Dixie Mine — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/12/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Driver attempting to dislodge lump of crude by hand smashed 5th digit left hand in tailgate.
03/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 134d restricted Upon completing removal of a stick from the boom of a CAT 336 excavator, technician was gathering tools when a hydraulic pipe (which was bound by removal) sprung loose smacking right thumb against har...
04/18/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Miner was climbing onto an excavator and slipped and fell to the ground injuring right hip and lower back. The ground and track of the excavator was wet from an overnight rainfall.
12/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost The haul truck was stuck on the dump and the operator exited the cab and was climbing down the ladder and twisted an ankle when they reached the ground breaking the left ankle
07/24/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 29d restricted Truck roll over on mine road
08/19/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee has been experiencing knee pain for over a week and has related the place that they believes the pain started was at Dixie Mine on 8/19/2020. Employee states that they kneeled down on right k...
02/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 248d lost Employee was exiting dozer, feet slipped out from under employee and fell on tracks. Employee went to ER complaining of back pain, x-rays are negative but employee is now scheduled for an MRI and cur...
09/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Mechanic was mounting a Cat 349 Excavator to repair a hydraulic leak behind the boom. Mechanic's right foot slipped and caused him to twist his left leg. Mechanic experience pain in his left knee whic...
08/17/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Crude truck was dumping on the Dixie stockpile. As the dump fully extended the unit overturned onto its left side.
07/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working to empty a classifier trough the employee came in contact with a rake arm that caused a laceration to right forearm.
09/26/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE was operating the water truck on the haul road. He started up the ramp entrance to the pit area, as he got to the top of the hill, his truck started spinning on the wet road. The truck slip ped bac...
06/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was driving a 10 wheel dump truck on haul road at Dixie Mine. Road surface was wet clay. As vehicle was negoiating a curve, the vehicle started slidding. Vehicle rolled over.
12/06/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT LEFT DOOR ON MOTORGRADER, WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HOLDING CAB POST HE LEANED OUT AND PULLED DOOR SHUT. THE DOOR CLOSED SHUT ON HIS RIGHT THUMB, BREAKING THE BONE AN D CAUSI...
05/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE WAS STARTING UP A CLASSIFIER WITH JOA SWITCH, LOCATED ABOVE THE CLASSIFIER, WHEN A JUNCTION BOX FELL SUDDENLY AND MAD CONTACT WITH THE EE'S RIGHT LEG ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.
03/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 72d restricted EE SUSTAINED A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB WHILE WORKING IN A BLUNGER REMOVING A BLADE. WHEN HE KNOCKED THE BLADE OFF, IT STRUCK AND CUT HIS THUMB.
08/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN APPRENTICE MECHANIC WAS ASSISTING A 1ST CLASSMECHANIN REMOVING A SET OF BLUNGER BLADE FROM #1 BLUNGER. THE INJ EE APPRENTICE MECHANIC LIFTED THE SET OF BLADES UP ON 1 SIDE TO ATTACH A STR AP TO THE...