EICHORN MINES — Accidents

Total: 23 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee WAS WORKING ON SEPERATING THE OIL COOLER FROM THE RADIATOR ON A GRADALL XL-5110 WHEN A BOLT BROKE CAUSING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SHEET METAL. THE SHEET METAL LACERATED E...
09/25/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Miner was descending stairs on drill, facing drill. Miner's foot slipped and hurt both knees.
05/10/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was removing a snap ring from a crusher eccentric. It came apart with more force then expected and slapped the miner's finger against the wall of the eccentric. Causing laceration to the left pi...
01/03/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner had a reportable sts. We just got the paperwork back on 1/3/2023.
01/03/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner had a reportable sts in left ear. We did not receive the paperwork till 1/3/2023.
09/12/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner attempted to lift a piece of conduit. It slipped through miner's hand. It had a rough spot and miner received a laceration to the right palm.
02/05/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 2d restricted Employee had been welding in the morning and complained of welders flash or something in their eye.
06/17/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was operating the scaler when EE felt a pop in EE's back resulting in lower back pain.
05/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner dropped a screen panel onto forklift forks and lacerated their leg down the shinbone. Laceration approximately 6"" in length.
10/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Miners were assembling a mast to install on the roof bolter. The mast was laying on two saw horses. As they were installing the drive chain the mast rolled and the motor guard struck the miner on the...
09/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost A cone crusher hydraulic pump fell on to the miner, breaking and cut open the nose. And as the miner fell they hit a step on the back of a service truck breaking tail bone.
11/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The miner was sliding a screen in place when his fingers slid down through through the openings and wedged against another screen. He lacerated and crushed the tip of his left ring finger.
06/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 41d restricted Miner slipped entering the Rupturing a disk in his back.
12/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost Miner was walking across the lot when he slipped and fell on ice, spraining his back shoulder and right hand.
10/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost The miner was shoveling under the crusher platform. He went took to big of a scoop and tried to push through the pile at the same time. He thought he pulled a muscle. Later he found out he had a hern...
08/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost The employee dropped a striker onto a belt from the jaw. He climbed onto the belt to get the striker. While another employee turned the belt on to run the striker out. This resulted in what we assu...
10/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost ruptured disc or ruptured muscle in his back when lifing a used screen panel onto a forklift.
07/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping the crew run a new electric cable down the bore hole into the mine. The cable restraining device came loose and caused the cable to whip and strike him in the leg.
12/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was assisting the welder by helping to move parts out of the way or into place, lifting with a crane to make room for the welder to work, etc., throughout the afternoon of 12/5. Reflection from th...
10/23/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an air die grinder with a carbide cutter at work in the afternoon. In the evening after a shower, he noticed discomfort in his right eye. Medical personnel found a metal shaving i...
03/18/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Vane feeder was stuck. EE put his hand in the feeder to remove debris, but it was still running and his right index finger got caught in the feeder.
11/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost CRAWLING UNDER TRUCK ON GROUND TO GREASE TRUCK. TWISTED KNEE, DID NOT REALIZE HOW SERIOUS UNTIL RECENTLY.
04/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WALKING TO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TWISTED BACK AS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND.