Chesney Underground — Accidents

Total: 53 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/26/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was installing the toggle seat in the jaw crusher when one of the come-a-longs hooks came out of the eyelet when EE was prying the opposite side into place. The loose end of the toggle seat s...
06/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 34d restricted Employee was straightening a piece of pipe by hand. The pipe kicked back striking right thumb. Went to Dr. 6/12 and was released to full duty. Went back to Dr. on 6/20 and was released to work with re...
11/04/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Caught between block and fork of telehandler
12/14/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Putting a track back on an excavator when the come-a-long broke causing the chain to whip back hitting EE's left hand. EE has a hairline fracture of the left thumb. EE's left hand was splinted and ret...
11/08/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was sweeping the floor of the kiln firing floor when they felt something pop in lower back. Dr. reported they had a lumbar strain and placed them on restricted duty.
10/26/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding inside screen, when the wind blew something into left eye. Doctor removed a small sliver of metal from the eye and prescribed antibiotic drops. No time missed or work restrictions...
09/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE stepped on a slick spot resulting in a jerking motion in EE's back. At the time of reporting the incident, the discomfort was not bad, but increased over the next few days. When EE came into work o...
06/04/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Prying a sleeve from a shaft of a rotary air lock at the hydrate plant when the bar slipped and EE's weight shifted back causing EE to roll ankle, resulting in a fracture to the right ankle.
03/29/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 120d lost, 35d restricted Miner was filling face drill with water. When they turned the ball valve it broke in half causing the valve to come loose and striking them in the left knee. The high pressure water knocked them back...
11/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was climbing down a ladder from the head box of a conveyor, when EE stepped off the ladder EE twisted EE's knee. EE did not seek medical attention until EE reported to work on 11/19/20. EE wa...
08/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was moving a pump hose when employee felt something pop in shoulder. Employee was seen by a doctor and returned to work and was able to perform normal duties. Employee worked normal job until...
12/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee mashed finger when lowering a bearing assembly to the press table. A block slipped from under the assembly mashing EE's finger between the assembly and the stand. Diagnosis was a fractured di...
08/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1130d restricted Employee was holding a small hydraulic pump (approx. 2 lbs) with arm extended for an extended time. EE complained of shoulder pain, went to doctor returned to work full duty. Worked until 2/7/19 when...
04/18/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee stated ee may have hurt shoulder pulling on a basket the shift before off days. The basket weighs approx. 23 pounds and is placed in the top of a tanker truck to catch oversized material. Emp...
09/12/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Individual was hand scaling the roof from a man lift. While prying on a rock that was hung on a roof bolt the scale bar slipped and the force from pulling the bar and their weight caused them to roll...
03/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Opening a metal can of welding rods. Cut hand on lid.
10/06/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Employee strained right shoulder while using a 3 foot pipe wrench to remove a 4 inch ball valve in the road rock tunnel.
10/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employe got lime dust in left eye while measuring Kiln silos lowered tape measure into measuring port causing dust to blow up in face and under glasses.
10/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee strained right elbow while installing water pump. Employee was pushing/pulling during installation.
08/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee suffered a strain to shoulder while pulling a rubber hose water line.
07/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee bent over to pick up a sample screen in the lab and felt a burning sensation in lower back.
05/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was shoveling lime on the kiln firing floor and suffered a dislocated elbow from awkward movement.
12/02/2015 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee felt he had been exposed to muriatic acid fumes while cleaning lime from a radiator. He was nauseous and was throwing up. He was outside in good ventilation.
11/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to unload a chute from a screen and lime fell onto his safety glasses. As he removed his safety glasses, lime got into his eye.
05/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was helping co worker remove screw flights from a screw trough in the sizing system weighing approximately 150 lbs. He felt a pain in his right lower back and hip.
04/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Operator was walking through the bottom floor of the product silos to adjust feeder controls and dry lime got into his left boot due to holes from wear. Socks were wet due to walking in water earlier...
08/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 49d lost Employee was sizing a metal patch for a fan housing. His finger got sucked into the hole and cut the tip of his left, middle finger at the joint.
07/24/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was leaning forward to pass under a screw conveyor and felt a strain in his lower back. Conveyor is approximately 5 feet off the floor.
06/10/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a rail car puller cable clevis attachment under a loading point. Lime dust from the conveyor above fell and got into employees eye. He was wearing RX safety glasses with side...
02/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was Walking under the kiln bag house on his way to stone tunnel. His hard hat had fallen off and as he stood up while under the steps hit the top of his head on a sharp metal end of angle that's su...
08/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was climbing up a permanent ladder in the conveyor area the employees shoulder began to hurt. Employee went to the doctor on 8/13/13.
12/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 17d restricted Employee clocked and drove to kiln employee parking area and the proceeded to walk to the Kiln control room. As he stepped onto the first catwalk located under the Unit train conveyor # 2 just outside...
09/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 84d restricted EE was making repairs to the bend pulley. After unlocking the belt, and then verifying that the belt conveyor was running correctly, he gave instruction for to turn the belt off so he could put the g...
07/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost On 7/24/2012 at about 11:45 pm an employee and injured employee were replacing idlers in the 5A belt. IE was pulling on the old idler to free it when it came loose all at once and fell and hit IE on...
07/12/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE pulled his truck to the side of the rib so the driller could walk backwards. As he stepped out of the truck his left foot landed on a small rock and the rock rolled from under his foot into a hole...
04/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 135d restricted Employee was rewiring a water pump on a floating pontoon. When we tried to ""whip"" the slack out of the cable (large diameter), he felt a pull in his left elbow. Employee was referred to an orthope...
10/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was loading roof bolts into the carousel of the roof bolter. The carousel became hard to move, he jerked on it to make it move and felt a pain in his lower back.
03/24/2008 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None 80 year old man reportedly, suffering from dementia, drove into the UG mine sometime between 3/20/08 and 3/24/2008. He became stuck and exited his van. Apparently he attempted to exit the mine with a...
08/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost 2 EE's were Roof bolting on the 5 west ramp. They proceeded to install a bolt in the area to the right of 10 previously installed bolts. Using a jackleg drill they started to collar a hole noticing th...
08/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost 2 EE's were Roof bolting on the 5 west ramp. They proceeded to install a bolt in the area to the right of 10 previously installed bolts. Using a jackleg drill they started to collar a hole noticing th...
01/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Somewhere between 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM approximately 50 tons of rock fell from the roof impeding the main haulage way. The rock fell at 5 West daylight a.k.a Roof Grid C-3. When the fall was found th...
04/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was carrying 4 foot tubes of resin into the roof bolter. One of the tubes got hung and EE twisted causing pain in his right side down his right leg. EE did not loose any time until 7/5/05. EE is g...
08/24/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None APPROXIMATELY 300-500 TONS OF SHALEY LIMESTONE FELL BLOCKING THE HAULAGEWAY OF B-LEVEL RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY MINE EAST 14,100. THE ROCK FELL SOMETIME BETWEEN 6:00 PM ON 8/23/03 & 5:20 AM ON 8 /25/03....
10/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost EE WAS PUTTING ON A HARNESS WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. AN MRI WAS SCHEDULED & HE WAS RETURNED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS BY THE DOCTOR TO COME BACK TO WORK. AFTER THE M RI WAS...
08/13/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 116d restricted EE AND COWORKER WERE IN 5 WEST TO 6 HAND SCALING ROOF. THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 60' IN THE AIR NEAR THE ROOF. THEY HAD SOUNDED THE ROOF PREVIOUSLY AND IT SOUNDED SOLID. EE WAS REACHING TO SCALE A ROCK...
06/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE WAS LOADING BOLTING RACK FROM THE FRONT BASKET ON THE BOLTER. THE TIE WRAP ON THE BOLTS BROKE AND HE PULLED UP CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK. IT WAS NOT REPORTED BEFORE NOW BECAUSE HE WAS ABLE T O DO HI...
03/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted EE COMPLAINED THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS HURTING FROM HIS ACCIDENT ON 10-4-01. HE WENT TO SEE DR AND IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
01/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 145d lost, 43d restricted EE WAS STARTING A DIESEL PUMP. HE PULLED ON THE START ROPE AND HAD A CATCH IN HIS SHOULDER.
01/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 118d lost, 10d restricted LOADING BOLTS ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A STING IN HIS BACK. IT STARTED HURTING LATER.
01/02/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A SECTION OF ROOF FELL INT HE 4 WEST HAULAGE WAY IMPEDING PASSAGE TO THE WORKING FACES. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED.