Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/18/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electricians checking Galena Hoist MG set, found one brush on MG set broken off. Back up and running at 7:15 AM April 18 2017
03/06/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Galena hoist room, unplug drain valve (slip regulator pots) as it drained it filled drain pan electrician reached across rail to shut valve off hit right rib against rail, fractured rib.
02/19/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Mucker operator heard pop, looked behind and saw a mist that erupted in flame, operator activated fire suppression system and shut master switch off. Traveled past mucker out to station and to surface...
01/22/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Alimak Raise, bolting after blasting round - just got collared when rock size of baseball came down hitting between glove and arm guard.
01/15/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Walk from dry to mechanic shop, slipped on ice, grabbed rail, pulled right shoulder. Employee went in for MRI on February 16th. Employee's physician took employee off work as of February 21, 2017 pend...
11/10/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unload slusher off timber truck, hoist slusher off timber truck, slusher swung out - miner had hand between slusher and hoist cable
11/03/2016 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 5d lost Miner had mild heart attack - transported to Coeur d'Alene, ID - had two stints placed and has been released to full duty next week, November 14th.
10/10/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Galena Mill - #2 belt scraper, tighten scraper, bar used to tighten scraper slipped employee slipped fell into metal ladder rung cutting eyebrow above right eye. 4 sutures
09/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost 5200-165 using jackleg, leg kicked out miner tried to catch it and felt burning in lower abdominal area. Went to ER on Saturday, Sept 24th. To specialist in Coeur d'Alene
09/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost 4900 Chiller - was moving circulating pump, pump tipped over - EE tried to catch it. Strain to mid abdomen. Reported accident on Monday, Sept 26th. To specialist.
08/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost 3400-51W - bent over to pull jackleg out of lifter, felt like tear to abdomen. Was seen on Monday, August 8th. Will be seeing a specialist in Post Falls, ID this week.
07/20/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 4900-360 Collaring hole to drill for roof bolt, material came out of back hitting bridge of nose.
07/13/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 5200-206 - Remove utilities from 206 intersection. Had timbers on bucket. Exited mucker and went to unload bucket by hand. Slipped on bucket/timber knocked into rib.
06/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Knock rock out of drill hole using rock bolt and double jack, hit rock bolt with double jack, smashed left little finger between rock bolt and double jack
06/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Men's Dry, clean men's dry, lifting buckets and mopping, abdominal strain - hernia surgery scheduled for Friday, July 8th.
06/07/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Diamond drill in 2400-181; leaned hand against rib to stoop down to grab something; cut left wrist on sharp rock edge on the rib.
04/11/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist, rope stretched on #2 side, brake would not release. Reset computer, brake released, period of time to find out why brake would not release. Hoist back up on line at 1130 hrs.
04/10/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Low battery alarm at 10:20 AM supervisors stood miners down - electricians replaced 4 AA Batteries and contacted Canada on computer backup
03/25/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee greasing hoist coupler in Galena Hoist room, caught left wrist on sharp edge of machine guard.
03/23/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Bumped elbow going up raise, saw doc on 3/23/16. Released to full duty. Re-examined on April 5th, infected. Off work till infection clears up
03/20/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting dag with cut off wheel, got piece of metal in left eye. Emp. was wearing wrap around safety glasses.
03/15/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Galena Hoist - Hoist went down at 2030 hrs. due to blown fuse.
03/07/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 47d lost Diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, both wrists. Surgery on 1st wrist - Wednesday, June 1st
02/23/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner pried rock off muck pile to move 15 hp. slusher up raise, rock slid down and hit miner in left shin.
02/18/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 51d lost Employee claimed carpal tunnel syndrome, diagnosed March 1st - surgery on Tuesday, May 24th.
02/18/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Use 6-foot bar to move mill pinion shaft (approx. 3,000 lbs.) across shop floor, overexerted - abdominal strain - hernia repair June 1, 2016
02/15/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist getting ready to send men underground the left brake limit switch was stuck; computer would not release till it was reset.
02/09/2016 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost At 4900-167-Cell #3, during a cement-sand fill, support for wall failed knocking miner backward, resulting in minor cuts and bruises and chemical conjunctivitis.
02/06/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Stairway from shop to main deck, employee move ladder from walkway to storage, heel of boot caught on bottom step causing ee to trip and twist ankle
02/04/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Galena hoist was parked when Hoistman tried to move the hoist the brake mechanism would not release. East brake control relay was weak, replaced relay and back up and running
02/02/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Galena hoist parked when there was a power bump. Brake mechanism would not release. After repeated attempts to release brake decided to release brake manually to compress cylinder. This worked and hoi...
12/23/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 12"" to 16"" of snow. Load on powerline or tree snapped under load and fell on powerline. 52 miners underground - all on surface by 1645 hrs.
12/14/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire occurred on Tram Motor 24 at 5200-155 Raise. Miners unplugged battery power to motor and used extinguisher into motor . Miners then exited drift for the 5200 shop. Stench was initiated and mine e...
12/07/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 48d lost Miner diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, had surgery on Friday, April 8, 2016. Lost time as of Monday April 11, 2016
12/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on 4900 Ramp, during shift got something in left eye
11/17/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None High winds through Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho disrupted power. Shut down Galena hoists; miners brought out to stations and sat till power came back to hoist to surface.
10/22/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner went into 5200 motor barn to retrieve motor to transport crews to their workplace. Take motor out miner drove by charging station and noticed arcing coming from cable connection to spare battery...
10/19/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d restricted Electrician had carpal tunnel surgery on June 3, 2015. Other wrist was done Monday, October 19, 2015.
10/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner load powder to blast round. A slab was on collar pipe couldn't load hole without moving slab. Moved slab and broke free, sharp end cut through glove and cut right palm.
10/13/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Maintenance Supt walk thru hoist house, heard the MG set squealing, had Hoistman shut the MG set down. Investigated - electrical brushes came apart. Takes one hour to stop MG set from spinning, repair...
10/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 7d restricted Miner stepped off muck pile and knee gave out and buckled underneath him. In for MRI Oct 13, 2015; surgery on October 22, 2015
09/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner bar down loose material during work place exam. Loose material came out of back, bounced off vent bag, hit miner in mouth.
09/23/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Pulling lead muck off 3700 #2 side load out, go to take off and hear something fall in basement limit arm popped off left brake side. Electricians in to fix, reset limits and back running at 0230. Cre...
09/21/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 Hoist Hoistman was pulling muck off 5200 pocket on #2 side with lead. Hoistman pushed zoom button too late; No.2 side went into track limits. No. 2 would not come out. Motorman climber up and re...
08/26/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3200 Chippy Hoist low voltage - Mode Break Switch tripped, Hoistman tried to reset, electricians were called, reset and reboot computer up and running at 1246 hrs.
08/17/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Clearing grizzly of muck, swung double jack - rock broke, chunk came up hitting miner in mouth breaking upper incisor tooth
07/21/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Miner cleaning drift of muck with track mucker, mucker came off track pin miner up against slusher deck.
07/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner bolting up raise round, move machine, slipped twisting right knee. Injured on July 20, 2015 - surgery on September 23, 2015
07/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 61d restricted Taking down sand line on 5200-058, the pipe shot back behind employee's head causing shoulder to dislocate.
07/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Pulling rods out of drill hole to change tubes, turned to stack the rod, felt back ""instantly "" hurt