Jewett Mine — Accidents

Total: 179 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/29/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None AT APPROX 1150 ON 10-29, A CONTRACTOR EE NOTICED SMOKE IN AREA B. UPON INVESTIGATING, HE FOUND DFIRE BURNING OUT OF CONTROL. HE NOTIFIED THE CO. WHO CONTACTED LOCAL FIRE DEPTS. TO RESPOND. AT APPROX 1...
10/14/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHILE SETTING PIPE IN WATER WELL WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW ON PANEL THAT WAS INSTALLED TOO CLOSE.
09/26/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRIPPING RUBBER FROM CABLES WITH A HOOK BLADE. HE WAS HOLDING THE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
08/31/2001 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS DROPPING THE BELLY PAN ON A DOZER. WET MUD FELL OFF THE BOTTOM & INTO HIS LEFT EAR. HE CLEANED MUD OUT OF HIS EAR BUT HIS EAR GOT WORSE THE NEXT DAY. HE DID SEEK MEDICAL CARE YET THIS D ID NOT...
08/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ADDING RAIL TO THE CONNECTING CONVEYOR, EEUSED A PRY BAR TO ALIGN IT. THE RAIL GOT IN A BIND. WHEN IT WAS FREED, THE BAR JERKED OUT OF HISHAND & HIT HIS UPPER LIP, CUTTING IT (2 SUTURES)
08/10/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None SEVERAL GRASS FIRES WERE SEEN BURNING ALONG HWY. 164 BETWEEN BUFFALO AND DONIE AT APPROX.L 2:15 PM LOCAL FIRE AGENCIES WERE NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED TO ASSIST IN EXTINGUISHING THEM. ONE AREA OF 56.7 AC...
07/28/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost VEHICLE SLID BACKWARDS DOWN RAMP, UNHITCHED FROM TRAILER AND FELL OFF RAMP.
07/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WENT TO HER VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT TO GO HOME AFTER WORK. SHE WAS FOLDING UP THE THIRD SEAT IN HER EXPEDITION AND THE SEAT FELL BACK ON HER ARM, BRUISING HER RIGHT LOWER ARM. SHE HAD RE STRICTE...
07/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING ADJUSTABLE FORK ON RUBBER TIRE LOADER AND GOT HIS FINGER CRUSHED BETWEEN FORK AND FRAME.
06/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 258d lost EE STANDING ON LADD (NOT HOLDING ON). PULLING ON AN EXTENSION CORD. CORD CAME LOOSE QUICKLY AND EE FELLBACKWARDS FROM LADDER TO GROUND. HE WAS STANDING ON THE 3RD STEP OF LADDER WHEN HE FELL B ACKWARD...
06/14/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF THE PICK-UP CHANGING BOOTS. UPON COMPLETION HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE TRAILER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON THE TRAILER HITCH, WHICH MADE A PUNCTURE WOUND.
05/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EEWAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL FROM WASTE BIN WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SHIFTED STRIKING HIS HAND AND CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER. CUT REQUIRED SUTURES.
03/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE GOT DEBRIS IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE HELPING REPAIR A DOZER. AT THAT TIME HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. HIS EYE WAS CLEANED OUT & HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR TOBRADEX.
02/22/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None SURVEYERS WERE GOING TO TEST A WATER WELL OFF OF ALLEY ROAD. ONE PICKUP TRUCK GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. THE HEAT FROM THE TRUCK CAUGHT THE GRASS ON FIRE. BECAUSE THE GRASS WAS TALL AND THICK, THE FIRE SPR...
01/29/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WORKING NIGHT SHIFT, EE WAS CHANGING TRACK LINKS ON A BACKHOE, USING A 4"" AIR GRINDER AND A TORCH. HE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES AND A FULL FACE SHIELD. HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HE HAD GOTTEN ANYTHING IN HIS...
11/28/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING UNDER THE FLOOR PLATE OF A D11 DOZER, BREAKING A FITTING LOOSE ON THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE. WHEN THE FITTING BROKE LOOSE, HIS HEAD HIT A CLIP HOLDING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION , CUTTI...
11/16/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 55d restricted EE HAD BEEN INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION ON AN END DUMP & WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF THE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 6 FT. HE PUT HIS HANDS OUT TOBREAK THE FALL & HURT HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS T AKEN TO...
10/04/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING RAILS ON THE BUCKETWHEEL CONVEYOR SYSTEM. HE WAS HOLDING A PIN WITH ONE HAND & HITTING IT WITH THE OTHER. THE HAND HOLDING THE PIN SLIPPED DOWN AS HE WAS SWINGING, THE PIN TURNE D AND H...
09/18/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted EE WAS OPERATING A WATER TRUCK NEAR THE AUXILIARY STOCKPILE. HE NOTICED THE STOP ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING THRU THE FLOOR, ACTIVATED THE FIRE SUPPRES...
09/18/2000 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE ACCIDENT ONLY None EE WAS OPERATING WATER WAGON (W004) NEAR AUXILIARY STOCKPILE. STOP ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON & ENGINE STOPPED. SMOKE & FIRE WERE COMING THRU THE FLOOR. HE ACTIVATED FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FROM CAB & EXITED....
09/07/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GOUGING KEEPERS OFF OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET. A BALL OF HOT METAL GOT INTO A CREASE OF HIS JEANS, BURNED THROUGH AND FELL INTO HIS BOOT, BURNING HIS LEFT FOOT. THE BURN GOT INFECTED AND HE WAS TREA...
08/16/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted HE & A WITNESS (NWR EMPLOYEE) WERE TAKING IDLERS OUT OF A RACK AND PUTTING THEM ON A TABLE TO REBUILD. A LINK THAT HOLDS THE IDLER CAN TOGETHER BROKE, CAUSING BOTH EMPLOYEES TO FALL BACKWARDS . INJURE...
08/14/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER COMING UP THE DX RAMP. THE TRAILER HITCH BROKE LOOSE AND THE TRUCK REARED UP. WHEN THE TRUCK CAME BACK DOWN, IT JARRED HIM. HE HAS BEEN SEEING A DOCTOR SIN CE THEN...
07/13/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS AIR ARCING ON A DRAGLINE EQUALIZER BAR AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. (HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD.) HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS REFERRED TO AN EYE DOCTOR WHO REMOVED M ETAL FR...
05/30/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted THE INJURY INVOLVED NO ASPECT OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. THE INJURY INVOLVED EQUIPMENT 4011 THE INJURY OCCURRED DUE TO AN INTERNAL WELD OF THE TRAILER'S NOSE CONE FAILING.
05/03/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A HAULER DOOR (ONE ON A SPARE CAB WHICH WAS SITTING ON A STAND) AND TRASH GOT IN HIS GLASSES AND IN HIS EYES. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL FRO M HIS RIGH...
04/09/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BUFFING AROUND BOLT HOLES. THE BUFFING WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE BOLT HOLE, CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK INTO HIS LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
03/06/2000 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 29d lost EE WAS DOING SOME PAPERWORK AND STARTED FEELING LIGHTHEADED. SHE WENT OUTSIDE FOR SOME AIR AND STARTED FEELING DIZZY. EMT CAME BY AND SHE ASKED HIM TO CHECK HER BLOOD PRESSURE. HER BLOOD PRESS URE WAS...
02/25/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING A DOOR IN THE DRAGLINE REVOLVING FRAME. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON AN INSPECTION RING COVER IN THE FLOOR, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND THE DOOR SLIPPED AS HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE BULKHEAD. HE PINCH...