Liberty Mine — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/09/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted 2600 excavator was loading shot rock into haul truck and a rock came off the bucket and jarred the truck. The operator complained about their back hurting.
01/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost IE claims that when closing the door on a storage container, EE felt a pain in arm. After follow up for persistent pain on 1/30/2019, IE was placed on restricted duty until an orthopedic surgeon could...
12/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost IEs were in the process of inflating a tire to examine it to determine where a slow leak was emanating from. As the tire was being inflated, a lock ring became dislodged. This resulted in a rapid defl...
12/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost IEs were in the process of inflating a tire to examine it to determine where a slow leak was emanating from. As the tire was being inflated, a lock ring became dislodged. This resulted in a rapid defl...
06/25/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Fueler was found laying on the ground by the night shift end dump drivers prior to the start of their shift. EE was aware of EE's surroundings, The foreman was contacted and a ambulance was dispatched...
06/18/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 30d restricted Mowing hillside and equipment overturned.
05/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was dismounting from dozer and slipped on the wet ground and heard a popping noise in right knee. EE continued to work with no restrictions. Surgery was scheduled for a torn meniscus which wa...
01/03/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost While troubleshooting a bad roller, employee was attempting to move away from belt structure when employee's coat got caught by the belt. That pulled employee's arm to the roller resulting in a lacera...
11/18/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost IE was attempting to remove mud from the transmission housing of a pickup truck. IE violated Co policy by not chocking the wheels, not locking/tagging, and not de-energizing the truck prior to mainten...
09/19/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was using a pry bar while repairing a radiator. As IE was tightening a bracket, the pry bar slipped free, striking IE in the upper lip, resulting in a laceration. IE was treated, and 4 sutures were...
01/12/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted IE was attempting to open heater valves on dozer with engine running. In process IE's thumb contacted the alternator belt, resulting in a fracture of bone in left thumb, as well as laceration that req...
07/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Conditions contributing to this injury are: high heat and humidity, steel on steel rigging and failure to adequately rig the chain to the track pad.
07/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 95d restricted While walking to close a valve, the injured employee stepped into an opening that had been created when a drain panel had been removed. Injured employee fell 7 feet to concrete floor below. IE has bee...
03/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a 24"" pipe wrench. EE was in the kneeling position pulling the wrench toward EE when the wrench slipped off the nut causing the handle to strike EE slightly above the forehead. EE receiv...
03/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE stated reached above the hose crimping machine and lifted the die to place in the machine. At this time EE felt pain in left shoulder. The die is estimated at 25lbs. The resulting diagnosis was a p...
12/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stated he was not sure what he did. States he did pick up a piece of metal that he realized he couldn't pick up by himself. He got another employee to help him & had no problem until an hour later whe...
04/28/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing the hoist cylinder yoke from the radiator guard of the D9 dozer. He rigged the yoke with 3/8"" chain and was using the 20 ton hoist to ease the yoke out. He positioned his R hand on th...
04/02/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 60d lost Employee alleges he developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome while performing his work as a mechanic at Liberty Mine. The diagnosis was confirmed on April 2, 2014 and surgery was performed April 10, 2014. Bot...
03/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted While repairing a machine employee was holding a drive line in one hand while starting the bolts with the other felt a pop in left shoulder