Jewett Mine — Accidents

Total: 179 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving between compartments in tub, thru a man way. Employee pushed upper body through the hole w/hands on outside of manway pushing/supporting this action and felt pain in Rt shoulder. E...
06/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating coal hauler when he became distracted and steered machine to the right on haul road and came in contact with guard rail. The incident caused employee to hit his left lower leg o...
06/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing Welding/Air Arcing, laid gouger down & dust blew up under PPE. Employee stated that he felt that he may have scratched his eye during lunch to supervisor on 6/3. Employee recei...
04/07/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was grinding a piece of metal on a bench grinder when the metal caught and pulled his finger into the grinding wheel.
02/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a pull cable or choker from the end-dump he was operating. The choker had a wire burr on it and as it slid through his right hand it caused a cut requiring stitches.
01/09/2009 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Operator hit a bump in the road causing his head to contact the ceiling and coming down hard in seat.
12/14/2008 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Root cause analysis investigation showed that the as-built pipeline and design differed, and that this area was to have a steaper slope than designed to still allow for adequate pipe cover. The slope...
09/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost When climbing out of water wagon felt something pop in right knee.
09/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a water truck. At 9:30 am, his left eye started irritating him & continued to worsen. He is unsure exactly when and what got into his eye. He was taken to a local ER & treated f...
08/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted EE was climbing down a Cat 5130 backhoe ladder. He stated that his foot slipped off the last step and he stepped down hard on his foot. He stated that his knee couldn't bend after this. He was taken t...
08/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a bushing in the drag hitch of a Marion 8750 dragline bucket. Another employee pushed a pin into the bushing. The first employee's hand was on the head of the pin as the pin wa...
07/11/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee climbed onto his dozer at the start of shift. The a/c was on in the cab and, as he shut the door, he felt something go into his right eye. He went to a local emergency room for treatment and...
05/01/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE changed out a grinder disk on a handheld air grinder. He set it down on a table and the disk came off, striking his left hand and cutting it. He was taken to a local ER, where he received 4 stitche...
11/12/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was kneeling next to a person using an air hammer to knock out a bearing race. It is unknown if a piece of the chisel bit flaked off or a piece of the race and embedded in his left knee. He was tak...
11/06/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on a dump rope repair at a dragline. The wind was blowing and some dust got into his eye. He received medical treatment on 11/8/07 and a prescription for eye drops.
09/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing the hydraulic oil filter in a Euclid CH-120. He attempted to flip the lid on the oil cart to get it closer to the hauler's tank and got his finger caught between the lid and the handle...
09/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 139d restricted EE was operating a Cat 777 end dump. She stated that she was having problems with the operator's seat. She stated that she hit a small bump in the haul road and the seat bottomed out. Later, she felt...
08/27/2007 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost Dehydration - heat exhaustion.
08/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing at the side of his pickup truck at the south side of the maintenance shop, talking with employees of his crew. He passed out, his hard hat hit against the side mirror on the truck(knoc...
07/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was putting the vehicle chocks up, when the middle finger got caught between the chock & the metal cradle, mashing it. Then pulled skin off when jerking finger out to free it.
07/08/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE stepped on something in the dirt driveway north of the shop as he was walking to an end dump in the lay down yard. He stepped on it with his right foot. His foot popped & he felt sharp pain in the...
02/13/2007 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a Cat 5130B backhoe automatic fire suppression system. He removed the bottle & was attaching the squib to wires while holding the wires. The squib discharged in his hand, cutti...
01/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming skirt rubber with a utility knife and the knife slipped off the rubber and punctured his right upper leg. He went to a local E.R. and received 3 stitches for the wound.
12/19/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Was bending over to pick-up a tire chock, when he felt a ""tingle"" in his left eye.
11/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was chocking a coal hauler. He lifted the second chock & his right elbow popped.
10/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing the right front brake chamber on a water truck. The brake chamber bracket fell and caught his finger between it and the frame, cutting his finger. He was taken to a local emergency roo...
10/04/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE was going to thread a piece of pipe. Holding the pipe in place, he started the pipe threader. His fingers were at one end of the pipe and the clamp on the pipe threader caught his left middle finge...
10/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting a dragline tooth from a pallet onto a truck bed. The tooth rolled onto his left middle finger, cutting the end of his finger. He was taken to a local emergency room, where he received s...
09/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Getting out of crew vehicle at end of shift w/ lunchbox in hand when she tripped & fell to concrete hitting her right knee.
09/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was removing a driveline. He had problem separating the driveline from the flange on the transmission & put in a pusher bolt to assist.When the pusher bolt made contact, the driveshaft fell, smashi...
09/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost 9/5/06, EE was getting a panel off the truck, stepped back on concrete pad wrongly and felt a little strain, thought it would be ok. 9/6/06, let little sore but not bad. Was walking down to well site,...
08/20/2006 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A grass fire discovered at 7:45 p.m. on the mine. A powerline broke and fell to the ground, igniting the grass. The Fire was extinguished by Jewett Fire Department at 8:05 p.m. Some logs were smolde...
08/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 3 employees were changing a 4 dragline bucket teeth. One employee was hammering the keeper when a piece of metal came off & lodged in injured ee's left thigh. Inj ee went to the dr's 8/14/06. The meta...
07/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was turning the drive shaft using a one foot pry bar. The bar slipped & struck him in the face. He went to a local ER where he had 5 stitches to his left cheek.
06/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 42d restricted Lifting & moving dewatering electrical panel, employee pulled or strained his arm. Didn't think it was hurt that bad, hurt worse the next day.
06/16/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee, operating a coal hauler, had just left the backhoe after being loaded. She was turning to go up the ramp when the tires caught the mud, causing the hauler to jacknife. When the trailer hit t...
05/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost While dismounting End-Dump, she had a small cooler hanging from L. shoulder & was holding a lunchbox in her L. hand - the Rt. hand apparently lost its grip and employee fell backwards approx. 7'-0"" t...
04/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Operating an End Dump when the front tire hit a hole, which caused the steering wheel to jerk and spin around, which caught the right hand, causing the fracture.
01/23/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating an end dump, hit a bump in the road and felt pain in his back. He was treated by a doctor who placed restrictions on him for his work schedule of February 2-6, 2006.
01/08/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire started from the result of a cloth tarp being used as a weather shield to prevent a compressor from freezing during cold weather. The tarp made contact with the muffler of a compressor and ca...
01/02/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH A BULKHEAD FROM 1 COMPARTMENT TO ANOTHER IN THE REVOLVING FRAME OF DRAGLINE 28. HE TWISTED HIS BODY TO CLIMB THROUGH & HIS RIGHT FOOT ROLLED ON THE BAR AS HE CLIMBED THROUGH. H...
12/07/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 63d restricted Removed wheel chalk from bracket and when it came down, it caused something in arm to pull and felt a sharp pin.
12/04/2005 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The fire started in a reclamation field in Area D of the mine. The grass in the area was dry and approximatly 12 inches tall. No work was being performed in this area at the time of the fire. The fire...
10/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None EE was on top of a Komatsu 330M end dump differetial putting a pin in. When he came down off of the differential, he felt with his feet for the ladder which he had used to get up on the differential w...
10/05/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BUCKET WHEEL TRACKS. HE REACHED UP & GRABBED THE TRACK PAD. A STEEL BURR WAS STICKING OUT OF THE PAD AND IT CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WH...
10/05/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Backed up in to pad to dump the load dozer operator asked me to back up more, so i did when side of pad gave way causing truck to roll over and set up right on haul road.
09/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Truck got stuck-hooked up cable to dozer to get pulled out-was putting chocker back on ripper hook when my thumb was smashed between the choker and hook.
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted A co-worker was cutting tire brackets off of the lower fairlead on Dragline 28. EE was holding the plate so it would not fall. Once cut, he put it down. He lost his hold; it slipped and smashed his fi...
08/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Walking and holding steel cable to hook up to my truck when i stepped wrong and twisted my ankle.
02/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE OPENED A GATE & WAS SECURING IT TO A T-POST WITH THE BARBED WIRE PROVIDED ON THE T-POST. AS EE SECURED THE GATE WITH THE WIRE, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GATE AND A BARB ON THE WIRE, CUTTIN...