EAST BOULDER MINE — Accidents

Total: 533 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner and partner were changing a feed cable on a CMAC DHS drill and while lowering the feed beam to provide easier access to complete the job the cradle that attaches the drill to the feed beam fell...
09/10/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A geologist went into the 82 670+100W to blue line for sublevel stoping. EE removed a barricade & upon entering EE ID'd a hanging wall fallout that pulled past the anchorage zone. EE left the area, re...
06/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing to wet down the muck pile and inadvertently turned on the air valve instead of the water valve causing the air hose to move unexpectedly and glance across the employee's forehea...
06/05/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a split set bolt with a jackleg drill and a small rock approximately 2"" in size fell through the hog wire and bounced off of the rubber tire muffler on the drill and struck the e...
03/15/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported that EE put a split set bolt through wire mesh and lifted it over head and put the end of the split set into a drilled hole and as EE was attempting to maneuver the jackleg to drive...
12/14/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee said they stepped to grab a 6-foot jackleg drill steel and experienced some knee discomfort. Employee worked the rest of the shift. Employee went to the doctor the following day and an MRI wa...
11/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was bolting with a jackleg drill and while was bent down picking up the drill a 6-foot drill steel fell and struck the employee across the back of the head. The employee called off on last sh...
11/06/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee was rehab bolting with a jackleg and while attempting to drive a 5-foot split set in the upper hanging wall rib the jackleg pushed back pinching arm between the footwall rib and the jackleg f...
09/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was carrying a Gardner Denver drill to the face and while carrying the cradled drill EE felt pain in the center of EE's back. EE was diagnosed with a back strain.
07/28/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee was preparing the face to drill and while measuring and painting the face, a rock fell from the face striking the employee on the back/rib area.
07/22/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting broken angle iron framework on the trash screen and the cutting tool slipped off of the angle iron and contacted left forearm resulting in a laceration.
05/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 31d restricted While stepping out of a 2.5 yard loader, employee lost balance causing EE to step backwards and the foot bent awkwardly. The following day, the employee was experiencing discomfort and EE was evaluate...
04/13/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was performing overhead welding when a piece of slag fell inside of the employee's boot resulting in two burns to the employee's foot, one on top of the foot and the other on the inside of an...
02/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was performing a sand pipe swap and while attempting to line the 4"" pipe up to connect it felt a pull in right bicep area. The employee was evaluated on March 3rd and received restrictions m...
02/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 18d restricted After employee finished drilling a round with a jumbo drill, was changing the bit on the jumbo and was struck on the ring finger resulting in a finger fracture and laceration.
10/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee finished loading a round & while attempting to remove the air hose from the anfo pot that was in the bucket of a 4 yard mucker, a rock dislodged from under the bucket causing it to contact th...
10/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got 6' steel stuck and while trying to get it out, he used a bit knocker to loosen the steel ~ in doing so, he was contacted in the mouth with the bit knocker & chipped his teeth. On 10/19/15...
07/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was helping to pick up jackleg drill & in doing so, his right hand got caught between machine & leg causing a laceration, which required sutures. He received a full release. No Days Lost.
06/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was changing out a soot filter on a 2 yard mucker - the filter slipped & struck his right thumb. Went to medic, then to ER. X-rays were positive for fracture.
06/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee has been experiencing some elbow discomfort for some time now. On July 20, 2015 he went to Doctor. Employee had some fluid drained off & had received a full release - no restrictions. He was...
02/23/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received lacerations to his left ear (external) after catching the edge of the screen while operating a mucker. Sutures were required. Full Release issued. No Days Lost.
02/05/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 27d restricted Employee was bolting with jackleg drill & lost his balance causing him to fall backwards. In the process, he grabbed the drill & got his L. ring finger pinched between the drill head & the leg on the...
01/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 18d restricted Employee tripped over his own feet while walking. He tried to catch himself on the canopy post and his right hand struck the post. Went to medic on site, then to ER. X-rays resulted in a metatarsal fr...
01/15/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting with jackleg drill, a small rock came down through the hog wire & contacted EE's left middle finger while it was on the cob, resulting in a laceration, which required 3 sutures. Full Rel...
01/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 371d lost, 44d restricted While attempting to bundle several sections of pipe together so they could be secured to the rib with chain, the employee felt a ""pop"" in his right forearm followed by some discomfort to his forearm...
10/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was walking at the 65 Sandplant when he slipped & caught himself - he felt discomfort in his back. He went to medic. At this time it was a Report Only. On his days off, he still felt discomfo...
10/08/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee was walking & he stepped on the edge of the concrete & twisted his right ankle. Restrictions were issued.
08/27/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost his footing while dismounting skid steer, slipped & landed on his right elbow. Went to medic, then to ER. X-rays were positive for fracture(bone chip) to tip of elbow. Full release issue...
07/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut his left thumb while cutting pond liner with utility knife.
06/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was assisting with loading a fan onto a flatbed and load shifted, pinching the tip of his right ring finger.
03/16/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None EE backed loader into a stope & while stepping off noticed flames. He turned off the master switch & activated the fire suppression & evacuated area. The incident cause was an arcing starter cable whi...
02/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a 6"" bit and 4' drill rod from the drill feed on an up hole. When the employee lifted the bit and rod from the feed, he lost grip of the rod and forced his hand into the side o...
02/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 10d restricted On 2/25/2014 Employee was walking & slipped on snow, twisting left ankle. Went to medic & Doctor-full release issued. On 3/11/2014, employee went back to doctor/MRI was done & read-revealing an upper...
12/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting materials & strained his upper back. Doctor issued restrictions
11/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 14d restricted Employee was allegedly placing a rock into a muck car and the rock broke apart and his hand was struck by a piece of the rock. Doctor issued restrictions
08/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting & pinning up wire, employee's left #5 finger came in contact with a rock causing a laceration. 3 sutures required. Full Release issued. No Days lost.
05/07/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While bolting, a rock fell from the back, slid down the FW & struck the back of his leg, causing a laceration.
04/13/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While drilling with jackleg drill, employee was retracting drill steel & jackleg fell over causing the ""leg"" on the drill to strike him in the groin area.
04/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing hog wire when he got struck on left side of face, causing laceration. sutures required. No days lost. Full Release issued.
03/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 427d lost While moving wire bundle, employee slipped & his left arm was struck by the wire bundle. X-rays were negative. Doctor issued restrictions.
02/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 7d restricted Employee was walking towards a mucker when he allegedly tripped & fell onto his left knee - causing discomfort. Went to doctor - xrays were negative. MRI was ordered.
12/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost On 12/25/2012 employee was moving a pump & experienced some pain & discomfort in his left shoulder. He reported this & went to medic on 12/26/2012. At this time - it was a ""Report Only"" -no da ys lo...
11/04/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 75 670+300E panel was shot at end of day shift 11/4. Supv went to the area on 11/4 night shift & saw there was a block failure so the area was signed off until it could be investigated. Upon investiga...
10/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting, small rock fell striking #3 finger on left hand causing a laceration. Sutures were required. Full release issued. No Days Lost. (this did occur on the employee's Friday)
10/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was bending the keeper latch (on a mucker) that holds the air cleaner housing cover in place, while doing so with a pair of pliers, the pliers slipped off the latch resulting in the top of hi...
10/03/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A co-worker was using an air chisel working on the cutter head of the TBM, when a flying object struck the injured employee in the arm pit (right side) causing a puncture. Injured employee went to med...
09/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While miner was mucking, he noticed something in his eye. When shift was over, he reported it. Went to medic on site. We sent him to eye doctor. FB was removed from his eye. Full release issued. No da...
09/08/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the end of his shift, while in the dry - he was taking a shower when he dropped the soap & bent over to pick it up, and as he was standing back up, he hit his head on soap tray, causing a laceratio...
08/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was in underground warehouse unpacking new mucker seats. While lifting, he experienced pain in the chest area. Diagnosis: Muscle Strain. work restrictions were imposed
08/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost While moving a jackleg, he lost his grip on it & it fell with the D-handle striking the backside of his knee, which then made his knee strike a rung on a ladder causing discomfort.