Hazen Mine — Accidents
Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/07/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Supervisor was changing out chemical at wash plant and got it into place. It wasn't square on the stand so they had employees rig chain around top of cage and tried to square it up. The cage broke and... |
| 07/26/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | Got a finger caught between pulley and belt when attempting to change drive belts. |
| 06/27/2023 | IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Flame detector, detected the igniter sparking & opened up the main gas valve. When the valve opened up, it filled the Plenum with gas. Then when the Pilot light lit, it caused a hard ignition and caus... |
| 01/23/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 20d lost, 7d restricted | Miner was shoveling loose sand with a standard square shovel when EE strained EE's shoulder. |
| 10/09/2022 | IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Dryer lifted off of the pedestal, caused damage to the internal floor support I-beams. This was caused from too much gas inside of the dryer prior to ignition. Engineer was called to look at the dryer... |
| 07/19/2022 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 43d lost | Employee was placing a metal plate under jack of generator that was supported by a chain. A twist in the chain caused it bounce as it straightened pinching employees finger between jack and metal plat... |