Minorca Mine — Accidents

Total: 288 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was boarding a D10T dozer at the tails dike to conduct the pre-shift inspection and check oil. As he climbed the dozer, he lost his footing and landed on the raised step tread on the push ar...
08/10/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on the ears of the 34EX01 bucket. His shift ended at 2:00 pm. He experienced irritation in his right eye later and went to Emergency Room and received drops. He then saw an oph...
04/23/2015 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was torching fan motor base bolts out to relocate the base. He had removed 2 bolts prior, he started cutting a third bolt when he heard a hiss and saw and felt a flash. He burned his left t...
04/20/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was lancing a pipe when it struck a hard piece, causing the lance to reflect backwards toward the worker. The water jet cut the worker's right forearm. After first aid was administered, worke...
04/06/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Pick up #248 was checking the tails line when they noticed a burning smell. Tall grass/dried grass was wrapped around the exhaust and driveshaft. Multiple fire extinguishers were used but fire re-ign...
03/25/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting plastic cable tie with a utility knife, the knife slipped and punctured the web between the thumb and index finger of the right hand, resulting in a laceration approximately 3/4""...
01/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was drilling holes overhead in bottom of door panel when a foreign body went into his left eye. He received prescription eye drops.
12/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 53d restricted Employee was going down steps to bottom floor of fines crusher. He stepped onto last step which was concrete and his legs gave out. He fell forward into person in front of him and then collapsed to...
12/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 195d lost, 50d restricted Employee had low back strain after moving large piece of pipe on rollers. He was taken off work on 12/29/2014.
11/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee got off 34 haul truck to remove some small rocks from the haul road. He threw one rock and as he started to throw the second rock, his right ankle slipped and twisted. This resulted in a se...
10/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted Employee was in the truck shop, stall 6. He took the first step of the diagonal steps for the 994 loader and his right knee locked in a bent position. He went to the doctor and was placed on restric...
10/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was standing while coiling pump cable in Laurentian pit and felt a popping sound in his right foot instep area. Employee was diagnosed with right foot strain and placed on restrictions 10/3/...
08/06/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was using a 3/4 "" drive impact wrench overhead removing bolts on the bottom of the Stamler. The socket slipped off the bolt and wrench continued to rotate 3-4 times striking left thumb.
08/06/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Minnesota Power employee was aligning the test jack to the test switch, he touched the test jack to the test switch and felt a shock into his hands, up his arms and across his chest. Employee missed n...
08/01/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was leaning over handrail welding an extension on a mud flap of production truck #42 and felt a pain. He went to the dr on 8/4/2014 and was diagnosed with a rib fracture.
07/23/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was walking in bentonite unloading and stepped on an uneven portion of the walkway and rolled his left ankle.
07/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted On 7/22/2014, employee went to clinic and was diagnosed with right elbow fracture. On 7/5/2014, he was walking on deck to stairs and went down first step and feet slipped off step. He fell backwards...
06/30/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing outside service truck when a gust of wind came up and blew gravelly dust into employee's right eye. Material was washed out. Upon visit to dr. he received a prescription.
06/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 161d restricted Employee was lifting a 20' length of 2"" pipe. One end of the pipe was stuck in the mud. Employee felt a pop in groin area followed by a burning sensation. He was diagnosed with a hernia on July 1,2...
06/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was attempting to move an oil filter canister when it became hooked on floor grating. This caused the canister to fall toward employee. Employee grabbed handrail and in catching himself fro...
04/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifted welding hood and foreign material went into left eye. He was given a prescription.
04/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing refractory rubble into metal discharge chute. Employees right index finger got caught between a piece of rubble and the metal chute resulting in a crush injury.
03/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning and pulled up on a 5' long bar that was stuck in debris. The bar jerked and hit employee on her lip. Her left front tooth was chipped that required dental repair.
03/12/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was putting a closer template on a man door. While he was drilling into concrete, he felt a pain and lost strength in right shoulder.
02/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee and partner were carrying an empty 100 pound propane out of 44 tunnel. He switched his carrying hand from right to left and felt a pain in his mid back. He was diagnosed with thoracic sprai...
02/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping to break up frozen chunks with a bar and pinched his finger between the bar & the chute edge. This resulted in a tuft fracture of the 4th finger, right hand.
01/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was pulling a hose to the next floor and felt a pain in his groin. On January 21,2014, he was diagnosed with a hernia. He will have surgery on March 3, 2014 and until then has no restrictio...
12/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 2d restricted Employee was maneuvering water hose behind the heater in the corner of MD1 area. The nozzle of the water hose stuck open and employee had to retreat from area with water flow still on. Her hard hat...
09/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was in process of stepping onto first step to board backhoe. Employee's boot slipped off of step and landed on the ground(approximately 18""). He felt a pain in his right knee.
09/22/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 9d restricted Employee was operating an excavator when the shovel bucket struck a seam of ledge rock. This caused the tracks of the shovel to elevate and then come down suddenly. This caused low back strain.
09/17/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating forklift with a crew removing the arm off the screen. At the end of the shift, he felt something in his left eye. He went to the doctor and had a piece of imbedded metal remov...
06/28/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing end of shift clean up. While moving beside shear, a piece of scrap expanded metal caught on pants leg and with additional step, metal caught on inner pant leg causing metal to...
05/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 518d lost EE was lifting a platten with co-workers when he felt a pull in his shoulder.
05/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 518d lost EE was lifting a platten with co-workers when on e of the co-workers slipped and the weight of the platten fell on ee. EE felt his arm get tight.
05/13/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee had removed 3 of 4 bolts supporting the top fan shroud with a grinder and was preparing for final bolt removal. He placed his left hand on the top of the shroud and his right hand at the bot...
05/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cleaning rock by #2 crusher. He lifted a rock and lost his balance. He crushed his finger between the crusher and rock. This resulted in 4 stitches.
04/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee and two millwrights were rolling the bull gear from 43 feeder to the elevator. As the gear went into the elevator, the elevator sank 2"" causing the gear to tip to west. Employee was positi...
03/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was removing an access panel from a switch cabinet. Employee then stepped down 12"" with the panel cover and then felt pain in his lower back. He was placed on work restrictions.
03/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was walking in parking lot when she slipped on snow and strained her right knee. The dr. placed her on work restrictions on 3/20/13.
03/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 22d restricted Employee was walking on ground level to stairs to 43 belt drive house. He grabbed the railing, slipped on snow and his right leg struck the angle iron of stairs and then went out from under him. He...
03/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted A manager was assisting filter attendant remove a filter sector. Sector was laying on the tub. Both employees did a controlled lift. Halfway through the lift, they lost momentum and sector struck th...
01/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Employee was tig welding on an outrigger pad. He was at the weld shop work bench, welding with 1/16"" aluminum rod in left hand and the torch in his right hand. He was re-positioning and had lifted h...
12/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was on a return strand of the grate when he touched a pallet car with both hands. He received first and minor second degree burns. He was placed on light duty.
11/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding air arc torch handle in left hand. With a screwdriver, he attempted to remove screw from handle. The screw was tight therefore, he applied force and the screwdriver slipped off...
11/02/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was in production truck #36. Loader #47 was in the Lynx pit and loading the truck. A large rock hit the box and jostled the employee. employee was placed on restricted duty on 11/5/2012.
10/04/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 181d lost Employee was entering the dump truck when his hard hat contacted the door frame causing his head to tilt back. This aggravated a previous injury causing him neck pain.
10/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee was reaching under a junction box attempting to push wires into the bottom of the box. While pushing wires into box, he felt a shooting pain in left shoulder. On 10/8/2012, he was placed on...
10/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was scoping out area for upcoming work , while closing double doors to hoist monorail at GFR-4 conveyor, left hand, third finger, was caught in the door as the door shut. Employee fractured...
08/21/2012 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 39d restricted Employee stepped out a pick up truck and when she started walking she noticed pain in her right knee. No event occurred. Employee was placed on restrictions on 8/24/2012.
08/17/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 80d restricted Employee was working with the roll crusher in the lab. Employee was clearing rocks from the crusher with a rod when the rod was pulled in and pinched her right index finger between the guard and rod....