Lyons Mine — Accidents

Total: 117 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/04/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was putting the thimble on the new skip and noticed that it needed a couple more shims. While pushing the pin out, thumb entered the hole and was injured between the thimble and the draw b...
09/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The miner climbed a ladder to work at approximately 7' from the ground (Foot to floor) and slipped. EE fell straight down taking an impact on EE's feet and injured EE's heel.
02/19/2025 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Tracking and arcing developed on the MMT-3 transformer, faulting the transformer phase to phase. The vacuum breaker at MMT-1 failed to open to disconnect power to the underground power system. Resulte...
01/23/2023 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted Miner was dumping a Tilt cart when the cart shifted back into miner's body and miner felt a pinch in miner's back. Miner reported the injury on 1.24.23 but declined medical attention, miner went to th...
05/23/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Doing a team lift on a hoist framework and felt a sharp pain, was seen and placed on lift/carry restrictions on 5/25/22. Restrictions removed on 6/6/22
01/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Everything is good working order, employee lost grip and fell
02/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was descending stairs in the mill when knee locked up causing EE to fall down the remaining 3 to 4 stairs. EE initially felt fine, but on May 5th, 2021 was seen by a doctor because of pain in left...
01/18/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance laborer was grinding on a part which was secured in a vise in the shop. While grinding on the part, the grinding wheel came apart, throwing a piece of the wheel and hitting the left fore...
01/13/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Bottom south wheel assembly on the south skip, east wheel became misaligned causing contact with guide plates, timbers, and beams causing the bracket to bend. This prevented full movement of the sout...
11/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 221d restricted Employee was pulling a barrel of colorant off of a pallet when EE felt a pop in EE's neck and back area.
09/08/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was hanging power cable overhead along the back when the basket shifted a little, which jarred the employee. The day of incident they felt fine, but was feeling sore on the 14th of Sept so wa...
06/02/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EE was exiting the hoist drum after pulling slack. When the EE stepped down EE heard a pop in EE's left knee. After several diagnostic visits it was determined there was a small tear in the left menis...
03/07/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 171d restricted EE was descending ladder. Forgot to untie ladder from anchor, re-ascended and untied it. EE then descended again. EE thought EE was at the bottom, stepped down not realizing there was still one rung o...
12/30/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None North skip dump wheel broke off due to fatigue causing the skip to not be able to exit the dump scrolls.
09/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and IE were holding a cast aluminum 5"" off a power station, the box fell on IE's finger.
05/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The miner was assisting in changing out the north hoist rope, the hoist rope was stopped in a small sheave. EE put EE's boot on the hoist rope and it moved knocking EE onto the ground striking EE's el...
05/24/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None We lowered the maintenance cage for the monthly visual inspection and the cage hung up in the shaft. We lowered a remote camera into the shaft to get a visual of any bulges that were created by recent...
04/15/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None North skip dump wheel broke off due to fatigue causing the skip to not be able to exit the dump scrolls.
04/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was lifting and stacking 2 top boards (3/4"" plywood, 40"" x 48"") when ee felt a ""pop"" in wrist / forearm.
02/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted While pulling down on the bell signal lever during shaft inspection the bell housing came apart causing pain in employee's right shoulder.
03/04/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 147d lost, 57d restricted Employees were removing a section of duct work to be replaced, when it suddenly broke free, striking the ladder that the victim was standing on. Victim fell from either the second or third rung striki...
10/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee reported to EE's supervisor that EE was feeling a dull pain in EE's lower left back and around EE's left elbow area while EE was performing EE's regular job duties of sewing and stacking...
09/27/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee torqueing a bolt with a ratchet wrench. The wrench slipped off the bolt and smashed the right pinky finger tip causing a fracture to the tip.
09/22/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electronic board in the hoist drive had a fault causing the hoist to become inoperable. Miners were on the skip in the shaft.
08/04/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Divider wall in the shaft between the south skip compartment and the ventilation compartment shifted into the ventilation compartment, creating an offset in a guide splice. The south skip impacted th...
08/01/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Door did not close completely on the north skip on a prior trip, contacted the shaft collar and broke the door arms. Subsequent trip, the broken door would not close at all at the dump and hung the s...
03/23/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee set skip up to return to production hoisting following a mantrip, but failed to correctly engage the latching mechanism on the south skip door. After a few production hoisting cycles, the doo...
07/29/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The Mechanic was exiting a telehandler and stepped on a chunk of salt with his left foot causing him to sprain his ankle.
06/13/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee as hanging cable along the back. He was kneeling in a man basket as the basket was being raised when he lost balance and placed his hand on the railing. There was a 1x1 board hanging from the...
06/08/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Keeper plate for a hinge pin on the north skip fatigued and broke allowing the pin to come out and the door to not close properly upon exiting the scrolls. The door caught a cross brace in the headfr...
08/21/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Maintenance had been done to the north skip, West Safety Dog Shaft the evening of 8/20/14. Around 8:30am on 8/21 the SW Safety dog from the north skip came off of the skip. Plastic bushing liners on t...
06/24/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dumping a self dumping hopper with a forklift. While dismounted from the forklift and dumping the hopper the employee smashed his left middle finger due to improper hand placement. The em...
02/19/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was impacting a roof bolt when the plate spun around hitting his right middle finger, reported it and then went back to work. The employee went to the emergency room on Saturday as it was not...
01/13/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Coil that pulls in the safety circuit reset cellunoid failed. Replacement was available and required 10 minutes to correct once an electrician was called to site.
01/10/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Miner was using a mucker bucket to scale the face. When a piece of the face came loose the force of the mucker caused the mucker to bounce. The employee's head stuck the ceiling in the cab of the muck...
01/07/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake linkage arm on the main hoist wore at a pin & bushing connection causing the mechanical linkage to bind and then crack and break the end of the arm.
08/19/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving an LHD, went through a dip in the floor causing him to jam his right shoulder as he was resting his upper body on the arm rests of the machine. Complained of some limited motion....
08/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 9/10/2012 employee reported pain in right side of his ribs. He stated that it was a strain due to over exertion of shoveling muck. Employee saw a doctor on 9/11/2012. Doctor prescribed medicine and...
07/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The miner was cleaning a work area when he picked up a timber using improper lifting techniques. While lifting he felt a pull in his groin and released the timber.
02/15/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee, was backing the drill away from the face in the fresh air way. He had the door open, when he backed over a rock causing the door to slam shut on his left 5th fingertip.
12/19/2011 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While using the stretch wrapper a pallet spun and struck the IE on the foot.
10/21/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency shaft was cleared with an empty inspection cage. Next empty trip down, the cage did not reach bottom. The cage was hoisted back to the suface. The hoist cable was under the cage and tied...
10/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Before the weekly inspection of Lyons Salt's emergency shaft, it was determined there was not communication between the surface hoist and shaft bottom. No one was injured. The phone at the emergency h...
09/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was moving an empty pallet from a stack of pallets to the ground in order to stack bags of salt on it.
08/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This started as a first aid incident only and became a reportable when physical therapy was ordered. IE hit left elbow on door of #5 Tram while mucking salt. Diagnosed with tendonitis by doctor and...
08/15/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Injured employee was using a forklift to load trucks in an outside storage area. Since the ground is uneven, the IE was bounced around in his forklift causing lower back pain.
07/08/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The newly installed Lilly for the main hoist was thought to be improperly adjusted by the oncoming hoist operator as the over speed would kick the hoist ""too quickly"" (it was working). It was later...
06/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Injured employee was driving a forklift. The tire broke apart and caused the forklift to hit a steel beam which forced employees legs into the steering column of the forklift. Claimant sustained a sta...
04/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lowering board when it swung and struck left thigh and a splinter from the board stuck in leg causing foreign body injury and puncture wound.
01/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee reported lower back pain after restacking a pallet of salt bags.