North Antelope Rochelle Mine — Accidents

Total: 638 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand held grinder when a piece of the grinding stone broke off. The projectile struck the face shield he was wearing and deflected into his left cheek, the resulting laceration re...
08/29/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a haul truck, employee clinched her teeth tightly cracking a crowned tooth. The dentist stated the employee suffers bone degeneration. Based on this diagnosis this is being reported a...
08/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost On 23 Aug 2010, at approximately 1:30 AM, individual was loading AN on bulk truck from AN storage towers when he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen from straining to open AN tower gate. Individual was...
08/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was carrying a 20# Fire Extinguisher up a flight of stairs in the shop area. The employee stated that he felt a ""pop"" in his right shoulder. The employee stated that he did not began to fee...
06/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's right thumb was caught in a pinch point while positioning a light plant. This resulted in a laceration requiring stitches.
06/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted While standing upright employee struck his head against a conveyor belt structure. Employee was wearing a hard hat. Employee has lower back pain and is going to have to undergo a second physician eval...
04/21/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While descending a ladder employees left hand slipped off of the handrail causing a fall of about 6 feet resulting in a fracture to his left scapula.
04/06/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was driving a one ton pickup to the shop on a coal haul road. The pickup collided with a 240 ton haul truck. The employee suffered a sprained right ankle, fractured right clavicle and a lac...
03/29/2010 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 108d lost Employee was jarred while operating a haul truck and complained of neck and back pain. He was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease at C3 & C4 by an orthopedic specialist on 3/31/10.
03/26/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A grass fire was discovered at 4:10 pm. The fire was south of the mines Mid Pit. No structures, personnel or active mining areas were threatened by the fire. A strong wind from north to south kept the...
03/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The employee was walking down stairs to begin his shift. When he stepped down with his right foot the heel of his boot caught on the stair causing a tear in his right quadriceps. On 3/16/10 the empl...
02/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 55d restricted The employee was exiting a vehicle at the beginning of the shift, when she stepped on the pavement she twisted her left ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain.
02/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tightening bolts on a truck engine. The socket slipped off the head of the bolt, causing EE to lose balance and strike his wrist on the floor.
01/29/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pneumatic torque wrench to tighten the U bolts on leaf springs. He was holding the wrench in his right hand and stabilizing the bolt with his left hand. He inadvertently had the g...
01/05/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 19d restricted A plant technician was dressing the ends of a 2 inch by 2 inch by 8 inch piece of angle iron on a bench grinder. His left thumb contacted the grinding wheel. The injury required minor surgery making...
12/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost It was snowing and EE stepped on a slight depression on the ground; he slipped and fell resulting in a fracture to his right fibula.
12/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 138d restricted Employee was using a volt meter to test the alternator voltage on a 16 G motor grader. His foot slipped causing him to lose balance. As he tried to catch himself his left hand contacted the fan, resu...
12/13/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting the last piece of lagging to be installed on a 48"" drive pully when his knife came into contact with the ceramic lagging causing the blade to break and slip onto his wrist resulting in...
12/05/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician was closing the door to the drill, the wind caught the door and slammed it on his right index finger resulting in a laceration requiring stitches.
11/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost On 28 Nov 2009 individual heard a pop in his left shoulder while lifting a case of boosters in daybox. During medical exam 29 Nov individual was released to perform regular duties. Arthoscopic surgery...
11/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was using a block of wood as a spacer during drill repair. The piece of wood became embedded on the bottom of the drill deck. The block of wood fell on the employee's hand resul...
11/12/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee entered a pickup truck his right thigh was cut by a utility knife razor blade. The razor blade had been intentionally embedded in the seat of the pickup. The laceration required two (2) st...
11/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and suffered a lower back muscle strain while dumping a load of overburden. She received a restricted duty work release.
09/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 17d restricted The injured employee was helping put up a traffic sign. The sign post shifted and struck him on the outside of the knee. He was evaluated by a physician on 9/23/09 and was given a release to return...
09/15/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 42d lost Employee underwent surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome on 12/10/2009. We were notified of his surgery date on 12/15/09 and we are submitting the 7000-1 form for this illness.
09/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to align two pieces of polypipe. When the two pieces of pipe came together, they pinched his right hand causing a laceration on his ring finger, which required six (6) sti...
08/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sharpening the blade on a electric powered skiver and the right index finger
08/18/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The employee was dismounting a P & H 4100 shovel. As he stepped from the last step to the ground he lost his balance and fell. On 08/24/09 he saw an orthopedic specialist who diagnosed a compression...
08/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Employee stepped off the back of his service truck and sprained his right ankle.
07/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving harness away from the cylinder head, individual cut the knuckle area of hand. Individual cleaned and bandaged cut and returned to work. We just discovered today that the individual went...
06/04/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The electrician was using a utility knife to strip a cable and expose the conductors. The knife slipped causing him to puncture his left hand with the knife blade. The puncture required 5 stitches.
04/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The little finger on the employee's right hand was pinched between a gear box and another piece of equipment the employee was carrying. The pinch resulted in a laceration that required stitches.
04/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While closing doors on a 2570 dragline employee cut 2 fingers that required stitches.
04/20/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was using a Hytorc hydraulic wrench to torque bolts on a D10 dozer. A seal within the tool failed injecting hydraulic fluid into the palm of his hand.
04/16/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 36d lost The employee was diagnosed with an illness (Carpel Tunnel Syndrome) and received surgery for this illness on 4-16-09.
04/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Injury stated that after doing an inspection on a 20lb fire extinguisher, she was returing it to the bracket; at which time the T- bracket snapped back and hit her right thumb. She also stated her thu...
04/11/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None In the 680 Drive House Building the conveyor belt caught on fire resulting in extensive damage to the top portion of the building.
04/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was tightening strap on truck to secure load. Strap broke while employee was pulling on strap. Momentum carried employee forward. As employee stumbled forward, his right foot remained flat...
03/28/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 28d restricted A shovel oiler driving a Ford F350 pickup turned west to enter a haul truck staging area. He was momentarily unable to see due to the setting sun directly in his eyes and struck an employee walking f...
03/27/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While using a fuel transfer pump, fuel splashed onto the employee's hand. This caused him to jump back, knocking over a piece of equipment sitting on the floor that created a spark, which resulted in...
03/25/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a router on plywood. He was wearing safety glasses with side shields and somehow got a small particle of wood in his eye that was embedded.
03/21/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The shovel was loading a haul truck when it faulted out causing the bucket to contact the bed of the haul truck. The operator of the haul truck suffered neck pain and has been monitored by a physicia...
02/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing idlers with another employee, when he hammered the idler out of the frame it bounced off another piece of iron and hit front tooth.
02/06/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While loading at the shovel a truck driver was jarred by a rock that fell from the bucket resulting in a back strain.
01/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None 2 employees were attempting to lift a compressor. It was too heavy so one tried to slide it by pushing it. He felt a sharp pain in his groin that shot up his back to the left side of the neck.
01/13/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing tire deflating tool, plunge flew off from pressure and struck the technician in the face, cutting his upper lip.
01/08/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was retrieving downhole delays from daybox when a gust of wind blew the daybox door closed on persons finger. Individual was seen by medical professionals, in the emergency room, at Dougla...
12/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Winter Weather, Snow and ice accumulation on walkway. Employee slipped while returning to vehicle, fell and hit head and tailbone resulting in mind concusion and bruised tailbone.
12/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None unloading metal plates from lowered forklift forks. One bundle tipped over on to fingers.
12/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Catering server was washing a kitchen knife and hand slipped causing a laceration to the right middle finger.