Deep Star — Accidents

Total: 127 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking to bolter head he trip on the bolter jack. Hitting his head requiring sutures.
01/27/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting band on bolts when the end of the band flipped and hit his forearm, cutting him.
01/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hooking coiled air hose to connection when it when it came apart and hit him in the mouth and broke tooth.
12/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 11d restricted The drill crew were in the process of securing the drill to the face. As they were moving the foot plate to the face plate, driller placed his hand in the pinch point between the face plate and dui-da...
11/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing the seat from a piece of equipment, employee pinched his finger between the seat and the peice of equipment.
03/23/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had bumped his elbow earlier in the shift and did not notice any inflammation. Near the end of his shift the employee noticed a large contusion on his elbow.
01/31/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ground fall occurred in the 4020 - 3950 escape raise estimated 30' long by 20' wide by 15' high at 750 tons. No persons were invovled in the fall. The ground fall would not allow escape raise to be...
10/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 24d restricted While lifting his tool box into tractor, employee heard aloud pop in his back as he slid the tool box in the tractor. Employee was treated at medical facility and given a resticted duty release.
08/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While lifting a flammable cabinet, employee lost grip with left hand, causing a strain to right elbow. Employee sought medical attention and was placed on restricted duty as of 9/2/2008.
05/05/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked into a piece of steel protruding from the buggy. He hit his chin and chipped his 2 front teeth.
04/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 4d restricted While pushing a pump with a two wheel hand truck, employee slipped and fell, injuring his right side of lower back and hip. He has been taken off work at this time.
04/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed finger while he was pulling the door of his mucker open. His finger was smashed between the door and the frame of the mucker. He received 5 sutures.
03/17/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 29d restricted While operating a jackleg drill installing bolts in the left rib, employee picked up drill and spun to the left when he felt his knee pop. He sought medical attention and was placed on restricted duty...
02/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost While carrying some parts, employee tripped over a rock that was buried in mud and he fell on his right shoulder and right knee. He is currently off work.
12/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 10d restricted Employee slipped and fell into the rib, injuring his left shoulder and lower back. He was seen by a physican and placed on restricted duty on 12/25/2007.
12/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the hard hat and knocked to the ground by a rock which peeled from the face while loading a round in the 4080. Employee was released full duty, but then had a follow up with a C...
10/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was stepping down from his truck when he slipped on the step twisting his right knee. He sought medical attention and was released full duty with a knee brace.
09/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While changing foam filled tire on UG Jumbo, injured was attempting to push bottom of tire in to align lugs for installation, back began to tighten and radiate pain down leg.
08/24/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted While stepping down from bolter, employee stepped on a rock causing his left ankle to twist. Employee is currently on restricted duty.
08/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While preparing to bolt, employee leaned a wire panel on the rib and as he turned to get another panel the panel leaning on the rib fell striking his face causing a laceration which required sutures.
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EMployee was picking up a barrel for pump when he felt a strain on his left shoulder. Employee was originally given full duty release, but shoulder has not gotten any better. He had surgery on 1/14/20...
06/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking up for phone cable when a drop of liquid fell into his right eye.
06/02/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing off his boots with a high pressure washer and accidently washed above the boot line causing a second degree burn on the inside calf of his left leg. He did not seek medical attent...
05/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee had completed drilling out his round when he got off the jumbo to clean out muck from his lifters. While in the process of doing this a rock fell out of the face and struck him on the top of...
04/02/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was getting out of his haul truck at the UG batch plant when he stepped on a rock and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a sprain. He originally went to medical attention on 4/2/07 but...
03/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 308d restricted Employee was stepping up into his underground haul truck when his foot slipped off of the step. This resulted in a muscle strain of the upper left leg/hip. He was taken off work on 03/23/07
02/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was checking a hydraulic fitting on a jumbo when the electrical plug shorted out and made a ""pop"". This startled him and when he rose up he hit his head on the boom of the machine. The impa...
01/20/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The employee just finish filling the hydraulic tank on a 6 yard loader to take to the shop for a hose repair, the driver of the loader started the loader up and drove backward not knowing the mechanic...
01/06/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 48d restricted The employee slipped in the mud while walking toward a piece of mobile equipment, the location was 4150 E. The employee had a follow up doctors visit on 1/17/2007, at that time per part 50 reporting...
12/30/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to unplug a shot crete discharge hose, the employee had pressured up the hose doing so, the hose had flexed upward striking him in the forehead and nose. There was NO hose...
10/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading a bolt into the carousel of the bolter, the bolt slipped and the plate hit the right forearm. Laceration with 7 sutures.
10/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted While entering a loader the employee became caught between cab and door of 3 1/2 yard loader. He was taken to medical attension and given a full duty release on the day of the event. On 10/16/06 emplo...
10/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing a PM on a locked-out de-energized mixer, employee was hand adjusting the paddles and got caught between the pulley and belt. 10 sutures and a fracture to the right distal bone of the...
09/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving a bucket on a pallet of backhoe teeth, the metal banding snapped back and lacerated the right hand. 5 Sutures. Full-Duty release. MSHA Reportable.
09/27/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Groundfall at the 4080 level. MSHA contacted and inspected.
09/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 125d lost, 16d restricted Employee tripped over floor drain causing him to lose balance, he fell froward striking his shoulder on a bench. Initial diagnosis shoulder strain/contusion with full duty release. Re-evaluation showe...
08/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Groundfall at the 4080 level. MSHA contacted and inspected.
08/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost Employee was getting off of a piece of equipment and simply twisted his left knee and felt it pop. The incident occurred on 8/24/06 but he did not seek medical attention until 8/29/06. At this time he...
08/21/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While bolting with a Jackleg, a rock fell from the rib
08/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While in the process of bolting the 4020 west ""E"" R-8 heading a large boulder came out of the back. The boulder went beyond the anchor points of the support bolts. It was estimated to weigh between...
07/15/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was fabricating int he u/g shop while grinding he got a flake of metal embedded in his right eye. He was taken to NENRH where it was removed. A full duty release was given.
06/30/2006 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None At approximently 3:30 pm on June 30th supervisor was on the 4020 level west sump area. He noticed a mist coming from the acid wash totes in the back of the drift. When he entered the wash bay he notic...
05/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was backing up his loader when it hit the rib of the drift. When the loader came to a stop he struck his face on the instrument panel. He has four broken teeth and a laceration to his upper l...
05/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Walking down stairs and missed the second to last stair.
05/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximently 7:00 am on May 7, 2006 a Dynatec employee noticed a ground fall on the 4835 level of the Deep Star area of the Deep Post Underground mine. It was located in the B-101 heading. This ar...
05/04/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding the lid of a powder box open on a mobile powder truck. Another employee in the manbasket swung the basket to the side pinching the injured employees left hand between the boom and...
04/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Approximately 80' past the Deep Star cross cut wash bay, in the direction of the Deep Star Mine the left rib (east rib) springline area sloughed in. The ground fall was approximately 20' long and 18'...
04/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of installing ground support. He was putting a 4' X 8"" screen on the bolter when he accidently knocked some loose ground down with the screen. A sharp rock struck him on t...
03/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking in a tight area between a mantrip vehicle and the rib of the drift. There was a sharp edge on the fuel tank. As he was walking by he ran his left forearm over the burr which cause...
03/15/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 175d lost Employee was in the process of helping another employee install a rock bolt when a rock fell out of the face and struck him on the right foot. The impact resulted in fractures of all five toes on his...