Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE FELL WHILE CARRYING HIS JACK-LEG DRILL. THE MACHINE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.
06/05/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 30d lost, 4d restricted EE HAS DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE UNDERWENT SURGERY 6-19-00.
05/22/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost GOING TO THE WORK STATION, HE WAS LOADING THE TRANSPORTATION TRUCK TO GO TO THE DRILL SITE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE MOTOR, HE WAS GRABBING THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN, CAUSING H IM TO F...
05/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING TOP CHUTE CYLINDER THE CYLINDERJUMPED OUT PINCHING AND BREAKING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
05/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A AIR SAW, BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEES THUMB TO RAKE ACROSS THE NEWLY SHARPENED CHAIN.
05/02/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ROCK BURST WHILE BARRING DOWNAND ROCK BOLTING EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ABOVE RIGHT EYE BY FLY ROCK.
05/02/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ROCK BURST WHILE BARRING DOWN AND ROCK BOLTING, EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN WHEN ROCK BURST HIT.
05/01/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE DRILLING OVER BULKHEAD, THE BUZZY LEG SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE EE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE BULKHEAD. RESULTED IN SEVEN STITCHES.
04/27/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None DESTRESS HOLES IN WALLS AND AHEAD OF FACE, TIMBER AND MONITOR.
04/03/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WHEN THE DRIFT CREW ARRIVED FOR SHIFT ON MON MORN, 4/3/00 THEY NOTICED THAT THE HEADING ON 5500-54EAST HAD ROCKBURST. SINCE THE CREW WAS OFF FOR THE WEEKEND THE ACTUAL TIME OF THE EVENT IS UNK NOWN. T...
03/28/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost, 4d restricted EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS OF CARPAL TUNNELSYNDROME. HE UNDERWENT SURGERY 5/24/00.
03/20/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 26d lost, 21d restricted THE EE HAS DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS OF CARPAL TUNNEL. HE UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 4/24/00 AND 5/10/00.
02/21/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None MINER PHONE SURFACE TO REPORT THAT A PLUMB OF SMOKE SMELLING LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD RISEN UP THRU THE 43-43 RAISE, WHERE HE AND HIS PARTNER WORKED IN A STOPE. THIS RAISE CONNECTS THE MINE S 4000-...
02/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE PULLED A LOW BACK MUSCLE WHEN THE TEN FOOT DRILL STEEL HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE HOLE SUDDENLY STUCK.