BUNKER HILL MINE: 207 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

while cutting off mats during rehabilitation work the employee went to throw aside a cut off mat and the edge of the mat lacerated EE's left bicep.

While traveling out from the #2 area of the KT tunnel Loci #10 derailed causing it to come to an abrupt stop. This abrupt stop caused employee to hit RT Knee on the metal seat bracket causing an abrasion. There was no medical treatment received, no lost time, no restrictions, and employee continued to work employee's regular hours.

Miners were progressing through a known fault zone. Mining methodology had been adapted (timber ground support was put in place) but ground conditions remained bad. The injury sustained was not life threatening. The miner incurred a laceration to the left leg while setting up to shotcrete. EE will make a full recovery.

A fire occurred at the #1 shaft station generator concreted location. Investigation found the potential cause of the fire was a ground fall in a timbered area of the drift, causing fallen timber to come in contact with the exhaust of the generator. The fire was of unknown duration.

The employee twisted knee while walking on snow and icy terrain.

Support timber collapsed in the #2 shaft below the 10th level, blocking access to the pump hung below the level, used to dewater the shaft. Time of collapse unknown, no one was present to witness.

Individual was guiding a skid steer in order to replace a timber car back on the track. Individual was walking backwards and tripped. Extended an arm to catch himself and landed with their hand on the ground and the weight of their body fractured the left arm approximately 2" above the wrist.

Employee was using a 4 1/2" grinder with a cutting wheel attached to cut PVC pipe. Grinder slipped and hit employee on the right thumb causing about a 1" laceration. Employee was taken to the clinic where he received 2 stitches.

Employee was drilling a hole in a piece of pipe, using an electric drilll mounted on a stand. As he pulled the pipe out, the drill bit caught his glove and pulled his left hand index finger into the hole saw blade.

An employee in the mill was using a handle extension to release a chain binder. When the chain binder released, the pipe handle extension flew off the handle and struck his left hand breaking his middle finger.

As EE was using a grinding wheel to remove paint and rust from skip he turned his head to look ahead of his work, a particle flew in the side of his safety glasses and lodged in his eye. It did not bother him until the next morning. It was removed by his dr.

AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS HEAD, RIGHT RIB CAGE, RIGHT ARM & ELBOW. AMBULANCE TOOK HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM,STITCHES IN H EAD & FIRST AID ON RIBS.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE ROCK IN THE RAISE. THE 1ST ROCK KNOCKED OFF HIS HARD HAT AND THE 2ND ROCK HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, RESULTING IN A CUT. HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC, AND RETURN ED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.

WHILE DRILLING IN THE STOPE ON 9 LEVEL A LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND HOLDING THE JACK LEG DRILL. FRACTURED BONE IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE SHOVELING AND SWEEPING TO CLEAN UP OR UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

AS COMPRESSOR AIRLINE VALVE WAS BEING TURNED OFF WITH RIGHT HAND, LEFT WRIST MOVED IN FRONT OF LINE AND DEBRIS WAS BLOWN INTO SKIN OF LEFT WRIST.

WHILE CUTTING A LENGTH OF HOSE THE KNIFE SLIPPEDAND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST. SENT TO CLINIC STITCHES REQUIRED. BACK TO WORK ON MONDAY

MINER STEPPED OFF TIMBER TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS RT. ANKLE. DR. DETERMINED IT TO BE A PULLED ACHILLES HEEL. TENDON PULLED NOT TORN. ULTRASOUND, MASSAGE, SOAKING WERE TREATMENT. LIGHT DUTY WORK F RI. AND MON. TUESDAY RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY.

EE SAYS AS HE LIFTED DRILL TO TABLE TO REPAIR HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT HE WEN TO THE DR ON 3-5-97 DID NOT FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT 3-20-97.

WHILE SHOVELLING MUCK INTO BUCKET GOT A PIECE OF DIRT IN LEFT EYE. COULD NOT WAS IT OUT SENT TO CLINIC TO CLEAN IT.

MOVING SAFE INTO OFFICE BUILDING. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SAFE AND DOOR JAM CUTTING HIS RING FINGER (STITCHES REQUIRED)

HE WAS LIFTING A FLITE PUMP AND PULLED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN CREATING A HERNIA.

EE JUMPED OFF AN ORE CHUTE STAND AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

AS EE WAS PULLING AND LIFTING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE, HE PULLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A MUSCLE-LATER DETERMINED TO BE A HERNIA. 6-24-93 EE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR HERNIA.

MOVING EQUIPMENT A CHAIN FROM THE AIR HOIST SLIPPED & A FINGER WAS INJURED

SLIPPED WHILE BARRING OUT CHUTE.

CUT HAND MOVING SHEET OF IRON.

DRILLING & ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK STRIKING RT KNEE.

DEADMAN STUCK ON BATTERY LOCO. LOCO STARTED ROLLING PINNING EMPL BETWEEN LOCO & TIMBER.

DRIVING LHD LOADER TIRE HIT ROCK SPINNING STEERING WHEEL IN HAND TWISTED WRIST.

BARRING OUT A BOULDER IN OREPOCKET PINCHED THUMB WHEN BOULDER CAME LOOSE.

ROCK CUTTINGS IN EYE WHILE DRILLING.

DRILLING OVERHEAD AND DIRT FELL IN EYE.

ROCK CAME OFF RIB HITTING HIM IN BAC K

CLIMB LADDER IN BEAN HOLE.ROCK CAME OFF RIB-STRIKING VICTIMS SHOULDER AND HEAD.

EMPL MUCKING,ROCK FROM RIB FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON LOWER LEFT LEG.

COVERED MANWAY CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION IN VENT STOPE FAN HAD ALSO BEEN REMOVED THIS A CTION CAUSED A CO BUILD UP

PULLING JACKLEG OUT OF HOLE LOST BALANCE TWISTED LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CHUTE WHEN A ROCK CAME OVER THE TOP OF CHUTE GATE, HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TIMBER WITH A PICAROON. THE PICAROON LOST ITS BITE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.

EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT HAND.

HELPING REMOVE CABLE REEL FROM TRUCK, SMASHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN REEL AND REEL TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF MUCKER AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEG OUTSIDE OF MOTOR, PINCHED LEG BETWEEN MOTOR AND CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING JACKLEG FROM FACE WHEN DRILLING.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL OVERHEAD HOIST ON CRALL WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HAND & WRIST.

TIMBERING #1 SHAFT. PUTTING IN COLLAR BRACE. COLLAR BRACE SLIPPED CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN COLLAR BRACE AND SKIP.

CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND LEG.

WHILE MUCKING,I.NAME CAUGHT LEFT HEEL BETWEEN MUCKER STEP AND BOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING FOR GROUND CONTROL OVERHEAD. THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE DRILL HOLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT KNEE.

LIFTING SMALL DRILL MACHINE OUT OF SKIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING AN AIR OPERATED MUCKING MACHINE.IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE AN AIR VALVE THE EMPLOYEE ALLOWED HIS HAND TO BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN TWO MOVING PARTS.THIS INFLICTED A C UT TO HIS LEFT AHND REQURIING STITCHES.

WHILE MUCKING UP ROUND FROM UNDERNEATH A SQUARE SET TIMBER A ROCK FROM THE BACK FELL. GLANCING OFF MUCKER BUCKET AND STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND CAUSE HYPERTENSION OF THE RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-7-90 AT WHICH TIME AT WHICH TIME HE HAD MINOR SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A HANDY PLUG ON A LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE REMOVED THE 400 AMP FUSE AND BEGAN TAKING THE PLUG APART IT ARCED ON THE METAL PART OF THE PLUG AND BURNED HIS HAND.

EMPL WALKING ACROSS MINE YARD SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE CATCHING FOOT BETWEEN RR TRACKS TWISTING H KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN IN RAISE WHEN HANGINGWALL FELL OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE NECK AND HEAD CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING JACKLEG OUT OF DRILLHOLE AND STRAINED HIMSELF CAUSING A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CRIBBING IN A RAISE WHEN HE EXTENDED HIS LEG ACROSS THE OPENING AND A SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE HIM STRIKING HIS EXTENDED LEG AND BREAKING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD TIMBER IN SHAFT AND PREPARING TO INSTALL NEW TIMBER. HE WAS PULLING A NAIL WITH A NAIL BAR. WHEN THE NAIL BECAME DISLODGED IT FLIPPED UP IN THE AIR STRIKING THE EMPLO YEE IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS MUCKPILE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HEAVY TIMBER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS TESTICLE, CAUSING A RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON JACKLEG WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN PULLING MACHINE DOWN ON TOP OF HIM.HE INJURED HIS BACK.

EMPL RIDING SKIP BUCKET WHEN IT CAME TO SUDDEN T SLOWDOWN CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE AND SUSPENDING FROM LEFT ARM INJURING SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING A HOLE AND ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT EE ON NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING BOULDERS FROM CHUTE WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN DANGEROUS POSITION AND WAS NOT USING THE PROPER BAR AND THE JOB.

JUST PUT SURVEY CONTROL POINT IN HEADING WHEN HS SLIPED AND FELL ABOUT 10' TWISTED BACK WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A ROCK BANK AND STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK LOSSING HIS BALANCE AND FALLING ON HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING CONTUSIONS. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE CHECKED FOOTING BEFORE PROCEEDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF WOOD TIE FORM BENEATH MUCK PILE WHEN A BOULDER ROLLED OFF THE TOP OF THE MUCK PILE STRICKING HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE BROKE HIS HAND.

EE WAS BARRING DOWN WHEN A SLAB FELL FROM BEHIND STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND RIGHT ARM. EE WAS BRUISED AND PUT ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND RELEASED FOR WORK. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STAND UP AFTER EATING LUNCH AND HAD DIFFICULTY BECAUSE OF BACK PAIN.

OUR MAIN INTAKE FANS SHUT DOWN DUE TO PUMP FAILURE. THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL. PUMP WAS REPLACED AND VENTILATION RESTORED TO NORMAL AT 11:09 AM. GRAVEYARD CREW WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE MINE D AY SHIFT WAS SENT HOME.

EE WAS CARRYING A COREBOX TO THE PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN SET OF TIMBER ON DRIFTER LEVEL WAITING FOR A MUCK TRUCK TRAIN TO PASS BY HIM. WHEN THE TRAIN MUCK CARS BECAME DERAILED PINNING EMPLOYEE AGAINST TIMBER, INJURING HIS R IGHT ARM.

EE WAS PULLING MUCK FROM AN ORE CHUTE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN SET OF TIMBER ON DRIFT LEVEL WAITING FOR A MUCK TRAIN TO PASS HIM BY, WHEN ONE OF THE MUCK CARS BECAME DERAILED. EMPLOYEE THEN ATTEMPTED TO JUMP UP OVER THE MUCK CAR BUT LOST HIS FOOTING. THE MUCK CAR CAUGHT EMPLOYEE AND PINNED HIM UNDER A CHUTE STAND AND CONTINUED TO ROLL HIM UNDER IT UNTIL HE FELL OFF OTHER END.

EMPL WALKING TO SHAFT STATION,SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEG TO BECOME ENTRAPPED BETWEEN DRIFT RAIL AND GRATED PIPECOVER.EMPL LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO ONE SIDE CAUSING LEG TO BREAK.

CARRYING LAGGING ACROSS WOODEN FLOOR SLIPPED AND FELL INJ BACK

EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING ON LOOSE MUCKPILE, SLIPPED AND FELL, SCRATCHING LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING WITH A COPCO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, WHEN MUCKER FELL DOWN IN TIRE RUTS. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP AND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN MUCKER AND RIB WALL.

CRAWLING DOWN OUT OF GOB RAISE STRUCK ELBOW ON ROCK

EMPL DRIVNG DUMP TRUCK LOAD OF ORE DOWN MINE HAULAGE ROAD.LOST FUCTION OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE.TRIED TO STOP TRUCK USING BRAKES AND EMERG BRAKES ALSO FAILED.EMPL JUMPED FROM TRUCK WHICH THEN ROLLED.

EMPL WERE DRIVING DUMP TRUCK LOAD OF ORE DOWN MINE HAULAGE ROAD WHEN THEY LOST FUNCTION OF TRANSMISSION DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. THEY THEN TRIED TO STOP TRUCK USING BRAKES & EMERGENCY BRAKES . THEY ALSO FAILED EMPLS THEN JUMPED FROM TRUCK WHICH PROCEEDED DOWN ROAD HIT BANK & ROLLED TO ITS TOP.

EMPLOYEES HAD BLASTED 3-6' ROUNDS THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD LEFT NO VENTILLATION GOING IN STOPE. WERE EXPOSED TO 7200 PPM CO. TESTED AIR NEXT DAY AFTER VENTING. NO CO. DETECTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIPE ONTO A SHAFT SKIP WHEN A ROCK FELL DOWN THE SHAFT, WAS DEFLECTED OFF OF SOME SHAFT TIMBER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT OLD PIPE OVERHEAD & A PIECE OF RUST FELL IN HIS EYE HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES

EMPL WAS COLLARING DRILL HOLE IN FACE WHEN SLAB OF ROCK WAS DISLODGES STRIKING LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HUNG STEEL FROM THE FACE BY REVERSING THE ANGLE OF THE LEG.THE STEEL CAME FREE,EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN AND THE JACKLEG MACHINE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A RAISE UP RPOMD WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE AND BEHIND HIM STRICKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HEAD, NECK AND ANKLE. THE RESULT WAS A BROKEN NECK AND BROKEN ANKLE.

EMPL PULLING DRIVE CHAIN OFF LOCOMOTIVE WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROCKET.

CARRYING COUPLING PINS ON FLOOR OF ELECTRIC LOCO ON ROUTE TO STATION ONE OF PINS VIBRATED DWON THROUGH A HOLE IN FLOOR OF MOOTR CATCHING TRACK TIE THE TOP OF PIN STRUCK TOP OF L. FT.

PULLING HUNG STEEL JOUT OF FACE PUT LEG AGAINST FACE TURNING IT ON STEEL PULLED FREE PRESSURE OF LEG EJECTED MAHCINE SMADHED HAND AGAISNT THE RIB WALL AND JACKLEG INJ R. THUMB.

BENT OVER TO PICK UP CRIBBING AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

REPAIRING CHUTE + BACK PC OF CRIBBING FELL OUT OF SKIP LANDING ON EMP LEFT FT BRUISING IT.

EMPL EXITING MUCK SKIP AT STATION SLIPPED ON MUDDY FLOOR TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A JACKLEG OUT OF STOPE SKIP BUCKET & PULLED A BACK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING WITH A TRACK MUCKER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM LIP OF BUCKET STRIKING AND BREAKING EMPLOYEES THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRIBBING A RAISE. HE PICKED UP A 5 FT. CRIB AND TRUNED TO PUT IT IN PLACE. HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND COULDN'T MOVE.

WOODEN REFUSE BOX IN UG SHOP IGNITED BY UNKNOWN CAUSE CREATING SMOKE THAT PROMPTED NIGHT SHIFT CREW OF 4 TO LEAVE THE MINE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE IDLE ON A FORKLIFT MOTOR. HE WAS RECONNECTING THE CARBURATOR LINKAGE WHEN HIS ELFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY A SEGMENT OF T HE FAN BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER CHANGING A LIGHT BULB THE LADDER COLLASPED THE EMPLOYEE FELL HLANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE