Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None A miner fractured their hand when it was pinched between a drill steel and the rib/wall. This occurred when a drill steel fell into the slushing lane and got stuck between the ribs. the miner tried to...
10/21/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee bumped into the chute gate valve an activated the chute gate, which struck a scaling bar they were using to relieve muck. The end of the bar caught their left cheek and cut them.
10/15/2025 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d restricted A miner overheated during the shift, cycled round with minimal breaks. Started cramping and went to hospital to get iv fluids.
10/12/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was bolting the right rib installing a 6-ft dog when the glue set sooner that expected, causing the jackleg to spin out of EE's hands. The jackleg struck EE in the jaw, causing EE to fall and st...
09/26/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted An LHD operator backed out of a head while mucking and ran over EE's partner's foot.
09/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE picked up a pump to place it back on a timber car. EE's foot was against the rail and when EE turned EE stumbled and felt a sharp stabbing pain in EE's back. EE did not want to see a DR. After EE'...
09/02/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 77d restricted Turning a piece of rail over and felt a pulling in left arm. No diagnosis at this time.
08/21/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was cutting timbers for repair work when debris blew around safety glasses into their eye. The injury was reported the next day, on 8/22/2025, and the EE was taken to the doctor, where th...
05/30/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 136d restricted While scaling, loose material fell from the hanging wall and landed on the scaling bar. The scaling bar was pulled from the EE's hand causing the EE's arm to get pushed back and twist. This resulted i...
05/30/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While scaling, loose material fell from the rib and rolled over the EE's ankle causing a sprain/strain of the ankle. The EE was placed on restricted duty by the physician.
05/07/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On May 7th a miner with a previously reported injury was sent to the doctor with complications from that injury. The visit resulted in a carpal tunnel diagnosis that requires surgery. the mine operato...
03/24/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted While using a hand grinder to cut a hinge, tha hand grinder kicked out striking the EE on the left knee causing a laceration. the laceration required sutures
03/05/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While bolting the back, loose material fell causing the miner to move backwards. This caused miner's machine to fall toward miner, knocking backward. As miner fell backward, left hand came into contac...
03/01/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 89d restricted A labor support tripped while crossing a grizzly cover and fell causing a dislocation of the shoulder. The injured person was placed on light duty by the provider
02/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 14d restricted Miner grabbed slusher cable near the block and got EE's hand stuck in the block causing a laceration of EE's left hand.
02/04/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was bolting when loose material fell from the back causing a laceration on the right forearm. The laceration required sutures.
01/23/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling a hitch pin from a loci, the hitch pin moved, pinching the motor operator's finger between the hitch pin and the wall of the loci. The incident resulted in a laceration that required sti...
01/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While moving a slusher block, the nipper slipped on the muck pile and fell causing EE's left number 5 finger to get pinched between the slusher cable and the slusher block. EE was taken to the doctor...
01/02/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While drilling an I-drift round, the injured miner's drill steel broke causing them to fall forward. As miner fell, miner reached out to catch themself on the rib and miner's hand contacted the edge o...
12/12/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While descending the stairs out of the main office after shift, the injured miner missed a step and fell down the stairs, twisting their knee. The injured miner declined going to the doctor. On Decemb...
11/23/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While barring down in the 49-173 heading, loose rock from the back fell out and struck the miner causing lacerations and contusions to the neck, shoulder and left elbow. They received sutures and was...
11/20/2024 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost A miner working in the 49-182 incline overheated and was taken to the local hospital where EE was diagnosed with dehydration. EE was given fluids and was placed off work the following shift by the pro...
10/20/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Miner was drilling a hole in the back to install roof bolts, as EE let down EE's machine, EE tripped on the oiler causing the machine to strike the miner on the right cheek. The Miner was taken to...
09/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While preparing to wet the muck down, the miner turned on the 1"" water line when the hose failed where it connected to the nozzle. The hose was pushed back and cut the miner's hand. The miner receive...
09/05/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While fitting up a support for the fender of an LHD, debris fell from above the mechanic and entered EE's eye between EE's hard hat and safety glasses. The mechanic was taken to the eye doctor where a...
09/04/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted On September 4th the cager was pulling powder off the no. 3 skip when they felt a strain in lower groin area. The incident wasn't reported until 10/4/2024. The injured cager was taken to the doctor on...
08/29/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost While cleaning up muck from the track level, the motorman stepped over the hitch of a train car to get to the other side of the train when they slipped, twisting their ankle. This resulted in a sprain...
08/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was preparing to bolt when the air line on the jack leg failed. While trying to shut the air off to the hose, the miner slid against a mat on the rib causing a laceration to left forearm. The mi...
08/15/2024 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Miner was working in heading 5200-179 when they began vomiting. The miner stated they had drank approximately 1.5 gallons of their 2 gallon water jug. The miner left at the end of shift and reported t...
07/09/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Nipper was knocking a drill bit off of a jackleg steel. A chip of rock broke off and flew approximately 20' and hit the miner in the eye.
05/20/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting employee got some grit in left eye. Eye was flushed out at doctor's office and eye drops were prescribed.
05/10/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While finishing drilling a small rock burst ejected a small amount of rock from the back striking the miner on right knee causing a laceration.
05/07/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 39d restricted While bolting the miner was holding the end of a 6' mat in place while EE's partner was driving the bolt. Rock fell out of the wall and pushed the mat into EE's face causing a laceration on EE's face,...
05/06/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was riding on the draw head of the last car of a train being pulled; miner bent over the car and hit EE's head on the edge of the car suffering a concussion.
03/31/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking down ramp when EE tripped and caught self with left hand. This resulted in a broken wrist. Initial x-ray was negative. Did not receive confirmation of broken bone until 04/03/2024...
03/30/2024 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Mechanic was removing a seized bolt with an air hammer when a metal chip went under glasses and in EE's right eye.
03/14/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was driving a split set bolt, when a dust blew past safety glasses and got a rock in miner's left eye.
02/07/2024 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 90d lost Drilling holes in the back with a jackleg; a piece of rock fell out of the back and pinched off the end of left thumb.
01/12/2024 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was working in the 4900-149 stope. They cut their right elbow on a ground support plate (monster mat). The laceration required sutures. The miner was wearing arm guards.
12/19/2023 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was working in the 3700-033 raise. They brushed against a monster mat. They received a small laceration of left wrist requiring 3 sutures and a tetanus shot at the Quick Care Clinic.
12/06/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Climbing to top of raise, rocks fell out of the back, Miner ducked back into the raise and a rock lacerated Miner's left forearm.
10/27/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Turning a locomotive wheel on the metal lathe, a metal chip cut through the leather gloves and lacerated the right index finger requiring stitches.
10/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner slipped on air hose. EE fell backwards. EE's right forearm was cut by quartzite on the rib. Received 10 sutures.
10/05/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 9d restricted The injured Miner was in basket of the Alimack raise climber, with a partner. The Partner was barring down. Miners hand was on the rail. A rock came down and hit the miners left hand. Injury required...
10/04/2023 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Fabricator was working in the Morning Shop. A metal particle got into left eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses. Employee could not say exactly when the particle entered eye.
09/15/2023 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Miner was bolting and became overheated.
08/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic received a small cut on finger. EE went to the Doctor on own. Received one very small stitch. EE did not report it until the end of the following shift (8/23).
08/21/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost 3700 Motorman did not control speed and ran through the air door.
07/24/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was no damage to hoisting equipment. The Crews were stood down. No one was in any shaft conveyance. An air lock occurred in the oil accumulator for the hoist brakes. After 30 minutes the call wa...
06/14/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Pulling on sand pipe, slipped in mud. Hurt knee.