EAST BOULDER MINE — Accidents

Total: 533 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/11/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Geologist was driving a Koyker M-Raptor light utility vehicle on the 67-FWL on the level when it lost power and came to a sudden stop and she hit her chest on the steering wheel. Initial visit to onsi...
07/30/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee reported right knee pain while jackleg bolting on 7/30/2005. Injury considered FA strain at that time. On April 3, 2006, employee went off work for right knee surgery. Physican related kne...
07/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 16d restricted Employee was rearranging a steel I-beam on a flatbed utility vehicle and felt pain in right elbow. Initial treatment was first-aid. On 8/8/05 he missed work for continued pain. On 8/11/05 the company...
07/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Miner was in the process of grouting cablebolts when the grout tube burst and he was sprayed in both eyes with fluidized portland type 3 cement. The filing of this report is late due to safety managem...
06/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting an Alimak Rail with his leader, twisted and felt a burning pain in lower back.
05/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was repairing an Atlas Copco jumbo drill #JS010 in the underground central shop when he caught his left index finger on the boom and feed assembly causing a laceration of the underside of the...
05/20/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner working in the development drift on the 69-670 EFWL was struck on the hard hat by a fall of ground. The force drove his hardhat down on his head resulting in a laceration to the forehead requiri...
04/22/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 37d lost Employee reported numbness in hands due to repeatative trauma. Has been diaganosed with carpal tunnel. He had surgical repair on 4/22/05. This is an occupational illness.
04/21/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was tramming mucker with bolting supplies to heading. Bolting supplies were in the bucket.Scaling bar was laid over bucket and wedged under tilt cylinder. Employee hit a rock and scaling ba...
04/03/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was jackleg bolting sill. Was bolting last row in the back, when a rock 18"" x 12"" x 6"" fell off the hanging wall and struck the miner on the left shoulder. Employee recieved contusion....
03/26/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a locomotive from Access 3 into Tunnel 1 when he struck a parked ore train. We beleive the employee struck his chin on the noise shield resulting in a laceration. The 1 inch lac...
03/01/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee started to load top holes in a sill round and had positioned his John Deere tractor at the face. Employee stepped on the fender (2' 10"") to push a primer into the hole. When he stepped dow...
02/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was using a track wrench to tighten a bolt on the track in tunnel 2 when he slipped and twisted his back. Strained back. First shift missed 2/28/05.
12/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped over a hose and fell into a bolting deck. Split lower lip on side of bolting deck. Laceration required several stitches. No time lost.
12/12/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was jackleg bolting during shift and at the end of shift felt a sore left shoulder. Did not recall an injury or event which caused the shoulder pain. Diagnosed with a sore shoulder muscle....
11/23/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 36d restricted Employee was jackleg bolting in 69670 +225 E. While installing the last row of split set bolt a rock 12"" x 5"" x 3"" fell from the back at 11 feet. His left hand was on the throttle of the machine...
11/04/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 8d restricted Employee was mucking with a MTI 350 and was driving away from the muck pile. As he was retreating from the muck pile, he contacted a ground support mat on the hanging wall. The mat cut his right arm...
10/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was operating a 1.25 yd MTI mucker and was exiting the cab. He put his right leg on the ground and was exiting the rest of his body when he twisted on his right leg. The twist caused a torn...
10/19/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was jackleg drilling in 722 + 200 decline. Multiple small pieces of rock impacted the employees face. The employee had a small rock embedded in his left eye. The rock was removed and the em...
10/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching down to pick-up his jackleg from the ground and lost his footing. Fell on the ground and contacted a sharp rock on his wrist. Recieved a laceration requiring stitches.
09/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading garbage from vehicle into dumpster and was struck by a metal band that uncoiled when he removed a pallet. Struck on chin. Resulted in 1"" laceration requiring stitches.
09/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was lifting piece of concrete into muck tub and pinched tip of right little finger between concrete and edge of tub. Injury resulted in laceration and fracture to tip of finger. Employee miss...
09/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hitting piston with shank and sledge hammer, missed shank and hit left hand with hammer.
08/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee stepped out of LHD and stepped on a berm in the fuel storage area causing his right ankle to turn. Orginal diagnosis was twisted ankle. Further evaluation showed torn ligament. First shift...
08/18/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 49d lost, 68d restricted Employee has a degerative shoulder problem with calcium deposits. Has been having problems for years. Worked as an iron worker for 31 years. Having surgery to repair shoulder on 8/18/04.
08/15/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 58d restricted Employee was jackleg bolting. Drilling a hole to install a bolt in the back when a 5 lb. rock fell from the back between the mats and struck his left index finger. Fractured finger. First shift mis...
08/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee shoveling shotcrete in Tunnel 1. Felt a pulled muscle in groin area. Reported the strain on 8/12. Was seen by a physician on 8/13. Diagnosed with a hernia. First shift missed was 8/18.
08/08/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 71d lost, 30d restricted Employee was walking across surface yard and went to step up on a rail flat car. Did not lift his foot high enough and tripped. He landed on his left shoulder. Sore shoulder. First shift missed 8/8...
06/26/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing ground control with a jackleg machine. He was driving a bolt into a mat when a rock came from behind the mat and struck his right hand. Resulted in a fracture to the tip of his thir...
06/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was threading a bit onto drill steel. The bit slipped out of the employee's hands, striking him behind the ear and causing a small laceration.
05/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS MEASURING PIPE ON SCISSOR LIFT IN MILL. HE DROPPED HIS TAPE MEASURE & WHEN HE PICKED IT UP, HE STOOD UP AND JAMMED HEAD ON PIPE ABOVE. STRAINED NECK. EE MISSED ONE SHIFT
05/14/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 16d restricted Miner was inspecting work area, sounding and barring as he advanced. Piece of loose came out from arch of footwall falling approx. 7'. Ground support had already been installed and the rock hit and bo...
04/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was stepping off John Deere tractor and lost his footing. Feet slipped out from under him and landed on the fender. Landed on his rear end. Felt stiffness in his back. No time lost. First...
04/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Trying to loosen a nut and was holding a pipe wrench and his partner was hammering the wrench. When the nut broke loose, his finger was between the pipe wrench and a vice. Fratured the tip of finger...
04/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Surveying a 90 degree diamond drill hole on the drill platform. Employee stepped on a deck plank next to the drill opening and slipped through the platform. Landed below about 3 feet. Hard impact t...
03/31/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing in the dry and wanted to cut his pants a little shorter. Employee used a knife to cut his pants and slipped. Employee cut his arm with the knife. Laceration resulted in stitch...
03/25/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee finished driving a 5-foot bolt with a jackleg and was retracting the driver when a 6""x4""x1"" rock peeled from the hanging wall. The rock struck the employee on the nose resulting in a lace...
03/24/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 67685 158W panel 40 B there was ground failure of 20' x 8' x 10'. We finished mining this panel (remote mining) in January 2004. The area had been inactive since January. We re-entered the top si...
03/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Diamond Drill helper was unloading core from the core tube. He placed his left hand in front of the core tube and was tapping on the core tube. The core slide out of the tube and struck his left han...
03/18/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was mucking a face round at 67-685 +240 east with a front end loader. EE had just dumped a bucket of rock into the ore pass and was backing away from the dump. A 7' resin bolt came into the o...
02/25/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost MINER BOARDING MANTRIP WAS ABOUT TO SIT DOWN ON THE SEAT SLIGHTLY BENT AT THE WAIST WHEN THE LOCI COUPLED TO THE UNMOVING MANCARS, JARRING THE CARS. THE MINER HIT HIS TAILBONE ON THE TUBULAR S EAT SUP...
02/18/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Mechanics were jump starting a drill with a 4yd LHD. The 4yd LHD has a side panel installed over the engine compartment to help suppress noise. The miner was closing the hood when the hood became hu...
02/17/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS WORKING IN LOCI PIT AND WHEN HE STARTED TO EXIT THE PIT HIS LIGHT CORD WAS CAUGHT. HE TURNED TO UNHOOK HIS LIGHT CORD & MISJUDGED THE STEP IN FRONT OF HIM. HE STUMBLED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRIK...
02/09/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None PANEL 11D IN STOPPING AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOTE MINED AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SANDFILLED. THE HANGING WALL OF THE MINED PANEL HAD STARTED SLOUGHING DURING THE PROCESS. ON 2-9-04 EE'S NOT...
01/31/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS SETTING ON THE BACK OF AN MTI 350 MUCKER HANGING PIPE. THE PIPE WAS SUPPORTED ON ONE END BY A CHAIN AND THE OTHER END WAS RESTING ON THE MUCKER HOOD. HE REACHED BEHIND HIM WITH HIS LEFT HAND AN...
01/03/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRIVING A SPLIT SET BOLT WITH A JACKLEG TO PIN THE WIRE MESH AND A 2X2"" ROCK FELL FROM THE SCREEN HITTING EE IN THE FRONT TEETH. CHIPPED EE S FRONT TEETH. OPTED TO HAVE HIS TEETH REPAIRED ON 1 -23-04...
12/29/2003 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None EE IS A MUCKER OPERATOR AND REPORTED A SORE BACK ON 12/29/03. EE STATES THE ROAD WAS ROUGH AND HIS BACK WAS BEING JARRED. EE CALLED OFF WORK ON 1/6 AND IS SEEKING MEDICAL CARE FOR HIS SORE B ACK.
12/23/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATING ELPHINSTONE LOADER AND HIT A LOW SPOT CAUSING EE TO BOUNCE HIS HEAD INTO THE HEADACHE RACK. REPORTED A SORE NECK. SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT ON 12-29-03. NO TIME MISSED.
12/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS EXITING THE BUS IN THE MINE PARKING LOT AND CAUGHT HIS JACKET ON THE BUS DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE HIS JACKET, HE BRUSHED HIS THUMB OVER A SHARP EDGE. THREE STITC HES RES...
12/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING THROUGH YARD AREA. STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.