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A miner was standing on a 3"x8"x12' board, mining ore. The board broke under the miner's weight, and the miner rolled their ankle. The ankle sustained a displacement fracture at the bottom of the tibia at the ankle.
A miner was removing ice from a shaft wall when the miner slipped and fell catching self with their right arm. The miner was evaluated and given a full release with no restrictions. On Tuesday February 11, 2025, the miner was reevaluated and given a work release with restrictions pending an MRI. MRI results showed a partial tendon tear and small fracture in the right shoulder.
Employee placed ladder against unstable object while trying to hook up unstable object to a crane. The object fell over while employee was on the ladder. Ladder fell to the side and the employee fell on a concrete block injuring right side.
Employee stepped on the mining slope/face, a rock under employee's foot came loose causing employee to fall about 5 feet landing on employee's feet injuring back.
Employee was going to get ice melter when slipped on ice. Caught self from falling but pulled muscles in left knee and hip. Employee went to a doctor at a later date (2/15/2016) and was given a light duty release making this accident reportable.
Welder helping electrician reinstall fuses. Employee tripped and fell descending a berm in work area causing a fall which resulted in a fracture to right elbow area.
Truck driver missed bottom step while getting out of truck causing a moderate ankle sprain.
Employee tripped while climbing stairs, landed on his left knee causing a laceration that required stitches.
Employee was walking to the portable toilet, slipped and fell, catching himself with his right arm, this aggravated a pre-existing condition in his right shoulder.
Miner was using a 1.5" fire hose to fill steam cleaner with water, his co-worker noticed a kink in the hose, as he straightened it out, it caused a sudden release of water that pushed the miner down and dislocation to his right ankle.
Employee claims that he was descending the ladder down the side of the ore haulage truck when his foot slipped off the rung, causing him to fall and strike his left elbow and tail bone on the steps of the truck.
Employee states that he was carrying supplies to the working face when he slipped and strained his back.
Employee was carrying a timber to the sawhorse when he tripped, causing the timber that he was carrying to strike him in the chin, causing a laceration that had to be closed with stitches.
Employee states that when he was carrying timber to the working area, he stepped on an uneven surface and rolled his ankle. This caused a sprain to his right ankle.
Installing a timber on the slope, slipped and caught his balance, but said that he felt a pull in his abdomen at his navel, hernia. This incident was not reported until 10/18/2011 by phone call from witness.
Hoistman was descending the stairs from the hoisting platform when he slipped and twisted his left knee, aggravating a pre-existing condition (torn meniscus). A MRI was performed on 10/14/11 and employer was notified of condition 12/1/11 making this reportable.
Miner was carrying timber back to the working face when he slipped and fell, tried to catch himself with his left hand and fractured his ring finger.
EE slipped on the tailgate and fell into the 2" receiver ball on the hitch of the truck. EE had a bruised kidney and a bruise on his back. Conditions were cold, snowy with icy conditions.
Checking condition of lumber on the shaft landing. When he walked out on the rotten lumber, it broke out from under him causing him to free fall approx 8'. The decelerator stretched out 3' for a total distance of 11'. His forehead made contact with the jagged boards as he went thru causing the laceration needing 7 stitches.
collapsed and bumped his head, causing a laceration above his left eye.
While mining, slipped and fell inbetween boards and injured ribs.
While mining, was sliding down the slope and twisted left knee.
While mining, he slipped on a wet board and fell down the slope, breaking his ribs.
While carrying airlift pipe, he slipped and fell. Causing injury to right shoulder and elbow.
While stacking bags on a pallet at the ER plant, his foot became stuck in the pallet. He fell down and sprained his ankle. Upon standing, he could not put weight on it.
While doing electrical work, he slipped and fell from a ladder, landing on his left hip and elbow.
Timbering in B-48. Fell from a ladder, landing on right arm. Arm is fractured.
While timbering, employee was climbing down the ladder and fell from the ladder. Reported back pain.
Electrician repairing light. Fell from ladder, landing on his back.
Employee was walking, slipped on snow-packed and icy area injuring his left shoulder and left knee.
Employee was exiting the skip and stepped into the manway hole falling forward and twisting knee and ankle.
Was setting boards down across shaft to access airlift pipe that needed to be repaired. Board broke when he stepped on it and he fell a total of 80' and hit several landings on the way down. Has broken ribs, punctured lung, laceration on spleen and kidney, teeth knocked out, part of right ear torn off, multiple lacerations and contusions.
He was carrying a 20 gallon propane bottle down a small incline, he slipped and strained his hip muscle while catching himself from falling.
Was climbing down a bench on the slope working area and turned or sprained ankle.
Employee was walking on a gilsonite pillar to retrieve air lift pipe, the pillar gave way and he fell approximately ten to twelve feet landing on the mining machine a level below.
Employee finished hanging a super sack, as he came down, he tripped on a newly installed guard for the scales and hit his knee against the guard.
Employee was standing on a elevated step cleaning the IR weir pan. He lost his footing while stepping down. He fell aproximately 16"; landing with his right knee hitting the concrete floor. Intial reports indicate fractured knee cap and torn ligaments.
EMPLOYEE WALKED ACROSS FILLED AREA. THE 15'HIGH FILLED AREA WAS SUPPORTED FROM THE BOTTOM WITH TIMBER & PLANK. AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE 2-3'WIDE FILLED SECTION IT GAVE WAY. EMPLOYEE FELL APX 15 ' & STRUCK A LANDING, FELL ANOTHER 20' & STRUCK ANOTHER LANDING, THEN FELL 20'.
EE WAS CLIMBING ABOARD THE FORKLIFT, USING THE HAND HOLD TO PULL HIMSELF UP. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND THE EE FELL ABOUT 3' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF AN 8" PLATFORM ONTO THE GROUND AND TWISTED BACK.