Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/21/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was drilling brow round 4th hole in row 4, had difficulty collaring hole. EE woke up on deck. Supervisor conducting accident investigation assumes EE lost control of jack leg drill and drill steel...
04/21/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Bolting in 4600 Vent Raise rock came from behind ladderway and hit EE behind ""L"" knee
04/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Drilling with jackleg, pulled steel out of hole and slipped, jamming left pinkie finger.
04/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lacing the outside of the raise with lagging. He raised a piece of lagging to put in place and the lagging came in contact with the back, this caused a rock to fall out of the back striking the...
04/01/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted EE injured ""L"" shoulder while drilling round. Doctor put on light duty as of April 23rd 2010.
03/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was climbing a wooden ladder when a rung broke causing the employee to roll and sprain his ankle.
03/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 89d restricted Employee was working in the raise cleaning up. He reached out and grabbed a piece of lagging. When he lifted it up, he felt a pop and pain in his shoulder. He continued to work about 4 more hours befo...
03/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing ground support. As he was tightening a rockbolt, a rock fell striking him on the upper leg causing a laceration requiring sutures.
03/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing ground support. As he reached to change his steel, a rock struck him on the hand, pinching his little finger between the jack leg drill and the rock, causing a laceration to hi...
03/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was loading a 10"" x 10"" x 10' timber in a raise skip straining his lower back muscles on 03/08/2010. Employee continued to work his regular shift that day and for several days after. On 03/...
03/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee engaged in improper lifting, straining back and chest muscles.
02/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was barring down in a drift heading onto previously barred material. A rock deflected and struck the employee in lower leg resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.
01/12/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock out burst in the main entry to the 4600 down ramp area caused the withdrawl of miners and disrupted normal mine activity for more than 1 hour. The estimated amount of material knocked down is...
01/11/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using electric chain saw to cut timber in shaft bottom. Employee had cut timber on one and switched to the other side when he got his hand near the chain catching his glove and pulling hi...
01/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was barring in a hung muck chute to get the muck to run. A large boulder came down and caught the bar causing it to strike the employee knocking him down, hitting his head on the muck car. Th...
12/21/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling with a jackleg and standing close to the face. The face air slacked and rock struck the employee, causing two small lacerations which required sutures.
12/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE barring down with scaling bar and bruised right hand.
12/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying an axe through his work area when tripped fell forward. The axe hit the ground, stood upright and the employee fell hitting his mouth on the end of the handle cutting his lip and...
12/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's finger was lacerated while he was attaching a chain to hang the Cryderman.
11/13/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 5d restricted Employee was installing new rockbolts in a drift rehab project. The employee had finished drilling a bolt hole and was repositioning his machine to drive a splitset bolt when he stepped on a rusted of...
11/04/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shot raise round 11/3/09, went in 11/04/09 to bolt raise and loose ground fell out and struck EE on head.
11/02/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee doing drift repair stepped back and stepped into the drainage ditch. When he did, he stepped on a rusted off rock bolt, that was buried in the mud. It punctured the bottom of his boot and int...
10/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading material in raise skip when a rock fell down the raise striking the employee on the right forearm causing a small laceration.
09/29/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was working on the grizzly breaking boulders with a double jack. Employee was hot and sweaty causing safety glasses to slide down his nose at the same time he swung the double jack. A rock ch...
09/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was involved in routine maintenance when she lifted and twisted at the same time straining lower back.
09/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hooking up rail cars, when the hitch shifted, pinching and lacerating his finger.
09/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted 4600-146 Stope, employee was back dragging with LHD when a rock fell out of the back and struck right side of employees head, jarred neck and back.
09/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was just starting to bolt raise, had hole drilled, bent over to get bolt and a board slab hit his hard hat and pushed the brim over his face cutting left eyebrow and nose.
08/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee had hoisted a 12B with a chain hoist to turn it around. While pushing on the mucker to turn it, the employee strained his lower back.
07/20/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was collaring a hole in a back stope round when a small sharp rock struck him above the arm guard causing a laceration on the bicep.
07/15/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping another employee who was bolting with a jack leg drill. Employee who was drilling, lost his grip on jack leg and it fell over causing the leg to flip up striking the helper in the...
06/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was unloading supplies from the cage on the 4900 level, when he strained his back from improper lifting.
06/01/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee stepped on a small rock and rolled his left ankle.
05/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening the lid of a battery box on an electric locomotive. His grip slipped and he caught his hand between the lid and the side of the battery box resulting in a cut finger requiring sut...
05/08/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock burst while employee was bolting back. Employee fell against the footwall and hit right shoulder.
04/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was barring down in the work heading when he felt a sharp pain and cramping in his lower back.
03/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at the face unhooking a slusher block. A rock above the block fell striking he above the arm gaurd resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.
02/04/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was drilling with jackleg. Jackleg kicked out and the handle hit left knee and hyperextended it.
01/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Just starting shift. Started to wet down stops, grabbed water hose, turned and twisted left knee.
01/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee grabbed the end of a hand held power hack saw lacerating finger.
12/08/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The employee was rockbolting the back when a rock fell catching the employees left hand between the jackleg and the falling rock, lacerating and fracturing his index finger.
11/21/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Rerailing a 12B track mucker and pinched finger requiring sutures.
11/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was standing in the mud of a sump pulling on a pump hose. It broke free and employee could not move his feet causing him to wrench his back.
11/07/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning bulkhead, rock fell from rib and struck employee in left wrist.
11/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was moving supplies at face when he stepped on an oily air hose causing him to slip and twist, straining his lower back.
10/31/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While drilling, the leg malfunctioned. The leg knocked off the employee's hard hat, and the drill steel struck him on the top of his head.
10/17/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee got his fingers in a pinch point trying to rerail a 12B track mucker.
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stumbled on a rock and hit shin on slusher bucket causing a large hematoma.
10/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting the back in the stope when a rock fell striking the employee on the left shoulder causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.
09/23/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was attempting to unhook a track mucker from the train when the employee got his foot between the wheels and was run over by the mucker.