Jim Bridger Mine — Accidents

Total: 137 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE WALKING ON SNOW COVERED GROUND, THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE EE FELL ON HIS BACK AND HEAD AND WAS UNCONSICOUS FRO A FEW MINUTES. UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION, NO SIGNIFICANT INJ URIES W...
12/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE. HE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE & SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS & STRAIN TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, HIP & ELBOW. UPON FURTHER MEDICAL EVALUATION, HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SHOULDER SURGERY.
11/21/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted THE EE REPORTED LOWER BACK AND NECK PAIN AFTER OPERATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STRAINED LOWER BACK. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRIC TED DUTY...
11/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SOME PLASTIC PIPE.HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS BODY TO REACT IN REGAINING HIS BALANCE. THE EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND ABDOMEN. UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION THE...
11/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost UPON EXITING THE CAB OF THE WATER WAGON, THE EE SLIPPED ON THE DECK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THISRESULTED IN THE EE SUSTAINING A RUPTURED SPLEEN.
11/08/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION, THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS SURGERY ON THE LEFT WRIST CONDUCTED 6-2-03.
10/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE CHANGE ROOM WHEN THE BOW IN THE EE'S BOOT LACE CAUGHT ON A HOOK EYELET IN THE OTHER BOOT. THE EE FELL TO THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE EE'S LEFT ARM.
09/22/2002 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WHILE WORKING IN A FIELD AREA, THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF DIRT INTO THE EE S LEFT EYE. THIS MATERIAL BECAME IMBEDDED INT HE CORNEA AND WAS REMOVED AT ON SITE MEDICAL DEPT. PERSCRIPTION DRUGS WER E USED...
09/14/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS TRANSPORTING #401 HAUL TRUCK FROM THE FIELD TO THE SHOP AFTER REMOVING THE DUMP BED. THE STIFF SUSPENSION ON THE TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE BACK OF THE SEAT WITH HIS LOWER BACK. THI S RESUL...
06/12/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT A 789 HAUL TRUCK UTILIZING THE LADDER AND STEPS. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE BUMPER TO THE RUBBER STEPS HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A NUT AND BOLT INSTEAD OF THE RUNG OF THE S...
06/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING. WHILE RESPONDING TO A SIMULATED ACCIDENT, THE EMPLOYEE GOT DIZZY AND FELL BACKWARDS. AS HE FELL, HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAIN ST A TR...
06/04/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE CONNECTOR LINK ON THE BOOM ENS OF THE BUCKET CYLINDER ON 757 PAGE DRAGLINE. WHILE ATTMEPTING TO GUIDE THE CONNECTOR LINK AND CYLINDER AS IT WAS LOWE RED INT...
06/01/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d restricted EE REPORTED PAIN IN THE LEFT WRIST. MEDICAL DIA\GNOSIS WAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
05/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS HOLDING THE BOTTOM OF A GROUND ROD DRIVING TOOL TO HELP ANOTHER EE, WHO WAS HOLDING THE TOP, DRIVE THE GROUND ROD IN. THE EE'S LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TOOL DURING IT S UPWAR...
05/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted THE EE WAS HOLDING A 5 1/2"" SOCKET. ANOTHER EE WAS HOLDING A 4# SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE SOCKET TO SEAT A BUSHING. THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF A NEARBY PIECE OF METAL STRIKING THE EE'S RIGHT THUM B. THI...
02/28/2002 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS WORKING ON A COAL HOPPER. THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF COAL DUST INTO THE EE'S LEFT EYE. THIS RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF A CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY AND AN ABRASION TO THE CORNEA OF THE EE'S LEF T EYE....
01/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING THE TRACKS ON A DOZER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. AS MEDICAL TREATMENT, THE EE RECEIVED DIATHERMY TREATMENT.
11/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND FELT A PAIN IN HER LEFT SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO FULL DUTY WORK. AFTER CONTINUING TO EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT, THE EMPLOYEE UNDERWENT F URTHER...
09/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A DEPRESSION AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT .
06/28/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD THAT HE HAD PLACED ON A DECK OF A TRAILER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BETWEEN THE STEEL JOISTS OF THE TRAILER, ALLOWING HIS SHIN TO HIT THE JOIST. THIS RESULTED IN A LACER...
06/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ON PIPE TRUCK LOADING & STACKING MATERIALS IN THE STORAGE AREA-COWORKER HANDED EE A BIT BREAKER-INJ EE PICKEDIT UP BY THE HANDLE & PLACED IT IN THE RACK. THE BREAKER SLID SLIGHTLY & PINCHED INJ...
04/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHILE CARRYING A COVERALLS AND WALKING BETWEEN THE SHOP AND OFFICE BUILDINGS, THE EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION, THE RESULTING INJURY WAS CLASSIFIED AS A STRA IN/SPRA...
03/27/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS UTILIZING A HAMMER TO REMOVE A BACKUP WRENCH. AS HE STRUCK THE WRENCH IT FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE UPPER LIP.
03/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS OPENING THE DOOR TO THE WAREHOUSE BARN. THE DOOR CAUGHT ON A CONCRETE PAD. SHE FELT A POPIN HER RIGHT WRIST RESULTING IN A STRAIN/SPRAIN.UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION SHE WAS PLACED ON RESTRI CTED DU...
03/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYED WITH DIESEL WHEN THE FUELING CONNECTION STUCK OPEN AS THE FUELING NOZZLE WAS REMOVED AFTER FUELING. SOME OF THE FUEL ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S EYES. THIS RESULTED IN A CORNEAL BU...
02/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE REPORTED FEELING AN IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE EYE WAS FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE DAY AFTER THE INITAL REPORT, THE EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE IRRITATION AND S AW THE...
09/19/2000 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WHEN CHANGING A TRACK ON THE DOZER, THE CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE BOGIE. THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOGIE AND THE TRACK. THIS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT CONTUSION TO THE EMPLOYE E'S RIG...
09/19/2000 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal WHILE CHANGING A TRACK ON A DOZER, THE CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE BOGIE & STRUCK THE EE IN THE HEAD AREA RESULTING INS SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA TO THEHEAD AREA. THE EE WAS TRASNPORTED TO THE UNIVERS ITY OF...
06/12/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A SMALL TRAILER WHEN HE STUMBLED FALLING TO THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
06/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING PILLOW BLOCKS ON A PALLET WHEN HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWOPILLOW BLOCKS RESULTING IN A LACERATION. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED THREE SUTURES AND RETURNED TO WOR K THE F...
05/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 52d restricted THE EE WAS LIFTING LARGE WOOD BLOCKS WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR DUTIES OVER TIME. THE INJURY WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A RUPTURE DISK. THE EE UNDERWENT SURGE RY ON J...
05/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING A CYLINDER TO A MOUNTING BRACKET ON A TOW-HAUL TRAILER HITCH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP THE CYLINDER AND BORE HOLE ON MOUNTING BRACKET, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED T...
03/23/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WATER WAGON WHEN THE STEERING FAILED (HYDRAULIC HOSE FAILURE). THIS CAUSED THE WATER WAGON TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE WATER WAGON CAME TO A STOP, THE EMPLOYEE STRU CK THE...
02/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING AN EMULSION HOSE WHEN IT CAME FREE AND STRUCK HIS NOSE RESULTING IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
02/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT. THE HAND TOOL BEING USED SLIPPED AND THE EE'S LEFT KNUCKLE STRUCK AGAINST AN ENGINE CASTING. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE LEFT KNUCKLE, WHICH RE QUIRED...
02/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS HOLDING A SLUGGER WRENCH ON A NUT. ANOTHER EE WAS USING A 10# SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE WRENCH . THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF A PAD EYE AND STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS RESULT ED IN T...
02/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PLACING A DOOR COVER ON AN ELECTRICAL CABINET WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND JUST ABOVE THE KNUCKLE OF HIS LITTLE FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION. THE EE RECEIVED 2 SUTURES AND IMMEDIA...