Jewett Mine — Accidents
Total: 179 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Area was muddy. Employee was mounting a Cat10R Dozer when EE's right foot slipped causing to EE to fall back and EE landed on EE's feet. EE was holding onto the grab iron on the dozer when EE slipped... |
| 09/18/2024 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Grass fire on a non-active part of the Jewett Mine. We are not sure what started the fire, but there is a service road that that is accessed by gas well personal as well as mine personal. The fire did... |
| 07/23/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | Employee was using 12lb sledge to knock a stuck ripper tooth off a D10 dozer. A small piece of metal chipped from tooth and went into employee's right calf. The employee had to have the metal surgical... |
| 07/16/2022 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Area in mine is under a severe drought. XT0's Gail King compressor station was being routinely serviced which causes the flare stack to ignite. Oil and or debris is carried up the flare stack and igni... |
| 06/06/2022 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The weather was hot and windy as employees were cutting and baling rolls of hay. No equipment was damaged, but 23.78 acres of grass & hay rolls were burned. We could not identify how the fire started.... |
| 02/16/2022 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | We had a Cat D10T Dozer catch fire. The fire started from under the cab near torque converter. The operator activated the automatic fire suppression system before exiting. The morning was cloudy and w... |
| 09/09/2021 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 195d lost | Working on dozer. Employee was going to paint an area on dozer to help locate tracks that were loose. EE retrieved new can of spray paint out of fireproof cabinet, and stored in cabinet for a few mo... |
| 08/12/2020 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | This was a grass fire that was started on FM road 1512 off of the mine property. The fire progressed onto mine property because the grass was dry and conditions hot. |
| 08/22/2019 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Gas Compressor station had been down for maintenance. Start up procedure was started. Due to compressor station being a sour gas location the flare stack has to be ignited. The mechanic said that ther... |
| 08/23/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 46d restricted | Employee was exiting training room for break. Employee's foot went under the edge of the floor mat that had curled up causing the employee to fall. Left ankle was dislocated and fractured. |
| 12/21/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was helping install a transmission hose on a coal hauler. The hose fell & struck ee in the upper lip, cutting lip. The laceration required three (3) stitches. |
| 08/03/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was driving a keeper out of a tooth base. EE struck a keeper removal tool with an 8 pound sledge hammer. A piece of metal came off of the removal tool & struck EE in the left thigh area. On Tuesday... |
| 04/08/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 39d lost, 21d restricted | EE was cleaning up in #3 swinger room of a Marion 8200 dragline. EE straddled the compartment divider, leaned into the #3 room & picked up a bag of soiled pig blanket. EE turned to sit it in the next... |
| 10/07/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Stepping down off of the bed of a truck ee stepped onto the step installed above the receiver hitch. His right foot slipped off of the step & fell off, hitting his back on the step. He did not seek me... |
| 08/24/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Shift started 6:00pm on 8/23/15.EE was working on a maintenance truck in the maint. shop all shift. About mid shift, his left eye began to irritate him & worsened as the shift progressed. He reported... |
| 08/15/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a wooden handle to prop open his tool box lid. As he was closing the lid the handle came out & struck him in the mouth. It broke one of his front upper teeth off at the gum. (The to... |
| 06/19/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 58d lost, 52d restricted | Employee was dismounting a coal hauler. In the process, he struck his knee on the bumper, causing pain to the outside area of his left knee. He went to a local E.R. on 6/20 and saw another dr on 6/22.... |
| 06/16/2015 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 15d restricted | EE replacing fan belt on dragline tail fan, locked & tagged at power source. After tightening belt, was checking the tension by pushing on the drive belt with his hand. He could not see the fan in ano... |
| 01/20/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 66d lost | Employee was removing a compression fitting from a fuel hose using a crescent wrench. The wrench slipped, causing him to lose his balance & fall to the ground, hurting his shoulder. He has continued t... |
| 09/12/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was assisting a mechanic in changing out cutting edges on a Humdinger Scraper pan when his left elbow contacted a sharp edge on the scraper pan resulting in a 2.5 cm laceration to his upper l... |
| 06/30/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Worker stepped down off of ladder, walked over to get a small bolt, as walking back to ladder felt like air in lower back. As worker climbed ladder, 2 steps up, felt pain. Continued to feel pain. |
| 09/23/2013 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 14d lost | EE was changing the left front tire on his F-250 Ford pickup. They had jacked up the truck and removed the tire. The drill helpers tried to put the new tire on the hub, but the truck was not high enou... |
| 06/02/2013 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was assisting in the loading of a backhoe onto the lowboy trailer at the shop. As he walked from the back left side of the trailer to the back right side of it, he walked into the push block... |
| 04/25/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Two(2) employees were installing a shaft in a roller. The shaft got stuck and employee put his hand in the hub. His left small finger (pinky) got caught between the hub and the shaft. He received an... |
| 01/17/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 134d lost | At first report, miner could not identify when or where the alleged injury occurred so because of this and other information, it was considered non-work related. Later he filed a workers comp claim a... |
| 08/17/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | EE lifted a turbo to set it on the frame of an end dump truck. He felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder and was taken to a local emergency room for evaluation. He is working restricted duty. |
| 07/30/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | None | EE stated that he lifted a chock block. When he went to put it on the end dump, he stated that he felt a pain & pop in his lower back & pain in his abdomen. After investigations & doctor visits, it wa... |
| 05/29/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE stated he picked up chock blocks which were chocking a tire on the truck he was driving & felt pain in his back. This incident has been under investigation by his employer, FlexSource, & their work... |
| 01/03/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee cut is finger with his pocket knife while trying to cut his cheese during his lunch break. He was sitting in the cab of the truck. Truck was off, parking brake was set and wheels were chalk... |
| 12/14/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was greasing a fitting on a backhoe. The grease gun came off of the fitting and shot grease back onto him, from the base right side of his neck to his right eye. Grease got under his safety glasses... |
| 09/25/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE using 10lb sledge hammer while changing the teeth on a dragline bucket. The 1st 3 teeth came off. The 4th tooth was stuck, so he tapped harder. He felt something hit his leg, but did not hurt. Hit... |
| 08/31/2011 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A contractor bailing hay using a Vermeer 605 SM Round Bailer. A roller in the bailer fails and heated up. The heat from the roller ignited the grass inside the bailer. Operator noticed the smoke and r... |
| 08/08/2011 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A grass fire started on the West side of the haul road in Area-C. The fire burned 15 minutes on permitted mine property. Fire was contained and extinguished using mine equipment and local fire departm... |
| 07/30/2011 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 32d lost | EE was rolling up a grease line after greasing a backhoe. The swivel fitting between the hose & grease gun broke when the hose & gun reached his left hand, cutting his hand & injecting grease into his... |
| 05/17/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | EE was helping tack weld a brace support on a dragline. Standing on fold down step and stepped down onto pony winch gear box. His foot slipped off and fell on right side, landing on the gear box. Take... |
| 03/26/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE had mounted a bull dozer when he got into the cab and shut the door he shut his right ring finger in the door. He was taken to a local ER for treatment and was informed that he had fractured his fi... |
| 02/16/2011 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 88d lost | EE was overhead welding at dragline. Stated his back started hurting. Pain went to his side & around to his chest. He was taken by ambulance to local ER. Investigations have been conducted by Tx Westm... |
| 02/04/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 19d lost, 38d restricted | EE was walking around the back of the motor grader when his feet slipped on ice. He grabbed for the ripper and when he fell he felt pain in his left shoulder. On 3/14/11 he was informed that he will h... |
| 12/07/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was operating a bull dozer. He stopped to reach into his lunch box to get something out. When he did, he cut his hand on a knife that was in the lunch box & had come out of it's holder. He was take... |
| 10/09/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was installing pads on track when he cut his left little finger. He received 5 stitches and RX. |
| 10/07/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 31d lost, 26d restricted | (The shift started at 6:00PM on 10/6/10.) EE was dismounting the water truck & stepped on a rock with his left foot. He lost footing with the left foot & his right foot slipped through the ladder rung... |
| 10/07/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was removing a backhoe bucket tooth. He struck the pin with a 12 pound hammer, the pin chipped and cut his right middle finger. He was taken to a local ER for treatment. No stitches were required.... |
| 09/04/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 43d lost | While EE was pushing his tool box to the lock up for shift change, another mechanic's tool box was accidentally pushed into EE's lower leg & ankle. |
| 06/05/2010 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was installing a lip shroud on a dragline bucket. 2 shrouds had already been installed. The shroud was hanging from the boom truck as ee was fitting the shroud in place. The shroud slipped off the... |
| 04/30/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | At the end of employee's shift, he had dismounted the backhoe he had been working on and was walking to the shift change vehicle. He slipped and fell to the ground, landing on his buttocks. |
| 04/22/2010 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Operator let air out of air ride seat and continued to operate with improper adjustment on seat for safe ergonomic operation of the end dump. |
| 11/06/2009 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Bobcat stuck in work area, pulled bobcat (FEL) with excavator with tow strap. Tow strap was affixed to excavator, attempted to pull with excavator tracks only with no progress. Began pulling with hydr... |
| 10/09/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 37d lost | She felt like the injury occurred while moving things out of the way to be able to sweep and clean properly in the shop. While doing the cleaning there was only some aching feeling just from sweeping... |
| 08/07/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Mechanic was injured while attempting to adjust a propeller on a barge pump propeller shaft in the shop for repair. 2 employees were using a 6' pipe on a pipe wrench to turn the propeller shaft of the... |
| 06/28/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting the top of a plastic jug off using a utility knife. The knife slipped, cutting his left wrist. He was taken to a local emergency room where he received two stitches for the lacera... |