Tilden Mining Company L CMining Incidents in 2020

Contract employee was traveling in elevator car when elevator stopped. Contract employee had contact with outside person. Contract employee was able to get out of elevator. Elevator repair service called.

Shovel Run truck, 9555, contacted berm on Tower Hill road, truck has some front end damage, pending further inspection. Operator sent to Bell for evaluation of mild neck pain and released. Department to conduct an investigation.

Alleged occupational illness. After shift was completed, supervisor recognized employee walking with a slight limp. Supervisor asked employee if they were ok. Employee stated that was walking and felt a popping in knee, causing soreness. Employee has a history of non-occupational knee issues.

EE was loading T76 when a frost chunk came down and struck the bucket. It forced the bucket to the ground and caused a cap on left hydraulic cylinder to blow off. EE stated EE was fine. Approximately an hour later EE reported stiffness in neck. EE was seen by EMT, and recommended that EE be brought to ER for further evaluation.

Employee was securing the South side motor mounting bolts using a slug wrench, holding with left hand. With a hammer in right hand struck left top of left hand. On November 03, 2020 x-rays revealed a fracture to left hand pointer finger.

EE reports walking under L47 bucket when struck hard hat. EE stated neck was a little sore did not want to see an EMT, and returned to work. Next day EE c/o increased symptoms of EE's chronic neck condition. Evaluated by NP. EE works daily with restrictions due to chronic personal health condition, more restrictions added.

Prior to shift, EE entered the walkway/tunnel that spans from the parking lot to Tilden plant. EE was descending stairway, holding on to hand-rail with left arm, carrying lunch bucket in right arm, left foot slipped on 3rd or 4th stair from bottom causing left leg to move forward resulting in fall onto stairway steps. Evaluated by onsite EMS then by UPHS Bell ER.

Operator was performing pre-use inspection walk around 992 loader at the Rail Tiedown. Slipped on slick area on south side of the bucket and fell on shoulder causing discomfort. Refused to see an EMT and returned to work. Later complained of discomfort and taken to ER for evaluation. Taken off work.

A quality tech was walking outside the west end of the de-slime basement when slipped and fell to ground, striking left elbow on ground. Employee was seen by on-site EMT's, taken to UP Health System Bell for evaluation. X-rays taken, returned to work to follow-up with nurse practitioner. Had follow up with specialist and given restrictions.

EE was transferring cable from one reel to another. EE's hand got caught while guiding the cable with EE's hand pinching thumb between cable and reel. EE was taken to UPHS-Bell and treated for a thumb injury. It became known on 9-10-20 that there was a tiny fracture in thumb. Referred to orthopedics.

The employee was installing a used shank and tooth assembly on S30 shovel bucket. While pushing the shank on, it pivoted striking left thumb causing a laceration. The employee was seen by site responder, and then brought to hospital for further evaluation, where they received medical care. The employee returned to work.

Mechanic was installing an idler cap on Cat dozer 69. Mechanic was using a ball-peen hammer to adjust the roller cap. While swinging the hammer it glanced off of track above the roller cap striking a finger resulting in a cut. Mechanic was seen by onsite EMT, and then brought to a hospital for further evaluation. Received stitches to laceration.

Pellet Plant Operating employee was hosing inside 1A fan duct at time of incident. While adjusting wash-down hose connection lost footing, slip and fell to floor causing pain to right knee. Seen by on-site EMS then evaluated in the ER. Returned to work with restricted duty.

EE sustained a laceration to the left forearm from a razor knife while cutting a nylon cable tie from the front grille assembly of T-69. Taken to Bell ER where medical care was provided. Returned to work.

EE was attempting to lock a clamp when the wrench being used to grasp the clamp handle slipped off the handle and sprung back striking the ee in the forehead. The ee suffered a suturable laceration to the forehead. Returned back to work full duty.

EE trying to remove a section of cut bolt that was jammed between two feeder pans. EE had a drift punch in right hand and was striking it with a ball peen hammer in left hand. When the bolt dislodged, the pan on the east side jumped forward and pinched right thumb against the pan to the west. Taken to ER for stitches.

Employee was welding a door frame and chipped the slag off the weld when they felt a foreign body enter the left eye.

While removing a rail an end tipped down slightly when hoisted by a crane causing the rail mounted trolley to roll inward toward the mill. The moving trolley struck the hand grasping the rail resulting in two fingers sustaining cuts. Employee was treated by site responder, then taken to hospital where they received stitches.

EE was stacking Grizzly Bars to be cut prior to installation and had stacked 4 out of the 6 bars and while moving the 5th one, it slid and pinched EE's finger between the two bars, fracturing it.

Employee was welding in a fan and lifted welding hood and the slag popped and a small piece went in EE's eye. The piece was removed and eye was washed out. The next day the employee was taken to UP Health System to remove an additional piece of slag.