Crow Butte Mine — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was trying to lift a piece of pipe from the upper level of the pipe rack, however a piece of 1 7/8 inch copper pipe was on top of the stack. As he moved the pipe he was after serveral pieces of pip...
11/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was done probing a hole. He was putting the probe back into the truck and when he turned with the probe in his hand he felt a pulling sensation in his upper back.
09/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None About 9 hours after cutting a piece of steel with a plasma cutter he tipped his hardhat and a piece of steel, about the size of a grain of salt, fell into his eye. He tried to irrigate with lots of wa...
12/18/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN A PIPE FITTING. AS HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT ARM HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIB CAGE ONT HE RIGHT SIDE.
11/19/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost THE CONTRACTOR VICTIM WAS CLIMBING DOWN AN A-FRAME LADDER WHEN THE FRONT LEFT LEG BEGAN TO MOVE.THE VICTIM COULD NOT REGAIN THE LADDERS BALANCE AND FELL 5' TO THE FLOOR WITH THE LADDER. THE REASON THE...
06/12/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS OF 26.7 DB IN THE RIGHT EAR. PHYSICIAN UNWILLING TO STATE IF HEARING LOSS IS WORK-RELATED. NOISE MONITORING OF EMPLOYEE REVEALED THAT HIS NOISE DOSE IS 6.07% OF THE 90 DBA TWAS...
05/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER OFF OF A CEMENT TRUCK. EE STOPPED HIS FALL BY PLACING ELBOW ON RUNG. THIS ACTION STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.
07/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE INJURED HIS FINGER WHILE STRAIGHTENING DRILL PIPE IN RACK. HE SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BUT DID NOT GO TO HAVE IT CHECKED UNTIL 7/27/02. THEY TOLD HIM THAT A BONE WAS CRACKED BUT COULD DO NOTHING T...
04/01/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORM,ING MAINTENANCE ON RIG; THE KELLY WAS ROTATED TO TIGHTEN. THE EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PIPE WRENCH AND THE DERRICK LEG.
02/14/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CONNECTING A 3"" WATER HOSE WITH A CAM AND GROOVE COUPLER TO A TRUCK CONNECTION. THE CAME WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, SO THE EE ATTEMPTED TO POSITION HOSE WITH BODY. THIS EFFORT APPARENTLY R ESULTE...
01/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON DRILL RIG DRAW WORKS GEAR BOX. ANOTHER EMPLOYYEE THOUGHT WORK WAS COMPLETE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE ON THE DRUM. CABLE END CUT RIGHT WRIST, REQUIRING FOUR SUTURES.
07/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CARRYING HEAVY OBJECT ON UNEVEN GROUND, HE STUMBLED ON HOLE AND OBJECT STRUCK HIS RIGHT CALF; 1""GASH REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
06/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS LIFTING A PUMP JACK INTO A TRUCK WHEN THE ARMS OF THE JACK SHIFTED, PINCHING THE LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE PUMP CASING. CAUSED A CUT TO BE THE FINGER REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.