Decker Mine — Accidents

Total: 91 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/02/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Illness: Years of repetitive motion - hand tying explosives, stemming drill holes, operating controls of various pieces of mobile equipment; has resulted in Carpel Tunnel Syndrome of the his right wri...
05/03/2005 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 2d restricted EE was repairing a crack 4.5' above ground level on the bucket of a CAT 5230 front shovel when right pant leg caught on fire from sparks or welding slag. He was sitting on a 5 gal. bucket as he welded...
10/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While boarding the drill employee heard and felt a pop from his left knee. On Oct. 20th an MRI revealed a torn medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus.
09/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stumbled & twisted knee in loadout & also twisted when returned to the lab.
08/25/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 117d lost EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOW BACK PAIN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. HE SAYS IT IS CAUSED BY MANY YEARS OF OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT. NO ONE TRAUMATIC INCIDENT CAUSED HIS CONDITION.
08/01/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding throughout the day with a 5"" electric grinder. Employee ended up with piece of metal in his eye. He was wearing two forms of eye protection the entire time he was grinding.
07/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were removing the guards from the gear of the dragline. A temporary employee climbed onto the guard to access the upper bolts. The employee was using the brackets that hold the grease drip...
06/24/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The plant operator was feeding coal into the grizzly when a chunk of coal became lodged between the conveyor & bin under the grizzly. He attempted to remove it when his little finger was pinched and l...
09/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PAIN AND RUBBING FEELING IN LOWER BACK WHEN EMPTYING BARRELS OF COAL.
08/28/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 3:00 PM A COAL SHOT WAS INITIATED IN PIT #14.THE COAL SHOT SENT A FIRE BALL UP OVER THE HIGHWALL ONTO THE SURROUNDING GRASS. THE FIRE BURNED APPROX 200-300 ACRES BEFORE IT WAS EXTINGUISHED BY CUTTI...
04/28/2003 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 296d lost EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. HIS CONDITION HAS BEEN AGGRAVATED BY HIS DUTIES AS A MECHANIC. AFTER SEEING A NEUROSURGEON HE WAS GIVEN SEVERAL ANTI-IN FLAMMAT...
04/01/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 299d lost MOBILE EQUIPMOPERATOR WAS IN #25 END DUMP AND WAS BEING LOADED AT THE CAT 5230 SHOVEL, THE SHOVEL OPERATOR HAD PUT A COUPLE OF BUCKET LOADS OF DIRT ON THE TRUCK WHEN A LARGE ROCK BECAME LODGED IN THE...
02/10/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d lost EE STATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER HURT FROM OPERATING EQUIPMENT FOR MANY YEARS. HE RECENTLY HAD AN MRI AND SURGERY TO CORRECT OSTEOPHYTE BUILD UP, DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS AND IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME OF THE ROT...
01/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND THE DOZER OPERATOR WERE INVOLVED IN REMOVING THE WEAR CAP ADAPTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE KEEPERS THE ADAPTER WOULD NOT COME OFF. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN IT BY STRIKING IT W...
01/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WELDER WAS LATER SENT TO #14 DRAGLINE TO FINISH REMOVING BUCKET TEETH BY CUTTING THEM OFF. AFTER AIR ARCING EVERYTHING OFF THAT WAS HOLDING A TOOTH, HE DECIDED TO HIT THE TOOTH ON THE SIDE WIT H A SLE...
01/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND THE DOZER OPERATOR WERE INVOLVED IN REMOVING THE WEAR CAP ADAPTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE KEEPERS THE ADAPTER WOULD NOT COME OFF. COWORKER THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN IT BY STRIKIN...
01/06/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE, MECHANIC, WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO REMOVE A PIN ON A DUMP DOOR ON A COAL HAULER. HE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACESHIELD WHEN HE WAS SHOWERED WITH SPARKS. HE RECEIVED A SMALL STEE L FRAGM...
01/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost EE WAS OPERATING #22 DRILL. AT APPROX. 8:00AM, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER TO EXIT THE DRILL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP. HE WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN BU T AN MRI...
11/26/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE ALCOHOL INJECTOR CANISTER OFF THE COAL SHOVEL. HE HAD SHUT THE AIR PRESSURE OFF AND BLED THE AIR PRESSURE OFF THE SYSTEM. WHILE LOOSENING THE CANISTER, THE RESI DUAL AI...
11/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING ON LOAD OUT WALKWAY. WAS ICY AND SLIPPED AND FELL. WAS CARRYING SAMPLES AT THE TIME.
10/30/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A 150 TON COAL HAULER. HE WAS WAITING AT THE CAT 5230 SHOVEL TO BE LOADED WHEN HE TOOK A DRINK. THE SHOVEL DROPPED A BUCKET LOAD OF COAL INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. THIS JARRED THE TRU...
08/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost MAN ON TOP OF WATER TRUCK AND NOT TIED OFF HE WAS MASHING NOZZLE THE NOZZLE MOVED AND HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. FULL HA WAS ABALIBLE BUT DID NOT HAVE IT ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
03/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost ON MONDAY, MARCH 4TH EE WAS INVOLVED IN MOVING A DRILL ON THE R-85 LOWBOY. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A RAMP EXTENSION THAT WEIGHED 70 LBS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. LATER IN THE WEEK HE WAS TAK...
01/31/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE CERVICAL AREA WHENEVER HE OPERATES HAULAGE TRUCKS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATE DISC DISEASE AND ARTHRITIS IN HIS NECK. A PHYSICICAN HAS RECOMMENDED TH AT EE N...
01/26/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER IN PIT 16 WEST. HE WAS GOING INTO THE PIT EMPTY WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP AND LOST CONTROL. THE COAL HAULER RAN OVER A 5-8' LEDGE AND EE BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB, STR IKING H...
12/06/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None WHEN EE OPERATES A 657 SCRAPER AND WORKS THE TRIGGER CONTROL FOR THE APRON HIS RIGHT HAND BECOMES SORE. HE SAW AN ORTHOPEDIC PHYSITIAN WHO DIAGNOSED INFLAMED TENDON AND TREATED IT WITH CORTOSO NE.
11/27/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE EXPERIENCES PAIN IN HIS NECK AREA WHEN HE LOOKS OVER HIS SHOULDER WHILE OPERATING A DOZER OR SCRAPER. HE SAYS NO ONE INCIDENT HAS CAUSED THE PROBLEM.
05/24/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TWISTED LEFT KNEE ON UNEVEN GROUND UNDER WEST LOADOUT BUILDING.
08/25/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HITTING SHROUDS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LEG.
08/16/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 10d restricted EE WAS OPERATING #15 COAL HAULER WHEN HE VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE HAULRAOD WHNE ANOTHER COAL HAULER WENT AROUND A MOTOR GRADER. HE HIT A RUT AND WINDROW OF MATERIAL AND WAS JARRED TO WHERE HE FELT SO...
08/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO REPLACE A FUSE ON THE LEFT PROPEL OVERHEAD HOIST ON #29 DRAGLINE. HE HAD A 15' LADDER POSITIONED BEHIND THE ELECTRICAL BOX & STARTED TO CLIMB THE LADDER WITH AN ELECTRIC AL METER...
08/09/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN THE NORTH EXTENSION PIT, ON COAL. WHEN HE TURNED TO THE RIGHT TO LOOK, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.
08/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE WRENCH USED TO HOLD A BOLT SLIPPED CAUSING THE WRENCH TO BE SUCKED INTO A TIGHT AREA, CRUSHING THE PERSON'S THUMB & FOREFINGER.
07/26/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING AND GRINDING ON PUMPS AND PUMP STANDS FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS. ON THE MORNING OF 7/26/00 HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. AFTER WORK HE STOPPED AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. A SMALL STE...
07/07/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER IN THE INTERIOR PIT WHEN HE HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD; HE WAS IN 4TH GEAR GOING 20 MPH. THIS CAUSED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG; HE WAS U NABLE TO...
05/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PULLED PAN OUT OF SPLITTER AND FELT PAIN IN ELBOW. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AFTER HOURS AND DR SAID SHE HAD PULLED TENDON.
04/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #53 COAL HAULER. HE WAS LOADED AND PULLED ACROSS THE TRAPS TO DUMP, WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE DUMP LEVER WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER AND LOWER BACK.
04/05/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 16d lost EE, MECHANIC, WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR AT THE MEDICAL CENTER IN BILLINGS, MONTANA. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
03/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE SAID HE HAD JUST LIFTED SOME TRAILING CABLE ONTO THE STINGER OF THE LOG SKIDDER AND RAN THE LOD SKIDDER OT MOVE THE CABLE FORWARD. EH THEN DECIDED TO TALK TO A CO-WORKER. AS HE WAS CROSSI NG THE GR...
02/17/2000 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 78d lost, 30d restricted MECHANIC TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR ON THURS 2/17/00 THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AND BENDING DOWN HURT HIM. HE TOLD HIM HIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS. HIS SUPERVISOR SPECIFICALLY A SKED EE...
01/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE STEEL RACK ON OVERBURDEN DRILL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. 1ST EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK AND OPENED THE DOOR ON THE COMPARTMENT THAT HELD THE TOOLBOX. HE REA CHED IN...