CAYUGA MINE — Accidents

Total: 267 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 138d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON SUPPLY TRACTOR WHILE FILLING TRAILER. HE WAS PAGED ON THE MINE PHONE, AND TRIED TO EXIT THE TRACTOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE, GOING FACE FIRST DOWN THE STEPS. HE LOST HIS FOOT ING AND...
06/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS TIGHTENING A LUG ON HIS TRUCK TIRE ON THELOWER SALT PAD WITH A SOCKET. THE LUG AND STUD BROKE WHILE HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE SOCKET. HE WAS STANDING UP, BUT THE FORCE MADE HIM SQUAT STRAIGHT...
06/06/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. WHILE MOVING BOOM TO DRILL ANOTHER BOLT HOLE A SPARE STEEL WHICH WAS STORED IN A TRAY ON THE BOOM SOMEHOW BOUND UP AND SPRUNG LOOSE STRIKING EMPL OYEE IN...
05/01/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted CREW TRUCK WAS ASCENDING #1 SLOPE, WITH CREWS IN BACK. EMPLOYEE INJURED WAS HOLDING ONTO ROLLBAR WITH RIGHT HAND. WHEN TRUCK REACHED TOP AND ONTO FLAT SURFACE, TRUCK TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING...
04/11/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 50d restricted EE WAS TRAMMING WAGNER LHD TO MUCK PILE WHEN HIT A POTHOLE IN THE TUNNEL, BOUNCING UP, HIS HEAD/HARD HAT HIT THE CANOPY. THIS AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS NECK INJURY THAT HE IS STILL RECEIVING TREAT MENT FO...
02/01/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DESCRIBING AN INCIDENT ON ANOTHER MACHINEAS TALKING EE REACHED TO SHOW EE WHERE BAG HAD BEEN CAUGHT & LEFT HAND WENT INTO PINCH POINT-HEAD PULLEY-IDLER ROLLER AREA. ABRASION TO BACK OF LEFT HAN...
01/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE HAD CLIMBED INTO OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF M-8 WAGNER AND PRIOR TO SITTING IN SEAT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND REACHED BACK TO STEADY HIMSELF. HE GRABBED THE DOOR JAM WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE THE DOOR...
12/15/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE WAS WALKING FROM OFFICE TO LOCKER ROOM, SLIPPED ON ICY PATCH IN DRIVEWAY, FELL DOWN ONTO BACK. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-19-00, 4:00 PM EE TAKEN TO CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER, EXAM INED AN...
12/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS PULLING TROUGHING ROLLER OFF OF A PALLET ON A TRAILER. AS HE PULLED OFF A ROLLER, A SECOND ROLLER FELL STRIKING EE ON LEFT THUMB. EE DID NOT WANT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EE REPOR...
08/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE OPENED DUST PIT DOOR TO ALLOW SCOOPTRAM THROUGH; WHEN PUSHING DOOR CLOSED, HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK. ALL X-RAYS AND TESTS NEGATIVE; RESTRICTED DUTY (1) ONE DAY.
08/09/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING A THUNDERSTORM, LIGHTNING STRUCK ON OR NEAR OUR SUBSTATION. THIS KNOCKED OUT BOTH HOIST CONTROL SYSTEMS. MINE WAS EVACUATED, COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE RESTORED BY 0810 ON 8-10-00.
08/05/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING LUBE TRUCK FROM LUBE ROOM TO MAIN SHOP. AS HE TURNED RIGHT ONTO MAIN TRAMWAY, THE TRUCK HIT A HIGH CUT, JAMMING HIS HEAD UP INTO THE CANOPY. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8-5-00 NO MEDICA...
06/15/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE LINER INSIDE THE NORTH SKIP ON THE #1 PRODUCTION HOIST, PULLED THROUGH THE FASTENERS RESULTING IN SALT WEDGED BETWEEN THE LINER AND THE SKIP DOOR, AND IN TURN WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SKIP DOOR TO FULL...
04/09/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SCOOPTRAM OPERATOR STOCKPILING SALT IN PANEL RELIEVER. AS HE WAS BACKING OUT AFTER DUMPING BUCKET, CYLINDER GUARD ON BUCKET CAUGHT ROOF BOLT. SNAPPED OFF STRIKING OPERATOR IN UPPER LIP. REQUIR ED SEVE...
03/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLOSING TOPS OF RR CARS. HE WAS CONNECTED TO THE FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM. AFTER STEPPING ONTO THE CROSSOVER DECK OF THE LAST CAR, HE TURNED TO UNHOOK HIS LANYARD AND STEPPED OFF THE CROS SOVER D...
03/16/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted TWO EE'S WERE INSTALLING A BELTLINE DRIVE AND TAKE-UP UNITS. THEY WERE TRYING TO LINE UP THE 2 FLANGES OF THE DRIVE AND TAKE-UP. AFTER PRYING UNITS TOGETHER, INJURED EE TRIED TO INSTALL BOLT. THE BOLT...
01/04/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A CONNECTING PIN OUT OF AN UNDERCUTTER CUTTING CHAIN. THE HEAD FLEW OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE MIDDLE FINGER. REQUI RED 5 S...