Bigfoot Mine — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/28/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Cleaning under Rotex area. Backing up with Dingo when left wrist got pinned under structure beam and dingo controls.
10/02/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost Employee was removing organics from screener when EE noticed a slight pain in EE's back from twisting and pulling. Later the employee was feeling more pain while operating a loader.
05/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee used leverage, via pushing by hand, to break a 4.5"" PVC pipe, upon breaking the pipe flipped up and struck the employee in the mouth causing a laceration on the lower lip.
03/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was entering the skidsteer when EE's phone fell out of EE's pocket. It fell on the bucket step into a corner. EE sat down and went to pick it up quickly and when EE pulled hand up noticed the left...
02/28/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was opening the lid on a pneumatic truck. The lid on the handle was tight and employee exerted a good amount of force to get it to open and felt something pull in shoulder muscle. Employee ca...
12/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was closing lids at our loadout facility and was not maintaining 100% tie off while on the customer truck. The truck pulled forward and the employee fell 15 feet to the concrete floor.
11/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got sand in EE's right eye while performing housekeeping duties. Was treated onsite with first aid measures, then taken to an offsite facility for evaluation where EE received an eye drop pre...
04/03/2023 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was operating a skid steer around a screening location. The following morning the employee complained of facial irritation. Employee was taken to Quality Urgent Care in Pleasanton, TX for eva...
08/28/2022 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While operating a skidsteer the equipment overheated. The employee exited the equipment to inspect the issue and while the engine compartment was open the radiator overflow line had whipped up and a b...
08/02/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was going to wash off grease fittings. The employee was having an issue with the hose, so the operator was going to dismount the loader to help. The operator did not realize the loader was st...
04/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Weather was sunny and damp. Employee was replacing springs on the duster in the dry plant when a metal plate slipped and smashed EE's hand between the metal plate and the metal structure.
03/12/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 230d restricted Employee was backing up a dingo pushing dand when EE's hand was pinched in between the dingo controls and a cross member for the duster. There was light swelling and redness, treated as a first aid in...
08/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The employee added oil a machine and then climbed into the cab to turn it off. After turning off the machine EE proceeded down the ladder of the machine slipping on the second rung falling approximate...
07/16/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted The employee was removing a piece of equipment from the forklift to be worked on. The forklift was placed in a holding position but the emergency brake was not on and the controls were not touched whe...