Blue Mountain Mine & Mill — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/03/2020 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee cut left thigh on a guard while walking along side of a conveyor belt.
07/26/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut index finger on left hand.
04/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was dismounting a lift truck and strained lower right back.
04/04/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was cleaning out a chute going into a mill and strained EE's right shoulder.
01/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was replacing C29 conveyor belt and while pulling new belt into place he felt a pull in lower back. Lumber back strain.
05/23/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting bag on a bagging machine and filling tube on bagger cut his index finger on right hand requiring stitches.
02/14/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee was bending used elevator bucket on table when he hit his left index finger with shop hammer. Cracked bone on left index finger.
09/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee lifted a 5hp electric motor and walked over to put it on the maintenance shop work bench when his lower right side and back stated hurting. Carried employee to a doctor and he said he had a p...
02/09/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 101d restricted Lift truck operator was driving lift in reverse and hit employee foot. Right foot of employee was hit by back of lift truck. Fracture of bones to toe on right foot.
05/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 119d restricted Employee slipped and fell hurting left arm.
04/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bending over to tie a band around some flexible pipe in a storage room and pulled a muscle in lower left side of his back.
10/14/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating a dozer on a steep hill and ridges and was in a straining position most of the day. After which he had severe pain where left shoulder touches upper back and inside and down lef...
07/13/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Railroad crossing at Blue Mountain pit has become rough. Employee was driving a haul truck and he said when he went across railroad tracks he felt his back pop.
05/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE had been working on a steel dock plate which was up on horses being repaired. He picked up on one side of the plate to reposition it and felt a sharp pain in his lower back, right side.
09/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Pulled ligament in right wrist while lifting a fire hose box.
03/23/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Strained muscles while attempting to loosen hex nuts.
03/05/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE ADJUSTED BELT TENSION ON BELT CONVEYOR AND WAS MONITORING ADJUSTMENTS WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. HE REACHED UNDER THE BELT AND PUSHED ON IT TO CHECK TENSION. BELT LACING CAUGHT GLOVE AND PULLED HA...
03/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 22d restricted WORKER WAS SETTING UP PACKAGING LINE & BUILDING BOXES. WALKED BACKWARDS TO SET BOX DOWN AND TRIPPED OVER PALLET. LT. FOOT WENT BETWEEN BOARDS INPALLET AND SPRAINED/BRUISED FOOT. WORKER THOUGHT FOOT WA...
06/05/2001 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CUSTOMER'S TRUCK/ TRAILER WITH PRODUCT USING A FORKLIFT. WHITE POWDER (UNKNOWN ORIGIN) ON THE TRAILER FLOOR WAS BLOWN AND INHALED BY EMPLOYEE WHILE LOADING TRAILER.
03/21/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE WAS CLEANING OUT HOPPER USING A LONG ROD THRUTHE TOP OF HOPPER GUARD. MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE LEFT HAND ON TOP OF METAL HOPPER GUARD.
01/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS ROTATING WITCH GATE SPRING LOADED ON METAL PIPE CHUTE. WHEN SPRING GATE SWITCHED, EE STRUCK HAND ON METAL RESULTING IN SOFT TISSUE BRUISE TO RIGHT HAND. HAVE INSTALLED HANDLE EXTENSION ON SWITC...
01/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE TURNED TO PICK UP EMPTY BOX FROM FLOOR AND TWISTED BACK/PULLED MUSCLE. INJURY RESULTED FROM IMPROPER LIFTING PRACTICES. RETRAINED EE ON PROPER LIFTING TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURENCE.