North Antelope Rochelle Mine — Accidents

Total: 638 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/26/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The body of the haul truck lowered quickly causing the operator to experience back pain. The employee was seen by an orthopedic physician and was not immediately released to return to work.
11/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was assisting with replacing a drive belt on a crusher and pinched his finger resulting in a laceration.
11/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 32d restricted Employee was stepping over the dragline trail cable while setting cones when the cable suddenly moved sweeping IE off of his feet. Employee felt pain in his lower right leg. Employee was taken to CC...
10/20/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was cutting a metal shim with a hole saw. The saw caught metal and kicked back against individuals thumb causing lacerations.
10/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assembling two lengths of poly dewatering pipe. While installing bolts in the flanges, the wrench he was using slipped causing his right hand pinky finger to be pinched between the wrenc...
09/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted While inserting a piece of all thread rod into a body mount of a light duty vehicle. The employee suffered a fracture and laceration to his index finger on his right hand.
09/19/2012 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While welding the Employee felt something in his eye, on evaluation at Jensen Eye Care, the doctor discovered a foreign body embedded in Employee's eye. At the time of incident Employee was wearing al...
08/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wrench to adjust a bolt, the wrench slipped causing employee to lunge forward and contact framework with lower lip. The injured employee received 5 stitches making this incident...
08/14/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost While operating a motor grader, the moldboard hit a rock and the employee began to experience back pain. Employee suffers from arthritis and pain coming from the facet joint that is behind the lumba...
08/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was cleaning pilot valve with putty knife and hand slipped, blade of putty knife came in contact with left thumb.
07/14/2012 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Non Work related EE illness. Possible Stroke resulting in death.
07/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 20d restricted While dismounting the last step of a track dozer the employee felt a pop in his knee when he put his weight on his right foot. He was evaluated at the ER the same day and released to work. He was se...
06/30/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee states that while being loaded by 106 shovel, a rock jarred the haul truck causing neck pain. Medical evaluation including X-rays and CAT scan revealed no injuries. The employee was not rel...
05/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 7d restricted Mechanic was fixing a set of D11 Side frames that were hanging on a crane. Mechanic started to rotate frame with crane and tried to stop side frame with his right hand. He wasn't able to stop swinging...
04/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was modifying his plastic tool box with a safety knife. The knife he was using slipped out of the plastic, did not retract and cut his left thumb and hand. He was wearing cut res...
04/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual got out of Bulk truck to load supplies and check holes and got coal dust in his eyes. Safety glasses were being worn at the time. Coal dust had to be removed by an optometrist on the 6th of...
03/30/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted Employee was gathering bolts off of a pallet that was on the floor. When the employee stepped off of the pallet the employee stepped on an air hose that was laying on the floor. Employee rolled right...
03/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 3/23:A WELDER, WHILE DOING AN EQUIPMENT INSPECTION STUMBLED WHILE WALKING ON SMOOTH BLADED SURFACE. HURT ELBOW WENT TO DOCTOR. RELEASED BACK TO WORK. NO LTA
03/16/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Individual was crawling through haul truck engine compartment to get some engine bolts, he bumped his head (was wearing a hard hat) on the truck bed guide and jammed his neck causing pain in his neck...
03/09/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 8d restricted The injured employee was jarred when the fuel truck he was operating hit a pot hole. On 3/27/12 an Orthopedic specialist diagnosed him with a tear in a lumbar disc and would not allow him to return t...
03/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted While dismounting a blade the employee let go of the hand rail too soon and stumbled forward jamming his hand on the finder. He was diagnosed with a fractured metacarpal bone in his right hand which...
02/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted The injured employee lost his footing when dismounting a track dozer. He caught himself preventing a fall; he strained his groin in the process. The evaluating physician did not allow the employee t...
02/23/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While welding the injured felt something in his right eye. Upon evaluation at the Wright Clinic it was discovered the object was embedded. At the time of the incident the employee was wearing a weld...
02/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting an auger into the cradle of a bulk truck, individual cut his left arm. The individual received six stitches from medical professionals.
01/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Individual was loading bulk truck. As he stepped back he heard a pop come from his right knee and felt a shooting pain. Individual was diagnosed with a tear to his ACL and medial meniscus on 7 Feb. 20...
01/28/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding and a foreign body enter his left eye.
01/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Prior to the start of his shift, the employee arrived at the mine site and parked his personal vehicle in the employee parking lot. He slipped while exiting the vehicle and fractured his fibula.
01/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on a haul truck loosening up an antenna bracket and while on the final bolt when he got it loose, the bracket and antenna rolled over and pinched his left ring finger between it and the...
12/05/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The employee was jarred while operating a haul truck, upon evaluation he was returned to work. Several days later he began to experience pain in his neck and was diagnosed with pre-existing degenerat...
12/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The injured employee was trying to open her car door with her hands full and a backpack over her shoulder. While attempting this she lost her footing falling on her right side fracturing her right ar...
11/30/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got something in his eye during the work shift. Initially it didn't bother him. On December 2nd he was seen by an eye doctor due to irritation. A piece of metal was removed from the left eye,...
11/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While exiting the drill, the employee felt a pop in his knee. He was diagnosed with a torn tendon and placed on restricted duty until surgery is performed to repair the tendon.
10/27/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None A retired employee came to the mine to retrieve coal from the employee coal pile. He was at the security gate leaving the mine when he suffered a massive heart attack that ultimately resulted in his...
09/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installation of beadseat band to wheel
09/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost IE stepped out of van on 9/4/11 and felt pain in his knee. Was taken to Dr. and released to full duty. He continued to experience pain and saw an orthopedic specialist. An MRI was ordered on 9/26/1...
09/01/2011 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Drill crew was attempting to back off a stuck drill pipe. A wire rope snub line was used to secure the worm tong. The snub line failed and the tong struck the employee resulting in fatal injuries.
08/31/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot idler along with windy conditions caused a grass fire North of the 680 drive house belt line. The fire was not extinguished with 30 minutes.
08/27/2011 FIRE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 12d restricted During shovel disassembly, cutting operations were taking place and a hot spark started some combustible materials smoldering. The employee scooped the material with a dust pan and when he dumped it t...
07/22/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None On the shot coal in the West Rail-loop Pit; coal spontaneously combusted and in conjunction with high winds resulted in a fire lasting longer than 30 minutes. No personnel or equipment were threatene...
06/28/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was discovered at the solid waste dump at 2:00 AM. The dump is located in a remote part of the mine so at no time were mine personnel or mine facilities threatened. The cause of the fire has y...
06/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 48d restricted Employee took a step and rolled her ankle which resulted in a fracture.
03/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a hoist motor coupler the employee's finger was pinched requiring 5 stitches.
03/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 6 Mar. 2011, at approximately 11:00 AM, individual stated that he felt discomfort in his eye. His efforts to remove the dust particle were unsuccessful. On the following day the dust particle was s...
01/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EE was checking oil on haul truck. Dipstick is hard to pull due to vacuum effect. She slipped when it broke free and fell on right hand/shoulder. Seen by a Dr. and x-rays showed no fractures. She got...
12/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working off of scaffolding and fell between the handrail, plank and wall. He complain of pain in his shoulder.
11/04/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire involving an oil well treater inside the permit boundary was discovered at 3:03 pm. At no time were mine personnel or mine facilities threatened. The cause of the fire has not been determined...
10/25/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At an inactive area of the mine, waste coal spontaneously combusted near discarded haul truck tires causing the tires to catch on fire. The wind was blowing at 40 MPH. The fire was extinguished at 1...
10/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted The employee was mopping the floor of the gate house. During which time he pivoted on his right leg twisting his knee.
10/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing dump ropes on the dragline bucket a piece of slag struck the employee in the ear requiring stitches. All correct PPE was being worn at the time.
10/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost The employee slipped while walking to do fire extinguisher inspections. During which time he leaned to the left, straining the muscles in his lower back.