Falkirk Mine — Accidents

Total: 101 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When replacing the windshield on a front-end loader, the employee cut right index finger resulting in stitches.
10/15/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance technician was working on the latch bar mechanism on the dipper of an electric rope shovel. A small chunk of dirt fell from the dipper door striking the individual which caused the indiv...
08/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was installing a pin into the back of the dozer arm, the pin moved unexpectedly and pinched two fingers on left hand. This resulted in stitches and time away from work.
05/13/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 2d restricted Employee was attempting to use an overhead crane to straighten a piece of metal on the bed of an overburden truck. When tension was applied to the crane hook it moved and pinched the employees thumb...
08/22/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost While walking to EE's dozer employee tripped over EE's feet, hitting the bottom of the manlift with EE's left arm. The date of the incident the employees arm was x-rayed and no fracture was reported....
03/09/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost While closing an access door a maintenance individual fell from a piece of mobile equipment and injured leg.
06/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repositioning a sign and fell forward hitting/cutting EE's chin.
09/24/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Technician was working on crack repair in the revolving frame on a Marion 8750. While grinding, a small metal fragment contacted the employees right eye while wearing safety glasses and a welding ho...
04/30/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was kneeling down to inspect the latch on the shovel dipper. As employee was getting up employee felt pain in right leg. The employee has a fractured right fibula.
01/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a falling ladder.
12/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to set a tumbler into position. The employee placed right hand in a pinch point between the tumbler and the brass sleeve. The contact from the tumbler being placed into positio...
12/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 10d restricted While an employee was conducting a walk around inspection of a 693 Overburden Truck, the employee slipped on packed snow injuring ankle.
09/09/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on stairs in office area. Dislocated ring finger on left hand.
04/06/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was using a sledgehammer to connect poly pipe camlocks when EE felt a pain in EE's back.
03/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted While pulling a dent out of a fender, employee felt pain in the upper arm. This resulted in a strained pectoral muscle.
02/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 20d restricted While exiting D11 dozer had hand on grab handle and went to step onto ladder to get off, slipped and fell to the ground.
01/03/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 23d restricted Employee received a back strain while riding in a shift change bus.
10/15/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 16d restricted Employee was cleaning the conveyor belt with a Vac Truck, when their arm was injured by the suction hose.
09/18/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wire-wheel grinder to clean a S-hook used for painting. The S-hook got caught in the wire-wheel, injuring the employee's finger.
01/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 40d restricted Employee was replacing batteries on a track backhoe. EE slipped on the track and the battery fell on hand, causing the injury.
10/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to hang coat in the locker when EE received a static shock from the coat. Employee jerked hand back resulting in a cut on left thumb from the edge of the locker.
07/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee was boarding a Cat 777 Truck when employee felt pain in their lower left leg. Medical treatment followed.
12/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 35d restricted A mechanic was walking around a piece of equipment. Slipped and fell on the ice and injured knee.
03/30/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt eye irritation at the end of the shift, a piece of steel was found embedded in EE's eye and removed. Employee was able to return to work next scheduled shift.
05/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee slipped while stepping down from the pickup bed using three points of contact and injured his shoulder.
03/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee stepped into a parking trench and twisted his ankle. Employee received a hair-line fracture to right ankle.
03/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost An employee was dismounting a backhoe when he slipped and fell to the ground. A handrail was in place but three points of contact was not used.
03/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a dozer tooth tip with a sledge hammer, a piece of metal came off the tip and hit employee in the leg.
02/05/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee noticed eye discomfort and had a piece of steel in his eye, medical treatment was required.
02/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was working on scraper brakes, his fingers got pinched causing a laceration on his pointer and index finger
01/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A dragline maintenance welder was changing a dump rope on a dragline bucket. While pushing a pin in with his hands, he got his finger between the head of the pin and the rope end. Right hand index...
01/20/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working with boring bar.
09/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Temporary employee was uncoiling a new tow-cable with a full-time employee. Cable end came up, striking temporary employee in the face. Employee received a chipped tooth and lacerations to outside an...
03/10/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was cleaning mud and ice in the Shop with a Wrangler when the cutting edge got hooked on the rails that are embedded into the concrete floor. This caused the Wrangler to stop abruptly and...
01/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost While trying to install a bushing into a right track frame on a Komatsu D475 track dozer a mechanic hit his thumb on his left hand with a soft faced hammer. This caused his thumb to smash against the...
01/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 101d lost, 19d restricted A mechanic had climbed onto a track dozer to change fuel filters. He stepped from the dozer arm onto the track and slipped on the track. He grabbed the fender hand hold with his left arm. Momentum...
12/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost An employee was walking around the front of a pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backwards. He landed on his back, left shoulder, and left elbow. Employee was taken to ER for physician evaluatio...
11/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 447d lost A coal truck operator was waiting to get loaded by a loader. The loader dumped its first bucket into the truck bed which caused the truck operator to get bounced in the seat. Employee was taken in f...
10/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost A mechanic was installing a pin on a scraper hitch. The employee was using a sledge hammer to pound the pin into place behind him. When the hammer contacted the pin a piece of metal from the pin bro...
08/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None One employee was holding a B&O tool in order to remove a wedge from a socket. Another employee hit the impact area on the B&O tool with a sledge hammer when a piece of metal chipped off of the B&O hi...
06/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost An employee was getting 203 loading shovel's cable off of a cable tree. The rope between the tree and the shovel had tension on it. He stepped on the rope and then pulled on it to try and remove the...
05/02/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I WAS UP ON LIFT UNWINDING SPRINGS TO CHANGE OUT SPROCKET ON OPENER. I WAS TAKING OUT BOLTS AND NUTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH AND BACKUP WRENCH, WHEN I TOOK OUT FIRST BOLT AND NUT SPRING BEARING PLATE SPUN...
05/02/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was standing between the tri-structure and fairlead tower. He was in the process of removing a piece of keystock from the back leg of the fairlead tower. The employee was using a 5 inch g...
04/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost An employee was walking around the front of a front-end loader when he slipped on snow packed ice. He fell and landed on his right shoulder and arm. Employee was transported to ER where he was diagn...
02/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was cutting zip ties with a utility knife. He cut through the last zip tie and the knife blade contacted the palm of his left hand causing a laceration. The employee was transported to t...
08/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was on break when he felt something in his right eye and it started watering. The employee was previously putting culverts together but is unsure of when the metal particle entered his eye...
07/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Was exiting a Loading Shovel pinched fingers between the ladder and the tracks of the equipment. Was placing the ladder into its original position
06/25/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Emp operating a 992 front-end loader was struck from behind by mud chunks which flew out of a sump. A 8750 dragline was filling in the sump located 450 feet away. A chunk flew thru the back window of...
02/16/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding welds between 2 safety posts that come together. The grinder jammed between the post and kicked back hitting the employee in the welding shield breaking the hood. The clear lens...
02/03/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp noticed an eye irritation in his right eye on the evening of 2/3/12. The emp was fitting the top rim angle on a fuel tank earlier that day on a mine site. The emp did not seek medical attention un...