Mining Incidents

Yellowtail MineMetal/Nonmetal

Lovell, Big Horn County, WY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4800607
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unsure

Struck against a moving object

Conditions of the haul road were fine. Driver was not paying attention to the trailer and ran the back of the trailer onto the berm. The load shifted and tipped the truck on its side. The driver did admit to going too fast for conditions.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Waking down incline of pit floor, he slipped and fell forward into the pit.

2003 · 1 incident

No Value Found

HE WAS HOOKING UP A 4"" WATER LINE TO THE WATER TRUCK TO FILL IT. WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RUNNING 627 SCRAPER, SOMETIME IN THE P.M. HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING A DIABETIC ATTACK AND HE TRIED TO CLIMB OUT OF HIS SCRAPER THAT WAS PARKED, TO GET HIS LUNCH PALE OFF THE LOADER HE WAS PAREKED NEXT TO. HE ENDED UP FALLING FROM THE SCAPER ONTO THE GROUND AND OUT THE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD OPEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES.