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While closing the gate to the mine, the wind caught the door and slammed into the EE's foot
Struck right knee against door handle of drill.
No injuries to persons/no miners exposed. Incident occurred overnight, no one was underground. Accident investigation is ongoing to determine cause, including if there was a pillar failure. Area affected by the fall included NW corner of M29&S37 to the NE corner of M29&S49 to the SE corner of S49&M47 to the SW corner of M47&S37 and back N to M29&S37. No equipment involved.
Tech was climbing step on left rear of wheel loader, reached for grab handle with left arm, took hold of grab handle and pulled self up. As EE stepped up, EE felt a pain between shoulder blades. Right hand was on grab handle on battery box.
While participating in an annual hearing exam employee experienced a threshold shift of greater than 10% in hearing.
The tunnel belt head box became jammed with rock which was impeding operation. Trying to clear the jam with a pry bar, the workers hand was impinged between the bar and I beam.
EE was using a handheld grinder to cut rails on a screen deck. The EE was in an awkward body position trying to cut with the grinder and had to maneuver around machine parts. The grinder kicked back and struck their right forearm causing a laceration.
While walking along a conveyor catwalk, employee tripped over EE's own feet and fell (same level), spraining EE's left knee.
Worker fractured and lacerated right index finger while tightening a nut and bolt on a crusher. The wrench sprung off the nut from the stored tension and struck the finger, smashing it between the wrench and the base of crusher.
EE was rebuilding slurry pump at booster EE took rubber guard off of hub seal on pump and laid it on ground next to work area as EE continued to perform task EE tripped on rubber guard and fell on stump and injured lower right side of back and cracked a rib.
While preparing the bulk truck to load a floor shot, the IP stood below the auger boom and attempted to connect a flexible loading hose to the auger boom. The loading hose uses a 4" camlock as the connector. As the IP attempted to make the connection IP lost control and the hose fell with the camlock striking the IP in the mouth causing damage to lip and teeth.
Plant Mechanic sprained right knee when EE stepped down laterally 18-inches from a crusher lube platform to the ground below. EE reported feeling something move in EE's knee but had no pain or swelling. EE requested medical attention the following day; EE treated and released to full duty. The incident became reportable on 11/7/17 when EE began physical therapy.
Miner was walking from a face drill to a man-lift, distance of about 150ft, when EE lost footing causing discomfort and some pain in the left knee. The miner reported the walkway/work area was illuminated (cap lamp, drill lights & man-lift lights) and was free of slip & trip hazardous.
Driller smashed right ring finger while using a hammer to loosen the bit from a drill steel. The hammer had a glancing blow, allowing driller's hand that held the handle to strike against the bit.
Loader operator was mucking out a shot when a rock fell from the roof and struck the top of the loader's ROPS, jostling the operator. EE suffered a broken rib and was hospitalized. There were no life threatening injuries.
Truck operator injured shoulder as EE was climbing up access ladder of CAT 773.
Worker fractured right long-finger (metacarpal). EE was cleaning travel way at the scalping screen when a rock fell from the tunnel belt striking employee's right hand. EE's hand was rested on steel railing at moment of impact.
Injured employee received a fractured lower left leg. Injured was bolting roof in the mine while in the man basket of the bolter. The connection on the machine between the man-basket boom and the equipment chassis failed causing the man basket & employee to fall to the mine floor. EMS was summoned.
Worker got cut on the head when a piece of 2"x2"x1/2"x30" angle iron employee was attempting to bend back into position as railing swung back at employee and knocked off employee's hard hat grazed across employee's head.
While operating haul truck, employee got jostled in cab when running over pothole. Later, employee began to experience pain in lower left hip that radiates down the left thigh. Employee was diagnosed with sciatica and referred to chiropractor.
On 3/15/17 the employee slipped and fell. EE was treated and released to full duty at that time. As days/weeks/months went by EE began having pain in right shoulder. A medical exam in June 2017 revealed a shoulder injury likely caused by the fall and requiring surgery. Surgery occurred July 5th.
Employee's eyes were subjected to a bright electrical arc emanating from an electrical breaker for a conveyor. Employee was treated and released to full work duty by local hospital and given prescription for eye drops and salve.
Injured worker burned arm when IW reached directly in front of an acetylene cutting torch IW was holding. The IW received 2nd degree burns to right wrist.
While lifting support stands to be placed under a haul truck, employee lost grip and then caught support stands which pulled EE down.
Climbing down from the Anfo Loader, lost footing, fell backwards, hurt left wrist.
While pre-heating the weld on cutting edge employee was exposed to ark flash. Employee failed to wear appropriate PPE while performing this task.
Haul truck driver sprained their right ankle when EE slipped from the last step of the truck and fell to the ground as EE was dismounting the truck.
Blast Crew member injured EE's right hand when EE tripped over a rock while walking and reached out to catch self from striking the mine floor.
Injured worker was lifting a metal 5 Gal. bucket of stone onto a pick up truck. The injured worker stated he felt uncomfortable pain in his abdomen while doing this. Later in the day,the Emp had increased unbearable pain.The EE was transported by ambulance to hospital where he was treated for hernia. The EE was released to modified duty work with a restriction of no heavy lifting.
Employee sprained his left shoulder when a wrench slipped as he was tightening a hose fitting bolt on a drill. When the wrench slipped, he extended his left arm and hand to catch himself from hitting the boom.
Sutures were applied to a plant worker's right elbow for treatment of a laceration received when he struck against a hose clamp located along a water line. The employee was cleaning the plant's magnet at the time.
Employee hurt his left calf muscle as he was climbing up onto his haul truck.
During the pre-trip examination of a mechanical scaler, the operator strained his lower back as he climbed from the machine's catwalk to the upper level.
On April 29, 2015 the Whitney Mine experienced an event that caused an air blast to exit the mine at the portal. Three employees near the entrance of the portal were affected by the air blast. Investigation continues.
On April 29, 2015 the Whitney mine experienced an event that caused an air blast to exit the mine at the portal. Three employees near the entrance of the portal were affected by the air blast. Investigation continues.
On April 29, 2015 the Whitney Mine experienced an event that caused an air blast to exit the mine at the portal. Three employees near the entrance of the portal were affected by the air blast. Investigation continues.
Employee injured his left shoulder while attempting to pull & swing open a steel door on a storage trailer. The case lead to time off from work because the employee required surgery in May 2015.
Worker received a contusion and swelling to his right foot. He another miner were attempting to reattach a 2A chute door when the door fell from a 4inch crib block and landed on injured worker's foot.
Miner was standing on the drill tire & using a pry bar to move into position for repair work the cylinder of the drill boom. He lost his balance and fell to the mine floor, apx 4ft below.
Haul truck driver found to have a lumbar sprain after failing to properly lower bed in controlled manner.
A large rock unexpectedly fell from mine roof and struck the bucket of front end loader while loader was mucking out a shot. The miner operating the loader was jostled inside the loader cab and received sprain/strain to neck and back. The work area had been previously scaled.
A large rock unexpectedly fell from the mine roof and struck the cab shield of a rock truck while mucking out a face. The truck driver was jostled inside the cab and received lacerations to head and tongue, a concussion, and fractured sternum. The work area had been previously scaled.
A metal eye on a metal plate broke loose and the plate smashed employee's index finger on right hand. Employee needed stitches in finger. Returned to work same day. Employee was wearing a safety welding glove. Plate did not cut thru glove, but did cut employee's finger.
Crane operator (74 yrs old) fell 5+/-ft from a crane access step to the steel deck below. He was fueling and checking fluids on the Mantiwoc 4600 crane when he fell. He received fractured ribs, fractured collar bone, head & face trauma, temporarily unconscious and bruised lung. Was transported to local area hospital by ambulance.
EE was working on the classifier and had the steel cover opened on the station. The cover fell on and lacerated his left middle finger. EE received six sutures to his middle finger.
Loading holes when a high pressure blast of air forced the loading hose out of the hole forcing his hand into hand rail of loading basket.
Blaster's Helper received 2 inch laceration and sutures to right foreman when his arm came in contact against broken drill steel that was loaded on truck for later disposal.
Worker received contusions to his lower leg when struck by the cover from a 300Hp motor's junction box. Cover was blown from box just as the slow-start motor was initially beginning to be energized. No signs of an arc-flash or overloaded motor. Fuse was intact following the incident.
Employee was determined to have a reportable hearing loss in his left ear confirmed by an audiologist on March 26, 2013.
On 4/22/12 worker struck his right knee against a tow-hitch on a pickup truck & refused treatment. On 5/4/12 worker requested and received medical treatment; initial medical diagnosis was contusion. On 5/17/12 a different doctor diagnosed fracture of right knee.