Keetac — Accidents

Total: 178 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/20/2026 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was performing a pre-shift on the shovel. The employee was trying to open the door with their right hand. The door was stuck, and the employee felt a pop in their right shoulder.
11/25/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was demoing an out of service AC unit. Employee unbolted and removed the first section of the AC frame, set it on the floor, and reached for an impact. When they reached for the impact, they...
10/18/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was busting up rocks with a sledgehammer and putting pieces on the belt to clean the tunnel. Reported to manager that they felt a twinge in abdomen after they finished the job. Before startin...
10/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was guiding the belt in along the west side walkway of the 27 conveyor when EE stepped onto some cross bracing where grating was removed and fell approximately 4' to the ground striking E...
09/08/2025 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was pushing a full oil cart through the PM stall next to a loader. The cart shifted to the right and pinched the employee's right middle finger between the cart handle and the rim of the loa...
08/16/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Individual mis stepped while walking down a small flight of stairs and rolled an ankle resulting in a sprain/strain injury
07/30/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY TO CUT A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE'S LEFT LEG
07/18/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was lifting a box weighing approximately 35LBS putting it into a pickup and felt a pop in left bicep
07/05/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None 61 was filling A fuel truck. They felt their back getting warm and saw that there was a fire. They exited the truck and ran a safe distance. Called the onsite fire department and also had the guard sh...
05/20/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A tree blew over into the power lines near the Basin Shops building at approx. 11:27 AM next to the road. Basin employees expelled 4 extinguishers and called Keetac Fire to respond. Keewatin fire depa...
05/01/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 13d restricted Rolling a pin into a skid steer bucket and felt slight pain in EE's lower back.
04/20/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE was grinding/welding as part of bull gear repair that was taking place. They stopped grinding to visually check for high spots. When they flipped up their face shield, they felt something enter rig...
04/10/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a jig to install a pin in a loader. The jig has a nut at the end of threaded rod. The jig and pin tipped and the pin slid down the threaded rod and pinched employee's left pinky fin...
02/13/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a 17"" by 17"" piece of broken shell liner (discharge liner) to place lifting sling around for removal. The Liners weight came over center, the injured reached for the liner, grabb...
12/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While walking out to the service truck behind the weld shop by door 8, employee slipped on ice and fell catching self with right hand. Felt soreness in said hand immediately.
12/10/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a new hydraulic hose out of the back of EE's service truck that still had plastic on it. EE took EE's gloves off before handling the hose so EE could rip the plastic off of it. Wh...
11/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Driver was stepping off the haul truck stairs onto the ground & twisted right knee & ankle. This became a recordable incident on 12/3/24 when the employee received restrictions.
10/18/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost EE was re-attaching the skirt board and liner bolts on the conveyor belt in the #1 Crusher, 6th level down. While pulling on a wrench tightening a bolt on the skirting board, EE lost EE's hold on the...
09/07/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The bearing in the 28 belt head pully seized, igniting the belt. The fire was declared extinguished at 12:00pm
08/28/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 96d restricted The employee was tightening a union and felt pain in their right shoulder. THIS INCIDENT BECAME A RECORDABLE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD WHEN THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LIFTING RESTRICTIONS
07/11/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 242d restricted Employee working on filter head from step ladder. Vacuum pipe alongside ladder came loose from roustabout, rotated and slammed into ladder knocking employee off. Employee landed on EE's elbow. THIS IN...
05/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured right ankle stepping down from bucket after lighting welders welding torch. Did not treat at all in 2024. just recently went to the doctor. no restrictions or lost time
05/02/2024 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 300d lost An employee was helping make repairs on a shovel with 2 other mechanics. The injured employee suffered a seizure and was convulsing face down on the steel plated floor. First responders were called a...
05/01/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Three Jamar operators were in the process of stowing the jib on a Grove RT765E-2 mobile crane. The injured worker was standing on the crane where the jib extension pins to the side of the boom. As the...
03/20/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was removing the bolts for the discharge pump on the 3P1042 pump. When removing the last bolt, the pipe moved pinching employee's right hand between pipe and the motor base for th...
01/06/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 71d restricted Employee parked the 4252SS rock spreader truck. When the employee took the last step from the ladder to the ground the employee slipped and fell landing on left leg injuring ankle
11/06/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MTE was going to walk downstairs from the 2nd floor to the first floor. There is a cement landing at the top of the stairway. As the employee stepped on the landing, EE's right knee gave out. THIS INC...
10/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None Employee was oiling a pneumatic impact and stepped over the bolt removal machine & caught their right boot on a hydraulic line. EE shook their boot to free the line, in the process reached out with th...
07/12/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tightening grate casting nuts with an impact wrench, a piece of metal shaving flew off the nut/socket and landed in the employee's eye.
07/09/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire in the Pellet Plant, middle of Kiln Burner Floor. Mutual aid came from local fire dept. The fire was extinguished with an extinguisher and water was sprayed on the gear box to cool down the fire...
07/03/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost Employee had stepped onto the hitch mounted platform to retrieve a shovel from the pickup box. While descending from the platform, the employee lost their balance and fell, landing on their right wris...
05/11/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was driving a haul truck after dumping on middle A dump. As the employee was driving down the ramp the truck hit a bump jarring the employee's wrist. The employee stated that it didn't hurt a...
03/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Employee had collected pellet sample and was working it up. They were lifting the pan and sample (approx. 27 lbs.) to put into the Gilson for screening when they felt a burning/tearing sensation in th...
02/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting the break room and pushed on the glass portion of the door and the glass broke. Employee received a one-inch laceration on the palm of the left hand.
12/04/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting 4259 Haul truck at the end of the shift. Employee caught their heel on the bottom step of the ladder and fell to their knees on the ground. Employee stated that right knee landed...
08/05/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 223d lost Employees finished clearing a rock jam in the #2B Feeder at the #2 primary mill conveyor tunnel. The rock jam had caused some spillage of rocks off the belt and into the walkway. Employee was walking...
07/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 36d restricted While aligning a clamp and pipe that was being repaired, the employee had EE's left middle finger in a pinch point between the pipe. The tip of EE's finger was lacerated resulting in an amputation ju...
04/21/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An Employee was using a pry bar, attempting to rotate a thrust collar in order to access a retaining bolt located on the back side of the rotor shaft. The pry bar slipped, and the momentum of the ind...
04/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee was removing a bolt on door on the 2A Dust Collector - clean side. When the employee went to lift the door off, the employee felt a pop in right forearm. EE contacted foreman and EMT's checke...
03/03/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was off-loading worn shovel teeth by hand off a service truck. One of the teeth struck another liner on the ground, spun around onto the employee's right ankle, pinning right foot.
02/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted The employee was pushing in a MV breaker back into its cabinet in the Keetac substation when they felt pressure in lower right abdomen. There were two other employees helping push the breaker, but the...
01/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a sling from a 67"" long piece of 10"" rubber lined pipe. The pipe was near a spare finisher drum. The employee was pulling on the sling and the pipe started to roll towards the...
10/13/2021 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was working on changing belts on 68 pump in the screen house. EE bent down to help guide the belt onto the sheave and that is when EE felt a pop behind right knee, EE then grabbed partner so...
09/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 42d restricted Employee was assigned to install new drive on the #10B Primary Feeder. Employee reported was pulling and manipulating a 1.5"" cable in order to connect the cable into the top of a disconnect. As emplo...
09/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was transporting a tail pulley with bearings down line 6 crude belt tunnel. When guiding the pulley past the feeder the pulley shifted causing the employees finger to be pinched between the...
08/17/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 33d restricted the hardnose was tipped forward and supported by the field service truck crane. difficulty getting the hardnose in place so a come along was being used to assist. the cooler became lodged and the cool...
05/23/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was operating the 4111 shovel in crude blast. The employee was cleaning and then tracked ahead into the bank. When employee took the first scoop the shovel jarred employee causing neck pain a...
04/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While installing a new track pad on a Shovel, employee was attempting to install one of the pins. When EE struck the pin with a sledge hammer, EE nicked the edge of the pin and a piece of shrapnel wen...
04/20/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Employee was changing a drill bit on the 4517 drill. While maneuvering around the bit basket on the deck of the drill, the employee bumped their leg on the corner of the bit basket, resulting in a 1""...
02/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 132d restricted Employee was opening a battery/DEF cover on a fuel truck. The cover was stuck and when the employee pulled on the cover, felt pain go through left shoulder.