Lee Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 221 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/20/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost While pushing out a pin in the boom dipper with a 200 ton hydraulic jack one of the spacers came out and struck the employee in the head.
04/29/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pipe crew had been tasked with removing a pressure sensor from the discharge spool of #18 ore line. Employee had been tasked with using box wrench to prevent movement by a nut located on the bottom of...
04/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 298d lost Mine Refuse Attendant climbed the steps of a Volvo A40G haul truck to observe the material in the bed for a dump location. While descending the steps, the attendant lost footing on a step approximatel...
04/11/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted Employee (E1)had been tasked with operating a 50-ton haul truck. E1 parked the truck and while dismounting placed right foot on the ground. As E1 stepped downward and positioned left foot on ground,...
03/31/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee found unresponsive. Apparent heart attack.
02/16/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Crane was being used to remove pump impeller, placing it in bed of truck. Rigging failed resulting in impeller falling into bed of truck. The impeller rolled off bed of truck and struck employee in ri...
06/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted EE had exited cab of Komatsu excavator. EE turned & was holding the handrails to dismount. EE dropped EE's right foot to step on the step. Right foot slipped & went to the ground while EE's left foot...
04/16/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 104d restricted Conditions were wet due to rain. Area was wet,slippery & rocky. While moving a Stacker, EE fell forward tracking the stacker with the remote. As EE fell EE dropped the remote in the mud realizing the...
12/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While making repairs to the coal exhaust fan, employee was rolling a belt manually. Employee's right ring finger and pinky were caught between the belt and pulley resulting in fractures and sutures.
11/21/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a jigsaw to cut siding on #11 conveyor in area. While cutting Employee was taken to first aid where the eye was flushed again. Employee was then taken to local eye care center where...
08/29/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost The EE was operating the Hemtt fuel truck. It was raining and EE was running behind schedule because of the rain. EE was driving down a steep ramp to fuel a water jack and states that the brakes did n...
05/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing & replacing the bucket teeth on an excavator. Employee cut them with the torch and was using a hammer to break them free when a piece of metal struck the employee in the leg resu...
12/28/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 372d lost, 21d restricted While dumping #16-1 Screw Conveyor, an Operator was approximately 10' from the conveyor while a front end loader operator was removing hot rock. As the front end loader approached, a flash occurred w...
09/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a band around a 36"" pipe on the recycle lake line at the west side of Phos Acid. Employee's hand slipped and contacted the edge of the band. The contact resulted in a cut on...
08/02/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee stepped off of a step on the side of a flatbed truck and twisted right ankle. Sprain with a hairline fracture
07/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was changing drill bit on a press drill. Employee failed to engage lock fully and as EE removed bit the drift pin fell. Employees left thumb was struck. Thumb bone was fractured.
05/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was replacing dump rope on the 2550 dragline. When repositioning the dump socket to enable safe removal of the wedge, the socket shifted, pinching employee's right index and middle fingers b...
11/02/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Miner was operating a skidder when the blade on the front of the skidder abruptly fell without warning causing the skidder to stop suddenly. The miner's face, body and left leg contacted the steering...
10/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost An employee was performing hands free hydro blasting on the #3 cold cyclone, the water contacted hot product when the blockage broke through and caused steam to blow back up the pipe. The employee op...
07/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was using a 2.5 gallon urea (DEF fluid) container with a flexible funnel to fill a DEF fluid tank. While lowering the jug after filling, miner stated a few drops of DEF fluid entered his eye cau...
07/06/2015 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 27d restricted A mine electrician sustained burns to his arm when a live 7,200 volt power cable arc flashed at a junction box. Employee was taken to first aid for initial treatment and then to a local medical facil...
05/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking at Mill flotation. He stepped in an unprotected trench. Grating that covered the trench had been removed, water was covering the area due to a pump failure at the time. Received a...
02/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Frozen ground conditions
02/22/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At 05:00, Mill operations started the #6 Calciner preheat process. At approximately 05:46 an explosion occurred in the unit causing extensive damage to the vessel and the building. No injuries or en...
02/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the transfer station assisting with trying to get the #39 conveyor back running (frozen). He was walking back towards the head pulley area. As he passed under the 17-3 flop gate plat...
12/28/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was cleaning up around 1-4 mesh reject pump. He stepped in soft reject material and rolled his right ankle.
10/28/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was driving a 3/4 ton pickup down ramp. Contract company was moving 16"" pipe across bottom of ramp. Employee's truck hit the pipe causing pain in his right arm/shoulder. Was seen at ortho...
09/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing dragline repair work, employee's fingers were pinched between a pin component and flange while the pin component was being moved into position. Resulted in lacerations on two fingers...
08/21/2014 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Damage to a phosphogypsum stack berm resulted in the release of an undetermined amount of gypsum transport water. There were no injuries. The breach was closed at 6:25 PM.
05/19/2014 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 104d restricted Employee was adjusting the air flow on the green float bank B-Cell when the middle finger on his right hand got caught between a moving paddle wheel and the guide frame for the tee handle used to adju...
05/19/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was operating a CAT 740B haul truck in block 8 cut and drove thru a dip in the road while staging up for loading.
05/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 40d restricted Operator exited the cab of the crane and walked across the deck toward the ladder to climb down. Just as he approached the ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground landing on his feet and then buttoc...
03/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 174d restricted Operations was in the process of relocating a de-energized power cable. Employees were positioned as spotters as a backhoe was used to pull the cable. One employee was on the opposed side of the cable...
02/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee allegedly walked off of a stair well and fell approx 3 ft to the ground fracturing his elbow. The injury was reported on day after the alleged incident and there were no witnesses to the...
02/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted Employee strained his right shoulder while relocating a magnetic drill.
01/13/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has worked as a welder for 36 years. It was determined to be a work-related STS on 1/13/14.
01/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was positioned about 8-10 feet from two other workers that began to remove the shroud from the dragline bucket using a hammer. Upon impact a shard of metal from the shourd contacted employee...
12/27/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted While exiting a connex employee used a cross support bar as a step. His foot slid backwards causing him to fall. Pain in left leg. Employee taken to First Aid where ice pack was applied, OTC Aleve was...
12/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stripping cable with a knife and cut the thumb on his left hand. 5 sutures required to close the laceration.
12/06/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wind blew debris into employee's eye. The employee was wearing proper PPE at the time of the incident.
12/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was tasked to check the cyclones and read the tank level at the ore storage tank. When he got to the tank, he called to the control room to shut down the 1 & 2 storage pumps because the over...
08/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Prestrip operators were assisting shift maintenance in the installation of a roller on the 239 conveyor belt. Employees were working on each side of the belt. As employees on one side of the roller...
07/24/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mashed little finger between impact wrench and steel plate on clean out tee.
07/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was stepping off transportation bus attending a company wide safety meeting. He was stepping off the bottom step to the ground when he twisted his right ankle. Ankle was evaluated by a physic...
07/12/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was placing body bolts with a port a power when the shim plate used to distribute the load pressure fell on his hand causing a fracture to his ring finger.
05/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing old rollers from wet rock feeder area. Picked up last roller to toss through handrail. Right hand, ring finger got caught on sharp end of roller while throwing roller through the handrail.
05/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted Employee was trying to knock a bearing in with a battering ram at top of boom. On the third attempt to strike bushing, the ram entered the pin hole and continued swinging forward toward the frame. E...
04/08/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract miner was using a two inch wash down hose. The miner used a worm gear hose clamp to connect a fire hose type nozzle for wash down. After inserting the spray nozzle and tightening the hose cla...
03/18/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a torch causing a 2nd degree burn to his left wrist.
03/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Miner reported injury to right thumb while opening a soda during lunch. First Aid treated for a minor cut by EMT and returned to work. The Miner returned to work on 03/18/13 (next scheduled shift) wit...