Hecla Greens Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee's left great toe became fractured when the employee approached a boom truck while the outriggers were being engaged for parking. The outrigger came down on the injured employee's left foot.
06/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received an abrasion to his right medial ankle from wearing moist socks and work boots during his work rotation. He sought a medical evaluation for increased redness and discomfort. The abras...
03/13/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was driving up an incline and met another vehicle coming down the same incline. Employee stopped the tractor and attempted to reverse to back up. The tractor rolled back during the attempt an...
02/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee slipped on ice resulting in a contusion to the back.
11/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was embarking on haul truck when his right foot slipped on the step causing his left knee to strike the truck.
10/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost On 10/30/2013, an employee was descending steps in his work area when he heard a ""pop"" in his right knee. The employee was evaluated and received a full work release on the date of initial injury. O...
10/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working with cement and received small burns to bilateral lower extremities at the top of each boot line. These burns have now become infected requiring treatment.
07/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was demolishing concrete in roadway. Employee used hydraulic breaker attached to excavator to pull concrete pad, started to cut attached rebar that was embedded in the concrete. Due to tensio...
06/20/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee reports that he was traveling down an incline and something made his vehicle bounce. When the vehicle bounced, the employee's head made contact with the roof of the cab. He continued to work...
06/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a laceration requiring sutures to the left forearm while installing a metal door jamb.
04/19/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Off shift blasting was conducted by the blasting crew. Heading 459BL1 was blasted and the blasting crew left the mine without incident. On coming post blast inspection was conducted by the oncoming po...
03/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a hummer to break legs of the old table. Hummer bounced back and hit EE's right shin causing a deep i inch wide laceration.
01/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee disembarked out of the haul truck and rolled left ankle resulting in an ankle sprain
11/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting to move an axle when the axle rolled and pinched employee's finger. The finger received a laceration which required sutures.
10/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee rolled ankle on uneven terrain while hanging hog wire.
10/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were stacking rods vertically. The rods fell and hit an employee on the back of his head. Employee was sent to Mine Medic and received staples in the back of his head.
10/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was riding in transportation bus to work site when a back pack fell from overhead storage and struck her on the head. Medical evaluation and full work release received on 10/09/2012. On 10/15...
09/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was attempting to trim plastic cone with personal utility knife held in his right hand when the knife slipped. This resulted in a laceration to the first finger of the right hand.
09/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was tripping rods on CS14-3. While the employee was twisting the hoisting plug in and out of the rods at waist level, employee felt a tingle in his arm. After an evaluation by a doctor, emp...
08/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Helper was attaching a water swivel to the drill when a metal sliver from the water swivel went through his glove and into his finger. Once the sliver was removed, the wound became infected.
07/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While setting grizzly grating at DB-01, employee's right hand was struck by grating and caught between grating and concrete wall at basin.
05/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 6d restricted Employee was using a 5 foot crowbar to maneuver the eye of a dump cylinder which was hoisted on an overhead crane. The employee stood on an elevated platform 22 inches off of the ground as he applied...
04/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 26d restricted Employee was participating in annual gun safety training when, during an exercise of target practice, the employee's feet became entangled in a rope. This caused the employee to fall, landing on his r...
04/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving pipe when his left forearm made contact with a broken piece of guarding near the sag mill chute. This contact resulted in a laceration requiring sutures.
04/01/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was driving a haul truck on surface ore pad. After dumping his load, he drove down from the ore pad when he encountered some ruts in the road. The ruts caused the employee to hit his head on...
02/17/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was unhooking the check valve off of the discharge line. Using a ladder employee climbed up to undo the vic clamp while doing this there was still some pressure left in the line causing the w...
01/19/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Slipped on ice while moving a ladder, twisted right knee.
01/11/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was 10 feet from the face, changing the steel on the bolter, when a softball size rock came from the back or face striking the miner on the left wrist. The rock caused a laceration to the wrist.
01/02/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d restricted Employee claimed left wrist pain from sweeping.
11/23/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was in a loader/mucker carrying a load rock. As he was moving with a loaded bucket, he ran over a bump in the road causing him to hit his head on the top of the cab of the mucker. Initial med...
11/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was performing housekeeping duties by pulling, lifting, carrying and storing of hoses when he felt pain to his mid back.
11/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee slipped on ice/snow at outside work area on 11/9/2011. He experienced a back strain. On 12/06/2011, the employee requested to see his personal physician for continued back pain. The physician...
10/30/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to adjust the split set in the carousel, when the plate slipped down causing a small laceration to the lower right wrist area resulting in three sutures.
09/24/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner was attempting to dislodge a jammed split set from the bolter using a scaling bar. When the split set popped up and out, it struck the miner on the left side of his chest resulting in a contusio...
09/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 42d restricted Employee slipped in mud while walking to his work station on 9/15/2011. The fall exacerbated a chronic back condition of low back pain. The employee reported to his supervisor on 11/07/2011 that his b...
09/05/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing grade for a construction project. Employee walked into a form stake and cut his shin resulting in sutures.
08/11/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A ground fall occurred on 08/11. This fall of ground was investigated by the company, it did not meet the definition of Accident as defined in 50.2(h)(4) through (12)] and was therefore not reported....
07/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee felt pain in his right arm after lifting man hole covers and using pipe wrenches. No specific mechanism of injury is identified. Employee completed his work rotation and on his days off, saw...
06/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was attempting to open an escape way door. The door was difficult to open due to the resistance created by the ventilation. When the employee tried to open the door, he felt pain in his back....
06/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loosening the front sprag it came loose and struck the employee in the mouth.
06/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 17d lost, 28d restricted Employee was lifting a core sample box when he felt a pull/pop to the right inguinal area.
06/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was attempting to place a lid on a container barrel. The employee was bending at the waist while using a twisting motion with his arms and hands. No pain was immediately felt to lower back at...
06/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Long-hole blast induced failure occurred during the 3rd long hole blast between the 622 and 490 elevations. The fall extended above the height of the access and brought down material in contact with a...
06/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost While pulling hoses free of the mud Miner stepped on a flat end piece of discharge hose buried in some mud, slipped and fell to ground, landing on his right shoulder, dislocating it.
05/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Miner reported knee pain of a chronic nature occurring over several weeks that culminated in a stiff leg a popping sensation, pain & a warm burning to his knee as he exited a vehicle. There was no s...
04/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was transporting HDPE pipe on a Boom Truck. He stopped to re-secure the load which was tied down with a chain binder. As he was retightening the load the cheater bar slipped off the chain bin...
04/12/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was operating a mucker when the bucket caught the rib and bounced him into the overhead air conditioner unit. He struck his head. He completed the shift without pain and went home. He woke up...
04/09/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing new doors in the explosives storage area underground. As the door was being moved into place with a boom crane, the door hung up and the employee attempted to get it loose. It...
02/24/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was climbing the stairs at the site geology Core Shed. When he put weight on his right knee to step up he felt a sharp shooting pain in his right knee cap. He was unable to bear any weight on...
02/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Face Mechanic stepped off a tractor and rolled his ankle. Ground conditions were uneven and this uneven ground caused him to roll his ankle.