Cote Blanche Mine — Accidents

Total: 215 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/03/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was kneeling and using a pry bar to fit C-channel in place. The pry bar slipped, wedging EE's right ring finger between the bar and the ground. The employee sustained a cut and fracture to th...
08/15/2019 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal A contractor died at the operation underground. The cause of death is unknown at the time of this report. MSHA issued a 103(k) order on the area. The information in this report is all we have at this...
08/12/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The skip is equipped with a roll-up door to allow forklifts to load supplies inside the skip. The rollers jumped the track when the door was lowered after supplies were loaded onto the skip. The condi...
07/31/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 8' hoist ""tripped"" during its ascent in the shaft traveling empty. The hoist operator took the hoist out-of-servie per protocol. As the mine was left with one operating hoist, all miners were wi...
07/29/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Miners were being withdrawn from the mine after a hoisting shaft was taken out of service. A door on the bottom car of the skip vibrated open during its descent and the door jammed in the shaft. The h...
07/28/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The north skip of the friction hoist over traveled beyond its set point at the surface hitting the overhead protection in the headframe. The skip was taken out of service until the extent of damage co...
06/25/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was exiting a man basket that was lowered to the ground. EE climbed over the basket instead of using the basket door. EE slipped hurting left knee. The employee finished the shift and missed...
04/15/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was using a grinder and the rotating equipment nicked EE's right ring finger.
01/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was swinging a sledge hammer and felt EE's left knee torque. The employee was seen by the company doctor and was taken off work.
09/06/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Three employees were on the 14ft. skip being lowered in the mine. The skip tripped. A maintenance supervisor was called to the area and began troubleshooting the problem. Radio contact was made and th...
08/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was exiting the screen plant haulage truck and slipped once ee got off the ladder.
07/09/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was trouble shooting a drill. The operator hit the wrong lever and released steel. The steel hit ee in the wrist
05/17/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 278d lost Employee was cleaning an intersection with a wheel loader. As ee pushed the salt into a berm the loader hit a ledge jarring the employee's back.
02/05/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A guide rope interfered with the use of the 16 ft. shaft operation. One of the guide ropes outer layer broke down. The mine was evacuated and repairs were made to remove and change the guide rope.
01/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing an engine(8000lbs)in a 988K using a telehandler. The Employee was standing on the 988 guiding the engine in place when ee became off balanced (salt on standing surface), ee rea...
12/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE was walking with a fire hose and slipped. EE was taken to the clinic where they were seen and released to full duty pending drug testing results that were confirmed on 12/19 by the M.R.O. During th...
12/09/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A WA600 Komatsu wheel loader caught fire. The mine was evacuated and MSHA was notified.
12/08/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A main power outage occurred at the mine site due to down power lines. This caused the whole location to be without power. The crew underground was sent to the #1 shaft to be brought out of the mine....
11/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting a steel beam with a wrench and a impact drill. The wrench grabbed causing employee's fingers to be caught between the wrench and the beam above. This cause a laceration to emplo...
07/28/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #3 16ft shaft South conveyance came out of the guide in the loading pocket causing damage to the walkway and an air driven cylinder.
07/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee slipped on slick hardened salt causing an awkward fall on employee's ankle. Employee went the Dr on next scheduled shift (7/12/17) The doctor diagnosed employee with a sprained ankle and emp...
07/08/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke and flames were observed coming from the exhaust of a haul truck. The engine continued running after the ignition was turned off. All personnel were withdrawn from the mine as smoke filled the r...
05/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was shoveling a tail section of belt. As employee was shoveling employee twisted and felt a pain in groin area. Employee went to the doctor and was prescribed an antibiotic which made this...
05/20/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 22d restricted Employee was walking down ramp and slipped and felt a pain in left knee. Employee went to the dr on 5/22/17 and was released back to full duty. Employee then requested a second opinion. MRI was do...
02/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was shoveling salt in the screen plant. Employee stated employee felt pain in employee's neck. On 3/1/2017 employee went to employee's doctor and was put on restrictions and did not report...
02/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was discarding old troughing roller into metal waste bin when it slipped out of employee's grip and pinched left 4th finger between the roller and the bin. Employee received stitches and ret...
02/09/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee had an accident in a rock truck. Went to medical facility for drug screen and complained of a back injury. Was checked out and released back to full duty on 02/09/17. Employee called in st...
01/10/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Routine Shaft work was being conducted in the 14 ft. shaft. A torch was being used to remove bolts on structural members. A hot piece of metal fell down the shaft and ignited debris in the sump.
10/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted The mechanic was placing a block under the service truck for repairs. As ee placed the block ee felt a pain in back. EE was seen by a doctor and released with no restrictions. On 10/21/2016 the employ...
08/10/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting an impact bed on a conveyor with a pry bar to remove some washers. The pry bar slipped as the employee used their hand to remove the washers. The impact bed pinched employee's i...
06/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was picking up wheel chocks and felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee has been receiving treatment for the past year while working full duty. Surgery was approved with WC and employee be...
06/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 13d restricted Employee was finishing maintenance work underneath a belt line on surface. Employee slipped and fell bruising tail bone. Employee was taken to local doctor and on a follow up visit employee was give...
03/31/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 3/31/2016 the employee was working with welding materials and something went into EE's eye. The employee flushed EE's eye and finished EE's work day. The following day (4/1/2016) the employee was t...
03/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was shoveling salt and felt on pain in EE's back on 3/10/16. On 3/16/16 employee requested to see a doctor and was released to full duty. Employee came to work 3/17/16 with restrictions fro...
01/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 9d restricted On 1/6/2016 the employee was lifting a soft start motor starter out of the starter cabinet of D-4 start panel. As EE was lifting the soft start EE felt a pain in EE's groin area. The employee was diag...
01/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost On 1/3/2016 the employee was lifting a bucket of tools off the skip. EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder blade. The employee was taken to the doctor and released. On 2/3/2016 the employee did not rep...
01/03/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted The drill helper grabbed a rotating drill steel with EE's Left hand and became entangled in the drill steel. The employee was unsure why EE grabbed the steel. All work was stopped and emergency care w...
11/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 14d restricted On 11/21/16 employee was walking down stairs and was carrying a bucket. He tripped over the bucket and fell. The employee bruised his knee. Over the next several months the employee worked with no res...
08/10/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Two shaft contractors working in the 14 Ft. shaft signaled the hoistman to return to surface from a work location at the -540 level. When the hoistman began to move the conveyance he discovered the 14...
07/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee was walking in the shop area and slipped on slick spot and felt a burn in his knee. Over time the employee had an MRI taken and had a torn meniscus. On 4/19/16 employee had surgery and beca...
07/13/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was riding in a TH6X4 gator and ran off a 24 inch drop off. Employee did an accident report but did not seek medical attention at the time of accident. On 8/21/2015 employee reported lower...
12/23/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A mechanic improperly chocked both weight brakes prior to bleeding the brake system to do maintenance work. This caused the brakes to fail allowing the south skip to descended and the north skip to r...
11/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was descending a ladder when he did not maintain three points of contact and fell to the ground. He was taken to the clinic and released with restricted duty.
11/07/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking east towards screen plant and employee slipped on slick salt and broke his left tibia.
09/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 32d restricted Two employees were changing out a wire cloth screen in the screen plant. As the screen was being removed from the structure, it slipped out of the hands of one employee and rolled down a stair way str...
07/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee stated he was climbing on track scaler to change an component. Upon climbing down the ladder to retrieve a tool as this time his right knee started to hurt. Employee said he tried to stretc...
07/28/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost Employee was operating a service truck when he ran over a bump in the road and jarred his back. On 8/26/2014 on a follow-up appointment the employee was given restricted duty by the doctor.
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While resetting tail-loop switch, employee slipped causing a strain to groin. He was seen by a doctor and released to full duty. On 8/13/2014 he was diagnosed with a hernia. He had surgery on 8/28/2...
05/15/2014 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost While stepping up to reach overhead shackle, employee felt strain in left knee. Employee was taken to doctor and over time have visited specialist. Specialist prescribed knee brace as well as therap...
01/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted At the beginning of the shift employee was swinging a hammer trying to clear a chute. During mid shift he felt his shoulder was sore. He was taken to the clinic two days later and diagnosed with a str...