Gold Star Mine — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/05/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Horizontal stretch, was the report we have from msha geologist on prior fall. the fall is in line with a prior fall in the same cross cut, running the same direction. I think the top had the same char...
11/05/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Horizontal stretch was the report we have from msha geologist on prior fall. The fall is in line with a prior fall in the same entry, I think the top had the same characteristics, as the prior fall, w...
10/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner was walking beside a trailer, a fine piece of medal was sticking out from side of trailer, medal was a ling splinter type of scraped material, still attached to trailer. It was stuck in finger w...
10/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was cutting apart props in pit when a prop slid down and struck little finger between two props on right hand causing a cut and split the nail. Was sent to hospital where they cleaned and stitched...
09/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None My determination is the cribs that were constructed were on loose bottoms and or frozen bottoms that a scoop could not get to as per the original prevention support plan. The pressure from the fall co...
08/09/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered during a pre-shift exam on the morning of 08/09/2015 by the examiner, it was called in as soon as possible. The cause horizontal stretch in the area. That was determined at a lat...
07/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing center spray from miner head when the blocked dropped, smashing his right little finger. causing a cut to finger approx. 1.5""
01/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing lagging at roof fall area. While building arch sets, he was holding a piece of lagging to bolt with another employee. The other emoloyee tightened the lagging before EE could clear h...
12/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None employee was struck by shuttle car cable in the back of his legs and the force flipped him upside down and he landed on his head and neck.
12/01/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was moving a 480v pump and un-tied the trailing cable from the roof and a rock slid out and struck him in the head.
11/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shuttle car was stuck in entry #7, EE went to check on the situation. While walking around the corner to entry #7 and was struck by the trailing cable.
11/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Employee was exiting the end loader and slipped off of the platform, falling to the ground and injuring his back.
08/25/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at xc-1 on the 1st main west beltline.
06/02/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted installing a roof bolt into the wrench and inadvertently hit his rotation, causing the roof plate to spin and cutting his arm. he was taken to the hospital and received stitches. employee returned to...
05/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker walked around the back of the roof bolter to help his partner, and walked up to him while the partner was swinging a hammer and was struck in the nose. The injury required him to be taken to t...
03/01/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Installing 12 foot cable bolt at intersection of # 3 entry and #2 crosscut. Miner failed to remove hand from pinch point between boom and pod. Five stitches applied to fifth digit on right hand lacera...
02/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 26d restricted Lifting sprocket on gear reducer for the overland belt. When lifting sprocket he strained his groin resulting in a hernia.