Hecla Greens Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee notified company on 10/28/2010 that he had been diagnosed with a triple hernia by his physician. There was no incident & no indication that injury occurred at work. At the request of the empl...
12/18/2010 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 13d lost Employee was working outside during night shift. He was not dressed well for the cold weather and was physically exerting himself more than normal in the cold air. He was diagnosed with hypothermic tr...
12/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Surface Equipment Operator prepared to tie tractor trailer lid down. After he threw the rope over the top, he felt pain in his chest. This trailer does not have a permanent mechanical lid locking syst...
11/18/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Welder was using an air arc torch to remove liners from a truck. He finished up & removed his welding PPE. He was walking over to office to use radio when he saw the ground clamp for air arc and decid...
10/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mill Operations Employee was assisting the maintenance crew in carrying a sheet of expanded metal to the metal storage rack when he was cut by the ragged edge. The cut required 4 sutures to close.
10/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Man wth hist of chronic rt ankle prob rolled Rt ankle & treated 4 grade 1 sprain able to place all weight on ankle & walk unaided. Missed lge amount of work 09 due to severe sprain at home. Stated was...
10/22/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost Mill Mechanic was lying down on a concrete floor and reaching through an opening while pulling on an 18"" pipe wrench with his right arm. He was trying to break loose a rusted pipe fitting on the bott...
10/20/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Driller was slabbed resulting in fractured scapular & 2 broken ribs on left side. it was determined that a slab or chunk of rock had fallen from the face and struck the miner while he was bent over pa...
10/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 14d lost Freight truck driver was binding a regular load of freight to the truck for shipment from the port to the mine site. While pushing down on the securing straps that bind the equipment to the shipping f...
09/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was climbing down from the cab of his truck when the door swung closed on his finger resulting in sutures. Investigation revealed that the hand hold was too close to the door & that the door...
09/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While inspecting the stope for rehab bolting the miner was looking up at the back and walking on a Paste Floor. The miners feet slipped out from under him and he fell hitting his face/nose on the grou...
08/28/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee had been injured while working around the house on days off, condition was aggravated by work. Symptoms include numbness and tingling to left lower extremity. Symptoms increase while sitting...
07/03/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee with history of back injury & pain was driving truck when experienced pain in back. He did not want any treatment & went to his own Dr & returned to work on his next scheduled shift. He did n...
06/22/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Intern was cutting small roots in the ground for soil sampling at a remote exploration site using a small 4-inch handsaw with both hands. The saw blade broke on a forward stroke and his momentum caus...
06/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None It was discovered during a recent audit that a ground fall in M195-N1 headding that HAD been reported to the MSHA Immediately reportable hotline was not also reported on a 7000-1. This ground fall are...
04/29/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stepped on a softball sized rock and rolled his left ankle. He was looking up while trying to locate a drill hole in the back.
04/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping install guard rail posts when another employee was using a 4 lb hammer. The hammer slipped from his hand and hit the employee in the mouth. Note: The employee did not report this...
03/11/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Maintenance employee was underground and stopped the tractor to visit the out house. He stepped down from the tractor and landed on a rock. He heared a pop and felt immediate pain. He was transported...
02/02/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was kneeling while using a hand held 9"" grinder . The grinder jumped to the left and caught him in the leg causing an approximately 2"" x 1/4"" laceration on his left leg.
12/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using a hook to remove cuttings from a lathe not realizing that there were cuttings still attached to the hook cuttings balled up and ripped out of his hand. The lathe was off and it was the...
11/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted The Simba longhole drill was parked facing downhill. The drill has a spotlight mounted outside the cab. The controls for the spotlight are also outside the cab. This light was on and he leaned out of...
11/06/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the bands from a bundle of bolts, as he cut the bands the band sprung striking him on the left hand causing a laceration to the palm. The laceration required sutures.
11/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading 18' lengths of 1 rebar for snow fence posts. A length of rebar slipped off the rack pinching the meaty palm side end of the ring finger between the rebar and the bed of the pickup. Resu...
10/18/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None MPC on main shaft experienced arc flash, fire flared and was out within minutes, Mine was evacuated as precaution. Mine rescue team responded to confirm 1) that MPC was cool to touch and safe 2) mine...
09/30/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking from the shower to his locker across a boot wash. His flip flop shoe caught on the end of a mat that was placed over the boot wash. He tripped and fell striking his left shoulder...
09/15/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost, 7d restricted Employee was placing full weight on knees while working at low height when he felt a ""pop"" in his left knee. Pain 3/10. Employee states that he has a history of this type of injury and the knee ""us...
09/09/2009 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR AT MINE. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUT AT CAMP GYM, AFTER A DAY OF WORK OUT EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HURTING. ON 9-11-09 EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPING RODS AND PAIN BECAME SO INTENSE HE WENT T...
09/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 142d lost, 10d restricted An employee was lifting a 30 lbs mop bucket with a left hand and received left shoulder injury.
08/04/2009 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost EE operated a haul truck on the nightshift. At the end of shift he felt stiffness in his back. He went home to bed and when he woke up he had severe lower back pains with sharp shooting pains down his...
07/19/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost A Mechanic was helping to finish the tire job on a haul truck, he was using a torque wrench on the right front wheel and felt a sharp pain in his left lower abdomen or upper groin area. He checked him...
07/16/2009 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two Maintenance employees were jump starting a tractor using a bettery charger, after the tractor started the injured employee disconected the lead from the negative terminal without turning off the c...
06/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While scaling in preparation for mucking, Miner was testing the ground in the back when an area 11' long by 4 feet wide by 2 feet deep collapsed. Employee turned to get out of the way and fell, twisti...
06/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Mechanic was placing a 55gal drum of used absorbents & waste onto a pallet, he tipped the drum in order to ""roll"" it onto the pallet and strained his right shoulder.
05/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing new culverts. The rubber O ring slipped off the edge of the culvert as the employees were trying to get it started over the end of the culvert causing the employee to fall forw...
03/25/2009 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost The employee was reaching for a phone to dial when he felt a pop in his back. Employee told medic that he had a history of back problems and that a similar incident had occured in the past. There was...
01/23/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the process of tightening up a bolt, the wrench slipped causing employee to jam his little finger resulting in a fracture to the tip. The bolts were metric and the mechanic was using a standard com...
01/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Operator was loading a backhoe onto lowboy for transportation. He exited the Backhoe onto lowboy deck. He then walked to the front of the lowboy where he stepped through the open center portion of the...
01/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was taking down 2"" pipe on utility truck. He was holding the other end of the pipe with one hand while he took the coupler off. When the coupler came off the far end of the pipe slipped out...
11/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Truck hit a bump and elbow hit the estop. Employee sought medical treatment and was released to work. A fracture was not suspected at the time of incident. The employee reported back to the medic aft...
10/21/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Underground Maintenance employee recieved foreign body in eye. The employee did not seek medical assistance and the object was not removed immediately. The employee saw the site medic the next day and...
09/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Truck driver was hauling pastefill to stope. He completed 16 loads and during the course of the day his back became sore. He reported the incident to his supervisor and went home. He woke the next day...
09/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was cleaning, repairing and demobilizing equipment on the 860 Helipad due to 2008 Exploration season. Individual was assisting in the repair of a horn button located on the dash of tractor....
03/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling a drill tube, overshot was making its way out of rods with wireline when AW threads of overshot & roadrunner came loose & seperated, sending 1 1/2 foot piece of overshot flying on end of wire...
02/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Underground Mechanic was removing the engine compartment lid on a Haul Truck and strained his back.
01/26/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was installing angle iron in an overhead location. Piece had been positioned with clamps and was to be tack-welded in place prior to removing the clamps. Approx. 20 seconds after removing the...
12/20/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee had bent over to write down purchase order numbers on a small note pad as part of receiving process. As employee stood up, the individual felt a pain in lower back. Once employee was able to...
12/08/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Operator was dumping load of backfill at the face. While leaving the heading the operator observed a ~5?x4?x8? slab had fallen from the rib. The operator immediately secured the equipment and evacua...
10/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using hammer to knock a pin out of drip pan cylinder while laying down on his back. Upon impact, right hand was struck between frame and hammer handle injuring the index finger. Employee...
10/02/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Comando drill caught on fire resulting in the mine being evacuated - incident is still under investigation.
08/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 10d restricted Employee stepped on rock while using jackleg. When he stepped on the rock his foot slipped off causing his knee to buckle under. The employee fell with all his weight on his left knee. This caused a m...