Lucky Friday — Accidents

Total: 488 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/07/2026 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Miner got a foot caught between a push plate and stop block resulting in a fractured first and second toe on left foot.
12/14/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Miner was scaling with a scaling bar and a rock fell onto the scaling bar and the weight of the rock resulted in downward momentum of the bar and the employee pinched their right hand between the scal...
12/03/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing start of shift hoist checks, the weight brake would not release once it was set.
11/24/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was sealing a new airlock door and the door came into contact with left ring finger causing a tuft fracture to the fingertip.
10/10/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing the daily safety checks on the hoist, the hoist operator pushed the emergency stop button to test the weight brake and the hoist tripped on an E-stop fault. Electricians assisted the...
09/24/2025 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was attempting to get a socket seated onto a corroded nut on a vic coupling by hitting the socket with a pipe wrench. EE missed the socket and struck EE's left thumb with the pipe wrench.
09/19/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 4:15am the hoistmen was attempting to clutch in when the weight brake set and EE could get it to release. Maintenance was called and found that a safety was tripped causing the hoist to dump air p...
08/20/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating an open cab haul truck and while turning a strand of wire from the wire mesh ground support on the rib caused a puncture wound to the back of the employee's left shoulder requir...
07/13/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Silver Shaft hoist operator heard noise coming from the drum while the hoist was in operation. The hoist operator called maintenance to come inspect the hoist and they found that a saddle and both nut...
06/27/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming the front wallplate with a battery powered saw and while making a cut, the saw slipped causing a laceration to employee's thigh. Employee received 8 sutures.
06/17/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Silver Shaft hoist was down due to east pinion brake trip fault that would not reset.
04/28/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist tripped due to the gap on the right brake stand-2 upper caliper was detected on the hoist control system to be outside of tolerance at 2mm. The gap was checked and adjusted to 0mm at which t...
04/16/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost incoming power to the mine site for a short period of time due to a weather event which caused the hoists to trip. The hoists and compressors needed to be reset and started back up. Hoists were b...
04/14/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was transporting a tote of diesel fuel and got a flat tire on the 1-yard forklift they was using to transport the fuel. Employee was pulling into a cutout to get it out of the roadway and as...
04/07/2025 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner was mucking into a muck bay with a 2-Yard LHD. They had a full bucket and when attempting to dump it they got on uneven ground and as they raised the bucket the loader tipped over onto the right...
04/07/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving a jumbo drill steel and pinched left ring finger between the steel and the metal box on the loader fender.
03/16/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 12:37 AM the hoist tripped due to a communication fault.
02/18/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d lost EE was diagnosed with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome after 40 plus years of mining.
12/18/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None After 2 weather related power bumps, the hoist tripped and was not able to be reset due to ""Brake Pump #2"" and ""Safety Circuit Fault"" codes.
11/30/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None When the hoistmen tried to reset the Service Hoist it would not reset and gave a YA1 fault. The hoistmen called electricians and while diagnosing they found a bad fuse. Electricians replaced fuse and...
11/03/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was opening a gate and got fingers caught between the pole for the gate and the fencing.
10/20/2024 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None While the shaft crew were working in the shaft we lost power to the hoist. The electrical dept was able to isolate the issue and get power to the hoist again.
10/11/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 70d restricted Employee was moving a 45kva transformer unit when the unit caught of the decking and fell over pinching EE's right ring finger.
10/02/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was finishing mucking scraping the face when something struck the employee in the right side of the forehead.
09/08/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist tripped out at 4:10 PM. The electricians on duty found a loose relay in the PLC is what caused the hoist to trip.
08/30/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a 18"" split set with a Jackleg. As the EE was pulling the jackleg out of the bolt, the jackleg pivoted and pinched EE's hand between the jackleg and the wingnut.
08/09/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The air pressure to the Silver Shaft hoist got too low to operate the hoist due to two compressors shutting down.
07/19/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 2:20 the hoistmen tried to start 2 shaft hoist but it would not start. Electricians were called to diagnose problem and found the pinion break pressure was at 70 psi which needed to be 1500 psi to...
04/25/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A flashover on the brush holder boxes occurred in the hoist motor causing the hoist to be down.
04/13/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was manually moving a barrel of oil onto the containment when it started to tip. EE tried to stop the barrel from tipping and got hand caught between the barrel and a steel I-beam.
02/02/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driller and helper were adjusting the height of the control panel while the driller was getting ready to insert the pin the panel was released and smashed EE's thumb causing a crushed fingernail that...
01/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was re-installing the guard onto the tail pulley of BC-5 when the guard slipped from their hands and pinched 2 fingers on right hand.
10/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE smashed right thumb between lock bar and cage door on the top deck of the service hoist. EE was attempting to open the cage doors while it was stopped at the 5900 level when the incident occurred.
10/22/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman had a fault on the Service Hoist which would not allow the hoist to operate. Electricians found a faulty brake gap sensor and replaced it.
09/24/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None It was determined that the YA1 converter breaker was defective and needed to be replaced. After consulting with ABB's drive specialists and changing out the breaker, the service hoist was tested multi...
08/13/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 10:30 pm there was a report that 2-shaft top station was hazier than normal but gas readings with a Ventis pro 5 gas detector were normal. A supervisor bump tested an MX6 gas monitor & accompanied...
07/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE pushed the 4' split set bolt into the drilled hole in the back by hand. As EE was positioning self to drive the bolt the rest of the way in with the jackleg, the bolt fell out of the hole and struc...
06/01/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The compressor plant went down causing the mine to lose compressed air. The brakes on the hoist would not release because it takes compressed air to release them.
05/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing an electrical jumper cable from the rib and felt a ""pop"" in EE's stomach. EE was diagnosed with a small hernia. EE continued mining at full capacity. EE elected to have a procedure t...
05/22/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A breaker for the battery backup for the #2 hoist tripped during a severe weather event during the night. This caused the batteries to wear down because they could not charge due to the tripped breake...
05/09/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A lightning strike caused one of our main Avista (Power Company) transformer to break down. We lost all power to the site and could not operate the Silver Shaft Hoist.
03/17/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was struck in the face by a rock that was dislodged from the face. The miner was installing a bolt into the fingers of the bolter when the bolt hit the face, a rock slide down the bolt and struck t...
02/16/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 27d lost EE suffering from Carpal Tunnel
02/07/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 52d lost EE is suffering from carpel tunnel syndrome
01/17/2023 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 45d lost EE suffering from carpel tunnel
11/17/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a haul truck on the mainline when they felt something go into their eye. EE was taken to the eye clinic and checked out. EE was given a full release at that time. On 11/21/2022 they c...
09/03/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting a piece of rock fell through the chain link fencing and struck the employee in the arm.
08/10/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electricians were performing annual battery replacement for the KA1 control cabinet. While replacing the batteries for the hoist controller PLC UPS the breaker feeding the hoist controller PLC was tri...
08/09/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist would not reset following beginning of shift tests.
07/05/2022 HOISTING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee reported feeling something enter EE's left eye while riding down the shaft on the conveyance. The employee reported that EE was wearing safety glasses, but the material entered between th...