Lyons Mine — Accidents

Total: 117 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/11/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 45d restricted While walking through the warehouse and employee was struck by a forklift which caused his right ankle to be broken.
10/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 10d restricted Employee closed elevator door on hand causing his right index finger to become broken.
09/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 16d restricted Employee was restacking bags of salt onto pallets when he strained his hip and back.
09/09/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Shaft work was in progress, hoist drive kicked out due to GFI. Was reset and kicked out again. Shaft workers stuck in shaft for over 1 hour while drive was troubleshot and enough operational capacit...
08/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted 1 1/2"" Gutter Hanger became lodged in employee's arm when it fell from the roof.
08/13/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Spring in the hoist joystick controller that would return the joystick to neutral (deadman) failed due to fatigue. At the initial time of failure, the gearing in the joystick was caused to slip, only...
06/14/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The man doors on the south skip were not properly secured by an employee at the end of 2nd shift. When the south skip was taken into the dump scrolls to test safeties, it became stuck on the ""A-Arm"...
06/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was replacing an empty propane tank with a full tank, slipped on uneven and loose ground, and twisted her back.
04/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 91d restricted Employee was getting out of the mule and strained his back.
02/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pitched a 50lb bag of salt into hopper and felt a pop in right wrist. Employee was seen by doctor. Doctor gave employee a wrist brace to wear. Doctor released employee to full duty with no...
02/18/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The primary power to the escape shaft hoist was interrupted due to a customer truck contacting power lines that provide power to the hoist. A backup generator is available and was started at this tim...
02/06/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working on Stamler Feeder Breaker to clear a plug and a hydraulic hose blew spraying employee with hydraulic oil. Employee was burned on right forearm and face. Employee was transported...
01/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee reported swelling in right knee on Monday, 1/25/2010. Employee stated swelling was due to walking up and down the tipple belt incline on Saturday, 1/23/2010. Employee was treated on Monday,...
01/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 2d restricted Employee was baring down a slab when the bar was driven down, striking employees shin.Employee was treated by doctor on 1/20 and placed on light duty.Follow-up visit with doctor was conducted on 1/25,...
01/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Dropped a pallet board on the arch of his foot ( right), the pallet board, it weights about 35 pounds.
11/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 73d restricted Employee was helping to remove a latrine from the work truck when he felt a twist in his shoulder. Incident did not become reportable until 12/14/2009 when the doctor supplied a sling for the arm and...
10/20/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 10/20/09 @ 19:23 an accident occurred on the main man hoist. The incident involved the south skip, when it was traveling to the dump pockets, failed to be stopped by the hoist operator. The skip hu...
10/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was throwing bags at #1 when he felt back hurt and told his lead man and was taken to the ER to be seen. When throwing bags he is picking the bags off up a metal table and stacking them on a...
08/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE reported sore back on 8/28/09. Did not want to see doctor. 9/08/09 reported back not better. Took employee to doctor on 9/08/09 & 9/14/09. Doctor stated it would take time for strain to heal. No me...
07/31/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a hyd. leak with the fluid in the gear box, this stalled the hoist and it would not budge, so I called MSHA and reported the hoist down, the hoist this time really never went down. We allowe...
07/18/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist at the main shaft had power problems - lack of power reaching the hoist itself. Found through troubleshooting process that a voltage phase monitor (electrical component) had failed. Replacemen...
07/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 7d restricted Employee stepped down off of step and felt something pull in his calve.
07/13/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a hyd. problem on the main hoist and when it became obvious that it was going to be an issue, the hoist was shut down, then the crews were pulled in the secondary and MSHA was notified of the down...
07/08/2009 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was going to the 4th floor when at the elevator, he put his hand in between the doors and injured it, this is the type of closing door that is pull down/pull up. He couldn't get the door to unlatch...
07/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking across railroad track, twisted knee, and felt pain. He was examined by physician on 7/06/09.Returned to work with no restrictions.On 11/11/09 he complained of knee pain and reques...
06/12/2009 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was mucking out with the LHD when he ran over a rock and hit his head on the cab. Employee pulled the muscles in his neck, he finished his shift then went to the doctor the next day and recei...
06/02/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On the hoist, the connecting rod for the break snapped at the head and the hoist was down until repaired, the crew was pulled from the mine.
05/27/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Fuse tripped the main hoist and caused the hoist to be non operational until approximately 3:00a.m. on 05/27/09 when the fuse was repaired and the hoist was placed back into service. This was electr...
05/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was powdering a room. An anfo loading air hose became stuck. The employee was working to free the hose when the hose became free and pushed the employees hand into the rail of the basket on...
04/06/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was standing at the end of bag line stacking bags on a pallet. The fork truck driver picked up the pallet and then realized the pallet was too high for the employee to stack the last two bag...
03/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was dumping 50lb bags of salt on the surface, in the A Frame. He stated he twisted wrong and pulled a muscle in his back. He was taken to the doctor on 3/26/2009. Doctor placed him on restric...
03/13/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lowering an LHD bucket down the shaft, slung beneath the skip. The bucket became lodged in the shaft and broke free from its slings. Damage to the shaft structure and skip guides has occured.
03/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 04/02/09 the Company received a Health Insurance Claim Form from an eye doctor for the employee. This is the first notification the Company has received in regards to an injury for this employee....
01/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was assisting maintenance repair roller on bottom of conveyor belt. Had hatch to bin open to gain access. EE stepped into the open hatch and caught self, injuring right front leg (knee), left shoul...
11/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 107d restricted Scaling in the mine felt a sharp pain - told supervisor not known if it was an issue. Completed form and told HR in December. Went to doctor - his ortho surgeon on 1/5/09. Was put on restrictions at t...
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE working in a tight spot, hand got caught between dump door and angle iron (used for bracing), lost fingernail.
12/22/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Blizzard conditions developed in the morning of 12/22/07 at the mine. Operations were running as a typical production day. As the high winds continued from the blizzard, the local power lines were bri...
08/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving forklift in storage area - something seemed to be in her eye. She was wearing safety Rx glasses. Taken to doctor, no foreign bodies found in her eye. Prescription for Erythromycin ointme...
08/15/2007 OTHER INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Truck driver was being loaded on scales. When told to come in to sign paperwork, he did not respond. Scale operator and mill operator found driver in cab of truck not breathing and no pulse. No signs...
08/08/2007 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Thunder storms were building and moving northeast across Kansas. The north edge of the storm was just to the south of the town of Lyons. At 7:45 pm all electricity was out in Lyons and Sterling, Kansa...
06/09/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None We were replacing guides in the N. Compartment of main mine shaft. Three mancrew was ready to install a guide when all the power went out in L. Kansas and part of Rice County. Main electrical sub stat...
05/17/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A section fo shaft guide came out in north compartment, allowing the tipping box to tip and ride the remainder of shaft on the wrong side of guides. As the north skip approached the shaft collar, the...
03/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE used a piece of pipe to beat on hopper, due to wet salt not coming out of hopper. EE smashed his left thumb between hopper and pipe.
01/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee picked up 50# damaged salt bag to empty into salt hopper - felt pain in lower back - strained lower back.
07/17/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None North skip got hung up. Operator didn't realize North skip was hung up & was bringing South skip up. After spooling off approx 100' of cable on North skip, operator realized what was happening & stopp...
05/02/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None NORMAL HOISTING WAS BEING DONE WHEN THE OVER TRAVEL CONTACT FAILED, TRIPPING THE BRAKES TO THE SKIP.
02/06/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Normal Hoisting made when a fuse blew on the main hoist motor cooling fan. This shut the hoist down and set the brakes. The fuse controlling the blower fan is located in the dc 2000 thy ristr control...
02/01/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A small 2.8 amp fuse flew ont he dc drive unit that controls the emergency stop circuit. This caused power loss and brakes to set. Replaced fuse and ran safties. Everything ok.
12/21/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None In the area where the guies were knocked out, it was noticed that too many holes had been drilled over time while doing shaft repair, causing a weakness or causing a split zone in the guides. As the l...
10/03/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Coil on Hoist motor brake failed causing motor brake to set.