Navajo Mine — Accidents

Total: 205 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/09/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was cleaning snow off conveyor belt walkway, after task was completed, employee removed EE's lock from Substation and proceeded to walk away from substation and slipped on an icy area twisted...
03/06/2025 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While tightening the chuck on a lathe for a bogie wheel shaft, the lathe slipped, causing the worker's finger to be caught and crushed between the chuck handle and the lathe.
10/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN A COAL CAR AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL.
07/25/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost Mechanic lost balance from the cab floor deck and fell forward on the right-side and landed on the track grouser. The mechanic hit EE's head on the side of the engine panel.
05/14/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 42d restricted Employee was performing preshift inspection on weld truck. Employee had placed left foot on the rung and was lifting right foot to the top when the ladder rung broke, causing the employee to fall. B...
04/17/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was holding onto a combination wrench while another employee used an impact wrench to tighten bolts on an 18"" valve. While tightening the bolts, the combination wrench unexpectedly moved cau...
03/05/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting some gasket material with a utility knife towards self. The knife slipped on the material and lacerated EE's left palm below the pinky. Employee found the supervisor who called...
03/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After using a chop saw to cut six pieces of 6'x 1-?"" square tubing, an employee was manually unloading the tubing onto a metal table. While carrying and dropping the tubing over a small MIG welder o...
12/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost Employee was operating a motor grader and the right door started to rattle. Stopped to re-close the door. While attempting to re-close the door, fell resulting in ankle fractures.
11/29/2022 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None An employee was found unconscious and unresponsive in the cab of a grader. The employee was transported to the hospital, and was pronounced deceased due to a heart attack.
10/20/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While retracting a manual pull/push outrigger for a service truck, an employee's finger was pinched between the outrigger housing and the edge of a base mounted vice on the bed of the truck. Employee...
10/06/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing a 75-pound dragline tooth on the edge of the parts boat. The right-hand middle fingertip was smashed and cut.
09/29/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using jaw pliers to pull off the jacket from a high voltage cable. pliers slipped and struck employee on nose causing a laceration requiring 4 stitches.
08/29/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 23d restricted On 08/29/2022, employee was pressure washing model 844K rubber tire dozer. As the employee stepped off the dozer push arm, stepped on a two-inch hose and twisted their right ankle. Released to return...
08/06/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee wanted to record a crack on the rail and how much it would worsen as the locomotive traveled over it. The employee crouched down in a baseball catcher position to record. The locomotive ap...
06/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning light fixture inside and out, using a hand towel, ran right middle finger across metal flange cutting the tip of it. Employee received four stitches.
03/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 2 EMPLOYEES PULLING IRRIGATION PIPE- ONE EMPLOYEE PUSHED AND THE OTHER WASN'T READY -RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO PIPE-ALL PPE WAS BEING USED-EMPLOYEES WERE WEARING GLOVES
02/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifted the end of the two cutting edges that were partially on a pallet, when employee went to set the two down they slipped off the pallet causing the two cutting edges to slip pinching empl...
02/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving a part, slightly off ground, had a poor grip, hit a toe. Was wearing steel toe boots, injured a toe.
12/11/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 152d lost, 14d restricted Cutting the side wall of a Dragline Bucket, on final cut, the plate spun and hit EE's leg
08/12/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated EE was making a homemade part to repair a sink that was spraying water on the wall. EE was cutting a safety cone with a utility knife to make this part. While cutting EE reached EE...
07/21/2020 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving back to shop on main haul road. Approaching Dixon ramp 2 they got too close to the edge of ditch and got pulled in causing truck to overturn on its side. The employee was wearing...
03/13/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were removing left side bull gear carrier pins from an 8750 dragline using a ""canister"" tool. While using this tool and attempting to line up all thread, the pipe slipped, putting the...
03/13/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a laceration and fracture to thumb when a come-a-long struck thumb.
01/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee completed a pre-shift inspection on a CAT 785C water truck. Employee was wearing insulated gloves. Operator picked up the wheel chock block and was installing it in the holder located on the...
05/05/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a straight razor that was removed from a scraper to open a cardboard box for trash bags, in the process ee lacerated left palm below thumb.
02/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 5d restricted Employee was adjusting a steel beam that was unbalanced. It shifted and landed on their steel toe boot, causing a fracture to the big toe.
11/28/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The Yazzie pit is an inactive part of the mine, last coal mined in this area was approximately 2010. There are currently no miners with exposure in this area. A supervisor passing in the area, noticed...
06/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was riffling a 14 pound sample of coal. As they were dumping the sample they felt a sharp pain in the middle of the lower back. Co Worker helped them sit down and MRT was called. Employee w...
06/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing a 8""X8""X24"" timber underneath a dragline bucket jewelry spreader bar and pinched left index finger. Employee was wearing leather glove at the time of the event. EE left index f...
01/08/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting an apple, knife slipped and cut hand requiring stitches.
08/10/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost On August 10, 2017, employee hit left elbow jarring left shoulder. After further doctor evaluations, it was determined the employee will need surgery. 1st day missed August 25, 2017.
07/13/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was sitting in supervisor's pickup and had some type of medical episode. Employee was unresponsive, CPR was initiated immediately. Employee was pronounced deceased by Aircare paramedics.
05/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 275d lost, 2d restricted Employee was aligning a 6"" clay valve and strained their back.
01/26/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was positioning a floor jack under a loader, while pushing jack forward the jack handle was unlocked, accidentally. Which caused the employee to fall forward, placing left hand on loader and...
12/15/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee (Welder) was grinding and prepping dragline bucket for a repair, when three metal particles got into left eye.
11/23/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee replaced cutting tip on Plasma Cutter machine, triggered the nozzle into left palm of hand.
11/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee was dismounting service truck cab, lost EE's grip on the vertical cab hand bar. Fell 39"" to the ground and injured EE's left shoulder and arm.
09/21/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 257d lost Employee was tightening wheel lug nuts, when the impact trigger contacted the wheel lock ring. It activated the air impact gun wrench causing the employee's left hand to be smashed. Left hand was posi...
09/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was Air Arcing on the bucket and felt debris get into right eye
06/19/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Security identified open flames (spontaneous combustion) at North Dixon Hiwall on 8b coal seam at station 141+50. It was determine that the fire will not be extinguish within 30 minutes however, we ca...
06/03/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost Miner was removing a portion of the front hydraulic control valve with a chain fall from a CAT 993K wheel loader when the valve slid off the mount striking the miner on the left tibia breaking the bon...
05/13/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was using a metal shaving tool, transferring from machine lathe to metal bin. In the process of transferring the metal shaving got caught causing the tool and shaving to contact the hand. Emp...
03/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was removing metal scrap from the metal scrap bin. Upon lifting a heavy iron, started to slip from hand and smash left ring finger against the metal bin edge.
08/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was searching for a electrical starter on the warehouse shelf. In the process of moving the electric starter around employee smashed his pinky finger against another electrical starter.
07/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee was carrying a belt return roller on his shoulder. When walking by the Eriez magnetic separator, the magnetic attracted the metal roller. Employee's middle and ring fingers were smashed.
04/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was descending a ladder, slip and fell, upon landing right ankle fractured.
03/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was raising and tamping #1 track. Employee was resetting track jack and a rock got lodged in the release. His left hand was on the top of the jack body. When the rock was removed, the jack r...
03/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 346d lost Employees were attaching the additional rigging when one of the eyebolts that were used to attach the rigging to the motor base came loose. This caused the sling with all the rigging to be thrown into...
01/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a hydraulic hose, in the process of repositioning his body, his foot slipped , employee grabbed the angle iron, causing laceration to right his palm.