Big Horn Basin Mines — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/30/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pounding in posts and the post pounder struck the employee on top of the head causing a laceration. Medical treatment for the laceration was one stitch and one staple.
10/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was arranging augers on the drill truck when EE caught their thumb between two auger. This resulted in the thumb needing stitches to re-attach the nail. There is also a fracture on the tip of the...
02/26/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE caught safety vest in spinning drill auger and was entangled in auger. EE received bruising to ribs and right bicep.
08/26/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractor's scraper had a hydraulic hose failure causing fluid to spray onto a turbo. The hydraulic fluid ignited causing the front end of a scraper to burn.
08/26/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Operating a 637E scraper when a main hydraulic hose broke causing a fire to ignite. The flames from the fire forced the operator to abruptly exit the machine. The machine was left running upon exit ca...
12/19/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 69d restricted Employee stumbled and fell into the turning drill auger, catching his shirt sleeve in the auger and dislocating his right elbow.
01/03/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 33d restricted Employees sweatshirt strings became entangled in the drill auger. Employee was spun around the auger 3 times before the assistant was able to shut the auger down. Employee has 5 broken ribs on the rig...
07/19/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING CLAY WHEN AN AUGER FELL OUT OF THE STORAGE RACK AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE HEAD, DAMAGING THE HARD HAT & CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE EE'S HEAD.
02/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 38d restricted EE STEPPED IN A DITCH AND HIS LT. KNEE TWISTED. (INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 2-18-02, IT DID NOT BECOMEREPORTABLE UNTIL 5-17-02, WHEN EE HAD SURGERY.)
02/22/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS PICK-UP TO RE-FUEL. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.