Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee strained lower back while barring down.
09/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee doing track repair, bent down and couldn't get up. As of January 27, 2009 this case was denied by the State of Idaho that the employees condition was not the result of an industrial injury b...
08/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was helping lower concrete forms for the next shaft pour. The form became hung up and then sprung free crushing the employees hand between the steel form and the concrete shaft.
08/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was unloading rockbolts when the metal band on the bundle broke striking the employee in the Rt. Forearm causing a deep laceration.
07/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was standing on the third rung of a ladder. Employee was attempting to lift and move a pan feeder segment. When he stepped down his foot went between the second and third rung causing him to...
07/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee lifted wrong straining his back while changing steel during drilling.
07/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The 46-148 crew were moving a charge drill hose when the valve on the oiler was pulled open causing the hose to whip, striking the employee in the right side of the head.
07/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was moving material in the raise and strained his back.
07/07/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted A rock outburst in the 4600 level Decline ramp caused the withdrawl of 2(two) miners from the work area during the rock bolting cycle of the mining cycle. One (1) miner sustained minor injuries.
07/07/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was knocked down from a rock burst. Employee said he was ok and returned to work the next shift. On 7/11/08 employee asked to see a doctor for his rt. elbow and was released full duty. On 7/3...
07/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped and fell while walking in the drift, cutting left middle finger.
07/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut thumb while coupling cars on the muck train.
06/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rock bolting and was struck in the mouth, causing a laceration, requiring sutures in his lip.
06/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock outburst in the 3700/244 stope caused the withdrawl of miners from the work area following one miner be hit by rock from the outburst while rock bolting at the face.
05/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was drilling with a stoper when a small rock fell causing a laceration on right wrist requiring sutures.
05/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rockbolting. A rock fell from the back cutting the employee's left wrist.
04/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was barring on muck chute. Boulder came down and hit bar causing employee to lose grip on bar striking him above the right eye.
03/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using knife to open a box, EE slipped using the knife causing a laceration to his left hand. EE needed sutures.
03/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was drilling at the face. Steel broke at the chuck tender causing machine to lunge forward. Employee lost his balance and struck face with left shoulder.
03/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading bolting mats into cage. The EE lost control of the mats he was loading, catching his hand between the mats and cage door. Injury was a cut on index finger, requiring 2 stitches.
03/04/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Rockburst occured in crosscut during the day shift, caused withdraw of the miners in work area.Normal activity was disrupted for more than one hour and MSHA was notified. Rockbust created about 6 car...
02/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was ascending raise ladder to stope area. bear the top the EE encounted a damaged ladder rung. The rung pulled loose causing the EE to fall to the muck pile below.
02/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee got debris in left eye while mending a slusher cable.
12/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee failed to release pull bottle cord while motoring causing over extension, resulting in muscle strain.
12/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Standing on a wooden block, lost balance and stepped down wrong onto foot.
11/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped stepping from jumbo striking right forearm on rib of drift resulting in a laceration.
10/12/2007 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was blasting short holes for sill timber at raise prep. Loaded 2 holes with 2 sticks & 1 fuse primer each. 1 shot went off - employee thought both had gone off. Re-entered blast area almost i...
10/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking over rough terrain; slipped and fell cutting ""R"" knee.
09/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee shut chute gate on foot.
09/25/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 13d restricted Employee using double jack to break rock. A piece of rock flew up striking him in the left eye.
09/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock bolting the back in the drift, employee saw a rock fall from the back. In his attempt to step back out of the way, the rock hit his left shin and foot.
09/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving rock on the grizzly by hand, when another rock rolled down hitting his left hand, cutting his little finger.
09/17/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE's pant leg got caught on the 5th wheel of a passing train, pulling EE's foot under 5th wheel, smashing foot.
08/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A small rock burst occurred on the 3700 level in the vicinity of the 230 raise bottom at track level. No one was working the area at the time. At approx 11:50 am I was contacted with information regar...
08/06/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A burst was discovered by dayshift mining crews and reported at 8:15am. MSHA notified at 8:22 am. Approx. 25' of rob and back will need to be rebolted after scaling. Dislodged rock will be mucked up....
07/12/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee had been drilling. Gloves and machine oily. He lost his slip on machine and when he tried to regain his grip off smashed his finger.
07/11/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was walking down drift when he stepped on the ball of the rail cause his ankle to roll spraining his ankle.
07/02/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was installing rock bolts. When EE was pulling steel from drill hole, it hung up causing the jack leg drill to jerk causing a shoulder strain.
06/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was lifting a locomotive hitch and strained his left shoulder.
05/21/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rebolting the drift back. Piece of rock came down hitting employee between his glove and arm guard causing a wound that required stitches.
04/29/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On April 29, 2007 AM a rock burst occurred at the Galena mine. The morning of April 30, 2007 at approx. 7:35 AM I was notified by the crew of the 226 stope that they had discovered the location of the...
04/27/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE is currently scheduled for total knee replacement on 6/4/07. EE had been placed on restictive duty as of 4/27/07, until his surgery date per his doctor's request. Reason for replacement is pre-exis...
04/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was hurrying to board the man coach, stumbled and fell down.(This injury resulted in restricted duty days)-DCN 220071280048
03/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was raise nipping. Muck train was approaching at a slow rate of speed when employee noticed material in track. Employee retrieved material, thought he had stepped clear of train, was caught b...
03/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Lifting 6' wooden ladders onto a timber truck, twisting while lifting, causing pain betweeen shoulders and neck.
02/08/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On the morning of February 8th, 2007 a small rock burst occurred on the 3700 level in the hanging wall, about halfway between the 230 raise and the 244 raise at track level. The outburst disrupted abo...
01/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was bolting the back, when a rock fell out of back striking him on his right hand smashing his thumb.
12/21/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On the afternoon of 12/21/06 at approximately 1:20 pm a rock burst in the 4000-226E stope occurred. By 1:35pm all personnel underground were accounted for & OK. Msha was notified at1:35 pm PST. The cr...
11/28/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Contacted at home that the power was out again at the mine. All underground personnel at primary escapeway and accounted for. Contacted MSHA Boise office and left message. Avista Utilities restored po...
11/28/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power out again. MSHA Boise office contacted. All underground personnel at primary escapeway and accounted for. Avista Utilities restored power @ 12:40pm and resumed normal operations. Shortly after M...