Copperstone Mine — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted Employees were pushing and pulling on a pipe wrench to break apart a down hole hammer when the hammer broke free the employees lost balance and stumbled into the other employees left ankle.
10/09/2013 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner's feet started to swell then became red and irritated.
09/27/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A popping noise was heard in the 2WC drift-shifter proceeded to the area-pulled miners from the heading-barricaded it off-called the mine super-The Super got here-proceeded underground-was informed th...
09/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Sump pump failed - miner went into the sump water to clean and reset pump - miner spent 6 hours repairing pump - while standing in the water received concrete burns.
09/19/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6pm it was reported to safety that the right rib was sloughing at the mud seam. Barricaded the area off. At 9pm after an inspection of the area the peeling had continued until the roof support le...
07/30/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner was carrying a jackleg drill for set-up when he stepped on a 3 inch rock and rolled his ankle.
07/21/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Miner was drilling out a round in fractured ground. When he tried to pull the drill and steel out of the hole he strained his back from the steel becoming stuck.
07/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Miner was mucking out a heading with a LHD when a rock hit the hand held fire extinguisher mounted on the outside of the cab. The fire extinguisher activated and the powder went into the miners face...
06/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner went into a sump area down from a shot crete area to advance a pump. Miner developed a rash and his skin showed signs of a chemical burn.
06/10/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 48d restricted While drilling at the face of 690, a rock rolled out of the face, Miner jumped back to avoid rock and felt his knee pop. Miner took ibuprofen and finished shift. When miner got home knee started to...
04/01/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 58d restricted While repairing utilities to pipe hung from the back the forklift, with a manbasket attached, ran over a rock near the rib. The miner grabed the back rail of the manbasket and it pinched his three fin...
03/09/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Informed on 3/9/2013 that miner did not come back to work after his days off stating he hurt his back and hips the previous work days. While driving LHD miner ran over a rock and it jarred him causing...
01/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost While moving a 400 pound sump pump, employee attempted to level the load, when the lifting eyes broke sending the pump back to steel table, employees left pinkie was struck causing a laceration.
01/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Miner was waiting by 300 pound sump pump to replace the holding chains when pump fell onto its side. The miner didn't wait for his helper but tried to stand the pump back up and felt a burning in stom...
01/07/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted while towing a broken down vehicle out of underground miner hit the rib while in the drivers seat with seatbelt on. Reported 1/9/13 to safety that the lower right stomach/groin area was tender.
10/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miners waded into a sump to repair a pump that contained residue of shot crete and received chemical burns.
10/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Miners waded into a sump to repair a pump that contained residue of shot crete and received chemical burns.
10/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner noticed a jack leg that had fallen from the bolt deck. He picked it up to secure it on the deck when the goose neck swung up and hit him in the teeth.
08/31/2012 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Miner contacted shifter with a complaint of headache, back pain, and arm pain to the elbow. Brought to the Security office for evaluation and sent to hospital for dehydration.
07/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was cleaning off roller drum removing the buildup of mud when the rod used for cleaning slipped and caught the miners finger between the rod and conveyor belt cutting the end of his finger.
05/17/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was leaving dry when a piece of paper flew out of his pocket. Miner chased paper, stepped on it, bent over to pick paper up, and hit his head on a piece of stationary channel iron. Miner receive...
05/04/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miners were delivering supplies to a rehab area, on second trip miner stopped, applied brake, turned off RTV, started to exit RTV when it started rolling backwards down decline. RTV ran up rib and rol...
11/20/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner was placing a 10' drill steel into a pre-drilled 6' hole. The miner was holding the steel when a rock approx. 4' x 4' x 3' began to fall in the area of the drill hole. The miner retreated as the...
07/26/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The accident involved a Wagner ST 3.5 mucker on the surface area near the North portal. The operator was backing the mucker after dumping muck. He struck a rock with the tire of the mucker. The operat...
10/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee states while walking from one side of catwalk to another, he jumped off same and landed awkwardly on unknown ankle, spraining same.