Buckskin Mine — Accidents

Total: 122 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Engineer stepped out of pick up on reclamation project, he stepped into a low spot and fell a twist in he knee. He did not recline the step was going to be as low as it was.
05/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 290d lost Employee tripped and fell when a plywood walkway at ground level shifted. She landed on her right shoulder and hand. Hospital confirmed no fractures and prescribed pain medication. Shoulder specialist...
04/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A laborer was checking the toolbox on the lowboy trailer for chains and binders just before loading a D-10 track dozer. While climbing off the ladder on the front of the trailer, his right foot came...
01/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was attempting to adjust the forks on a fork lift and felt a pain in his stomach. After several visits with several doctors it was determined that he had a hernia and he needed to have surge...
02/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PM tech was attempting to tighten a transmission filter on a 797F truck. While hitting a hammer wrench with a hammer he hit his left hand causing a contusion between the thumb and index finger which r...
01/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grounds person was attempting to move a table, while doing so he tripped on a 5 gallon water bottle dropping the table and falling at the same time, he then hit his eye brow on edge of table causing a...
01/20/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Utility person was setting up an air compressor to pig a discharge line on a sump. He stumbled on a piece of scoria rock and fell down against the sump sign marking the sump. His left knee contacted t...
12/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to hook up the safety tie down cable on the bed of a 793 CAT haul truck when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
10/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Production Supervisor was helping move trialing cable, while throwing 1"" nylon rope off of stand he stood up releasing brake with his shoulder, with cable falling he grabbed brake with his left hand...
09/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was hauling hydraulic filter down a ladder and slipped. Falling backwards off the ladder his watch caught on a bolt causing a laceration of his left wrist,
09/16/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling pin from the frame of a truck, individual pinched his hand between the ram and the backing plate, requiring sutures.
09/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician doing pm on shovel. He went to step off a step and missed, he hit the left side of his head on a steel beam causing a laceration along his eye brow. Individual needed stitches to close the...
08/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a minor bogie pin on a D-10 dozer EE was striking the bogie with a sledgehammer and his fifth digit on his right hand was struck between side frame and the hammer handle.
07/22/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None While swinging a hammer, employee felt pain in abdominal region, which was later diagnosed as a hernia.
07/11/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was reloading bulk products into the vehicle he was operating when he stood up and turned around at the same time bumping his forehead on a support beam. The employee received a small lacerat...
03/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Warehouse tech was pulling wrapping paper out of freight box. When paper came undone, he stepped backwards and tripped on pallet causing him to fall. Contusion on right hip.
03/11/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Pre-existing condition from military accident. Operator was out of cab & stretching when his knee cap slipped from proper position then back in. Operator has an artificial knee cap. Took operator to D...
03/01/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Operator error - Swing Bucket too quickly
02/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee turned heater on got dust in left eye, tried to rub out. End shift had it flushed out. After sleeping woke up with irritation. Optometrist found nothing embedded in eye. Minimal scratch.
10/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator of haul truck cut webbing between the thumb and index finger. Caught it on an engine compartment door latch.
07/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 28d restricted Two machinists were machining the bores on the front hoist case. Machinists were standing on opposite sides of the hoist case and one asked the other if he was ready. The other EE then pushed the bori...
02/17/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted C-clamp & impact wrench used to position & bolt pre-fabed handrail section into mounting bracket. Force applied rapidly moved rail into place, clamp moved with section, pinching employee's index finge...
10/19/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was operating haul truck which was being loaded with a loader. Second bucket of dirt had large rock and truck driver was shook violently. Truck operator called shift supervisor later...
05/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Employee was performing housekeeping and removing a heavy piece of cast iron. Employee lost control of the material and fell forward trapping his hand under the metal object. The employee suffered a f...
05/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was hanging sheet metal when it slipped out of his hands, lacerating his wrist. He was treated at the hospital and given stitches.
04/25/2009 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Nose cone pin on truck broke causing the rear frame of truck to start separating from the front frame. Truck was empty and traveling across dump when this happend. Operator of truck was jarred and com...
01/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician was pulling on extension cord, trying to pull a cord cap off and his knee buckled on him.
01/14/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 1st load from 2047 Loader had large chunk of frozen material that hit back of haul truck box. When this happened operator was shaken violently. Operator said her neck was sore.
07/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Extension cord was run from laboratory through hallway and plugged in by water cooler. A large floormat was placed over the extension cord to use for a safe walking path. The technician walked aroun...
05/25/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Loose grip on grinder-grinding tack weld to finish weld crack on truck dump box, disk caught in crack, kicked grinder back, knocked PPE off, grinder struck chin, lip, nose & left side of face. 1 1/2""...
04/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost At the time of the incident the technician was trouble-shooting an electrical problem on an articulated lube truck. As the technician repeatedly climbed up and down ladders and stairs to gain access t...
01/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking across some hard troweled snow covered concrete when he lost his footing and slipped and fell strking his left shoulder.
12/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee, off duty, driving personal vehicle on access road slid on ice and struck guard rail. Accident investigated by Campbell County Sheriff.
10/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Technician bent down to lift pan of coal and injured back.
02/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Technician lifted bucket of coal weighing approximately 20 lbs. and pulled muscle in her right shoulder area.
10/04/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None After reaching the pit bottom the operator of Cat truck #24 realized something was wrong with his steering, next he saw that the right side of the engine compartment was on fire. The fire is believed...
08/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A summer worker was waiting in the pickup truck while her partner was helping pin a tailgate on a dump truck, so the truck could be parked for the day. One of the other co-workers made a motion that...
07/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A haul truck driver was extending the antenna bracket for the satellite radio antenna when the upper portion of the bracket slipped and retracted, pinching her thumb. Her thumb was smashed and she re...
05/03/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE, mining tech.,was stepping out of the lube truck, when she stepped wrong injuring her right foot. X-rays revealed a small fracture in her right foot. She came back to work on restricted duty and...
02/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE got upset at the job and pushed open the exit door, south end of the ground floor hallway at Buckskin mine. This action resulted in an injury to his forearm, a laceration which was stitched up at t...
11/11/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sometime between 5:50am and 6:30pm the operator of the Letourneau loader felt that he had a foreign object in his left eye. He may have gotten it blowing out the cab with compressed air or while digg...
07/25/2005 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trouble shooting a propel/retarder problem on a Euclid R 170 end dump truck. When he reached in the control cabinet to check for voltage on the 24 volt terminals, the contactors set thi...
07/07/2005 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE overturned a piece of equip. (backhoe) & damaged his knee by an unknown cause. Possible torn acl in left knee. EE was seat belted in. (REPORTABLE AS OF 7/20/05: PHYSICIAN ORDERED KNEE BRACE FOR...
02/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE, mining tech. was attempting to cut a piece of 1/2"" nylon rope with a utility knife. He was pulling on the knife when it slipped causing a laceration to the middle finger on his left hand. The...
07/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Technician was lifting crusher bucket containing coal up to riffler. Turned and lifted bucket, felt sharp pain below shoulder blade. Pain went up into neck area.
06/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON A SOCKET WRENCH. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLAMMED INTO THE MOTOR GRADER FRAME.
06/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician confused 5% Nitric Acid bottle with distilled water bottle. Put 5% on tissue and wiped right eye. Technician rinsed eye with eye wash assisted by ERT member. Technician taken to ER for fur...
04/07/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BENCH MOUNTED BELT SANDER AND A VERY SMALL METAL PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS EYE. THE EYE CLINIC REMOVED THE OBJECT WITHOUT COMPLICATION.
04/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost EE WAS PULLING AND PUSHING ON TWO WRENCHED AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THE FITTING LOOSENED SUDDENLY, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP UNTIL APRIL 9TH AND DID NOT MI...
10/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE OPERATES LARGE HAULAGE EQUIPMENT, MOTOR GRADERS, ECT. THIS CONSTANT REPEATED MOTION BOUNCING,VIBRATION, ECT., MAY BE CAUSING PROGRESSIVE DISCHERNIATION.