Kermit Mine — Accidents

Total: 29 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/07/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 95d restricted Miner went to close hatch on trailer bulk material tank at hatch closing station, stepped in the hole of the tank causing EE to fall. EE's injuries were a sprain of left shoulder, low back sprain and...
03/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor climbed up ladder to aid in removing cover to head section. When transferring from ladder to conveyor to tie off, took a wrong step and fell roughly 12 feet backwards landing on the chute a...
12/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Arrived to work when it was still dark to prepare for a bearing change, as the sun started getting brighter in EE's eye, it began to get sensitive to light and started having pain. Eye kept tearing an...
08/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Associate was installing a bearing on a shaft. Felt pop in shoulder area when they had to push, pull and wiggle bearing to get bearing positioned on shaft.
06/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 64d restricted 6 months ago right shoulder soreness was reported to coach when associate tried to move a jersey block that was tipped over and stuck in the mud and had water in it. Associate refused to get checked o...
04/11/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Walking in deep sand and over rough terrain, bending and twisting. This caused a strain or sprain to the left knee.
02/20/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Splicing a belt on the McCloskey. Associate was cutting the belt to splice it and the knife slipped and the associate cut the pointer finger on left hand.
10/16/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 11d restricted While operating the drill press in the wash maintenance shop to make a hole on plate, the drill bit got stuck and the base plate jerked and turned hitting the associates hand and cutting middle finger...
07/28/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The McCloskey S190 was being fed by the loader. The McCloskey suddenly shut off. The operator got out to check what was wrong and there was a code on the machine that said ""cooler fail"". The operato...
06/08/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate was walking towards the stacking conveyor kind of fast next to the clarifier when EE slipped and fell down head first and hit right side of head on the concrete. The concrete was wet and may...
05/26/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Lifting a chain fall from floor grating, chain got stuck in the grating when pulling up and associate felt pain in their right elbow. Right elbow was sprained or strained.
02/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 27d restricted Associate was cleaning up around the wash plant, moving cross members to pick up with the telehandler. In the process of picking up the last cross member they heard a knee pop, which caused them to dr...
12/03/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Changing the head section of the telestacker, associate was tightening a bolt, the wrench slipped off the bolt and caused the associate to hit right elbow against the side of the head section.
11/30/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Associate was sitting at desk doing computer work in the electrical office, they stood up from chair and turned and felt knee pain.
08/29/2020 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Associate was operating a skidsteer on a hot day. The equipment was not equipped with air conditioning and the windows could not be opened because of dusty conditions.
07/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was lifting 45 degree angle pipes onto pallet when they felt something pop in thier back.
02/27/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Finger pinched between steel and crescent wrench. Pushing on the wrench and EE was pushing on the wrench. Trying to tighten the belt on the conveyor.
02/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Associate bent over to pick up belt and hurt back from improper lifting. Belt was too heavy for one associate to lift.
01/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Getting screw auger out of baghouse. Arm got caught in ladder cage and smashed by auger.
10/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 35d restricted Customer Truck Driver was closing the trailer lids at the safety rack when EE lost EE's footing falling off the trailer to the ground below. The employee was transferring from the safety rack platform...
09/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 110d restricted Miner was removing a head pulley shaft when it fell pinching EE's right hand between the shaft and the work table.
08/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The water truck operator was not able to clear a truck fall protection rack that was left down by an outside truck driver. When trying to raise the metal rack, their hand was pinched between the rack...
07/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Miner was checking to see if the feeder gate was shut when a guard fell striking the top of EE's knee.
02/06/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Miner was walking in the wash and tripped on a pump cover and fell to the ground. Reported the accident on 02/11/2019. Miner had surgery on 03/18/2019 which resulted in being off work.
01/31/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 5d restricted While the miner was stepping off the dredge onto the gang plank, the plank shifted causing the miner to fall into the water. Associate sought medical attention on 2/11/2019 and was placed on restricti...
01/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner was helping to shovel sand and felt a pain in EE's lower back. The next day EE called in sick and reported having aches, chills and fever that morning that EE associated with EE's back injury.
10/13/2018 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 33d restricted On 9/30/2018 worker had been pulling out wire. An hour later while walking around the plant the worker's back started to become sore. The worker had been feeling better but then while walking on 10/13...
07/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee works as a union millwright; they were assembling parts for a conveyor. The employee went to set down a brace (piece of metal-angle) and pinched finger between a rock that was on the ground...
04/19/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While walking and carrying an ice cooler the miner stepped on a rock twisting EE's left ankle. Miner stated had a previous ankle injury. The medical service strongly recommended therapy. The miner had...