Belle/Colony Mine — Accidents

Total: 85 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/21/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted An employee was moving a 3-inch pump. The employee mis stepped into a soft spot, and right leg got stuck approximately 8 to 10 inches deep in the mud. When the employee pulled their leg out of the mud...
07/28/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Scraper rollover
07/23/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The scraper fell off the push block while push pulling
03/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 125d lost, 70d restricted Employee fell off of the dozer causing EE brake EE's left collar bone
02/10/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Slipped on icy road
12/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 65d restricted Employees walking down a slope and misstep causing them to fall and tear their ACL and fracture their tibia.
05/17/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was Push pulling in the pit when the push block got hooked on top of the stinger of the other scraper in front of the employee. When it came off, the scraper slammed down jarring employee's b...
02/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 51d restricted The employee was doing a pre-operation inspection when the employee was filling the coolant of the 16 m blade. Employee bent down to open the engine compartment and woke up on the ground, walked to tr...
01/04/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contractor (ICS)(Melgaard Construction Co Inc) was fueling a scraper when EE climbed on top of the scraper and opened the fuel cap. The pressure in the fuel tank then caused the fuel cap to blow off...
08/30/2023 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was operating a scraper. While dumping, EE turned to look back at the apron and hit a large bump. EE felt a pop and burning sensation in the lower right side of back. Employee was diagnosed...
08/04/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating a scraper on rough roads. EE felt sore when EE got home and then woke up the next day stiff and sore. EE was diagnosed with lumbar strain. EE was prescribed a muscle relaxer and...
07/12/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a CAT scraper, a chunk slipped out from under the scraper tire, jolting the employee around and employees fingers jammed between the joystick (controls). Employee was seen at hospital...
07/07/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 112d lost, 60d restricted Employee was running scraper push pulling in the cut. Came out of the cut and hit a rough spot on the floor traveling to the dump. After that they single loaded and covered the rough area with materia...
03/27/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 163d lost, 24d restricted Employee was loading dirt with the scraper when operator bounced through a deep cut while pulling the can lever. As the operator hit the deep cut, the scraper dropped into the cut. The seat extended a...
03/21/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 90d restricted Employee had been running a scraper in the mining pit with chunks when they finished running the scraper, they had a sore neck.
11/21/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee was operating a scraper and was working in a reclaiming area spreading soil. EE was just starting to dump EE's soil and hit a bump and the seat belt dug into EE's pelvic abdominal area.
10/21/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was hoisting a 55 gallon barrel with a crane and a ""choker"" sling. During the hoist, the barrel slipped out of the sling and smashed employee's finger.
09/12/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A scraper operator working on reclaiming old mining sequence, felt a pop and a sharp pain in the right knee when they pushed on the throttle slowly while traveling through the back fill where a previo...
08/31/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee was loading material from the 308A series, while leaving the pit to go to the fill. The seat accumulator broke off the bracket and the seat bottomed out, injuring the employees lower back.
08/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Repairing leveling valve on a rear suspension of a service truck (unit 622). While moving hoses and valve, reaching around differential, crossmember and frame, twisting and pulling, Employee left shou...
01/07/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was walking away from the scraper, slipped on snow causing their right leg and knee to buckle.
12/21/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 144d restricted Loader operator hit a bump while operating loader causing the right elbow to hit on the arm rest. This resulted in a sprain/strain injury.
08/04/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Scraper operator was at the dump emptying their scraper with their left foot on the brace when they hit a bump and bottomed out the seat and rolled their left ankle.
07/02/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 22d restricted Equipment operator was cleaning out overburden using a Scraper when they ran over a piece of rock causing a jarred effect on the employee. Employee later experienced neck soreness.
01/28/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Stuck material from first loader bucket into main trailer landed harshly jarring the truck. Afterward, driver reported pain in EE's lower back.
01/17/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 65d restricted Dozer operator was climbing out of the #121 dozer to go inform maintenance that the #126 dozer was defective. While descending from the equipment, the leg slipped on the ice/snow that had built up on...
09/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 51d restricted Employee was doing a pre-trip inspection on a truck. Employee went to remove the bolts that hold the grill guard in place and felt some pain in right shoulder.
01/14/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking across a road with ice and snow on it and feet slipped out from under them. They hit an elbow and jarred a shoulder.
11/11/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was shutting down the rear engine on the scraper. Employee lost footing when climbing down and could not regain control. Employee fell, pulling a muscle in right shoulder.
10/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 7d restricted Employee was cleaning out a brake box on the trailer of the haul wagon when employee's hand got pinched between the slack adjuster and the housing. The right index finger was dislocated and also had...
03/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing u joint from truck when flying debris struck mechanic across the nose, cutting mechanic's nose and requiring 3 stitches
02/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost The employee was climbing up on a scraper to retrieve some tools. As ee was climbing up, ee felt some pain in right bicep. The employee was seen by a doctor and it was determined that ee has a tear...
01/28/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 62d restricted EE was discing piles in a disc tractor and they were chunky from the frozen weather on 1-28-19 and 1-29-19. Two days later EE woke up in the middle of the night complaining of back pain and thinks it...
12/09/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE was driving a haul wagon down a hill and into a corner and ran off the road. EE bounced hard in the seat and had back pain. EE was taken to the ER for evaluation.
08/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE driving a haul wagon and saw a cow run out on the road. EE locked up the brakes and skidded off the road to avoid the cow. EE hit left ribs on seat rest.
05/15/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee operating Cat scraper slipped over 4' edge and tipped scraper over on its left side. Employee was having back pain and taken to the ER.
08/31/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dozer drove over a rock and jarred employees back. EE did not report injury and sought chiropractic care the next morning. Injury was reported to management on Saturday the Sept 2nd. We are unsure...
07/19/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 70d restricted Fuel delivery driver was climbing down a ladder and slipped and jumped down off the bumper of the trailer injuring their mid back section.
03/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 170d restricted Employee turn door knob in break room and felt wrist pop.
02/21/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was operating a dozer while backing up and drove up onto a large chunk of slate. The dozer slid off the chunk and jostled the employee in the cab of the dozer. The employee felt pain between shou...
01/12/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 95d restricted Employee walking in deep snow and hyperextended knee. Employee was examined by a dr. on 1-17-17 and was placed on restrictions.
02/26/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 199d restricted Driving scraper and drove over the top of a big rock. The scraper rocked from side to side and the employee was jostled around the cab of the vehicle. The employee felt a sharp pain in lower back. T...
01/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hooking light plant up to a van and got fingers pinched between ball and hitch
01/16/2014 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Reporting a recordable shift in hearing
04/23/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Backing over already ripped material using a D-8 Dozer. Backed into a large chunk of material. Received a compression fracture in the back from the jarring.
01/28/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stepping off the dozer and while doing so he stepped on a rock twisting his ankle. We took EE to the ER and they issued him a splint for his leg, thus constituting in an MSHA reportable acciden...
01/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EE was in the field shop breakroom and slipped and twisted his knee and it popped. Went to the Dr. the next day and told him he needed an MRI and put on restrictions.
10/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing clutch on a drill truck while doing so the ring gear slipped off the crank shaft and he cut his finger. He received five stitches on his right index finger thus constituting in an MSHA...
09/24/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was push pulling with another scraper and was bumped by behind. The jarring strained his shoulder.
07/30/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was operating a scraper using the Push/pull technique and while doing so he ran over a rock and jarred his back. We took him into the doctor and he was put on restrictions of no lifting over 20 lbs...