL FO THE HANDS. EE HAD SURGICAL CORRECTION ON 1-2-02. EE HAS BEEN LAID OFF WORK DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL AND CUPITAL TUNNEL ON RIGHT ELBOW. HAD SURGICAL CORRECTION ON 1-2-02. EE WAS LAID OFF FROM MINE DUE TO CLOSURE ON 12-31-01.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
EMPLOYEE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNER AND LEFT CUPITAL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE'S LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 11/23/01 DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON 11/27/01 TO CORRECT CONDITIONS.
EMPLOYEE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND BILATERAL CUPITAL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE'S LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 11/16/01 DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT CONDITIONS ON 11/20/ 01.
WHILE SURVEYING AN EXCAVATION THE EMPLOYEE STOOD ON AN EXPOSED NAIL. THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS PUNCTURED BY THE NAIL. THE INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKERS' COMP. EE A LAID. OCCUPATIONAL INJURY.
WHILE DIGGING A HOLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED INTO HOLE, APPROX 2 FT WIDE AND 2 FT DEEP. EMPLOYEE'S FEET LANDED IN THE HOLE AND WITH A LOSS OF BALANCE HE FELL FORWARD. AS HE FELL A WRENCH LANDED WITH SOME FORCE ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEERECEIVED TREATMENT FOR BILATERAL KNEE SPRAIN AND PAIN IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER' COMP. EE RETIRED AFTER 32 YEARS OF MINING. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. WENT FOR SURGERY ON 10/2/01. EE WAS LAID OFF ON 10/1/01DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.
OPERATOR LOST POWER IN THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AS HE DESCENDED THE 20 PERCENT HAUL ROAD GRADE. THE TRUCK FREE-WHEELED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WENT UP THE BANK AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AND LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR BRUISED AND RELEASED.
WHILE BEING LOWERED, CAGE STRUCK SHAFT LACING, LACING FELL INTO SUMP, STRIKING TAILROPE SWITCH. HOIST OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED UNTIL SHAFT WAS INSPECTED. DOWN TIME APPROX 2 HOURS.
EMPLOYEE HAS LEFT SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT FROM LONG TERM WORK IN THE ASSAY LAB. EMPLOYEE WENT OFF ON 9/13/01 TO HAVE SURGICAL CORRECTION.
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. WENT OFF ON 9/11/01 FOR SURGERY.
EE HAS BILATERIAL CTS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED-7-18-01.
EE WAS DISPOSING OF 20 GRAM PRIMERS. DETONATED BOX OF PRIMERS AND CONCUSSION KNOCKED EE TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD. 5 STITCHES. EE DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH DIS TANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND EXPLOSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CHUTE DOOR BACK ON AND PINCHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER IN PINCH POINT, FRACTURED TIP OF FINGER.
CHANGING A WATER BOX ON A BOLTER MACHINE WHEN HE DROPPED THE BOX ON HIS LEFT FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURED FINGER TIP. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING JOHN DEER TRACTOR WITH FORKS ATTACHED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK. RIGHT FORK CAUGHT RIGHT RIB, EMPLOYEE TURNED AWAY FROM THE RIB AND TRACTOR FELL ON SIDE. LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, STITCHES, AND SORE LEFT SHOULDER. RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROTOR ON ELECTRIC MOTOR AND CUT RIGHT FINGER ON SHARP BARB ON FAN BLADE.STITCHES.
EE HAS CTS IN BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 5-30-01.
EE HAS CTS IN BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 5-29-01.
CLIMBING INTO ORE CAR TO CUT RUBBER BELTING AND SLIPPED RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM FROM AN UTILITY KNIFE. 9 STITCHES. MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. GIVEN A BRACE FOR 2 WEEKS. LOST TIME.
EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME - BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 5-9-01.
THE BRAKE SOLENOID ON THE ROSS OVERWIND MAN CAGEGROUNDED WHICH DISABLED THE ROSS CAGE FROM 3:35 PM-8:00 PM. THESOLENOID WAS REPLACED. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED VIA PHONE/VOICE MAIL.
EE HAS CTS OF BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 4-26-01.
WAS SAMPLING THE FACE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE SAMPLE SACK BUT SLIPPED WHILE GRAPPING THE SACK. BACK OF RIGHT HAND BRUSHED AGIANST QUARTZ ROCK RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO BACK OF HAND 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS BARRING AND A ROCK STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. IN JUNE OF 2001 THE EE HAD A SMALL ROCK THAT WAS IMBEDDED IN HIS FOOT REMOVED. THE EE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY OF THE MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-23-01.
REPLACING A WATER FLUSHING HEAD ON LONGHOLE DRILL AND DROPPED HEAD ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER. FRACTURED TIP OF FINGER, MEDICAL TREATMENT.
RERAILING THE MANCAR AND FELT PAIN INHIS GROIN SEVERAL HOURS LATER. MUSCLE PULL RESULTING IN 3 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY.
AT 8:30PM APPROX 2 TONS OF FINES WAS SPILLED FROM THE 2600 SKIP POCKET. EMPLOYEE STATED HE CLOSED THE BACK GATE, THE FRONT GATE OPENED. ALL COMPARTMENTS WERE INSPECTED AND MINIMAL DAMAGE OCCUR RED. SPOOL VALVES FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHEN INSPECTED. CLEARED AT 1:15 PM. REPORTED TO MSHA AT 8:15 AM ON 3-29.
EE WAS SCALING THE BACK W3HEN A ROCK DISLODGED AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE LEFT TIRE OF THE LHD AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE. CRACKED LEFT RIB. RESTRICTED DUTY 5 DAYS.
EE WAS LEAVING WORK AND SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO PICKUP TRUCK. BRUISE TO GROIN AREA. MISSED WORK FROM 2/25 - 3/1. LATE REPORTING BECAUSE EE FAILED TO REPORT REASON FOR MISSING WORK UNTIL RET URNED TO WORK.
EE LIFTING A BURNER TRUCK INTO LHD BUCKET AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT TWO WEEKS LATER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 3-25-01`.
CRUSHER CREW REPLACING SCREENS ON SHAKER IN ROSS CRUSHER. EE WAS USINMG A BURNER TO CUT UP OLD SCREEN WHEN THE BURNER TIP CONTACTED A SHOCK TUBE OF A NONEL DETONATING CAP. NO INJURIES RECEIVED . UNPLANNED DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED.
SEE ATTACHMENT. 103K ORDER WRITTEN AT 1905 HOURS ON 2-8-01. 103K ORDER TERMINATED 2-15-01.
EE WAS PASSING THRU A AIR DOOR BUT AIR DOOR WAS STUCK. EE PULLED ON AIR DOOR AND DOOR OPENED UP, CATCHING HIS LEFT ANKLE BETWEEN DOOR AND RIB. SPRAINED ANKLE. RESTRICTED DUTY OF 1 DAY.
EE HAD HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID OFF.
EE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 1/11/01.
AT 2:50 PM 6 SHAFT AND 4 WINZ LOST POWER DUE TO A GROUND FAULT AT 4 WINZE. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED AT 3:33 PM. POWER WAS RESTORED TO 6 SHAFT AT 3:35 PM. POWER WAS RESTORED TO 4 WINZE AT 5:35 PM.
EMPLOYEE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, BOTH HANDS. WENT FOR SURGERY 12-27-00.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPENSABLE HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED.
EMPLOYEE WALKING BETWEEN RIB AND LHD, SLIPPED AND FELL INTO LHD CUTTING RIGHT EYEBROW. 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPENSABLE HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED.
EE HAD HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED. NOTE: EE DID NOT HAVE REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS METTING THE CRITERIA OF PART 62.175.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPENSABLE HEARING LOSS UNDER WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED. NOTE: EE DID NOT HAVE REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS METTING THE CRITERIA OF PART 62.175.
EMPLOYEE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON LEFT HAND& WENT FOR SURGERY 12/14/00.
EMPLOYEE PULLED A RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE HAMMERING PINS ON A BELT, RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE HAD DUST IN BOTH EYES WHILE CLEANING PRESSES, GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION, MEDICAL TREATMENT
EE RETIRED 12/00. FILED CLAIM FOR LONG TERM HERING LOSS ON 4/5/01. DETERMINED TO HAVE HEARING LOSS UNDER SO. DAKOTA WORKER'S COMPENSATION
EE FILED FOR HEARING AIDS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKERS' COMP AND QUALIFIES. OCCUPATIONAL INJURY: HEARING LOSS FROM LONG TIME EXPOSURE.
DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, POWER WAS DISRUPTED TO OUR HOISTING BELOW THE 4850 FROM 2:10 PM TO 3:40 PM. ONCE POWER WAS RESUMED CREWS WEREHOISTED.
EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE TERMINATED EMPLOYMENT AND SOUGHT HEARING LOSS COMPENSATION.
A FUSE BLEW IN THE ROSS MAN HOIST AT 4:40 PM WHICH DISABLED THE MAN HOIST. A MESSAGE WAS LEFT F OR MSHA AT 5:10 PM. THE HOIST WAS BACK IN OPERATION AT 5:45 PM. TWO SEPERATE FUNCTIONAL ESCAPEWA YS WERE ALWAYS IN OPERATION.
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER DUE TO LONG TERM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SAND PIPE AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE APPLIED FOR HEARING AIDS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKMAN'S COMP. EMPLOYEE QUALIFIES FOR HEARING AIDS DUE TO LONG-TERM NOISE EXPOSURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A WEAR LINER WHEN THE LINER SLID & PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR THAT THE LINER WAS SETTING ON. STITCHES & FRACTURE ON TIP OF FINGER. RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE BARRING A ROCK FROM BEHIND A ROCKBOLT MAT, MAT STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK. LACERATION THATREQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE MOVING EQUIPMENT. DATE OF INJURY WAS 8-3-00. EMPLOYEE WENT ON VACATION AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 8-10 AND 8-11. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8-14. KNEE IS SWO LLEN AND IS INSTRUCTED TO STAY OFF KNEE.
EE WAS BARRING SMALL LOOSE FROM BEHIND SCREEN WHEN A SMAL PIECE OF QUARTZ CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS NOSE. 9 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SLUSHER CABLES & HURT BACK.INTIALLY, THIS INCIDENT WAS A MINOR INJURY ONLY.WE NOW KNOW EE IS SEEKING CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTMAKING THIS A REPORTABLE MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE AND HIS PARTNER WERE CHANGING GUIDES INT HE NORTH SKIP COMPARTMENT IN ROSS SHAFT. MUCK FELL FROM ABOVE AND HIT EE ON THE HEAD. HARDHAT BROKE CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE HEAD. 10 STITCHES . OVERHEAD PROTECTION BONNET WAS INSTALLED. APPEARS LACERATION CAUSED BY SHARDS OF HARDHAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STEEL WOOL WITH A PAIR OF SISSORS. HE COULD NOT CUT THE STEEL WOOL AND DECIDED TO TEAR IT APPART WITH HIS HANDS. HE PUT A GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAND BUT NOT ON HIS LEFT. HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN PULLING THE STEELWOOL APART. 10 STITCHES.
EE BOUNCED HARD HAT OFF OF A HEADACHE RACK IN LHD. HAD PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER & NECK. ORIGINALLY,THIS WAS ONLY A MINOR INJURY REPORT. HE HAS SINCE SOUGHT PHYSICAL THERAPY.
WHILE MOVING MINE CABLE, STRAINED BACK.
THE #4 WINZE CAGE HOIST WAS DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THREE PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED, DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD IN SILTROMM CONTROL, A DEFECTIVE RELAY SWITCH AND ALSO REPLACED A REFER ENCE POTIENTIOMETER. THE CAGE HOIST WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AT 5:30 PM JUNE 16, 2000. THE SKIP HOIST WAS AVAILABLE TO HOIST PERSONNEL DURING ANY EMERGENCY WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE.
EE FILED A CLAIM FOR HEEL SPURS CAUSED FROM WALKING IN THE MINE. THIS CLAIM HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY. REPORT IS SUBMITTED LATE DUE TO CLAIM COMPLEXITY.
EE TURNED IN MINOR INJURY REPORT FOR RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN ON 5-30-00. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR RIGHT SHOULDER. PHYSICAL THERAPY STARTED ON 11-27-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR WHEN A FIBERGLASSBAR USED FOR SURVEYING CAME LOOSE; BAR CAUGHT ONTHE FRAME OF AN AIRDOOR, FLEXED AND HIT EMPLOYEEON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK. HE WAS GIVEN A SOFT NECK BRACE TO IMMOBILIZE HIS NECK.
ON 5-2-00 THE #6 SHAFT MAN HOIST WAS DISABLED DUE TO THE HOIST COMPUTER MOTHERBOARD. THE #6 SHAFTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION. PROBLEM CORRECTED AT 11:55 AM.
6 SHAFT CAGE HOIST WAS DISABLED FROM 3:40 TO 5AMPUMP FAILURE CAUSED WATER TO TRIP OUT THE CAGE WHEN THE WATER LEVEL REACHED THE SAFETY SWITCH PUMP WAS REPAIRED
EMPLOYEE FILED CLAIM FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 4/18/00. 1ST SHIFT MISSED FOR CORRECTION OF CTS WAS 5/25/00; HE HAS WORKED IN ASSAY FOR 23 YRS.
EMPLOYEE BRUSHED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A SHARP EDGE OF STEEL REBAR. RECEIVED SIX STITCHES.
EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMPENSATION. EE FILED CLAIM UPON RETIREMENT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING IN ROADWAY AND BROKE RIGHT LEG.
REMOVING CHAIN FROM TIMBER. HIT IN TEETH WITH CHAIN. CHIPPED TOOTH.
DRIVING LHD AND HIT ROCK IN RAMP, BANGED RIGHT ELBOW ON A METAL NUT. CONTUSION TO ELBOW. RESTRICTED DUTY.
OPENING A CAN OF WELDING RODS AND CUT LEFT INDEXFINGER ON EDGE OF CAN. STITCHES IN FINGER.
EE REPORTED PAIN IN LEFT ARM AND WRIST ON 2/23/00. ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED CONDITION ON 4/3/00. TENDONITIS AND POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DUE TO REPETATIVE OVERHEAD WORK.
EE REPORTS PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW (EPICONDYLITIS ON 2/14/00. ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED INJURY ON 4/3/00. DUE TO REPETATIVE INJURY.
DUMPING REMAINING 20 OR 30 LBS OF CAUSTIC HEFT IN BARREL INTO #2 AND #3 STRIP SLOUTION TANK WHEN IT STEAMED UP AND BURNED FOREHEAD AND LEFT EYE.
DRILLING HOLE AND WIND BLEW CHIP IN AND AROUND GLASSES. WENT TO DR. AND HAD CHIP REMOVED
STEPPING OFF TRACTOR, ROLLED ANKLE, TORN LIGAMENT.
VICTOLIC QUICK FITTING FAILED CAUSING VALVE TO STRIKE MINER.
THE #6 SHAFT MAN CAGE KICKED OUT WHEN THE TAIL ROPE SWITCH TRIPPED. THE TAIL ROPE SWITCH WAS REPAIRED AND BACK IN OPERATION AT 12:10 PM. MAN CAGE WAS INOPERABLE FOR TWO HOURS.
ON 1/5/2000, A FALL OF GROUND WAS DISCOVERED AT 26 INCLINE ABOVE THE 6650. THE AREA WAS BEING REHABBED. A SECTION 10' X 20' X 6' FELL. THE GROUND FELL BEYOND THE 5' BOLTS. ABOUT 80-100 TONS FE LL. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE ON COMING SHIFT. NO INJURIES.