Lucky Friday — Accidents

Total: 488 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/06/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 72d lost, 53d restricted A rock fell off of the face and hit EE in the foot while he was loading the round.
05/01/2010 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted EE developed a rash and it became infected.
04/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a victaulic coupling, the employee caught her finger between two pieces of pipe, smashing her finger. The doctor perscribed anti-inflammatory and pain pills.
03/26/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting the back, a rock fell and struck the miner causing a laceration. The laceration required sutures.
02/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Though I listed this as a roof fall, it was in fact a rib failure. I listed it as a roof fall because you do not have a category for rib fall. About 10 feet of the right rib in 14E Stope fell out. It...
02/09/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was hammering slag off of a loader bucket, when a piece of metal flaked off of the hammer and embedded itself in his hand, leaving an 1/8"" hole. The procedure to try and remove the metal r...
01/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 149d restricted EE reported injuring his knee on 1/19/10. This was a incident and received no medical treatment at that time. He went to the Dr. on 6/16/2010 because it was bothering him and at that point placed on r...
01/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The miner was lifting a 9' roll of fencing when he pulled a back muscle. The miner was placed on restricted duty.
01/12/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The mechanic stepped onto several wooden blocks to reach a water valve. The blocks rolled and the mechanic fell and twisted his knee. A MRI of the mechanics knee showed a tear of a ligament in his kne...
01/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE tripped on a piece of wire. He fell forward onto the edge of the bolt deck with both knees, injuring his right knee.
12/22/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Silver Shaft Hoist had an electrical malfunction. Two printed circuit boards failed rendering the hoist out of use. The electrician got the hoist running again at 11:08 pm. All crews stopped worki...
10/10/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Carrying Jackleg. Tripped on rock. Initially first aid, went back to doctor when it wasn't getting better and got Positive MRI result for Torn ACLI on 11/4/2009, which made it reportable.
09/24/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The miner was bolting the back when a section of the cemented sandfill fell and struck him on the left shoulder. The miner was placed on restricted duty.
09/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Over the weekend of 9/19-09, we experienced a sand failure in 5500-12 Stope. The failure was approximately 3' high x 11' long x 12' wide. There was no one at the stope at the time of the failure and n...
09/12/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost While working on tailgate of CAT 730 haul truck he stepped off of shop truck, slipped & cut his left shin on shop truck trailer hitch.
08/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost A miner stepped off a tractor onto a rock and rolled his right ankle. The ankle was severely sprained with a possible fracture. The doctor placed the miner on light duty.
07/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted While lifting a filtration lid, in a prone position on his back, from his right to overhead with the help of a coworker, the employee pulled a groin muscle. The employee was placed on restricted duty...
07/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While mucking the miner felt something in his left eye. A piece of rock was embedded in his eye.
07/15/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was trying to remove a nut off of a bolt in a vise. The wrench broke free and the mechanic struck his elbow on a metal workbench lacerating it.
07/01/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injury stepped down off the tractor and rolled his ankle on a rock. when his ankle rolled it broke a piece of bone off the end of his fibula.
06/11/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting the back, the jackleg the miner was using, hung up and the drill spun around and the handle struck the miner in the mouth. The laceration required 8 stitches.
05/22/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 8:30 am a squirrel crossed between two of the main electrical wires (13,800 volt) from Avista's substation to our substation. The arc knocked out all the power to the mine, shutting down the hoist....
04/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was greasing the dust seal on the cone crusher and sliced his finger open.
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was working in the 54 Ramp when some rock blew into his left eye.
04/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Sometime between the end of night shift (3/31/09) and the start of day shift (4/1/09), the cemented sandfill in the slot and intersection of the 5900-12 Stope failed. The failure was approximately 35...
03/02/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Miner was bolting back with a jackleg drill. The leg on the drill blew apart and the jackleg drill struck the miner on the right ankle. The miner was placed on light duty.
02/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 97d restricted The miner was lifting a piece of belting over his head. The miner felt his right shoulder pop and the belting dropped, knocking down the miner. The miner's shoulder appeared to be dislocated. The mine...
02/02/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Injury was using a cutting torch to cut the bit off of a bucket when he tried to stand up he stumbled and the flame of the torch ran across his left hand. He burned 3 of his fingers.
01/09/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Injured has been suffering from a sore wrist. After 2 different doctor visits it was confirmed it is carpel tunnel. This is from 28 yrs of mining. The confirmation came on March 31, 2009.
12/13/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While bolting a rock fell from the back striking the miner on the left leg. Bruising it.
12/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner was barring a rock out of 5970 loading cell and felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.
11/21/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A new rope had been installed on the North side of the #2 hoist. The hoistman was stretching out the rope after the installation. The conveyance was accidently set down on the bulkhead below the 5100...
11/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Our employee was using a set of bolt cutters to cut some chain, he was using his knees to help aid in the cutter when his right knee popped out. EE has been working full duty in his regular job since...
10/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The miner was working on a 30"" ventbag. The wire holding the bag in place broke and the end whipped around and struck the miner in the face knocking out his bridge work and breaking a tooth.
10/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The miner was in the process of finishing drilling a hole in the back. As he pulled the drill steel out of the hole, it hung up. The miner pulled on the jackleg, lost his balance and fell, striking hi...
08/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was struck by falling rock while rock bolting with a jackleg drill. The miner suffered a laceration and break of the left thumb.
08/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted The miner picked up 2 Dwyidag bolts and turned to put them into a loader bucket and felt pain in his lower back.
07/29/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An electrician was trying to open a pocket knife that was jammed. The knife blade broke loose and the electrician cut his thumb. Five stitches were required to close the wound.
07/25/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 11:15 pm the Silver Shaft Hoistman started to get emergency stops on the north skip around the 5900 level while hoisting rock. It appeared that the problem was electrical. At 11:45 the mine was com...
07/15/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The workers rode the Alimak to the face. The injured opened the trap door and placed his left hand on the top deck to climb the ladder. Before he could climb the trap door slammed shut on his right ha...
07/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted The employee was climbing down from greasing a fan and felt something pop in his hip area. The employee strained a groin muscle and was placed on restricted duty.
06/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE strained his back while shoveling
05/05/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was drilling a corner back hole on a raise round. As he was drilling the drill steel became stuck causing the drill to spin and the handle of the drill pinched the workers finger between the dr...
04/11/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost EE said rock got jammed on 10 belt; he reach for it and somehow his left arm got caught in a roller.
04/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Pulley wheel rolled back into position smashing thumb and causing cut.
03/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was walking down a muckpile and tripped. Cutting his leg on the broken rock. The cut required several stitches.
03/14/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was drilling a hole to install an alimak curve rail anchor bolt. The drill steel/bit intersected a cable bolt causing the drill to spin suddenly pinching the workers left thumb between the dril...
02/15/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Geo-tech was grinding on some metal and a piece of metal got behind his safety glasses and became embedded in his right eye
01/29/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on the station waiting to go to work when a piece of metal flew into his eye.
01/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Miner was injured by falling rocks due to a rockburst.