Minntac Mine — Accidents

Total: 331 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee was laying cable for a drill in the pit. While laying a pile of cable by the cable boat, the employee stated they felt some pain in the right elbow. Employee notified supervisor and was sent...
03/23/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee parked the 570 CAT 793F haul truck at the Mine Annex parking lot and was in the process of getting off of the truck. After employee deployed the Powerstep ladder they slipped with their right...
03/18/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was removing a floor plate with pry-bar to access the oversized chute. After several attempts of prying and hammering to loosen the plate, the plate popped loose causing the employee to pinch...
03/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee alleges that they and a fellow employee were manually moving a portable 480v winch while on the job site, and in the process felt a sharp pain in lower back, right side just above buttox.
02/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was operating the 374 CAT in the Pit. As employee was dismounting the dozer on the right side since the main boarding ladder was not functioning, employee fell approximately 3' to ground and...
02/07/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was conducting a pre-shift inspection of the 545 production truck in the 65 relief area. As the employee was walking around the truck conducting the pre-inspection the employee slipped and fe...
12/10/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was trapped in the Step 1-2 Crusher elevator around 12:15pm. The elevator was stuck just below the 3rd floor. MSHA was notified at approximately 12:40pm. The elevator company was called and...
11/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 54d restricted Employee was pulling a cardboard box pallet from a garbage skip. While employee was moving the box, employee lost footing and fell backwards. The employee hit their left wrist on the floor. Employee's...
10/24/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was helping another crew inspect what was interfering with the door fit on the 37ES1. The door was pinned on and needed to go inside to see where it needed trimmed to shut fully. Employee sta...
10/21/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was struck in the cheek with a piece metal shrapnel while loading smaller pieces of scrap metal material into a lug box. EE used a JD350 excavator with a grapple to perform the task. A pi...
10/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While getting off the relief bus, employee stepped down twisting their right ankle and fell landing on their knees. The incident was reported to the supervisor and employee was sent to the dispensary...
08/28/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a haul truck. Employee hit a bump and was jarred in the seat. Employee reported feeling lower back pain and went to the dispensary for evaluation.
07/30/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the 278 loader installing control valve. As EE was tightening the base bolts with a 1/2 inch ratchet and 6 inch extension the wrench slipped off the bolt causing EE to smash EE...
07/14/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was using an air impact wrench to remove bolts from the lip shrouds on a loader. While activating the impact wrench the employee felt pain in the left index finger and immediately stopped...
06/10/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in a pickup when the truck hit a rock. The injured employee reported a sore elbow to the supervisor and was sent to dispensary for evaluation.
03/26/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a haul truck through a patch of rough road and felt a sharp pain in the lower back. Employee reported the incident, was checked out by emergency services and returned to work.
01/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At 08:45am an MTE was breaking down cable for the 49 Drill. While pushing down the handle on the Main Disconnect Switch, the handle sprung up and hit the employee in the chin and mouth. The injured MT...
11/29/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 32d restricted slipped on ice, twisted left knee.
11/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 24d restricted Employee slipped on a patch of ice in the Administration building back parking lot while stepping out of their personal vehicle.
09/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was hosing floors. When moving the hose for positioning, employee felt a popping in the lower stomach area. Employee felt a bulge below the belly button.
09/06/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator suddenly stopped between floors trapping employee in the elevator. Employee used the phone to call for help. MEI was called. MSHA was notified of the incident in a timely manner. Employee...
05/07/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Multiple grass fires were observed from a passing train requiring assistance from local fire agencies. Multiple organizations worked together to extinguish the fires. Around 9:30 am the fire was cons...
05/01/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 107d restricted While working on a ladder, the ladder tipped causing the employee's left foot to get caught between the 4th & 5th rungs. Employee fell down head first towards the ground injuring the left leg above t...
04/20/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee drove over a large rock in a Dozer and machine rocked back and forth. Employee felt burning sensation from neck to middle of back.
04/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee removed a ladder from truck and placed ladder on ground leaning it on truck tailgate. As employee was positioning to the lift ladder,tailgate fell open pinching right hand ring finger between...
04/12/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a wrench in left hand and with right hand hit wrench with hammer. Left pinky finger was caught between beam and wrench cutting the finger.
03/12/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving on rough haul roads, hurt upper back.
03/08/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating dump cat in the West pit. While traveling across the dump, employee leaned forward to reach for fallen object and left arm hit the park brake button causing the equipment to com...
02/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While descending a shovel, employee was planting their right foot down on the next step and felt a ""snapping sensation"" behind the right knee.
01/16/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 186d restricted A Turn Bin MTM was exiting the lunch room returning to work and descended the wooden steps with right hand on the hand railing. The employee slipped on the 2nd step from the top and continued to slip...
01/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 104d restricted Employee was placing a board under a circular steel piece suspended by a crane when the board caught on the edge of the load causing a crushing injury to employee's left hand.
11/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While exiting a pickup, employee slipped on ice landing on the ground, contacting left shoulder, wrist and forearm.
11/15/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 227d restricted Employee reported the incident 11/29/2017. Employee was digging with a backhoe. Employee over-correct when the stick took off in the opposite direction causing jarring motion to the cab. Employee fe...
10/18/2017 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred on the #11 hydraulic shovel when two gang members noticed sparks on the top of shovel house. Fire system deployed automatically and all employees on the shovel were able to safely exi...
10/04/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1500d restricted This incident became a recordable on 1/8/18 when employee had surgery. While exiting down the ladder of a grader, employee felt and heard a pop in the left knee when on the second ladder step.
09/27/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee had been using a loader with fork attachment. Employee exited the cab of the loader descending the ladder facing the cab. As employee turned to walk away from the loader, employee's left foot...
09/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rigging up chain jacks on a bucket truck. The employee hung a 3/4 ton jack to the lip of a toe board above the storage bin for temporary storage on the truck. The employee was hanging a...
08/16/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the Mine Annex dry getting ready for the day. The employee grabbed a new pair of gloves. The gloves were secured together with a zip-tie. While holding the knife with their right hand...
08/03/2017 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Throughout the shift, the employee was operating the 82 Backhoe and the 39 Shovel. The employee stated that they had dull pain in lower back from digging out chunks in the crusher. While operating the...
08/02/2017 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 202d restricted Two crusher MTMs were removing crusher arm shoulder blocks from the 52-01 crusher that weigh approximately 193 lbs. The EE moved 4 to 6 feet away from the shoulder block to the south west, when the fi...
07/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 95d restricted Employee was in the process of assembling a hydraulic dipper together in the dipper shop. While walking around bowl the employee stated they slipped on a 1"" x 1"" piece of metal with left foot. After...
07/02/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was operating the #272 CAT 992G Loader in the West Pit. The employee was doing clean-up in the #8 Shovel position. The employee stated that they contacted a few boulders causing the loader to...
06/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 24d restricted While placing a shank on the 12 shovel, employee lifted and wiggled the shank with left arm while shank was attached to the crane. During the process of final positioning, employee stated they felt a...
06/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 58d restricted A Coarse Crusher MTM was attaching a 4 legged chain to the concave jig using a 4 step Cotterman portable stair case. As EE was descending the stair case, EE felt the stair case tip back, which startle...
05/04/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 153d restricted Employee was in the process of guiding the #598 production truck out of 3 south stall at mes. The employee was checking the surrounding area on the south side of the building to allow the truck out of...
04/26/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was burning out a keyhole bolt in 071-12 pan feeder on the west side of the discharge chute. The employee stopped to chip out dirt/slag out of the hole using a chipping hammer. After employe...
03/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was in the process of loading up the back of service truck #1142. As the employee stepped down off of the back of the truck, EE's left foot slipped off of the step and caught EE's right foot...
03/05/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The injured employee was working on clearing the plugged toilet seat on 071-04 pan feeder with a T-handle hook. As the employee dislodged a lone rock from the toilet seat, material above came down and...
12/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 24d restricted Employee was getting out of the passenger side of a pickup truck to get into another pickup truck. As the employee was approaching the second pickup truck, they slipped and fell. In the process of f...
12/01/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was operating the #296 loader cleaning up around the #8 shovel. During this operation, the loader bucket contacted the rock formation causing the operator to be jarred in seat. This jarring...