Fletcher Mine and Mill — Accidents

Total: 265 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/02/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FRACTURE OF FIRST JOINT ON LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER, WHILE HAND MINING WITH SCALING BAR FROM BASKET IN BOOM TRUCK, PINCH POINT BETWEEN BASKET AND SCALING BAR.
10/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost REPORTABLE: EMPLOYEE STATED ALLEGED LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. EMPLOYEE WAS UNROLLING STEEL FENCE BY KICKING THE ROLL. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
08/28/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None HOIST LOST POWER AT 3:10 PM AND ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED TO REPAIR IT. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 3:23PM AND TOLD THAT #31 HOIST AT FLETCHER WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE ELECTRICIANS FOUND ALL AUXILLARY C ONTACT T...
06/30/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A MINE FIRE OCCURRED IN AN AREA ADJACENT TO THE UNDERGROUND SHOP. THE MINE WAS EVACUATED WITH 17 MINERS BEING EVACUATED FROM THE WEST FORK SHAFT AND 7 MINERS, INCLUDING 5 CONTRACT MINERS, WER E EVACUA...
06/27/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None HOIST STARTED PULLING HIGH AMPS AND CONTACTOR BURNED UP ON THE LOWER SIDE IN THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. ELECTRICIANS WERE CALLED TO REPAIR HOIST AND HOISTMAN CALLED MSHA 11:40 AM, HOIST WAS REP AIRED A...
06/26/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING AN INSPECTION OF HOIST BY SURFACE SHOP, THEY TRIPPED A SLACK ROPE SWITCH TO TEST IT & IT WOULD NOT RESET. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 4 P.M. & ELECTRICIANS CHECKED THE SWITCH, REPAIRS WERE MADE & MSHA W...
06/26/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None HOISTMAN LOST BRAKE PRESSURE ON AUTOMATIC, BUT COULD RUN ON MANUAL SURFACE SHOP THE HYDRAULIC TANK & CLEANED THE SCREENS. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 9:40 A.M. AND TOLD HOIST WAS DOWN. AFTER MAINTENA NCE WAS C...
06/02/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None TWO EMPLOYEES SENT A NEW MUCK BUCKET UNDERGROUNDON NORTH SIDE OF #30 SHAFT. THE BUCKET HUNG UP ABOUT 70' DOWN & CAUSED HOIST TO KICK OUT SLACK ROPE SWITCH. TWO CENTRAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE MEN WENT DOW...
05/25/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None HOISTMAN WAS RUNNING HOIST BEFORE SHIFT STARTED AND LOST POWER. CALLED ELECTRICIANS, MSHA WAS CALLED AT 7:30 AM TO REPORT HOIST DOWN. ELECTRICIANS FOUND FAULTY BRAKE WEAR LIMIT SWITCH AND REPL ACED IT...
04/08/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #31 HOIST LOST POWER DUE TO A FAULTY BACKOUT SWITHC. HOIST WENT DOWN AT 6:35 AM. HOISTMAN CALLEDWESTFORK MINE HOISTMAN AT 6:45 FOR BACKUP & CALLED MSHA AT 7AM & REPORTED HOIST DOWN. ELECTRICIA NS REPA...
03/28/2000 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None #31 HOIST LOST CONTROL POWER AT APPROX 10:25 AM.CALLED MSHA AT 10:47AM. CALLED WEST FORK MINE 10:45 AM AND TOLD THEM HOIST WAS DOWN AND WE HAD TWO MEN ON CAGE. WE MADE RADIO CONTACT WITH THESE MEN & E...
03/13/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 12:40 PM ELECTRICIANS LOCKED OUT #31 HOIST SO MAINTENANCE COULD PEFORM A SCHEDULED GEAR OIL CHANGE AND TH EHOISTMAN CALLED MSHA AT 12:55 AND TOL DTHEM HOIST WAS DOWN. MAINTENANCE WAS COMPL ETED AND...
03/07/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #30 HOIST WENT DOWN AND MSHA WAS CALLED AT 10:08AM. ELECTRICIANS AND MECHANICS REPLACED CHECK VALVES BETWEEN BRAKE PUMPS AND RETURNED HOIST TO SERVICE AT 2:18 PM SAME DAY. MSHA WAS CALLED AT T HAT TIM...
02/24/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #31 HOIST LOST POWER IN DOWN POSITION. CALLED ELECTRICIANS AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW COIL IN CONTACTOR. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 10:00 A.M. WEST FORK HOISTMAN WAS CALLED FOR BACK UP AT 9:55 A.M. AFTE R HOIST...
02/22/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None HOIST BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. CALLED ELECTRICIAN AND HE INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE WEAR LIMIT SWITCH. MSHA WAS CALLED AT 8:50 P.M. WEST FORK MINE WAS CALLED AT 8:55 P.M. HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERV ICE AT...