North Antelope Rochelle Mine — Accidents

Total: 638 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost EE stated that she was working at the bench in the bay at First Aid. She was cleaning, filling and painting fire extinguishers. She stated that her right shoulder was sore but did not report it to her...
11/09/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 22d lost, 60d restricted While at work employee began to experience pain in his left knee. Employee saw physician on 11/11/08 and was diagnosed with chronic bursitis and cellulitis.
10/30/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's haul truck was jarred while loading at the shovel. He complained of back pain. Physician diagnosed Spondylosis, a degenerative illness. He saw an Orthopedic Specialist on 11/11/08 who presc...
10/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While dismounting equipment the operator's left foot slipped off the last rung of the boarding ladder resulting in an ankle sprain.
08/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wrist hit rim of truck tire.
08/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted After his shift had ended, employee was entering the building and employee's right pinkie finger was pinched between the door and the door jam, resulting in a fracture of his right pinkie finger.
08/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Guiding parts on hoist, had feet firmly planted, twisted and felt knee pop.
08/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the service technician was working beneath a pick-up truck, dirt was dislodged from the underside of the truck and entered the technician's right eye.
08/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's right index finger was pinched between a piece of metal and a hydraulic ram. The employee's finger received 9 stitches.
07/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Stepped off lube truck, rolled ankle on uneven ground.
06/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While fueling a loader, an employee got diesel fuel in his eyes, resulting in a corneal abrasion. The employee was given prescription eye drops, making it a reportable incident.
04/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the time of the incident, the technician was tightening a bolt on an intake tube. As he was applying pressure to the wrench, the socket slipped off the bolt, causing his hand to swing forward and s...
04/01/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician was removing electrical tape from a motor lead with a utility knife. The knife slipped off the tape and cut his left thumb between the first and second knuckles. The cut was about 1"" long...
03/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Small laceration to right hand from a pocket knife.
03/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Stepped out door of office trailer of CCC Group, both feet went out from under EE and his back hit one of the edges of the steps, EE rolled to the ground.
02/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The employee was removing a cable wedge from a dump rope socket on a 2570 dragline. As he removed the wedge, a small section of rope popped out and hit him on the knee, resulting in a bruised patella...
02/25/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While emptying trash container was pushed loose striking operator causing rib fractures.
02/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost While washing a dozer, slipped and fell injuring lower back and hip.
02/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the technician was cleaning an elbow fitting from a transmission cooler in a recirculating parts washing stand, solvent (EPA 2000) splashed up under his safety glasses and entered his right eye.
02/13/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While using overhead crane to lift side frame, load shifted and struck employee resulting in bruising and restricted duty.
02/05/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting 2-1 1/4 inch poly pipe-when cut was made the other end of the pipe nipped up and cut his on the lip.
02/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 33d restricted While employee was pulling a hose preparing to fuel his haul truck, he tripped and fell to the ground landing on his rear end and left elbow, resulting in a torn rotator cuff to the left shoulder.
01/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Chipping ice from conveyor belt, he slipped and struck left hand between belt and pry bar.
01/07/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 87d lost Employee suffers from periodic episodes of asthma like attacks while at work due to reactive airway disease. Employee began losing time on 07/01/08. The company is requesting she seek further medica...
12/10/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was using a knife to cut a nylon tie wrap off of a parts tote in the warehouse. When he cut through the tie wrap the knife continued in the direction of his left hand, puncturing...
12/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was grinding while standing on edge of machinery; lost footing & slipped causing laceration to left 4th finger by grinder, requiring stitches; returned to work the next day.
12/06/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was positioning a guard during a move, backhoe bucket crushed his hand between the bucket & the guard. Two middle fingers on his left hand were amputated and the left index finger sustained a...
11/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Individual was placing a can and liner over a bore hole, in perparation for loading a blast hole, when clamp sprung open and struck his left hand. Individual sought medical attention the following da...
11/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The employee was descending the boarding ladder of a Hitachi Backhoe (unit 934) when he lost his footing and fell from the second or third rung from the ground. The employee struck his left arm and h...
10/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 80d restricted On 14 Oct. 2007 individual was priming blast holes when he slipped in the mud on his right knee. Individual was seen by a doctor on 25 Oct and was informed that he could continue to perform his regul...
10/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was cutting an 8 kV cable using a utility knife to strip the insulation from the cable. The knife cut through his leather glove across the top of his left thumb. The injury required 15 stitc...
09/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Replacing park brake on rubber tire dozer. Park brake got wedged into the center of the machine and then came loose. Brake sprung up and smashed index finger of right hand between park brake assembl...
09/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bending over and lifting bearing to place in center pin with three other employees during the day. On Friday morning had lower back pain and it was painful to walk and stretch left leg. Went to chir...
09/27/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder on a pipe. The grinder hit a burr on the pipe and bounced back hitting him in the forehead.
09/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Technician was using a mobile metal safety stairs to dismount from a rubber tire dozer. As he stepped off of the last step onto the shop floor he rolled his ankle resulting in a fractured fibula of t...
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was removing a chock block from a chock block holder and felt a pop in his wrist. He was seen by a physician on 9/4/07 and returned to work. He continued to have problems and saw an orthope...
08/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stopping the train. She was moving from the engineer's seat to the center of the cab when she bumped her shoulder on the conductor's desk.
08/09/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on top of the new base. A foreign object got into his left knee and got infected.
08/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were assigned to cut a windshield for a 637 scraper. They removed a 4' x 5' new sheet of glass from the glass rack and placed it ""on end"" on the cutting table. As the sheet was being...
07/29/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was working on a haul truck and a portion of the exhaust hit his back. On 1/30/08, we were made aware that the EE received a cortizone injuection on 1/17/08. Please see attached letter.
07/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Raining most of the day, ground was muddy and slippery.
07/06/2007 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 16d lost Employee was operating a haul truck when he experienced chest pain radiating to the left arm. He was later diagnosed with a mild heart attack.
06/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The rubber that is used as filler in a cable belt splice is supplied on a roll which is suspended by means of an axle through the center. Rubber is pulled off roll by one employee and cut to length by...
06/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While changing drag ropes on a 2570 drag line, the employee pinched his finger between the drag rope and a piece of angle iron, resulting in a laceration which required stitches.
06/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Washing haul truck in wash bay, slipped and hit ribs against a metal bar.
06/15/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting a drill pipe with an overhead shop crane and web sling, individual pinched fingers between sling and drill pipe resulting in tuft fractures of the three small fingers on the individual's...
06/13/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the torque converter from a rubber tire dozer using an overhead crane. An eye bolt broke causing the sling to fly up and hit the employee in the face around the left eye resulti...
06/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was clearing a chute that was plugging up and caught his right thumb, resulting in an avulsion.
06/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removed metal shaving from boring operation with gloved hand. Piece of shaving cut through leather glove, lacerated ring finger of left hand.
06/04/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee was drilling a hole when the bit locked in the channel. The handle being held with his left hand broke causing the drill to rotate striking & breaking a bone in his right hand. Employee did...