Empire State Mines LLCMining Incidents in 2022

Miner was riding on man carrier of tractor; the tractor was traveling up a ramp when it stalled and started rolling backwards. The miner then jumped off the moving equipment spraining left ankle.

Miners were removing tank inspection door which is steel plate 28""X40"". Top nuts were loosened and left on. The remaining nuts were removed. Miners hit door to relieve pressure. Once removing top nuts the door was still hung on studs. They tugged on door. Material shifted causing door to push employee back against the belt guard causing them to turn, twisting the right ankle.

Miner was operating LR1033 in New Fold escape drift when turbo caught on fire. Miner deployed fire suppression system, it did not put the fire out. Suppression system possibly malfunctioned or did not operate due to wet streams being too concentrated. Miner then used 10lb extinguisher to suppress flames. Miner was taken to local hospital for evaluation and released the same day.

An Exterminator with Orkin was walking through a storage area looking for a trap when EE tripped over an unseen object and fell directly onto left shoulder/upper arm causing a fracture.

After the end of shift an employee slipped and fell in parking lot while walking to EE's vehicle. The fall resulted in a sore shoulder that was a bruise or sprain.

Was walking looking up at mining area, tripped over rock, put hand out to catch fall and landed on a rock that cut hand next to thumb. Transported to surface.