Meikle Mine — Accidents

Total: 475 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/05/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated on first report of injury ""Walking into heading, felt light headed"". Was transported to ER by ambulance, administered oxygen, and released to full duty for 05/06/2009.
05/05/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated on first report of injury ""Going into heading and feeling light headed"". Was transported to ER by ambulance, adminstered oxygen, and released to full duty for 05/06/2009.
05/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee stepped off a tractor onto uneven ground and rolled her left ankle. She felt and heard an audible pop and had instant pain. She was seen at the ER and referred for follow-up. She was seen...
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading 12"" steel weighing 52 pounds on the bed of her truck and dropped it. It bounced and smashed her right thumb between the steel and bed of the truck. Laceration required 2 stitch...
11/13/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 13d lost, 16d restricted Employee made claim for carpal tunnel syndrome. After medical and factual investigation, claim was accepted for workers' compensation benefits. Employee began losing time after surgery on 03/06/09.
09/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had thumb between two hydraulic hoses. He stepped away and his thumb was caught and it popped. He was seen at Golden Health and diagnosed with a strain and placed on restricted duty. Follo...
09/15/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 88d lost Employee made a claim for silicosis on 09/15/2008. After a medical and factual investigation, the claim was accepted for workers' compensation benefits on 03/06/2009 resulting in this report for a lo...
07/14/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to install long support when a drop of acid water from the back fell into his left eye. He was seen at the ER and given preventative eye drops to use as needed and released to fu...
06/19/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking when a drop of acid from the back fell into his right eye. The employee was seen at the ER where preventative eye drops were given to take as needed and the employee was released...
04/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched right index finger between reamer bit and hammer. Laceration to finger.
02/20/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was cleaning rock spill with skidsteer. Hit dump pocket with skidsteer stopping machine and bruising shin.
12/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a water truck and hit his head on the radio box. Laceration required 4 stitches.
12/27/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Bringing cage up from 4100 level; hoist stopped. Reset hoist, brought to collar with no issues. Hoist down approx 10 seconds. Hoist brought back into service after several test runs, at approx 9:00 a....
10/09/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee made claim on 10/10/06 for silicosis due to work exposures. Claim denied by workers' comp carrier. Results of a medical eval by a board certified pulmonologist 08/06/07 confirmed the diagnosi...
09/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee stepped out of skid steer loader and twisted knee.
09/03/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 5:30 PM Monday Sept 3 Rodeo hoist went down. An electrician had been called out for repairs. Doesn't run in auto or manual. MSHA notified at 6:00 PM and told that it was not an emergency, only a repor...
07/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling a pallet and box off truck, box moved and hit employee's right thumb. Diagnosed with a fracture, placed in a rigid splint and referred to an orthopedist. Will follow up on August 28th wi...
06/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Lifting large timbers. Lower back strain.
05/11/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 60d lost Employee began feeling tingling, pain, discomfort in hand at beginning of 2007. Saw doctor and was referred to specialist for evaluation. Determined to have carpal tunnel syndrome on May 11, 2007....
04/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was getting into a truck and felt a pop in his back. He was seen at the ER and placed off work to attend physical therapy.
04/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was working on a rock breaker and a foreign body got in his eye. He was seen by an opthamologist and placed off work for 4 days.
03/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 1807 a miner was in process of installing ground support when approximately 15-20 ton of unconsolidated material ran from the unsupported back.
03/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking the batch plant, slipped on the mud and caught himself, straining his back. He was released to full duty, but required to attend physical therapy for two visits.
03/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Ground fall occurred at 3750-AX200 heading, the fall occurred in the back of a drift that was being prepped to be jammed. A front end loader was cleaning the area when he noticed the ground starting t...
02/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was moving an empty oxygen cylinder. He pulled and tore his bicep muscle. The muscle was surgically repaired and the employee was placed off work.
02/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was closing door on loader and smashed his thumb. Open fracture of thumb. Thumb was cleaned and sutured and employee was placed off work.
12/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking on slippery surface, rolled his ankle and felt intense pain. X rays were negative for fracture, employee was given a brace and released to full duty, however was unable to return...
12/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee stepped in a hole on deck of bolter and twisted his left knee and ankle. He was originally released to full duty, but was unable to perform all the essential functions of his job, so was pla...
10/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Emp was working with another employee pulling cable. As the coworker was backing up the scissor deck, the injured employee was pulling cable onto the deck. He felt a pull and ripping sensation in his...
10/09/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 10/9/06 at 11:50 in the am the Rodeo hoist went down due to a power loss. The electrical department was notified and began trouble shooting the system. During the investigation of the power failure...
10/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A lead person was jamming an undercut rib for rehabilitation efforts in a secondary stope, he noticed trickling of rock from the right rib and backed out of the area. A ground fall of 25 feet long by...
08/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting with instaling a noise shield on bolter #KMB001 and was adjusting the up right. He smashed his left index finger by using an 8 lb. hammer when the handle of hammer came in conta...
07/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was loading damaged 2 inch pipe onto a scissor lift truck. He was loading the first pipe and had his left little finger over the end of the pipe. The employee looking back towards the pipe an...
07/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Received a call at 4:05am, an underground technician working at 4100 Rodeo smashed his right index finger while pushing on the rear door of a scissor truck to lift a ventilation fan that was already a...
06/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a ground fall at the 3920 intersection. A slab approximately 3'x15' blocked the main ramp at the 3920. An electrical cable fell over the bucket of a loader (mucker). All personnel on Rodeo s...
06/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was bent over at the waist replacing and O-ring in a fitting and felt a sharp ""lighting bolt"" like pain in his lower back, and he fell to the ground. He was transported by company ambul...
06/08/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making up bolts for a Mclean bolter and the deck was moved up catching his finger in the pinch point of a split set bolt. Causing a laceration.
04/20/2006 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching into a parts barrel to get a ball valve. In the process, he ruptured an aerosol can which lacerated the web between his right thumb and index finger. The cut required 7 stitches....
04/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While breaking a wheel loose from UG LHD, using 5' cheater bar, felt strain in right lower shoulder area.
04/11/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRIVING TRACTOR TO MINE SITE IN HEAVY & GUSTY WIND. A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT TRACTOR HOOD & FORCED IT TO BECOME UNLATCHED. THE HOOD STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. MINE APPLIED FIRST AID & THEN HE WAS T...
01/22/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ground fall occurred at teh 4150-5740 heading. The fall of ground was approximately 22 feet high and 15 feet wide and buried the front deck of a MacLean bolter. The bolter operator had completed i...
12/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was cutting down 42 inch vent bags and loading them on his truck. He picked up a piece of bag, hitting his left forearm on a cut piece of wire, resulting in a 2 inch deep puncture wound. The wound...
12/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Emp was climbing onto bolter, slipped and hit face on a piece of screen. He had immediate swelling and numbness to the right side of face. When this did not go away, he sought treatment on 12/09/05. C...
12/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee was welding on a large project for approximately a week in the same position, and flipping his welding hood up and down. He felt neck pain and sought treatment from Golden Health on 12/09...
11/26/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Mary Ann hoist went down due to a ground fault from a pinched wire on a limit switch cover. It went back up at 6:10 pm on 11/27/05.
11/06/2005 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None On Sunday, 11/6/05 there was a power bump at the Meikle Mine which knocked all ventilation offline. All fans tripped at 4:45 pm. The bulk air cooler fans were online at 4:45 pm, the two main exhaust f...
10/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS ADDING A 5'ROD WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROD & CHUCK SPANNER NUT, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.
10/17/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was walking by loader in the 1225 shop, when his left shoulder rubbed against the cab of the loader. A metal sliver embedded in his upper left arm on the tricep-bicep transition area. He was trans...
10/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE LIFTING A 10' ROD UP, THE WATER SWIVEL CAUGHT THE TOWER AND KICKED OUT LOWER END OF ROD HITTING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE EYE.
10/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 31d restricted Emp was holding an S hook in right hand to guide 480 volt power cable onto reel. As cable was rolling, it jerked, pulling emp's right hand and arm into the cable reel. Emp pulled hand and arm free; xr...