Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines — Accidents

Total: 80 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted The injury occurred as employee was doing repairs on the bed of a CAT 777 truck. To access the area of the bed needing repairs he was required to use a manlift. Exiting the lift required him to step d...
08/06/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driver of haul truck failed to maintain control of unit on freshly watered haulroad and tipped the truck onto its side.
07/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee lost his balance on uneven ground, when he caught himself he felt a pull in his back.
05/06/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Employee was helping to change hoist ropes on a dragline. A 1/2"" cable was attached to the damaged hoist rope. A loop had been tied in the cable to secure it to a dozer to pull the hoist rope. The 1/...
04/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tapped the end of a loader bucket pin with a pin hammer. He felt an object strike his finger. When he removed his gloves he saw a small cut. He treated the cut with a band-aid. A month later...
10/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on dozer, and dropped belly pan on his right hand, cutting it, requiring 12 stitches.
10/03/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted A haul truck was returning from the dump, when he saw a loaded truck approaching on a curve. He saw that the loaded unit was in his lane, and tried to move out of his way. As the loaded truck went by...
04/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was attempting to fill the hydraulic tank on a D11RCD. As the tank cap was too tight to remove by hand, employee attempted to remove the cap with a 12"" crescent wrench via the cap prongs. Wh...
04/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing routine maintenance on an Ingersol Rand DMM3 overburden drill, employee lost his balance & fell from a 36"" work platform to the shop floor. Employee put out both arms to brace his fa...
09/18/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LABELING BARRELS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR OFF-SITE DISPOSAL. SHE SLIPPED ON FROST-COVERED CONCRETE PAD AT THE WASTE STORAGE BUNKER, STRIKING HER CHIN ON THE BOLT O F A BAR...
02/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted While prying dragline cable d-rings from frozen ground, employee strained his lower back.
01/03/2003 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None AS EMPLOYEES TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED BY THE 5130 EXCAVATOR. THE EXCAVATOR SLIPPED ON THE ICY BENCH AS THE OPERATOR WAS SWINGING A LOAD INTO THE TRUCK, CAUSING THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR TO STR IKE THE...
12/04/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MINSERCO EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A JACK LUG & THE TUB OF THE MACHINE, RESULTING IN SMALL CUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT POINTING FINGER. THE CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
05/22/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM THE OPEN POSITION TO CLOSE IT ON THE IT-28 LOADER, WHEN THE CAUGHT IT AND BLEW IT SHUT ON HIS FINGER.
05/20/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 43d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF #14 LUBE TRUCK WHEN THE HOLDING STRAP FOR THE BOARDING STEP CAME UNDONE. THE STEP FOLDED OUT & HE LANDED FLAT ON HIS FEET, JARRING HIS LOWER BACK.
05/08/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost INJURY TO UPPER RIGHT ARM ELBOW REGION DUE TO QUICK BACKWARD MOTION OF ARM WHILE TRYING TO ARM REST STATIONARY.
04/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 14d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DRAGLINE (RIGHT SHOE) USING THE REAR INSIDE BOARDING LADDER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP HE USED THE CATWALK ABOVE THE LADDER TO PULL HIMSELF UP & FELT A TWISTING SENSATION IN HIS L...
04/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE GETTING OFF OF #10 BLADE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE LEFT GRAB RAIL & FELL FROM THE TOP BOARDING STEP, LANDING ON THE MOLDBOARD OF THE BLADE.
03/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost THE EE HAD TWO SEPARATE INJURIES THAT OCCURRED ON HIS BACK IN MARCH. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON MARCH 3RD AFTER DRIVING A COAL HAULER. SECOND OCCURRED ON MARCH 12 AS HE STEPPED OFF A WATER TRUCK. EE FELT S...
11/19/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND YEILD RIGHT OF WAY TO THE COAL HAULER AT THE MAIN MINEINTERSECTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, WINDOWS ON EE'S VEHICLE WERE ICED (FOGGED) UP. EE'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALE...
09/04/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEBRIS BLEW INTO RT. EYE.
08/30/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEBRIS FROM GRINDING & DIRT BLEW INTO EYE.
06/12/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WITH D10R DOZER & SUFFERED A NECK STRAIN
01/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE CTELAB BUYS DISTILLED WATER IN 5 GAL. BOTTLES AND WATER IS RUN THROUGH A COUNTERTOP DISPENSER THROUGH A FILTER BEFORE USED IN THE LAB. WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE 5 GAL BOTTLE, A FULL BOTTLE SLIPPED...
11/07/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost TEMP SERVICE EE (MANPOWER) SLIPPED ON PICKUP BUMPER & BRUISED UPPER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN FOR CHECKUP BY DOCTOR.
09/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 14d restricted WELDERS WERE POSITIONING A DRAGLINE SHOE WEAR BAR (WEIGHT APPROX 1300 LBS) WITH THE WELDING TRUCK HYDRAULIC CRANE. THE WEAR BAR HUNG UP AND EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE END OF THE WEAR BAR TO HELP F REE IT. T...
08/10/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LOADING A PIPE WELDING MACHINE ON TO A MECHANIC'S TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION ON THE MEATY PART OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE LACERATION WAS CAUSED BY THE UNTRIMMED CABLE AND LOCAT ED AT T...
07/29/2000 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal EE CRESTED PIT 10-RAMP 2 DIVIDE, HEADING SOUTH DOWN-GRADE TO THE COAL PLANT. WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE TRUCK VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFTAT AT THE RAMP JUNCTION. THE TRUCK RAN THRU THE BERM, ABO...
06/30/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 32d restricted SPAD EE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF RAIL CAR DOOR LATCDH CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS LANDING WITH HIS FULL BODY WEIGHT ON HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. COKING COAL BRIQUETTES THAT HAD SPILLED OUT OF THE CAR MA DE FOOT...
05/24/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 2d restricted 992-6 LOADER FELL INTO A SOFT HOLE (LEFT FRONT WHEEL) WHILE BACKING AWAY FROM TRUCK. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOADER BUCKET HIT THE LEFT CORNER OF THE TRUCK BED.