Butler Mine — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/14/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None An employee fell while dismounting their loader. The employee landed on their back in a sand pile. The employee's initial pain was a 3/10. After a week of self-care treatment, the employee was not imp...
04/14/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE stated they fell injuring a shoulder but when asked could not state how they fell, over a chalk ball or their own feet. There where employees within 100 feet of them at that time that did not see t...
03/06/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was walking a man lift down a pit road when the tires hit a 3-4 inch deep washed out rut caused by rain while traveling 2-3 feet off the ground. The rut caused the basket to bounce causing EE to be...
04/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 309d lost Employee was opening the main gate to the Butler Mine and injured right hand (two fingers). When the employee went to pick up the gate and move it aside and place the gate post in the holder, that ga...
08/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was swinging a sledge hammer to drive a pin into a set of rails when a piece of the hammer fragmented into three small slivers and lodged into left upper thigh.
07/05/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee started work shift at 4:00 a.m. 7/5/17. EE had went to do ee walk around and plant area checks. EE was walking between the Greens Mix tank and the Concrete Screw. EE hit head on a cross bra...
07/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 110d lost, 10d restricted Employee was helping move an 8"" HDPE Pipe and strained his back.
04/14/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting metal on 04/14/2014. Slag went into left ear. Employee seen on 04/17/2014. Otitis externa, Otitis, serous (Inner Ear infection) diagnosis. Continued to have problems with the ear....
04/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 39d restricted Employee was working the gates in the tunnels when the injury occured. He was hitting the gates to loosen the sand and make it come out on to the belt. Was swinging a 2lb hammer that caused the prob...
09/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 14d restricted Employee was removing a water gate at the Plant/Bins. When he pulled the board there was ""a bee sting like feeling"", in his right shoulder. He reported this to P.K. (supervisior). At the time he tho...
06/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was removing a jack shaft when chain slipped and caught his finger.