Eagle Butte Mine — Accidents

Total: 154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was lifting a body pin into the truck pivot bore and strained his back. Incident occurred on January 29, but individual did not seek treatment until February 2nd, at which time he visited...
11/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The final cut had been made on the 96"" conveyor belt in prep for vulcanization. Employee stood up, remaining in a bent over position in the 42"" space. While he was backing out from under the belt he...
10/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A dirt particle or small piece of debris entered the employees left eye. The particle was flushed out, but the eye became infected, requiring prescription medication for treatment.
09/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the time of the incident the tech was installing an oil filter base on a CAT 793 truck. As the tech was starting the first bolt the ladder he was standing on partially folded up causing him to quic...
03/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost At the time of the incident the technician was moving a workbench in order to clean under it. As the tech was pushing on the bench one of its wheels dropped into a divot in the floor. As he pushed har...
02/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While mounting backhoe, employee lost his footing and stepped back to the ground. When he did, his right foot was in pain. He went to EMT and then to ER.
02/21/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 79d lost The employee is a haul truck driver who has been diagnosed with a degenerative back condition. Repeated trauma from equipment operation has caused increase pain.
02/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped on the ice and hit the back of the head causing a slight concussion. No lost time accident, but was given a prescription for pain medicine.
09/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The operator was pulling under the shovel with a coal truck to get loaded. The service braves were applied to abruptly causing the truck bed to bounce on the frame. The jarring motion caused pain in t...
09/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 188d restricted The employee was operating a haul truck and getting loaded when the discharge of a bucket of material from the shovel rocked the truck jarring the operator. The haul truck operator reported back pain...
08/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost The operator's haul truck was being loaded by a rubber tire loader. Material surged from the loader bucket as it was dumped and caused the truck to rock. This motion jarred the operator causing sorene...
08/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Truck operator sustained a neck and shoulder strain when the bottom of an electric shovel door contacted the truck bed.**It was originally believed that this injury was minor and 1st aid only. Injured...
01/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 72d restricted While conducting an equipment pre-shift examination the employee twisted her right knee.
01/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was pulling on a stuck trip rope cable on a shovel bucket. As the cable came loose it sucked his left hand down and pinched his left hand ring finger between the cable and the cable pulle...
11/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling on a water pump primer hose. Unexpectedly, the hose moved abruptly. The employee lost her balance and hit her head on the primer bowl creating a gash requiring stitches in her...
11/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost While climbing the boarding ladder on a Cat 793 haul truck, the employee experienced a sharp pain in the right shoulder.
08/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE was replacing the rear suspension cylinder on a CAT 793 truck. As he was using a sledge hammer to drive the top strut pin from its bore he felt a pain in his right wrist. He did not report the inci...
06/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Glove snagged on hinge while closing door-pinched 4th finger of right hand between door & frame-smashed fingernail causing cut and bone fracture.
04/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was unloading a portable generator from the bucket of a backhoe loader. As he moved the unit he sustained a strain in the groin area. On 4-27-06 after a doctors visit it was determined that h...
02/09/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost As EE was coming down the front ladder of a CAT 793 truck, a welder working 15 feet away struck an arc, causing him to see ""spots"". The next morning his eyes were swollen and felt like they had som...
02/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost At the time of the incident employee was installing a final drive cover on a CAT 793 truck. As he was using an overhead hoist to move the cover, the threads on the bolt attaching the lifting link to t...
11/30/2005 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 35d lost Employee had hooked cable to container, lifted up, into grooves of hopper. He was making a sweep with the blade when the container popped out of grooves and swung to the right where employee was opera...
10/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was lowering a clothes basket from the ceiling as another miner walked behind. The basket struck the other employee on the top of the head causing a slight concussion and a laceration whic...
10/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pounding out a latchbar insert for a shovel bucket using a sledge hammer. A small piece of steel splintered off the insert and penetrated the inside of the right thigh. An incision wa...
08/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN SLIPPED ON A WET STAIR WHILE DESCENDING FROM A DOZER. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES
07/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A PIECE OF STEEL FELL FROM A STORAGE RACK STRIKING A MAINTENANCE TECH. ON HIS LEFT CALF. THIS RESULTED IN A 4"" LACERATION.
05/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost WHILE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO WASH WINDOWS ON 992 LOADER HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL FROM THE DECK RESULTING IN TWO BROKEN RIBS. IT WAS RAINING AND OPERATOR DID NOT UTILIZE BEST PRACTIVES FOR CLEANIN...
05/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While repositioning upper rail for removal, the rail slipped off of the house rollers pinching ee's right foot against a track pad.
03/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was closing shovel cab door and caught tip of left ring finger. He received a hairline fracture to the tip of his finger.
10/15/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Welding and grinding channel iron clips to roof panels
09/21/2004 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None (DEATH - NATURAL CAUSES) WHILE WAITING FOR HIS NEXT JOB ASSIGNMENT, EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND.
06/06/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING ALT. SYSTEM ON A WATER TRUCK. TWO OF HER FINGERS CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BELT AND SHEAVE, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
05/12/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL DURING A SHOVEL REPAIR. AFTER EMPLOYEE FELT IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE, DEBRIS WAS REMOVED.
04/27/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee walked around the corner of a electrical box in the shop. another ee was grinding on it and a piece of slag went into first ee's right eye.
02/24/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost EE WAS DISMOUNTING 793 CAT HAUL TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT. WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER, IN FRONT OF RADIATOR TO GET TO LOWER DECK, HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE HANDRAIL CAUSING A LIGAMENT TO PULL LOOSE FROM THE...
06/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost WHILE EE WAS STANDING ON THE THIRD RUNG OF A 6' STEP LADDER, APPROXIMATELY 3' ABOVE THE GROUND, ONE OF THE LADDER'S LEGS BROKE CAUSING THE LADDER TO TIP OVER AND EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
04/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None BOARDING UP SHOVEL LADDER TO WORK ON HOUSE, REACHED TOP OF LADDER, SLACK CAME OUT OF RETRACT, PINCHING LEFT RING FINGER END BETWEEN KEEPER & LADDER.
03/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM COAL SAMPLE SYSTEM. CHAIN WAS BOUNCED ON TOP AND SLACK AT BOTTOM. WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE CHAIN IT SNAPPED CATCHING HIS 1ST FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. TIP OF FINGER BR UISED A...
08/23/2002 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None L-1800 LETOURNEAU LOADER WAS SPREADING SCORIA ON ROADS DUE TO HEAVY RAINS. OPERATOR SMELLED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE HANGING UP & CALLED A MECHANIC. NOTICED SPARKS & SMOKE COMING FROM BELOW WINDSHI...
07/07/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS DISMOUNTING ACCESS LADDER OF WATER TRUCK HE STATED HE STEPPED ONTO BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER & HIS KNEE GAVE OUT.
03/12/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE GOT OUT OF THE PATROL VEHICLE TO CHECK THE FUEL SYSTEM BY POWDER MAGAZINES NORTH OF THE PIT AREA. THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY WINDY & DRY. WHEN EE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, HE FELT HE HAD GOTT EN SOME...
02/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING TO THE MANTRIP AT SHIFT CHANGE & SLIPPED ON ICE. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LT. HAND WHICH RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE LT. WRIST. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.
10/22/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A FIRE STARTED ON BELT TIRE OF LORC-2. CONVEYOR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND DAMAGE OCCURRED IN TOP TWO FLOORS OF BATCH LOADOUT BUILDING. AFTER INVESTIGATION, WE FEEL A PEN THAT WAS COVERED AND HIDDEN, A...
08/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING HEARING SUPPLIES OUT OF CABINET. SHE REACHED DOWN TO GET BOX AND HIT LEFT ELBOW ON ARM OF CHAIR.
05/24/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRIVING TEETH OUT OF A DRILL BIT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HAND. EE WAS USING IMPROPER TOOL FOR THE JOB.
04/09/2001 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO GET INTO HIS LUNCHBOX AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAS PRE-EXISTING BACK PROBLEMS.
04/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRAW BAR PIN IN BACK OF 793B CAT TRUCK WHEN IT STRUCK THE TIP OF HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER CAUSING CONTUSION.
01/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS DUMPING TRUCK AT HOPPER. THE BED WOULD NOT RAISE OVER 6"". SHE DECIDED TO LOWER BED CAUSING IT TO FALL BACK DOWN. THE IMPACT CAUSED A NECKSTRAIN.
12/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WASHING SHOWER ROOM FLOOR. WHEN EE POURED BLEACH ON THE FLOOR, SOME OF THE BLEACH SPLASHED IN HER RIGHT EYE.
12/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING A WATER TEMP. SENSON ON A 190 TON HAULTRUCK DID NOT DRAIN COOLENT TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL AND BURNED TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND REMOVING SENSOR.