Hollister Mine — Accidents

Total: 135 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/31/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted A helper on an underground core drill was lifting a 5' HQ drill rod to add to the drill string when they lost footing and fell to the wooden deck (floor). The drill rod fell with them and landed on ri...
03/24/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted IW was using a 36"" pipe wrench to take off a water swivel when the swivel broke free and wrench struck EE's left knee cap.
01/08/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost While stepping out of the portable toilet next to the dispatch office the dispatcher fell backwards striking back of neck and head. Physician advised dispatcher to remain off work for 2 to 4 weeks.
01/08/2019 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Miner was using mine phone when they were struck in the back by a sheave block which broke free from the bolt/utility plate it was connected to. Miner received soft tissue injuries only.
10/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted While stepping off bus employee felt pain in right knee.
07/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IW was in the process of pulling out a core tube. IW was holding the latch head of the tube while the other helper was disconnecting the overshot. Once the overshot was released from the tube, the t...
05/18/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was remote mining with a 2 yard loader and articulated the loader on top of their foot, badly bruising it.
03/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 42d restricted A raise miner pulled on the air and water line which had become stuck. Miner repositioned and pulled hard on the lines and felt a pop and a burning sensation in groin area. Miner reported the incident...
12/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted dismounting from loader and hit the ROPS with EE's hard hat knocking dirt loose and into EE's eyes (hard hat and safety glasses were on)
06/11/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine lost power 6/11/17 at 4:45 AM & all personnel were evacuated. On 6/12/17 an electrician entered to check pump with gas detector (natural airflow of 55K CFM). 1280 ft. down the decline the EE enc...
04/30/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was installing a split set bolt with a jackleg and pushing bolt in with a 2' driver. The chuck tender on drill came open and the driver came out of the drill and fell down striking employee...
10/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Sometime between end of day shift on October 7 and start of day shift on October 08, 2014, the back in 5190 3000 South failed and the failure migrated into part of the 5190 East Lateral back. The bac...
02/01/2014 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None A LNG truck was attempting to leave the mine without putting chains on his drive wheels. He asked an employee to pull him up the hill with the John Deere loader, they attached a 20' cable between the...
10/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 6d restricted Miner was connecting 2"" pipe together when he turned to reach behind him to get a vice clamp. As he turned he struck a piece of 9 wire hooked to a bolt plate on the rib. The 9 wire lacerated his upp...
10/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Three miners were traveling underground in a UTV. The driver pulled the UTV into a crosscut to allow traffic to pass when the UTV tipped onto the left side. The miner in back was bracing his left foot...
09/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was chipping and cleaning around cribbing with spud wrench when water splashed under his safety glasses into his left eye. Water irritated eye.
09/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Drilling with a jackleg in the back, pulled back and steel puller let go of steel. Machine fell and miner tried to stop it from falling resulting in a strained shoulder.
07/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Geotech was performing routine core lab duties during most of the shift. Late in the shift the geotech felt pain in the back. Geotech went to ER after shift and was told to remain off work due to a ba...
07/06/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was collaring hole in back with jackleg when rock broke loose at collar sliding down drill steel and bounced off plastic muffler striking his lip and tooth. Miner received lacerated lip and brok...
06/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 1d restricted Miner received cement burns to right ankle when cement saturated water leaked through a hole in his boot.
04/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was changing pump at sump when water entered his boots. Water entering sump contained portland cement from nearby pour. Employee received alkali burns to feet.
04/09/2013 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was fin-hoeing blasted ore from top of the muck pile.He created an opening to the backside of the muck pile releasing residual gases trapped from the blast.The miner breathed these gases,became...
03/01/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was carrying a 2""X50' coil of rubber air hose down a decline when he lost his footing and fell down the decline on his back.
02/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was blow piping one of his lifter holes clean when he was struck in the mouth by a rock ejected from the hole, this resulted in a chip to the right front tooth.
01/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was conduction his work place exam. While inspecting the back he tripped over a rock and fell. When he put out his hand to catch himself, as he fell his right palm landed on a rock cuttin...
12/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was lifting a section of 2 inch plastic pipe with a header attached when he felt some pops in his arm and elbow and they started hurting him.
11/23/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted While stocking supplies for his partner a rock fell from the back striking him on the neck and upper back. The employee went to the doctor on 11/25/12 and was place on light duty at this time.
10/09/2012 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost The employee was lowering material, loaded into the skip, down the timber slide when the sheave block came free from the rib striking him on the cheek bone and nose.
10/01/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was drilling uppers holes with a stoper drill. A rock fell from the back hitting the top of his left forearm causing a laceration.
09/27/2012 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The miner was checking on the backfill foam in the stope. He heard a leak coming from the bull hose in the man way, two sets down from the stope level. While he was climbing down the hose came undone...
09/08/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted The miner was carrying supplies to a working heading when he stepped on a rock and sprained his Right ankle.
08/29/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The miner exited out of the mine-cat to answer a call on the mine phone, while walking to the phone he stepped on a rock and sprained his left ankle
08/21/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 33d restricted After scaling a loose rock from the back, the miner drilled a hole so he could install a 6' split set bolt. when he went to reposition the jack-leg another rock fell from the back and struck his left...
07/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee was moving some large rocks into a pile on a bank. He set his hand down and one of the rocks rolled off the pile onto the rock his hand was set on, cutting the inside of his left pinky finger...
06/16/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking through an area that had water over the roadway and stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.
06/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted When the employee reached the second landing in the manway a 3' x 12' piece of timber fell over and struck her on the hard hat. The employee was released to full duty at the time of incident. The empl...
04/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in a cribbed manway in the 5050 8N, he started to feel light headed and said he blacked out for a split second and fell approximately 10' to 15' to the landing. EE sustained a bruise to...
04/25/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured employee and helper were bolting the ribs in the Alimak raise when a rock fell out of the rib, hitting him on the left hand. His hand was on the jackleg which contributed to the severity of th...
03/30/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee was moving a slusher. The Slusher caught on the wood deck floor causing the slusher to raise up approximately 12"" on one side. He released the slusher brake which allowed the slusher cab...
03/23/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was drilling a breast down round with a jackleg. When he pulled out the steel he strained his right shoulder. The employee went to the doctor 10 days later on 4/3/12. He was able to continue...
03/16/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After the employee finished scaling he was fin hoeing at the face when a rock fell from the back. The rock hit his hard hat then rolled down his back causing a laceration in the middle of his back.
02/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was working in an I-drift slushing muck, when his lungs became irritated by ammonia gas which is caused by the reaction between the cement and stick powder explosives.
02/21/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was operating a Jackleg collaring a hole in the back for bolting purposes and while in the process of doing this, the machine buckled and the employee held on to the drill. The machine fell...
02/11/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 94d restricted Employee stepped out of a tractor onto a rock twisting her left ankle. The employee received a full duty release from the Emergency Room @ the time of incident and performed her regular job duties up...
02/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting plastic thread protector off of a new drill steel with a utility knife. The knife slipped and the employee cut his hand that was holding the drill steel. The cut required 2 stap...
12/14/2011 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 and #2 2 meg electrical generators had caught fire and burnt beyond repair.
11/13/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None while performing the daily checks on the Raise climber the upper motor became inoperable. The motor was replaced and the daily checks were completed.
10/12/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The underground trainer was in the process of training a new employee on the secondary Alimak escape way. They started back down when the Alimak stopped on the rail. The underground trainer went to th...
10/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was barring down a piece of loose in the 5050 Vein 20. While scaling, a rock approximately the size of a baseball came down and hit his scaling bar and then struck him on the hat which in turn...
09/02/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Two miners were coming down the Alimak Raise when the top motor on the Alimak failed. The Alimak was then stuck in place where it could not move up nor down. Attempts were made unsuccessfully to dis...