Galena — Accidents

Total: 764 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was working at the top shaft station. A crew of painters were doing elevated work out of a man basket adjacent to EE's position. The painters pulled some slack in a hose which caused it to di...
07/23/2012 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d restricted Employee was lifting the step of the track mucker to put it into the mucker bucket. Employee was assisting the lift with his leg and his right little finger was caught between the step and the mucker...
07/11/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling out of a jackleg hole when he inadvertently opened the chuck tender which released the steel unexpectedly. This caused the machine to fall forward and his hand was pinched bet...
07/05/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 7/5/2012 the employee reported that he has been experiencing pain in his right elbow for approximately one year and it seems to be getting worse. The pain appears to be associated with hammering na...
06/29/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was engaged in the slushing phase of his mining cycle. He walked by a compressed air ventilation device ie:(whiz bang) and a particle was blown into his eye. He reported that he was weari...
06/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 14d restricted The employee was cutting timber for a raise crew. As he lifted a scrap piece of square timber 12""x12""x5' long he got off balance and when he caught himself he felt pain in the lower abdomen mid-line...
06/21/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist had been shut down for service and when it was restarted the south electrical pot on the automatic slip regulator arced, burning the contacts. A subsequent inspection revealed that the insul...
06/19/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had just dropped off some supplies on the 4600 ramp. When he re-entered the tractor to drive back down the ramp he either bumped the shift lever or did not have it fully engaged which cau...
06/18/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The employee was drilling the face with a jackleg drill. As he pulled the drill out of a back hole he felt a pain in his shoulder. This injury occurred during the course of his normal work and was not...
06/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee noticed on 6/16/12 that his eye was irritated and small metal fragments were found in his eye by a physician. He was not aware of how or when the material the got there but since he had w...
06/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 126d restricted The employee was attempting to remove a roller rack for a slusher from a raise skip when he lost his grip with one hand and the full weight of the equipment was suddenly transferred to the remaining h...
06/07/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The automatic slip regulator had one phase fail which caused it to ground out. This was caused by a deterioration of the electrical pots.
06/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 215d restricted EE was cleaning threads on a cone crusher while other crew members were extracting the mantle. A worker yelled at EE to free the chain on the chain hoist and he stepped into a 1' diameter circular hol...
05/16/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist operator noticed smoke coming from the AC wound rotor motor so he immediately shut down the hoist. Upon examination it was apparent that the rotor had made contact with the stator windings....
05/16/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a malfunction in a regulator at the Avista Electric Company substation which supplies power to our facility. This malfunction resulted in a high voltage situation which tripped our high volt...
05/11/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We experienced a rock burst in the 168 stope on 4600 level which shattered rock on the footwall rib approximately 2' to 4' deep for a distance of about 16' in length. Rock also appeared to have been p...
05/09/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None MG shut down on high north flywheel bearing temp. Hoistman attempted to restart set by turning up the thermostat. Second trip was @ over 200dg. F. A/C motor was making noise (rotor rubbing stator. Hoi...
04/23/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This employee showed a standard threshold shift in hearing in his left ear of 25.00.
04/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 122d restricted The employee was attempting to move a rock that weighed approximately 40 lbs to use it for a fulcrum to extricate rock bolts that were buried in mud. He was not in a good position to lift the rock and...
04/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was attempting to pull the leg of a jackleg drill out of the muck when he strained his lower back. The leg had sunk into the muckpile while he was drilling the face.
03/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was rerailing a timber truck using the side stake on the truck for leverage. He did not have sufficient clearance from another timber truck so when he dropped it on the rail it pinched his ha...
03/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE was bolting with a jackleg drill and as he attempted to insert the split bolt driver that was in the chuck into the bolt he lost his footing and the machine continued to move forward and rotated ba...
03/15/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoistman had been hoisting very sticky material which caused him to pump the hoist brakes to dislodge it from the skip. The over use of the brakes caused an unbalanced condition in the hydraulic a...
03/06/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking under slusher cable and a piece of cable stuck the top of hand. On March 7, 2012 hand looked swollen and infected.
02/28/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost, 39d restricted I was informed that the employee would be undergoing a surgical procedure to relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome in his right hand on 3/1/2012. He will also have the procedure performed on...
02/24/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE inadvertently struck an over head catwalk mid swing while breaking rock on Grizzly with a double jack He went to the doctor for pain and received a full release to return to work. His pain continue...
02/22/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A severe storm caused damage to a transmission line resulting in a disruption of power to our facilities which caused us to lose power to our hoists. The power was restored within 20 minutes but the d...
02/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was guiding the rod eye of a hydraulic cylinder with his hand in order to place blocking under the cylinder body when the rod suddenly and unexpectedly extended pinching his thumb between the rod e...
02/09/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was riding in an empty ore car when it derailed and made contact with a charged air line. This contact punctured the pipe releasing compressed air which blew rust and fine particles of ro...
02/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using hot gloves to cover power lines with 2 halves of 6"" x 10' plastic pipe. The top half slipped out of his hands and hit him on the side of the head.
01/20/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None We experienced a rock burst in the 190 raise at approximately 6:13 Am. The area was inspected at 7:15 by the mine foreman and he notified the Safety department at 8:07 that there was significant damag...
01/17/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A tree fell across an Avista power line that feeds the Galena mine during a storm which produced extremely high winds. No one was riding the shaft conveyances at the time. Crews were asked to stand do...
01/11/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost 2300volt and 480volt power to the Galena hoist due to blown fuses. It was determined that the fuse holder was defective so it was replaced. Our primary hoist is the #3 which was not affected so h...
01/06/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Couer hoist went down due to an electrical problem while hoisting ore from 3400. The electricians had a little trouble identifying the problem but finally determined it to be a burned coil and fus...
01/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had placed a jack leg drill on the muck pile which was on an inclined plane. He then stepped back to retrieve some rock bolts and when he turned back around he slipped and his chin struck...
12/29/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None We experienced a total power outage from provider (Avista) to all U.S. Silver properties. There were no personnel in conveyances. #3 cagers were in pocket. All underground workers were instructed to s...
12/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The employee was installing a header and tried to gain elevation by standing on a wood block appx. 10 x 10 x 18 inches. The Block rolled which caused him to fall. He put his arms out to break his fall...
11/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pulling muck from a shaft pocket when the material hung up due to a large rock bridging the chute opening. He was using a scaling bar to dislodge the rock and when it broke loose it s...
11/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Hoisting powder truck to put on the track to unload it. When hoisted up he pushed it over to the track and right shoulder popped when he went to unload it at powder mag and felt pain in right shoulde...
11/08/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The victim had just installed a dywidag bolt with a jackleg. As he pulled the driver off of the bolt he lost his balance and the machine pivoted forward against the leg. The victim's hand was in this...
11/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victim was standing on the ground cleaning out the bed of a haul truck when he slipped and struck his chin against the bed and incurred a laceration on his chin.
10/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A seismic event occurred near the 185 raise on 4900 that dislodged approximately 1/2 to 2/3 of a car of muck from the raise that was deposited at the bottom.
09/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 85d restricted EE had stepped into a two foot trench to help a fellow employee lift a rammer over some underground utilities and when he stepped out of the trench, his knee gave out on him, causing him to fall back...
09/23/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Stress built up in ground causing a rockburst. Fractures in back and ribs. Drift and raise obstructed with displaced rock between 3400 level 230/218 intersection to approximately 50' beyond the top of...
09/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing a bag of tools into a pickup when his arm contacted a fractured tail light lens. A sliver of plastic became embedded in his right forearm which required excision and sutures.
09/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Attaching drawbar for timber truck to locomotive, caught ""R"" middle finger between pin and frame of timber truck - lacerating tip of ""R"" middle finger.
08/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner slipped on wet muck while bolting with jack-leg. Jack-leg came down hitting employee on side of ""R"" foot.
08/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Knocking a bit from end of steel, the steel fell over causing the end of the steel to flip up and hit EE in the mouth chipping two teeth.
08/08/2011 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 5d restricted Cleaning grizzly off, rock rolled off muck pile by grizzly striking ""L"" pinky finger against rock on grizzly. Lacerating top of small finger
08/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was knocking lacing to get back into stope after shooting a brow round. He had knocked 3 lagging and placed them over his joker chute. He tripped and fell in the joker chute. He broke his rig...