Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/22/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost 5200 Grizzly - using double jack, something popped in left forearm.
03/04/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 5200-206 E Cut 11; seismic event occurred during blasting resulting in failure of ground beyond support.
02/02/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing bit on pneumatic chipper, hit trigger on shaft divider and shot out bit hitting miners upper lip.
01/20/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Heavy wet snow caused tree limbs to fall and trip out power line coming to mine. No. 3 Hoist down from 10:30 PM January 20th to 12:45 AM January 21st.
01/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee slipped and fell on ice/snow straining upper back, arm, and both legs. Went back on January 21st, Local clinic sent employee home for 3 days to rest and recover. *EE was diagnosed with fractu...
11/18/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None 4900-132 Ramp - Mucker 2-11. Miner was operating LHD; mucking out heading when the LHD caught fire. The fire suppression system was activated and miner withdrew from heading and called the No. 3 Hoist...
11/18/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The air compressor used on hoist for pinion and accumulator is also used to aid in dumping stench. Valve was left open on stench manifold and compressor would not keep up creating air loss on the pini...
11/01/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None 5200-159E; Muck & pad 159; trammed to 186 chute; felt sick, had headache, headed to 5200 #3 station, rode cage out at end of shift; stopped @ 2400 station to pick up miners, passed out in cage.
10/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5200-206 glue back hole with dwyidag, PVC pipe slipped out of hands of miner; striking upper lip, laceration.
10/18/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Cleaning out gob pile, move old rail with cable off bucket of mucker; guide mucker operator in to pull rail, slid down pinched foot under bucket.
10/15/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Coeur Hoist kept kicking out, replaced left brake limit switch.
10/06/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist computer screen locked up, per instructions on screen - breaker was reset. Breaker would not reset - electrician turned main breaker off; everything reset.
10/02/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted 4900-310 Load-out barring back down after blast, stepped back to look for better angle to bar; material from behind wire fell out hit miner on the shoulder.
09/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner wash down raise, rock rolled off bulkhead striking miner on nose and left cheek
09/06/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist man moved conveyance without a release bell from cagers working on 4600 #3 Station. One cager was inside cage when it was moved and other cager was on station.
08/27/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist Galena Mine - Pulling muck on #1 side, power dropped out, night shift crew on surface. Avista power line coming on site insulator broke and dropped power out back to Osburn Sub-station.
08/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 4300 Diamond Drill station - move gopher drill forward when base slid out, drill rocked ahead, miner tried to catch it and caught right arm on cable guard. Laceration to inner right elbow.
08/14/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Pull lead on #1 side going up; hoist shut down. Computer would not let hoistman to re-set
07/29/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Pull lead off 5200 pocket, computer fault came on, no oil flow to inboard bearing. Maintenance on site - adjusted oil flow.
07/29/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A cam that releases the hoist brake did not fully engage causing the brakes to remain in prime. Safety's shut hoist down. Reset cams.
07/27/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman performing pre-shift on #3 Hoist, heard ""pop"" then noticed the monitor screen in hoist was blank, unplugged and plugged back in and monitor came back on, but had tripped out a breaker in th...
07/07/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted 3400-049E prep and scale for rock bolting in raise stope, miner bolting back, material came out of crown of hanging wall hit left shoulder.
06/11/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist man heard a loud snap; ee tried to reset the brake wear fault. After failing to get a reset ee called maintenance, electricians and safety.
05/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost 5200 Upper Pocket, spot cage at pocket landing step out, slipped on cap of landing.
05/19/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost 4900-195 Incline, drilling with jackleg for roof bolting, machine came back striking miner with handle in right cheek, fracture right sinus
05/09/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wetting down muck pile in 5200-206 ramp, rock came out of rib striking left forearm, laceration to left forearm
05/04/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3200 Chippy hoist person stopped conveyance on 3700 station. Short time later alarm activated and hoist could not be restarted. Code indicated brake was not set, the fact was that the brake set switch...
03/12/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost 3400-49RS install raise gate 20' down from top; nail lagging to side for gate to stop on when you close it. Had to hold lagging with left hand to nail in place, hit back of hand with poll of axe. Frac...
03/06/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No personnel underground at time of incident. AC Line Contactor on No. 3 Hoist computer system failed, took electricians time to diagnose problem - spare contactor installed and hoist back up and runn...
02/28/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Abandoned 4600 ""G"" entry had a unconfirmed panel collapse - pushing the water out of the old workings; water went down No. 3 Shaft and Galena Shaft - concern over damage to No. 3 Shaft. MSHA on site...
02/28/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner using snow rake to clear snow off Morning Shop open warehouse roof, snow rake came out of EE's hands falling back striking EE above right eye - laceration above right eye
01/23/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 4900-121 Shop, move full 55 gallon drum of oil off timber truck, barrel slid causing left little finger to be fractured between two barrels.
01/02/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 50d lost Miner claims carpal tunnel syndrome on January 2, 2018. Went on lost time as of March 1st 2018 for scheduled carpal tunnel surgery (both wrists).
12/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Trying to break pipe loose, trip backwards over top of tails box in mill, caught foot on grating or discharge line, hit back of head against grating
12/07/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 52-164 bolting rib in ramp felt left knee sting a little bit looked at knee and was bleeding, laceration to left lateral knee.
11/13/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist - hoisting muck when hoistman saw flash by 1750 HP motor, Hoistman shut hoist down; bar holding armatures came loose, tightened, run checks up and running at 1405 hrs.
11/12/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 42d restricted 3400-057RS Moving track hoe out of ditch, back hoe slid off 5 x 10 putting miner in rib, miner to clinic deep bruise to left knee physical therapy start on Nov 27.
11/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost 3200-019 get personnel gear off locomotive, slipped on mud landing on rail, catching rail between fingers of right hand. Went to ER, negative x-ray, was released but Dr wanted PT to be seen at clinic,...
11/06/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Pipe line road from Galena to Coeur Mine - snow load dropped tree limbs on power line knocking power out to Galena Mine. Power off at 5:30 AM back on at 7:45 AM.
10/28/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On Alimak deck up 5200-345 RS, rock bolting when face popped out hitting miner on right wrist. Miner wearing gloves and arm guards at time of accident.
09/24/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5200 Ramp exhaust fan on mainline - miner on motor was in exhaust of the 100 HP fan - got material in left eye
08/17/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Going through open air doors as swamper on ore train. Miner ducked head down to clear door, they didn't duck far enough - hard hat ear muffs caught on air door arms pulling face of miner into the pull...
08/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost On August 14th, 2017 miner was lifting 4' x 8' sheets of plywood, strained abdomen. Came in Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - wanted to see doctor concerning the injury in 2017, medical have taken miner of...
08/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee lifted 4' x 8' sheet of plywood resulting in hernia on August 14 2017. Went to surgeon in January 2020 - insurance accepted diagnosis and surgical repair as of February 6, 2020
07/28/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Drilling pin hole with jackleg drill, pulled drill steel out of hole and smashed finger on rib - fractured middle right finger between drill and rib. ER did reduction on July 28th. Surgery on August 1...
06/21/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist tripped out on main bearing temperature, cooling water line was plugged , electricians flushed the line reset and hoist was up and running by 0045 hrs June 22nd
06/14/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 skip stalled above 5200 level, ""E"" brake set itself, when hoist man reset the limit switch would not reset. Electricians corrected.
06/06/2017 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Prepping stope on 371 ramp, overheated
06/03/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner in 3400-048 Raise, tripped and hit knee against footwall, small cut. Infection, miner off work for treatment of infection.
05/10/2017 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 23d restricted Work at #3 head frame, bent over to pick up brake board - felt pain to lower right back and right leg.