Batavia Mine — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/17/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Splicing a conveyor belt. Box Knife slipped and lacerated EE's thumb. Taken for medical care where EE received 4 stitches.
10/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was assisting in lifting and sliding tail pulley guard and smashed left ring finger between guard and tail pulley bearing housing.
08/04/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 180d restricted Flipping product gates, used pry bar and sledge hammer, 1 gate harder to flip, 3am woke in pain, clinic diagnosed strain of musc/tend, no restrictions. 8/10/21 follow-up visit physical therapy was pre...
05/21/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 35d restricted Dismounting grader missed first step lost their balance and fell to ground on right shoulder. No restrictions and able to continue job full time. On 11/19/2021 notified that surgery was to be perfor...
12/04/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 373d lost Large rock fell apx. 18', struck and crushed canopy on powder monkey man basket pushing down on employees inside.
12/04/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Large rock fell apx. 18', struck and crushed canopy on powder monkey man basket pushing down on employees inside.
09/26/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 20d lost Employee alleges hernia from lifting roof bolts.
08/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost Employee was helping with belt splice on underground conveyor and felt pain in stomach.
11/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee alleged arm strain/sprain on 11/28/16. Claim was denied and it was deemed work related on 4/18/2017
11/07/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Using Dingo MT55 bucket to push it backwards over a muck pile. Machine tittered and caught employees finger between conveyor framework and Dingo handrail.
12/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was tying in two headings for blasting and his right knee 'let go' and as he fell to the mine floor he tried to catch himself. Employee injured left wrist and right knee. Employee has had...
11/24/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was assigned the task to take Kenworth water truck underground. While accessing the mine via the incline slope into the mine, the employee apparently lost control of the water truck...
05/11/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 197d restricted Blaster did work place exam. Blaster was standing on ground and had loaded 2 bottom holes. Blaster moved up to the next 2 holes when he was struck by a rock. The rock struck left side of hardhat, lef...
02/04/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After completing some grinding activities the employee states they felt some dust or material fall on their face when they raised up the face shield. Employee also wiped their forehead off to clear...
12/30/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Local customer slip and fell on an ice patch near the load out yard, which resulted in a break of left leg above ankle. The customer (owner/operator) stopped at a section of the yard with an ice pudd...
09/05/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was sent out for preventative medical evaluation following a water truck incident, and was diagnosed with a back strain and issued restrictions. A water truck operator/trainee struck a p...
09/05/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 20d restricted Employee strained his back from seat impact, and required follow up treatment. During the operation of a water truck, the employee had struck a parked vehicle.
08/17/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee stated he was taking the water truck down the intake slope using the air-brakes to verify braking. Brake overuse bled off the air; locking up the center-axle and wheels. This caused the tru...
06/16/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee stated that he was backing the Cat 988H out of the heading with a bucket of muck, when the units rear wheel abruptly dropped through a pothole. The operator shared that he was sitting sidewa...
06/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 120d restricted The employee stated that he was moving a portable fan with the scaler, and he knocked the jack off in the process. The employee shared that he was in the process of putting the jack back on when the...
05/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost A loader operator twisted his left ankle when dismounting the left rear steps of a Cat 988H wheel loader. There was loose rocks near the bottom area of the ladder that he potentially stepped on. The...
01/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted A screen panel was being replaced in a triple-deck screen by two mechanics. One mechanic was working inside the screen loosening the fasteners with a battery impact and ratchet wrench. While ratchet...
10/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted A mechanic was removing the hub, remaining blades, bearings, shaft, and belt sheave from a 72-in fan by hand. During the process of physically attempting to lift the assembly out of the fan, the mech...
08/16/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Coarse material was loaded into a Cat 772 by a Cat 988, which caused the truck and operator to be shocked very hard. The truck operator was leaning forward on the steering wheel, and his seat pressur...
08/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted A stuck pin was attempting to be dislodged during a rotary scaling head installation on an excavator/scaler. The former pin was being held to drive the new pin back out by an operator. When struck,...
06/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading shot when stood up right knee popped out of place. Employee reported this is not the first time his knee went out, happened in previous employment. MRI done on 7/10/12 showed we...
04/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted A scrap return idler was physically being thrown into a roll-off dumpster by a miner. The idler rolled off the edge of the dumpster and struck another miner on the top of his right foot. The miner was...
11/10/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 11/10/11, the mechanic was welding overhead on a roof bolter drill slide hose protector. Hot slag rolled onto his left hand and burned his middle finger. The mechanic applied first aid treatment...
10/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 39d restricted A conveyor transfer had plugged and spilled material around the tail section. The area was being cleaned up by the production crew utilizing manual labor and a mini skid-steer. A 3-ft section slip-l...
09/12/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The plant operator was carrying two 5-gal buckets of lube oil to a cone crusher lube system. The operator shared that he was not paying full attention to his travelway when he stepped in a vehicle ru...
05/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted EE our Lab technician was removing sampling trays from the Gilson shaker. She did not have a firm grip on the tray and it came back towards the top of her right knee. The tray hit this area resultin...
09/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the preshift the foreman found a roof fall in the # 9 heading from 2+00 to 4+00. The fall measured 200' X 40' X 8'. There were 6' resin bolts used and the fall occurred at 8'.
06/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HVAC contractor was applying caulk to the outer exhaust fan shield from a ladder. The ladder went out from under EE and his right index finger caught the sheet metal flashing around the fan shield. Fi...
01/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was working underground around station 45+00 (return slope), removing pics with saddle bar and 4 lb hammer, from ATM 105 mining equipment. Miner missed bar and hit left thumb with hammer.
06/19/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 28d restricted Injured was scaling rock off of roof from bucket of bolter. Scale bar was leaning on leg when rock fell onto bar, striking his left knee.
01/31/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling a water line with a Kawaski mule underground into crosscut #4. While operating, the employee looked over his left shoulder with his right arm through the steering wheel. The...
08/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was setting up the robotic shotcrete machine in the travelway entry to apply shotcrete to the roof and ribs. After laying out the accelerator line to the area of the robot arm she was dazed by a bl...