Jewett Mine — Accidents

Total: 179 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER ON DRAGLINE 28. HE STEPPED OFF OF THE LADDER ONTO SCAFFOLDING WHILE STILL HOLDING ONTO THE LADDER & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SHOULDER. REPORTED INCIDENT, BUT DID NOT SEEK...
12/22/2004 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS SITTING IN A TRUCK PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE HAUL ROAD, EATING A PIECE OF PEANUT BRITTLE & TALKING TO 2 COWORKERS. A PIECE OF THE CANDY LODGED IN EE'S THROAT & HE COULD NOT BREATHE. A COWORKE...
10/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None As ee was driving a loaded hauler away from a backhoe, the right rear trailer tires of hauler fell into a large hole, stopping hauler suddenly. His lt arm struck the steering wheel, rt elbow hit shift...
08/31/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE STATES HE HIT A CHUCK HOLE AND THIS HURT HIS BACK A LITTLE (8/31/04). THE PAIN LEFT AND EE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON OF 9/2/04 (EE DID NOT SPEAK TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 9/3/04). EE CALLED...
08/27/2004 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was doing preventative maintenance on a light plant at a fuel island. the wind kicked up some dirt and the dirt got into his left eye. he went to a local emergency room and was given antibiotic dro...
08/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (2)EMPLOYEE'S WERE UNLOADING PIPE (120"") OFF A TRAILOR. (1)EE TOSSED A SLING OVER THE PIPE. WHEN HE YELLED TO LET INJURED EE KNOW IT WAS COMING, THE EE LOOKED UP & IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE HIS LT...
08/15/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & COWORKER WERE WASHING A BACKHOE AT WASH RACK. EE LOCKED A WATER CANNON ON TO SPRAY THE BUCKET. COWORKER TOLD EE THAT HE WAS GOING TO WASH OTHER SIDE OF MACHINE. EE TURNED TO MOVE AWAY AND STEP...
08/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Mechanics were air arcing a crack in the floor of the #1 swinger room of a dragline. Small holes went through to the area below allowing sparks to fall through to the area below onto the open gear lub...
08/04/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE FUELING A MOTOR GRADER, EE WAS ALSO CHECKING THE OIL IN IT. HE STEPPED OFF THE GRADER AND WENT TOWARDS THE CAB OF THE FUEL TRUCK WHEN THE HOSE BLEW OFF THE FUEL GUN, SPRAYING HIM WITH DIESEL....
07/28/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 1d restricted EMPLOYEE CALLED IN SICK ON 7/20, CAME TO WORK ON 7/21 TOLD SUPERVISOR HE WAS URINATING BLOOD & WAS GOING HOME. CAME TO PICK UP CHECK ON 7/22/04 & TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR HE HAD A BAD VERTEBREA & HAD TO BE...
07/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS KNEELING DOWN, HELPING ANOTHER MECHANIC WORK ON A SERVICE TRUCK'S BRAKES. THEY WERE REMOVING THE TIRE TO WORK ON THE BRAKES. THEY WERE USING A DUAL WHEEL TIRE JACK AND THE CHAIN ON THE TIRE JAC...
06/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DISMOUNTING D908 TO LOOK AT BLACK PIPE ON A DRAGLINE BENCH. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS LEFT SHIN ON THE RIGHT DRAFT ARM STEP, CUTTING AND BRUISING HIS SHIN. HE WENT TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY...
06/08/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LIFTING A BRASS BUSHING (FOR A POINT SHEAVE) WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE IN THE SHOP, THE LOAD SHIFTED AND EE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BUSHING & THE NYLON SLING, CUTTING HIS FINGER. HE WAS TA...
06/01/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED & SPRAYED OIL ON EXHAUST & INTO CAB OF D-9 DOZER. THE OIL IGNITED FROM THE EXHAUST & BURNED THE OPERATOR ON THE RT. ARM, APPROX. 2""X 4"" & ON THE FOREHEAD, APPROX. 1"" X 1""...
05/27/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee had completed his shift and was leaving site when a pickup driven by a NWR electrician ran into him as he was walking to his personal vehicle. he was hit on the right arm and sustained injury...
03/25/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 308d lost EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE & STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING A CHOCKER TO THE DOZER THAT WAS STUCK. CONDITIONS WERE WET FROM RECENT RAINS. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & WORKED TH E NEXT 5 SHIFTS BEFORE GOI...
02/16/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS TRANSPORTING A BACKHOE ON THE LOWBOY TO AREA D. THE TRAILER HIGH CENTERED AND THE TRACTOR REARED UP. WHEN THE TRACTOR CAME DOWN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LOWER BACK. (HE WAS WEAR ING HIS SE...
12/14/2003 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS SWEEPING OUT THE CAB OF THE DOZER & WIND BLEW DIRT AND DUST BACK INTO THE CAB INTO HIS RT EYE. HIS SHIFT ENDED AT 6:15AM & HE WENT HOME, HE NOTICED HIS EYE WAS RED & IRRITATED. WHEN HE RETURNED...
11/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING THE FAN BELTS OF A D10 DOZER. THE FAN SHROUD HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED. THE FAN BLADES SPUN & STRUCK THE BACK OF EE'S HAND. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAN D. HE W...
10/18/2003 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None WHILE OPERATING AN END DUMP TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING NAUSEA, VOMITING AND CHEST PAIN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY COMPANY VEHICLE TO THE COMPANY FIRST AID STATION WHERE HE WAS CARED FOR BY M EMBERS...
09/26/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WENT INTO THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT OF BACKHOE 11 TO PUT MOTOR OIL IN THE MOTOR. HE MISSED THE STEP AND FELL AGAINST A METAL PLATE WHICH WAS EXTENDING OUT FROM THE WALL. HE CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER ARM. THE...
08/26/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None BEARING WENT OUT GOT HOT CAUSED HAY TO START FIRE CAUGHT BELTS ON FIRE.
08/21/2003 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None JEWETT MINE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL STORMWHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER WAS INTERRUPTED. NAVASOTA VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP. CONTRACTED TO RESTORE THE ELECTRIC POWER. UPON THEIR ARRIVAL TO THE MINE THEY FO...
07/16/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE PREPARING TO FILL IN WASHED OUT AREA USING A BULLDOZER. EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE ROUGH TERRAIN OF THE WASHED OUT AREA WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED INTO A WASHOUT INJURING HIS ANKLE.
07/14/2003 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 6"" PIPE TO HOOK IT TO HIS TRUCK & MOVE IT. HE STATED THAT PARTING FELL FROM A WALL NEAR WHERE HE WAS WORKING, STRUCK HIS NECK/SHOULDER/JAW AREA. HE STATED HE DOESN'T REMEMB ER HIT...
07/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF THE FRONT OF THE BULLDOZER. HE HIT HIS LEG ON THE CORNER OF THE BLADE CYLINDER & CUT HIS LEG. HE WENT TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. THE LACERATION REQ'D 10 STITCHES
05/10/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 21d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COALHAULER AND COMING TO THE CRUSHER. HE DOZED OFF, HIS HAULER CROSSED THE HAULROAD AND IT APPEARS THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER. HE DID NOT AND THE HAULER LAID OVER ON ITS LEF...
04/23/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost IN PREPARING TO END DRAG ROPES, EE WALKED FROM IN FRONT OF THE DRAGLINE BUCKET DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF IT TOWARDS THE HOIST RIGGING, WALKING BETWEEN DRAG CHAINS THAT WERE STRETCHED OUT BESIDE THE BUCKE...
04/08/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS CRAWLING UNDER THE DRAG & HOIST DRUMS OF DRAGLINE 25 TO SHOVEL DIRT AND INJURED HIS KNEE HE HAS CONTINUED REGULAR WORK DUTY AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2003. AN M...
01/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ICY HAUL ROAD
01/18/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS A PASSENGER IN A SHIFT CHANGE VAN THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN IN FROM AREA D AT THE END OF NIGHT SHIFT. THE VAN HIT A SLICK SPOT IN THE ROAD, SLID & AS THE DRIVER TRIED TO CORRECT IT, IT SLID TO THE...
01/18/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost EE WAS A PASSANGER IN A SHIFT CHANGE VAN THAT WAS BEING DRIVEN FROM AREA D AT THE END OF THE NIGHT SHIFT. THE VAN HIT A SLICK SPOT IN THE ROAD, WHEN IT HIT GRAVEL, IT TURNED OVER. THERE WERE A TOTAL O...
01/18/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 140d lost, 41d restricted EE WAS DRIVING A SHIFT CHANGE VAN FROM AREA D ATTHE END OF THE NIGHT SHIFT. HE HIT A SLICK SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE VAN SLID & AS HE TRIED TO CORRECT IT, IT SLID TO THE LEFT & WHEN IT HIT GRAVEL, IT TURN...
12/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WALKING ALONG STEPPED IN A HOLE THAT COULD NOT BE SEEN THEN KNEE POPPED.
11/11/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS DRIVING A FUEL TRUCK TO A DRAGLINE TO FUEL THE GROUND DOZER. APPROACHING THE DRAGLINE, HE HAD CB RAIDO COMMUNICATION WITH THE DRAGLINE CREW. HE TOOK THE WRONG ROAD TO GET TO THE DRAGLIN E AND I...
11/06/2002 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 GAS WELL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, 1 FROM ANADARKO PETROLEUM & THE OTHER FROM ENBRIDGE PIPELINE, WERE SERVICING GAS WELL FULLEN #3, LOCATED OFF C-2 RAMP IN C-AREA. THEY WERE FLARING THE WELL, A PRO CESS US...
10/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 36d restricted AFTER EMPLOYEE LOADED A DOZER ONTO THE LOWBOW HE STARTED TO WALK DOWN THE RAMP AT THE BACK OF THE LOWBOY. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED INTO AN OPENING (HOLE) ON THE DOVETAIL OF THE TRAILER. HE FELL F ORWARD,...
06/17/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE INSTALLING A HOIST REPAIR LINK, EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LINE UP THE LINK HALVES. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER, EE HAD PUT HIS HAND ON THE LINK & THE HAMMER HIT HIS THUMB. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOC...
05/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT THE TAIL OFF OF A WIRE TIE ON THE TOP OF HIS WATER CAN & CUT HIS LEFT HAND. NONE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
05/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 14d restricted THE MAINTENANCE CREW THAT EE WORKS ON WAS RESOCKETING THE LEFT DUMP ROPE ON THE 8750 DRAGLINE. AS THEY WERE PULLING THE TAIL BACK THROUGH THE SOCKET, THE STRAP PULLING THE ROPE BROKE, LETTING THE SOCK...
04/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 195d restricted EE WAS ON HIS KNEES & REACHED UNDER THE DRAGLINE SHOE LADDER TO WELD A CHAIN STEP ON THE BACK SIDE. WHEN HE GOT UP HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO DOCTOR MAY 1 & BEGAN RESTRICTED.
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS INSTALLING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON A D9 DOZER & NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/23/02 & IS WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
02/23/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost EE WAS STANDING ON THE RAIL ADJUSTING FACE CONVEYER ROLLERS. THE BUCKETWHEEL AND BELT WAGON STARTED TO BACK OUT OF THE CUT. AS THE SYSTEM MOVED, EE'S RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAIL AND A WHEEL...
02/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE DIESEL FUEL TANK FROM A FORK F-450 PICK UP. HE HAD ONE SIDE AND ANOTHER NORTHWESTERN EE HAD THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN THEY REMOVED IT, THE TANK FELL, CATHING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE F...
02/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE LIFTING AN EMPTY 55 GALLON BARREL ONTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP, EE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BARREL AND THE BED RAIL, INJURING HIS LEFT RING FINGER. THE NEXT DAY, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL A TTENTIO...
02/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM THE CAB OF HIS DOZER ONTO THE TRACK AND SLIPPED ON THE MUD, HURTING HIS BACK. HE HAD A RESTRICTED WORK DAY ON FEB 7, 2002 DUE TO HIS INJURY.
01/08/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 221d restricted EE WAS PUTTING TRANSMISSION MOUNTS IN ON A COAL HAULER. A HYDRAULIC LINE WAS NOT TIED OFF OR DRAINED. HYDRAULIC OIL POURED OUT ON TO HIM & WHEN HE PUSHED THE HOSE AWAY, HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON A TRANSMISS...
12/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DETACHING AN AUGER FROM A TRACTOR AND GOT HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT.
11/17/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER IN B AREA & HIT AMINE SHAFT CAUSING THE HAULER TO SHAKE & BOUNCE.THE CB MIKE HIT HER IN THE MOUTH CAUSING DAMAGE TO 3 TEETH. SHE WILL BE HAVING THESE TEETH FIXED AFTER T...
11/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE LOADING AN EMPTY WOODEN PALLET ONTO A TRAILER, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN THE PALLET HUNG ON THE SIDE RAIL OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER AND PALLET WERE INSIDE ON A CONCRETE FLOOR. THE LIF...