Dry Valley Mine — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/14/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee removed a guard from a tail pulley area to replace a grease canister while the belt was in operation. The fins on the tail pulley caught the employee's glove, pulling his left hand into the...
04/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was holding a drill steel with the deck bushing raised up on the drill steel and suspended from the jib line. The jib line broke causing the deck bushing to slide down the drill steel str...
01/21/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Technician lifted cutting edge with bar to put crane sling under it. Cutting edge slipped crushed three fingers on technician's left hand.
08/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None While installing top pin on a 785 haul truck the bar holding the strut slipped out causing the strut to fall. The strut knocked the employee off the ladder and to the ground. The fall was 3 feet.
06/18/2007 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was riding on bus back to office at the end of his shift when bus hit a rough spot in road. The bumps caused the employee to jar his lower back. Employee felt a sharp pain in lower back but f...
04/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Operator was driving haul truck down ramp when he hit a soft spot on the ramp. The soft spot caused the EE;'s seat to bottom out. This caused the EE pain in his lower back.
01/27/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 124d restricted Employee was driving haul truck up an in pit ramp. The front of the truck lifted and returned to the ground violently injuring the employee's lower back. He was taken to the local hospital ER, examine...
12/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Empoyee parked haul truck inproperly causing ladder to be higher from ground. EE got off haul truck he felt a pull in his shoulder. He did not feel anything was wrong and did not want to see a dr. He...
08/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee was walking along the perimeter fence line of mine property. While walking through the tall grass, employee stepped into animal burrow hole. Employee strained right hip muscle.
07/31/2006 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 7d lost The employee reported to fellow workers that he was having problems & suspected he was having a heart attack. The project emergency response was activated with EMT's responding with rescue equipment a...
05/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost climbing down steep stairs frontward instead of climbing down backwards using 3 points.
01/24/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-BOTH WRISTS
06/03/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None REPORTABLE ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL.
09/01/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER EE
04/04/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 187d lost CARPEL TUNNEL OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
10/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LIFTING AN AIR LANCE AND FELT SOMETHING ""POP"" IN HIS BACK.
08/23/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN AND SLIPPED FELL 18"" ONTO BACK.
04/01/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 56d lost, 32d restricted CUMULATIVE TRAUMA - CARPAL TUNNEL.
02/26/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TRIPPED ON FROZEN SNOW COVERED MUD.