Hampton Corners Mine and Retsof Bagging — Accidents

Total: 230 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Lifting steel parts and strain back
01/26/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None JLG Forklift caught on fire. Mine was evacuated. Mine air was monitored until mine rescue teams were able to go into the mine and check on fire. Fire was finished and unit destroyed by fire when mi...
01/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing bits on an under cutter. EE's hand slipped down onto bit shard while changing bits. Employee had a laceration on left hand. Laceration required stitches.
11/14/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had a hearing test. Test indicated that employee had a recordable shift in hearing in left ear. Test has to be reported to MSHA.
10/31/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting open a box with a folding box cutter. When EE closed the knife, it snapped back and cut EE's left thumb. Incision required sutures. No lost time.
06/19/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An output board on the PLC for the Production Hoist went bad causing the hoist to shutdown. The output board was replaced and the hoist became operational again.
05/31/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting part of a conveyor belt with a razor knife. Knife slipped and cut left index finger. Stiches were required to repair wound.
05/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Removing shock off of MV-22 Maintenance Truck, employee pinched finger. Finger tip was fractured and stiches were required to replace nail
05/21/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None New drive unit was installed on production hoist. Glitches were discovered in the new system. Engineers had to work through the problems on the hoist drive system and remove the glitches. Hoist bec...
01/23/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hand scaling mine roof at face. When hand scaling, a small chunk of salt fell and struck employee in mouth. Injury caused a loss of a tooth.
11/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted Employee was repairing overhead door. When working on the door, the spring shaft came apart and the bracket struck the employee's left forearm. Stitches were required and employee was placed on light...
07/25/2017 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Employees in the Service Shaft were cutting out an old 6"" diameter air line when a piece of hot slag started a small methane fire in the shaft approximately at the 689.5 level. Methane was coming ou...
04/03/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost When driving Maintenance Vehicle back from mining section, vehicle hit a chunk of salt in roadway. Steering wheel turned fast and caused strain on right shoulder and arm. Arm kept bothering employee...
01/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was walking and tripped over a cable bolt that was left on the ground. Employee fell to ground and fractured employee's right collar bone.
09/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Employee was wiring up starting in frontend Loader. When performing task, ee felt pain in right arm above elbow. Employee started losing time from work on September 27, 2016.
09/15/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Production Hoist kicked out. Received a false signal that the skip dumped into the 200 ton bin on surface. Lowered loaded skip to the bottom of the shaft. Skip went into over speed and over tra...
03/29/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While employee was running the roof bolter located in 6 North, employee grabbed the wrong lever while bolting. This bent the bolt that wasn't completely installed correctly and at that time the bent b...
12/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was departing Front-End Loader on South side of Retsof Salt Storage Building. He felt dizzy when traveling down ladder of loader and fell approximately 6 feet. When striking the ground, emp...
09/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was changing tires for a Polaris Ranger. He was swinging a hammer to break bead on tire. He felt a pain in right arm above elbow.
09/17/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 25d restricted Employee was exiting a forklift when his left knee buckled.
05/29/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was walking to an under cutter to perform maintenance work. Employee tripped over a chunk of salt and fell, spraining right knee. Employee lost time from work.
02/13/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 440d lost Employee was driving LHD Loader from 3 Yard East to 4 Yard North when he was jarred in the loader. Employee injured neck. Lost time.
02/04/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was hand scaling ribs. When employee pried down a scale, the chunk of salt broke and split when it hit the floor. The broken chunk of salt rolled and hit the top of the employee's right foot...
09/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was repairing loader lost footing when getting off the loader a fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. Right knee, right elbow, lower back, left shoulder and left calf were body parts injur...
06/23/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall took place on the east side of 3 Yard North conveyor belt between 18 Left and 19 Left roadway. The fall hit the conveyor and took down three channels. Part of the fall rolled and blocked...
03/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee was hand scaling. He slipped and fell backwards. Put his arm out to catch himself and strained right shoulder. Did not lose any time from work until April 15, 2014.
03/12/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The northeast was engulfed in a winter blizzard. All personnel were leaving the mine early. There was a power outage causing the service hoist to kick out and the high speed breaker on the hoist not...
02/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 560d lost Employee was hand scaling. The company assumes that when the loose was barred down, it struck an electric cable hanging underneath it. Striking the cable caused the loose to spin and struck the empl...
02/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was holding a punch while his partner was striking it with a hammer. The punch shifted on impact, hurting his right wrist. Employee began missing time from work on March 07, 2014.
01/05/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main bearing on the east side of production hoist began to fail. The hoist was shutdown, and the bearing replaced. Hoist was placed back in operation at 2:00 p.m. on 01/08/2014.
09/10/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an electrical storm in the area. The Plant had a power surge and the DC high speed breaker kicked out on the Service Hoist. The time that the sequence was completed for re-setting the brea...
08/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost While riding in a maintenance vehicle, the unit hit a uneven undercut on the mine floor jarring the pick-up truck. The jarring action caused employee to have a pain in the lower back.
06/11/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was operating water wagon and tractor employee slipped off of the seat of tractor and landed on his back.
03/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee stepped off of deck of tractor he was operating and slipped, twisting his left foot and ankle, causing sprain/strain. Employee did not start missing time from work until April 2, 2012.
03/11/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The contactor on Number 2 Drive of the Production Hoist went bad at 1:00 p.m. It had to be replaced. This caused the Production Hoist not to operate. It was replaced by 3:00 p.m. The Production Hoi...
01/14/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost When employee was running the under cutter the bug duster shear pin broke. When employee was clean around the bug duster the auger fell out and struck the employee on the left hand.
01/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee was hand scaling when scaling his sixth room he felt a sharp pain in his right arm. At this point he contacted the Supervisor. After contacting the Supervisor he was transported to the surfac...
12/20/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main drive contactors on the General Electric 1,500 Horse Power electric motor for the Production Hoist went bad. The contactors were replaced and the hoist became operational again. The Product...
11/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Miner was operating loader Underground on 11/29/2012 he told the supervisor he wanted to go home two hours into his shift when asked if he was sick or hurt he replied ""No"". The next day the employe...
10/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee attempting to straighten a steal pin cut the palm of his hand. The end result was two stitches on left palm. The employees stitches will be removed in ten days and until than he will be worki...
08/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was oiling chains on booms of Fletcher Drill Number 7. While stepping down off of drill employee tripped on bed hose causing him to fall against frame of drill, striking left shoulder and el...
08/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was helping install new overhead air door behind the Production Office. While working he hit his right wrist on the track of the door, causing a laceration. Laceration required three staple...
07/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was putting ANFO into the ANFO Pot on explosives rig. He picked up a bag of ANFO (50 Lbs.) and when he did so felt something pull on his lower right abdomen side. Doctor believes that it is...
05/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was dismounting LHD Number 11 when he slipped because of a dusty hand rail and steps. Employee struck head and back when he slipped. Employee refused medical treatment at first. After, he d...
05/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee working on an overhead door underground, when the overhead door spring came loose the cable struck the employee in the hand and bicep. This employee was treated for stitches and released the...
04/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Underground Cutter Operator was changing out the cutter bits when picking up the old bits off of the floor he twisted his back.
02/28/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a air valve problem with the right brake on the auxiliary hoist. The valves were removed and cleaned and the hoist was put back into service.
02/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost While lifting a wooden pallet, employee caught his right wrist in the pallet. When pallet fell, it twisted his right wrist, causing a sprain.
12/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE PRODUCTION HOIST WENT DOWN ON 12/14/2011. A MINE EVACUATION WAS STARTED AT 12:09 P.M. BECAUSE THE PRODUCTION SHAFT IS THE SECOND WAY OUT OF THE MINE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN FUS...
10/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A 1000 volt fuse blew on the Production Hoist. The Production shaft is the 2nd way out of the mine. Hoist was not operational until 4:35 pm. so the miners had to be evacuated out of the mine until t...