Big Island Mine & Refinery — Accidents

Total: 239 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was assisting another mechanic who was moving heavy metal panels with a forklift. He was positioned between panels and wall of warehouse. When forklift driver picked up pallet, the load shift...
07/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was preparing to step onto manlift to descend. Operator heard a noise, turned to look & inadvertently placed his right hand on manlift track as step was moving by. Step rollers came around &...
07/11/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While backing up continious miner was cutting floor. Sparks from bits ignited methane on floor. Power was shut down and miner operator exited miner. Fire extinguisher from shuttle car (SC31) was used...
06/29/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost While cleaning up a polymer spill, employee slipped on some of the spilled material and fell. Employee's statement on results of incident was ""no injury"". Employee continued work. An infection devel...
06/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was removing materials from a utility trailer. He stood up and struck the door header against the top front of his hard hat.
05/05/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on another piece of equipment and got his shirt tail caught in an unguarded drive shaft. Contusions to upper body and face.
04/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was loading rail cars. As he attempted to seal a lid on the car, he stepped from the walkway to the car top and rolled his ankle.
04/25/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was fitting cone to burner using a come-a-long. The come-a-long was hooked to eye bolt. The eye bolt broke and the come-a-long hit EE in the face and mouth.
04/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was driving posts for Mine Rescue training field, slipped and cut left index finger. Required 7 stitches.
03/19/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted A miner operator, at the end of the shift, was stepping off the back of a mantrip, near the cage area, and hit his head on a support beam, jamming his neck.
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 19d restricted EE was lifting a small piece of sheet metal (2'2""x 4'x 1/2"") on a table, assisted by another EE. EE picked up his end of metal almost waist high and stopped. EE felt light headed and asked to sit do...
02/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 5d restricted Moving sections of 3"" diameter pipe into the pipe rack, one section bound up on another and as he moved it he caught his left middle finger between them and took the tip of the 1st joint off.
02/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE WAS WALKING DOWN CONVEYOR BELT AREA, STEPPED IN A HOLE & FELL.
01/24/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost During the course of his shift on 1/24/06, the employee developed a blister on the top of his foot from his boot rubbing. On 1/26/06, the employee was treated for infection due to the blister.
01/17/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing weekly inspection of #2 ore shaft, the control relay K-15 failed closed which prevented a resistor from limiting the current to the main loop contactor close coil. The coil overheated...
12/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tying ""sta form"" - As he was tying he removed his gloves. He then reached to stretch ""wire mesh"" tight. As he reached his hand came in contact with the sharp edge. He suffered from a...
11/08/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES 5d lost, 81d restricted OVER THE ROAD TRUCK DRIVER WAS PICKING UP DUNAGE ALONG SIDE THE TRUCK BED AND A BEAM ROLLED OFF OF THE TRAILER & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE ABOVE THE ANKLE.
11/01/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. EE INFORMED HIS SUPR. THAT HE HAD BEEN BOUNCED AROUND DUE TO HITTING SOME ROUGH SPOTS IN THE HAUL ROAD. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL A WEEK AFTER THE EVENT. ALSO, INITIAL DR....
09/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While making adjustments to cooling tower pumps in refinery until #1 evaporator, employee stepped on some uneven concrete floor-twisted her knee.
06/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A NEW 4"" MUD LINE, EMPLOYEE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE WHICH WAS LATER DETERMINED BY A DR. TO BE RUST.
05/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 10d restricted Employee was inspecting boxcar to evaluate space for pallets and slipped as he was turning around to leave.
04/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO WASH OFF BOTTOM OF MINER BOLTER BOOM & STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON A METAL GUARD.
04/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE was performing maintenance work on maintenance truck #16. Ee felt a pain in his groin area when he sat up after working under maint. truck.
04/04/2005 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal EE WAS ASSEMBLING CONTINUOUS MINER(CM04) IN UPPER BED REBUILD MAINTENANCE SHOP. CREW HAD JUST COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF RIGHT HAND CUTTING HEAD MOTOR. OTHER EE OPERATING EIMCO 913 #4 WAS TRAMMING BACK...
03/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STEPPED ON FLOOR GRATING NEAR 6E01 (EVAPORATOR), SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR GRATING.
01/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS FROM 4T-04, EE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE
12/16/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None ON THE ABOVE DATE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS RECEIVED FOR EMPLOYEE, HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MESOTHELIOMA. IT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY WORKERS COMP. TO DETERMINE IF IT IS WORK RELATED.
11/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 88d lost, 4d restricted EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A SIDE STAB SHOE BRACKET USING A HYDRAULIC PORT-A-POWER. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE TWISTED TO ACTIVATE THE POWER SWITCH.
09/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Ee was raising a rail car loading chute lid when he felt a twinge in his back.
09/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A LADDER TOWARDS P2000 TANK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
09/05/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR 39, EE HIT RESIN ROOF BOLT WITH HEADACHE RACK, BENDING THE HEADACHE RACK & PINCHING HIS RT. HAND(RING FINGER) BETWEEN THE HEADACE RACK UPRIGHT STAND & THE OPERATOR'S COMPAR...
08/26/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost GLOVE WAS CAUGHT ON A BOLT AS THE MACHINE WAS ROTATING THE BOLT. EE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT AND FRACTURED.
07/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing on pipes in pipe rack attempting to close a washout valve that was leaking. EE's foot slipped under condensate stream and condensate filled his boot.
07/07/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 59d restricted Employee was kneeling down on decking drilling holes in side bearing plate. as he stood up, he felt pain in his right knee.
06/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING LIDS ON TOP OF A RAIL CAR. LID HUNG UP ON ANOTHER LID AND EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN BEHIND HIS LEFT KNEE. *PAIN WENT AWAY BEFORE NEXT SHIFT BUT RETURNED ON JUNE 30, 2004. WE RECEIVED N...
06/08/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 8:20 am #2 hoist, west motor cooling fan motor bearings failed, and hoist had to be shut down. back up motor will be installed today. New motor is being re-built.
05/24/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING STRIKER PLATES IN UNIT 6 CRUSHER. AS HAMMERS CONTACTED STRIKER PLATES, EE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN EYEBOLT. THE EYEBOLT WAS BROKEN OFF OF ADJUSTING ROD & VIBRATION CAUSED EE'S RIGHT...
05/22/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A HOSE BROKE ON A VACUUM TRUCK AND TRONA SQUIRTED IN EE'S RIGHT EYE.
05/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING THE DECK BY 4T62 (TANK) WHEN HE WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT CONDENSATE.
04/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE was standing on a ladder to remove a shuttle car cable, from an anchor point and fell, from the ladder as cable moved. complain of headach and sore right knee. Recent surgery and absence from work...
03/31/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched index finger on right hand while pushing magnet drawer back into place on discharge of 5C02 classifier.
03/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 15d restricted EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE LOWERING OF AN 8"" SECTION OF PIPE AND THE PIPE SWUNG ON HIS LEFT FOOT. THE PIPE WAS APPROX 11 FT LONG AND WAS BEING LOWERED WITH A CHAIN.
03/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 32d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE LEFT WALKWAY BETWEEN 4C41A AND 4C41B AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.
02/16/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM BELT AND THE BELT MOVED CAUSING THE EE TO TRIP AND FALL. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
02/09/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL STRESS DISORDER ON THIS DATE (02/09/04). IT IS RELATED TO AN ACCIDENT AT THIS FACILITY THAT THE EE WAS INVOLVED IN.
02/02/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RM 38 WEST, BETWEEN THE TRAVELWAY IN THE SECOND CROSSCUT OF LOWER BREAK 4 SOUTH IN CM #1. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG, 28' WIDE & 5' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORTED WITH 54"" CON VENTIO...
02/01/2004 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE FIRST HALFPASS, THE VICTIM EXITED THE BOLTER COMPARTMENT AND WAS THEN PINCHED BETWEEN THE MINER TAIL AND THE RIB. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN DEATH TO THE EMPLOYEE.
01/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS WALKING NEAR THE GARBAGE COMPDATION IN UNIT 4 AND GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN SOME BALING WIRE AND STUMBLING ON FELT AND PAIN IN HER KNEE.
01/26/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION OF WORK ACCESS, SUPERVISOR OBSERVED A METHANE FIRE IN THE FLOOR IN CM #5 AT X-CUT 40 BETWEEN ROOMS 2 AND 3. HE IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE BLAZE WAS APPROX 2 FT...
01/01/2004 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 14d lost EE HAD AN ANEURYSM IN THE RIGHT EYE. UNSURE OF WHAT THE CAUSE WAS.