Crescent Mine — Accidents

Total: 10 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/30/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost While compressor was warming up it appears the supply air valve was left open allowing air into the drill steel. The air pushed the water in the valve to a discharge hose causing the hose to whip & st...
07/07/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE had almost completed mucking out the face when a rock (approx. 18"" l.x 16"" w. and 12"" thick) fell out of the back. The rock then struck the boom of the loader which deflected it towards the oper...
03/14/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Miner was operating air slusher when a jackleg drill fell over. Drill was propped up against the wall next to the slusher. Vibrations from the slusher caused the drill to fall over. Miner's thumb and...
12/13/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling steel out of lifter hole and felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. He continued working for several days and went to see a doctor on 12/23/10.
12/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE Fell of ladder landing on pallet of drill core with some landing on his chest . While getting up he reached up and knocked a bottle of HCL onto the floor, some splashing on his clothes. While pulli...
06/27/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GROUND SUPPORT (ROCK BOLTS). AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS DRILLING A HOLE INTO ROCK IN WHICH TO INSTALL A BOLT. A ROCK FROM THE BACK AND IN FRONT OF THE DRILL FELL ONTO A MUCK PI...
06/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN DRIFT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK. FELL FORWARD LANDING ON ROCK AND HITTING HIS CHEST ON THE ROCK.
04/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT OF MINE ON BACK OF MUCK TRAIN. WAS APPROXIMATELY 100' FROM THE PORTAL WHEN THE EMPLOYEES HEAD WAS STRUCK BY A LOW CAP(TIMBER SUPPORT). AS THE TRAIN WAS MOVING FORWARD EMPLOYE...
03/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost CREW WAS HAULING 20""X10' VENT PIPE INTO MINE USING TIMBER TRUCKS AND ELECTRIC LOCI. MECHANIC WAS RIDING ON TIMBERTRUCK BEHIND TIMBERTRUCK WITH VENT PIPE ON IT. WHILE TRAVELLING INTO MINE A VENT PIPE...
08/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted Employee was traveling from a surface drill site back to the mine property when he made a sharp corner too fast. The UTV he was driving slid sideways on the road and turned onto it's side. The employe...