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While conducting work place inspection smoke was seen coming from the Andeson Coal Seam in Ramp 50 East Pit. Have been experiencing raining conditions. There were no flames seen, only smoke. No miners working in this area.
Employee was pulling a drawer of coal from the riffler with their left arm and felt something pull in EE's left upper arm/shoulder.
While spreading rock on a road with a scraper, the machine hit a bump jolting the operator. The bodily motion caused a sprain/strain to EE's shoulder rotator cuff.
While on a break, an employee had symptoms of a serious medical issue not related to work. Approximately 3 hours later, while under the care of EMS, the employee was pronounced deceased.
A haul truck driver sustained an eye injury when dust entered the employee's eye after turning the air conditioning fan on high speed. The employee was evaluated by an eye doctor and prescribed medication. The employee was unable to drive the following shift, making this a lost-time injury.
While lowering a section of floor grating into a work platform frame in the shop, the Welder's finger was caught between the frame and the grate. The contact cut through Welder's leather gloves and resulted in a laceration requiring 6 stitches.
The employee was working from a work platform, EE was trying to repair a hydraulic leak on a water truck. Another employee was moving the oil cart and struck the bottom of the work platform causing the employee on the work platform to fall.
A Haul truck operator has been diagnosed with a degenerative spine condition. Symptoms are aggravated by activities at work and at home. Progression of the disease is now interfering with the employee's ability to operate equipment. First documentation of the illness was on 1/20/2019; however, treatment did not become reportable until 2/21/2020.
While installing a cable crossing, employee's right foot was caught under the crossing while a Rubber Tire Dozer was pushing it into place. Within approximately 5 minutes the employee's foot was released. Due to the gravity of the injury, the employee underwent a partial amputation of the right foot after being evaluated at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY.
The employee was assisting with a shovel move. The employee and three others were preparing to place the cable in the mule when the employee felt a pain and pop in right calf muscle.
Smoke was visualized in West Pit near the east end of ramp 33 in the Anderson seam (this in an inactive work area).No flames were visualized.
Smoke was noted in the West Pit ramp 35 area. The smoke could not be extinguished within 30 minutes so MSHA was notified. Measures were taken to protect employees and a plan was formulated to dump over the fire, but would wait for day shift so trucks dumping would have good visibility. The smoke was extinguished by 10am 09/23/2018.
Employee was drilling a hole in a metal bracket. The drill bit caught on a burr- twisting the employees right hand, resulting in a fracture to the 4th metacarpal of the right hand.
The shovel dipper would not trip so the shovel operator started to swing the dipper back to the dig face, the door opened over the tail of the truck. The bed came up jarring the haul truck driver. EE did have a seat belt on. Employee returned to work the next shift, worked the next 10 scheduled shifts. EE did not work on the scheduled shift 8/2/18 due to stiffness in neck.
While loading under a shovel, the shovel bucket opened prematurely dropping material abruptly on the tail of the truck bed. The operator experienced back pain due to the impact. Treatment was limited to first aid and the employee continued to work without restrictions until 12-22-17, when the employee received light-duty restrictions from physician.
While attempting to reposition a small section of chute liner, the liner came to a stop and the mechanics gloved hand slid along the bottom edge. The liner had been worn down to a sharp edge and cut through the employees glove and hand resulting in a 2" laceration. The employee received stitches to repair the laceration.
Employee was exiting the right rear passenger door of a crew cab pickup when EE got feet hung up between the rear seat and the door pillar, causing EE to fall out of the vehicle and land on the right shoulder and hip area. EE sustained a deep bruise to the right hip area causing EE to miss the next scheduled shift.
Truck driver was walking around trailer when ee slipped and fell. The temperature was -6 degrees which contributed to slick conditions of the packed snow. The driver slipped, ankle rolled and ee fell fracturing tibia and fibia.
While moving electric shovel cable, employee was struck by the cable in the left ankle. Employee was watching the cable and the pickup in front of EE when a section of cable contacted the employee from the side resulting in a fracture to the left ankle which required surgery to repair.
While grinding on a weld, employee got a small fleck of metal in left eye. The fleck of metal was not able to be removed on site so the employee was taken to the eye doctor to have it removed. The employee received a full duty unrestricted release back to work, but was prescribed two separate prescription eye drops to aid in the healing process, which makes this case reportable.
Foreign body in right eye.
Employee was using a ratchet to remove a coupling bolt when the socket that was connected slipped off of the nut. This caused the handle of the ratchet to make contact with his bottom lip and the top center tooth resulting in a fracture of the tooth.
A Dragline Oiler was moving a toolbox and pinched the tip of his finger against the toolbox and the hard surface of the swing case. The contact resulted in a fracture on the tip of his finger. He was wearing gloves at the time of the accident.
An employee was walking from the parking lot to the mine office. He stepped off of a curb, lost his balance, and fell to the ground. An x-ray revealed a fractured bone in his arm.
A plant operator was installing a bullwheel on a crusher unit. The spreader bar that the bullwheel was mounted on swung back towards the employee. The employee's fifth (pinky) finger was pinched between the spreader bar and a bracket causing a fracture and a laceration that required sutures to close. He returned to work that same shift.
On 6/15 another weather system went through the SMA Pit of the Antelope Mine. Miners and equipment were removed from the pit. No miners were trapped or injured. At approximately 9:20pm a call was made to MSHA 800 number to report the inundation of rain water and at 9:45 EE with MSHA called and placed a J-Order on the SMA pit.
While pressing in the master pin on the rail of a Komatsu Excavator the culet in the track press failed. The mechanic was standing behind the track with his hand in the air holding a flash light while directing the press operation when he was struck in the right middle finger by a culet fragment.
On 6/3 a weather system went through the Antelope Mine. At 8:00PM the SMA pit was evacuated due to lightening. A rain storm followed at 11:00PM. When the shift supervisor went back to the pit to inspect for hazards she noticed that the pit was taking on water. She immediately called the Safety Manager at 2:35AM & the MSHA 800 number to report the inundation of rain water at 2:42AM.
Employee tripped while walking down a flight of stairs. Employee was diagnosed by an Emergency Room physician as having a concussion from hitting his head during the fall, as well as a Distal Bicep Tear which will require surgery.
A mechanic was tightening a chain and device used to change out dozer cutting edges. An overhead crane was also used. He over-hoisted the crane which put too much tension on the device. The device failed and struck his wrist causing a laceration and fracture.
The employee was preparing a chain come-a-long that was going to be used. While pulling the chain slack, the dead end hook slipped off of a threaded stud. The come-a-long struck the employee in the face which caused the safety glasses that the employee was wearing to contact his left eyebrow. The result was a 2 inch laceration which required stitches.
While putting tools away into the lower drawer of his toolbox, the employee was kneeling down on his left knee. When he was done putting the tools away, the employee simply stood straight up. In doing so the employee felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Upon examination, X-Ray, and MRI it was determine that the employee had sustained a tear in the left meniscus.
A dragline oiler was next to the tub unhooking a cable strap. The dragline rotated and he was struck in the shoulder with a hook shoe. A physician allowed him to work his normal duties until a surgery could be scheduled.
Employee was moving trailing cable with a cable hook when he slipped and fell to the ground landing on his right elbow tearing his right shoulder rotator cuff.
A haul truck operator was attempting to fuel her truck. She was pulling on the hose to straighten it when her foot got caught in the hose. She fell to the ground. After working her normal shifts for 3 weeks, she was unable to report to work on a night shift on 2/27/15 due to her injury.
A welder was working on a shovel dipper door which was laying flat on the shop floor. While he was crouched on top of the door, his foot slipped off the edge. He fell to the shop floor and fractured his left wrist.
Employee was mounting the right hand steer tire on a 24H blade. He bent over to stand the bead seat band up on end. As he began to stand back up straight, the employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was manually moving a dragline swing gear bearing retainer weighing approximately 150 lbs. when his middle left finger became pinched between the retainer flange and a walkway toe board. This resulted in a laceration to the top of his finger requiring 15 stitches. He was wearing heavy leather welding gloves at the time.
A mechanic was using a torque wrench on a nut. The wrench failed causing the mechanic to fall to the shop floor. As a result of the fall, his right ankle was broken.
Employee was grinding on a spreader bar in the Weld Shop when the grinder kicked to the left after catching on metal causing the disc to cut through his coveralls and into his left knee. The laceration required ten (10) stitches.
While unhooking the D-ring rope from the back deck of the Rubber Tire Dozer, the employee lost his grip on the grab bar and fell approximately 4' to the ground. The employee landed on his left arm when making contact with the ground, and reported pain in his left wrist.
A series of thunderstorms passed over the three pit areas. The coal runs in the bottom were flooded and activity in these areas was halted. The dirt runs, three draglines, and facilities were not affected.
A mechanic was attempting to pull a gear across a work table toward a crane. The gear slipped off the table pinching his finger. The wound took 3 sutures to close and he was given a full duty release. He returned to work on that same shift.
An empty haul truck traveled in a forward direction through a dump berm and came to rest at the bottom of the angle of repose dump fatally injuring the operator.
Employee reached up to turn off the overhead mounted air conditioning unit in the Cat rubber tire dozer that he was operating. In doing so he felt and heard a pop in his right shoulder. This was followed by extreme pain.
Employee was pulling on a rope that was attached to a road sign, the employee was trying to place the rope over the ball hitch of his pick up truck so he could move the sign to another part of the mine. As the employee was pulling on the rope trying to get the sign close enough to the ball hitch of the pickup he slipped and his head struck the flat bed pickup.
Employee was helping a mechanic tighten a loose hose connection in the back of a lube truck when the mechanic bumped the truck rear door lever causing the door to come down and strike the employee across the back area resulting in two (2) broken ribs.
Employee was changing a park brake on a haul truck when the bolt he was using an impact on broke allowing the brake housing to pop slightly outward and strike the top of his right middle finger. This resulted in a 2mm fracture to the fingertip and a laceration to the side of the finger that required 4 stitches. He returned to work full duty on his next scheduled shift.
After completing his shift, the injured miner was walking through the parking lot to get in his car pool. When he passed between two parked cars, he slipped and fell. The fall caused soft tissue injury to the employee's left knee and shoulder. The employee was given first aid treatment but was not able to return to his next scheduled shift on January 2, 2014.
The shop welder was attempting to straighten a metal step on the car body of an excavator. He was using a large pry bar and a propane torch to try and straighten the bent area. As he was applying pressure to the bar it rolled causing him to fall to the ground, when he fell the pry bar he was working with struck his gloved hand against the floor.