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Employee was using a dead blow hammer to clear salt on the the 3rd screen bank and hit EE's left pinky finger.

Employee was filling a tire with air. EE went to release the ratchet strap and it fell off, striking EE's right wrist. EE suffered a laceration that required 3 stitches.

At the end of the employees shift, EE was exiting the skip and debris blew into the employee's eye from under EE's prescription safety glasses. EE was seen by a eye specialist who removed a rust particle. EE was released with no restrictions.

Mechanic was assisting face drill operator remove broken drill steel. The wrench slipped hitting the employees hand causing the injury.

Cutting rope with retractable safety knife. The rope slipped & EE lacerated the top of EE's left thumb. Received 3 stitches at the hospital.

Hoist tripped power due to incoming power interruption (Cleco) as it was travelling with personnel to 1500 ft level. The brakes engaged, suddenly stopping the skip due to the power trip. Drives were reset and personnel brought to surface. Lost time days started March 31, 2025.

Employee was walking down stairs and missed bottom step. Landed hard on foot, causing strain to the right knee.

As the guide rope was being installed, the rope slipped and fell to the bottom of the shaft below. When it fell, the tail end of the rope whipped by, hitting an employee on the top of the headframe, causing fractures in the right arm and left ankle.

Employee slipped while pushing forks together on a forklift, injuring left knee. Employee released to full work duties on 6-21. Xrays on 6-24 showed area of concern, so MRI requested. Employee taken off work on 6-24 pending MRI results.

Employees were changing the springs on the safety catch mechanism on the 8ft.cage. During the process an employee was struck with a component after a sash cord rope broke.

1-31-24 Working in shaft cutting bolts, when hot slag fell & landed in left ear perforating ear drum. Dr. recommended surgery to repair ear drum, which took place on 1-29-25. Employee continued to work full time since date of initial injury until surgery date.

Compressor overheated, causing fire on floor drill.

Employee slammed finger in steel door that EE was closing.

A haul truck caught on fire. As the employee was exiting the truck, they stepped on the bumper and fell, injuring themselves.

Employee was climbing down loader ladder when EE's hands cramped up, causing EE to lose grip and fall approx. 4ft to the ground below. EE fell on EE's W-65, sustaining a lumbar strain & contusion.

Employee was moving a light tower by hand instead of using a forklift. When EE lifted it to turn, EE felt pain in lower back. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain. The pain has not diminished, so EE has been relieved of duties pending further medical evaluation.

ON 3-9-2023 employee was working on a cat forklift and felt a pain in elbow. The employee was sent to clinic on 3-10-23 and released with no restrictions. The employee went to their own doctor and was given restrictions that made this a lost time event.

A powder man was cutting a rubber hose with a safety utility knife. As EE cut through the hose the blade contacted EE's left palm.

The operator was moving a track scaler (excavator), when the H-link on the cab broke. The cab detached and fell forward onto the left track.

Employee was climbing down ladder to access work barge. While climbing down ladder the employee slipped while descending. Employee's hands were on the side rails as employee was descending. The distal tip left ring finger got caught in-between the fly side rail and fly side rail stop. This caused a skin tear to the pad of the finger.

Face drill #8 caught fire on Q-ramp. The mine was evacuated. No injuries reported, everyone is on surface.

Track Scaler #1 caught on fire. It was tagged out on the battery cable for a bad alternator. There was no witness to how the fire started.

On 8-9-2021 an employee was moving items in a storage shed on surface and a bug bit them on the right leg. The employee did not report to work on the following day due to this occurrence. The employee was released to full duty on 8/11/2021.

While blowing air through an airline the hose came out of EE's hand and hit the employee in EE's right eye.

A contractor was walking across the parking lot before the start of shift. They tripped and fell. This action resulted in a cut to the right hand that required sutures.

Employee and forklift operator were removing a cable reel off of a floor drill. Once it was removed they placed it on the ground to adjust the lifting straps. The injured employee had EE's hand on the reel as EE signaled to the operator to boom down. This action caught the employee's left index finger between the fork and the reel.

14' Hoist system tripped during routine pre-shift check by hoist operator which prevented the hoist from operating in automatic mode. Continued operating hoist in manual mode. A defective control card was replaced correcting the issue.

On 4-13-2021 a lightning storm moved through our area and tripped service power on the mainland. The emergency generator was started. The shaft that the emergency generator powers was down due to construction at the 1300ft. level. Employees were sheltered in place until power was restored.

The power cable for the bell signal system in the #3 shaft and "men working in shaft" signal light was snagged by one of the skips. The power cable parted and fell down the shaft becoming tangled around control equipment at the bottom of shaft casuing the hoist to trip.

Sensors which verify that the friction hoist rope drum, hoist motors, and head sheave are all functioning properly stopped communicating. When they lose communication with one another, the control system "senses" a fault which causes the hoist to "trip".

On Mar 8, the EE climbed down the loader ladder, stepped on the ground and EE's foot slipped out from under EE. EE fell, landing on their tailbone. The Dr. at the Clinic determined that EE separated their coccyx but was cleared to return to full duties. On Mar 15, the Dr. place EE on work restrictions that couldn't be accommodated, causing the incident to become a lost time.

The 16 ft. hoist went down with fault codes creating an electrical issue on the North skip. Two other hoists are operational. No personnel were injured. The mine was not evacuated. Submission #2941180 reported the same issue.

A swivel connecting a balance rope to the bottom of one of the ore skips failed. The balance rope became separated from the ore skip and fell down the #3 shaft. This rope became entangled with the balance rope on the second ore skip damaging that rope also. Both ropes and the swivels were replaced.

A brake shoe on the ore hoist in the #3-16' shaft was dragging on the drum during hoist operations. A heat sensor on that brake shoe detected a temperature rise above set limits and stopped the hoist. The incident was called in to MSHA because the response time of a mechanic to investigate the event and adjust the brake was outside of the Part 50.10 reporting time limits.

The control system during start of shift hoist checks. A pneumatic relay on the 16' ore hoist brake control system was responding slowly due to the cold weather. This slow response was detected by a brake system sensor causing the hoist to trip. Overnight temperatures at the site reached the low 30's that night.

The 16 ft hoist is currently down due to brake issues. Troubleshooting is currently taking place, so repairs can be made. There are two other means of egress from the mine and no one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

#3 16'-shaft hoist tripped while conducting safety checks. Electrician checked control system and reset breakers more than 30 minutes after control system hoist tripped necessitating reporting to MSHA per 50.10 as defined in 50.2(h)(11).

On 12/21/20, the 16ft hoist started to trip and then went down due to a loop contact fault. There were two other means of egress from the mine and no one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

Hoist operator received fault codes conducting hoist tests on the #3-16' shaft. The hoist would not reset. Operator called to report the fault. Calls to MSHA reporting line were placed at 10:44 PM, 10:46 PM, 11:03 PM, and 11:05 PM. Operator at hotline stated they could not hear caller and terminated call. Text was sent to local MSHA supervisor.

On 12/19/20 power tripped to the 8ft, 14ft and 16ft hoists and main fan. The 8ft & 14ft were reset, allowing for two other means of egress from the mine. The main fan was able to be reset. The 16ft was reset, with a loop contact fault being the cause. No one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

SCR failed in hoist control system. Damage was repaired within 45 minutes of discovery.

On 12/8/2020 the 16 ft. hoist went down due to a hoist blower motor failing and caused the SCR to overheat. There were two other means of egress from the mine and no one was injured as a result of this occurrence.

A miner heard one of the skip ores hitting the loading pocket hard as it entered. The hoist was taken out of service, inspected, and damage to the structural steel discovered. One of the ore skips used for hoisting ore in the #3-16 shaft hit the edges of the loading pocket as it descended into position.

On 11/7/2020 at 10:02 am the hoist was out of service due to a blower motor breaker trip. An electrician was called up and reset the breaker.

The 16 ft. was out of service to do a combination of loose pin connections on the MDA driver module.

The 16ft hoist went down due to electrical issues with the programming. The E&I tech was called out to make the repair.

On 10/28/2020 service power (Cleco) was interrupted due to a tree branch falling on the powerline off site. The emergency generator was started to evacuate the mine. The transfer switch did not fully engage on the first attempt.

Employee was cutting a small piece of wire loom with a self retracting safety utility knife. EE was holding the wire loom with left hand and attempted to cut through it. As EE did this EE cut the middle finger of left hand.

Service power to the mine was interrupted. 2 miners were working in the 16 ft. shaft. As the power was interrupted the miners could not be moved up or down in the shaft. Once power was restored the hoistman had to manually reset the 16 ft. hoist drives. The two miners were safely brought to surface.

A joint in automatic sprinkler system piping failed. Fire pump started with drop in line pressure. Water from open water line entered friction hoist motors causing a short and controllers to trip. Two personnel hoists used for man travel were available and operating. Incident reported be conditions of Citation 9457597.