Empire State Mines LLCMining Incidents in 2006

The production hoist developed a noise and was shut down for checking the niose out. The SCR pack was faulty. Production hoist back into service 12/9/2006.

Operator of remote loader was mucking out a longhole shot when the loader ran up the right rib and tipped over onto the driver's side. The loader caught fire. Mine was evacuated; evacuation started at 3:15 pm. All employees were on the surface at 4:45 pm. 103K order verbally given from MSHA and was terminated on 10/3/06.

at 9:15 am the hoist inspection was being donw when the inspector noticed two. Certified engineer and certified welders were called into make required repairs. The mine was evacuated once the cracks were found. Evacuation through our seoncdway out at one no. 2 mine shaft.

The injured was roof bolting with a jackleg. He started to collar a hole and a piece fell 8 feet from the roof. He had looked down at the water valve and the piece hit the steel, breaking up. One of the pieces hit the brim of his hard hat, driving it into his glasses.

Employee was using a 10' pipe to reposition the drill. He was prying with the bar when he felt a sharp pain in the right arm and shoulder area.

Employee was operating a truck when the truck jumped from 1st to 2nd gear. After applying the brakes, they locked up throwing ee in to the canopy-striking his head. He landed on the metal edge of the seat, bruising his tailbone

Three employees rolled a rock about 300 pounds off a de-energized cable, stood rock on edge. Two of them moved the cable. One EE lost balance of rock; rock rolled towards him onto his left leg. He over-extended the left knee. At hospital xrays showed nothing broken; doctor gave him tylanol and light duty release for 5/6/06.

Employee was trying to pry a large chunk of loose. He twisted his back.

Climbed on lift truck, lifting up with left leg, he felt sharp pain and stiffness. Swollen at end of shift and during shift.

Some loose rock on the face fell unexpectedly. It hit the employee in the arm and the back of his right hand. He was treated the same day with 5 stitches. The cut was thru flesh only.

Employee was cleaning lime tank #2. Despite being directed by co-workers to stay out of the tank, the injured employee entered the tank wearing work shoes of poor quality. The injured employee developed skin irritation to his feet and lower legs from the lime.

Injured worker asked SLZ employee to wash his boots by pressure washer. SLZ employee did not realize the washer was set too high and hot. Sprayed injured worker's boot with foot in it caused injury.

Miner was in the 3500 Alimak Raise, drilling under supported ground when a piece of rock, approx 8"" x 8"" x 3"" fell off the back pinching the miners hand between the handle of the stoper and the rock. This injury resulted in a laceration of the left hand.

Employee was removing pipe off a lift truck when the pipe slid off the truck and struck him in the back of the neck

Employee was standing along side of bolter, rock fell from roof striking him on left side of hard hat & shoulder.

The miner was in the process of scaling the face, when a rock fell off the face (back) and struck the miner on the left forearm, causing a laceration.

Injured was stepping down from the operators deck on the powder tractor when he slipped off the bottom step, twisting his right ankle.

The injured was roof bolting with a jackleg in MP2673 heading. He had collared a new hole and was approximately 3-4 inches in when two small pieces of loose fell from approximately 8 feet. One struck him on the left thumb (no injury) the second struck his right forearm causing a 2.5 inch laceration.

The injured was crawling from beneath an LHD and struck his mouth on the exhaust deflector. He did not see a physician until 12/11/2006

Employee was removing tool box from RTV when he felt pain in his back.

Employee was attempting to straighten the fingers on the bolter with a drill steel. The steel slipped off and struck him below the right eye. Employee sustained a fracture to the right cheek bone.

Injured was using a hand crimper to crimp an electrical splice. He put one handle against his chest & applied pressure with the other handle when he felt something snap in his chest. There were no broken bones & he continued working.

Injured was cutting boom pin, when cut was completed, another employee taped the pin out, hot grease came off pin striking injured on left side of nose. Injured wiped grease off his nose, at the same time the glove brushed his left eye causing scratch to eyeball (left).

Pulled scaler into heading; started scaling. A large slab came down scaler, bounced as weight came off boom, throwing operator upward. His hard hat came off and wedged between his head and cab causing a 2 inch cut on top of his head.