Columbus Junction Underground Mine — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/21/2025 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Extreme flooding event caused unexpected water in the mine. Mine is inaccessible and investigation/remediation is ongoing. No personnel allowed in mine until fully cleared to do so. NO INJURIES
05/11/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 53d restricted The miner was climbing down from a scaler and missed the last step falling backward onto a nearby pickup truck hitting EE's back.
10/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Miner was helping clean out a scale pit by removing buckets of mud and dirt material. The lifting caused a back strain they realized later that night.
09/26/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 195d lost, 70d restricted The injury was diagnosed as a result of the shaking and jarring of the scaler EE operates. The original diagnosis was tendonitis of the shoulder and the cause undetermined.
06/02/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 13d restricted Repairing a water truck when a tire fell on left foot fracturing it.
09/07/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While an employee stepped down from the emulsion truck, EE's foot slipped on a rock in the underground mine. Employee was seen by doctor and treated for bad sprain and/or possible avulsion fracture.
09/03/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning out a plugged chute on the rock crushing/screening plant hitting EE's right hand/thumb against the ironwork corner on the plant. This resulted in a laceration of the thumbnail a...
04/11/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke from our electrical control house was reported to the Columbus Junction Fire Department at approximately 8:30 a.m. by a passing motorist. Cause of the fire was not determined by fire officials....
04/21/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using cutting wheel grinder to cut off broken angle iron from conveyor structure. The final cut caused the grinder to catch and caught the employee's gloved left hand, causing a lacerati...
09/06/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a razor knife to finish cutting a conveyor belt for splicing. EE drew the knife toward self cutting the inside of EE's left arm. The laceration was deep and approximately 1-1/2 inc...
08/22/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted While repairing the daybox on the emulsion truck, employee was under truck with open end wrench on bolt holding tight while fellow employee was on topside using an impact wrench to loosen a bracket. E...
03/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 36d restricted Performing maintenance work on drill battery box trying to loosen bolt with box end wrench & 3/4"" drive with the wrench on the nut, holding tight and wrench slipped when 3/4"" drive engaged causing w...
04/09/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee stepped out of truck quickly (did not jump) while maintaining 3 points of contact and into water - did not see the rock under water while stepping down and rolled his right ankle. Employee c...
02/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While doing maintenance work on the Secondary Impact Crusher Equip. ID#P-035 employee was attempting to manually roll hammers from a Svedala S250DC Crusher into the bucket of a skid steer to take to t...
11/20/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a maul to dislodge curtain liners in rock crusher (P-35) a metal sliver became dislodged and made a puncture wound in the navel area.
09/19/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Normal working condition; while miner working/walking around bed/deck of Emulsion Truck stepped over one pipe with his left foot and placed this foot down on another pipe twisting this foot resulting...
10/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to dislodge a rock from the tailgate of a Cline Haul Truck; company number H-43, the tailgate came down striking/smashing the employee's right index finger.
09/16/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While cutting and grinding plates for a grizzly a metal flake became airborne and enter the left eye of our employee, requiring medical treatment to remove. The injury left no perminent impairment to...
11/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Weather was clear and mild with no wind no contributing factor obvious. Worker slipped, tripped or fell from Primary Crusher. Worker suffered trauma to head, neck and fractured his right wrist.
01/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a hydrolic cylinder rod on a Tamrock DHA 107B Drill with air, the rod dislodged and exited the cylinder lacerating the thumb on the right hand of the employee; requiring six (6) stitche...
09/09/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance - While attempting to remove oil cap on Volvo Loader Unit #L-32 the wrench slipped causing the employee's right hand to strike the loader hood lacerating the palm of his right hand, that r...
03/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN THE SURFACE SHOP (MAINTENANCE ONLY) WITH A PIECE OF 1/2"" THICK PLATING WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 120 LBS. WHILE PICKING UP THE PLATE, THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS PINC
07/06/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 5d restricted WHILE USING BOOM TRUCK S-68 TO MOVE STEPS AND AFTER WHILE THE BOOM WAS UNHOOKED NOT UN LOAD. THE BOOM FELL FROMT HE TRUCK BOLT METAL FATIGUE EE JUMPED FROM APPROX. THE AREA OF THE TRUCK RUNNIN G BAORD...
12/22/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HOLDING A PRYBAR TO DRIVE A PIN OUT OF THE DRILL BOOM. THE BAR BOUNCED OVER AND HIT EE ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. NO LOST WORK DAYS OR RESTRICTED DUTY.