Eureka Underground — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was attempting to pull a hydraulic splitter up from a block. It was stuck in the drill hole; they pulled with more force to free it and felt a pulling sensation in their abdominal area.
03/06/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Dimensional stone extraction crew miner needed a tool from another area of the ledge. Instead of using provided access to that area, miner tried to walk across a small (approx 10"" wide) ledge of a c...
11/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Three miners where blocking track when one of the miners' thumb was pinched while hand was underneath the track.
06/14/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE (sawyer) was moving a Surface saw with two other Miners using Volvo 120 loaders. There was some miscommunication between IE and an operator causing IE's thumb to get pinched between the track and w...
05/08/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost The Miner lost footing and slipped falling awkwardly on their knee. The area was surveyed for tripping hazards and none were present.
04/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost The Miner was walking towards the ramp to the entrance of the mine when they slipped on some rubber lay flat and fell after tagging in.
10/31/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tightening a bolt using a ratchet, hand came back into a shim cutting the top of left hand.
06/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removal of rim part from tire. Bead seat was dropped and hit him on top of his foot at start of toe behind steel toe in boot.
05/31/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was separating track for the surface saw using a 2 inch open end wrench. He was pushing on the top of the wrench, closed end. When the nut broke free he pinched his left little finger against...
05/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was lifting a 5 gallon bucket half full of slips and wedges (about 40 lbs.) onto a 4 foot block of stone. He placed his left hand on the stone block and swung the bucket with his right hand. Th...
02/27/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Miner was using an air drill, drilling a vertical hole an inch and three quarters into the limestone face. The drill was positioned above his shoulders and as he was pushing the drill into the face he...
04/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was moving track for the underground saw in the 2 room. The pin that holds the track in place was being pulled out with the fork of a Volvo L120C. When the track pin broke free the inju...
06/22/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was blocking track and twisted his right ankle.
03/30/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee leaned drill against wall and it fell over on top of left foot.
07/21/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO VALUE FOUND None ELECTRICITY WAS OFF DUE TO STORM-EE STEPPED IN AHOLE & TWISTED LEFT FOOT & BROKE IT