Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines — Accidents

Total: 80 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance mechanic pinched left pinky finger between the driveshaft yoke and the transmission driveshaft retainer cover while trying to reinstall the driveshaft on a D11 dozer in the shop. Pinch cau...
06/24/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The coal plant oil was cleaning coal out of a plugged chute at the coal plant. While reaching into the chute to remove a large chunk, EE drug EE's right index finger across a jagged pieced of wear lin...
05/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost While Dismounting the tire handler and progressing down the ladder, EE stepped down to the last rung on the ladder, felt pain in right ankle and could not put any weight on right ankle/foot.
04/23/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE pinched finger causing a laceration requiring 9 sutures.
02/17/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell in parking lot and injured wrist attempting to brace themselves from fall.
06/16/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was struck in lower lip with an impact socket when it disconnected from an impact gun while in use. Laceration injury; required 4 sutures from physician to close.
03/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Changing inner dual on mechanics truck, wheel was stuck and EE tried kicking the tire and wheel assembly to break it loose from the hub and strained lower back.
05/18/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Environmental engineer suffered lacerated pinky finger (right hand) while operating a cordless drill in order to retrieve water samples from a well.
03/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received laceration to lip when a wooden cribbing block struck EE in the face. Company physician administered two stitches to the laceration.
03/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee fell backwards from a height of approx. 4' off of a lowboy trailer deck to ground level, causing a non-separation fracture to left hip and L-1 vertebra compression fracture.
02/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee stepped on small rock while stepping out of a Ford F-150 pick-up truck. This caused EE to lose EE's balance and fall after rolling EE's ankle. X-rays showed that EE broke EE's lower right fib...
09/18/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic suffered a contusion to right shin that required stitches. EE was assisting in the removal of a final drive on a CAT D-11 track dozer at the time of the incident.
04/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee strained a muscle in back while lifting a dump rope into place on the dragline bucket. Employee was taken to the company physician for evaluation. The Physician issued the employee prescrip...
08/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee suffered a laceration to the middle finger of the left hand when their finger was caught between the dragline bucket tooth and the truck bed they were transferring the tooth to. Stitches wer...
03/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost While descending, Employee fell from the lower rung of the access ladder on a 16H motor grader and landed on the moboard resulting in fractured ribs and a minor laceration to employee's liver and sple...
10/26/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The Bulk Explosive Truck (Unit 5556) had just been washed & parked on ready line with the engine shut down when a fire broke out in the engine compartment. The Engine compartment and cab were complet...
07/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a bushing on the boom foot with 3 other employees. The employees that were setting the bushing were on one side and EE was on the other to tell them when to stop. The bushing was bec...
06/02/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Black Butte Coal Company was informed on 6/2/16 that a former employee had been diagnosed with Black Lung. Conditions contributing to the illness are unknown. Employee was employed by Black Butte Coal...
11/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped on uneven ground and rolled his left ankle resulting in a small fracture to a bone in his foot.
06/27/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee injured tendons in his right shoulder when he lost his balance on his work platform and used his right arm to catch himself. Employee was prescribed pain medication.
03/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received laceration on his right middle finger while attempting to remove a hydraulic filter from its housing on a D11 Dozer. The laceration required sutures.
12/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The tip of the employee's right middle finger was severed when caught between the cable and pulley of a retractable boarding ladder. Surgery was required to close the wound.
06/27/2014 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine lost power from what was later discovered to be a downed powerline. The cause of the damage is unclear but believed to be a lightning strike or the failure of an insulator which allowed the...
02/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee fell from the back of a D-10-T dozer to the ground, resulting in an abrasion to his face, contusion to his right thigh and a fracture to his left index finger.
01/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was removing rock from a crusher and lost his grip, causing him to fall and land on a rock that was on the floor. This resulted in pain to his ribs. After evaluation at the local hospital i...
08/07/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting the drill bit to clear cuttings with his left hand, while wearing welding gloves. He received a laceration to his left index finger, requiring two stitches to close the wound.
06/20/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee was removing wear plates from the tub of dragline. The plate fell from approximately 30"" and struck the employee's right leg, causing lacerations to his leg. He received sutures to close the...
04/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Haul truck was operated too close to berm and ended up on it's right side. Operator had no injuries. We do not believe this report is required in this case as there is no injury to report. We were...
05/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee ruptured a tendon in his right shoulder while using a wrench to loosen a plug in the differential of a CAT 834 RTD.
11/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee strained his back when he attempted to lift a CAT D11 ripper tooth into the back of a maintenance truck. He was taken to the company physician and was given a light duty return to work relea...
08/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee pulled muscle in shoulder while pushing a wacker pump onto the tailgate of a pick-up. Employee reported the incident and was taken to the company physician. Employee was released to return...
07/02/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was repairing metal on a truck using a hammer and a punch. In the process of swinging the hammer, the employee missed the punch and struck his left index finger resulting in a fracture t...
05/27/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing the teeth on a track hoe bucket. He missed his punch and struck the tooth with his hammer resulting in a steel sliver coming off the tooth and embedding in the skin of his right...
05/21/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A CAT 16H Blade caught fire on the Pit 14 haul Road. The cause is believed to have been electrical but not determined at this time. The fire burned for more than 30 minutes but was extinguished by a...
01/26/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee suffered a laceration and a fracture to his left thumb when he struck it with a hammer while performing maintenance on an overburden drill.
12/01/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee dislocated his right shoulder when the CAT 777 haul truck he was operating encountered a muddy section of road, slid until it hit a dry section of road, and ended up tipping over onto it's ri...
06/21/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At end of shift employee was exiting confined work space-his tool bucket got hung up, he lost his balance and hit his face on a gussett
06/11/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 26d lost, 84d restricted Employee stated she lifted out riffle pan to riffle samples, when she felt sharp pain travel down from left elbow to fingers. Under doctors care for tendonitis in her elbow and has been working. She...
05/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught right index finger between a hammer handle and a metal tail light cover resulting in a laceration requiring 5 stitches. Employee was seen at ER and released to return to work with no...
01/25/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Per the employee, first noticed symptoms back in Oct of 2009. She did not report to the Company until January 5, 2010. Employee was diagnosed on...
03/03/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee reached to push a button while seated in a chair, resulting in pain in his back. Extent of impairment is unknown at this time.
10/24/2008 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Employee had an allergic reaction. No cause for the allergic reaction was found.
05/29/2008 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A loaded blast hole was ignited when struck by lightning.
04/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was installing a mechanical link into a dragline hoist chain when the link slipped and pinched the employee's right middle finger. The employee received medical attention and the xrays wer...
06/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee was cutting cardboard template to install into a boom chord. The knife would not cut through. Contractor employee turned knife around, cutting towards him. The knife cut contrac...
10/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted 10/07/06, while working with another employee, they were loading half full 30 gallon coal reject barrels from ? ton pick up, employee wrenched her right shoulder. 10/12/06, employee reported to superv...
06/18/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None An employee was ascending a truck ladder when his right foot slipped. This resulted in a fat lip and he chipped a previously broken and decayed bicuspid. The employee's dentist had recommended extract...
02/10/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on loose coal surface and twisted his right ankle. He suffered a hairline fracture to his ankle
01/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost An employee fell from an elevated platform.The employee received first aid and has not missed work. MRI results have all been negative involving traumatic injury.The results did reveal disk space dege...
08/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 4d lost Employee bent down to pick up a bucket weighing approximately 10 pounds and felt a pop and experienced pain in his right groin area. Medical examination revealed a small hernia.