Minorca Mine — Accidents

Total: 288 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/08/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a cut to the left hand while using an electric angle grinder which required stitches.
01/15/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was stepping down from the last step of the haul truck EE had in the truck shop for repair. They took the last step to the clean dry and level cement floor and felt pain in EE's right knee. E...
10/05/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was operating a 240 ton haul truck on the roadway. They noticed smoke from under the deck. They pulled to the side and stopped the truck. Flames engulfed the exits, so they exited over the si...
06/02/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee leaned over rail to cut rail, using Metal Grinder. Grinder kicked back, slipped under face shield, and cut neck of employee. Employee received stitches to neck at ER. Able to go back to work...
04/24/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A millwright was in the Multi-Clone Room using a corded grinder with a cut-off wheel to cut four sides off of a metal flange of double dump valve. The grinder kicked back causing the housing of the gr...
03/14/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 36d restricted Technician was moving a plate/cover on a Terex crane RT780 and while performing this task EE felt pain in their back area. The part lifted weighed approximately 20 to 25 pounds. There is no way to lif...
03/11/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand drill to drill a hole in a steel pipe to insert a pin for guarding. The drill bit traveled and contacted the side of their right index finger causing a laceration requiring 4...
12/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the access door on the 4 drill when their glove caught the latch pin pulling their left hand into the gap between the door and frame, causing a cut on their hand.
09/20/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee states that they were holding a 3lb hammer in right hand while holding a pin hammer with left hand. Pin hammer point was touching a brake pin. While making first strike with 3lb hammer the ha...
08/29/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 23d restricted Employee finished clearing stuck material in the pellet reclaim hopper. When descending the fixed caged ladder, employee fell approximately 12 feet to ground level. Investigation revealed a metal ele...
06/22/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 37d restricted Employee was attempting to adjust a pan chain of the stamler pan feeder. Two 1"" nylon straps were attached to the pan and a come-along. Employee was ratcheting on come-along when the pan shifted caus...
02/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Service truck driver assigned to work as labor for shift. Moving heavy objects during shift. Employee stated feeling pain when pushing on a cable reel to center it onto the arms of the truck spool h...
12/05/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was on ground using remote control to move Drill to next hole. Employee stated they stepped on uneven ground, causing their left ankle to twist. Snowing at time of incident.
09/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had finished checking oil on a D11 dozer, was closing the door when left thumb was cut by a metal burr protruding from the door latch bolt. Employee was seen on-site and further evaluated at...
09/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 28d restricted Employee was removing a steel belt core from under the belt winder to install on the winder. The belt core rolled and the employee got their little finger smashed and broken.
08/24/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling the ball bucket by the north ball bin discharge chute in the concentrator. Employee looked over the top of the bucket to inspect the level, when a metal flake was dislodged from b...
06/30/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending the stairway from the splitter bin in the pellet plant. An eye had been added to the top of the railing to attach a chain. Employees right ring finger caught in the eye and ben...
03/22/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was operating a loader when the tooth on bucket hung up on a solid rock formation causing the loader to stop, causing the loader to lurch, which caused employee to have pain in neck.
11/15/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was walking from the parking lot to the main gate and slipped on some ice landing on right arm/side causing elbow, shoulder, and muscle soreness.
09/30/2021 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 17d restricted Employee was taking apart a two piece rim that was 10"" in diameter; The employee used a 6"" hand held grinder to cut a bolt off, as the bolt was cut free the compressed air in the tire tube dislodged...
05/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 368d restricted Employee was placing a 24 lb porta-power ram into place in the cooler on the shovel. While bending over, employee felt a burning sensation in abdomen.
04/14/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was hosing on the feed end of the operating floor and noticed a kink in the hose. Employee pulled the hose and as the kink let loose, employee lost balance and fell to the ground.
03/23/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 64d restricted Employee was assisting vacuum truck operator. Left elbow became aggravated.
02/01/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was exiting the pick up in the pit, slipped and fell injuring wrist.
02/01/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 348d lost, 120d restricted Employee was lifting a box (approximately 50lbs) to store it on a shelf approximately three feet from the ground. As the employee was lifting the box it came in contact with the shelf disrupting the m...
01/27/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 8d restricted Employee was crouching when coming out of the mill, stood up and struck a pad eye causing a contusion to left shoulder.
01/26/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a knife to cut the tie wrap from around the block heater cord on personal vehicle, when the knife lacerated thumb requiring 2 stitches.
01/15/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Injured was pulling a steel cable to hook up to a stuck haul truck. Injured slipped and fell on left shoulder.
01/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee finished checking the contents of the box, picked it up off the table and was putting it into a cart. Employee twisted to set it down and felt a pain in the left shoulder blade.
01/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was charging rod mill when finger was pinched between 2 rods causing broken finger tip and laceration requiring stitches.
12/30/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was reaching into the back of the truck to remove wheel chocks when EE felt a pop in EE's back. This resulted in a strain of the lumbar region.
12/23/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was plowing with Skidsteer and when the end of the apron was reached, the blade broke through the ice abruptly stopping the machine. This jarred the employee causing pain in neck and shoulde...
12/09/2020 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Millwright was cutting bolt and washer off exterior of feeder when it fell down into the crusher and landed on the screen deck. Hot bolt caught rubber screen on fire. Minor damage to screen and dust...
12/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee had been doing a lot of shoveling as part of daily clean up in fines crusher. Right elbow became aggravated.
11/12/2020 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking along the west side of the indurating machine when they felt something in left eye. Rubbed eye and did not think much about it. Later in the day, it became irritated, so eye was f...
10/10/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 46d restricted Employee was operating a loader cleaning up around the shovel when they scooped up a bucket of material with a large rock in it on the right side. Soft ground caused the loader to begin tipping/sinkin...
08/14/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The employee was walking around the drill when their footing slipped on burden, twisting the knee. Lighting, weather, and uneven ground are the root cause of the injury.
07/07/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None EE was in elevator in Primary crusher and it stopped between floors E and D. EE notified control room via Gaitronics. It took some time to locate the key to move the elevator and open the door. EE w...
05/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was leaving the break room. EE pushed on the glass with the pinky side of left hand to open the door. In doing so, broke the glass and cut left hand and forearm.
05/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was guiding a roller deck roller up the stairs when one end became detached from the spreader bar and dropped approximately 10 feet glancing against the employees shoulder.
03/05/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were changing lip shrouds on a Shovel bucket. They were pounding on the old liner and a small piece of metal struck the employee in the abdomen causing a cut which required sutures.
03/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost EE was walking from shuttle wagon to Bentonite unload bldg. EE slipped but was able to grab onto the edge of the railcar to keep from falling. Employee felt a pain in lower back at that time.
01/21/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Employee was cleaning on the N side of the shuttle car bin and heard a noise inside the bin area. Employee went to the south side and opened the doors to take a look and inadvertently put a foot on t...
12/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was walking from pickup truck to a piece of mobile equipment. There was ice underneath the snow. The employee slipped and landed on right side bruising rib area.
11/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted While laying on EE's side, employee was pulling the coolant tank under the band saw when EE heard/felt a pop in EE's left shoulder.
11/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was driving Service truck SR136 on the main haul road heading east towards the pit. For unknown reasons at this time it appears the truck hit the berm on the south side of the road causing i...
10/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 228d restricted EE was changing auto lube canisters located on the pulley bearings. EE started to climb down, thinking EE was closer to the catwalk than EE was. EE let go of grip, foot slipped on mud and EE fell to...
09/26/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was moving drill cable and the driller started to move the cable before employee was clear. Cable struck employee, knocking employee to the ground.
09/20/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 102d restricted Employee was installing a fire hydrant being supported by a strap attached to a bucket. When the strap was disconnected the pipe rotated at the coupling causing the ladder to become unstable which ca...
08/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An air hammer bit got stuck in the wall trying to relieve old concave liners from the primary crusher mainframe. A coworker hit the bit with a hammer, and the bit came free cutting EE's finger and sto...