Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical power (Avista Utilities - Spokane, Washington) went out at 3:35 PM from Osburn, Idaho to Mullan, Idaho. Power back on at 4:33PM. No. 3 Hoist back on line at 4:55PM.
09/16/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist went down due to electrical issues in drive. Spencer Engineering was contacted - directed electrical department where to locate issue - replaced fuses and hoist re-started
09/08/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 4300 #3 Pocket, rock stuck in gate; muck overfilled the skip. No. 3 Hoist could not move skip. Skip cleaned out, No 3 Hoist up and running at 9:13 PM, 09/08/2020
08/21/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost 5200-165 pulling machine and steel out of hole, felt ""pop"" to left shoulder blade.
08/21/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost 4900-177 barring out bolts stuck in chute, Rock came loose, came out over gate hitting right thigh.
08/17/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Shaft - 4900 Level pocket - skip was overloaded and couldn't pull out of the pocket. Mining crews stood down on stations. Hand mucked skip - back up and running August 17th 2020 at 10:50 PM
06/26/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost 5200-206 Put hand on wire bolted to rib, rock came off rib striking right hand.
06/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5200-165 Timbering, cap fell out, threw miner into mat
06/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost 3200-033 Raise - loading lagging onto timber slide at bottom of 033 Raise, rock fell from timber slide hitting miner on top of hardhat
06/08/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist, Hoistman doing overspeed test, hoist shut down. Found overspeed buzzer underneath console shorted out causing hoist to shut down, replaced and relocated overspeed buzzer.
05/15/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Coeur Hoist, scheduled maintenance to replace power switch, went to activate hoist, new switch would not energize. electricians traced out, bad fuse. Hoist up and running at 12:10 hrs.
05/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Mechanic moving LHD tire, reported possible hernia on May 14th 2020. Mechanic thought it would get better over time - Requested to go see medical provider on July 14th 2020. Waiting for second opinion...
05/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost 3000-020 Chute - ore car overfilled while pulling muck, the handle on chute valve to open gate came off. While cleaning up mess, miner was using hands to pick up rocks. A rock fell from chute or ore c...
04/27/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 46d lost Employee claims carpal tunnel syndrome for both wrists. To clinic for evaluation and scheduled for visit with specialist. Delayed due to COVID-19. Surgery scheduled for 1st wrist August 18th 2020.
04/23/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 38d lost Miner claims carpal tunnel syndrome for both wrists. To clinic for evaluation and scheduled for visit with specialist. Delayed due to COVID-19. Surgery scheduled for 1st wrist August 18th 2020
03/09/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Coeur Hoist, when operating hoist, hoistman noticed had no dynamic braking. Basement electrical room the primary switch was found to be in the closed position. Crews were stood down during investigati...
02/05/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Start of shift riding in conveyance in #3 Shaft. Miner experienced light-headedness, flushed feeling while riding down in the cage, miner fainted before reaching #3 4900 station
01/23/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist kicked out - computer showed ""brakes not set"" Consulted with Spencer Engineering - mechanics reset limit switch on south brake ring - ran safety checks and shaft run, back up and running...
01/21/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist - limit switch was out of adjustment on south brake track; was readjusted; during night muck hoisting limit switch was again out of adjustment due to expansion of brake track, computer shu...
01/12/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power bumps with heavy snow storm, No. 3 Hoist was pulling lead off 4900 pocket when it kicked out, would not reset. Contacted Spencer Engineering on computer faults. Electricians up replaced two elec...
12/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5500 #3 Station, moving 12""x12""x5' wood shaft dividers, caught right thumb between two dividers.
11/24/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 4600-346 Chute - dumping muck into chute, rock came out striking miner on left side of mouth - laceration
11/17/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3200 Chippy Hoist kept kicking out; loop breaker would trip out. LC Relay was loose, re-seated the relay, ran checks - hoist back up and running at 11:30PM, Sunday, November 17th
11/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner stabbing roof bolts next to miner in heading. Stabbed bolt fell out of monster mat striking miner on back of left leg.
10/03/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Hit side of rib with LHD bucket, pipe came down, over top of LHD operator hitting back of hard hat.
10/01/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Dynamic brake was sticking shutting down hoist, cleaned and reset.
09/24/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3200 Chippy Hoist shut down - would not reset; computer program had to be reinstalled
09/19/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Avista had a structure fire in Government Gulch - Smelterville, Idaho from Pine Creek to Osburn substation which caused total outage at Galena Mine. Power back on 11:45 PM - Sept 19, 2019.
09/17/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical substation tripped out in town.
09/17/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Dynamic brake on Hoist was pitted - shutting down hoist.
09/04/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost 5200-159ER scaling back under protected ground, rock came out of back hitting miner on left shoulder
08/17/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 4900-334 bolting back - rock came out of back hitting miner on upper lip
07/30/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost 3200-021 RS heading into workplace when employee got stuck in mud and sand; when getting foot unstuck, miner stepped and slipped on track. Right knee ""popped"".
07/25/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Accident was reported on Wednesday July 31st. 5200-186 - pulling chutes, jumped off motor to pull chute twisting right knee when heel of boot caught on motor hitch.
07/25/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost 5200-347 barring rock out of chute, felt sharp pain in groin, pain went slowly away, grizzling on 3700, moved piece of steel, pain came back.
07/24/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5200-164 - Using powder knife to cut water hose; knife slipped and went into left thigh.
07/15/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Avista power tripped out in town of Osburn, ID. Coeur Hoist powered up 1:00 PM, ran checks on hoist and shaft
07/07/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist tripped out, would not reset. Called IT in Ontario Canada - long range dial stuck when taken out of man mode - reset manually to muck mode and re-set. Recommissioned shaft - back and runni...
06/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreign body/dirt in left eye
05/28/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman moving cagers from 3700 pocket to 3700 Station to transfer more muck. Stopped at upper pocket the #3 hoist stalled out and would not reset. Brake limit switch had to be readjusted.
05/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost 5200-346 Chute - barring overhead in chute, felt pain in right shoulder.
05/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5200-184 Rock on face - went to pull it off, slipped and fell forward, rock slipped off face and caught middle finger of right hand between two rocks.
05/10/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Operate Mucker 2-4 (250M) heading up incline to get another load of muck, looked back saw flames coming from end of mucker. Articulated mucker into rib and hit fire suppression system
04/30/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3700 Galena Station - loading bolts onto cage, bundle of bolts was missing a band. Put gap filler in place to prevent bolts from falling down shaft. The bolts caught the filler going into the cage and...
04/24/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost 3400-049 Remove pig pin, step over it, tripped on geotech falling into handle of jackleg
04/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost 3200 Grizzly pulling boulders down off grizzly slope, felt belly button pop.
04/16/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost 3400-048 Raising crib smashed left index finger with ax driving 60 penny nail above employee's head
03/31/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist, pull muck off 5200 halfway up shaft hoist slowed down from 1700 to 500 FPM, computer gave pinion brake supply pressure fault. Found loose connection on pinion brake supply pressure transd...
03/26/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost 4900-210 Move wooden post with slusher, end of post caught rib came back hitting miner in lower right leg. Went to clinic - released to full duty on March 26th. Miner went back in on April 4th - docto...
03/25/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost 5200 Grizzly - using double jack to break rocks on top of grizzly; felt strong pain in right hand.