Burton Bend Mine — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Working in very muddy conditions and as employee was walking across drill pattern, he slipped straining his lower back.
06/26/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None While driving a rock truck the employee noticed that his speech was slurred and that his face felt different than normal. Employee was transported by company vehicle to the hospital. He was diagnosed...
06/21/2013 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was entering skid steer when turning around to sit down he strained his lower back.
06/11/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost After checking a pump, Employee felt something hit his L arm. A witness said that as the dragline swung toward the pit after dumping, a rock fell from the lip of the bucket. Considering that the pump...
04/05/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an air impact wrench when debris got in his eye.
03/23/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Dozer operator smelled diesel fuel, shut engine off. When employee stepped out of the dozer, flames began coming out of the engine compartment. Employee discharged one fire extinguisher, the fire did...
03/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While traveling down the ramp toward the PC2000 trackhoe, the brakes on the Mack service truck that injured EE was riding in failed. After being told twice by the driver, other ee jumped from the truc...
04/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was standing on the left side catwalk of a 777F rock truck, near the rear of the cab, when the dump bed came down, crushing him between the bed and the catwalk handrail.
03/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee claims he was pulling a 6 inch diameter pump hose and pulled muscles in his neck and arm.
02/06/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost The employee had finished fueling a machine and was driving fuel truck away and stalled the engine. He rolled backward approximately 10 feet and hit the track of the machine. Employee pulled muscles i...
06/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was walking down the side of a spoil pile to move a piece of 8 inch plastic water pipe. Before he got to the pipe, his feet slipped on loose rock. He fell to the ground, breaking three bones...