Bull Creek Surface Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was climbing off the dozer and his feet slipped. He caught himself on the push arm and pulled a muscle in his back. Taken to emergency room by his wife. Given cat scan, given muscle relaxers and...
10/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was climbing onto the rock truck at beginning of shift when his back popped. Later while being loaded his truck was shook by a large rock and his back popped again. Taken to emergency room, cat sc...
06/13/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Victim was assisting with the install of the final drive in D-10 dozer. They were using alignment bars and hoist on boom truck. The weight shifted it caught his hand between drive and undercarriage....
04/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Victim was driving a Caterpillar 785 rock truck and hit a hole in the road. The sudden jolt jerked his arm out straight and pulled a muscle in his right shoulder. Treated & released at the hospital....
09/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE had been pulling cable and sat down for a break when he raised his arms he felt a pull in his lower back.
04/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a parking brake on 9926 wheel loader when the brake got hooked on a hose. When the brake was being prayed loose it swung into the steering cylintor. Mechanic reached out to catch...
11/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE started to step out of truck, when his left knee popped when he stood up.
05/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE got down off the HWM and stepped in a hole, fracturing his left ankle.
12/10/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding an auger flight with a torch when acetyline built up. The torch went out causing it to explode and the loud blast hurt both his ears.
11/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost He was pouring concrete and felt burning sensations in his feet, ankles and legs.
08/23/2007 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Working on shot service, loading holes, went to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
07/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was climbing down the ladder on the 992-G loader when his foot slipped hurting his shoulder.
06/06/2007 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE was in his loader, when another EE noticed him slumped over & not responsive. He may have ahd a heart attack.
05/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was covering rockcore with filter fabric when he fell in the rocky terrain injuring his left foot & ankle.
11/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Walking across the drill bench, the bench was covered in deep mud, boots kept getting stuck in the mud, had to keep pulling & jerking boots/legs out of the mud, felt a sharp pain from back to right le...
09/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was getting off loader when he slipped on mud injuring his right shoulder and neck.
08/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was loading rock when the 992 g slipped off a rock injuring his right rib cage.
05/16/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Large rock teetered the loader forward, then the rock fell out of the bucket, dropping the back of the loader. Jarring injury to EE's back, ribs and neck.