Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Miner was performing pre-shift inspection on mucker. The mechanic closed the hood. The hood fell and struck the miner on his right hand.
06/17/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In 3000 Level Grizzly, using double jack to break rocks, piece of rock flew up and broke front tooth.
06/16/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Miner was barring down on left rib when a rock 18"" x 5"" came out, bounced off 6"" air line and struck miner on top of right foot.
06/09/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Coeur hoist grid room, electrical grid overheated and welded contacts together shutting down the south shaft of Coeur Hoist.
06/03/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lowering cage deck after repairing; deck fell pinching right back arm between deck and cage structure. Replacing shoes on cages at Coeur Mine.
05/26/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 3200 Chippy Hoistman running the hoist to check limits, hoist tripped out at 0620 hrs. Hoistman tried to reset, could not, electrician sent underground to reset, reset at 0710 hrs., May 26, 2015.
05/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 105d restricted Turning loose hose roller for Alimak on timber truck, it caught part on other timber truck - felt pain in right shoulder. Went to doctor on May 27th, waiting to schedule MRI for shoulder
04/07/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist man was running Galena hoist up shaft - east side. The west side was clutched out and parked topside. A clutch shoe came loose and got wedged in west clutch causing the spider to crack
03/25/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist man was pulling muck off 52-pocket; #1 side reached 4300 and #2 side was at 1200. Hoist shut down - tried to reset-all attempts failed. Computer was locked up. Programmer in Canada reset on-line...
03/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In 3000-079, hit large rock with smaller rock on top; smaller rock came back after being hit with double jack hitting miner in right eye. Miner was wearing safety glasses at time of accident.
03/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 129d restricted EE climbing up step ladder; left foot got caught up between rung and hinge on ladder - EE lost balance and fell to the floor landing on right shoulder and compressed left knee.
03/18/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting up wood, trigger on pneumatic chainsaw stuck. Chainsaw kicked back on wood, bar struck back of left hand
03/17/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Galena hoist man called the hoist would not reset. He pushed the E-stop button, left the hoist cab to use the restroom. When he got back he hit the reset and nothing happened. The electricians arrived...
03/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Load round w/pressure prill pot, turned pot on - hose blew out peppering face with prill
02/16/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 29d restricted Working on 3000 station with non-powered hand tools, EE felt severe numbness and tingling both hands and fingers. Was diagnosed w/carpal tunnel syndrome and surgery was performed Wednesday, June 3, 20...
02/09/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 147d restricted Pulling machine out of ratty hole, felt something pull in left shoulder. EE continued to work till Feb 16, 2015. Went to clinic and was put on restricted duty - doing physical therapy.
01/29/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Transformer fire started at the Avista electrical substation in Osburn, ID all power out at the Galena mine. 49 miners were notified at 0130 hrs. to move to level stations. Coeur Hoist was manned by...
01/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee lifting slusher drum onto shaft about waist high, felt sharp pain in back
01/02/2015 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was in dry at end of shift after shower and changing into street clothes; bending over felt his left knee pop. Was seen that evening, released to duty. Was seen again on January 12 - put on restric...
12/28/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman called Mine Foreman at 10:00 pm report power out. Foreman arrived at mine at 10:15; called Safety Supervisor; was on the phone with MSHA 800 number. Foreman spoke with all supervisors undergr...
12/24/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 0000 hrs. ee Hoistman heard noise coming from the west drum. Clutched out the west side and investigated found a 15 bolt and nut inside of the hoist drum. Use east side to hoist maintenance and sup...
12/23/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None No. 3 hoistman was pulling lead from 3700-45. Brake not releasing all the way when #1 side in the dump - doesn't release till #2 side in dump. Alarm at 1901hrs. Hoistman acknowledged then reset; 1924...
11/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was hanging water line, lost his footing. Trying to catch himself, he grabbed a monster mat and cut his left pinky finger.
09/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost Employee went outside mill to take a break - sat on makeshift bench fell back jamming left shoulder trying to catch himself. Went to local clinic after shoulder continued to bother him on October 9, 2...
09/03/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee experienced heat stress on 5200 level in shop area. At 9:00 supervisor sent employee out to main station to cool off and get fluids; employee returned to 5200 ramp area and experienced cramps...
08/26/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On 8/26/2014 at approximately 3:20 P.M. a rockburst occurred in the 37-281 stope area which resulted in a roof failure and damage to ribs in proximity to burst. The burst occurred in conjunction with...
08/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove a plug from a pump. There was a pipe in close proximity and slightly above the pump. As he was attempting to loosen the plug the wrench slipped and his chin made cont...
08/09/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist operator inadvertently bumped a power switch when he hung up the pager phone which disrupted power to the accumulator pump. The computer detected this and locked out the hoist. Since it was...
07/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted The employee was bolting when he experienced pain in the groin area and noticed what he referred to as swelling. He stated that he has had similar pain occasionally for several years both on and off t...
07/23/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist man took the skip can up into the scrolls to the upper lilly limit and the hoist would not reset with the back out switch. We re-booted the hoist cpu and the hoist reset and came out of the...
06/27/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The primary hoist(#3)went down sometime around 1:00am due to an unknown mechanical failure. All personnel were accounted for and the secondary hoist (Galena) was still fully operational. Mine personne...
06/27/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The primary hoist (#3) went down at 6:15 due to a mechanical failure. All personnel were accounted for. MSHA was notified at 6:38. Mine personnel found that air had leaked out of an accumulator throug...
06/23/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d lost, 28d restricted Employee underwent surgery for repair of carpal tunnel syndrome potentially caused by vibratory impact from jackleg drills.
06/18/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee was attempting to bar a large rock that was stuck in a muck chute. As he pried on the rock he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was diagnosed with a back strain/sprain.
06/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted An employee lifted a piece of 40-lb rail with another miner. As they were walking the rail to where it was going to be installed the employee tripped on a 1"" hose that was laying in the walkway. The...
05/29/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 141d restricted This accident was originally reported as a minor inj. Employee was diagnosed with sprained wrist on 6/17/14. He was drilling with a jackleg when the steel hung up and the machine rotated suddenly whic...
05/22/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock burst occurred in the 37-232 stope which damaged a 14.5'x 13' area of the stope resulting in rock being dislodged past anchorage of bolts. This occurred with blasting at the end of shift. No mi...
05/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was cleaning the ground floor of the rock house with a 1"" water hose. He was walking forward near the base of the E-45 conveyer foundation while pulling the 1"" hose. The employee's left foo...
05/01/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A breaker tripped on the Dynapar braking system for the Galena shaft hoist. Electricians were called in to determine the reason that the breaker tripped. It was determined that the control card for th...
04/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted The employee was inspecting a 2yd LHD which was parked in the fueling area of the 3700 ramp. There were two 10""x10""x10' timbers leaning against the rib beside the LHD. The timber in the rear fell an...
03/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 29d restricted Put up ""I Beam - 4600 Galena, felt pain in stomach. To clinic diagnosed-pulled abdomen muscle. Complained of pain-October 29, 2014, to clinic, diagnosed pulled abdomen muscle. Came back complaining o...
03/26/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was breaking rock on the grizzly with a double jack. When he made contact with the rock a small shard of broken rock was ejected and it struck him on the wrist between the cuff of his glo...
03/26/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was collaring a hole with a jackleg drill for a slab round when a small piece of rock broke off at the collar and struck him on the shin. He received a laceration which required sutures.
03/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The employee was moving a pile of rubbish. A metal band approximately 10' long by 3/4"" wide was protruding from the pile. He jerked on the band and when it came free it recoiled striking him in the e...
03/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was handing lagging up to his partner on the floor above. As he slid the lagging up a small particle of rock was dislodged and entered his eye through the gap between the top of his glasses and his...
02/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 84d restricted Employee carried 60 lbs. pump down stairs -felt pain to right forearm - went to local clinic on Feb 24 2014; was told if it still bothered him to come back - employee complained of pain and range of m...
02/20/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was bolting the back with a jackleg drill. As he was backing out of the hole the steel puller bounced up and released the steel which caused it to fall striking the employee between the t...
02/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE was examining the cleaning cells at the mill which sit on a slightly elevated floor. The floor is constructed of metal grates and there is a 6"" step up to the elevated floor. When she left the are...
01/25/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A.C. side of generator shorted out on the brush holder on start up.
01/20/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None This form 7000-1 is submitted for the sole purpose of terminating citation no. 8697258. The submission of this form 7000-1 does not constitute an admission by U.S. Silver and Gold that an entrapment o...