Hillsborough Mine — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/06/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee twisted knee when climbing down from excavator. When employee turned in FMLA/Disability paperwork on 5/31/17 for upcoming knee surgery, they had noted on the paperwork that the injury occurr...
08/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Visitor was walking up set of five steps at main office and lost his balance. He stumbled and fell on his bottom and then bump his head.
03/13/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Worker was climbing down a fixed ladder and lost balance near the bottom. The worker fell backwards breaking his wrist.
10/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crusher Operator changed the splitter on the elevator when a piece of metal cut his small left finger.
09/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Crusher Plant Operator lost his footing while loosening a bolt on a crusher. The wrench slipped off of the bolt and he slipped backwards, bruising his back.
03/29/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The wind blew the access door to a dust collector closed on the right hand of the employee.
02/17/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Strained lower back while bagging and palletizing 50 pound bags of material.
03/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PALLET OF MATERIAL STUCK ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE PALLET MOVED HE OVER-EXTENDED HIS LEFT LEG.
11/08/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS CLIMBING UP A STEEL RUNG LADDER AND LOST HIS GRIP ON THE METAL RUNG, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BALANCE AND FALLING TO THE STEEL FLOOR BELOW (APPROXIMATELY 4 FT).
05/19/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None TOOK SHORT TERM DISABILITY (LAST DAY OF WORK 5/19/03). TOOK LONG TERM DISABILITY (STARTED AUG. 10, 2003).
02/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost NOTE: HAND INJURY OF 2/20/03 WAS NOT HEALING AS EXPECTED. DECISION WAS MADE TO OPERATE, RESULTING IN EE BEING OFF WORK FROM 8/25/03 TILL 10/13/03 RETURN TO WORK DATE.
08/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 144d lost, 15d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING A RAIL CAR LADDER AND FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LADDER. HE FELL 10-12 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HEELS FIRST AND THEN HIS BACK. HE THENGOT UP AND WALKED ABOUT 100 FT TO THE SHOP AREA FOR HELP...
10/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 30d restricted EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST AND WHILE BEING LOWERED TO THE GROUND, THE PALLETS ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING HUNG ON A GUARD AND TILTED THE PALLETS TO ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FAL L APPRO...
06/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost EE WAS CLEANING UP AND WENT TO DUMP TRASH CONTAINER. HE STOPPED FORK LIFT SHORT OF A DROP IN PAVEMENT AND EMPTIED CONTAINER. WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE FORK LIFT AND STARTED TO BACK UP, THE FORK LIFT ROL...
02/15/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN WELDING ON A SCREEN FRAME AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. HE LANDED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND JAMMED IN THE DECKING GRID, RESULTING IN A BROKEN THUMB.
02/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON AIR COMPRESSOR. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE DECK-WORK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK ON THE DECK.