Mill Creek — Accidents

Total: 38 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/01/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 15d restricted Contractor was changing V-belts on #4 conveyor. EE was using index finger on their right hand and was walking the belt around the sheave. EE thinks the belt hung on the back stop, because it broke loo...
04/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Customer truck driver (OTR -not a miner) arrived site for product. After being loaded driver stopped on route to scale and fell from truck while tarping. Driver injured right ankle requiring EMS. Info...
04/29/2020 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 289d lost Employee failed to lock out breaker and removed gutter cover in (ER6), it is unknown if the employee inadvertently moved a bare wire into the energized tap blocks causing an arc occurrence resulting i...
06/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 1d lost, 56d restricted EE was at crusher console adding hyd. oil to reservoir. While shutting off valve at nozzle end, the weight of hyd. hose abruptly pulled out slack in between hands & into chain holding console door in...
07/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 237d restricted Employee was descending from the control tower stairs. Employee tripped near the bottom of the stairs and fell forward hitting his head on the tower leg made of angle iron. Employee incurred a lacer...
06/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee and another worker were attempting to load scrap railroad ties on to a trailer. When employee attempted to move a tie by hand, the tie rolled over and the employee's glove caught on a splinte...
08/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dismounting a 777 Haul Truck. When he reached ground level, he turned to walk away from the truck and felt a burning pain in his right knee. *Continued pain and went to clinic on 8/27/10....
05/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 283d restricted Emp failed to report incident in a timely manner. Initial request for medical attention 05/24/2010. Investigation, employee claims he was lifting pins on 05/06 and 05/07, had pain in shoulder. On 05...
04/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost While attempting to exit Rock Drill in high wind conditions, door was suddenly pulled open causing employee to lose balance and land on ground off balance. Suffered strain and pain to lower back and l...
08/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stepping out of the service truck upon arrival and his knee popped. He was unable to apply pressure for a couple of hours.
05/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Injured worker in performing maintenance on a crusher lifted a 73 lb wrench 15 to 20 times to position wrench and loosen the headnut.
04/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A BNSF train was pushing a conveyor train at Mill Creek yard. No spotter was being used. Our employee was on the locomotive of our ballast train loading cars on track #3. One of the switches at the...
10/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 5d restricted Employee assisting another employee un-hitching an air compressor on a trailer from the maintenance truck. IW was pressing down on the latch to release the trailer from the ball, when the trailer rol...
06/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sitting in his truck waiting to be loaded and the bucket of the loader hit the back of his truck.
08/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a tag off of a belt with a box blade. Employee changed blades and didn't put his glove back on his left hand. The box blade slipped as the employee began cutting and resulted in...
04/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked up hill on a truss, to get past a skid steer. Once past the machine, he dismounted. When he let go with his left hand, his wedding band hung on the expanded metal troughing idler gua...
11/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a suspension cylinder that was attached to an R60 Water Truck. The cylinder broke loose and caught his finger between the cylinder and frame of truck causing a laceration.
08/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting railcar doors. He assisted another employee with closing a door with a jack. The jack handle came up and struck the EE in the cheek as he hammered the lock down on the door.
11/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee slipped and fell while tring to climb up the latter of the loader he was operating. Employee sprained his left wrist from the fall, apperently due to oil on his boots from the fuel area.
08/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working employee knocked debris in welding goggles, when he put them on he got the debris in his eye. He then rubbed eyes.
08/04/2004 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee and a co-worker were moving suction hose around in the #2 tunnel that was connected to two gasoline water pumps. Both employees became sick at the same time suffering from carbon monoxide ex...
08/04/2004 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee and a co-worker were moving suction hose around in the #2 tunnel that was connected to two gasoline water pumps. Both employees became sick at the same time suffering from carbonmonoxide exp...
02/03/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS CUTTING SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EE ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
01/08/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR WAS PUSHING EMPTY RAIL CARS ONTO A VACANT RAIL SPUR WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS SUPPOSED TO THROW A SWITCH. THE EE FORGOT TO THROW THE SWITCH CAUSING THE PUSHED RAIL CARS TO CORNE R AND C...
11/12/2003 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost ON 11-12-03 EE WAS WALKING BY ANOTHER EE AS THE EE PULLED A PIECE OF GRATING DOWN FROM ABOVE, HITTING EE ON THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND HE DID FEEL LIKE HE WAS HURT AND REFUSED MEDICA L TREAT...
10/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS SMASHED IN RIGHT HAND BY 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER ON 3 MIDDLE FINGERS, 26 STITCHES, NO FRACTURE. SLEDGE HAMMER WAS BEING SWUNG BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
09/25/2002 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOOKING UP HITCH ON AIR COMPRESSOR TRAILER TO BACK OF PICKUP. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BALL AND HITCH.
09/19/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A BEARING RACE WITH SHOP HAMMER AND A PIECE OF THE RACE BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM AND EMBEDDED A PIECE OF STEEL INTO IT.
05/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING WELDING LEADS OUT OF WORK AREA, TWISTED KNEE WHILE TURNING AROUND.
01/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TRASH OFF GROUND AT BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK WHILE WALKING BY TRUCK, EE HIT HEAD ON BACK OF TOOL BOX.
12/07/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD AND GOT TOO FAR OVER TO THE LEFT INTO MUD TRIED TO STEER OUT BUT LOST CONTROL & HIT ELECTRIC POLE. WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE TRIED TO EXIT TRUCK CAB BY CRAWLING T HROUGH...
11/06/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON 992C LOADER. LADDER HAD MORNING DEW ON IT CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP AND FALL TO GROUND FROM APPROX. 10' (SECOND RUNG FROM THE TOP).
08/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSTALLING SHANK ON LOADER, STRUCK TOOTH WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES.
07/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted STRUCK PIN WITH A 20 LB HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL STUCK IN HIS LEFT ARM, RESULTING IN STITCHES.
04/12/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted STEPPED OVER RETAINING WALL AROUND FUEL BAY IN TURN STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
08/18/2000 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost EE WAS UNLOADING SCREEN PANELS FROM A TRAILER. THE JACK BROKE AND THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER FELL ON TOP OF THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT.
07/15/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE QUARRY. WHILE MOVING THE SHOVEL THE OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE, THE OPERATOR THEN SHUT THE SHOVEL DOWN, ACTI VATED T...
03/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UNLOADING TIN HORN.